The Pioneer Conference was a short-lived intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1946 to 1950. The league had members in the state of Illinois .[ 1]
^ Pioneer Conference Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine , College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 28, 2015.
^ "Pioneer Conference" . The Decatur Review . Decatur, Illinois . November 10, 1947. p. 6. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Quincy Tames Shurtleff" . The Pantagraph . Bloomington, Illinois . Associated Press . November 16, 1947. p. 9. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Payoff Round For State 11's" . The Decatur Review . Decatur, Illinois . Associated Press . November 8, 1948. p. 8. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "List Standings Of Illinois Loops" . The Daily Independent . Murphysboro, Illinois . November 15, 1948. p. 3. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Quincy Thrashes Eureka 60-13 To Win Pioneer Title" . The Pantagraph . Bloomington, Illinois . November 6, 1949. p. 13. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Pioneer Conference (Final)" . The Decatur Review . Decatur, Illinois . November 14, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .