The Gulf Coast Conference (GCC) was a short-lived NCAA college athletic conference composed of universities in the U.S. state of Texas from 1949 until 1957. The charter members of the conference were the University of Houston, Midwestern University (now Midwestern State University), North Texas State College (now the University of North Texas), and Trinity University.[1] The Gulf Coast Conference spawned from then members of the Lone Star Conference, and its president was D.L. Ligon.[2] In 1956, when the NCAA created divisions, all members of the conference at the time were classified as part of the NCAA's College Division, which was later subdivided into Division II and Division III in 1973. Charter member Houston had already left for the Missouri Valley Conference by the end of 1950, and was classified as a University Division school, which later became known as Division I.

Gulf Coast Conference
ConferenceNCAA
Founded1949
Ceased1957
CommissionerD. L. Ligon
DivisionNone (1949–1956)
College Division (1956–1957)
No. of teams3–5
HeadquartersDenton, Texas
RegionSouth Central United States
Locations
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Member schools

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Final members

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Institution Location[a] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
Abilene Christian University[b] Abilene 1906 Churches
of Christ
5,334 Wildcats 1954 1957 Western (WAC)[c]
Hardin–Simmons University[d] Abilene 1891 Baptist 2,333 Cowboys &
Cowgirls
1956 1957 American Southwest (ASC)[e]
Midwestern State University Wichita Falls 1922 Public 5,784 Mustangs 1949 1957 Lone Star (LSC)[f]
University of North Texas Denton 1890 Public 42,372 Eagles[g] 1949 1957 The American (AAC)[h]
Trinity University San Antonio 1869 Nonsectarian 2,487 Trinity 1949 1957 Southern (SCAC)[e]
Notes
  1. ^ All cities were located within the State of Texas.
  2. ^ Joined the GCC as a basketball-only full member in its first season before other sports later competed during its tenure.
  3. ^ Currently an NCAA Division I non-football athletic conference.
  4. ^ Joined the GCC as a basketball-only full member during its tenure.
  5. ^ a b Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.
  6. ^ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
  7. ^ Currently known as the Mean Green since .
  8. ^ Currently an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) athletic conference.

Other members

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Institution Location[a] Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
University of Houston Houston 1927 Public 47,090 Cougars 1949 1950 Big 12[b]
Notes
  1. ^ All cities were located within the State of Texas.
  2. ^ Currently an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) athletic conference.

Membership timeline

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Hardin–Simmons UniversityAbilene Christian UniversityTrinity University (Texas)University of North TexasMidwestern State UniversityUniversity of Houston

Conference championships

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Baseball

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Year Conference champion Conference record
1950 Houston 4–0

Football

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Year Conference champion(s) Conference record
1949 Midwestern (TX) 3–0
1950 Midwestern (TX)
North Texas State
2–0–1
1951 North Texas State 2–0
1952 North Texas State 2–0
1953 Trinity (TX) 2–0
1954 Trinity (TX) 2–0
1955 Abilene Christian
North Texas State
2–0
1956 North Texas State
Trinity (TX)
2–0–1

Men's basketball

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Year Conference champion(s) Conference record
1949–50 Houston 6–0
1950–51 North Texas 3–1
1951–52 North Texas 4–2
1952–53 North Texas 7–1
1953–54 North Texas 7–1
1954–55 Midwestern State 8–0
1955–56 Midwestern State 4–0
1956–57 Abilene Christian
Midwestern State
4–0

References

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  1. ^ Burton, Charles (1949-08-30). "The Inside Story". The Dallas Morning News. p. 18.
  2. ^ "1949-50: Indians begin the Midwestern University era". Midwestern State Mustangs athletics. 2008-05-28. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-09-18.