Founded | 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.
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) |
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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Founded | 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.
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) |
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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