College Football - Missouri Valley Football

History - Important facts - Teams - Winners

Important Facts

• The conference original name was Gateway Football Conference but in June, 2008 they changed it to Missouri Valley Football Conference.
  


• The conference has changed its name twice since its beginning; it was first called Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference until 1991.
  


• Missouri Valley Football has a total of 9 active school members
  


• Patty Viverito has been the conference commissioner since 1982.
  


• Eastern Illinois is the only charter member that have left the conference; currently it is member of the Ohio Valley Conference.
  


• Western Kentucky left the conference after the 2006 season as the school's football program was upgraded to the Foolball Bowl Subdivision.
  


• The winningest teams in the conference have been the Northern Iowa Panthers, with 13 conference titles, followed by the Western Illinois Leathernecks, with 5.
  


• Missouri Valley Football headquarters are located in St. Louis, Missouri
  

Membership Changes

Charter Membership (1985)

• Eastern Illinois (dropped in 1996)
• Illinois St.
• Northern Iowa
• Southern Illinois
• Missouri St.
• Western Illinois

Added

• 1986 - Indiana St.
• 1997 - Youngstown St.
• 2001 - Western Kentucky (dropped in 2006)
• 2008 - North Dakota State
• 2008 - South Dakota State