Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
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| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | |
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| Classification | NCAA Division II |
| Established | 1913 |
| Members | 12 |
| Sports fielded | 13 (7 men's, 6 women's) |
| Region | Southeast |
| States | 5 - Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee |
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| Headquarters | Tucker, Georgia |
| Commissioner | Dr. William E. Lide |
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The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) is a College athletic conference consisting of historically black colleges and universities located in the southern United States. Formed in 1913, only two of the original participating schools have held continuous memberships: Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University) and Tuskegee University.
The SIAC is a member of the NCAA and participates in Division II athletics.
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[edit] Conference sports
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[edit] Conference member schools
[edit] Current members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot |
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| Albany State University | Albany, Georgia | 1903 | Public | 3,700 | Golden Rams |
| Benedict College | Columbia, South Carolina | 1870 | Private/Non-sectarian | 2,552 | Tigers |
| Claflin University* | Orangeburg, South Carolina | 1869 | Private | 1,000 | Panthers |
| Clark Atlanta University | Atlanta, Georgia | 1869 | Private/Methodist | 5,000 | Panthers |
| Fort Valley State University | Fort Valley, Georgia | 1895 | Public | 3,000 | Wildcats |
| Kentucky State University | Frankfort, Kentucky | 1886 | Public | 2,071 | Thorobreds and Thorobrettes |
| Lane College | Jackson, Tennessee | 1882 | Private/Methodist | 1,150 | Dragons |
| LeMoyne-Owen College* | Memphis, Tennessee | 1862 | Private/Baptist | 720 | Magicians |
| Miles College | Fairfield, Alabama | 1905 | Private/Methodist | 2,000 | Golden Bears |
| Morehouse College | Atlanta, Georgia | 1867 | Private/Non-sectarian | 3,000 | Maroon Tigers |
| Paine College* | Augusta, Georgia | 1882 | Private/Methodist | 882 | Lions |
| Stillman College | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 1874 | Private/Presbyterian | 1,500 | Tigers |
| Tuskegee University | Tuskegee, Alabama | 1881 | Private/Non-sectarian | 3,000 | Golden Tigers |
- * - Denotes a non-football member
[edit] Former members
[edit] Conference Stadia
| School | Football | Basketball | ||
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| Stadium | Capacity | Arena | Capacity | |
| Albany State | Albany Municipal Coliseum | 11,000 | HPER Gym Complex | 4,000 |
| Benedict | Charlie W. Johnson Stadium | 11,000 | Benjamin E. Mays Arena | 3,500 |
| Clark Atlanta | Panther Stadium | 6,000 | L.S. Epps Gym | 1,800 |
| Fort Valley State | Wildcat Stadium | 7,500 | Health and Physical Education Complex | 5,100 |
| Kentucky State | Alumni Field | 5,000 | William Exum HPER Center | 2,750 |
| Lane | Rothrock Stadium | 3,500 | J.F. Lane Center | 2,500 |
| LeMoyne-Owen | Non-football school | N/A | Bruce Hall | 1,000 |
| Miles | Alumni Stadium | 3,400 | Knox-Windham Gym | 2,000 |
| Morehouse | B.T. Harvey Stadium | 9,850 | Forbes Arena | 6,000 |
| Paine | Non-football school | N/A | Randall Carter Gymnasium | 1,200 |
| Stillman | Stillman Stadium | 9,000 | Birthright Arena | 1,000 |
| Tuskegee | Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium | 10,000 | James Center Arena | 5,000 |
[edit] Championships
[edit] By institution
| School | Football [1] | M. Basketball (season) |
M. Basketball (tournament) |
W. Basketball (season) |
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Baseball | Golf | Softball | M. Tennis | W. Tennis | Track and Field | Track and Field | Volleyball |
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| Alabama A&M University | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Alabama State University | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Albany State University | 10 | ||||||||||||
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| Benedict College | |||||||||||||
| Bethune-Cookman College | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Clark Atlanta University | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Fisk University | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Florida A&M University | 29 | ||||||||||||
| Fort Valley State University | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Morehouse College | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Morris Brown College | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Savannah State University | 0 | ||||||||||||
| South Carolina State University | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Stillman College | |||||||||||||
| Talladega College | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tennessee State University | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Tuskegee University | 27 | ||||||||||||
| Xavier University | 1 |
[edit] Commissioner's All-Sports
| Year | School |
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| 1968 | |
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| 1973 | Tuskegee (M) |
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| 1980 | Tuskegee (M) |
| 1981 | Tuskegee (M) |
| 1982 | Tuskegee (M) |
| 1983 | Tuskegee (M) |
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| 1998 | Morehouse (M) Albany State (W) |
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| 2003 | |
| 2004 | Albany State (M&W) |
| 2005 | Albany State (M&W) |
| 2006 | Albany State (W) Morehouse (M) |
| 2007 | Albany State (W) |
| 2008[2] | Albany State (W) Morehouse (M) |
[edit] Men's Sports
[edit] Women's sports
| Year | Basketball (season) |
Basketball (tournament) |
Softball | Tennis | Track and Field | Volleyball |
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| 1973 | Tuskegee | |||||
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| 1977 | Tuskegee | |||||
| 1978 | Tuskegee | Tuskegee | ||||
| 1979 | Tuskegee | Tuskegee | ||||
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| 1982 | Tuskegee | |||||
| 1983 | Tuskegee | Tuskegee | ||||
| 1984 | Alabama A&M | Tuskegee | ||||
| 1985 | Tuskegee | |||||
| 1986 | Tuskegee | |||||
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| 1998 | Albany State | |||||
| 1999 | Albany State | |||||
| 2000 | Albany State | |||||
| 2001 | Tuskegee | Albany State | ||||
| 2002 | Albany State | |||||
| 2003 | Clark Atlanta | Albany State | Albany State | |||
| 2004 | Clark Atlanta | Albany State | Albany State | |||
| 2005 | Paine | Tuskegee | Albany State | Albany State | ||
| 2006 | Albany State | Albany State | ||||
| 2007 | Albany State | Clark Atlanta | Albany State | Albany State | ||
| 2008 | Tuskegee | Tuskegee | Albany State | Albany State |
[edit] Notes
- A.^ The U.S. Army's 24th Infrantry Division teams competed as members of the SIAC from 1930 until 1935.
- B.^ Golf returned as a conference sport in 2008. The first SIAC Intercollegiate Golf Championship was held at Tuskegee in 1938. The SIAC stopped Golf as a sport due to World War II but restarted in 1947 as an official conference sport until 1980 when golf was discontinued.[3]
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[edit] External links
- thesiac.com Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference official web site
[edit] References
- ^ a b Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Conference Championships. College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ SIAC Commissioner’s All Sports Award Announced (2008-05-14). Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
- ^ Albany, GA named home for the resurregance of Golf in the SIAC. SIAC (2008-02-21). Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
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