Ohio Athletic Conference

History

Conference timeline

• 1902 – The Ohio Athletic Conference was founded. Charter members included Case Institute of Technology, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio State University, Ohio Wesleyan University and Western Reserve University, beginning the 1902–03 academic year.
• 1907 – Denison University, Heidelberg College and the College of Wooster joined the OAC in the 1907–08 academic year.
• 1909 – Wittenberg College joined the OAC in the 1909–10 academic year.
• 1910 – The University of Cincinnati and Ohio University joined the OAC in the 1910–11 academic year.
• 1911 – Miami University joined the OAC in the 1911–12 academic year.
• 1912 – Ohio State left the OAC after the 1911–12 academic year.
• 1914 – Mount Union College joined the OAC in the 1914–15 academic year.
• 1915 – The University of Akron and Baldwin Wallace College joined the OAC in the 1915–16 academic year.
• 1916 – Ohio Northern University joined the OAC in the 1916–17 academic year.
• 1919 – Baldwin Wallace left the OAC after the 1918–19 academic year.
• 1920 – Hiram College joined the OAC in the 1920–21 academic year.
• 1921 – Otterbein College and St. Xavier College joined the OAC in the 1921–22 academic year.
• 1922 – Muskingum College joined the OAC in the 1922–23 academic year.
• 1923 – Baldwin Wallace rejoined the OAC for a second time in the 1923–24 academic year.
• 1924 – Cincinnati left the OAC after the 1923–24 academic year.
• 1926 – Marietta College joined the OAC in the 1926–27 academic year.
• 1927 – Capital University joined the OAC in the 1927–28 academic year.
• 1928 – Denison, Miami, Ohio, Ohio Wesleyan and Wittenberg left the OAC to form the Buckeye Conference, alongside Cincinnati, after the 1927–28 academic year.
• 1931 – Ashland College joined the OAC in the 1931–32 academic year.
• 1932:
• * Western Reserve left the OAC after the 1931–32 academic year.
• * John Carroll University, Kent State College and Toledo University joined the OAC in the 1932–33 academic year.
• 1933 – Bowling Green State College joined the OAC, with Denison rejoining for a second time as well, in the 1933–34 academic year.
• 1934 – Wittenberg rejoined the OAC for a second time in the 1934–35 academic year.
• 1935 – Hiram left the OAC after the 1934–35 academic year.
• 1936:
• * Baldwin Wallace, Case Tech, John Carroll, Toledo and Xavier were suspended from the OAC for a violation of the opening date of football practice, all of them were re-instated back the following school year.
• * Akron and Xavier left the OAC after the 1935–36 academic year.
• 1942 – Bowling Green State left the OAC after the 1941–42 academic year.
• 1944 – Akron rejoined the OAC for a second time in the 1944–45 academic year, with football rejoining in the 1948 fall season.
• 1947:
• * Ohio Northern left the OAC after the 1946–47 academic year.
• * Ohio Wesleyan rejoined the OAC for a second time in the 1947–48 academic year.
• 1948 – Ashland and Case Tech, alongside Baldiwn Wallace for a second time, left the OAC after the 1947–48 academic year.
• 1949 – John Carroll and Toledo left the OAC after the 1948–49 academic year.
• 1951:
• * Kent State left the OAC after the 1950–51 academic year.
• * Hiram rejoined the OAC for a second time in the 1951–52 academic year.
• 1961 – Baldwin Wallace rejoined the OAC for a third time in the 1961–62 academic year.
• 1966 – Akron left the OAC for a second time after the 1965–66 academic year.
• 1971 – Hiram left the OAC for a second time after the 1970–71 academic year.
• 1973 – Ohio Northern rejoined the OAC for a second time in the 1973–74 academic year.
• 1984 – Kenyon, Oberlin and Wooster left the OAC, alongside Denison and Ohio Wesleyan for a second time, to form the North Coast Athletic Conference after the 1983–84 academic year.
• 1989:
• * Wittenberg left the OAC for a second time after the 1988–89 academic year.
• * Hiram rejoined the OAC for a third time, alongside John Caroll who rejoined for a second time, both effective in the 1989–90 academic year.
• 1999 – Hiram left the OAC for a third time after the 1998–99 academic year.
• 2000 – Wilmington College of Ohio joined the OAC in the 2000–01 academic year.
• 2011 – Defiance College joined the OAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming and diving in the 2011–12 academic year.
• 2012 – Transylvania University joined the OAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming and diving in the 2012–13 academic year.
• 2014 – Defiance left the OAC as an affiliate member for men's and women's swimming and diving after the 2013–14 academic year.
• 2015 – Manchester University joined the OAC as an associate member for men's and women's swimming and diving in the 2015–16 academic year.
• 2017 – Manchester and Transylvania left the OAC as affiliate members for men's and women's swimming and diving after the 2016–17 academic year.
• 2025 – John Carroll left the OAC to join the NCAC after the 2024–25 academic year.

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