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Gulf Coast Conference

Field	Value
name	Gulf Coast Conference
founded	1949
dissolved	1957
conference	NCAA
division	None (1949–1956)
College Division (1956–1957)
teams	3–5
region	South Central United States
headquarters	Denton, Texas
commissioner	D. L. Ligon
map	Gulf Coast Conference-USA-states.png
map_size	250px

College Division (1956–1957) 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. 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.

Member schools

Final members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current
conference
Abilene Christian University	Abilene	1906	Churches
of Christ	5,334	Wildcats	1954	1957	Western (WAC)
(United (UAC) in 2026)
Hardin–Simmons University	Abilene	1891	Baptist	2,333	Cowboys &
Cowgirls	1956	1957	American Southwest (ASC)
Midwestern State University	Wichita Falls	1922	Public	5,784	Mustangs	1949	1957	Lone Star (LSC)
University of North Texas	Denton	1890	Public	42,372	Eagles	1949	1957	The American (AAC)
Trinity University	San Antonio	1869	Nonsectarian	2,487	Tigers	1949	1957	Southern Collegiate (SCAC)

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Other members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current
conference
	Houston	1927	Public	47,090	Cougars	1949	1950	Big 12

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Membership timeline

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bar:1 color:FullxF from:1949 till:1950 text:Houston (1949–1950)

bar:2 color:FullxF from:1949 till:1957 text:Midwestern State (1949–1957)

bar:3 color:FullxF from:1949 till:1957 text:North Texas (1949–1957)

bar:4 color:FullxF from:1949 till:1957 text:Trinity (Tex.) (1949–1957)

bar:5 color:FullxF from:1954 till:1957 text:Abilene Christian (1954–1957)

bar:6 color:FullxF from:1956 till:1957 shift:(-105) text:Hardin–Simmons (1956–1957)

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TextData = fontsize:M textcolor:black pos:(100,20) tabs:(400-center) text:"Gulf Coast Conference membership history"

Conference championships

Baseball

Year	Conference
champion	Conference
record
1950	Houston	4–0

Football

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
2–0–1

Men's basketball

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

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References

Burton, Charles. (1949-08-30). "The Inside Story". [[The Dallas Morning News]].
(2008-05-28). "1949-50: Indians begin the Midwestern University era". Midwestern State Mustangs athletics.

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