The Northeastern Indiana Athletic Conference was an IHSAA-Sanctioned Athletic Conference from 1927 to 1988.

Former members

SchoolLocationMascotColors# / CountyYear joinedPrevious conferenceYear leftConference joined
AuburnAuburnRed Devils17 DeKalb1927 1960DeKalb County Independents1953 1967Independents none (consolidated into DeKalb)
BlufftonBlufftonTigers90 Wells1927Wells County1989Allen County
Columbia CityColumbia CityEagles92 Whitley1927Whitley County1989Northeast Hoosier
DecaturDecaturYellow Jackets01 Adams19271967none (consolidated into Bellmont)
Fort Wayne CentralFort WayneTigers02 Allen1927Independents1940Ft. Wayne City
Fort Wayne North SideFort WayneRedskins02 Allen1927Independents1940Ft. Wayne City
Fort Wayne South SideFort WayneArchers02 Allen1927Independents1940Ft. Wayne City
GarrettGarrettRailroaders17 De Kalb1927 1941DeKalb County State Corner1935 1981State Corner Northeast Corner
HuntingtonHuntingtonVikings35 Huntington1927Independents1932Central Indiana
KendallvilleKendallvilleRed Devils57 Noble1927independent1966none (consolidated into East Noble)
New HavenNew HavenBulldogs02 Allen1945Independents1989Northeast Hoosier
WarsawWarsawTigers43 Kosciusko1945Central Indiana1953Central Indiana
Concordia LutheranFort WayneCadets02 Allen1955Ft. Wayne City1975Summit
AngolaAngolaHornets76 Steuben1959Steuben County1989Northeast Corner
ElmhurstFort WayneTrojans02 Allen1960Allen County1966Ft. Wayne City Series
BerneBerneBears01 Adams1965Eastern Indiana (EIC)1966none (consolidated into South Adams)
East NobleKendallvilleKnights57 Noble1966none (new school)1989Northeast Hoosier
South AdamsBerneStarfires01 Adams1966none (new school)1989Allen County
BellmontDecaturBraves01 Adams1967none (new school)1989Northeast Hoosier
DeKalbWaterlooBarons17 DeKalb1967none (new school)1989Northeast Hoosier
HomesteadFort WayneSpartans02 Allen1975Allen County1989Northeast Hoosier

Membership timeline

Membership timeline

Divisional Format

From 1973 to 1975, the conference used a two division format. The divisions were:

East-WestNorth-South
BellmontAngola
Columbia CityBluffton
DeKalbEast Noble
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran (1973–74) Homestead (1975)Garrett
New HavenSouth Adams

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