Wisconsin Independent Football Association

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The Wisconsin Independent Football Association is a former high school football conference made up of private high schools in the state of Wisconsin. Founded in 1995 and ended after the 1998 football season, the conference's member schools were affiliated with the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association.

History

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The Wisconsin Independent Football Association was founded in 1995 by the twenty-six football-playing members of three conferences: the Fox Valley Christian Conference, Metro Conference and Midwest Classic Conference.[1] When the original announcement of the conference's formation was made in 1994, the schools were aligned into four divisions largely based on their previous affiliations, with the move of St. Catherine's and St. Joseph out of the Metro Conference to join the WIFA Midwest Division with three former Midwest Classic schools (Luther Prep, Martin Luther and Winnebago Lutheran) and longtime independent Edgewood:[2]

Fox Valley Christian Metro WIFA Classic WIFA Midwest
Fox Valley Lutheran Catholic Memorial Burlington Catholic Central Edgewood
Lourdes Dominican Holy Name Seminary Luther Prep
Manitowoc Lutheran Marquette University Northwestern M&NA Martin Luther
Roncalli Milwaukee Lutheran Racine Lutheran St. Catherine's
St. Mary's Springs Pius XI St. John's Military Academy St. Joseph
Xavier Thomas More St. Mary Catholic Winnebago Lutheran
University School
Wayland Academy

Two of the schools announced as inaugural members didn't make it to see the conference come to fruition: Holy Name Seminary was closed by the Madison diocese[3] and Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Lake Geneva was merged with St. John's Military Academy in Delafield.[4] This alignment was maintained for two seasons, until the Fox Valley Christian Conference dropped sponsorship of football[5] and the Metro Conference ceased operations altogether[6] following the 1996 season. The seven remaining members (Burlington Catholic Central, Lourdes Academy, Racine Lutheran, St. John's Northwestern, St. Mary Catholic, University School of Milwaukee and Wayland Academy) carried on under the WIFA Classic banner until its disbanding after the 1998 football season.

Conference membership history

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School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Seasons Primary Conference
Catholic Central Burlington, WI Private (Catholic) 128 Hilltoppers     1995–1998 Midwest Classic
Catholic Memorial Waukesha, WI Private (Catholic) 576 Crusaders     1995–1996 Metro
Dominican Whitefish Bay, WI Private (Catholic, Sinsinawa Dominicans) 324 Knights       1995–1996 Metro
Edgewood Madison, WI Private (Catholic) 569 Crusaders     1995–1996 Independent
Fox Valley Lutheran Appleton, WI Private (Lutheran, WELS) 742 Foxes     1995–1996 Fox Valley Christian
Lourdes Academy Oshkosh, WI Private (Catholic) 178 Knights     1996–1998 Fox Valley Christian
Luther Prep Watertown, WI Private (Lutheran, WELS) 406 Phoenix     1995–1996 Midwest Classic
Manitowoc Lutheran Manitowoc, WI Private (Lutheran, WELS) 227 Lancers     1995–1996 Fox Valley Christian
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI Private (Catholic, Jesuit) 1,794 (Boys only) Hilltoppers     1995–1996 Metro
Martin Luther Greendale, WI Private (Lutheran, LCMS) 649 Spartans     1995–1996 Midwest Classic
Milwaukee Lutheran Milwaukee, WI Private (Lutheran, LCMS) 908 Red Knights     1995–1996 Metro
Pius XI Milwaukee, WI Private (Catholic) 699 Popes     1995–1996 Metro
Racine Lutheran Racine, WI Private (Lutheran, LCMS) 303 Crusaders     1995–1998 Midwest Classic
Roncalli Manitowoc, WI Private (Catholic) 223 Jets     1995–1996 Fox Valley Christian
St. Catherine's Racine, WI Private (Catholic, Dominican) 472 Angels       1995–1996 Metro
St. John's Northwestern Delafield, WI Private (Nonsectarian), Military 236 Lancers     1995–1998 Midwest Classic
St. Joseph Kenosha, WI Private (Catholic) 229 Lancers     1995–1996 Metro
St. Mary Catholic Neenah, WI Private (Catholic) 277 Zephyrs       1995–1998 Fox Valley Christian
St. Mary's Springs Fond du Lac, WI Private (Catholic) 263 Ledgers     1995–1996 Fox Valley Christian
Thomas More Milwaukee, WI Private (Catholic) 547 Cavaliers     1995–1996 Metro
University School River Hills, WI Private (Nonsectarian) 407 Wildcats     1995–1998 Midwest Classic
Wayland Academy Beaver Dam, WI Private (Nonsectarian, historically Baptist) 159 Big Red     1995–1998 Midwest Classic
Winnebago Lutheran Fond du Lac, WI Private (Lutheran, WELS) 319 Vikings     1995–1996 Midwest Classic
Xavier Appleton, WI Private (Catholic) 468 Hawks     1995–1996 Fox Valley Christian

