Gateway Conference (1962–1975)

The Gateway Conference was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1962 and 1975. Its membership included schools located in on the states of Illinois and Wisconsin.^[1] The formation of the Gateway Conference was announced in December 1961 with eight member schools: Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois, George Williams College in Chicago, Lakeland College—now known as Lakeland University—in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Milton College in Milton, Wisconsin, Northwestern College—which later merged into Martin Luther College—in Watertown, Wisconsin, Shimer College in Mount Carroll, Illinois, Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Illinois, and the University of Illinois—Navy Pier—now known as the University of Illinois at Chicago.^[2]

Football champions

1962 – Lakeland and Milton[3] 1963 – Northwestern (WI)[4] 1964 – Milton[5] 1965 – Northwestern (WI)[6] 1966 – Milton[7]

1967 – Lakeland[8] 1968 – Lakeland[9] 1969 – Lakeland[10] 1970 – Lakeland[11]

1971 – Lakeland[12] 1972 – Northland and Northwestern (WI)[13] 1973 – Northland[14] 1974 – Lakeland and Northland[15]

Basketball champions

• 1974–75 – Lakeland and Milton^[16]

Yearly football standings

1962 Gateway Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Milton + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0 Lakeland + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Illinois–Chicago 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 2 Northwestern (WI) 1 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ? Eureka 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1963 Gateway Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northwestern (WI) $ 3 – 1 – 0 ? – ? – ? Milton 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 0 Lakeland 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 6 – 0 Illinois–Chicago 2 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ? Eureka 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Lakeland and Milton split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for both teams in the conference standings.	1964 Gateway Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Milton $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Northwestern (WI) 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 0 Illinois–Chicago 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Lakeland 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Eureka 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1965 Gateway Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northwestern (WI) $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Milton 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Lakeland 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Illinois–Chicago 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Eureka 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1966 Gateway Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Milton $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Northwestern (WI) 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Lakeland 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Eureka 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1967 Gateway Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lakeland $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 St. Procopius 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Milton 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Northwestern (WI) 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Eureka 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1968 Gateway Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lakeland $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Milton 3 – 1 – 0 ? – ? – ? Eureka 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 1 Northwestern (WI) 1 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ? St. Procopius 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1969 Gateway Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lakeland $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Milton 3 – 1 – 0 ? – ? – ? Northwestern (WI) 1 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ? Eureka 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 St. Procopius 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1970 Gateway Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lakeland $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Northland 2 – 0 – 0 ? – ? – ? St. Procopius 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Northwestern (WI) 1 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ? Milton 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1971 Gateway Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lakeland $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Milton 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Northland 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Northwestern (WI) 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1972 Gateway Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northwestern (WI) + 1 – 0 – 2 4 – 2 – 2 Northland + 1 – 0 – 2 3 – 3 – 2 Lakeland 1 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Milton 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1973 Gateway Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northland $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Lakeland 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Milton 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Northwestern (WI) 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1974 Gateway Conference football standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Northland + 2 – 1 – 0 ? – ? – 0 Lakeland + 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Milton 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Northwestern (WI) 1 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – 0 $ – Conference champion

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences