The Mississippi Valley Conference was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1928 to 1934. The league had members in the states of Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.Mississippi Valley Conference , College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 28, 2015.
The Mississippi Valley Conference was formed on December 10, 1927, in Memphis, Tennessee, with ten charter members: Bethel College in Russellville, Kentucky Bethel College—now known as Bethel University—in McKenzie, Tennessee Delta State Teachers College—now known as Delta State University—in Cleveland, Mississippi Jonesboro College in Jonesboro, Arkansas Lambuth College—now known as Lambuth University—in Jackson, Tennessee Murray State Teachers College—now known as Murray State University—in Murray, Kentucky Sunflower Junior College—now known as Mississippi Delta Community College—in Moorhead, Mississippi University of Tennessee Junior College—now known as the University of Tennessee at Martin—in Martin, Tennessee West Tennessee State Teachers College—now known as the University of Memphis—in Memphis, Tennessee Will Mayfield College in Marble Hill, Missouri
Three more schools were admitted to the conference in December 1930: Freed–Hardeman College—now known as Freed–Hardeman University—in Henderson, Tennessee Middle Tennessee State Teachers College—now known as Middle Tennessee State University—in Murfreesboro, Tennessee Tennessee Polytechnic Institute—now known as Tennessee Tech—Cookeville, Tennessee
Murray State withdrew from the conference in January 1931, after the school was admitted to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA).
Football champions
1928 – Murray State 1929 – West Tennessee State Teachers 1930 – West Tennessee State Teachers
1931 – 1932 –
1933 – 1934 –
Yearly football standings
See also List of defunct college football conferences
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