Gulf States Conference

Gulf States ConferenceFounded| 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.

## Member schools

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### Final members

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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[a] | Indians[b] | 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[c] | Bulldogs[d] | Lafayette, Louisiana | 1898  | Public  | 1948  | 1971  | Sun Belt
(NCAA Division I)

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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

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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[a] | 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[b] | Southerners[c] | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | 1910  | Public  | 1948  | 1952  | Sun Belt
(NCAA Division I)
Spring Hill College | Badgers | Mobile, Alabama | 1830  | Private  | 1948  | 1954  | SIAC
(NCAA Division II)

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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

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* 1948 – Mississippi Southern
* 1949 – Louisiana Tech
* 1950 – Mississippi Southern
* 1951 – Mississippi Southern
* 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 Southeastern Louisiana
* 1966 – Northwestern State
* 1967 – McNeese State
* 1968 – Southwestern Louisiana
* 1969 – Louisiana Tech
* 1970 – Southwestern Louisiana

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### Membership timeline

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## References

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