Gulf States Conference

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Gulf States Conference
Founded1948
Ceased1971
No. of teams11 total
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.

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Member schools

Final members

InstitutionNicknameLocationFoundedTypeJoinedLeftCurrent
conference
Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs Ruston, Louisiana 1894Public19481971 C-USA
(Sun Belt by 2027)
(NCAA Division I)
McNeese State University Cowboys Lake Charles, Louisiana 1939Public19521971 Southland
(NCAA Division I)
Nicholls State University Colonels Thibodaux, Louisiana 1948Public19651971 Southland
(NCAA Division I)
Northeast Louisiana University [a] Indians [b] Monroe, Louisiana 1931Public19531971 Sun Belt
(NCAA Division I)
Northwestern State University Demons Natchitoches, Louisiana 1884Public19481971 Southland
(NCAA Division I)
Southeastern Louisiana University Lions Hammond, Louisiana 1925Public19481971 Southland
(NCAA Division I)
University of Southwestern Louisiana [c] Bulldogs [d] Lafayette, Louisiana 1898Public19481971 Sun Belt
(NCAA Division I)

[2]

Notes
  1. Currently known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
  2. Currently nickname is now known as the Warhawks.
  3. Currently known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
  4. Currently nickname is now known as the Ragin' Cajuns.

Other members

InstitutionNicknameLocationFoundedTypeJoinedLeftCurrent
conference
Centenary College of Louisiana Gentlemen Shreveport, Louisiana 1825Private19481954 SCAC
(NCAA Division III)
Louisiana College [a] Wildcats Pineville, Louisiana 1906Private19481956 RRAC
(NAIA)
Loyola University New Orleans Wolfpack New Orleans, Louisiana 1904Private19481952 SSAC
(NAIA)
Mississippi Southern College [b] Southerners [c] Hattiesburg, Mississippi 1910Public19481952 Sun Belt
(NCAA Division I)
Spring Hill College Badgers Mobile, Alabama 1830Private19481954 SIAC
(NCAA Division II)

[2]

Notes
  1. Currently known as Louisiana Christian University.
  2. Currently known as the University of Southern Mississippi.
  3. Currently nickname is now known as the Golden Eagles.

Football champions

[1]

Membership timeline

Nicholls State UniversityUniversity of Louisiana at MonroeMcNeese State UniversitySpring Hill CollegeUniversity of Louisiana at LafayetteSoutheastern Louisiana UniversityNorthwestern State UniversityUniversity of Southern MississippiLoyola University New OrleansLouisiana Tech UniversityLouisiana Christian UniversityCentenary College of LouisianaGulf States Conference

References

  1. 1 2 "Gulf States Conference". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Gulf States Conference. Records, 1948–1971, n.d." library.louisiana.edu. Retrieved May 30, 2019.