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The Southeastern Athletic Conference (SEAC), also known as the Southeastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, was an intercollegiate athletic conference of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The conference was founded as the Southeastern Athletic Association, in January 1940, at a meeting held at Columbia, South Carolina. It had five charter members, Fort Valley State College (now known as Fort Valley State University) of Fort Valley, Georgia, and four schools that had previously been members of the South Atlantic Athletic Conference (SAAC), also known as the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA): Allen University of Columbia, South Carolina, Morris College of Sumter, South Carolina, Paine College of Augusta, Georgia, and Georgia State College (now known as Savannah State University) of Savannah, Georgia.[1] Bethune–Cookman College—now known as Bethune–Cookman University— of Daytona Beach, Florida, was accepted as the conference SEAC’s sixth member in December 1941.[2] Claflin College—now known as Claflin University—of Orangeburg, South Carolina, joined the conference in September 1945.[3] The following year, the SEAC increased its membership to nine schools with the addition of Albany State College (now known as Albany State University) of Albany, Georgia, and Florida Normal and Industrial College (now known as Florida Memorial University) of St. Augustine, Florida.[4]

The conference’s members were located in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Member schools

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
Albany State College Albany, Georgia 1903 Public Golden Rams 1946 Southern (SIAC)[a]
Allen University Columbia, South Carolina 1870 AME Church Yellow Jackets 1940 1947 Southern (SIAC)[a]
Bethune–Cookman College Daytona Beach, Florida 1904 United Methodist Wildcats 1941 1950 Southwestern (SWAC)[b]
Claflin University Orangeburg, South Carolina 1869 United Methodist Panthers 1945 CIAA[a]
Edward Waters College Jacksonville, Florida 1866 AME Church Tigers 1960 Southern (SIAC)[a]
Florida Normal and Industrial Memorial College Miami Gardens, Florida 1879 American Baptist Lions 1946 1958 The Sun[c]
Fort Valley State College Fort Valley, Georgia 1939 Public Wildcats 1940 1947? Southern (SIAC)[a]
Morris College Sumter, South Carolina 1908 Baptist Hornets 1940 Continental[c]
Paine College Augusta, Georgia 1882 United Methodist Lions 1940 NCCAA South
Savannah State College Savannah, Georgia 1890 Public Tigers 1940 Southern (SIAC)[a]
South Carolina State College Orangeburg, South Carolina 1896 Public Bulldogs 1940 Mid-Eastern (MEAC)[b]
Voorhees College Denmark, South Carolina 1897 Episcopal Tigers 1965 HBCU[c]
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
  2. ^ a b Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
  3. ^ a b c Currently an NAIA athletic conference.

Football champions

Yearly football standings

1946 Southeastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Allen $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
No. 12 Bethune–Cookman 3 1 1 7 1 1
Florida Normal 3 1 1 6 3 1
Paine 3 2 1 ? ? ?
Georgia State 2 2 1 3 2 2
Morris 2 4 0 ? ? ?
Claflin 1 4 0 1 6 1
Fort Valley State 0 2 0 0 9 0
Albany State 0 3 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System
1947 Southeastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bethune–Cookman $ 6 0 0 10 2 0
Allen 3 0 0 6 4 0
Florida Normal 4 1 0 7 3 0
Paine 3 3 0 3 4 0
Claflin 2 5 0 2 6 0
Albany State 1 3 1 3 4 1
Georgia State 1 5 1 1 5 1
Morris 1 4 0 ? ? ?
  • $ – Conference champion
1952 Southeastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morris $ 5 0 0 6 2 0
Albany State 4 1 0 7 3 0
Claflin 3 2 0 4 5 0
Savannah State 1 4 0 1 8 0
Florida Normal 1 3 0 2 4 0
Paine 0 4 0 1 5 0
1953 Southeastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Claflin $ 5 0 0 6 3 0
Florida Normal 2 2 0 ? ? ?
Morris 3 2 0 6 3 0
Albany State 2 2 1 2 5 1
Paine 1 2 1 ? ? ?
Savannah State 0 5 0 0 8 0
1956 Southeastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Savannah State $ 4 1 0 4 4 0
Florida Normal 4 1 0 5 3 0
Claflin 3 2 0 4 4 0
Albany State 2 2 1 3 3 2
Morris 1 3 1 1 7 1
Paine 0 5 0 0 6 0
1959 Southeastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Albany State $ 3 1 0 4 5 0
Claflin 3 1 0 6 3 0
Savannah State 2 1 1 3 4 2
Morris 1 2 1 2 6 1
Paine 0 4 0 1 6 0
1960 Southeastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Albany State + 3 0 1 7 0 2
Claflin + 3 0 1 4 4 1
Savannah State 2 2 0 3 5 1
Morris 1 3 0 2 6 1
Paine 0 4 0 1 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1961 Southeastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Edward Waters $ 5 0 0 8 1 0
Albany State 3 2 0 6 3 0
Claflin 3 2 0 5 3 1
Savannah State 2 2 1 4 4 1
Morris 1 3 1 3 5 2
Paine 0 5 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

See also

References

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  2. ^ “SIAC Names All-Star Team; Allen Awarded Two Crowns”. The State. Columbia, South Carolina. December 15, 1941. p. 10. Retrieved April 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ “SEAC Accepts Claflin as New Member”. The State. Columbia, South Carolina. September 16, 1945. p. 12B. Retrieved April 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ “Nine Colleges In Conference”. The Columbia Record. Columbia, South Carolina. September 23, 1946. p. 4B. Retrieved April 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Baumgardner, Herbert W. (December 1, 1940). “Allen U. Wins South Atlantic Grid Crown”. Atlanta Daily World. Atlanta, Georogia. p. 8. Retrieved April 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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  9. ^ “Bethune-Cookman Is Southeastern Winner”. Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 27, 1947. p. 15. Retrieved April 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ “Claflin Is Named Football Champion At SEAC Meeting”. Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. December 16, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved April 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ “SEAC Champs. All Star Teams Named At Meet”. The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. December 30, 1950. p. 11. Retrieved April 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ “Morris College Wins ’51 SEAC Football Title”. Atlanta Daily World. Atlanta, Georgia. December 22, 1951. p. 5. Retrieved April 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ “Morris College Gridders Cop SEAC Grid Title”. Atlanta Daily World. Atlanta, Georgia. December 24, 1952. p. 5. Retrieved April 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ “Florida Normal’s Grid Team In Second Place in SEAC”. The Macon News. Macon, Georgia. December 21, 1953. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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