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Membership timeline
| Founded | 1948 |
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| Ceased | 1971 |
| No. of teams | 11 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.
| Institution | Nickname | Location | Founded | Type | Joined | Left | Current conference |
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| Louisiana Tech University | Bulldogs | Ruston, Louisiana | 1894 | Public | 1948 | 1971 | C-USA (NCAA Division I) |
| McNeese State University | Cowboys | Lake Charles, Louisiana | 1939 | Public | 1952 | 1971 | Southland (NCAA Division I) |
| Nicholls State University | Colonels | Thibodaux, Louisiana | 1948 | Public | 1965 | 1971 | Southland (NCAA Division I) |
| Northeast Louisiana University [lower-alpha 1] | Indians [lower-alpha 2] | Monroe, Louisiana | 1931 | Public | 1953 | 1971 | Sun Belt (NCAA Division I) |
| Northwestern State University | Demons | Natchitoches, Louisiana | 1884 | Public | 1948 | 1971 | Southland (NCAA Division I) |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Lions | Hammond, Louisiana | 1925 | Public | 1948 | 1971 | Southland (NCAA Division I) |
| University of Southwestern Louisiana [lower-alpha 3] | Bulldogs [lower-alpha 4] | Lafayette, Louisiana | 1898 | Public | 1948 | 1971 | Sun Belt (NCAA Division I) |
| Institution | Nickname | Location | Founded | Type | Joined | Left | Current conference |
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| Centenary College of Louisiana | Gentlemen | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1825 | Private | 1948 | 1954 | SCAC (NCAA Division III) |
| Louisiana College [lower-alpha 1] | Wildcats | Pineville, Louisiana | 1906 | Private | 1948 | 1956 | RRAC (NAIA) |
| Loyola University New Orleans | Wolfpack | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1904 | Private | 1948 | 1952 | SSAC (NAIA) |
| Mississippi Southern College [lower-alpha 2] | Southerners [lower-alpha 3] | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | 1910 | Public | 1948 | 1952 | C-USA (NCAA Division I) (Sun Belt in 2023) |
| Spring Hill College | Badgers | Mobile, Alabama | 1830 | Private | 1948 | 1954 | SIAC (NCAA Division II) |
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