List of former Southern Conference members
Columns: Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Left | Nickname | Present Conference
Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 1831 | Public | 33602 | 1921 | 1932 | Crimson Tide | SEC | Auburn, Alabama | 1856 | Public | 25469 | 1921 | 1932 | Tigers | SEC | Clemson, South Carolina | 1889 | Public | 20768 | 1921 | 1953 | Tigers | ACC | Charleston, South Carolina | 1770 | Private | 11320 | 1998 | 2013 | Cougars | CAA | Durham, North Carolina | 1838 | Private | 14591 | 1928 | 1953 | Blue Devils | ACC | Greenville, North Carolina | 1907 | Public | 27386 | 1964 | 1976 | Pirates | C-USA ( American in 2014) | Johnson City, Tennessee | 1911 | Public | 15536 | 1978 | 2005 | Buccaneers | Atlantic Sun (A-Sun) (re-joining SoCon in 2014) | Gainesville, Florida | 1853 | Public | 49913 | 1922 | 1932 | Gators | SEC | Washington, D.C. | 1821 | Private | 24531 | 1936 | 1970 | Colonials | Atlantic 10 (A-10) | Athens, Georgia | 1785 | Public | 34475 | 1921 | 1932 | Bulldogs | SEC | Atlanta, Georgia | 1885 | Public | 21557 | 1921 | 1932 | Yellow Jackets | ACC | Lexington, Kentucky | 1865 | Public | 28094 | 1921 | 1932 | Wildcats | SEC | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 1860 | Public | 30000 | 1922 | 1932 | Tigers | SEC | Huntington, West Virginia | 1837 | Public | 13450 | 1976 | 1997 | Thundering Herd | C-USA | College Park, Maryland | 1856 | Public | 37631 | 1923 | 1953 | Terrapins | ACC ( Big Ten in 2014) | Oxford, Mississippi | 1848 | Public | 17142 | 1922 | 1932 | Rebels | SEC | Starkville, Mississippi | 1878 | Public | 20424 | 1921 | 1932 | Bulldogs | SEC | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 1789 | Public | 29390 | 1921 | 1953 | Tar Heels | ACC | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1887 | Public | 34767 | 1921 | 1953 | Wolfpack | ACC | Richmond, Virginia | 1830 | Private | 4361 | 1936 | 1976 | Spiders | Atlantic 10 (A-10) | Sewanee, Tennessee | 1857 | Private | 1560 | 1923 | 1932 | Tigers | SAA ( NCAA Division III ) | Columbia, South Carolina | 1801 | Public | 31288 | 1922 | 1953 | Gamecocks | SEC | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1794 | Public | 27523 | 1921 | 1932 | Volunteers | SEC | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1834 | Private | 13359 | 1922 | 1932 | Green Wave | C-USA (American in 2014) | Nashville, Tennessee | 1873 | Private | 12745 | 1922 | 1932 | Commodores | SEC | Charlottesville, Virginia | 1819 | Public | 21095 | 1921 | 1937 | Cavaliers | ACC | Lexington, Virginia | 1839 | Public | 1500 | 1924 | 2003 | Keydets | Big South (re-joining SoCon in 2014) | Blacksburg, Virginia | 1872 | Public | 31087 | 1921 | 1965 | Hokies | ACC | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 1834 | Private | 7432 | 1936 | 1953 | Demon Deacons | ACC | Lexington, Virginia | 1749 | Private | 2203 | 1921 | 1958 | Generals | ODAC ( NCAA Division III ) | Morgantown, West Virginia | 1867 | Public | 29707 | 1950 | 1968 | Mountaineers | Big 12 | Williamsburg, Virginia | 1693 | Public | 8258 | 1936 | 1977 | Tribe | CAA