South Central Athletic Conference

The South Central Athletic Conference (SCAC) was an intercollegiate athletic conference of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that existed from 1935 to 1961. The conference's members were located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.^[1][2]

Member schools

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Previous conference	Left	Subsequent conference joined	Current conference
Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College	Lorman, Mississippi	1871	Braves	1935	Independents	1962	SWAC	SWAC
Campbell College	Jackson, Mississippi	1890		1935	Independents	1951		closed 1964
Jackson State University	Jackson, Mississippi	1877	Tigers	1935 1947	Independents Independents	1940 1952	Independents Midwest Athletic Association	SWAC
Leland College	Baker, Louisiana	1877	Bulldogs	1935	Independents	1960	school closed	closed 1960
Okolona College	Okolona, Mississippi	1902		1935	Independents	1949		closed 1965
Rust College	Holly Springs, Mississippi	1866	Bearcats	1935	Independents	1957^[3]	Gulf Coast	NAIA
Tougaloo College	Tougaloo, Mississippi	1869	Bulldogs	1935	Independents	1957^[3]	Gulf Coast	Gulf Coast
Dillard University	New Orleans, Louisiana	1930	Bleu Devils	1946 1954	Independents Independents	1947 1957^[3]	Independents Gulf Coast	Gulf Coast
Southern Christian College	Edwards, Mississippi	1882		1947		1948		closed 1953
Philander Smith College	Little Rock, Arkansas	1877	Panthers	1948	Independents	1957^[3]	Gulf Coast	Gulf Coast
Mississippi Industrial College	Holly Springs, Mississippi	1905	Tigers	1954	Independents	1962		closed 1982
Mississippi Vocational College	Itta Bena, Mississippi	1953	Delta Devils	1954	New program	1962	Independents	SWAC
Bishop College	Marshall, Texas	1881	Tigers	1956	SWAC	1957^[3]	Gulf Coast	closed 1988
Paul Quinn College	Waco, Texas^[a]	1872	Tigers	1956	Independents	1961	Independents	Red River
Jarvis Christian College	Hawkins, Texas	1912	Bulldogs	1958	Independents	1962	Independents	Red River

Notes

1. Paul Quinn's campus location is currently now in Dallas, Texas.

Football champions

1942 – Leland 1943 – No champion 1944 – No champion 1945 – No champion 1946 – Leland 1947 – Alcorn A&M^[4] 1948 – Unknown

1949 – Unknown 1950 – Alcorn A&M^[5] 1951 – Unknown 1952 – Unknown 1953 – Unknown 1954 – Mississippi Industrial 1955 – Mississippi Vocational^[6]

1956 – Mississippi Vocational^[7] 1957 – Dillard and Mississippi Vocational 1958 – Paul Quinn 1959 – Mississippi Vocational^[8] 1960 – Alcorn A&M 1961 – Alcorn A&M

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences

References

1. South Central Athletic Conference March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved November 1, 2015.
2. South Central Athletic Conference
3. "Huston–Tillotson Opens Cage Season Tonight". Austin American (p. 18). December 3, 1957.
4. "Alcorn Braves Trip Leland College 26-7". Alabama Tribune. November 28, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Alcorn Seeks Win Over Lincoln OIn Vicksburg Sat". Jackson Advocate. Jackson, Mississippi. November 4, 1950. p. 7. Retrieved December 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. "Miss. Vocational College Claims SCAC After Win From MI Saturday". Jackson Advocate. Jackson, Mississippi. November 26, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved December 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
7. "Miss. Vocational Wins SCAC Title". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1956. p. 31. Retrieved December 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
8. "MVC Coach Wins SCAC Grid Title". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. January 2, 1960. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved December 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .