The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference was a short-lived NCAA conference of HBCUs. Five of the schools broke away from the South Central Athletic Conference, while Huston–Tillotson College had previously been a member of the Midwest Athletic Association. The schools split up by 1965.
Member schools InstitutionLocationFoundedNicknameJoinedPreviousconferenceLeft SubsequentconferencejoinedCurrentconference Bishop College Marshall, Texas 1881 Tigers 1957 SCAC 1965 Independents closed 1988 Dillard University New Orleans, Louisiana 1930 Bleu Devils 1957 SCAC 1965 Independents Gulf Coast Athletic Huston–Tillotson College Austin, Texas 1875 Rams 1957 Midwest Athletic Association Red River Athletic Conference Philander Smith College Little Rock, Arkansas 1877 Panthers 1957 SCAC 1965 Independents Gulf Coast Athletic Rust College Holly Springs, Mississippi 1866 Bearcats 1957 SCAC 1965 Independents Gulf Coast Athletic Tougaloo College Tougaloo, Mississippi 1869 Bulldogs 1957 SCAC 1965 Independents Gulf Coast Athletic
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