Midwest Football Conference
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The Midwest Football Conference was a football conference for National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) teams located in the Midwestern United States. It was formed when the North Central Community College Conference merged with the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference in 2005.
The conference dissolved following the 2013 season after almost all of the East Division schools, except the College of DuPage, dropped football. The Iowa schools, Ellsworth Community College, Iowa Central Community College and Iowa Western Community College, formed a scheduling alliance with the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. The two North Dakota schools joined the Minnesota Community College Conference in football only while DuPage became an independent.
Grand Rapids, Harper, Joliet, Rock Valley and North Iowa Area no longer field teams.
Former members
East division
| School | Team Name | Location |
| College of DuPage | Chaparrals | Glen Ellyn, Illinois |
| Grand Rapids Community College | Raiders | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Harper College | Hawks | Palatine, Illinois |
| Joliet Junior College | Wolves | Joliet, Illinois |
| Rock Valley College | Golden Eagles | Rockford, Illinois |
West division
Yearly standings
| vte | Conf. | Overall | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Midwest Football Conference standings vte Conf. Overall Team W L W L Grand Rapids #+ 7 – 1 9 – 1 Iowa Central #+ 6 – 2 9 – 2 Harper # 6 – 2 7 – 3 Joliet # 4 – 4 6 – 6 Rock Valley # 4 – 4 5 – 5 NDSCS # 4 – 4 5 – 6 Ellsworth 2 – 6 3 – 6 North Iowa Area 2 – 6 2 – 6 DuPage 1 – 7 2 – 7 + – Conference co-champions# – MFC playoff participant Grand Rapids and Iowa Central were named East Division and West Division champions respectively despite the conference not being split into divisions and were ultimately crowned as co-champions | 2006 Midwest Football Conference standings vte Conf. Overall Team W L W L East Division Joliet #x 6 – 2 7 – 4 Grand Rapids #y$ 5 – 3 8 – 3 Harper 5 – 3 6 – 4 Rock Valley 3 – 5 4 – 6 DuPage 1 – 7 2 – 7 West Division Iowa Central #x 7 – 1 9 – 2 North Iowa Area #y 5 – 3 7 – 4 Ellsworth 3 – 5 4 – 5 NDSCS 1 – 7 2 – 7 Championship: Grand Rapids 24, North Iowa Area 6 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant# – MFC playoff participant | 2007 Midwest Football Conference standings vte Conf. Overall Team W L W L East Division Joliet #xy$ 6 – 2 10 – 2 DuPage 5 – 3 6 – 4 Harper # 4 – 4 6 – 6 Grand Rapids 4 – 4 4 – 5 Rock Valley 1 – 7 2 – 7 West Division Iowa Central #x 7 – 1 9 – 2 North Iowa Area #y 5 – 3 7 – 4 Ellsworth 3 – 5 4 – 5 NDSCS 1 – 7 2 – 7 Championship: Joliet 28, North Iowa Area 21 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant# – MFC playoff participant | ||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||
| Grand Rapids #+ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||
| Iowa Central #+ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||
| Harper # | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||
| Joliet # | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||
| Rock Valley # | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||
| NDSCS # | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||
| Ellsworth | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||
| North Iowa Area | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||
| DuPage | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||
| + – Conference co-champions# – MFC playoff participant Grand Rapids and Iowa Central were named East Division and West Division champions respectively despite the conference not being split into divisions and were ultimately crowned as co-champions | ||||||||||||
| vte | Conf. | Overall | ||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||
| Joliet #x | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||
| Grand Rapids #y$ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||
| Harper | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||
| Rock Valley | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||
| DuPage | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||
| Iowa Central #x | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||
| North Iowa Area #y | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||
| Ellsworth | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||
| NDSCS | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Championship: Grand Rapids 24, North Iowa Area 6 | ||||||||||||
| $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant# – MFC playoff participant | ||||||||||||
| vte | Conf. | Overall | ||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||
| Joliet #xy$ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||
| DuPage | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||
| Harper # | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||
| Grand Rapids | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||
| Rock Valley | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||
| Iowa Central #x | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||
| North Iowa Area #y | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||
| Ellsworth | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||
| NDSCS | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Championship: Joliet 28, North Iowa Area 21 | ||||||||||||
| $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant# – MFC playoff participant | ||||||||||||
