Western Football Conference (US-DII)
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The Western Football Conference was an NCAA Division II scholarship-awarding football conference that existed from 1982 to 1993.
Among its member schools were:
Its founding, and only commissioner was Vic Buccola who had been the Athletic Director at Cal Poly From 1973 to 1981. He then became a founder and commissioner of American West Conference
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The WFC folded in part because of a new NCAA rule that prohibited member institutions who competed at the Division 1 (D-1) level in other sports to compete at the Division 2 (D-II) level in football. Some schools such as Santa Clara
citing the increased costs of funding a program at the D-1 (or D-1AA) level chose to drop football all together.
The WFC Scholar Athlete of the Year Award was named for Santa Clara's legendary Small College / D-II coach Pat Malley its recipients include:
Among its member schools were:
- Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara UniversitySanta Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
- Cal Poly SLO
- Cal State NorthridgeCalifornia State University, NorthridgeCalifornia State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....
- California Lutheran UniversityCalifornia Lutheran UniversityCalifornia Lutheran University is a university of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Thousand Oaks, California.-Mission statement:The University's mission statement is as follows:...
- Sacramento StateCalifornia State University, SacramentoCalifornia State University, Sacramento, popularly known as Sacramento State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California. It is part of the California State University system...
- Southern UtahSouthern Utah UniversitySouthern Utah University, or SUU, is located in Cedar City, Utah. It was founded in 1897 as an extension of the Agricultural College of Utah, by the citizens of Cedar City.During its history, the school has been known as:...
- Portland StatePortland State UniversityPortland State University is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1946, it has the largest overall enrollment of any university in the state of Oregon, including undergraduate and graduate students. It is also the only public university in...
- Cal Poly Pomona
Its founding, and only commissioner was Vic Buccola who had been the Athletic Director at Cal Poly From 1973 to 1981. He then became a founder and commissioner of American West Conference
American west conference
The American West Conference was a college athletic conference in the United States from 1993 to 1996. It consisted of schools in California and Utah...
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The WFC folded in part because of a new NCAA rule that prohibited member institutions who competed at the Division 1 (D-1) level in other sports to compete at the Division 2 (D-II) level in football. Some schools such as Santa Clara
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
citing the increased costs of funding a program at the D-1 (or D-1AA) level chose to drop football all together.
The WFC Scholar Athlete of the Year Award was named for Santa Clara's legendary Small College / D-II coach Pat Malley its recipients include:
- 1987 - TRACY MORRIS DOWNS, M.D. - Cal Lutheran