Southland Conference

Southland Conference
FormerlySouthland Football League (1996–2002, football-only)
AssociationNCAA
Founded1963
CommissionerChris Grant (since 2022)
Sports fielded
  • 18
    • men's: 8
    • women's: 10
DivisionDivision I
SubdivisionFCS
No. of teams12
HeadquartersFrisco, Texas
RegionWest South Central
Official websitesouthland.org
Locations
Location of teams in

The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The Southland sponsors 18 sports, 10 for women and eight for men, and is governed by a presidential Board of Directors and an Advisory Council of athletic and academic administrators. Chris Grant became the Southland's seventh commissioner on April 5, 2022.[1] From 1996 to 2002, for football only, the Southland Conference was known as the Southland Football League.[2]

The conference's offices are located in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas. According to a press release from April 11, 2022, the conference was to undergo a rebrand in 2022 that included a new name and logo.[3] The rebranding was unveiled in March 2023, with a new logo but no change to the conference name.[4]

  1. ^ "Chris Grant Begins His Tenure as Southland Conference Commissioner".
  2. ^ George Becnel (July 13, 2015). The Southland Conference: Small College Football, Big Dreams. AuthorHouse. pp. 394, 519. ISBN 978-1-5049-1887-9.
  3. ^ "Southland Conference and Troika Media Group Announce 2022 Rebrand" (Press release). Southland Conference. April 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Southland Conference Navigates Its Path with Dynamic Rebrand" (Press release). Southland Conference. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.