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1979 Northern Indiana Standings

Northern IndianaConferenceOverall
W-LPct.W-LPct.
Penn9-01.00011-10.917
Mishawaka8-10.8899-10.900
Elkhart Memorial6-30.6677-30.700
South Bend Washington5-40.5566-40.600
South Bend Riley5-40.5565-50.500
South Bend Clay5-40.5565-50.500
Elkhart Central4-50.4445-50.500
South Bend Adams2-70.2223-70.300
Michigan City Elston1-80.1111-90.100
South Bend LaSalle0-90.0000-100.000


Northern Indiana Conference

Founded: 1927
Founding members (13): East Chicago, Elkhart, Gary Emerson, Gary Froebel, Gary Mann, Goshen, Hammond, LaPorte, Michigan City, Mishawaka, Plymouth, South Bend Central, Whiting
Withdrew (26): East Chicago (1927); Plymouth (1928); Valparaiso (1929); Fort Wayne North (1944); Valparaiso (1947); East Chicago Roosevelt (1962); East Chicago Washington (1962); Gary Emerson (1962); Gary Froebel (1962); Gary Mann (1962); Gary Toleston (1962); Gary Wallace (1962); Hammond (1962); Hammond Clark (1962); Hammond Tech (1962); Valparaiso (1962); Whiting (1962); Fort Wayne North (1964); Goshen (1968); South Bend Central (1969); LaPorte (1973); Michigan City Elston (consolidated with Michigan City Rogers to form Michigan City in Duneland Conference) (1994); Elkhart Memorial (1999); South Bend LaSalle (school closed in 2001); Elkhart Central (2019); Mishawaka (2019)
Added (25): East Chicago Roosevelt (1928); East Chicago Washington (1928); Valparaiso (1928); South Bend Riley (1931); Gary Wallace (1935); Hammond Tech (1937); South Bend Washington (1937); Fort Wayne North (1941): Hammond Clark (1941); Gary Toleston (1941); South Bend Adams (1941); Valparaiso (1945); Fort Wayne North (1946); Valparaiso (1955); Elkhart Memorial (1972); Penn (1977); South Bend LaSalle (1977); South Bend Clay (1979); Mishawaka Marian (2005); South Bend St. Joseph (2005); Bremen (2015); Jimtown (2015); John Glenn (2015); New Prairie (2015); Elkhart (2020)
Renamed: Elkhart renamed Elkhart Central (1972); Michigan City renamed Michigan City Elston (1972)
Current Members (12): Bremen, Elkhart, Jimtown, John Glenn, Mishawaka Marian, New Prairie Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Clay, South Bend St. Joseph, South Bend Riley, South Bend Washington

