Gulf Coast Conference
Conference | NCAA |
---|---|
Founded | 1949 |
Ceased | 1957 |
Commissioner | D. L. Ligon |
Division | None (1949–1956) College Division (1956–1957) |
No. of teams | 3–5 |
Headquarters | Denton, Texas |
Region | South Central United States |
Locations | |
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TheGulf Coast Conference(GCC) was a short-livedNCAAcollege athletic conferencecomposed of universities in theU.S. stateofTexasfrom 1949 until 1957. The charter members of the conference were theUniversity of Houston,Midwestern University (nowMidwestern State University), North Texas State College (now theUniversity of North Texas), andTrinity University.[1]The Gulf Coast Conference spawned from then members of theLone Star Conference,and its president was D.L. Ligon.[2]In 1956, when the NCAA created divisions, all members of the conference at the time were classified as part of the NCAA's College Division, which was later subdivided intoDivision IIandDivision IIIin 1973. Charter member Houston had already left for theMissouri Valley Conferenceby the end of 1950, and was classified as a University Division school, which later became known asDivision I.
Member schools
[edit]Final members
[edit]Institution | Location[a] | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abilene Christian University[b] | Abilene | 1906 | Churches of Christ |
5,334 | Wildcats | 1954 | 1957 | Western (WAC)[c] |
Hardin–Simmons University[d] | Abilene | 1891 | Baptist | 2,333 | Cowboys& Cowgirls |
1956 | 1957 | American Southwest (ASC)[e] |
Midwestern State University | Wichita Falls | 1922 | Public | 5,784 | Mustangs | 1949 | 1957 | Lone Star (LSC)[f] |
University of North Texas | Denton | 1890 | Public | 42,372 | Eagles[g] | 1949 | 1957 | The American (AAC)[h] |
Trinity University | San Antonio | 1869 | Nonsectarian | 2,487 | Trinity | 1949 | 1957 | Southern (SCAC)[e] |
- Notes
- ^All cities were located within the State of Texas.
- ^Joined the GCC as a basketball-only full member in its first season before other sports later competed during its tenure.
- ^Currently anNCAA Division Inon-football athletic conference.
- ^Joined the GCC as a basketball-only full member during its tenure.
- ^abCurrently anNCAA Division IIIathletic conference.
- ^Currently anNCAA Division IIathletic conference.
- ^Currently known as the Mean Green since.
- ^Currently anNCAA Division IFootball Bowl Subdivision(FBS) athletic conference.
Other members
[edit]Institution | Location[a] | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Houston | Houston | 1927 | Public | 47,090 | Cougars | 1949 | 1950 | Big 12[b] |
- Notes
- ^All cities were located within the State of Texas.
- ^Currently anNCAA Division IFootball Bowl Subdivision(FBS) athletic conference.
Membership timeline
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Conference championships
[edit]Baseball
[edit]Year | Conference champion | Conference record |
---|---|---|
1950 | Houston | 4–0 |
Football
[edit]Year | Conference champion(s) | Conference record |
---|---|---|
1949 | Midwestern (TX) | 3–0 |
1950 | Midwestern (TX) North Texas State |
2–0–1 |
1951 | North Texas State | 2–0 |
1952 | North Texas State | 2–0 |
1953 | Trinity (TX) | 2–0 |
1954 | Trinity (TX) | 2–0 |
1955 | Abilene Christian North Texas State |
2–0 |
1956 | North Texas State Trinity (TX) |
2–0–1 |
Men's basketball
[edit]Year | Conference champion(s) | Conference record |
---|---|---|
1949–50 | Houston | 6–0 |
1950–51 | North Texas | 3–1 |
1951–52 | North Texas | 4–2 |
1952–53 | North Texas | 7–1 |
1953–54 | North Texas | 7–1 |
1954–55 | Midwestern State | 8–0 |
1955–56 | Midwestern State | 4–0 |
1956–57 | Abilene Christian Midwestern State |
4–0 |
References
[edit]- ^Burton, Charles (1949-08-30). "The Inside Story".The Dallas Morning News.p. 18.
- ^"1949-50: Indians begin the Midwestern University era".Midwestern State Mustangs athletics. 2008-05-28. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-14.Retrieved2009-09-18.