Illinois is a founding member of the Big Ten in 1896. Other founding members were Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Chicago. Indiana and Iowa were added in 1899; Ohio State in 1912 (!).
The conference was founded in 1896 as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives, then became the Western Conferenc…
Illinois is a founding member of the Big Ten in 1896. Other founding members were Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Chicago. Indiana and Iowa were added in 1899; Ohio State in 1912 (!).
The conference was founded in 1896 as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives, then became the Western Conference, then the Big Nine.
Illinois is a founding member of the Big Ten in 1896. Other founding members were Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Chicago. Indiana and Iowa were added in 1899; Ohio State in 1912 (!).
The conference was founded in 1896 as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives, then became the Western Conference, then the Big Nine.
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