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Revision as of 11:37, 1 February 2021
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| Years Active |
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| Prior Name(s)/Conference(s) |
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| Successor Conference(s) |
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The Southland Conference, abbreviated to SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The Southland sponsors 18 sports, 10 for women and eight for men, and is governed by a presidential Board of Directors and an Advisory Council of athletic and academic administrators. From 1996 to 2002, for football only, the Southland Conference was known as the Southland Football League.
Member schools
Current members
| School | Location | Joined |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian Wildcats | Abilene, Texas | 1963, 2013 |
| Central Arkansas Bears | Conway, Arkansas | 2006 |
| Houston Baptist Huskies | Houston, Texas | 2013 |
| Incarnate Word Cardinals | San Antonio, Texas | 2013 |
| Lamar Cardinals | Beaumont, Texas | 1963, 1999 |
| McNeese State Cowboys | Lake Charles, Louisiana | 1972 |
| New Orleans Privateers | New Orleans, Louisiana | 2013 |
| Nicholls Colonels | Thibodaux, Louisiana | 1991 |
| Northwestern State Demons | Natchitoches, Louisiana | 1987 |
| Sam Houston State Bearkats | Huntsville, Texas | 1987 |
| Southeastern Louisiana Lions | Hammond, Louisiana | 1997 |
| Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | Nacogdoches, Texas | 1987 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders | Corpus Christi, Texas | 2006 |
Former members
| School | Location | Joined | Left |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State Red Wolves | Jonesboro, Arkansas | 1963 | 1987 |
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | Ruston, Louisiana | 1971 | 1987 |
| North Texas Mean Green | Denton, Texas | 1982 | 1996 |
| Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | Monroe, Louisiana | 1982 | 2006 |
| Oral Roberts Golden Eagles | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 2012 | 2014 |
| Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | Lafayette, Louisiana | 1971 | 1982 |
| Texas State Bobcats | San Marcos, Texas | 1987 | 2012 |
| Texas-Arlington Mavericks | Arlington, Texas | 1963 | 2012 |
| UTSA Roadrunners | San Antonio, Texas | 1991 | 2012 |
| Trinity Tigers | San Antonio, Texas | 1963 | 1972 |
Former associate members
| School | Location | Joined | Left | Sports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks | Jacksonville, Alabama | 1996 | 2003 | football |
