# Gateway Conference (1962–1975)

The Gateway Conference was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1962 and 1975. Its membership included schools located in on the states of Illinois and Wisconsin. The formation of the Gateway Conference was announced in December 1961 with eight member schools: Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois, George Williams College in Chicago, Lakeland College—now known as Lakeland University—in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Milton College in Milton, Wisconsin, Northwestern College—which later merged into Martin Luther College—in Watertown, Wisconsin, Shimer College in Mount Carroll, Illinois, Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Illinois, and the University of Illinois—Navy Pier—now known as the University of Illinois at Chicago.

## Basketball champions

* 1974–75 – Lakeland and Milton

## Yearly football standings

1962 Gateway Conference football standings :
| 1962 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Milton + 3 –1 –05 –1 –0 Lakeland + 3 –1 –05 –3 –0 Illinois–Chicago 2 –1 –04 –2 –2 Northwestern (WI) 1 –2 –0 ? – ? – ? Eureka 0 –4 –01 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1963 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Northwestern (WI) $ 3 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? Milton 2 –1 –16 –2 –0 Lakeland 2 –1 –13 –6 –0 Illinois–Chicago 2 –2 –0 ? – ? – ? Eureka 0 –4 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference championLakeland and Milton split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for both teams in the conference standings. | 1964 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Milton $ 4 –0 –06 –2 –0 Northwestern (WI) 3 –1 –04 –2 –0 Illinois–Chicago 2 –2 –03 –5 –0 Lakeland 1 –3 –01 –7 –0 Eureka 0 –4 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1965 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Northwestern (WI) $ 4 –0 –06 –1 –0 Milton 3 –1 –04 –3 –0 Lakeland 2 –2 –05 –3 –0 Illinois–Chicago 1 –3 –01 –7 –0 Eureka 0 –4 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1966 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Milton $ 3 –0 –05 –4 –0 Northwestern (WI) 2 –1 –03 –5 –0 Lakeland 1 –2 –03 –6 –0 Eureka 0 –3 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1967 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Lakeland $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0 St. Procopius 3 –1 –04 –4 –0 Milton 2 –2 –02 –6 –0 Northwestern (WI) 1 –3 –01 –7 –0 Eureka 0 –4 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1968 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Lakeland $ 4 –0 –07 –2 –0 Milton 3 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? Eureka 2 –2 –02 –5 –1 Northwestern (WI) 1 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? St. Procopius 0 –4 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1969 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Lakeland $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0 Milton 3 –1 –0 ? – ? – ? Northwestern (WI) 1 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? Eureka 1 –3 –01 –7 –0 St. Procopius 1 –3 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1970 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Lakeland $ 3 –0 –06 –3 –0 Northland 2 –0 –0 ? – ? – ? St. Procopius 2 –1 –06 –3 –0 Northwestern (WI) 1 –3 –0 ? – ? – ? Milton 0 –4 –00 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1971 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Lakeland $ 3 –0 –06 –3 –1 Milton 2 –1 –05 –4 –0 Northland 1 –2 –0 ? – ? –0 Northwestern (WI) 0 –3 –0 ? – ? –0 $ – Conference champion | 1972 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Northwestern (WI) + 1 –0 –24 –2 –2 Northland + 1 –0 –23 –3 –2 Lakeland 1 –1 –14 –5 –1 Milton 0 –2 –14 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1973 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Northland $ 3 –0 –07 –2 –0 Lakeland 2 –1 –06 –3 –0 Milton 1 –2 –03 –5 –0 Northwestern (WI) 0 –3 –02 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1974 Gateway Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Northland + 2 –1 –0 ? – ? –0 Lakeland + 2 –1 –06 –3 –0 Milton 1 –2 –05 –4 –0 Northwestern (WI) 1 –2 –0 ? – ? –0 $ – Conference champion |