Western Conference
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The Western Conference was one of the National Football League’s primary divisional groupings during the mid-20th century, organizing teams by geography before later realignments reshaped the league’s structure.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Conference (NFL) | 0 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Football League conference
ⓘ
sports league division ⓘ |
| changedBy | NFL realignment ⓘ |
| classification | historical NFL division ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | regular season divisional play ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Eastern Conference (NFL) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | pre-merger NFL ⓘ |
| function |
group teams for scheduling
ⓘ
group teams for standings ⓘ |
| geographicBasis |
Midwestern United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadMemberType | professional American football team ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped shape early NFL competitive structure ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| namingBasis | geographic direction ⓘ |
| organizationalLevel | conference ⓘ |
| organizationalRole | primary divisional grouping ⓘ |
| partOf | NFL divisional structure ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
American Football Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Football Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realignmentConsequence | replaced by modern NFL conferences and divisions ⓘ |
| role | organized NFL teams by geography ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| teamType | NFL franchises ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.