The Gulf States Conference (GSC) 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 Institution Nickname Location Founded Type Joined Left Currentconference Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs Ruston, Louisiana 1894 Public 1948 1971 C-USA McNeese State University Cowboys Lake Charles, Louisiana 1939 Public 1952 1971 Southland Nicholls State University Colonels Thibodaux, Louisiana 1948 Public 1965 1971 Southland Northeast Louisiana University Indians Monroe, Louisiana 1931 Public 1953 1971 Sun Belt Northwestern State University Demons Natchitoches, Louisiana 1884 Public 1948 1971 Southland Southeastern Louisiana University Lions Hammond, Louisiana 1925 Public 1948 1971 Southland University of Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs Lafayette, Louisiana 1898 Public 1948 1971 Sun Belt

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Other members Institution Nickname Location Founded Type Joined Left Currentconference Centenary College of Louisiana Gentlemen Shreveport, Louisiana 1825 Private 1948 1954 SCAC Louisiana College Wildcats Pineville, Louisiana 1906 Private 1948 1956 RRAC Loyola University New Orleans Wolfpack New Orleans, Louisiana 1904 Private 1948 1952 SSAC Mississippi Southern College Southerners Hattiesburg, Mississippi 1910 Public 1948 1952 Sun Belt Spring Hill College Badgers Mobile, Alabama 1830 Private 1948 1954 SIAC

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

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