Virginia Little Eight Conference

The Virginia Little Eight Conference was an intercollegiate athletic conference with members located in the state of Virginia. It was known as the Virginia Little Six Conference prior to 1953 and the Virginia Little Seven Conference from 1953 to 1955. Many of its members now complete in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC).

The members of the Virginia Little Six were Bridgewater College, Emory and Henry College—now known as Emory and Henry University, Hampden–Sydney College, Lynchburg College—now known as the University of Lynchburg, Randolph–Macon College, and Roanoke College. Richmond Professional Institute (RPI) joined the circuit as the seventh member in 1953. Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary—now known as Old Dominion University—became the eight member in 1955.

Football champions

• 1949 – Emory and Henry
• 1950 – Emory and Henry
• 1951 – Emory and Henry
• 1952 – Hampden–Sydney
• 1953 – Hampden–Sydney
• 1954 – Emory and Henry

• 1955 – Hampden–Sydney and Randolph–Macon
• 1956 – Emory and Henry
• 1957 – Hampden–Sydney
• 1958 – Randolph–Macon
• 1959 – Randolph–Macon
• 1960 – Randolph–Macon

• 1961 – Hampden–Sydney
• 1962 – Hampden–Sydney
• 1963 – Hampden–Sydney
• 1964 – Hampden–Sydney
• 1965 – Randolph–Macon

Yearly football standings

1949 Virginia Little Six Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Emory and Henry $ 2 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 Hampden–Sydney 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Bridgewater 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 3 – 0 Randolph–Macon 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1950 Virginia Little Six Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Emory and Henry $ 2 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 Randolph–Macon 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Bridgewater 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 6 – 0 Hampden–Sydney 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1951 Virginia Little Six Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Emory and Henry $ 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1 Randolph–Macon 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Hampden–Sydney 1 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2 Bridgewater 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 3 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1952 Virginia Little Six Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hampden–Sydney $ 2 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Emory and Henry 1 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Randolph–Macon 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Bridgewater 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1953 Virginia Little Six Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hampden–Sydney $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 1 Emory and Henry 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Randolph–Macon 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 2 Bridgewater 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1954 Virginia Little Seven Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Emory and Henry $ 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 3 – 3 Hampden–Sydney 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Randolph–Macon 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Bridgewater 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1955 Virginia Little Seven Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hampden–Sydney + 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Randolph–Macon + 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Emory and Henry 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Bridgewater 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1956 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Emory and Henry $ 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Hampden–Sydney 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Randolph–Macon 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Bridgewater 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1957 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hampden–Sydney $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Emory and Henry 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Randolph–Macon 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 2 Bridgewater 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1958 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Randolph–Macon $ 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Emory and Henry 1 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Hampden–Sydney 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Bridgewater 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1959 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Emory and Henry * 1 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Randolph–Macon $ 1 – 0 – 1 4 – 2 – 3 Hampden–Sydney 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Bridgewater 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion * – Emory and Henry did not play enough conference games to be eligible for the championship.	1960 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Randolph–Macon $ 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Emory and Henry 1 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Hampden–Sydney 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Bridgewater 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1961 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Emory and Henry * 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Hampden–Sydney $ 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Randolph–Macon 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Bridgewater 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion * – Emory and Henry did not play enough conference games to be eligible for the championship.	1962 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Emory and Henry * 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1 Hampden–Sydney $ 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Bridgewater 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Randolph–Macon 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion * – Emory and Henry did not play enough conference games to be eligible for the championship.	1963 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hampden–Sydney $ 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Bridgewater 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 4 – 1 Emory and Henry 0 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 1 Randolph–Macon 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1964 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Hampden–Sydney $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Randolph–Macon 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Frederick 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Emory and Henry 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Washington and Lee 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Bridgewater 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1965 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Randolph–Macon $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Emory and Henry 1 – 0 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Hampden–Sydney 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Washington and Lee 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Frederick 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Bridgewater 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences