Category:Southland Conference History

History
The Southland Conference's founding members included Abilene Christian College (now departed), Arkansas State College (departed 1987), Arlington State College (now University of Texas at Arlington), Lamar State College of Technology (now Lamar University), and Trinity University (Texas) (departed 1971).

Other former members include Jacksonville State (1997-2002), Louisiana Tech (1971-1986), Trinity (1963-1971), Troy State (1996-2000), Louisiana-Lafayette (1971-1981), and North Texas (1983-1994). Lamar withdrew from the conference after the 1986 season and returned as a non-football program in 1998.