The Gulf States Conference (GSC) was an
intercollegiate athletic football
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conference that existed from 1948 to 1971. The league had members in
Alabama
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,
Louisiana
Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...
, and
Mississippi
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.
Many of the league's members from Louisiana joined after the
Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference disbanded after the 1947 season.
Member schools
Final members
;Notes:
Other members
;Notes:
Football champions
*1948 –
Mississippi Southern
*1949 –
Louisiana Tech
*1950 –
Mississippi Southern
*1951 –
Mississippi Southern
*1952 –
Louisiana Tech, , and
Southwestern Louisiana
*1953 –
Louisiana Tech,
Northwestern State, and
Southeastern Louisiana
*1954 –
*1955 –
Louisiana Tech
*1956 –
*1957 –
Louisiana Tech,
McNeese State, and
*1958 –
Louisiana Tech and
*1959 –
Louisiana Tech
*1960 –
Louisiana Tech and
*1961 –
McNeese State and
Southeastern Louisiana
*1962 –
*1963 –
McNeese State
*1964 –
Louisiana Tech
*1965 –
McNeese State and
*1966 –
*1967 –
McNeese State
*1968 –
Southwestern Louisiana
*1969 –
Louisiana Tech
*1970 –
Southwestern Louisiana
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Membership timeline
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bar:1 color:Full from:1948 till:1954 text: Centenary (La.) (1948–1954)
bar:2 color:Full from:1948 till:1956 text:Louisiana College
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Louisiana Christian Univer ...
(1948–1956)
bar:3 color:Full from:1948 till:1971 text: Louisiana Tech (1948–1971)
bar:4 color:Full from:1948 till:1952 text: Loyola (La.) (1948–1952)
bar:5 color:Full from:1948 till:1952 text: Mississippi Southern (1948–1952)
bar:6 color:Full from:1948 till:1971 text: Northwestern State (1948–1971)
bar:7 color:Full from:1948 till:1971 text: Southeastern Louisiana (1948–1971)
bar:8 color:Full from:1948 till:1971 text: Southwestern Louisiana (1948–1971)
bar:9 color:Full from:1948 till:1954 text: Spring Hill (1948–1954)
bar:10 color:Full from:1952 till:1971 text: McNeese State (1952–1971)
bar:11 color:Full from:1953 till:1971 text: Northeast Louisiana (1953–1971)
bar:12 color:Full from:1965 till:1971 text: Nicholls State (1965–1971)
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References
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Sports organizations established in 1948
Organizations disestablished in 1971