Smoky Mountain Conference

The Smoky Mountain Conference – officially the Smoky Mountain Athletic Conference – was an intercollegiate athletic conference that existed from December 1926 to October 1966.[1][2] Most teams in the league were located in Tennessee, and there were at times teams from Virginia and North Carolina. The first commissioner of the league was W. O. "Chink" Lowe,[3] who had played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers; he served as commissioner until September 1941.[4]

Members

The following is an incomplete list of the membership of the Smoky Mountain Conference.
Charter members of the conference when it was formed were; Carson–Newman, Emory & Henry, King, Maryville, Milligan, and Tusculum.[2]

Institution Location Founded Nickname First
Season		 Last
Season		 Current
Conference		 Current
Division		 Ref
Appalachian State Teachers College Boone, North Carolina 1899 Mountaineers 1935 1937 Sun Belt DI FBS [5][6]
Carson–Newman College Jefferson City, Tennessee 1851 Eagles 1927 1951 South Atlantic DII [7]
Cumberland University Lebanon, Tennessee 1842 Bulldogs* 1932 1941 Mid-South NAIA [8][9]
East Tennessee State Teacher's College Johnson City, Tennessee 1911 Buccaneers 1930 1951 Southern DI FCS [10]
Emory and Henry College Emory, Virginia 1836 Wasps 1927 Old Dominion DIII [11]
King College Bristol, Tennessee 1867 Tornados 1927 1939 Carolinas DII dagger[12]
Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, Tennessee 1897 Railsplitters 1930 South Atlantic DII dagger
Maryville College Maryville, Tennessee 1819 Scots 1927 USA South DIII [13]
Milligan College Milligan College, Tennessee 1866 Buffaloes 1927 Appalachian NAIA dagger
Tusculum College Tusculum, Tennessee 1794 Pioneers 1927 South Atlantic DII [14]
Western Carolina Teachers College Cullowhee, North Carolina 1889 Catamounts 1934 Southern DI FCS [15][16][17]

dagger School does not currently have an active football program.
* Cumberland's team is now nicknamed the Phoenix.

Football champions

The conference did not operate from late 1941 until mid-1946, due to World War II.[18]

dagger School media guide inconsistent with contemporary newspaper reports.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stout, Billy H. (June 1974). "A History of Intercollegiate Athletics at Milligan College, 1887-1973". etsu.edu. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Smoky Mountain Meeting Is Formed at Greeneville". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. AP. December 3, 1926. Retrieved March 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Tobitt, Bill (August 13, 1939). "TWO BITS' WORTH". Oakland Tribune. Retrieved March 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Three Schools Left In Smoky". Kingsport Times. Kingsport, Tennessee. AP. September 17, 1941. Retrieved March 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ http://www.appstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=12811&SPSID=104458&DB_OEM_ID=21500
  6. ↑ "Appalachian State Football Online Yearbook". 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2017 – via issuu.com.
  7. ↑ http://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/index
  8. ↑ http://www.gocumberlandathletics.com/football/
  9. ↑ "Cumberland Phoenix History". gocumberlandathletics.com. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  10. ↑ http://www.etsubucs.com/football/
  11. ↑ http://www.gowasps.com/sports/fball/index
  12. ↑ "KING WITHDRAWS FROM S-M LEAGUE". Kingsport Times. Kingsport, Tennessee. October 30, 1939. Retrieved March 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ http://www.mcscots.com/sports/fball/index
  14. ↑ http://www.tusculumpioneers.com/sports/fball/index
  15. ↑ http://www.catamountsports.com/sports/m-footbl/wcar-m-footbl-body.html
  16. ↑ "Catamount Grid, Cage Schedules Are Announced". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. June 26, 1934. Retrieved March 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "SMOKY MOUNTAIN". The Palm Beach Post. AP. November 30, 1936. Retrieved March 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ "Smoky Mountain Loop Has Five Members". The Daily Tribune. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. AP. August 15, 1946. Retrieved March 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Emory & Henry Football - Year-By-Year Records". gowasps.com. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  20. ↑ "King College Loses to Carson-Newman". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. AP. October 30, 1932. Retrieved March 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  21. 1 2 3 "Carson–Newman Football Media Guide" (PDF). cneagles.com. 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Conference Title Goes to Milligan". Kingsport Times. Kingsport, Tennessee. AP. November 30, 1934. Retrieved March 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ "Cumberland Completes Most Successful Gridiron Season". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. December 1, 1935. Retrieved March 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  24. ↑ "SMOKY MOUNTAIN TITLE TO NEWMAN". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. AP. November 29, 1936. Retrieved March 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  25. ↑ "CHAMPIONSHIP GOES TO CARSON-NEWMAN". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. AP. November 28, 1937. Retrieved March 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  26. ↑ "East Tennessee State Football Record Book". etsubucs.com. 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  27. ↑ "ETST TAKE FIRST SMOKY MOUNTAIN TITLE". Kingsport Times. Kingsport, Tennessee. AP. November 20, 1938. Retrieved March 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  28. ↑ Thompson, Escar (December 31, 1939). "1939, By All Odds, Will Go Down as Blue Ribbon Year In Sporting Circles of Volunteer State". Kingsport Times. Kingsport, Tennessee. AP. Retrieved March 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  29. ↑ "UNBEATEN MILLIGAN SWAMPS TUSCULUM". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. AP. November 2, 1940. Retrieved March 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  30. 1 2 "Smoky Mountain Conference May Admit ET State". Kingsport Times. Kingsport, Tennessee. AP. December 9, 1947. Retrieved March 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
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