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The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS; formerly known as Division I-AA), the lower of two levels of Division I football competition. The OVC has 10 members, 9 of which (as of the 2008 season) compete in football in the conference; the 10th, Morehead State, competes in the Pioneer Football League.
[edit] Member schools
| Institution |
Location |
Founded |
Affiliation |
Enrollment |
Year Joined |
| Austin Peay State University |
Clarksville, Tennessee |
1927 |
Public |
9,192 |
1962 |
| Eastern Illinois University |
Charleston, Illinois |
1895 |
Public |
11,651 |
1996 |
| Eastern Kentucky University |
Richmond, Kentucky |
1874 |
Public |
16,183 |
1948 |
| Jacksonville State University |
Jacksonville, Alabama |
1883 |
Public |
9,110 |
2003 |
| Morehead State University |
Morehead, Kentucky |
1922 |
Public |
9,509 |
1948 |
| Murray State University |
Murray, Kentucky |
1922 |
Public |
10,128 |
1948 |
| Southeast Missouri State University |
Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
1873 |
Public |
9,615 |
1991 |
| Tennessee State University |
Nashville, Tennessee |
1912 |
Public |
11,748 |
1986 |
| Tennessee Technological University |
Cookeville, Tennessee |
1912 |
Public |
9,217 |
1949 |
| University of Tennessee at Martin |
Martin, Tennessee |
1901 |
Public |
5,810 |
1992 |
- Teams
[edit] Former members
[edit] Football conference champions
| Season |
Champion |
Record |
| 1948 |
Murray State |
3-1-0 |
| 1949 |
Evansville |
3-1-1 |
| 1950 |
Murray State |
5-0-1 |
| 1951 |
Murray State |
5-1-0 |
| 1952 |
Tennessee Tech |
4-1-0 |
| Western Kentucky |
4-1-0 |
| 1953 |
Tennessee Tech |
5-0-0 |
| 1954 |
Eastern Kentucky |
5-0-0 |
| 1955 |
Tennessee Tech |
5-0-0 |
| 1956 |
Middle Tennessee State |
5-0-0 |
| 1957 |
Middle Tennessee State |
5-0-0 |
| 1958 |
Middle Tennessee State |
5-1-0 |
| Tennessee Tech |
5-1-0 |
| 1959 |
Middle Tennessee State |
5-0-1 |
| Tennessee Tech |
5-0-1 |
| 1960 |
Tennessee Tech |
6-0-0 |
| 1961 |
Tennessee Tech |
6-0-0 |
| 1962 |
East Tennessee State |
4-2-0 |
| 1963 |
Western Kentucky |
7-0-0 |
| 1964 |
Middle Tennessee State |
6-1-0 |
| 1965 |
Middle Tennessee State |
7-0-0 |
| 1966 |
Morehead State |
6-1-0 |
| 1967 |
Eastern Kentucky |
5-0-2 |
| 1968 |
Eastern Kentucky |
7-0-0 |
| 1969 |
East Tennessee State |
6-0-1 |
| 1970 |
Western Kentucky |
5-1-1 |
| 1971 |
Western Kentucky |
5-2-0 |
| 1972 |
Tennessee Tech |
7-0-0 |
| 1973 |
Western Kentucky |
7-0-0 |
| 1974 |
Eastern Kentucky |
6-1-0 |
| 1975 |
Tennessee Tech |
6-1-0 |
| Western Kentucky |
6-1-0 |
| 1976 |
Eastern Kentucky |
6-1-0 |
| 1977 |
Austin Peay State |
6-1-0 |
| 1978 |
Western Kentucky |
6-0-0 |
| 1979 |
Murray State |
6-0-0 |
| 1980 |
Western Kentucky |
6-1-0 |
| 1981 |
Eastern Kentucky |
8-0-0 |
| 1982 |
Eastern Kentucky |
7-0-0 |
| 1983 |
Eastern Kentucky |
6-1-0 |
| 1984 |
Eastern Kentucky |
6-1-0 |
| 1985 |
Middle Tennessee State |
7-0-0 |
| 1986 |
Murray State |
5-2-0 |
| 1987 |
Eastern Kentucky |
5-1-0 |
| Youngstown State |
5-1-0 |
| 1988 |
Eastern Kentucky |
6-0-0 |
| 1989 |
Middle Tennessee State |
6-0-0 |
| 1990 |
Eastern Kentucky |
5-1-0 |
| Middle Tennessee State |
5-1-0 |
| 1991 |
Eastern Kentucky |
7-0-0 |
| 1992 |
Middle Tennessee State |
8-0-0 |
| 1993 |
Eastern Kentucky |
8-0-0 |
| 1994 |
Eastern Kentucky |
8-0-0 |
| 1995 |
Murray State |
8-0-0 |
| 1996 |
Murray State |
8-0-0 |
| 1997 |
Eastern Kentucky |
7-0-0 |
| 1998 |
Tennessee State |
6-1 |
| 1999 |
Tennessee State |
7-0 |
| 2000 |
Western Kentucky |
7-0 |
| 2001 |
Eastern Illinois |
6-1 |
| 2002 |
Eastern Illinois |
5-1 |
| Murray State |
5-1 |
| 2003 |
Jacksonville State |
7-1 |
| 2004 |
Jacksonville State |
7-1 |
| 2005 |
Eastern Illinois |
8-0 |
| 2006 |
Tennessee-Martin |
6-1 |
| Eastern Illinois |
7-1 |
| 2007 |
Eastern Kentucky |
8-0 |
[edit] Men's basketball conference champions
| Season |
Regular Season Champion |
Tournament Champion |
| 1949 |
Western Kentucky (8-2) |
Western Kentucky |
| 1950 |
Western Kentucky (8-0) |
Eastern Kentucky |
| 1951 |
Murray State (9-3) |
Murray State |
| 1952 |
Western Kentucky (9-1) |
Western Kentucky |
| 1953 |
Eastern Kentucky (9-1) |
Western Kentucky |
| 1954 |
Western Kentucky (9-1) |
Western Kentucky |
| 1955 |
Western Kentucky (8-2) |
Eastern Kentucky |
| 1956 |
Morehead St/Tennessee Tech/Western Kentucky (7-3) |
N/A |
| 1957 |
Morehead St/Western Kentucky (9-1) |
N/A |
| 1958 |
Tennessee Tech (8-2) |
N/A |
| 1959 |
Eastern Kentucky (10-2) |
N/A |
| 1960 |
Western Kentucky (10-2) |
N/A |
| 1961 |
Morehead St/Western Kentucky/Eastern Kentucky (9-3) |
N/A |
| 1962 |
Western Kentucky (11-1) |
N/A |
| 1963 |
Tennessee Tech/Morehead St (8-4) |
N/A |
| 1964 |
Murray State (11-3) |
Murray State |
| 1965 |
Eastern Kentucky (13-1) |
Western Kentucky |
| 1966 |
Western Kentucky (14-0) |
Western Kentucky |
| 1967 |
Western Kentucky (13-1) |
Tennessee Tech |
| 1968 |
East Tennessee/Murray St (11-3) |
N/A |
| 1969 |
Murray St/Morehead St (11-3) |
N/A |
| 1970 |
Western Kentucky (14-0) |
N/A |
| 1971 |
Western Kentucky (12-2) |
N/A |
| 1972 |
Eastern Kentucky/Morehead St/Western Kentucky (9-5) |
N/A |
| 1973 |
Austin Peay (11-3) |
N/A |
| 1974 |
Austin Peay/Morehead St (10-4) |
N/A |
| 1975 |
Middle Tennessee (12-2) |
Middle Tennessee |
| 1976 |
Western Kentucky (11-3) |
Western Kentucky |
| 1977 |
Austin Peay (13-1) |
Middle Tennessee |
| 1978 |
Middle Tennessee/East Tennessee (10-4) |
Western Kentucky |
| 1979 |
Eastern Kentucky (9-3) |
