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

Founded	1948
Ceased	1971
No. of teams	11 total
Region	Gulf South

Member schools

Final members

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Type	Joined	Left	Current conference
Louisiana Tech University	Bulldogs	Ruston, Louisiana	1894	Public	1948	1971	C-USA (Sun Belt by 2027) (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

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Type	Joined	Left	Current conference
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

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