South Central Athletic Conference

The South Central Athletic Conference was an intercollegiate athletic conference of HBCU's that existed from 1935 to 1961. The conference's members were located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.[1][2]

Members

Institution Location Founded Nickname Joined Previous
Conference		 Left Conference
Joined		 Current
Conference
Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College Lorman, Mississippi 1871 Braves 1935 Independents 1962 SWAC SWAC
Campbell College Jackson, Mississippi 1890 1935 Independents 1951 closed 1964
Jackson State University Jackson, Mississippi 1877 Tigers 1935
1947		 Independents
Independents		 1940
1952		 Independents
Independents		 SWAC
Leland College Baker, Louisiana 1877 1935 Independents 1960 school closed closed 1960
Okolona College Okolona, Mississippi 1902 1935 Independents 1949 closed 1965
Rust College Holly Springs, Mississippi 1866 Bearcats 1935 Independents 1958 Gulf Coast D-III Independents
Tougaloo College Tougaloo, Mississippi 1869 Bulldogs 1935 Independents 1958 Gulf Coast Gulf Coast
Dillard University New Orleans, Louisiana 1930 Bleu Devils 1946
1954		 Independents
Independents		 1947
1958		 Independents
Gulf Coast		 Gulf Coast
Southern Christian College Edwards, Mississippi 1882 1947 1948 closed 1953
Philander Smith College Little Rock, Arkansas 1877 Panthers 1948 Independents 1958 Gulf Coast Gulf Coast
Mississippi Industrial College Holly Springs, Mississippi 1905 1954 Independents 1962 closed 1982
Mississippi Vocational College Itta Bena, Mississippi 1953 Delta Devils 1954 new program 1962 SWAC SWAC
Bishop College Marshall, Texas 1881 Tigers 1956 SWAC 1958 Gulf Coast closed 1988
Paul Quinn College Waco, Texas* 1872 Tigers 1956 Independents 1961 Independents Red River
Jarvis Christian College Hawkins, Texas 1912 Bulldogs 1958 Independents 1962 Independents Red River

Football champions

  • 1942 – Leland (LA)
  • 1943 – No champion
  • 1944 – No champion
  • 1945 – No champion
  • 1946 – Leland (LA)
  • 1947 – Alcorn A&M
  • 1948 – Unknown
  • 1949 – Unknown
  • 1950 – Alcorn A&M
  • 1951 – Unknown
  • 1952 – Unknown
  • 1953 – Unknown
  • 1954 – Mississippi Industrial
  • 1955 – Logansport Rink
  • 1956 – Logansport Rink
  • 1957 – Dillard (LA) and Logansport Rink
  • 1958 – Paul Quinn
  • 1959 – Logansport Rink
  • 1960 – Alcorn A&M
  • 1961 – Alcorn A&M

See also

References

  1. ↑ South Central Athletic Conference, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved November 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ South Central Athletic Conference
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