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{{Short description|Defunct American collegiate athletic conference}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name         = Hoosier-Buckeye Collegiate Conference
| logo_size    = 150
| founded      = 1947 (as '''Hoosier College Conference''')
| dissolved    = 1986
| association  = NAIA
| teams        = 7 (most years), 13 (total)
| sports       = 9
}}
The '''Hoosier College Conference''' ('''HCC''') was a men's [[College athletics|intercollegiate athletics]] conference founded in 1947 by eight members of the [[Indiana Intercollegiate Conference]]. After consisting solely of colleges in Indiana for 24 years, the conference changed its name in 1971 to the '''Hoosier-Buckeye Collegiate Conference''' (HBCC) to reflect the admission of schools in Ohio.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=New Name |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38877027/rushville_republican/ |newspaper=[[Rushville Republican]] |location=[[Rushville, Indiana]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 16, 1970 |page=3 |access-date=November 12, 2019 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> It existed for another 15 years in its rebranded form.

Throughout its history, the conference always consisted exclusively of [[Private university|private]] schools. With the exception of founding member Rose Polytechnic (today [[Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers|Rose-Hulman]]) in the years 1947-50, all members were affiliated with various [[Protestant Christianity|Protestant Christian]] denominations.

HCC and HBCC members competed in the [[National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA).

==HCC history==

In March 1947, Anderson (Indiana) sports writer "Red" Haven broke the news that the Hoosier College Conference was being formed, noting "the project has the blessings of most of the church-supported colleges in Indiana."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/974317307/?match=1&clipping_id=134531264 | work=Anderson Herald | title=Sports Ravin' | date=March 25, 1947}}</ref> In late April, a press release confirmed that Anderson College (today [[Anderson University (Indiana)|Anderson University]]), [[Canterbury College (Indiana)|Canterbury College]], [[Earlham Quakers|Earlham College]], [[Franklin Grizzlies|Franklin College]], Indiana Central (today the [[University of Indianapolis]]), and Manchester College (today [[Manchester University (Indiana)|Manchester University]]) had formed the league, pending the approval of their trustees.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/104952252/?terms=%22seven%20colleges%20slated%20as%20charter%20members%22&match=1&clipping_id=72001849 | work=The Indianapolis Star | title=New State Conference Is Being Formed | date=April 29, 1947}}</ref> Rose Polytechnic (today [[Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers|Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology]]) joined the conference three months later, giving it eight members when competition began in fall 1947.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/974317307/?match=1&clipping_id=134531264 | work=Richmond Palladium-Bulletin | title=Rose Poly Joins College Conference | date=July 25, 1947}}</ref> All eight had previously competed in the [[Indiana Intercollegiate Conference]].

The HCC constitution prohibited members from offering athletic scholarships. All were required to sponsor teams in football, basketball, baseball, and track. Championship events were also held in cross country, tennis, and golf, but those sports were not mandatory.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/104952252/?terms=%22Seven%20Colleges%20Slated%20As%20Charter%20Members%22&match=1 | work=The Indianapolis Star | title=New State Conference Is Being Formed | date=April 29, 1947}}</ref> Initially, HCC members were required to schedule conference opponents for at least four football games, ten basketball games, seven baseball games, and three track meets to be eligible for the annual championships in those sports.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/palladium-item/134531364/ | work=Richmond Palladium-Bulletin | title=Rose Poly Joins College Conference | date=July 25, 1947}}</ref> The need for a more centralized, balanced approach to scheduling became apparent right away, when Indiana Central won what would have been a three-way tie for the 1947 HCC football title by playing one more game than its rivals: Indiana Central beat Hanover, which beat Franklin, which beat Indiana Central, in each case their only conference loss, but Indiana Central (6-1) scheduled everyone in the HCC, while Franklin (5-1) and Hanover (5-1) did not.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/104949833/?terms=%22Better%20Balance%20Sought%20By%20Hoosier%20Conference%22&match=1 | work=The Indianapolis Star | title=Better Balance Sought By Hoosier Conference | date=November 17, 1947}}</ref>

The HCC experienced several changes in its first years of operation. After [[Taylor University]] became the league's ninth member in 1949,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/974321031/?match=1&clipping_id=134531548 | work=Anderson Herald | title=HCC Unanimous For Taylor's Entry | date=May 12, 1949}}</ref> Rose Poly left the conference in 1950, Canterbury closed its doors in 1951,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/106084817/?match=1&clipping_id=134531658 | work=The Indianapolis Star | title=Danville's Drive Fails To Save Canterbury | date=November 17, 1947}}</ref> and Earlham withdrew from the league in 1957,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/249378202/?match=1&clipping_id=134531803 | work=Richmond Palladium-Bulletin | title=Rousey Explains Earlham's Stand On Withdrawing Teams From HCC | date=February 24, 1957}}</ref> reducing the lineup to just six schools. It remained the same for nearly a decade. Earlham was readmitted to the league in 1965,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/252284084/?match=1&clipping_id=134531970 | work=The Star-Press (Muncie, IN) | title=Hoosier College Conference OKs Earlham Return | date=January 28, 1965}}</ref> but because of existing scheduling commitments, the Quakers did not return to conference play until 1966-67, and did not have a full HCC schedule in football until 1968.

Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, HCC teams shared NAIA District 21 with two of Indiana's larger public universities--[[Ball State Cardinals|Ball State]] and [[Indiana State Sycamores|Indiana State]]--both of which held dual membership in the NCAA and NAIA while competing in the [[Indiana Collegiate Conference]]. As a result, the best HCC teams usually did not get past the district level in postseason play. In basketball, the conference's signature sport, its teams beat the odds to win the district tournament 11 times in 24 years, and earn a spot in the [[NAIA men's basketball championship|NAIA's national tournament]] (held annually in Kansas City). Indiana Central led the way, advancing in 1948-49, 1955-56, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1966-67, and 1968-69,<ref>2006-07 University of Indianapolis Greyhounds Basketball Media Guide, page 46-47.</ref> all under head coach [[Angus Nicoson]], who was named NAIA national coach of the year in 1966-67. Hanover advanced to the national tournament in 1967-68 and 1969-70, led by guard [[Steve Wilson (basketball)|Steve Wilson]], who went on to play professionally for the ABA's [[Denver Nuggets|Denver Rockets]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/enwiki/w/wilsost01.html | title=Steve Wilson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more }}</ref> Other HCC champions making it to the national tourney included Anderson in 1957-58 and 1960-61,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/975208534/?match=1&clipping_id=134532109 | work=Anderson Herald | title=AC Advances To KC Meet | date=March 8, 1961}}</ref> and Earlham in 1970-71. 

In football, Indiana Central dominated the conference in the 1950s. Halfback [[Dick Nyers]], the only HCC athlete ever to play in the NFL, led the Greyhounds to an undefeated (8-0) season in 1953 and three consecutive conference titles (1953, 1954, 1955) before going on to a brief career with the [[Baltimore Colts]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NyerDi20.htm | title=Dick Nyers Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College | website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] }}</ref> Taylor and Anderson dominated the gridiron in the 1960s, each winning four HCC titles, including three in a row by the Trojans (1962, 1963, 1964) and three in a row by the Ravens (1968, 1969, 1970). In 1970 Anderson became the only HCC member ever to qualify for the NAIA football playoffs, after the association split into two divisions for the sport and the HCC became a member of the [[1970 NAIA Division II football season|NAIA Division II]].

In baseball, Anderson dominated the HCC in the 1960s under the leadership of former [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] pitcher [[Carl Erskine]], who coached the Ravens to four conference titles in twelve years. Anderson qualified for the [[1965 NAIA World Series]] and went 0-2 in the double-elimination tournament. Taylor made the [[1969 NAIA World Series]] and finished 1-2. HCC baseball players who went on to play professional baseball included [[Don Miles]], a four-sport athlete at Indiana Central as a freshman in 1954-55, who dropped out midway through his sophomore year to sign with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He saw action briefly as an outfielder with the Dodgers (in Los Angeles) in 1958.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=miles-002don | title=Don Miles Minor Leagues Statistics }}</ref>

The HCC eventually added wrestling as an 8th conference sport, with league competition starting in the 1964-65 season. Indiana Central won five of the first six HCC wrestling titles.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/105979072/?match=1&clipping_id=134532255 | work=The Indianapolis Star | title=Indiana Central Wins 4th HCC Wrestling Title | date=February 23, 1969}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/251495251/?match=1&clipping_id=134532358 | work=Richmond Palladium-Item | title=Indiana Central Wins Conference Wrestling Meet | date=March 1, 1970}}</ref>

==HBCC history==
The transformation of the HCC into the HBCC came after Franklin and Indiana Central quit the league at the end of the 1969-70 academic year. For the five remaining members, expansion efforts turned to Ohio.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/973135671/?match=1&clipping_id=134532480 | work=Anderson Daily Bulletin | title=Indiana Central, Franklin Leave HCC, Prospects Good For Ohio Additions | date=September 22, 1970}}</ref> By autumn 1970 they identified [[Defiance College]], Bluffton College (today [[Bluffton University]]), Findlay College (today the [[University of Findlay]]), and Wilmington College (today [[Wilmington University]]) as likely additions in the next 2-4 years. Their incorporation occurred much faster than anticipated, and all four were in the conference in time for the 1971-72 academic year.

