title: Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
text: # Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association
  
  The Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association was an intercollegiate athletic football conference that existed from 1893 to 1973. The conference's four members were all located in the state of Maine. Maine was a joint member of the MIAA and the Yankee Conference from 1946 to 1964; the remaining three colleges now constitute the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium and compete in the New England Small College Athletic Conference.
  
  ## Members
  
  | Institution | Location | Founded | Joined | Left | Type | Nickname | Current conference |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bates College | Lewiston, Maine | 1855 | 1893 | 1973 | Private | Bobcats | NESCAC (NCAA Division III) |
  | Bowdoin College | Brunswick, Maine | 1794 | 1893 | 1973 | Private | Polar Bears | NESCAC (NCAA Division III) |
  | Colby College | Waterville, Maine | 1813 | 1893 | 1973 | Private | Mules | NESCAC (NCAA Division III) |
  | University of Maine | Orono, Maine | 1865 | 1893 | 1965 | Public | Black Bears | America East (NCAA Division I FCS) |
  