Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (1958–1965)

The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference was a short-lived NCAA conference of HBCUs. The five schools broke away from the South Central Athletic Conference, but the schools split up by 1965.[1]

Members

Institution Location Founded Nickname Joined Previous
Conference
Left Conference
Joined
Current
Conference
Bishop College Marshall, Texas 1881 Tigers 1958 SCAC 1965 Independents closed 1988
Dillard University New Orleans, Louisiana 1930 Bleu Devils 1958 SCAC 1965 Independents Gulf Coast
Philander Smith College Little Rock, Arkansas 1877 Panthers 1958 SCAC 1965 Independents Gulf Coast
Rust College Holly Springs, Mississippi 1866 Bearcats 1958 SCAC 1965 Independents D-III Independents
Tougaloo College Tougaloo, Mississippi 1869 Bulldogs 1958 SCAC 1965 Independents Gulf Coast

References

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