2009 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide

1982
EASTERN KENTUCKY
1983
Southern Illinois
1984
Montana State
1985
Georgia Southern
1986
Georgia Southern
1987
Northeast Louisiana
1988
Furman
1989
Georgia Southern
1990
Georgia Southern
1991
Youngstown State
1992
Marshall
1993
Youngstown State
2003 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS
at Western Kentucky 45, Jacksonville State 7 (1st Round)
2004 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS
at Furman 49, Jacksonville State 7 (1st Round)
2005 - NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS
Southern Illinois 21, at Eastern Illinois 6 (1st Round)
2006 - NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS
Illinois State 24, at Eastern Illinois 13 (1st Round)
at Southern Illinois 36, UT Martin 30 (1st Round)
2007 - NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS
at Southern Illinois 30, Eastern Illinois 11 (1st Round)
at Richmond 31, Eastern Kentucky 14 (1st Round)
2008 - NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS
at Richmond 38, Eastern Kentucky 10 (1st Round)
1994
Youngstown State
1995
Montana
1996
Marshall
1997
Youngstown State
1998
Massachusetts
1999
Georgia Southern
2000
Georgia Southern
2001
Montana
2002
Western Kentucky
2003
Delaware
2004
James Madison
2005
Appalachian State
2006
Appalachian State
2007
Appalachian State
2008
Richmond
TEAM
YRS.
RECORD
LAST APP.
Eastern Kentucky
19
16-17
2008
Eastern Illinois
12
3-12
2007
Middle Tennessee
7
6-7
1994
Murray State
5
1-5
2002
Tennessee State
4
0-4
1999
Jacksonville State
2
0-2
2004
UT Martin
1
0-1
2006
Western Kentucky
1
1-1
2000
Akron
1
0-1
1985
Youngstown State
1
0-1
1987
Current OVC members in bold
Note:  Two of Tennessee State’s appearances (1981, 1982) and five of
Eastern Illinois’ appearances (1982, 1983, 1986, 1985, 1995) were made
before they were members of the OVC.
ALL-TIME FCS/I-AA CHAMPIONS
The 1979 Eastern Kentucky Colonels squad captured the 1979 I-AA Cham-
pionship with a 30-7 victory over Lehigh. The title game was only the
second under the I-AA banner, which began in 1978. The Colonels would
win another national championship in 1982, once again under legendary
coach Roy Kidd.

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1982
 1.
EASTERN KENTUCKY
 2.
Louisiana  Tech
 3.
Delaware
 4.
Tennessee  State
 5.
Eastern  Illinois
 6.
Furman
 7.
South  Carolina  State
 8.
Jackson  State
 9.
Colgate
10. Grambling
11. Idaho
12. Northen Illinois
13. Holy Cross
14. Bowling Green
15. Boise State
16. Western Michigan
17. Tenn.-Chattanooga
18. Northwestern State
19. Montana
20. Lafayette
1983
 1.
Southern  Illinois
 2.
Furman
 3.
Holy Cross
 4.
North Texas State
 5.
Indiana  State
 6.
Eastern  Illinois
 7.
Colgate
 8.
EASTERN KENTUCKY
 9.
Western  Carolina
10. Grambling
11. Nevada Reno
12. Idaho State
13. Boston University
Northeast Louisiana
15. Jackson State
16. MIDDLE TENNESSEE
17. Tennessee State
18. South Carolina State
19. Mississippi Valley State
20. New Hampshire
1984
 1.
Alcorn  State
 2.
Montana  State
Rhode Island
 4.
Boston  Universaity
 5.
Indiana  State
 6.
Mississippi Valley
MIDDLE TENNESSEE
 8.
EASTERN KENTUCKY
 9.
Louisiana  Tech
10. Arkansas State
11. New Hampshire
12. Richmond
13. MURRAY STATE
14. Western Carolina
15. Holy Cross
16. Furman
17. Tenn.-Chattanooga
18. Northern Iowa
19. Delaware
20. McNeese State
1985
 1.
MIDDLE  TENNESSEE
 2.
Furman
Nevada-Reno
 4.
Northern  Iowa
 5.
Idaho
 6.
Arkansas State
 7.
Rhode  Island
 8.
Grambling
 9.
Georgia  Southern
10. Akron
11. Eastern Washington
12. Appalachian State
Delaware State
14. Louisiana Tech
15. Jackson State
16. William & Mary
OVC FCS/I-AA FINAL POLLS
17. MURRAY STATE
18. Richmond
19. EASTERN KENTUCKY
20. Alcorn State
1986
 1.
Nevado-Reno
 2.
Arkansas State
 3.
Eastern  Illinois
 4.
Georgia  Southern
 5.
Holy Cross
 6.
Appalachian  State
 7.
Pennsylvania
 8.
William & Mary
 9.
Jackson  State
10. EASTERN KENTUCKY
11. Sam Houston State
12. Nicholls State
13. Delaware
14. Tennessee State
15. Furman
16. Idaho
17. Southern Illinois
18. MURRAY STATE
Connecticut
20. North Carolina A&T
1987
 1.
Holy Cross
 2.
Appalachian  State
 3.
Northeast  Louisiana
 4.
Northern  Iowa
 5.
Idaho
 6.
Georgia  Southern
 7.
EASTERN KENTUCKY
 8.
James  Madison
 9.
Jackson  State
10. Weber State
11. Western Kentucky
12. Arkansas State
13. Maine
14. Marshall
15. YOUNGSTOWN STATE
16. North Texas State
17. Richmond
18. Howard
19. Sam Houston State
20. Delaware State
1988
 1.
Idaho
 2.
Georgia  Southern
 3.
Western  Illinois
 4.
Furman
 5.
Jackson  State
 6.
Marshall
 7.
EASTERN KENTUCKY
 8.
N.W.  Louisiana
 9.
Stephen F. Austin
10. Massachusetts
North Texas State
12. Boise State
Western Kentucky
14. The Citadel
15. Delaware
16. Montana
17. MIDDLE TENNESSEE
18. Florida A&M
19. Holy Cross
20. Grambling
1989
 1.
Georgia  Southern
 2.
Furman
 3.
Stephen F. Austin
 4.
Holy Cross
Idaho
 6.
Montana
 7.
Appalachian  State
 8.
Maine
 9.
Southwest  Missouri
10. MIDDLE TENNESSEE
William & Mary
12. EASTERN KENTUCKY
13. Grambling State
14. Youngstown State
15. Eastern Illinois
16. Villanova
17. Jackson State
18. Connecticut
19. Nevada-Reno
20. Northern Iowa
1990
 1. MIDDLE  TENNESSEE
 2. Youngstown  State
 3. Georgia  Southern
 4. Nevada-Reno
 5. EASTERN KENTUCKY
 6. Southwest  Missouri
 7. William & Mary
 8. Holy Cross
 9. Massachusetts
10. Boise State
11. Northern Iowa
12. Furman
13. Idaho
14. NE Louisiana
15. The Citadel
16. Jackson State
17. Dartmouth
18. Central Florida
19. New Hampshire
North Carolina A&T
1991
 1. Nevada-Reno
 2. EASTERN KENTUCKY
 3. Holy Cross
 4. Northern  Iowa
 5. Alabama  State
 6. Delaware
 7. Villanova
 8. Marshall
 9. MIDDLE  TENNESSEE
10. Samford
11. New Hampshire
12. Sam Houston State
13. Youngstown State
14. Western Illinois
15. Weber State
16. James Madison
17. Appalachian State
18. Northeast Louisiana
19. McNeese State
20. The Citadel
Furman
1992
 1. Northeast  Louisiana
The Citadel
 3. Northern  Iowa
 4. MIDDLE  TENNESSEE
 5. Idaho
 6. Marshall
 7. Youngstown  State
 8. Delaware
 9. Samford
10. Villanova
11. McNeese State
12. EASTERN KENTUCKY
13. William & Mary
14. Eastern Washington
15. Florida A&M
16. Appalachian State
17. North Carolina A&T
18. Alcorn State
19. Liberty
20. Western Illinois
1993
 1. Troy  State
 2. Georgia  Southern
 3. Montana
 4. Northeast  Louisiana
 5. McNeese  State
 6.
