South Atlantic Athletic Conference

The South Atlantic Athletic Conference (SAAC) was an intercollegiate athletic conference of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Founded around 1913, the conference changed its name from the Georgia-Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Association to the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) in 1928.[1] It was also known as the South Atlantic Athletic Association (SAAA) and the South Atlantic Conference. The conference's members were located in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

At the conference's annual meeting on December 21, 1935, held at Orangeburg, South Carolina, two new members were admitted: Livingstone College of Salisbury, North Carolina and Morristown College on Morristown, Tennessee. At that meeting, South Carolina State College formally withdrew from the conference.[2] In January 1940, Allen University, Georgia State College, Morris College, and Paine College left the conference and joined Fort Valley State College to form the Southeastern Athletic Association—later known as the Southeastern Athletic Conference (SEAC).[3]

Member schools

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
Allen University Columbia, South Carolina 1870 AME Church Yellow Jackets 1940 Southern (SIAC)[a]
Benedict College Columbia, South Carolina 1870 Baptist Tigers early 1930s Southern (SIAC)[a]
Bettis Academy and Junior College Trenton, South Carolina 1881 Closed in 1952
Claflin University Orangeburg, South Carolina 1869 United Methodist Panthers CIAA[a]
Clinton College Rock Hill, South Carolina 1894 AME Zion Church Golden Bears
Coulter Memorial Academy Cheraw, South Carolina 1881 Presbyterian Closed in 1949
Friendship College Rock Hill, South Carolina 1891 Baptist Tigers Closed in 1949
Georgia State College Savannah, Georgia 1890 Public Tigers 1940 Southern (SIAC)[a]
Haines Normal and Industrial Institute Augusta, Georgia 1886 Presbyterian Tigers Closed in 1946
Harbison College Irmo, South Carolina 1901 United Presbyterian Panthers Closed in 1958
Livingstone College Salisbury, North Carolina 1879 AME Zion Church Blue Bears 1935 CIAA[a]
Morris College Sumter, South Carolina 1908 Baptist Hornets 1940 Continental[b]
Morristown College Morristown, Tennessee 1881 Methodist Episcopal Red Knights 1935 Closed in 1994
Paine College Augusta, Georgia 1882 United Methodist Lions 1940 NCCAA South
Schofield Institute Aiken, South Carolina 1866 Public Closed in 1960s
Seneca Junior College Seneca, South Carolina 1899 Baptist Closed in 1939
South Carolina State College Orangeburg, South Carolina 1896 Public Bulldogs 1935 Mid-Eastern (MEAC)[c]
Swift Memorial College Rogersville, Tennessee 1883 Presbyterian Bulldogs 1936 Closed in 1952
Voorhees Industrial Institute Denmark, South Carolina 1897 Episcopal Tigers HBCU[b]
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
  2. 1 2 Currently an NAIA athletic conference.
  3. ↑ Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.

Football champions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association Holds Meeting At Orangeburg". St. Louis Argus. St. Louis, Missouri. October 5, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved April 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ McGhee, J. D. (December 22, 1935). "Two New Members". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 2B. Retrieved April 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "McGee Heads New Collegiate Body". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. January 27, 1940. p. 21. Retrieved April 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Georgia-Carolina Interscholastic Athletic Ass'n Elects Officers". The New York Age. New York, New York. February 14, 1925. p. 6. Retrieved April 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Pinson Re-Elected Head Georgia-Carolina Asso". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. February 6, 1926. p. 3. Retrieved April 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "S. C. State College". Journal and Guide. Norfolk, Virginia. December 22, 1928. p. 14. Retrieved April 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Claflin Claims Title In S. Atlantic Loop". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. December 14, 1929. p. 15. Retrieved April 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Negro Colleges Select All-star". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. December 21, 1930. p. 14. Retrieved April 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ Harvey, B. T. (December 9, 1931). "Bench Talk". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 6. Retrieved April 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Alen U. Protests Awarding Grid Title to Benedict, Paine". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. January 7, 1933. p. 15. Retrieved April 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ "Claflin Named SAAC Champions". Journal and Guide. Norfolk, Virginia. January 6, 1934. p. 13. Retrieved April 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ McGhee, J. D. (December 29, 1934). "Claflin Univ. Given Trophy As SAAC Champs". Journal and Guide. Norfolk, Virginia. p. 14. Retrieved April 21, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ↑ Bythewood, T. H. (December 13, 1935). "Claflin Wins Championship Of The South Atlantic Conference". St. Louis Argus. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 7. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ↑ Williams, Richard T. (January 2, 1937). "Allen Univ. Awarded Grid Crown". Journal and Guide. Norfolk, Virginia. p. 17. Retrieved April 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ↑ "Allen University Declared Champions". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. December 19, 1937. p. 3B. Retrieved April 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ↑ "25-Year-Old S.A.A.C. Named Georgia State Grid Champs". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. January 7, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved April 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ↑ "Allen Declared Conference Champ". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. January 8, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved April 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ↑ "Vorhees Is South Atlantic Titleist". Journal and Guide. Norfolk, Virginia. December 26, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved April 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ↑ "Morristown Declared South Atlantic Champ". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. January 19, 1946. p. 22. Retrieved April 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ↑ "Harbison A. and In SAA Conference". Journal and Guide. Norfolk, Virginia. January 4, 1947. p. 11. Retrieved April 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  21. ↑ "Swift Named SAAC Champs". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. January 3, 1948. p. 11. Retrieved April 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  22. ↑ "Vorhees Awarded SAAC Grid Title". Journal and Guide. Norfolk, Virginia. December 24, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved April 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  23. ↑ "Vorhees Named SAAC 1950 Football Champs". Journal and Guide. Norfolk, Virginia. December 23, 1950. p. 20. Retrieved April 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  24. ↑ "Voorhees Voted SAAC Grid Championship". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. December 29, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved April 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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