Big Eight Conference

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Big_Eight_Conference
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf athletic conference
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Big_8
gptkbp:championships gptkb:basketball
gptkb:football
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1996
gptkbp:founded 1907
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Kansas_City,_Missouri
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Big Eight Conference
gptkbp:notableCoach gptkb:Tom_Osborne
gptkb:Barry_Switzer
gptkb:Eddie_Sutton
gptkb:Norm_Stewart
gptkbp:notableEvent formation of Big 12 Conference in 1996
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Iowa_State_University
gptkb:University_of_Kansas
gptkb:University_of_Missouri
gptkb:University_of_Nebraska
gptkb:Kansas_State_University
gptkb:Oklahoma_State_University
gptkb:University_of_Oklahoma
gptkb:University_of_Colorado
gptkbp:numberOfTeams 8
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Missouri_Valley_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association
gptkbp:region gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
gptkbp:sport gptkb:basketball
gptkb:football
college athletics
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Big_12_Conference
gptkbp:website N/A (defunct)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Missouri_Tigers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4