Mount Carmel (Ill.)

General Information
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Schedule
asterisks denote Big Eight Conference game

Synopsis of Current Team
Team is currently 7-0 and 5-0 in Big Eight Conference, has claimed first outright and second consecutive Big Eight Conference Championship in 5th seasonn with current affiliation. Has qualified for IHSA 4A playoffs for the second consecutive year, as well as their 30th playoff appearance overall.

History
Total Record (as of 2006): 531-262 Conference Championships: Big Eight: 2006 (co-champions with Vincennes Lincoln), 2007 North Egypt (IL): (recent) 1995-96, 1998-2002 Tiny Ten: 1927 Conference Affiliation: Mount Carmel joined the Big Eight Conference in 2003, becoming the only non-Indiana school in recent history to hold residence in an Indiana conference. Their former affiliate, the North Egypt Conference, disbanded after the 2002-2003 school year. At that time, the NEC consisted of: Carmi-White County Bulldogs (Carmi, IL) East Richland Tigers (Olney, IL) Fairfield (IL) Mules Flora (IL) Wolves Mount Carmel (IL) Golden Aces Salem (IL) Wildcats After parting ways, Carmi-White County and Fairfield joined the Black Diamond Conference, East Richland and Salem joined the Apollo Conference, and Flora joined the Little Illini Conference. This ended the Golden Aces' long-standing affiliation with and success in the NEC, of which they were a founding member in 1928, and had won numerous conference crowns in. Mount Carmel was also a member of the old Tiny Ten Conference through its entirety from 1923(?)-1930, which consisted of southwestern Indiana schools as well as Henderson, KY, and Carmi (who left before 1930).

Tournament Results
State Titles: IL Class 3A: 1981 (defeated Kankakee McNamara 22-8) State Runners-Up: IL Class 4A: 2002 (lost to Addison Driscoll 42-0) IL Class 4A: 2001 (lost to Addison Driscoll 42-41 in 2 OT) IL Class 3A: 1974 (lost to West Chicago 32-0) State Tournament Appearances: IL Class 4A: 1983-84 1989-90, 2001-04, 2006 IL Class 3A: 1974, 1976, 1979-82, 1985-88, 1991-2000

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