The conference sponsored only men's sports; awarding championships in baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, swimming, tennis, indoor & outdoor track and field, and wrestling.
Southern Illinois won that championship and almost made a clean sweep by winning championships in basketball, wrestling, swimming, baseball, tennis, and both indoor and outdoor track.
Only Ball State prevented a sweep by winning the golf championship that spring.
At that time (as is generally still the case now), in order to be recognized by the NCAA, a conference was required to have six or more member institutions.
The Midwestern Conference had only five members and was unable to find a sixth, so it ceased operations after only two years.