| 2008 Midwest Football Conference standings vte Conf. Overall Team W L W L East Division Harper x 7 – 1 11 – 1 DuPage 4 – 4 6 – 6 Grand Rapids 3 – 5 3 – 7 Joliet 3 – 5 4 – 6 Rock Valley 2 – 6 3 – 6 West Division Ellsworth 7 – 1 8 – 3 Iowa Central x 5 – 3 8 – 3 NDSCS 3 – 5 5 – 5 North Iowa Area 2 – 6 3 – 6 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-champions | 2009 Midwest Football Conference standings vte Conf. Overall Team W L W L East Division No. 3 Grand Rapids x 7 – 1 9 – 2 Joliet 4 – 4 7 – 5 DuPage 4 – 4 5 – 5 Harper 2 – 6 2 – 7 Rock Valley 0 – 8 1 – 8 West Division No. 13 Ellsworth x 6 – 2 8 – 3 Iowa Central 5 – 3 6 – 3 NDSCS 4 – 4 6 – 6 Iowa Western 4 – 4 5 – 4 x – Division champion/co-championsRankings from NJCAA poll | 2010 Midwest Football Conference standings vte Conf. Overall Team W L W L East Division Grand Rapids x 6 – 1 10 – 2 DuPage 3 – 4 7 – 5 Harper 1 – 6 2 – 7 Joliet 0 – 7 2 – 8 West Division Iowa Western 7 – 0 9 – 2 Ellsworth x 5 – 2 8 – 3 Iowa Central 4 – 3 7 – 3 NDSCS 2 – 5 4 – 5 x – Division champion/co-champions | ||||||||||
| vte | Conf. | Overall | ||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||
| Harper x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||
| DuPage | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||
| Grand Rapids | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Joliet | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||
| Rock Valley | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||
| Ellsworth | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||
| Iowa Central x | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||
| NDSCS | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||
| North Iowa Area | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||
| $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-champions | ||||||||||||
| vte | Conf. | Overall | ||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||
| No. 3 Grand Rapids x | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||
| Joliet | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||
| DuPage | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||
| Harper | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Rock Valley | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 8 | ||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||
| No. 13 Ellsworth x | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||
| Iowa Central | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||
| NDSCS | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||
| Iowa Western | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||
| x – Division champion/co-championsRankings from NJCAA poll | ||||||||||||
| vte | Conf. | Overall | ||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||
| Grand Rapids x | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||
| DuPage | 3 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||
| Harper | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Joliet | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||
| Iowa Western | 7 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||
| Ellsworth x | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||
| Iowa Central | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||
| NDSCS | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||
| x – Division champion/co-champions | ||||||||||||
| 2011 Midwest Football Conference standings vte Conf. Overall Team W L W L East Division Grand Rapids xy$ 7 – 0 10 – 0 DuPage 4 – 3 7 – 3 Joliet 3 – 4 4 – 5 Harper 1 – 6 5 – 6 West Division Iowa Western xy 6 – 1 9 – 2 Iowa Central 3 – 4 6 – 4 NDSCS 3 – 4 5 – 4 Ellsworth 1 – 6 2 – 7 Championship: Grand Rapids 26, Iowa Western 24 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant | 2012 Midwest Football Conference standings vte Conf. Overall Team W L W L Iowa Western $ 4 – 0 12 – 0 Ellsworth 3 – 1 7 – 4 DuPage 2 – 2 8 – 2 Iowa Central 1 – 3 6 – 5 NDSCS 0 – 4 3 – 6 $ – Conference champion | 2013 Midwest Football Conference standings vte Conf. Overall Team W L W L No. 2 Iowa Western $ 8 – 0 11 – 1 DuPage 6 – 2 7 – 4 Iowa Central 3 – 5 6 – 5 NDSCS 2 – 6 3 – 7 Ellsworth 1 – 7 2 – 8 $ – Conference championRankings from NJCAA poll | ||||||||||
| vte | Conf. | Overall | ||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||
| Grand Rapids xy$ | 7 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||
| DuPage | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||
| Joliet | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||
| Harper | 1 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||
| Iowa Western xy | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||
| Iowa Central | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||
| NDSCS | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||
| Ellsworth | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Championship: Grand Rapids 26, Iowa Western 24 | ||||||||||||
| $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant | ||||||||||||
| vte | Conf. | Overall | ||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||
| Iowa Western $ | 4 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||
| Ellsworth | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||
| DuPage | 2 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||
| Iowa Central | 1 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||
| NDSCS | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||
| $ – Conference champion | ||||||||||||
| vte | Conf. | Overall | ||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||
| No. 2 Iowa Western $ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||
| DuPage | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||
| Iowa Central | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||
| NDSCS | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Ellsworth | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||
| $ – Conference championRankings from NJCAA poll |