The Southeastern Athletic Conference (SEAC), also known as the Southeastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, was an intercollegiate athletic conference of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The conference was founded as the Southeastern Athletic Association, in January 1940, at a meeting held at Columbia, South Carolina. It had five charter members, Fort Valley State College (now known as Fort Valley State University) of Fort Valley, Georgia, and four schools that had previously been members of the South Atlantic Athletic Conference (SAAC), also known as the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA): Allen University of Columbia, South Carolina, Morris College of Sumter, South Carolina, Paine College of Augusta, Georgia, and Georgia State College (now known as Savannah State University) of Savannah, Georgia. Bethune–Cookman College—now known as Bethune–Cookman University— of Daytona Beach, Florida, was accepted as the conference SEAC's sixth member in December 1941. Claflin College—now known as Claflin University—of Orangeburg, South Carolina, joined the conference in September 1945. The following year, the SEAC increased its membership to nine schools with the addition of Albany State College (now known as Albany State University) of Albany, Georgia, and Florida Normal and Industrial College (now known as Florida Memorial University) of St. Augustine, Florida.
The conference's members were located in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Member schools Institution Location Founded Affiliation Nickname Joined Left Currentconference Albany State College Albany, Georgia 1903 Public Golden Rams 1946 Southern (SIAC) Allen University Columbia, South Carolina 1870 AME Church Yellow Jackets 1940 1947 Southern (SIAC) Bethune–Cookman College Daytona Beach, Florida 1904 United Methodist Wildcats 1941 1950 Southwestern (SWAC) Claflin University Orangeburg, South Carolina 1869 United Methodist Panthers 1945 CIAA Edward Waters College Jacksonville, Florida 1866 AME Church Tigers 1960 Southern (SIAC) Florida Normal and Industrial Memorial College Miami Gardens, Florida 1879 American Baptist Lions 1946 1958 The Sun Fort Valley State College Fort Valley, Georgia 1939 Public Wildcats 1940 1947? Southern (SIAC) Morris College Sumter, South Carolina 1908 Baptist Hornets 1940 Continental Paine College Augusta, Georgia 1882 United Methodist Lions 1940 NCCAA South Savannah State College Savannah, Georgia 1890 Public Tigers 1940 Southern (SIAC) South Carolina State College Orangeburg, South Carolina 1896 Public Bulldogs 1940 Mid-Eastern (MEAC) Voorhees College Denmark, South Carolina 1897 Episcopal Tigers 1965 HBCU
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Football champions
1940: 1941: 1942: , , and 1943: No champion 1944: No champion 1945: No champion 1946: Allen 1947: Bethune–Cookman 1948: 1949: 1950: 1951: 1952: 1953:
1954: 1955: 1956: 1957: 1958: 1959: 1960: Albany State and 1961: 1962: 1963: 1964: Edward Waters 1965: 1966:
Yearly football standings
See also List of defunct college football conferences
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