Conference Champs

Year Champion (W/L)
1927 Gary Froebel (7-0)
1928 Gary Froebel (6-0)
1929 Gary Mann (5-0)
Year Conference Championship Game Eastern Division Champion (W/L) Western Division Champion (W/L)
1930 Gary Emerson 7, Mishawaka 0 Mishawaka (4-0-1) Gary Emerson (3-1-1) & Gary Froebel (3-1)
1931 South Bend Central 19, Gary Mann 6 South Bend Central (6-0) Gary Mann (3-0-1) & Gary Froebel (2-0-2)
1932 East Chicago Washington 14, Elkhart 6 Elkhart (6-0) East Chicago Washington (5-1)
1933 South Bend Central 14, Whiting 13 South Bend Central (4-0-2) Whiting (4-0-2)
1934 South Bend Central 20, Whiting 0 South Bend Central (6-0) Whiting (6-0)
1935 Mishawaka 14, Gary Mann 0 Mishawaka (5-1) Gary Mann (5-0)
1936 Gary Mann 40, Michigan City 0 Elkhart (5-1) & Michigan City (5-1) Gary Mann (6-1)
1937 Hammond 14, South Bend Riley 0 South Bend Riley (5-0-1) Hammond (6-0)
1938 Elkhart 1, Gary Emerson 0
Emerson forfeited 12-6 win
Elkhart (5-0) Gary Emerson (6-0)
1939 South Bend Washington 16, Gary Emerson 6 South Bend Washington (4-0-1) Gary Emerson (6-0)
1940 South Bend Central 13, Gary Wallace 0 South Bend Central (5-1) Gary Wallace (6-0-1)
1941 Gary Wallace 20, South Bend Washington 14 Elkhart (6-0) & South Bend Washington (6-0) Gary Wallace (6-0)
1942 East Chicago Washington 27, South Bend Washington 6 South Bend Washington (5-0) East Chicago Washington (5-1) & Gary Emerson (5-1)
1943 South Bend Washington 31, Hammond Clark 0 South Bend Washington (5-0) East Chicago Roosevelt (5-1), Gary Wallace (5-1), Hammond Clark (5-1) & Whiting (5-1)
1944 South Bend Washington 19, Hammond Clark 7 South Bend Washington (5-0) Hammond Clark (6-0)
1945 East Chicago Roosevelt 23, South Bend Central 0 South Bend Central (4-0-1) East Chicago Roosevelt (7-0)
1946 East Chicago Roosevelt 30, LaPorte 0 LaPorte (6-0) East Chicago Roosevelt (7-0)
1947 East Chicago Roosevelt 15, South Bend Washington 0 South Bend Washington (6-0) East Chicago Roosevelt (6-0)
1948 Whiting 18, South Bend Central 6 South Bend Central (6-0) Whiting (6-0)
1949 East Chicago Roosevelt 32, South Bend Riley 6 South Bend Riley (5-1) East Chicago Roosevelt (6-0)
1950 Mishawaka 14, Gary Emerson 6 Mishawaka (6-0) Gary Emerson (6-0)
1951 South Bend Central 25, Gary Emerson 12 South Bend Central (6-0) East Chicago Roosevelt (6-0) & Gary Emerson (6-0)
1952 East Chicago Washington 24, South Bend Washington 14 South Bend Washington (5-1) East Chicago Roosevelt (5-1), East Chicago Washington (5-1), Gary Emerson (5-1) & Hammond (5-1)
1953 South Bend Washington 28, East Chicago Washington 18 South Bend Washington (6-0) East Chicago Washington (6-0)
1954 Whiting 12, South Bend Riley 6 East Chicago Roosevelt (5-1), Gary Emerson (5-1) & Whiting (5-1) South Bend Riley (6-0)
1955 East Chicago Roosevelt 13, South Bend Adams 7 Fort Wayne North (5-1), South Bend Adams (5-1) & South Bend Washington (5-1) East Chicago Roosevelt (6-0)
1956 South Bend Adams 26, Hammond 0 South Bend Adams (5-1) Hammond (5-0-1)
1957 East Chicago Roosevelt 13, South Bend Central 13, tie South Bend Central (5-1) East Chicago Roosevelt (6-0) & Gary Mann (5-0-1)
1958 South Bend Central 46, Gary Mann 0 South Bend Central (6-0) Gary Mann (6-0) & Hammond (6-0)
1959 South Bend Central 14, East Chicago Roosevelt 7 South Bend Central (6-0) East Chicago Roosevelt (6-0)
1960 Hammond 19, Michigan City 7 LaPorte (5-1), Michigan City (5-1) & South Bend Washington (5-1) Hammond (6-0)
1961 South Bend Washington 20, Gary Mann 6 South Bend Washington (5-0-1) Gary Mann (6-0)
1962 Hammond 20, South Bend Riley 7 LaPorte (4-0-2), South Bend Riley (5-1) & South Bend Washington (5-1) Hammond (6-0)
Year Champion (W/L)
1963 Elkhart (6-0)
1964 Elkhart (6-0), South Bend Riley (6-0), & South Bend Washington (6-0)
1965 South Bend Riley (5-1)
1966 South Bend Adams (6-0)
1967 South Bend Washington (7-0-1)
1968 Elkhart (8-0)
1969 South Bend Washington (5-0)
1970 Elkhart (5-0) & South Bend Adams (5-0)
1971 Elkhart (5-1)
1972 Mishawaka (6-1) & South Bend Washington (6-1)
1973 South Bend Washington (7-0)
1974 Mishawaka (6-0)
1975 South Bend Washington (6-0)
1976 Mishawaka (5-1) & South Bend Washington (5-1)
1977 Mishawaka (8-0)
1978 Penn (8-0)
1979 Penn (9-0)
1980 Mishawaka (9-0)
1981 Elkhart Central (8-1)
1982 Mishawaka (8-1) & Penn (8-1)
1983 Penn (8-0)
1984 Elkhart Central (7-1), Michigan City Elston (7-1), & Penn (7-1)
1985 South Bend Adams (6-1)
1986 Penn (7-0)
1987 Penn (7-0)
1988 Penn (7-0)
1989 Elkhart Central (7-0) & Penn (7-0)
1990 Penn (7-0)
1991 Penn (7-0)
1992 Penn (7-0)
1993 Penn (7-0)
1994 Penn (7-0)
1995 Mishawaka (6-0) & Penn (6-0)
1996 Penn (6-0)
1997 Penn (6-0)
1998 Elkhart Memorial (6-0) & Penn (6-0)
1999 Penn (6-0)
2000 Penn (5-0)
2001 Penn (7-0)
2002 Penn (6-0)
2003 Penn (6-0)
2004 Penn (6-0)
2005 Penn (6-0)
2006 Penn (6-0)
2007 Penn (6-0)
2008 Penn (6-0)
2009 Mishawaka (5-1), Penn (5-1) & South Bend Washington (5-1)
2010 Mishawaka (6-0)
2011 Penn (6-0)
2012 Penn (6-0)
2013 Penn (6-0)
2014 Penn (6-0)
2014 Penn (6-0)
Year North Division Champion (W/L) South Division Champion (W/L)  
2015 Penn (5-0) New Prairie (5-1) & South Bend Washington (5-1)  
2016 Penn (5-0) Mishawaka Marian (6-0)  
2017 Penn (5-0) New Prairie (6-0)  
2018 Mishawaka (5-0) Bremen (5-1) & Mishawaka Marian (5-1)  
2019 New Prairie (4-1) & Penn (4-1) Mishawaka Marian (6-0)  
2020 Elkhart (4-0) & Mishawaka Marian (4-0) Bremen (4-1) & Jimtown (4-1)  
Year East-West Division Champion (W/L) North-South Division Champion (W/L)  
2021 Mishawaka Marian (4-1) & Penn (4-1) Jimtown (5-0)  
2022 Penn (5-0) Jimtown (5-0)  
2023 Penn (5-0) South Bend Riley (5-0)  

East-West Division alignment history (was North Division from 2015-20)
Elkhart Central (2015-present)
Mishawaka (2015-2019)
Mishawaka Marian (2020-present)
New Prairie (2018-present)
Penn (2015-present)
South Bend Adams (2015-present)
South Bend Clay (2015-17)
South Bend St. Joseph (2015-present)

North-South Division alignment history (was South Division from 2015-20)
Bremen (2015-present)
Jimtown (2015-present)
John Glenn (2015-present)
Mishawaka Marian (2015-2019)
New Prairie (2015-17)
South Bend Clay (2018-present)
South Bend Riley (2015-present)
South Bend Washington (2015-present)

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