{{Short description|Junior college athletic conference in Texas}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} The '''Longhorn Conference''' was a junior college athletic conference with member schools located in Texas that operated from 1954 to 1957. The conference was formed on November 23, 1953, at the Rice Hotel in Houston, and eliminated the Big Six Junior College Conference and the South Texas Conference. The conference initially had five members Del Mar College, Kilgore College, Tyler Junior College, Victoria College, and Wharton County Junior College. Del Mar, Victoria, and Wharton had been members of the South Texas Conference while Kilgore and Tyler were members of the Big Six.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Junior College Loop Formed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times/149125398/ |newspaper=Corpus Christi Caller |location=Corpus Christi, Texas |date=November 24, 1953 |page=17 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}</ref> Tyler left the conference abruptly in September 1957.<ref>{{cite news |last=Honeywell |first=Jim |title=TJC Finds Two Football Opponents; Kilgore Eyes Exit In Longhorn Loop |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tyler-morning-telegraph/149125910/ |newspaper=Tyler Morning Telegraph |location=Tyler, Texas |date=September 18, 1957 |page=1A |access-date=June 11, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}</ref> The Longhorn Conference disbanded in 1958. Del Mar, Victoria, and Wharton joined the Pioneer Conference.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Victoria, Arlington Here Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/victoria-advocate/149126151/ |newspaper=Victoria Advocate |location=Victoria, Texas |date=November 24, 1953 |page=17 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}</ref> Kilgore initially joined the Pioneer Conference as well, but then moved to newly-formed Texas Eastern Conference, along with Paris Junior College, Texarkana College, and Tyler.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Rangers Eyeing 'Must' Contest |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kilgore-news-herald/149126407/ |newspaper=Kilgore News Herald |location=Kilgore, Texas |date=October 31, 1958 |page=2 |access-date=June 11, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}</ref>
==Yearly football standings== {| cellpadding="5" |valign="top" width=25em|{{1954 Longhorn Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Longhorn Conference football standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1956 Longhorn Conference football standings}} |- |valign="top" width=25em|{{1957 Longhorn Conference football standings}} |}
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Category:Defunct junior college sports conferences in the United States Category:College sports in Texas Category:Sports leagues established in 1953 Category:Sports leagues disestablished in 1958 Category:1953 establishments in Texas Category:1958 establishments in Texas
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