Tri-State Conference (1923–1934)

The Tri-State Conference was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1923 to 1934 and one of two conferences to share this name. The league had members in the Tri-State region of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.[1]

Football champions

Yearly football standings

1924 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Geneva + 2 – 0 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Thiel + 2 – 0 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Westminster (PA) 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Bethany (WV) 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Duquesne 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
1925 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Geneva $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Waynesburg 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Thiel 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Bethany (WV) 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Westminster (PA) 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Duquesne 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1926 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Geneva $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Bethany (WV) 2 – 1 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Waynesburg 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Thiel 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Duquesne 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Westminster (PA) 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1927 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Geneva $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Duquesne 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Westminster (PA) 1 – 1 – 1 2 – 3 – 2
Bethany (WV) 1 – 1 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Waynesburg 1 – 2 – 2 1 – 5 – 3
Thiel 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1928 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Duquesne + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Westminster (PA) + 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Geneva 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Bethany (WV) 0 – 2 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Thiel 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 2
Waynesburg 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 6 – 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
1929 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Duquesne $ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
Thiel 2 – 1 – 0 2 – 5 – 2
Waynesburg 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Westminster (PA) 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Geneva 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Bethany (WV) 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1930 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Geneva $ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Thiel 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Waynesburg 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Westminster (PA) 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Bethany (WV) 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1931 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Geneva $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 2
Waynesburg 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 2
Thiel 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Bethany (WV) 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Westminster (PA) 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1932 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Waynesburg $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Geneva 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Westminster (PA) 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Grove City 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Thiel 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Bethany (WV) 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 5 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
1933 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Geneva $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Grove City 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Thiel 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Westminster (PA) 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Waynesburg 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Bethany (WV) 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

See also

References

  1. ^ Tri-State Conference (PA-WV) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "Thiel And Geneva Tie For Conference Title; Allegheny Is Leader". The Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1924. p. 9. Retrieved December 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Geneva Wins Tri-State Conference Grid Title By Beating Waynesburg". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 22, 1925. sec. 3, p. 2. Retrieved December 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "'Bo' M'Millan's team Wins From Bethany". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. November 28, 1926. p. 16. Retrieved December 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Hannum, Max E. (December 1, 1928). "Westminster and Duquesne Share Conference Honors". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 2. Retrieved December 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Geneva Tops Conference". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 9, 1931. p. 26. Retrieved December 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Tri-State Records". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 14, 1932. p. 25. Retrieved December 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Conference Race Ends; Geneva's Covenanters Win". The Record-Argus. Greenville, Pennsylvania. November 28, 1933. p. 6. Retrieved December 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.