The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a College Athletic Conference which operates between the midwestern and southeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I-AA for football and Division I for all other sports. There are currently nine football members and eleven members for basketball and other sports.
Member schools (and year joined)
Former members, with the years of their membership, include the University of Evansville (1948-1952), the University of Louisville (1948-1949), Marshall University (1949-1952), Western Kentucky University (1948-1982, 1999-2001), East Tennessee State University (1957-1979), Youngstown State University (1980-1988), the University of Akron (1979-1987), and Middle Tennessee State University (1952-1998).
Note: Middle Tennessee State apparently did not withdraw from its previous conference affiliation, the Volunteer State Athletic Conference, until 1957.
Conference Champions in Football, With Conference Record
| Season | Champion | Conference Record |
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| 1948 | Murray State | 3-1-0 |
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| 1949 | Evansville | 3-1-1 |
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| 1950 | Murray State | 5-0-1 |
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| 1951 | Murray State | 5-1-0 |
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| 1952 | Tennessee Tech | 4-1-0
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| Western Kentucky | 4-1-0
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| 1953 | Tennessee Tech | 5-0-0
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| 1954 | Eastern Kentucky | 5-0-0
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| 1955 | Tennessee Tech | 5-0-0 |
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| 1956 | Middle Tennessee State | 5-0-0
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| 1957 | Middle Tennessee State | 5-0-0
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| 1958 | Middle Tennessee State | 5-1-0
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| Tennessee Tech | 5-1-0
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| 1959 | Middle Tennessee State | 5-0-1
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| Tennessee Tech | 5-0-1
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| 1960 | Tennessee Tech | 6-0-0
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| 1961 | Tennessee Tech | 6-0-0
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| 1962 | East Tennessee State | 4-2-0
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| 1963 | Western Kentucky | 7-0-0
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| 1964 | Middle Tennessee State | 6-1-0
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| 1965 | Middle Tennessee State | 7-0-0
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| 1966 | Morehead State | 6-1-0
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| 1967 | Eastern Kentucky | 5-0-2
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| 1968 | Eastern Kentucky | 7-0-0
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| 1969 | East Tennessee State | 6-0-1
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| 1970 | Western Kentucky | 5-1-1
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| 1971 | Western Kentucky | 5-2-0
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| 1972 | Tennessee Tech | 7-0-0
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| 1973 | Western Kentucky | 7-0-0
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| 1974 | Eastern Kentucky | 6-1-0
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| 1975 | Tennessee Tech | 6-1-0
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| Western Kentucky | 6-1-0
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| 1976 | Eastern Kentucky | 6-1-0
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| 1977 | Austin Peay State | 6-1-0
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| 1978 | Western Kentucky | 6-0-0
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| 1979 | Murray State | 6-0-0
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| 1980 | Western Kentucky | 6-1-0
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| 1981 | Eastern Kentucky | 8-0-0
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| 1982 | Eastern Kentucky | 7-0-0
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| 1983 | Eastern Kentucky | 6-1-0
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| 1984 | Eastern Kentucky | 6-1-0
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| 1985 | Middle Tennessee State | 7-0-0
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| 1986 | Murray State | 5-2-0
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| 1987 | Eastern Kentucky | 5-1-0
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| Youngstown State | 5-1-0
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| 1988 | Eastern Kentucky | 6-0-0
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| 1989 | Middle Tennessee State | 6-0-0
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| 1990 | Eastern Kentucky | 5-1-0
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| Middle Tennessee State | 5-1-0
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| 1991 | Eastern Kentucky | 7-0-0
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| 1992 | Middle Tennessee State | 8-0-0
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| 1993 | Eastern Kentucky | 8-0-0
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| 1994 | Eastern Kentucky | 8-0-0
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| 1995 | Murray State | 8-0-0
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| 1996 | Murray State | 8-0-0
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| 1997 | Eastern Kentucky | 7-0-0
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| 1998 | Tennessee State | 6-1
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| 1999 | Tennessee State | 7-0
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| 2000 | Western Kentucky | 7-0
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| 2001 | Eastern Illinois | 6-1
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| 2002 | Eastern Illinois | 5-1
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| Murray State | 5-1
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| 2003 | Jacksonville State | 7-1
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| 2004 | Jacksonville State | 7-1
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