Membership timeline

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 bar:2  color:lavender from:1997 till:1999 text:
 bar:3  color:red from:1995 till:1997 text:Manitowoc Lutheran (1995-1996)
 bar:4  color:red from:1995 till:1997 text:Roncalli (1995-1996)
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 bar:6  color:red from:1995 till:1997 text:Xavier (1995-1996)
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 bar:8  color:yellow from:1995 till:1997 text:Dominican (1995-1996)
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 bar:10  color:yellow from:1995 till:1997 text:Milwaukee Lutheran (1995-1996)
 bar:11  color:yellow from:1995 till:1997 text:Pius XI (1995-1996)
 bar:12  color:yellow from:1995 till:1997 text:Thomas More (1995-1996)
 bar:13  color:blue from:1995 till:1997 text:Catholic Central (1995-1998)
 bar:13  color:lavender from:1997 till:1999 text:
 bar:14  color:blue from:1995 till:1997 text:Racine Lutheran (1995-1998)
 bar:14  color:lavender from:1997 till:1999 text:
 bar:15  color:blue from:1995 till:1997 text:St. John's Northwestern (1995-1998)
 bar:15  color:lavender from:1997 till:1999 text:
 bar:16  color:blue from:1995 till:1997 text:St. Mary Catholic (1995-1998)
 bar:16  color:lavender from:1997 till:1999 text:
 bar:17  color:blue from:1995 till:1997 text:University School (1995-1998)
 bar:17  color:lavender from:1997 till:1999 text:
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 bar:18  color:lavender from:1997 till:1999 text:
 bar:19  color:green from:1995 till:1997 text:Edgewood (1995-1996)
 bar:20  color:green from:1995 till:1997 text:Luther Prep (1995-1996)
 bar:21  color:green from:1995 till:1997 text:Martin Luther (1995-1996)
 bar:22  color:green from:1995 till:1997 text:St. Catherine's (1995-1996)
 bar:23  color:green from:1995 till:1997 text:St. Joseph (1995-1996)
 bar:24  color:green from:1995 till:1997 text:Winnebago Lutheran (1995-1996)


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</timeline> Fox Valley Christian  Metro  WIFA Classic  WIFA Midwest

List of state champions

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School Year Organization Division
St. Mary's Springs 1995[7] WISAA Division 1
Catholic Memorial 1996[8] WISAA Division 1
Roncalli 1996[8] WISAA Division 2

List of conference champions

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Fox Valley Christian Conference

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School Quantity Years
St. Mary's Springs 2 1995, 1996
Fox Valley Lutheran 0
Lourdes Academy 0
Manitowoc Lutheran 0
Roncalli 0
Xavier 0

Metro Conference

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School Quantity Years
Marquette University 2 1995, 1996
Catholic Memorial 1 1996
Dominican 0
Milwaukee Lutheran 0
Pius 0
Thomas More 0

WIFA Classic Division

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School Quantity Years
Catholic Central 2 1995, 1997
Racine Lutheran 2 1995, 1996
University School 1 1998
Lourdes Academy 0
St. John's Northwestern 0
St. Mary Catholic 0
Wayland Academy 0

WIFA Midwest Division

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School Quantity Years
Luther Prep 2 1995, 1996
Edgewood 1 1995
St. Joseph 1 1995
Martin Luther 0
St. Catherine's 0
Winnebago Lutheran 0

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