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interconference

Definitions

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  • adjective sports Occurring between two athletic conferences, or between two teams that are members of different conferences

Etymologies

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inter- +‎ conference

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Examples

  • Fast facts: Chiefs: Are an NFL-best 20-5 (.833) in interconference play since 1995.

    Week 9 grid 2006

  • Two touchdown catches by Tony Gonzalez, who broke Otis Taylor's franchise career mark, helped Kansas City (5-3) raise its record to an NFL-best 21-5 in interconference play since 1995.

    USATODAY.com - Football - Kansas City vs. St. Louis 2006

  • The last team to start 10-0 on the road in interconference games was Utah, which opened 11-0 in 1994-95. ...

    USATODAY.com - Basketball - Phoenix vs. New York 2006

  • Of course, this helps the Big Ten in interconference competition.

    Big Ten's NBAers Take Longer to Hatch 2011

  • A multibillion dollar settlement reached in 2005 included the scheduling of nine interconference football games.

    ACC Adds Pitt, Syracuse Associated Press 2011

  • The Clippers had the previous worst interconference record at 1-21 in 1986-87.

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • The Patriots have won 15 consecutive regular-season games against the NFC and QB TOM BRADY has a career 27-5 (.844) mark in interconference games, including three Super Bowl wins.

    NFL 2009: Week 3 Preview: Plenty Of Exciting Football Ahead! Oldhead1 2009

  • The remaining 18 games in the 82-game schedule will involve each club playing each club in the other conference at least once, home or away, with the three remaining games being devoted to interconference “at-large” scheduling.

    Archive 2008-09-01 James Mirtle 2008

  • What we should also see is the divide between the two conferences play out a little bit more, as there'll be nearly double the interconference matches on the schedule from 150 to 270, or 12.2% of all games to 22%.

    Archive 2008-09-01 James Mirtle 2008

  • In essence, interconference play goes from 10 to 18 games this season, deemphasizing the importance of division alignment in the final standings.

    Archive 2008-09-01 James Mirtle 2008

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