Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference

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Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
Founded1939
Ceased1948

The Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference (LIC) was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from 1939 to 1947, and featured institutions located in the state of Louisiana. [1] [2] The conference sponsored the following sports during its existence: football, track, tennis, and basketball. [1]

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Members

InstitutionLocationFoundedNicknameJoinedLeftCurrent
conference		Ref.
Centenary College Shreveport, Louisiana 1825 Gentlemen 19391942 Southern (SCAC) (NCAA Division III) [3]
Louisiana College [a] Pineville, Louisiana 1906 Wildcats 19391948 Red River (RRAC) (NAIA) [1] [3]
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute [b]
(Louisiana Tech)		 Ruston, Louisiana 1894 Bulldogs 19391948 C-USA (NCAA Division I)
(Sun Belt (NCAA Division I) by 2027)		 [1] [3]
Louisiana State Normal College [c] Natchitoches, Louisiana 1884 Demons 19391948 Southland (NCAA Division I) [1] [3]
Southeastern Louisiana College [d] Hammond, Louisiana 1925 Lions 19411948 Southland (NCAA Division I) [1]
Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning [e] Lafayette, Louisiana 1898 Bulldogs 19391948 Sun Belt (NCAA Division I) [1] [3]
Notes
  1. ↑ Currently known as Louisiana Christian University.
  2. ↑ Currently known as Louisiana Tech University.
  3. ↑ Later became Northwestern State College of Louisiana in 1944. Currently known as Northwestern State University.
  4. ↑ Currently known as Southeastern Louisiana University.
  5. ↑ Later became the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1960. Currently known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Football champions

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sanson, Jerry Purvis. Louisiana during World War II : politics and society, 1939–1945 (E-book). Baton Rouge: LSU Press. ISBN   9780807173473 . Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ Pollak, Mark (2018). The Playing Grounds of College Football A Comprehensive Directory, 1869 to Today. McFarland Incorporated Publishers. p. 462. ISBN   9781476673622.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Normal excels in conference sports in 1939–1940". The Current Sauce. Internet Archive. May 16, 1940. p. 3. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  4. ↑ Eason, Frank, ed. (1940). "Athletics". Potpourri. Louisiana State Normal College. p. 106. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Demons win L.I.C. crown with 11–6 triumph over Southwestern Bulldogs". The Current Sauce. Internet Archive. November 24, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  6. ↑ Perrault, Estelle, ed. (1945). "Athletics". L'Acadien. University of Southwestern Louisiana. p. 121. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
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