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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 11 members, 10 of which (as of the 2007 season) compete in football in the conference; the 11th, 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
|
| Samford University
| Birmingham, Alabama
| 1842
| Private/Baptist
| 4,440
| 2003
|
| 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] Departing members
[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
|
[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
|
| Samford
| Seibert Stadium
| 6,700
| Thomas E. and Marla H. Corts Arena
| 5,000
|
| 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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