Gulf Coast Conference
The Gulf Coast Conference 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 University of Houston, Midwestern University, North Texas State College, and Trinity University. The Gulf Coast Conference spawned from then members of the Lone Star Conference, and its president was D.L. Ligon. 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.Members
- Abilene Christian 1954–1957
- Hardin-Simmons 1956–1957
- Houston 1949–1950
- Midwestern State 1949–1957
- North Texas 1949–1957
- Trinity 1949–1957
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Current conference affiliations
Baseball
Football
Men's basketball
