North Dakota College Athletic Conference
The North Dakota College Athletic Conference was a college athletic conference that operated from 1931 to 2000 with member schools located in the states of Minnesota and North Dakota. The conference formed in November 1931, as the North Dakota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, after the dissolution of the Interstate Athletic Conference. Later known as North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference , the conference ceased operations following the 1999–00 academic school year when it merged with the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference to form the Dakota Athletic Conference.
Members
- The following is a list of historic members:
| Institution | Nickname | Location | First year | Last year | Current conference |
| Jamestown College | Jimmies | Jamestown, North Dakota | 1931 | 2000 | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
| Mayville State University | Comets | Mayville, North Dakota | 1931 | 2000 | Frontier Conference |
| North Dakota State College of Science | Wildcats | Wahpeton, North Dakota | 1931 | 1989 | Mon-Dak Conference |
| North Dakota State Normal and Industrial School | Dusties | Ellendale, North Dakota | 1931 | 1969 | Closed 1971 |
| Valley City State University | Vikings | Valley City, North Dakota | 1931 | 2000 | Frontier Conference |
| Dickinson State University | Blue Hawks | Dickinson, North Dakota | 1931 | 2000 | Frontier Conference |
| Minot State University | Beavers | Minot, North Dakota | 1931 | 2000 | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
| North Dakota School of Forestry | Lumberjacks | Bottineau, North Dakota | 1931 | 1958 | Mon-Dak Conference |
| Bismarck Junior College | Mystics | Bismarck, North Dakota | 1948 | 1985 | Frontier Conference |
| University of Mary | Marauders | Bismarck, North Dakota | 1988 | 2000 | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
| University of Minnesota, Crookston | Golden Eagles | Crookston, Minnesota | 1995 | 1999 | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
Membership timeline
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Football champions
- 1932 – and
- 1933 –
- 1934 –
- 1935 –
- 1936 –
- 1937 –
- 1938 –
- 1939 –
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- 1941 –
- 1942 –
- 1943 – No champion
- 1944 – No champion
- 1945 – No champion
- 1946 –
- 1947 –
- 1948 – and
- 1949 – Valley City State
- 1950 –
- 1951 – and
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- 1953 – Valley City State
- 1954 – and Valley City State
- 1955 – and
- 1956 –
- 1957 –
- 1958 – and Valley City State
- 1959 –
- 1960 – and
- 1961 – Mayville State
- 1962 – and
- 1963 – Valley City State
- 1964 – and Valley City State
- 1965 –
- 1966 – and
- 1967 –
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- 1972 – and
- 1973 –
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- 1975 – and
- 1976 – Valley City State
- 1977 – Valley City State
- 1978 – Valley City State
- 1979 –
- 1980 – Valley City State
- 1981 –
- 1982 – and Valley City State
- 1983 – and Valley City State
- 1984 – and Valley City State
- 1985 –
- 1986 –
- 1987 –
- 1988 – Valley City State
- 1989 –
- 1990 – and
- 1991 – and
- 1992 –,, and
- 1993 –
- 1994 – and
- 1995 –
- 1996 – and Valley City State
- 1997 –
- 1998 –
- 1999 –