Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
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The Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association was an NCAA
-affiliated Division III college athletic association for schools in Texas
from 1976 to 1996.
There have been two other athletic associations with the same name which have dissolved. From 1913 to 1917 it was the name for Texas schools that today are Division I teams. They went on to form the Southwest Conference. In the 1920s until 1931 the conference consisted of teams that would become Division II teams. It would become the Lone Star Conference
.
When the 1976 association dissolved in 1997, most of the teams joined the newly formed American Southwest Conference
which included teams from other states.
At the time of its dissolution it consisted of:
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
-affiliated Division III college athletic association for schools in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
from 1976 to 1996.
There have been two other athletic associations with the same name which have dissolved. From 1913 to 1917 it was the name for Texas schools that today are Division I teams. They went on to form the Southwest Conference. In the 1920s until 1931 the conference consisted of teams that would become Division II teams. It would become the Lone Star Conference
Lone Star Conference
The Lone Star Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II. Member institutions are located in the southwestern United States, with schools in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico...
.
When the 1976 association dissolved in 1997, most of the teams joined the newly formed American Southwest Conference
American Southwest Conference
The American Southwest Conference is a college athletic conference, founded in 1996, whose member schools compete in the NCAA's Division III. The schools are located in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi...
which included teams from other states.
At the time of its dissolution it consisted of:
- Austin CollegeAustin CollegeAustin College is a private liberal arts college affiliated by covenant relationship with the Presbyterian Church and located in Sherman, Texas, about 60 miles North of Dallas....
- Hardin-Simmons UniversityHardin-Simmons UniversityHardin–Simmons University is a private Baptist university located in Abilene, Texas, United States.-History:Hardin–Simmons University was founded as Abilene Baptist College in 1891 by the Sweetwater Baptist Association and a group of cattlemen and pastors who sought to bring Christian higher...
- Howard Payne UniversityHoward Payne UniversityHoward Payne University is a four-year private university located in Brownwood, Texas.Currently the university enrolls 1,400 full-time students. Howard Payne is known for the Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom, its Music program and its Christian Studies program...
- Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock Christian UniversityLubbock Christian University is a private Christian university associated with the Churches of Christ located in Lubbock, Texas, in the United States. It was established in 1957. A fall 2011 count showed 2,038 students enrolled at Lubbock Christian University, of which 422 are graduate students...
- Midwestern State UniversityMidwestern State UniversityMidwestern State University is a public liberal arts college in Wichita Falls, Texas, and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges...
- McMurry UniversityMcMurry UniversityMcMurry University, founded in 1923, is a private co-educational university in Abilene, Texas. It is a liberal arts school offering forty-one majors in the fields of fine arts, humanities, social and natural sciences, education, business, and religion, and nine pre-professional programs, including...
- Sul Ross State UniversitySul Ross State UniversitySul Ross State University , a public university in Alpine, Texas, is named for former Texas governor, Civil War general Lawrence Sullivan Ross. It was founded in 1917 as Sul Ross Normal College and was made a university in 1969....
- Tarleton State UniversityTarleton State UniversityTarleton State University is a public, coeducational, state university located in Stephenville, Texas. It is the largest non-land-grant university primarily devoted to agriculture in the United States....
- University of DallasUniversity of DallasThe University of Dallas is a private, independent Catholic regional university located in Irving, Texas, established in 1956, which is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. According to U.S...
