Southern Conference

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Southern Conference
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Data
Classification	NCAA Division I FCS
Established	1921
Members	11
Sports fielded	19 (10 men's, 9 women's)
Region	Southern United States
States	4 - Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Headquarters	Spartanburg, South Carolina
Commissioner	John Iamarino
Locations
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The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. SoCon football teams compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as I-AA). Member institutions are located in the states of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Formed in 1921 as a result of a split from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Southern Conference ranks as the fourth oldest major college athletic conference in the United States.

Charter members were Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Louisiana State, Maryland, Mississippi, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Sewanee, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tulane, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Washington & Lee.

The SoCon is particularly notable for having spawned two other major conferences. In 1933, 13 schools located south and west of the Appalachians (Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Sewanee, Tennessee, Tulane, and Vanderbilt) departed the SoCon to form the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In 1952 and 1953, seven schools (Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, NC State, South Carolina, and Wake Forest) withdrew from the SoCon to form the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Other former members (in addition to those listed above) were East Carolina (1964-1976), East Tennessee State (1978-2005), George Washington (1936-1970), Marshall (1976-1997), Richmond (1936-1976), Virginia (1921-1937), VMI (1924-2003), Virginia Tech (1921-1965), Washington & Lee (1921-1958), William & Mary (1936-1977), and West Virginia (1950-1968).

On March 15 2007, it was announced that Samford would be leaving the Ohio Valley Conference and joining the Southern Conference for the 2008 season.[1]

Contents 1 Sports offered 2 Current members 2.1 Associate members 2.2 Future members 3 Former members 4 Conference facilities 5 Conference champions 5.1 Football 5.2 Men's basketball 6 Commissioner's and Germann Cups 6.1 Commissioner's Cup 6.2 Germann Cup 7 Notes 8 See also 9 External links

[edit] Sports offered

[edit] Current members

There are eleven full member schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Joined	Nicknames
Appalachian State University	Boone, North Carolina	1899	Public	15,117	1971	Mountaineers
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Chattanooga, Tennessee	1886	Public	8,923	1976	Mocs and Lady Mocs
The Citadel	Charleston, South Carolina	1842	Public	3,138	1936	Bulldogs
College of Charleston	Charleston, South Carolina	1770	Public	11,218	1998	Cougars
Davidson College[1]	Davidson, North Carolina	1837	Private	1,700	1936-88; 1991	Wildcats
Elon University	Elon, North Carolina	1889	Private	5,230	2003	Phoenix
Furman University	Greenville, South Carolina	1826	Private	3,042	1936	Paladins and Lady Paladins
Georgia Southern University	Statesboro, Georgia	1906	Public	16,841	1991	Eagles and Lady Eagles
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro, North Carolina	1891	Public	16,425	1997	Spartans
Western Carolina University	Cullowhee, North Carolina	1889	Public	9,055	1976	Catamounts and Lady Catamounts
Wofford College	Spartanburg, South Carolina	1854	Private	1,300	1997	Terriers

[edit] Associate members

There is one associate member school (wrestling only):

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname
Virginia Military Institute[2]	Lexington, Virginia	1839	Public	1,377	Keydets

[edit] Future members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Joining	Nickname
Samford University	Homewood, Alabama	1841	Private	4,440	2008	Bulldogs

[edit] Former members

• List of former Southern Conference members

[edit] Conference facilities

School	Football Stadium	Capacity	Basketball Arena	Capacity	Baseball Stadium	Capacity
Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium	16,650	Holmes Center	8,325	Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium	2,000
Chattanooga	Finley Stadium	20,668	McKenzie Arena	11,218	Non-baseball School	N/A
The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium	21,000	McAlister Field House	6,000	Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park	6,000
College of Charleston	Non-football School	N/A	John Kresse Arena	5,600	CofC Baseball Stadium	?
Davidson	Richardson Stadium[1]	6,000	Belk Arena	6,000	Wilson Field	?
Elon	Rhodes Stadium	11,250	Alumni Gym	1,585	Latham Park	?
Furman	Paladin Stadium	16,000	Timmons Arena	5,000	Furman Baseball Stadium	2,000
Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium	18,000	Hanner Fieldhouse	4,358	J.I. Clements Stadium	3,000
Samford (2008)	Seibert Stadium	6,700	Pete Hanna Center	5,000	Joe Lee Griffin Stadium	1,000
UNC Greensboro	Non-football School	N/A	Fleming Gymnasium	2,320	UNCG Baseball Stadium	3,500
Western Carolina	E.J. Whitmire Stadium	13,742	Ramsey Center	7,826	Hennon Stadium	1,500
Wofford	Gibbs Stadium	13,000	Benjamin Johnson Arena	3,500	Russell C. King Field	2,500

[edit] Conference champions

[edit] Football

This is a partial list of the last 10 champions. For the full history, see List of Southern Conference football champions.

