Columbia Football Association

The Columbia Football Association was intercollegiate athletic football-only conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). It was composed principally of member schools from the states of Oregon and Washington. From 1988 to 1995, the conference was divided into two separate, geographic divisions, the northern Mount Rainier League (a reference to Mount Rainier in Washington) and the southern Mount Hood League (a reference to Mount Hood in Oregon).[1] After 1995, the conference consolidated into a single division. Former members are currently scattered between NCAA Division II, and NCAA Division III, and the NAIA.

Champions

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Division format (1988–1995)

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Single Division (1996–2000)

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Standings

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1988 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mount Hood League
No. 12 Oregon Tech x^600930
No. 20 Linfield420720
Southern Oregon330540
Pacific (OR)330351
Western Oregon330360
Willamette240450
Eastern Oregon060090
Mount Rainier League
No. 4 Central Washington x^600910
No. 11 Pacific Lutheran ^510730
Puget Sound420450
Western Washington330540
Whitworth150351
Simon Fraser150370
Lewis & Clark150270
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1989 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mount Hood League
No. 19 Lewis & Clark x^510730
Willamette411621
Southern Oregon411531
Oregon Tech321531
Pacific (OR)231351
Western Oregon150170
Eastern Oregon060090
Mount Rainier League
No. 2 Central Washington x^5011011
No. 17 Pacific Lutheran411621
No. 21 Western Washington420720
No. 25 Linfield420630
Simon Fraser150360
Whitworth150360
Puget Sound150180
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1990 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mount Hood League
No. 23 Southern Oregon x600630
Lewis & Clark411531
Willamette330450
Eastern Oregon330360
Pacific (OR)231351
Oregon Tech150180
Western Oregon150180
Mount Rainier League
No. 1 Central Washington x^6001110
No. 6 Pacific Lutheran ^510920
No. 18 Linfield420720
Whitworth330630
Puget Sound150450
Western Washington150360
Simon Fraser150280
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1991 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mount Hood League
No. 12 Lewis & Clark x^510721
No. 9 Linfield x^510830
No. 25 Southern Oregon420531
Oregon Tech330360
Eastern Oregon240450
Willamette240450
Western Oregon060090
Mount Rainier League
No. 1 Central Washington x^600910
No. 4 Pacific Lutheran ^5101120
Western Washington420531
Simon Fraser240460
Puget Sound240351
Whitworth240360
Pacific (OR)060090
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1992 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mount Hood League
No. 2 Linfield x^6001210
Lewis & Clark420450
Western Oregon330450
Eastern Oregon330360
Southern Oregon240360
Oregon Tech240270
Willamette150180
Mount Rainier League
No. 3 Pacific Lutheran x^500920
No. 15 Western Washington ^320730
No. 21 Central Washington320630
Simon Fraser320540
Puget Sound140360
Whitworth050270
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1993 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mount Hood League
No. 12 Linfield x^410631
Willamette320540
Southern Oregon320450
Eastern Oregon230450
Lewis & Clark230450
Western Oregon140351
Mount Rainier League
No. 1 Pacific Lutheran x^5001201
No. 3 Central Washington ^410920
No. 19 Western Washington320630
Simon Fraser230370
Whitworth140180
Puget Sound050081
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1995 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mount Hood League
No. 15 Pacific Lutheran x^401631
No. 18 Willamette x401621
No. 21 Linfield320630
Puget Sound230270
Lewis & Clark140540
Whitworth050180
Mount Rainier League
No. 1 Western Washington x^500910
No. 14 Central Washington ^4101031
Simon Fraser230460
Southern Oregon230450
Western Oregon140270
Eastern Oregon140180
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1996 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Western Washington $^ 41  112 
Simon Fraser 32  64 
Central Washington 32  55 
Eastern Oregon 23  64 
Western Oregon 23  37 
Southern Oregon 14  46 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1997 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Western Oregon $^ 41  73 
Central Washington 32  54 
Southern Oregon 32  54 
Western Washington 32  55 
Simon Fraser 14  27 
Humboldt State * 14  28 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
    * – Principally an NCAA member
Rankings from NAIA poll
1998 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 Central Washington † $ 41  74 
Western Washington * 32  55 
Humboldt State * 32  47 
Western Oregon 23  45 
Southern Oregon 23  46 
Simon Fraser 14  36 
Rankings from NAIA poll
1999 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Western Washington $ 40  83 
Western Oregon * 31  55 
Central Washington 22  45 
Simon Fraser * 13  46 
Humboldt State 04  37 
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – principally classified as NAIA member
2000 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Western Washington + 31  73 
Central Washington + 31  55 
Western Oregon 22  65 
Humboldt State 13  47 
Simon Fraser * 13  28 
  • + Conference co-champions
  • * – principally classified as NAIA member
Rankings from AFCA West Region poll

See also

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References

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  1. English, Reid (September 13, 1988). "NAIA schools form a new league". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. p. 3D. Retrieved November 6, 2019 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.