Eastern Kentucky |
| 1980 |
Western Kentucky/Murray St (10-2) |
Western Kentucky |
| 1981 |
Western Kentucky (12-2) |
Western Kentucky |
| 1982 |
Murray St/Western Kentucky (13-3) |
Middle Tennessee |
| 1983 |
Murray State (11-3) |
Morehead State |
| 1984 |
Morehead State (12-2) |
Morehead State |
| 1985 |
Tennessee Tech (11-3) |
Middle Tennessee |
| 1986 |
Akron/Middle Tennessee (10-4) |
Akron |
| 1987 |
Middle Tennessee (11-3) |
Austin Peay |
| 1988 |
Murray State (13-1) |
Murray State |
| 1989 |
Middle Tennessee/Murray St (10-2) |
Middle Tennessee |
| 1990 |
Murray State (10-2) |
Murray State |
| 1991 |
Murray State (10-2) |
Murray State |
| 1992 |
Murray State (11-3) |
Murray State |
| 1993 |
Tennessee State (13-3) |
Tennessee State |
| 1994 |
Murray State (15-1) |
Tennessee State |
| 1995 |
Murray St/Tennessee St(11-5) |
Murray State |
| 1996 |
Murray State (12-4) |
Austin Peay |
| 1997 |
Murray St/Austin Peay (12-6) |
Murray State |
| 1998 |
Murray State (16-2) |
Murray State |
| 1999 |
Murray State (16-2) |
Murray State |
| 2000 |
Southeast Missouri/Murray St (14-4) |
Southeast Missouri |
| 2001 |
Tennessee Tech (13-3) |
Eastern Illinois |
| 2002 |
Tennessee Tech (15-1) |
Murray State |
| 2003 |
Austin Peay/Morehead St (13-3) |
Austin Peay |
| 2004 |
Austin Peay (16-0) |
Murray State |
| 2005 |
Tennessee Tech (12-4) |
Eastern Kentucky |
| 2006 |
Murray State (17-3) |
Murray State |
| 2007 |
Austin Peay (16-4) |
Eastern Kentucky |
| 2008 |
Austin Peay (16-4) |
Austin Peay |
[edit] Conference facilities
| School |
Football stadium |
Capacity |
Basketball arena |
Capacity |
| Austin Peay |
Governors Stadium |
10,000 |
Dunn Center |
9,000 |
| Eastern Illinois |
O'Brien Stadium |
10,000 |
Lantz Arena |
5,300 |
| Eastern Kentucky |
Roy Kidd Stadium |
22,000 |
Alumni Coliseum |
6,300 |
| Jacksonville State |
Paul Snow Stadium |
15,000 |
Pete Mathews Coliseum |
5,800 |
| Morehead State |
Jayne Stadium |
10,000 |
Ellis Johnson Arena |
6,500 |
| Murray State |
Roy Stewart Stadium |
16,800 |
Regional Special Events Center |
8,602 |
| Southeast Missouri |
Houck Stadium |
11,015 |
Show Me Center |
6,972 |
| UT-Martin |
Graham Stadium |
8,000 |
Skyhawk Arena |
7,000 |
| Tennessee State |
LP Field |
68,000 |
Gentry Complex |
10,500 |
| Tennessee Tech |
Tucker Stadium |
16,500 |
Eblen Center |
10,152 |
Morehead State's football team competes in the Pioneer Football League, a Division I FCS football-only conference whose members choose not to offer athletic scholarships for football.
Austin Peay's football team competed in the Pioneer League for the 2001-2005 seasons, then became an independent for the 2006 season, and returned to OVC football competition in 2007.
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