Findlay Oilers

Findlay Oilers
University	University of Findlay
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (until 2016) Great Midwest Athletic Conference (from 2017)
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Brandi Laurita
Location	Findlay, OH
Varsity teams	20
Football stadium	Donnell Stadium
Basketball arena	Croy Gymnasium
Baseball stadium	Marathon Diamonds
Soccer stadium	DeHaven Field
Natatorium	Sink Natatorium
Other arenas	Robert A. Malcolm Athletic Center
Nickname	Oilers
Colors	Orange and Black
Website	athletics.findlay.edu

The Findlay Oilers are the athletic teams that represent the University of Findlay, located in Findlay, Ohio, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions. The Oilers currently compete as members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference but will depart for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference in 2017. The Oilers have been a member of the GLIAC since 1997, when they switched from the NAIA to the NCAA. Findlay sponsors 20 NCAA-sanctioned intercollegiate sports.

Varsity teams

Griffith Memorial Arch and Old Main

List of teams

Men's sports (10) Baseball Basketball Cross country Football Golf Soccer Swimming and diving Tennis Track and field Wrestling

Women's sports (10) Basketball Cross country Golf Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming and diving Tennis Track and field Volleyball

Individual sports

National championships

• 1979: Football – NAIA Division II
• 1992: Football – NAIA Division II
• 1995: Football – NAIA Division II
• 1995: Wrestling – NAIA
• 1997: Football – NAIA
• 2001: Equestrian team (English) – IHSA
• 2001: Equestrian team (Western) – IHSA
• 2005: Equestrian team (Western) – IHSA
• 2007: Equestrian team (Western) – IHSA
• 2009: Equestrian team (Western) – IHSA
• 2009: Men's Basketball – NCAA Division II National Championship Record 36-0

Football

Conferences

• 1892–1920: Independent
• 1921–1932: Northwestern Ohio Intercollegiate Athletic Association
• 1933: Independent
• 1934–1948: Ohio Athletic Conference
• 1949–1961: Mid-Ohio Conference
• 1962–1967: Independent
• 1971–1985: Hoosier-Buckeye Conference
• 1986–1993: NAIA Independent
• 1994–1997: Mid-States Football Association
• 1998: Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
• 1999–present: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Lacrosse

On November 14, 2013, the University released plans to build a football and lacrosse stadium, slated for completion by the fall 2015 football season.^[1] The stadium will be designed by Wagner Murray Architects and Echo Artz. The stadium is slated to seat 5,000 while including a two story pressbox, and full matrix video board. UF will use this stadium as opposed to playing at Findlay High School's high school stadium: Donnell Stadium.

References

1. "UF Announces Plans to Build Lacrosse/Football Stadium". University of Findlay Athletics. Retrieved 14 November 2013.

External links

• Official Website of Findlay Oilers athletics