The Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference was an NAIA intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1974 to 1997, and the second of two conferences to share this name. The conference's members were located in the state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference (1974-1996) , College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 28, 2015. Most of the team's members moved from the defunct Oklahoma Collegiate Conference in 1974, which itself evolved from the first iteration of the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference in 1929. The conference disbanded in 1997, after most of its members joined the NCAA Division II's Lone Star Conference.
History Chronological timeline 1974 – The Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference (OIC) was founded. Charter members included Central State University (now the University of Central Oklahoma), East Central Oklahoma State University (now East Central University), Northeastern Oklahoma State University (now Northeastern State University), Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, and Southwestern Oklahoma State University, beginning the 1974–75 academic year. 1977 – Central State [Okla.] (now Central Oklahoma) left the OIC after the 1976–77 academic year. 1991 – Langston University joined the OIC in the 1991–92 academic year. 1994 – The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) joined the OIC in the 1994–95 academic year. 1995 – Oklahoma Panhandle State University joined the OIC in the 1995–96 academic year. 1997 – The OIC ceased operations as an athletic conference after the 1996–97 academic year; as many schools left to join their respective new home primary conferences, beginning the 1997–98 academic year: Langston, Northwestern Oklahoma State, and the USAO as NAIA Independents (who all would later join the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC), beginning the 1998–99 school year) and Oklahoma Panhandle State (OPSU) to join the Division II ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as an NCAA D-II Independent (which would later join the Heartland Conference, beginning the 2002–03 school year) and East Central [Okla.], Northeastern State, Southeastern Oklahoma State and Southwestern Oklahoma State to join the NCAA Division II ranks and the Lone Star Conference (LSC).
Member schools Final members Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Subsequentconference(s) Currentconference East Central Oklahoma State University Ada 1909 Public 4,447 Tigers 1974 1997 Lone Star (LSC)(1997–2011) Great American (GAC)(2011–present) Langston University Langston 1897 Public 2,554 Lions 1991 1997 NAIA Independent(1997–98)Red River (RRAC)(1998–2018) Sooner (SAC)(2018–present) Northeastern Oklahoma State University Tahlequah 1909 Public 8,276 Redmen 1974 1997 Lone Star (LSC)(1997–2011)D-II Independent(2011–12) Mid-America (MIAA)(2012–present) Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva 1897 Public 1,857 Rangers 1974 1997 various Great American (GAC)(2012–present) Oklahoma Panhandle State University Goodwell 1909 Public 1,207 Aggies 1995 1997 D-II Independent(1997–2002)Heartland(2002–17) Sooner (SAC)(2017–present) Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant 1909 Public 3,889 Savages 1974 1997 Lone Star (LSC)(1997–2011) Great American (GAC)(2011–present) Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford 1901 Public 5,154 Bulldogs 1974 1997 Lone Star (LSC)(1997–2011) Great American (GAC)(2011–present) University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha 1908 Public 813 Drovers 1994 1997 NAIA Independent(1997–98)Red River (RRAC)(1998–2000) Sooner (SAC)(2000–present)
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Former members Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Subsequentconference(s) Currentconference Edmond 1890 Public 16,428 Bronchos 1974 1977 various Mid-America (MIAA)(2012–present)
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Membership timeline
Football champions
1974 – Southwestern Oklahoma State 1975 – East Central 1976 – Southeastern Oklahoma State 1977 – Southwestern Oklahoma State 1978 – East Central 1979 – East Central 1980 – East Central, Northeastern State, and Southwestern Oklahoma State 1981 – Northeastern State 1982 – Northeastern State 1983 – Northeastern State 1984 – East Central 1985 – East Central and Southwestern Oklahoma State
1986 – East Central and Northwestern Oklahoma State 1987 – East Central and Northeastern State 1988 – Southeastern Oklahoma State 1989 – Northwestern Oklahoma State and Southeastern Oklahoma State 1990 – Northeastern State 1991 – Northeastern State 1992 – East Central and Southwestern Oklahoma State 1993 – Langston (OK) 1994 – Langston (OK), Northeastern State, and Southeastern Oklahoma State 1995 – Northeastern State 1996 – Southeastern Oklahoma State and Southwestern Oklahoma State
See also List of defunct college football conferences
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