College Football - Ohio Valley Conference

History - Important facts - Teams - Winners

Important Facts

The Ohio Valley Conference participates in the NCAA's Division I-AA for football and Division I for all other sports.

The conference has a total of 11 members; 9 participate in the conference football category

Former Ohio Valley Conference football stars include Jim Youngblood and Larry Schreiber (Tennessee Tech), Phil Simms (Morehead State), Virgil Livers and Dale Lindsey (Western Kentucky), Myron Guyton and Wally Chambers (Eastern Kentucky) and Ray Oldham (Middle Tennessee)

In 2004 eight of Ohio Valley Conference players were recently named 2004 Preseason All-Americans by The Sports Network.

Membership Changes:

Charter Membership (1948)

Eastern Kentucky
Evansville
Louisville
Morehead St.
Murray St.
Western Kentucky

Added

1949 - Marshall / Tennessee Tech
1952 - Middle Tennessee St.
1957 - East Tennessee St.
1962 - Austin Peay St.
1979 - Akron
1980 - Youngstown St.
1988 - Tennessee St.
1991 - Southeast Missouri St.
1992 - Tennessee-Martin
1996 - Eastern Illinois
1999 - Western Kentucky
2003 - Jacksonville St. / Samford

Dropped

1949 - Louisville
1952 - Evansville / Marshall
1979 - East Tennessee St.
1982 - Western Kentucky
1987 - Akron
1988 - Youngstown St.
1996 - Morehead St.
1997 - Austin Peay St.
1998 - Middle Tennessee St.
2001 - Western Kentucky