Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
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For the defunct league that was also called the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, see Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
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| Established | 1913 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division II |
| Members | 13 |
| Sports fielded | 13 (men's: 7; women's: 6) |
| Region | Southeastern United States |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Commissioner | Gregory Moore (since 2008) |
| Website | thesiac.com |
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The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) is a College athletic conference consisting of historically black colleges and universities located in the southern United States. Formed in 1913, the SIAC is a member of the NCAA and participates in Division II athletics. Only two of the original participating schools have held continuous memberships: Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University) and Tuskegee University.
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[edit] Conference sports
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[edit] Conference member schools
[edit] Current members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Nickname |
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| Albany State University | Albany, Georgia | 1903 | Public | Golden Rams |
| Benedict College | Columbia, South Carolina | 1870 | Private | Tigers |
| Claflin University* | Orangeburg, South Carolina | 1869 | Private | Panthers |
| Clark Atlanta University | Atlanta, Georgia | 1869 | Private | Panthers |
| Fort Valley State University | Fort Valley, Georgia | 1895 | Public | Wildcats |
| Kentucky State University | Frankfort, Kentucky | 1886 | Public | Thorobreds and Thorobrettes |
| Lane College | Jackson, Tennessee | 1882 | Private | Dragons |
| LeMoyne–Owen College* | Memphis, Tennessee | 1862 | Private | Magicians |
| Miles College | Fairfield, Alabama | 1905 | Private | Golden Bears |
| Morehouse College† | Atlanta, Georgia | 1867 | Private | Maroon Tigers |
| Paine College* | Augusta, Georgia | 1882 | Private | Lions |
| Stillman College | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 1874 | Private | Tigers |
| Tuskegee University | Tuskegee, Alabama | 1881 | Private | Golden Tigers |
- * Denotes a non-football member
- † Men's college, therefore not competing in women's sports
[edit] Former members
[edit] Conference stadia
| School | Football | Basketball | ||
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| Albany State | Albany Municipal Coliseum | 11,000 | HPER Gym Complex | 4,000 |
| Benedict | Charlie W. Johnson Stadium | 11,000 | Benjamin E. Mays Arena | 3,500 |
| Claflin | non-football member | N/A | Edward Tullis Arena | 3,000 |
| Clark Atlanta | Panther Stadium | 6,000 | L.S. Epps Gym | 1,800 |
| Fort Valley State | Wildcat Stadium | 10,000 | Health and Physical Education Complex | 5,100 |
| Kentucky State | Alumni Field | 5,000 | William Exum HPER Center | 2,750 |
| Lane | Rothrock Stadium | 3,500 | J.F. Lane Center | 2,500 |
| LeMoyne-Owen | non-football member | N/A | Bruce Hall | 1,000 |
| Miles | Alumni Stadium | 3,400 | Knox-Windham Gym | 2,000 |
| Morehouse | B. T. Harvey Stadium | 9,850 | Forbes Arena | 6,000 |
| Paine | non-football member | N/A | Randall Carter Gymnasium | 1,200 |
| Stillman | Stillman Stadium | 9,000 | Birthright Arena | 1,000 |
| Tuskegee | Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium | 10,000 | James Center Arena | 5,000 |
[edit] Championships
[edit] By institution
| School | Football [1] | M. Basketball (season) |
M. Basketball (tournament) |
W. Basketball (season) |
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Baseball | Golf | Softball | M. Tennis | W. Tennis | Track and Field | Track and Field | Volleyball |
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| Alabama A&M | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Albany State | 10 | ||||||||||||
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| Bethune-Cookman | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Clark Atlanta | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Fisk | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 29 | ||||||||||||
| Fort Valley State | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Morehouse | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Morris Brown | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Savannah State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Talladega | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Tuskegee | 28 | ||||||||||||
| Xavier | 1 |
[edit] Commissioner's All-Sports
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| 1973 | Tuskegee (M) |
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| 1980 | Tuskegee (M) |
| 1981 | Tuskegee (M) |
| 1982 | Tuskegee (M) |
| 1983 | Tuskegee (M) |
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| 1998 | Morehouse (M) Albany State (W) |
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| 2004 | Albany State (M&W) |
| 2005 | Albany State (M&W) |
| 2006 | Albany State (W) Morehouse (M) |
| 2007 | Albany State (W) |
| 2008[2] | Albany State (W) Morehouse (M) |
[edit] Men's sports
[edit] Women's sports
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- A.^ The U.S. Army's 24th Infantry Division teams competed as members of the SIAC from 1930 until 1935.
- B.^ Golf returned as a conference sport in 2008. The first SIAC Intercollegiate Golf Championship was held at Tuskegee in 1938. The SIAC stopped Golf as a sport due to World War II but restarted in 1947 as an official conference sport until 1980 when golf was discontinued.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference". Conference Championships. College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=182. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ "SIAC Commissioner’s All Sports Award Announced". 2008-05-14. http://thesiac.com/2008/05/14/morehouse-men-and-albany-state-women-claim-siac-commissioners-all-sports-award/. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- ^ "SIAC Baseball Champions". thesiac.com. Southern Intercollegiate Athletics Conference. http://thesiac.com/siac-baseball-champions/. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ^ "Albany, GA named home for the resurregance of Golf in the SIAC". SIAC. 2008-02-21. http://thesiac.com/2008/02/21/albany-ga-named-home-for-the-resurregance-of-golf-in-the-siac/. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
[edit] External links
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