Gulf States Conference
Appearance
Ceased | 1971 |
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Region | Gulf South |
The Gulf States Conference (GSC) was an intercollegiate athletic football conference that existed from 1948 to 1971. The league had members in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.[1] Many of the league's members from Louisiana joined after the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference disbanded after the 1947 season.
Membership
Final members
Institution | Nickname | Joined | Departed | Current Conference |
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Louisiana Tech University | Bulldogs | 1948 | 1971 | C-USA (NCAA Division I) |
McNeese State University | Cowboys | 1952 | 1971 | Southland (NCAA Division I) |
Nicholls State University | Colonels | 1965 | 1971 | Southland (NCAA Division I) |
Northeast Louisiana University (currently the University of Louisiana at Monroe) |
Indians | 1953 | 1971 | Sun Belt (NCAA Division I) |
Northwestern State University | Demons | 1948 | 1971 | Southland (NCAA Division I) |
Southeastern Louisiana University | Lions | 1948 | 1971 | Southland (NCAA Division I) |
University of Southwestern Louisiana (currently the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) |
Bulldogs | 1948 | 1971 | Sun Belt (NCAA Division I) |
Other members
Institution | Nickname | Joined | Departed | Current Conference |
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Centenary College of Louisiana | Gentlemen | 1948 | 1954 | SCAC (NCAA Division III) |
Louisiana College | Wildcats | 1948 | 1956 | American Southwest (NCAA Division III) |
Loyola University New Orleans | Wolfpack | 1948 | 1952 | Southern States (SSAC) (NAIA) |
Mississippi Southern College (currently the University of Southern Mississippi) |
Southerners | 1948 | 1952 | C-USA (NCAA Division I) |
Spring Hill College | Badgers | 1948 | 1954 | Southern Intercollegiate (SIAC) (NCAA Division II) |
Football champions
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Gulf States Conference". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ^ a b "Gulf States Conference. Records, 1948-1971, n.d." library.louisiana.edu. Retrieved May 30, 2019.