Two of the three November dates have the maximum five conference games on the schedule. 21 and the slate increases to four the final Saturday of October. The remaining five squads open conference action on either Oct. 16.įive of the 10 members will begin league play in September – Lindenwood (Sept. The first cross-over game features 2022 Big South Champion Gardner-Webb at Tennessee State in Week 3 on Sept. 9 with Lindenwood at 2022 OVC Champion Southeast Missouri.

Games will be played during 10 of the 12 weeks in 2023, with the first-ever contest scheduled for Week 2 on Sept. The 10 combined teams in 2023 (6 – OVC, 4 – Big South) will play a six-game conference schedule, as prior scheduling commitments prevented opportunities for additional Big South-OVC games in the first year. The Big South Conference and the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) announced today its football conference game schedule for the 2023 season, which marks the first year of the joint association of the league’s football member institutions. Southland football members include Houston Baptist University (Houston, Texas), McNeese State University (Lake Charles, La.), Nicholls State University (Thibodaux, La.), Northwestern State University (Natchitoches, La.), Southeastern Louisiana University (Hammond, La.), and Texas A&M University-Commerce (Commerce, Texas).BRENTWOOD, Tenn.

OVC football members include Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, Ill.), Murray State University (Murray, Ky.), Southeast Missouri State University (Cape Girardeau, Mo.), Tennessee State University (Nashville, Tenn.), Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville, Tenn.), and the University of Tennessee at Martin (Martin, Tenn.). Additionally, the Southland has served as the host conference for the successful NCAA Division I FCS Championship Game in its home base of Frisco, Texas, since 2011. The two Conferences have combined for four FCS National Championships and more than 100 playoff wins since the subdivision was formed in 1978. Both the OVC and Southland have longstanding ESPN broadcast agreements. Additionally, the leagues will work together to cross-promote the alliance during the season, allowing for increased visibility, exposure and branding for each Conference. November 19 – Tennessee State at Texas A&M-CommerceĪlliance matchups for the 2023 season will be announced at a later date. November 5 – Eastern Illinois at McNeese State October 29 – UT Martin at Houston Baptist October 22 – Southeast Missouri at Northwestern State October 8 – Northwestern State at Eastern Illinois

October 1 – Murray State at Southeastern Louisiana September 17 – Nicholls at Southeast Missouri September 10 – Texas A&M-Commerce at Tennessee Tech McNeese finished the 2021 season with a 4-7 record while Eastern Illinois posted a 1-10 mark.

The first meeting came in 1990 with McNeese winning 15-7 at Eastern Illinois, then in 1993, the Cowboys beat the Panthers 49-7 in Cowboy Stadium while on their way to the conference championship and quarterfinal appearance in the playoffs. McNeese and Eastern Illinois have played twice before with the Cowboys winning both matchups. In October the two NCAA Division I FCS leagues announced the framework for the collaboration which provides quality Division I non-conference matchups for teams in each league in 20. – McNeese will host Eastern Illinois on November 5 as part of the Southland Conference and Ohio Valley Conference football scheduling alliance for the 2022 season. Story Links FRISCO, Texas and BRENTWOOD, Tenn.

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