Gulf States Conference

Gulf States Conference
(GSC)
Established 1948
Dissolved 1971
Members 11 total
Region Gulf South

The Gulf States Conference 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
Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs 1948 1971 C-USA
McNeese State University Cowboys 1952 1971 Southland
Northeast Louisiana University
(currently the University of Louisiana at Monroe)
Indians 1953 1971 Sun Belt
Northwestern State University Demons 1948 1971 Southland
Southeastern Louisiana University Lions 1948 1971 Southland
University of Southwestern Louisiana
(currently the University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
Bulldogs 1948 1971 Sun Belt

Other members

Institution Nickname Joined Departed Current Conference
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
Spring Hill College Badgers 1948 1954 Southern States (SIAC)
(NCAA Division II)

Football champions

  • 1948 – Southern Mississippi
  • 1949 – Louisiana Tech
  • 1950 – Southern Mississippi
  • 1951 – Southern Mississippi
  • 1952 – Louisiana Tech, Southeastern Louisiana, and Southwestern Louisiana
  • 1953 – Louisiana Tech, Northwestern State, and Southeastern Louisiana
  • 1954 – Southeastern Louisiana
  • 1955 – Louisiana Tech
  • 1956 – Southeastern Louisiana
  • 1957 – Louisiana Tech, McNeese State, and Northwestern State
  • 1958 – Louisiana Tech and Northwestern State
  • 1959 – Louisiana Tech

  • 1960 – Louisiana Tech and Southeastern Louisiana
  • 1961 – McNeese State and Southeastern Louisiana
  • 1962 – Northwestern State
  • 1963 – McNeese State
  • 1964 – Louisiana Tech
  • 1965 – McNeese State and Southwestern Louisiana
  • 1966 – Northwestern State
  • 1967 – McNeese State
  • 1968 – Southwestern Louisiana
  • 1969 – Louisiana Tech
  • 1970 – Southwestern Louisiana

See also

References

  1. Gulf States Conference, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 23, 2015.
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