The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was an
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division II (D-II) is the intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environment ...
college athletic association that sponsored
American football
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that was founded in 1925. It disbanded in 1998 after the majority of its member schools were forced to drop football.
History
The NCAC was founded as the Far Western Conference (FWC) in 1925 by its charter member schools:
Fresno State,
Saint Mary's,
UC Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...
,
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
,
San Jose State
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the List of oldest schools in California, oldest public university on the West Coast of ...
and
College of the Pacific.
Nevada's departure from the conference in 1940 left the conference with only four members:
Chico State, Fresno State, College of the Pacific and UC Davis. The conference looked to four nominees in
Humboldt State (joined in 1940),
San Francisco State,
Santa Barbara State College (later UC Santa Barbara) and
California Poly of San Luis Obispo.
Shortly after
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, the remaining members, with the exception of UC Davis, Chico State and Humboldt State, would leave for other conferences, to be replaced over the years by San Francisco State (joined in 1946),
Southern Oregon (1947),
Sacramento State (1953),
Hayward State (1961) and
Sonoma State (1966). During the 1990s, each of the universities associated with the California State system chose to disband their football teams in order to comply with
Title IX
Title IX is a landmark federal civil rights law in the United States that was enacted as part (Title IX) of the Education Amendments of 1972. It prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or any other education program that receiv ...
, with the exception of Humboldt State, which added two women's sports to achieve compliance, Sacramento State,
and Cal Poly.
Members
Membership timeline
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The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...
(1925–1998)
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bar:2 color:Full from:1925 till:1927 text: Saint Mary's (CA) (1925–1927)
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bar:3 color:Full from:1925 till:1940 text:Nevada
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(1925–1940, 1953–1969)
bar:3 color:FullxF from:1953 till:1954 text:Nevada
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San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the List of oldest schools in California, oldest public university on the West Coast of ...
(1929–1935)
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Conference champions
Football
* 1925:
Saint Mary's
* 1926:
Saint Mary's
* 1927:
Saint Mary's
* 1928:
Saint Mary's
* 1929:
Cal Aggies
* 1930:
Fresno State
* 1931: No champion
* 1932:
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
&
San Jose State
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the List of oldest schools in California, oldest public university on the West Coast of ...
* 1933:
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
* 1934:
San Jose State
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the List of oldest schools in California, oldest public university on the West Coast of ...
&
Fresno State
* 1935:
Fresno State
* 1936:
Pacific (CA)
* 1937:
Fresno State
* 1938:
Pacific (CA)
* 1939:
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
* 1940:
Pacific (CA)
* 1941:
Pacific (CA)
* 1942:
Pacific (CA)
* 1943: No champion
* 1944: No champion
* 1945: No champion
* 1946: No champion
* 1947:
Cal Aggies &
* 1948:
* 1949:
Cal Aggies
* 1950:
San Francisco State
* 1951:
Cal Aggies
* 1952:
Humboldt State
* 1953:
Chico State
* 1954:
San Francisco State
* 1955: No champion
* 1956:
Cal Aggies,
San Francisco State, &
Humboldt State
* 1957:
San Francisco State
* 1958:
San Francisco State
* 1959:
San Francisco State
* 1960:
Humboldt State
* 1961:
Humboldt State &
San Francisco State
* 1962:
San Francisco State
* 1963:
UC Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...
,
Humboldt State, &
San Francisco State
* 1964:
Sacramento State
* 1965:
San Francisco State
* 1966:
Sacramento State
* 1967:
San Francisco State
* 1968:
Humboldt State
* 1969:
Cal State Hayward
* 1970:
Cal State Hayward &
Chico State
* 1971:
UC Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...
&
Chico State
* 1972:
UC Davis
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* 1973:
UC Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...
&
Chico State
* 1974:
UC Davis
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* 1975:
UC Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...
* 1976:
UC Davis
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* 1977:
UC Davis
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* 1978:
UC Davis
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* 1979:
UC Davis
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* 1980:
UC Davis
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* 1981:
Cal State Hayward &
UC Davis
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* 1982:
UC Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...
* 1983:
UC Davis
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* 1984:
UC Davis
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* 1985:
UC Davis
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* 1986:
UC Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...
* 1987:
UC Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...
* 1988:
UC Davis
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* 1989:
UC Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...
* 1990:
UC Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...
* 1991:
Sonoma State
* 1992:
UC Davis
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* 1993:
Chico State
* 1994:
Chico State,
Humboldt State, &
Sonoma State
* 1995:
Humboldt State
* 1996:
Chico State
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Baseball
*1948: Chico State
*1949: Chico State
*1950: Chico State
*1951: UC Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...
*1952: Chico State
*1953: Chico State & Sacramento State
*1954: Chico State & Sacramento State
*1955: Sacramento State
*1956: Sacramento State
*1957: Sacramento State
*1958: Sacramento State
*1959: Sacramento State & Chico State
*1960: Sacramento State
*1961: Sacramento State & San Francisco State
*1962: San Francisco State
*1963: San Francisco State
*1964: Sacramento State
*1965: Sacramento State
*1968: Sacramento State
*1969: Sacramento State & San Francisco State
*1970: Sacramento State
*1971: Sacramento State
*1972: Cal State Hayward
*1973: UC Davis
*1974: Sacramento State & UC Davis
*1975: Sacramento State
*1976: UC Davis
*1977: Cal State Hayward
*1978: Chico State
*1979: UC Davis
*1983: San Francisco State & Chico State
*1984: UC Davis
*1985: Sacramento State (Final season in league), Chico State, & UC Davis
*1986: San Francisco State
*1987: Chico State
*1989: San Francisco State
*1990: Sonoma State UC Davis
*1991: Sonoma State
*1992: Sonoma State
*1993: UC Davis
*1994: UC Davis
*1995: San Francisco State
*1996: Chico State
*1997: Chico State
*1998: Sonoma State & Chico State
Total Baseball Championships
* Sacramento State - 18
* Chico State - 14
* UC Davis - 9
* San Francisco State - 8
* Sonoma State - 4
* Cal State Hayward - 2
Women's volleyball
*1982: Sacramento State
*1983: Sacramento State
*1984: Sacramento State
*1995: Sonoma State
*1997: Sonoma State
Men's soccer
*1974: Cal-State Hayward
*1975: Cal-State Hayward
*1976: Cal-State Hayward
*1977:
*1978:
*1979:
*1980:
*1981:
*1982: Cal-State Hayward
*1983: Cal-State Hayward
*1984: Cal-State Hayward
*1985: Chico State
*1986: Chico State
*1987: Chico State
*1988: Cal-State Hayward
*1989: Cal-State Hayward
*1990: Sonoma State
*1991: Sonoma State
*1993: Sonoma State
*1995: Sonoma State
*1996: Sonoma State
*1997: Sonoma State
Women's soccer
*1982:
*1983: Cal-State Hayward
*1984: Cal-State Hayward
*1985: Cal-State Hayward
*1986: Cal-State Hayward
*1987: Cal-State Hayward
*1988: Cal-State Hayward (National champions)
Women's basketball
*1998: Sonoma State
Softball
*1978:
*1982: Fresno State
*1983:
*1985:
*1986:
See also
* List of defunct college football conferences
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* California Coast Conference (1922–1928)
References
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Sports organizations established in 1925
1998 disestablishments in California