Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (1958–1965)
# 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 |
