Southeastern Athletic Conference
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The Southeastern Athletic Conference (SEAC) was an intercollegiate athletic conference of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that existed from 1929 until at least the late 1960s. It was known as the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) and the South Atlantic Athletic Association (SAAA) between 1929 and 1942. The conference's members were located in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Member schools
Final members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claflin University | Orangeburg, South Carolina | 1869 | United Methodist | 1,978 | Panthers | 1929 | 1965 | CIAA |
| Edward Waters University | Jacksonville, Florida | 1866 | AME Church | 1,181 | Tigers | 1936 | 1965 | Southern (SIAC) |
| Morris College | Sumter, South Carolina | 1908 | Baptist | 384 | Hornets | 1929 | 1965 | Continental |
| Paine College | Augusta, Georgia | 1882 | United Methodist | 241 | Lions | 1929 | 1965 | NCCAA South |
Notes
Other members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany State University | Albany, Georgia | 1903 | Public | 6,371 | Golden Rams | 1947 | 1961 | Southern (SIAC) |
| Allen University | Columbia, South Carolina | 1870 | AME Church | 657 | Yellow Jackets | 1929 | 1947 | Southern (SIAC) |
| Benedict College | Columbia, South Carolina | 1870 | Baptist | 2,500 | Tigers | 1938 | 1938 | Southern (SIAC) |
| Bethune–Cookman University | Daytona Beach, Florida | 1904 | United Methodist | 2,901 | Wildcats | 1946 | 1949 | Southwestern (SWAC) |
| Florida Memorial University | Miami Gardens, Florida | 1879 | American Baptist | 1,784 | Lions | 1946 | 1958 | The Sun |
| Savannah State University | Savannah, Georgia | 1890 | Public | 2,945 | Tigers | 1929 | 1961 | Southern (SIAC) |
| South Carolina State University | Orangeburg, South Carolina | 1896 | Public | 2,649 | Bulldogs | 1929 | 1934 | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) |
Notes
Membership timeline
Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (sport)
Football champions
| 1929: Claflin 1930: South Carolina State 1931: South Carolina State 1932: Benedict and Paine 1933: Claflin 1934: Claflin 1935: Claflin 1936: Allen 1937: Allen 1938: Georgia State 1939: Allen 1940: Allen 1941: Allen | 1942: Bethune–Cookman 1943: No champion 1944: No champion 1945: No champion 1946: Allen 1947: Bethune–Cookman 1948: Georgia State 1949: Claflin 1950: Savannah State 1951: Morris 1952: Morris 1953: Claflin 1954: Florida Normal | 1955: Albany State 1956: Savannah State 1957: Albany State 1958: Claflin 1959: Albany State| 1960: Albany State and Claflin 1961: Edward Waters 1962: Albany State 1963: Morris 1964: Edward Waters 1965: Edward Waters 1966: Albany State |
Yearly football standings
| vte | Conf. | Overall | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Southeastern Athletic Conference football standings vte 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 championRankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System | 1947 Southeastern Athletic Conference football standings vte 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 vte 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 $ – Conference championStandings were based on Dickinson System ratings. | ||||||||||
| 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 championRankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System | ||||||||||||
| vte | 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 | ||||||||||||
| vte | 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 | ||
| $ – Conference championStandings were based on Dickinson System ratings. | ||||||||||||
| 1953 Southeastern Athletic Conference football standings vte 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 $ – Conference championStandings were based on Dickinson System ratings. | 1956 Southeastern Athletic Conference football standings vte 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 $ – Conference championStandings were based on Dickinson System ratings. | 1959 Southeastern Athletic Conference football standings vte 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 $ – Conference championStandings were based on Dickinson System ratings. | ||||||||||
| vte | 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 | ||
| $ – Conference championStandings were based on Dickinson System ratings. | ||||||||||||
| vte | 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 | ||
| $ – Conference championStandings were based on Dickinson System ratings. | ||||||||||||
| vte | 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 | ||
| $ – Conference championStandings were based on Dickinson System ratings. | ||||||||||||
| 1960 Southeastern Athletic Conference football standings vte 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 vte 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 | |||||||||||
| vte | 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 | ||||||||||||
| vte | 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 |