Baseball
- 1988 Sul Ross State
- 1989 Tarleton State
- 1990 Sul Ross State
- 1991 Tarleton State
- 1992 Howard Payne
- 1993 Howard Payne
- 1994 Howard Payne
- 1995 Hardin-Simmons
- 1996 Sul Ross State
Men's basketball
- 1977 Tarleton State
- 1978 McMurry
- 1979 McMurry
- 1980 McMurry
- 1981 McMurry
- 1982 McMurry
- 1983 Lubbock Christian
- 1984 McMurry/Tarleton State
- 1985 McMurry
- 1986 McMurry
- 1987 McMurry
- 1988 Howard Payne
- 1989 Tarleton State
- 1990 Tarleton State
- 1991 Tarleton State
- 1992 Howard Payne/Hardin-Simmons
- 1993 Hardin-Simmons
- 1994 McMurry
- 1995 Howard Payne
- 1996 Howard Payne/McMurry
Women's basketball
- 1977 Tarleton State
- 1978 Tarleton State
- 1979 Tarleton State
- 1980 Tarleton State
- 1981 Tarleton State
- 1982 Tarleton State/McMurry
- 1983 Tarleton State
- 1984 Tarleton State
- 1985 Tarleton State/Sul Ross State
- 1986 Tarleton State
- 1987 Sul Ross State
- 1988 Tarleton State
- 1989 Tarleton State
- 1990 Howard Payne
- 1991 Tarleton State
- 1992 Sul Ross State
- 1993 Hardin-Simmons
- 1994 Hardin-Simmons/Howard Payne
- 1995 Hardin-Simmons/Howard Payne/Sul Ross State
- 1996 Hardin-Simmons
Football
- 1976 Trinity
- 1977 Tarleton State
- 1978 Tarleton State
- 1979 Austin College
- 1980 McMurry
- 1981 Austin College/Sul Ross State
- 1982 Sul Ross State
- 1983 McMurry/Sul Ross State
- 1984 Austin College
- 1985 Austin College/Sul Ross State
- 1986 Tarleton State
- 1987 Tarleton State
- 1988 Austin College
- 1989 Tarleton State/Howard Payne
- 1990 Tarleton State
- 1991 Midwestern State
- 1992 Howard Payne
- 1993 Hardin-Simmons
- 1994 Hardin-Simmons/Midwestern State/Howard Payne
- 1995 Howard Payne/Hardin-Simmons
Men's golf
- 1977 McMurry
- 1978 Trinity
- 1979 McMurry
- 1980 McMurry
- 1981 McMurry
- 1982 McMurry
- 1983 McMurry
- 1984 Tarleton State
- 1985 Sul Ross State
- 1986 McMurry
- 1987 McMurry
- 1988 Howard Payne
- 1989 Howard Payne
- 1990 Tarleton State
- 1991 Tarleton State
- 1992 Midwestern State
- 1993 Hardin-Simmons
- 1994 McMurry
- 1995 McMurry
- 1996 McMurry
Men's tennis
- 1980 Sul Ross State
- 1981 Sul Ross State
- 1982 Sul Ross State
- 1983 Sul Ross State
- 1984 Austin College
- 1985 Sul Ross State
- 1986 Austin College
- 1987 McMurry
- 1988 Sul Ross State
- 1989 Tarleton State
- 1990 Tarleton State
- 1991 Tarleton State/Howard Payne
- 1992 Tarleton State
- 1993 Hardin-Simmons
- 1994 Hardin-Simmons
- 1995 Hardin-Simmons
- 1996 Hardin-Simmons
Women's tennis
- 1980 Sul Ross State
- 1981 Sul Ross State
- 1982 Sul Ross State
- 1983 Sul Ross State
- 1984 Austin College
- 1985 Sul Ross State
- 1986 Austin College
- 1987 McMurry
- 1988 Sul Ross State
- 1989 Tarleton State
- 1990 Tarleton State
- 1991 Tarleton State/Howard Payne
- 1992 Sul Ross State
- 1993 Hardin-Simmons
- 1994 Hardin-Simmons
- 1995 Hardin-Simmons
- 1996 Howard Payne
Men's track & field
- 1977 Tarleton State
- 1978 Tarleton State
- 1979 Tarleton State
- 1980 Tarleton State
- 1981 Tarleton State
- 1982 Tarleton State
- 1983 Tarleton State
- 1984 McMurry
- 1985 McMurry
- 1986 Tarleton State
- 1987 Tarleton State
- 1988 Tarleton State
- 1989 Tarleton State
- 1990 Tarleton State
- 1991 Tarleton State
- 1992 Howard Payne
- 1993 Howard Payne
- 1994 Howard Payne
- 1995 Howard Payne
- 1996 Howard Payne
Women's track & field
- 1977 Tarleton State
- 1978 Tarleton State
- 1979 Tarleton State
- 1980 Sul Ross State
- 1981 Tarleton State
- 1982 Tarleton State
- 1983 Tarleton State
- 1984 Tarleton State
- 1985 Tarleton State
- 1986 Tarleton State
- 1987 Tarleton State
- 1988 Tarleton State
- 1989 Tarleton State
- 1990 Tarleton State
- 1991 Tarleton State
- 1992 Howard Payne
- 1993 Howard Payne
- 1994 Howard Payne
- 1995 Howard Payne
- 1996 Howard Payne
Volleyball
- 1976 Sul Ross State
- 1977 Sul Ross State
- 1978 Tarleton State
- 1979 Sul Ross State
- 1980 Sul Ross State
- 1981 Sul Ross State
- 1982 Sul Ross State
- 1983 Tarleton State
- 1984 Sul Ross State
- 1985 Sul Ross State
- 1986 Sul Ross State
- 1987 Howard Payne
- 1988 Tarleton State/Howard Payne
- 1989 Howard Payne
- 1990 Howard Payne
- 1991 Sul Ross State
- 1992 Howard Payne
- 1993 Midwestern State
- 1994 Howard Payne
- 1995 Howard Payne