South Central Athletic Conference

The South Central Athletic Conference (SCAC) was an intercollegiate athletic conference of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that existed from 1923 to 1962. The conference's members were located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.South Central Athletic Conference , College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved November 1, 2015.

Member schools InstitutionLocationFoundedNicknameJoinedPreviousconferenceLeft SubsequentconferencejoinedCurrentconference 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 19351947 IndependentsIndependents 19401952 IndependentsMidwest Athletic Association SWAC Leland College Baker, Louisiana 1877 Bulldogs 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 1957 Gulf Coast NAIA Tougaloo College Tougaloo, Mississippi 1869 Bulldogs 1935 Independents 1957 Gulf Coast Gulf Coast Dillard University New Orleans, Louisiana 1930 Bleu Devils 19461954 IndependentsIndependents 19471957 IndependentsGulf Coast Gulf Coast Southern Christian College Edwards, Mississippi 1882 1947 1948 closed 1953 Philander Smith College Little Rock, Arkansas 1877 Panthers 1948 Independents 1957 Gulf Coast Gulf Coast Mississippi Industrial College Holly Springs, Mississippi 1905 Tigers 1954 Independents 1962 closed 1982 Mississippi Vocational College Itta Bena, Mississippi 1953 Delta Devils 1954 New program 1962 Independents SWAC Bishop College Marshall, Texas 1881 Tigers 1956 SWAC 1957 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

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Football champions

1930: 1931: No champion 1933: 1934: 1935: 1936: 1937: 1939: 1942:

1943–1945: No champion 1946: 1947: Alcorn A&M 1948: 1949: 1950: 1951: 1952: Unknown 1953: Unknown

1954: 1955: 1956: 1957: and 1958: 1959: 1960: 1961: 1963: Mississippi Vocational

See also List of defunct college football conferences

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