Southland Conference

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Southland Conference
Status
Active
Years Active
1963-present
Prior Name(s)/Conference(s)
n/a
Successor Conference(s)
n/a

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
Austin Peay Governors Clarksville, Tennessee 2001 2006
Campbell Fighting Camels Buies Creek, North Carolina 2008 2018
Evansville Purple Aces Evansville, Indiana 1991 1998
Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville, Florida 2001 2020
Mercer Bears Macon, Georgia 2013 2014

Future Members

School Location Joined
Presbyterian Blue Hose Clinton, South Carolina 2021
St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies St. Paul, Minnesota 2021
Southland Conference
All Schools Central Arkansas Bears • Houston Baptist Huskies • Incarnate Word Cardinals • Lamar Cardinals • McNeese State Cowboys • New Orleans Privateers • Northwestern State Demons • Sam Houston State Bearkats • Southeastern Louisiana Lions • Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks • Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
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