Boston  University
 7.
Youngstown  State
 8.
Howard
 9.
Marshall
10. William & Mary
11. Idaho
12. Central Florida
13. Northern Iowa
14. Stephen F. Austin
15. Southern University
16. Pennsylvania
17. EASTERN KENTUCKY
18. Delaware
19. Western Kentucky
20. Eastern Washington
21. North Carolina A&T
22. TENNESSEE TECH
23. Alcorn State
24. Towson State
25. Massachusetts
1994
 1.
Youngstown  State
 2.
Boise  State
 3.
Marshall
 4.
Montana
 5.
EASTERN KENTUCKY
 6.
McNeese  State
 7.
James  Madison
 8.
Idaho
 9.
Appalachian  State
10. Boston University
11. Northern Iowa
12. Troy State
13. New Hampshire
14. Pennsylvania
15. North Texas
16. MIDDLE TENNESSEE
17. Grambling
18. Alcorn State
19. William & Mary
20. Central Florida
21. Stephen F. Austin
2 2
Hofstra
23. South Carolina State
24. Western Illinois
25. Northern Arizona
1995
 1.
Montana
 2.
Marshall
 3.
McNeese  State
 4.
Stephen F. Austin
 5.
Appalachian  State
 6.
Delaware
 7.
Troy  State
 8.
Southern
 9.
MURRAY STATE
10. Hofstra
11. Georgia Southern
12. EASTERN KENTUCKY
13. Northern Iowa
14. Eastern Illinois
15. James Madison
16. Jackson State
17. Florida A&M
18. Idaho
19. William and Mary
20. Richmond
21. Boise State
22. Northern Arizona
23. Connecticut
24. Indiana State
25. MIDDLE TENNESSEE
1996
 1.
Marshall
 2.
Montana
 3.
Northern  Iowa
 4.
Troy  State
 5.
William & Mary
 6.
MURRAY STATE
 7.
East  Tennessee
Polls done by NCAA I-AA football committee from 1982-1992, and by The Sports Network from 1993-2008. Polls are final regular season from 1982-1993
and post-playoff from 1994-2007.

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Northern  Arizona
 9.
Furman
10. Delaware
11. Jackson State
12. Villanova
13. Western Illinois
14. Florida A&M
15. Nicholls State
16. EASTERN ILLINOIS
17. New Hampshire
18. Youngstown State
19. Dartmouth
20. Howard
21. Stephen F. Austin
22. Appalachian State
23. Southwest Missouri
24. Dayton
25. James Madison
1997
 1.
Youngstown  State
 2.
McNeese  State
 3.
Delaware
 4.
Eastern  Washington
 5.
Villanova
 6.
Western  Illinois
 7.
Western  Kentucky
 8.
Georgia  Southern
 9.
Hampton
10. Florida A&M
11. Southern
12. Montana
13. Jackson State
14. Hofstra
15. EASTERN KENTUCKY
16. Cal Poly
17. Northwestern State
18. Stephen F. Austin
19. South Carolina State
20. Liberty
21. EASTERN ILLINOIS
22. Appalachian State
23. Dayton
24. Northeastern
25. Colgate
1998
 1.
Massachusetts
 2.
Georgia  Southern
 3.
Northwestern  State
 4.
Western  Illinois
 5.
Florida  A&M
 6.
Appalachian  State
 7.
Lehigh
 8.
McNeese  State
 9.
Connecticut
10. Richmond
11. Hampton
12. TENNESSEE STATE
13. Troy State
14. Southern
15. Montana
16. Illinois State
17. William & Mary
18. Bethune-Cookman
19. Western Kentucky
20. Hofstra
21. Colgate
22. South Florida
23. Delaware
24. MURRAY STATE
25. Montana State
1999
 1.
Georgia  Southern
 2.
Youngstown  State
 3.
Illinois  State
 4.
Florida  A&M
 5.
Hofstra
 6.
Troy  State
 7.
Massachusetts
 8.
Montana
 9.
Appalachian  State
North Carolina A&T
11. TENNESSEE STATE
12. Furman
13. James Madison
14. Lehigh
15. Northern Iowa
16. Northern Arizona
17. Southern
18. Colgate
19. Jackson State
20. Portland State
21. Elon
22. Stephen F. Austin
23. South Florida
24. Villanova
25. Brown
2000
1.
Georgia Southern
2.
Montana
3.
Delaware
4.
Appalachian State
5.
WESTERN KENTUCKY
6.
Richmond
7.
Hofstra
8.
Lehigh
9.
Troy State
10. Furman
11. Youngstown State
12. Western Illinois
13. Grambling
14. Florida A&M
15. Portland State
16. McNeese State
17. EASTERN ILLINOIS
18. Weber State
19. Northern Iowa
20. Bethune-Cookman
21. North Carolina A&T
22. TENNESSEE TECH
23. Wofford
24. Illinois State
25. Southwest Texas State
2001
 1.
Montana
 2.
Furman
 3.
Georgia  Southern
 4.
Northern  Iowa
 5.
Lehigh
 6.
Appalachian  State
 7.
Sam Houston State
 8.
Grambling
 9.
EASTERN  ILLINOIS
10. Maine
11. Hofstra
12. Western Kentucky
13. McNeese State
14. Northwestern State
15. Youngstown State
16. Northern Arizona
17. William & Mary
18. EASTERN KENTUCKY
19. Harvard
20. Villanova
21. Rhode Island
22. Florida A&M
23. TENNESSEE TECH
24. Pennsylvania
25. TENNESSEE STATE
2002
 1.
Western  Kentucky
 2.
McNeese  State
 3.
Georgia  Southern
 4.
Villanova
 5.
Western  Illinois
 6.
Maine
 7.
Montana
 8.
Grambling
 9.
Furman
10. Appalachian State
11. Northeastern
12. Fordham
13. EASTERN ILLINOIS
14. Wofford
15. Bethune-Cookman
16. Northwestern State
17. Penn
18. Idaho State
19. Montana State
20. MURRAY STATE
21. EASTERN KENTUCKY
22. Gardner-Webb
23. Nicholls State
24. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
25. Colgate
2003
 1. Delaware
 2. Colgate
 3. Wofford
 4. Florida  Atlantic
 5. Northern  Iowa
 6. Western  Illinois
 7. Western  Kentucky
 8. McNeese  State
 9. Southern  Illinois
10. Northern Arizona
11. Massachusetts
12. Penn
13. Southern
14. Montana
15. Bethune-Cookman
16. North Carolina A&T
17. Grambling State
18. JACKSONVILLE STATE
19. Northern Colorado
20. Northeastern
21. Montana State
22. Idaho State
23. Lehigh
24. Georgia Southern
25. Villanova
2004
 1.  James Madison
 2.  Montana
 3.  William & Mary
 4. Sam Houston State
 5. Furman
 6. New  Hampshire
 7. Delaware
 8. Eastern  Washington
 9. Southern  Illinois
10. Georgia Southern
11. Western Kentucky
12. Hampton
13. Harvard
14. JACKSONVILLE STATE
15. Lehigh
16. Cal Poly
17. Northwestern State
18. Wofford
19. Lafayette
20. Alabama State
21. Penn
22. South Carolina State
23. North Dakota State
24. Coastal Carolina
25. Northern Iowa
2005
 1. Appalachian  State
 2. Northern  Iowa
 3. Furman
 4. Texas  State
 5. New  Hampshire
 6. Cal  Poly
 7. Southern  Illinois
 8. Richmond
 9. Georgia  Southern
10. Hampton
11. Grambling State
12. Montana
13. Eastern Washington
14. Youngstown State
15. Brown
16. EASTERN ILLINOIS
17. Nicholls State
18. Montana State
19. Massachusetts
20. South Carolina State
21. Lafayette
22. Illinois State
23. Colgate
24. Coastal Carolina
25. James Madison
2006
 1. Appalachian  State
 2. Massachusetts
 3. Montana
 4. Youngstown  State
 5.
