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.[1]
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[2][3]
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[4]
Murray State withdrew from the conference in January 1931, after the school was admitted to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA).[5]
- ^ Mississippi Valley Conference Archived March 21, 2003, at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "Mississippi Valley Conference Formed With Ten Members". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. Associated Press. December 11, 1927. p. 5, sports section. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Date For Meeting Set—Mississippi Valley Conference Heads To Convene December 13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, OH. Associated Press. December 7, 1929. p. 16. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Three New Schools Admitted To M. V. C." The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. December 13, 1931. p. 13. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Eastern At Top In KY. S. I. A. A. Basketball Race". The Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. Associated Press. January 13, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
