Gulf States Conference

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.

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

Membership

Final members

Institution	Nickname	Joined	Departed	Current Conference
Louisiana Tech University	Bulldogs	1948	1971	C-USA (NCAA Division I)
McNeese State University	Cowboys	1952	1971	Southland (NCAA Division I)
Nicholls State University	Colonels	1965	1971	Southland (NCAA Division I)
Northeast Louisiana University (currently the University of Louisiana at Monroe)	Indians	1953	1971	Sun Belt (NCAA Division I)
Northwestern State University	Demons	1948	1971	Southland (NCAA Division I)
Southeastern Louisiana University	Lions	1948	1971	Southland (NCAA Division I)
University of Southwestern Louisiana (currently the University of Louisiana at Lafayette)	Bulldogs	1948	1971	Sun Belt (NCAA Division I)

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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 (NCAA Division I)
Spring Hill College	Badgers	1948	1954	Southern Intercollegiate (SIAC) (NCAA Division II)

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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

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See also

• Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference
• Southland Conference
• Sun Belt Conference

References

1. "Gulf States Conference". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
2. "Gulf States Conference. Records, 1948-1971, n.d." library.louisiana.edu. Retrieved May 30, 2019.