title: Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (1958–1965)
text: # Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (1958–1965)
  
  The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference was a short-lived NCAA conference of HBCUs. Five of the schools broke away from the South Central Athletic Conference, while Huston–Tillotson College had previously been a member of the Midwest Athletic Association. The schools split up by 1965.
  
  ## Member schools
  
  | Institution | Location | Founded | Nickname | Joined | Previous conference | Left | Subsequent conference joined | Current conference |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bishop College | Marshall, Texas | 1881 | Tigers | 1957 | SCAC | 1965 | Independents | closed 1988 |
  | Dillard University | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1930 | Bleu Devils | 1957 | SCAC | 1965 | Independents | Gulf Coast Athletic |
  | Huston–Tillotson College | Austin, Texas | 1875 | Rams | 1957 | Midwest Athletic Association | | | Red River Athletic Conference |
  | Philander Smith College | Little Rock, Arkansas | 1877 | Panthers | 1957 | SCAC | 1965 | Independents | Gulf Coast Athletic |
  | Rust College | Holly Springs, Mississippi | 1866 | Bearcats | 1957 | SCAC | 1965 | Independents | Gulf Coast Athletic |
  | Tougaloo College | Tougaloo, Mississippi | 1869 | Bulldogs | 1957 | SCAC | 1965 | Independents | Gulf Coast Athletic |
  