The Longhorn Conference was a junior college athletic conference with member schools located in Texas that operated from 1954 to 1957. The conference was formed on November 23, 1953, at the Rice Hotel in Houston, and eliminated the Big Six Junior College Conference and the South Texas Conference. The conference initially had five members Del Mar College, Kilgore College, Tyler Junior College, Victoria College, and Wharton County Junior College. Del Mar, Victoria, and Wharton had been members of the South Texas Conference while Kilgore and Tyler were members of the Big Six.[1] Tyler left the conference abruptly in September 1957.[2] The Longhorn Conference disbanded in 1958. Del Mar, Victoria, and Wharton joined the Pioneer Conference.[3] Kilgore initially joined the Pioneer Conference as well, but then moved to newly-formed Texas Eastern Conference, along with Paris Junior College, Texarkana College, and Tyler.[4]
- ^ "Junior College Loop Formed". Corpus Christi Caller. Corpus Christi, Texas. November 24, 1953. p. 17. Retrieved June 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Honeywell, Jim (September 18, 1957). "TJC Finds Two Football Opponents; Kilgore Eyes Exit In Longhorn Loop". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. p. 1A. Retrieved June 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Victoria, Arlington Here Tonight". Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. November 24, 1953. p. 17. Retrieved June 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Rangers Eyeing 'Must' Contest". Kilgore News Herald. Kilgore, Texas. October 31, 1958. p. 2. Retrieved June 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
