Gulf States Conference


The Gulf States Conference was an intercollegiate athletic football conference that existed from 1948 to 1971. The league had members in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Many of the league's members from Louisiana joined after the Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference disbanded after the 1947 season.

Member schools

Final members

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Other members

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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
  • 1961 – McNeese State and Southeastern Louisiana
  • 1962 – Northwestern State
  • 1963 – McNeese State
  • 1964 – Louisiana Tech
  • 1965 – McNeese State and
  • 1966 – Northwestern State
  • 1967 – McNeese State
  • 1968 – Southwestern Louisiana
  • 1969 – Louisiana Tech
  • 1970 – Southwestern Louisiana

    Membership timeline


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