In basketball, the HBCC sent 12 teams to the NAIA national tournament in 15 years, including three seasons in which two HBCC teams made the Kansas City bracket. Hanover led the way with five national qualifiers, in 1972-73, 1973-74, 1979-80, 1980-81, and 1981-82. Others included Findlay in 1971-72 and 1985-86, Defiance in 1972-73 and 1979-80, and Franklin in 1975-76, 1977-78, and 1979-80.

In football, Findlay emerged as the dominant program, winning or sharing 9 of 15 conference championships. Hanover also fielded strong teams, winning or sharing six HBCC titles, followed by Anderson, with three. Like the HCC in its final seasons, the HBCC competed in the NAIA Division II for football, which eventually expanded its postseason bracket from four teams to eight. Findlay made the playoffs five times (1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985), Hanover four times (1974, 1975, 1980 and 1984), Wilmington three times (1980, 1982, and 1983), and Anderson once (1981). Under the leadership of head coach [[Dick Strahm]], Findlay made it to the NAIA Division II championship game in 1978 and 1979, and won the [[1979 Findlay Oilers football team|1979 national championship]].

Anderson qualified for the [[1984 NAIA World Series]], the only baseball program to do so in the 15 seasons of HBCC play. The Ravens went 1-2 in the double-elimination tournament.

The HBCC remained a stable 9-team league for a dozen seasons, then began to break up against the wishes of its Ohio members, after the Indiana members one by one quit the conference. Taylor left in 1983, then Earlham in 1984. During 1985 Manchester announced it would leave the league at the end of the 1985-86 academic year. The last straw came early in December 1985, when Anderson announced it, too, would quit the HBCC.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/976714568/?match=1&clipping_id=134532567 | work=The Alexandrian (Alexandria, IN) | title=Anderson College drops from conference | date=December 3, 1985}}</ref> At that point the five remaining members--Hanover and the four Ohio schools--accepted the reality that the conference would cease to exist the following summer.

==Aftermath==
The common athletic history and rivalries forged in the conference lived on. Ten of the 13 former HCC/HBCC members--all except [[Indianapolis Greyhounds|Indianapolis]] (formerly Indiana Central) and [[Findlay Oilers|Findlay]], both of which moved to [[NCAA Division II]], and the defunct [[Canterbury College (Indiana)|Canterbury]]--were eventually reunited after 1987 as members of [[NCAA Division III]] in the [[Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference]] (ICAC), later rebranded as the [[Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference]] (HCAC). Like the HCC/HBCC, the conference was founded as an Indiana-only league and changed its name after expanding to include schools from Ohio. Seven of the ten remain members of the HCAC today. As of 2024-25, only [[Taylor Trojans|Taylor]] and [[Defiance College|Defiance]] compete as members of the NAIA.

==Members==
===Final members===
The HBCC had seven members in its final season. All were private schools:

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Nickname
! Joined
! Left
|-
| '''[[Anderson University (Indiana)|Anderson University]]'''
| [[Anderson, Indiana]]
| 1917
| [[Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)|Church of God]]
| [[Anderson Ravens and Lady Ravens|Ravens]]
| 1947
| 1986
|-
| '''[[Bluffton University]]'''
| [[Bluffton, Ohio]]
| 1899
| [[Mennonite Church USA|Mennonite]]
| [[Bluffton Beavers|Beavers]]
| 1971
| 1986
|-
| '''[[Defiance College]]'''
| [[Defiance, Ohio]]
| 1850
| [[United Church of Christ]]
| [[Defiance Yellow Jackets|Yellow Jackets]]
| 1971
| 1986
|-
| {{sort|Findlay|'''[[University of Findlay]]'''}}
| [[Findlay, Ohio]]
| 1882
| [[Churches of God General Conference (Winebrenner)|Churches of God]]
| [[Findlay Oilers|Oilers]]
| 1971
| 1986
|-
| '''[[Hanover College]]'''
| [[Hanover, Indiana]]
| 1827
| [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian]]
| [[Hanover Panthers|Panthers]]
| 1947
| 1986
|-
| '''[[Manchester University (Indiana)|Manchester University]]'''
| [[North Manchester, Indiana]]
| 1860
| [[Church of the Brethren]]
| [[Manchester Spartans|Spartans]]
| 1947
| 1986
|-
| '''[[Wilmington College (Ohio)|Wilmington College]]'''
| [[Wilmington, Ohio]]
| 1870
| [[Society of Friends]]
| [[Wilmington Quakers|Quakers]]
| 1971
| 1986
|}