North Dakota State
 6.
New  Hampshire
 7.
Southern  Illinois
 8.
Illinois  State
 9.
James  Madison
10. Montana State
11. Hampton
12. Furman
13. UT MARTIN
14. Coastal Carolina
15. EASTERN ILLINOIS
16. Cal Poly
17. Northern Iowa
18. Princeton
19. Portland State
20. San Diego
21. McNeese State
22. South Dakota State
23. Wofford
24. Central Arkansas
25. Yale
2007
 1.
Appalachian  State
 2.
Delaware
 3.
Southern  Illinois
 4.
Northern Iowa
 5.
Richmond
 6.
Wofford
 7.
Massachusetts
 8.
Eastern Washington
 9.
North Dakota State
10. Montana
11.
McNeese State
12. James Madison
13. EASTERN KENTUCKY
14. New Hampshire
15. Delaware State
16. Youngstown State
17. Georgia Southern
18. EASTERN ILLINOIS
19. South Dakota State
20. Fordham
21. Harvard
22. Yale
23. Elon
24. Cal Poly
25. Grambling State
2008
 1.
Richmond
 2.
Montana
 3.
James Madison
 4.
Northern Iowa
 5.
Appalachian  State
 6.
Villanova
 7.
Weber State
 8.
New Hampshire
 9.
Wofford
10. Cal Poly
11.
Southern Illinois
12. Central Arkansas
13. South Carolina State
14. Liberty
15. Harvard
16. Colgate
17. Elon
18. Maine
19. EASTERN KENTUCKY
20. William & Mary
21. McNeese State
22. Texas State
23. JACKSONVILLE STATE
24. Grambling
25. Prairie View A&M

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APSU-EIU
EIU lead 6-3
1958
APSU, 21-6 (H)
1959
APSU, 12-8 (A)
1988
EIU, 44-0 (H)
1989
EIU, 36-0 (A)
1992
EIU, 14-9 (A)
1995
EIU, 31-13 (A)
1996
EIU, 42-7 (A)
1997
EIU, 42-14 (H)
2008
APSU, 15-13  (H)
APSU-EKU
EKU leads 38-3
1959
EKU, 21-7 (H)
1960
EKU, 27-13 (A)
1961
EKU, 21-7 (H)
1962
EKU, 14-7 (A)
1963
EKU, 14-0 (H)
1964
APSU, 26-0 (H)
1965
APSU, 30-25* (A)
1966
EKU, 33-15 (A)
1967
EKU, 37-0 (H)
1968
EKU, 21-20 (A)
1969
EKU, 29-10 (H)
1970
EKU, 38-7 (A)
1971
EKU, 14-9 (H)
1972
EKU, 21-6 (A)
1973
EKU, 24-7 (H)
1974
EKU, 22-7 (A)
1975
EKU, 49-0 (H)
1976
EKU, 27-13 (A)
1977
APSU, 20-17 (A)
1978
EKU, 14-0 (H)
1979
EKU, 35-10 (H)
1980
EKU, 23-10 (A)
1981
EKU, 41-12 (H)
1982
