Missouri College Athletic Union

The Missouri College Athletic Union (MCAU) was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1924 to 1971. It consisted primarily of private universities from the state of Missouri that departed the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association after its 1924 reorganization.^[1] In 1970, the MCAU was reorganized as the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC). However, the HAAC does not claim the Athletic Union's history.

Member schools

Final members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current conference
Central Methodist University	Fayette, Missouri	1854	United Methodist	1,094	Eagles	1924–25	1970–71	Heart of America (HAAC) (NAIA)
Culver–Stockton College	Canton, Missouri	1853	Disciples of Christ	1,066	Wildcats	1924–25	1970–71	Heart of America (HAAC) (NAIA)
Drury University	Springfield, Missouri	1873	UCC & DOC	1,409	Panthers	1924–25	1970–71	Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)
Graceland University	Lamoni, Iowa	1895	Community of Christ	2,301	Yellowjackets	1960–61	1970–71	Heart of America (HAAC) (NAIA)
Missouri Valley College	Marshall, Missouri	1889	Presbyterian (PCUSA)	1,728	Vikings	1924–25	1970–71	Heart of America (HAAC) (NAIA)
Tarkio College	Tarkio, Missouri	1883	UPCUSA	N/A	Owls	1924–25	1970–71	closed in 1992
William Jewell College	Liberty, Missouri	1849	Nonsectarian	738	Cardinals	1924–25	1970–71	Great Lakes Valley (GLVC)

Former members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current conference
Central Wesleyan College	Warrenton, Missouri	1854	Methodist Church	N/A	N/A	1924–25	1940–41	closed in 1941
University of Missouri–Rolla[a]	Rolla, Missouri	1870	Public[b]	6,086	Miners	1924–25	1932–33	Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) (NCAA D-II)
Westminster College	Fulton, Missouri	1851	Presbyterian	1,050	Blue Jays	1924–25	1931–32	St. Louis (SLIAC) (NCAA D-III)

Notes

1. Joined as Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy. Later became the University of Missouri at Rolla in 1964, with the "at" replaced by an en dash in 1968. The current name known as Missouri University of Science & Technology was adopted since 2008.
2. Part of the University of Missouri System.

Membership timeline

 Full member (all sports)   Full member (non-football) 

Football champions

1924 – Westminster (MO) 1925 – Missouri Wesleyan 1926 – Westminster (MO) 1927 – Missouri Valley 1928 – Central (MO) 1929 – Missouri Valley[2] 1930 – Central (MO) 1931 – Westminster (MO) 1932 – Missouri Valley 1933 – Missouri Valley 1934 – Central (MO) 1935 – Missouri Valley 1936 – Missouri Valley and William Jewell 1937 – Tarkio and William Jewell 1938 – William Jewell 1939 – Culver–Stockton and Missouri Valley

1940 – Culver–Stockton 1941 – Missouri Valley 1942 – Missouri Valley 1943 – No champion 1944 – No champion 1945 – No champion 1946 – Missouri Valley 1947 – Missouri Valley 1948 – Missouri Valley 1949 – Missouri Valley 1950 – William Jewell 1951 – Missouri Valley 1952 – Missouri Valley 1953 – William Jewell 1954 – Missouri Valley and William Jewell 1955 – Missouri Valley

1956 – William Jewell 1957 – Culver–Stockton 1958 – Missouri Valley 1959 – William Jewell 1960 – Missouri Valley and William Jewell 1961 – Missouri Valley 1962 – William Jewell 1963 – William Jewell 1964 – William Jewell 1965 – William Jewell 1966 – Tarkio and William Jewell 1967 – Tarkio and William Jewell 1968 – William Jewell 1969 – Culver–Stockton and William Jewell 1970 – Missouri Valley

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences

References

1. Missouri College Athletic Union Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 29, 2015.
2. "Final 1929 Football Standings". Moberly Monitor-Index. Moberly, Missouri. Associated Press. November 30, 1929. p. 6. Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .