All-time members
24
1921-2013
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference (SC) is a historical FBS football conference tracked from 1921-2013. 24 programs appear in the membership history, with 2 in the latest snapshot. 0 national title seasons and 0 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.
Current/final members
2
Final tracked snapshot
National title seasons
0
Won by member programs while in the league
Heisman winners
0
Heisman-winning seasons from member programs
Current teams
2
Final tracked membership snapshot
Latest champion
No champion available
No champion is available yet
Most conference titles
Unavailable
No official title leader is available yet
Newest members
1992
Georgia Southern, App State
Championship format
Standings
2013: Regular-season standings
Division status
No divisions
No divisions inferred; champion derived from conference standings.
Overview
Fast historical context for this conference.
The Southern Conference (SC) is a historical FBS football conference tracked from 1921-2013. 24 programs appear in the membership history, with 2 in the latest snapshot. 0 national title seasons and 0 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.
Complete latest member list
Southern Conference teams in the latest CFBTrack snapshot: App State, Georgia Southern.
Major eras
- 1921: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
- 1922-1927: 18-18 members, regular-season title era
- 1928-1931: 19-19 members, regular-season title era
- 1932: 17-17 members, regular-season title era
Current/final status
Historical league ending in 2013.
Latest champion: No champion available
Quick facts
- Founded / tracked from
- 1921
- Last tracked season
- 2013
- Standings seasons
- 52
- Title-game seasons
- 0
- Churn score
- 48
Members
All-time membership and tenure overview.
| Team | First season | Last season | Seasons | Status | Titles in conference | Heismans in conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 1922 | 1964 | 43 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| App State | 1972 | 2013 | 42 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Clemson | 1921 | 1952 | 32 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| NC State | 1922 | 1952 | 31 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 1922 | 1952 | 31 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | 1922 | 1951 | 30 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Duke | 1928 | 1952 | 25 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia Southern | 1992 | 2013 | 22 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall | 1977 | 1996 | 20 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia | 1922 | 1937 | 16 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Wake Forest | 1937 | 1952 | 16 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| East Carolina | 1965 | 1976 | 12 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Alabama | 1922 | 1932 | 11 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | 1922 | 1932 | 11 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | 1922 | 1932 | 11 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia Tech | 1922 | 1932 | 11 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 1922 | 1932 | 11 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| LSU | 1922 | 1932 | 11 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi State | 1922 | 1932 | 11 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Ole Miss | 1922 | 1932 | 11 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1921 | 1931 | 11 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Tulane | 1922 | 1932 | 11 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Vanderbilt | 1922 | 1932 | 11 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Auburn | 1922 | 1931 | 10 | Former | 0 | 0 |
Membership timeline
Membership events feed
- 2014: App State departed
- 2014: Georgia Southern departed
- 1997: Marshall departed
- 1992: Georgia Southern joined
- 1977: East Carolina departed
- 1977: Marshall joined
- 1972: App State joined
- 1965: Virginia Tech departed
- 1965: East Carolina joined
- 1953: Clemson departed
- 1953: Duke departed
- 1953: NC State departed
- 1953: North Carolina departed
- 1953: Wake Forest departed
- 1952: Maryland departed
- 1938: Virginia departed
- 1937: Wake Forest joined
- 1933: Alabama departed
Standings
Season-aware conference standings, champion context, and tiebreak summary.
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2013 standings
InferredDerived from 1 completed conference game.
Member count
2
No divisions inferred; champion derived from conference standings.
Champion
App State
Champion inferred from best conference record.
How this season was decided
Standings are ordered from game results, but the dataset does not store the official conference tiebreak procedure for this season.
- Conference win percentage
- Conference wins
- Conference losses
- Alphabetical fallback
Official tiebreak path not available in dataset.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Win % | Overall | PF | PA | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | App State Champion | 1-0 | 100.0 | 4-8 | 38 | 14 | 24 | — |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 0-1 | 0.0 | 7-4 | 14 | 38 | -24 | — |
Champions
Conference title history by season.
| Season | Champion | Co-champion | Qualifiers | Title game | Notes |
|---|
Champion leaders
- No official title leaders are available yet.
Era breakdown
- 1921: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
- 1922-1927: 18-18 members, regular-season title era
- 1928-1931: 19-19 members, regular-season title era
- 1932: 17-17 members, regular-season title era
- 1933-1936: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
- 1937: 8-8 members, regular-season title era
- 1938-1951: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
- 1952: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
- 1953-1971: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
- 1972-1981: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
- 1982-1991: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
- 1992-1996: 3-3 members, regular-season title era
- 1997-2002: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
- 2003-2013: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
Structure & Tiebreakers
Era groupings and confidence-based rules context.
