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| Formerly | Southland Football League (1996–2002, football-only) |
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| Association | NCAA |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Commissioner | Chris Grant (since 2022) |
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| Division | Division I |
| Subdivision | FCS |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Headquarters | Frisco, Texas |
| Region | West South Central |
| Official website | southland.org |
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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]
- ^ "Chris Grant Begins His Tenure as Southland Conference Commissioner".
- ^ George Becnel (July 13, 2015). The Southland Conference: Small College Football, Big Dreams. AuthorHouse. pp. 394, 519. ISBN 978-1-5049-1887-9.
- ^ "Southland Conference and Troika Media Group Announce 2022 Rebrand" (Press release). Southland Conference. April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Southland Conference Navigates Its Path with Dynamic Rebrand" (Press release). Southland Conference. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.