===Former members===
Six former members of the HCC were not in the HBCC at the time it disbanded. All were private schools:

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Nickname
! Joined
! Left
|-
| '''[[Canterbury College (Indiana)|Canterbury College]]'''
| [[Danville, Indiana]]
| 1876
| [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]]
| [[Canterbury Knights|Knights]]
| 1947
| 1951
|-
| '''[[Earlham College]]'''
| [[Richmond, Indiana]]
| 1847
| [[Society of Friends]]
| [[Earlham Quakers|Quakers]]
| 1947;<br />1966
| 1957;<br />1984
|-
| '''[[Franklin College (Indiana)|Franklin College]]'''
| [[Franklin, Indiana]]
| 1834
| [[American Baptist Churches USA|Baptist]]
| [[Franklin Grizzlies|Grizzlies]]
| 1947
| 1970
|-
| {{sort|Indianapolis|'''[[University of Indianapolis|Indiana Central University]]'''+}}
| [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]]
| 1902
| [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]]
| [[Indianapolis Greyhounds|Greyhounds]]
| 1947
| 1970
|-
| '''[[Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology]]'''
| [[Terre Haute, Indiana]]
| 1874
| Nonsectarian
| [[Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers|Fightin' Engineers]]
| 1947
| 1950
|-
| '''[[Taylor University]]'''
| [[Upland, Indiana]]
| 1846
| [[Nondenominational Christianity|Interdenominational]]
| [[Taylor Trojans|Trojans]]
| 1949
| 1983
|}
+ renamed University of Indianapolis in 1986

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==Football champions==
===Hoosier College Conference===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
* 1947 – {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Indiana Central Greyhounds|title=Indiana Central}}
* 1948 – [[Anderson Ravens football|Anderson (IN)]] and [[Hanover Panthers football|Hanover]]
* 1949 – Hanover
* 1950 – [[Canterbury Knights football|Canterbury]]
* 1951 – Hanover
* 1952 – Hanover
* 1953 – [[Indianapolis Greyhounds football|Indiana Central]]
* 1954 – Indiana Central
{{col-break}}
* 1955 – Indiana Central
* 1956 – Hanover
* 1957 – Anderson (IN) and Hanover
* 1958 – Hanover
* 1959 – Anderson (IN)
* 1960 – Indiana Central
* 1961 – Anderson (IN)
* 1962 – [[Taylor Trojans football|Taylor]]
{{col-break}}
* 1963 – Taylor
* 1964 – Taylor
* 1965 – Anderson (IN)
* 1966 – [[Franklin Grizzlies football|Franklin (IN)]] and [[Manchester Spartans football|Manchester (IN)]]
* 1967 – Taylor
* 1968 – Anderson (IN) and Manchester (IN)
* 1969 – Anderson (IN)
* 1970 – Anderson (IN) and [[Earlham Quakers football|Earlham]]
{{col-end}}

===Hoosier–Buckeye Conference===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
* 1971 – Anderson (IN) and [[Findlay Oilers football|Findlay]]
* 1972 – [[Bluffton Beavers football|Bluffton]]
* 1973 – Hanover
* 1974 – Hanover
* 1975 – Hanover
{{col-break}}
* 1976 – [[Defiance Yellow Jackets football|Defiance]], Findlay, and Hanover
* 1977 – Defiance and Findlay
* 1978 – Findlay
* 1979 – Findlay and Hanover
* 1980 – Anderson (IN), Hanover, and [[Wilmington Quakers football|Wilmington (OH)]]
{{col-break}}
* 1981 – Anderson (IN)
* 1982 – Findlay and Wilmington (OH)
* 1983 – Findlay and Wilmington (OH)
* 1984 – Findlay 
* 1985 – Findlay 
{{col-end}}

==Football standings==
{| cellpadding="5"
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1947 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1948 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1949 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1950 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1951 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1952 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1953 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1954 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1956 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1957 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1958 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1959 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1960 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1961 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1962 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1963 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1964 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1965 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1966 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1967 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1968 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1969 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1970 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1971 Hoosier-Buckeye Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1972 Hoosier-Buckeye Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1973 Hoosier-Buckeye Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1974 Hoosier-Buckeye Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1975 Hoosier-Buckeye Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1976 Hoosier-Buckeye Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1977 Hoosier-Buckeye Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1978 Hoosier-Buckeye Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1979 Hoosier-Buckeye Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1980 Hoosier-Buckeye Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1981 Hoosier-Buckeye Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1982 Hoosier-Buckeye Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1983 Hoosier-Buckeye Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1984 Hoosier-Buckeye Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1985 Hoosier-Buckeye Conference football standings}}
|}

==See also==
* [[List of defunct college football conferences]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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