1921-1921
Partial1921: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1922: Alabama joined
- 1922: Auburn joined
- 1922: Florida joined
- 1922: Georgia joined
1922-1927
Partial1922-1927: 18-18 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1928: Duke joined
- 1922: Alabama joined
- 1922: Auburn joined
- 1922: Florida joined
1928-1931
Partial1928-1931: 19-19 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1932: Auburn departed
- 1932: Tennessee departed
- 1928: Duke joined
1932-1932
Partial1932: 17-17 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1933: Alabama departed
- 1933: Florida departed
- 1933: Georgia departed
- 1933: Georgia Tech departed
1933-1936
Partial1933-1936: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1937: Wake Forest joined
- 1933: Alabama departed
- 1933: Florida departed
- 1933: Georgia departed
1937-1937
Partial1937: 8-8 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1938: Virginia departed
- 1937: Wake Forest joined
1938-1951
Partial1938-1951: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1952: Maryland departed
- 1938: Virginia departed
1952-1952
Partial1952: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1953: Clemson departed
- 1953: Duke departed
- 1953: NC State departed
- 1953: North Carolina departed
1953-1971
Partial1953-1971: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1972: App State joined
- 1965: Virginia Tech departed
- 1965: East Carolina joined
- 1953: Clemson departed
1972-1981
Partial1972-1981: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1977: East Carolina departed
- 1977: Marshall joined
- 1972: App State joined
1982-1991
Partial1982-1991: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1992: Georgia Southern joined
1992-1996
Partial1992-1996: 3-3 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1997: Marshall departed
- 1992: Georgia Southern joined
1997-2002
Partial1997-2002: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1997: Marshall departed
2003-2013
Partial2003-2013: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2014: App State departed
- 2014: Georgia Southern departed
Division history
Historical division assignments are not stored in the current dataset.
Selected season tiebreak summary
Standings are ordered from game results, but the dataset does not store the official conference tiebreak procedure for this season.
- Conference win percentage
- Conference wins
- Conference losses
- Alphabetical fallback
Official tiebreak path not available in dataset.
Realignment
Membership changes and before/after conference snapshots.
Join events
24
Derived from membership starts
Departure events
24
Derived after final membership season
Newest member
Georgia Southern
Joined in 1992
Longest member
Virginia Tech
43 seasons
Shared members
Joined since start
- App State
- Georgia Southern
Departed since start
- Clemson
- Tennessee
Realignment timeline
- 2014: App State departed Southern Conference after the 2013 season.
- 2014: Georgia Southern departed Southern Conference after the 2013 season.
- 1997: Marshall departed Southern Conference after the 1996 season.
- 1992: Georgia Southern joined Southern Conference for the 1992 season.
- 1977: East Carolina departed Southern Conference after the 1976 season.
- 1977: Marshall joined Southern Conference for the 1977 season.
- 1972: App State joined Southern Conference for the 1972 season.
- 1965: Virginia Tech departed Southern Conference after the 1964 season.
- 1965: East Carolina joined Southern Conference for the 1965 season.
- 1953: Clemson departed Southern Conference after the 1952 season.
- 1953: Duke departed Southern Conference after the 1952 season.
- 1953: NC State departed Southern Conference after the 1952 season.
- 1953: North Carolina departed Southern Conference after the 1952 season.
- 1953: Wake Forest departed Southern Conference after the 1952 season.
- 1952: Maryland departed Southern Conference after the 1951 season.
- 1938: Virginia departed Southern Conference after the 1937 season.
- 1937: Wake Forest joined Southern Conference for the 1937 season.
- 1933: Alabama departed Southern Conference after the 1932 season.
- 1933: Florida departed Southern Conference after the 1932 season.
- 1933: Georgia departed Southern Conference after the 1932 season.
- 1933: Georgia Tech departed Southern Conference after the 1932 season.
- 1933: Kentucky departed Southern Conference after the 1932 season.
- 1933: LSU departed Southern Conference after the 1932 season.
- 1933: Mississippi State departed Southern Conference after the 1932 season.
Records
Conference-level leaderboards and contribution summaries.
Most conference titles
N/A
No title leader inferred yet.
Longest membership tenure
Virginia Tech
43 tracked seasons
Newest member
Georgia Southern
First joined in 1992
Most reshaped metric
48
24 joins and 24 departures tracked.
Team contribution leaderboard
In-conference totals only count seasons when the program was a member. All-time totals count the full program history.
| Team | Conference titles | National title seasons (in conference) | National title seasons (all-time) | Heismans (in conference) | Heismans (all-time) | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| LSU | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Florida | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Georgia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Clemson | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Auburn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Georgia Tech | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Maryland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| App State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Duke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| East Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| NC State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Tulane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Data Sources
How CFBTrack treats membership, standings, champions, and future-season caveats.
Membership is tracked from curated CFBTrack conference tables. Standings and champions may be official, curated, or inferred depending on season. Future seasons are provisional until games are played and source records settle.
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