Southeastern Athletic Conference
The Southeastern Athletic Conference (SEAC) was an intercollegiate athletic conference of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that existed from 1929 to 1965. It was known as the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association between 1929 and 1942. The conference's members were located in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.[1]
Member schools
[edit]Final members
[edit]Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
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Claflin University | Orangeburg, South Carolina | 1869 | United Methodist | 1,978 | Panthers | 1929 | 1965 | Southern (SIAC)[a] |
Edward Waters University | Jacksonville, Florida | 1866 | AME Church | 1,181 | Tigers | 1936 | 1965 | Southern (SIAC)[a] |
Morris College | Sumter, South Carolina | 1908 | Baptist | 384 | Hornets | 1929 | 1965 | Continental[b] |
Paine College | Augusta, Georgia | 1882 | United Methodist | 241 | Lions | 1929 | 1965 | NCCAA South |
- Notes
- ^ a b Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
- ^ Currently an NAIA athletic conference.
Other members
[edit]Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
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Albany State University | Albany, Georgia | 1903 | Public | 6,371 | Golden Rams | 1947 | 1961 | Southern (SIAC)[a] |
Allen University | Columbia, South Carolina | 1870 | AME Church | 657 | Yellow Jackets | 1929 | 1947 | Southern (SIAC)[a] |
Benedict College | Columbia, South Carolina | 1870 | Baptist | 2,500 | Tigers | 1938 | 1938 | Southern (SIAC)[a] |
Bethune–Cookman University | Daytona Beach, Florida | 1904 | United Methodist | 2,901 | Wildcats | 1946 | 1949 | Southwestern (SWAC)[b] |
Florida Memorial University | Miami Gardens, Florida | 1879 | American Baptist | 1,784 | Lions | 1946 | 1958 | The Sun[c] |
Savannah State University | Savannah, Georgia | 1890 | Public | 2,945 | Tigers | 1929 | 1961 | Southern (SIAC)[a] |
South Carolina State University | Orangeburg, South Carolina | 1896 | Public | 2,649 | Bulldogs | 1929 | 1934 | Mid-Eastern (MEAC)[b] |
- Notes
- ^ a b c d Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
- ^ a b Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
- ^ Currently an NAIA athletic conference.
Membership timeline
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Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (sport)
Football champions
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Southeastern Athletic Conference Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ "Claflin Nips Savannah State To Win Title". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. November 23, 1958. p. 11. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "EWC Rips Morris For SEAC Title". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 5, 1964. p. 14. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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