West Penn Conference

West Penn Conference
Founded1958 (1958)
Ceased1969 (1969)
No. of teams8
RegionWestern Pennsylvania

The West Penn Conference (WPC) was an intercollegiate athletic conference that operated from 1958 to 1969. Its members were located in Western Pennsylvania and included the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Grove City College in Grove City, Saint Francis University in Loretto, Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Waynesburg College (now known as Waynesburg University) in Waynesburg, and Westminster College in New Wilmington.[1]

Football champions

Yearly football standings

Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Westminster (PA) $ 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Geneva 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Saint Vincent 1 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Carnegie Tech * 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Waynesburg 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – ineligible for conference title
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Westminster (PA) $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Carnegie Tech 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Geneva 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Saint Vincent 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Grove City 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Waynesburg 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Westminster (PA) $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Saint Vincent 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Carnegie Tech 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Geneva 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Grove City 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 3
Waynesburg 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Westminster (PA) $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Grove City 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Waynesburg 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Saint Vincent 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 1
Geneva 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Carnegie Tech 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Westminster (PA) $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Waynesburg 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Grove City 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Geneva 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 5 – 1
Saint Vincent 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Carnegie Tech 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Waynesburg + 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Westminster (PA) + 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Geneva 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Grove City 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Waynesburg and Westminster (PA) tied for the conference title based on two points per victory.
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Westminster (PA) $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Waynesburg 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Geneva 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
Grove City 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Waynesburg $ 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Westminster (PA) 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Grove City 1 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Geneva 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Waynesburg $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Westminster (PA) 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Grove City 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Geneva 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Waynesburg $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Westminster (PA) 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Grove City 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Geneva 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 Waynesburg $ 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Westminster (PA) 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Geneva 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tech Quits West Penn Conference". The Evening Standard. Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. November 15, 1961. p. 13. Retrieved June 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Final WPC Standings". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 16, 1958. p. 72. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "Final Unofficial College Standings". Simpson's Leader-Times. Kittanning, Pennsylvania. November 16, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "WPC Standings Final". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 13, 1960. p. 72. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "WPC Standings Final". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1961. p. 123. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ "WPC Standings: Final Standings". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1962. p. 30. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "WPC Standings". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1963. p. 77. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. ^ "11 Titans Make All-WPC". New Castle News. New Castle, Pennsylvania. November 20, 1964. p. 18. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. ^ "Jacket Grid Opponents Scored 44 Victories". The Morning Herald. Uniontown, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1965. p. 39. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. ^ "Waynesburg To Be Crowned By WPC Mon". The Daily Republican. Monongahela, Pennsylvania. November 18, 1966. p. 8. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. ^ "Area Conference Standings". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1967. p. 77. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  12. ^ "Final WPC Standings". The Daily Courier. Connellsville, Pennsylvania. November 6, 1968. p. 6. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
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