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Big South ConferenceThe Big South Conference is a College Athletic Conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I-AA in football and Division I in all other sports; it was founded in 1983. The conference is firmly rooted in the southeastern United States, with member institutions located in Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Charter members included Armstrong State (now Armstrong Atlantic State), Augusta (now Augusta State), Campbell, Charleston Baptist (now Charleston Southern), Coastal Carolina University, Radford, and Winthrop. Former members include Armstrong State (1983-1987), Augusta (1983-1990), Campbell (1983-1994), Elon (1999-2003), Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) (1992-1998), North Carolina-Greensboro (1992-1997), and Towson State (now Towson University) (1992-1995). Departing members have joined the Atlantic Sun Conference (Campbell), Atlantic Ten Conference (Towson football), Colonial Athletic Association (Towson for other sports), Northeast Conference (UMBC), Peach Belt Conference (Armstrong State and Augusta), and Southern Conference (Davidson, UNC-Greensboro, Elon). The Big South Conference began sponsoring football in 2002, with Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, and Liberty fielding teams; Coastal Carolina University and Virginia Military Institute joined the conference as football-playing members in 2003. Current members (and date joined) (^ indicates school that competes in football) Sports The Big South Conference sponsors intercollegiate competition in mens baseball, mens and womens basketball, mens and womens cross country, mens football, mens and womens golf, mens and womens indoor track and field, men's and womens outdoor track and field, mens and womens soccer, womens softball, mens and womens tennis, and womens volleyball. Conference Champions in Football, with Conference Record | Season | Champion | Conference Record | |
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| 2002 | Gardner-Webb | 3-0 | | Virginia Military Institute | 2-0 | | 2003 | Gardner-Webb | 4-0 | | 2004 | Coastal Carolina | 4-0 | External link
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