Season	Champion(s)	Record
1998	Georgia Southern	8-0-0
1999	Furman / Georgia Southern / Appalachian State	7-1-0
2000	Georgia Southern	7-1-0
2001	Georgia Southern / Furman	7-1-0
2002	Georgia Southern	7-1-0
2003	Wofford	8-0-0
2004	Furman / Georgia Southern	6-1-0
2005	Appalachian State	6-1-0
2006	Appalachian State	7-0-0
2007	Wofford / Appalachian State	5-2-0

[edit] Men's basketball

This is a partial list of the last 10 champions. For the full history, see List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions.

The Southern Conference split into a divisional format for basketball beginning with the 1994-95 season.

Season	Regular Season Champion (North)	Record	Regular Season Champion (South)	Record	Tournament Champion
1998	Davidson / Appalachian State	13-2	Chattanooga	7-7	Davidson
1999	Appalachian State	13-3	College of Charleston	16-0	College of Charleston
2000	Appalachian State	13-3	College of Charleston	13-3	Appalachian State
2001	East Tennessee State	13-3	College of Charleston	12-4	UNC Greensboro
2002	Davidson / UNC Greensboro / East Tennessee State	11-5	College of Charleston / Georgia Southern / Chattanooga	9-7	Davidson
2003	Davidson / East Tennessee State / Appalachian State	11-5	College of Charleston	13-3	East Tennessee State
2004	East Tennessee State	15-1	Davidson / Georgia Southern / College of Charleston	11-5	East Tennessee State
2005	Davidson	16-0	College of Charleston / Georgia Southern	10-6	Chattanooga
2006	Elon	10-4	Georgia Southern	11-4	Davidson
2007	Appalachian State	15-3	Davidson	17-1	Davidson

[edit] Commissioner's and Germann Cups

The Commissioner's and Germann Cups are awarded each year to the top men's and women's program in the conference. The Commissioner's Cup was inaugurated in 1970. The Germann Cup, named for former Southern Conference Commissioner Ken Germann, was first awarded in 1987.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Davidson does not compete in the SoCon for football. Instead, they compete in the Pioneer Football League.
2. ^ VMI competes in the Big South Conference for all other sports.

[edit] See also

• 2007 Appalachian State vs. Michigan football game

[edit] External links

• Official site of the Southern Conference
• Appalachian State Athletics
• Chattanooga Athletics
• The Citadel Athletics
• College of Charleston Athletics
• Davidson Athletics
• Elon Athletics
• Furman Athletics
• Georgia Southern Athletics
• UNC Greensboro Athletics
• Western Carolina Athletics
• Wofford Athletics

v • d • e Southern Conference
Appalachian State (Mountaineers) • Chattanooga (Mocs) • The Citadel (Bulldogs) • College of Charleston (Cougars) • Davidson (Wildcats) • Elon (Phoenix) • Furman (Paladins) • Georgia Southern (Eagles) • Samford (Bulldogs) (2008) • UNC Greensboro (Spartans) • Western Carolina (Catamounts) • Wofford (Terriers)

v • d • e Football stadiums of the Southern Conference
E.J. Whitmire Stadium (Western Carolina) • Finley Stadium (Chattanooga) • Gibbs Stadium (Wofford) • Johnson Hagood Stadium (The Citadel) • Kidd Brewer Stadium (Appalachian State) • Paladin Stadium (Furman) • Paulson Stadium (Georgia Southern) • Rhodes Stadium (Elon)

v • d • e Basketball arenas of the Southern Conference
Alumni Gym (Elon) • Belk Arena (Davidson) • Benjamin Johnson Arena (Wofford) • Fleming Gymnasium (UNC Greensboro) • Hanner Fieldhouse (Georgia Southern) • Holmes Center (Appalachian State) • John Kresse Arena (College of Charleston) • McAlister Field House (The Citadel) • McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga) • Ramsey Center (Western Carolina) • Timmons Arena (Furman)

v • d • e NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Conferences
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