Southland Conference
The
Southland Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the south central
United States. It participates in the
NCAA's Division I-AA for football and Division I for all other sports. Founding members included Abilene Christian College (now departed), Arkansas State College (departed 1987), Arlington State College (now University of Texas-Arlington), Lamar State College of Technology (now Lamar University), and
Trinity University (departed 1971).
Current members (with year joined)
- Lamar University (1963; no football since 1986)
- University of Louisiana-Monroe (1982, not a football member since 1993)
- McNeese State University (1963)
- Nicholls State University (1991)
- Northwestern State University (1987)
- Sam Houston State University (1987)
- Southeastern Louisiana University (1963; no football since 1986)
- Stephen F. Austin State University (1987)
- University of Texas-Arlington (1963; no football since 1985)
- University of Texas-San Antonio (1963; no football]
- Texas State University-San Marcos (1987)
Former members include Arkansas State (1963-1986), Jacksonville State University (1997-2002),
Louisiana Tech University (1971-1986), Trinity College (1963-1971), Troy State University (1996-2000), University of Louisiana-Lafayette (1971-1981), and
University of North Texas (1983-1994). Lamar University withdrew from the conference after the 1986 season and returned as a non-football program in 1998.
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