The Missouri College Athletic Union (MCAU) was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1924 to 1971. It consisted primarily of private universities from the state of Missouri that departed the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association after its 1924 reorganization.[1] In 1970, the MCAU was reorganized as the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC). However, the HAAC does not claim the Athletic Union's history.
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
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Central Methodist University | Fayette, Missouri | 1854 | United Methodist | 1,094 | Eagles | 1924–25 | 1970–71 | Heart of America (HAAC) (NAIA) |
Culver–Stockton College | Canton, Missouri | 1853 | Disciples of Christ | 1,066 | Wildcats | 1924–25 | 1970–71 | Heart of America (HAAC) (NAIA) |
Drury University | Springfield, Missouri | 1873 | UCC & DOC | 1,409 | Panthers | 1924–25 | 1970–71 | Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) |
Graceland University | Lamoni, Iowa | 1895 | Community of Christ | 2,301 | Yellowjackets | 1960–61 | 1970–71 | Heart of America (HAAC) (NAIA) |
Missouri Valley College | Marshall, Missouri | 1889 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) |
1,728 | Vikings | 1924–25 | 1970–71 | Heart of America (HAAC) (NAIA) |
Tarkio College | Tarkio, Missouri | 1883 | UPCUSA | N/A | Owls | 1924–25 | 1970–71 | closed in 1992 |
William Jewell College | Liberty, Missouri | 1849 | Nonsectarian | 738 | Cardinals | 1924–25 | 1970–71 | Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) |
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
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Central Wesleyan College | Warrenton, Missouri | 1854 | Methodist Church | N/A | N/A | 1924–25 | 1940–41 | closed in 1941 |
University of Missouri–Rolla[a] | Rolla, Missouri | 1870 | Public[b] | 6,086 | Miners | 1924–25 | 1932–33 | Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) (NCAA D-II) |
Westminster College | Fulton, Missouri | 1851 | Presbyterian | 1,050 | Blue Jays | 1924–25 | 1931–32 | St. Louis (SLIAC) (NCAA D-III) |
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