Conference logo.
The Ohio Valley Conference is an NCAA Division I FCS conference comprised of schools in Illinois, Missouri & Tennessee.
Teams[]
| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Eastern Illinois Panthers | Charleston, Illinois | O'Brien Stadium |
| Lindenwood Lions | Saint Charles, Missouri | Hunter Stadium |
| Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | Cape Girardeau, Missouri | Houck Stadium |
| Tennessee State Tigers | Nashville, Tennessee | Nissan Stadium |
| Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | Cookeville, Tennessee | Tucker Stadium |
| UT Martin Skyhawks | Martin, Tennessee | Hardy M. Graham Stadium |
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 | 5–0–0 |
| 1957 | Middle Tennessee | 5–0–0 |
| 1958 | Middle Tennessee | 5–1–0 |
| Tennessee Tech | 5–1–0 | |
| 1959 | Middle Tennessee | 5–0–1 |
| Tennessee Tech | 5–0–1 | |
| 1960 | Tennessee Tech | 6–0–0 |
| 1961 | Tennessee Tech | 6–0–0 |
| 1962 | East Tennessee | 4–2–0 |
| 1963 | Western Kentucky | 7–0–0 |
| 1964 | Middle Tennessee | 6–1–0 |
| 1965 | Middle Tennessee | 7–0–0 |
| 1966 | Morehead State | 6–1–0 |
| 1967 | Eastern Kentucky | 5–0–2 |
| 1968 | Eastern Kentucky | 7–0–0 |
| 1969 | East Tennessee | 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 | 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 | 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 | 6–0–0 |
| 1990 | Eastern Kentucky | 5–1–0 |
| Middle Tennessee | 5–1–0 | |
| 1991 | Eastern Kentucky | 7–0–0 |
| 1992 | Middle Tennessee | 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 |
| 1997 | Eastern Kentucky | 7–0 |
| 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 |
| 2008 | Eastern Kentucky | 7–1 |
| 2009 | Eastern Illinois $ | 6–2 |
| 2010 | Southeast Missouri State | 7–1 |
| 2011 | Tennessee Tech $ Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State |
6–2 6–2 6–2 |
| 2012 | Eastern Illinois | 6–1 |
| 2013 | Eastern Illinois | 8–0 |
| 2014 | Jacksonville State | 8–0 |
| 2015 | Jacksonville State | 8–0 |
| 2016 | Jacksonville State | 7–0 |
| 2017 | Jacksonville State | 8–0 |
| 2018 | Jacksonville State | 7–1 |
| 2019 | Austin Peay $$ Southeast Missouri State |
7–1 |
| 2020 | Jacksonville State | 6–1 |
| 2021 | UT Martin | 5–1 |
$ - Jacksonville State (6-1) had the best record in the conference, but was ineligible for the championship due to Academic Progress Rate sanctions.