Big 8 Football History

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1. The conference which became known as the Big 8 was formed in 1907 under what name? Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Midwest Football Conference Great Plains Athletic Association

2. Which 2 colleges joined the conference in 1908? Tulsa and Wichita State Grinnell and Washington (Mo) Iowa State and Drake Creighton and Illinois State

3. Which charter memeber left in 1910 to join the Big 10? Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois

4. Which school dominated the conference championship in the years leading up to America's involvement in World War I, winning or sharing all 8 titles from 1910 to 1917? Kansas State Oklahoma State Nebraska Oklahoma

5. In 1928, the old MVIAA disappeared when 6 members, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, broke away to form the new Big 6. Which new conference was formed by the remaining members? Conference USA Missouri Valley Conference Big 9 Heartland Conference

6. The Big 6 became the Big 7 in 1948 with the addition of which school? Colorado State Utah Brigham Young Colorado

7. The Big 7 finally became the Big 8 in 1960 when which fomer MVIAA member returned to the fold? Drake Washington (Mo) Grinnell Oklahoma State

8. Which Big 8 member won 3 national titles in the 1950s? Missouri Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma

9. Which school won the last ever Big 8 title in 1995? Oklahoma Nebraska Colorado Kansas State

10. Following the 1995 season, the Big 8 ceased to exist when 4 members of the Southwest Conference joined the eight Big 8 schools to form which new conference? Great American Conference Big West Big 12 Midwest Conference