EKU, 27-18 (A)
1983
EKU, 31-14 (H)
1984
EKU, 20-3 (A)
1985
EKU, 20-10 (H)
1986
EKU, 27-17 (A)
1987
EKU, 50-7 (H)
1988
EKU, 56-10 (A)
1989
EKU, 45-20 (H)
1990
EKU, 38-14 (A)
1991
EKU, 21-0 (H)
1992
EKU, 45-14 (A)
1993
EKU, 48-7 (H)
1994
EKU, 27-14 (A)
1995
EKU, 28-0 (H)
1996
EKU, 24-10 (A)
1997
EKU, 56-3 (H)
2007
EKU, 28-14 (A)
2008
EKU, 13-10 (OT) (H)
* - APSU won by forfeit
APSU-JSU
JSU leads 10-6-3
1947
JSU, 7-6 (H)
1948
APSU, 14-13 (H)
1949
JSU, 19-7 (H)
1950
Tie, 13-13 (at AP)
1951
Tie, 6-6 (at JSU)
1952
APSU, 20-7 (H)
1953
APSU, 47-16 (A)
1954
Tie, 14-14 (at AP)
1955
JSU, 20-0 (H)
1956
APSU, 7-0 (A)
1957
JSU, 20-0 (H)
1958
JSU, 8-6 (A)
1959
JSU, 15-14 (H)
1960
JSU, 14-8 (A)
1961
JSU, 21-6 (H)
1962
JSU, 23-13 (A)
1979
APSU, 21-13 (A)
2007
JSU, 42-9 (A)
2008
JSU, 35-22 (H)
APSU-MUR
MUR leads 29-13
1953
MUR, 33-13 (A)
1954
MUR, 44-7 (H)
1955
MUR, 20-13 (A)
1956
MUR, 33-27 (H)
1963
MUR, 14-0 (H)
1964
APSU, 26-10 (H)
1965
APSU, 23-6 (A)
1966
APSU, 49-0 (H)
1967
APSU, 37-20 (A)
1968
APSU, 56-35 (H)
1969
MUR, 53-41 (H)
1970
APSU, 45-7 (H)
1971
MUR, 16-6 (H)
1972
APSU, 33-20 (H)
1973
MUR, 31-19 (H)
1974
MUR, 16-8 (A)
1975
MUR, 14-10 (H)
1976
MUR, 23-13 (A)
1977
APSU, 13-0 (A)
1978
APSU, 23-17 (H)
1979
MUR, 24-10 (H)
1980
APSU, 24-0 (H)
1981
MUR, 34-29 (H)
1982
MUR, 21-7 (A)
1983
APSU, 17-16 (H)
1984
MUR, 20-13 (2OT) (H)
1985
MUR, 14-6 (A)
1986
MUR, 24-14 (A)
1987
MUR, 40-0 (H)
1988
MUR, 19-3 (A)
1989
MUR, 49-43 (H)
1990
MUR, 31-24 (3OT) (A)
1991
APSU 27-9 (H)
1992
MUR, 27-10 (H)
1993
MUR, 38-14 (H)
1994
MUR, 29-14 (A)
1995
MUR, 45-17 (A)
1996
MUR, 51-7 (H)
1997
MUR, 51-0 (H)
2005
MUR, 42-6 (H)
2007
APSU, 23-17 (A)
2008
MUR, 32-12 (A)
APSU-SEMO
SEMO leads 8-5
1953
SEMO, 19-6
1965
APSU, 50-7
1966
APSU, 28-27
1991
APSU, 24-21 (H)
1992
APSU, 21-16 (A)
1993
SEMO, 17-7 (A)
1994
SEMO, 31-10 (H)
1995
SEMO, 38-23 (A)
1996
SEMO, 17-13 (H)
1997
SEMO, 31-0 (A)
2006
SEMO, 38-13 (A)
2007
APSU, 34-31 (2OT ) (A)
2008
SEMO, 33-30 (A)