| Founded | May 8, 1909 |
|---|---|
| Ceased | 1932 |
| No. of teams | 7 (foundation, 1909) |
| Region | Texas |
TheTexas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) was a college sports association that operated from 1909 to 1932. All of its members were located in the US state ofTexas.
Founded in 1909 bySouthwestern University,Austin College,Texas Christian University,Texas,Texas A&M,Baylor University andTrinity University the TIAA had a changing set of members that spun off into theSouthwest Conference,Lone Star Conference and theTexas Conference. The league had been formed to rid college athletics of objectionable elements like gambling and place them entirely under the control of the schools. At first the league worked well, but soon the disparity in the sizes of the schools became an issue. The large state schools, with bigger stadiums and crowds, began to refuse to travel to the smaller schools and insisted on playing them at home.[1]
This battle between the large and small schools led to the first big change in 1914, when Texas, A&M, Baylor and Southwestern left to form theSouthwest Conference, with some considering themselves to be members of both. After two seasons, Southwestern left the Southwest conference and returned to the TIAA. The conferences became completely separate in 1917. In 1922, TIAA expanded by including North Texas.[2] In 1923, TCU left to join the Southwest Conference and in 1924,Rice followed suit.
In 1925, the TIAA was split between members who wanted to allow freshmen and transfers to play and schools that did not. This fault line also separated the teachers colleges that had joined over the years and the church-sponsored schools that had been founders. In May 1925, those that wanted to allow them to play—Trinity, Simmons University (nowHardin–Simmons University),Austin College,Howard Payne, and Southwestern—left to form theTexas Conference, but they agreed to play out the fall 1925 football season within the TIAA. Play within the Texas Conference began with the 1926 basketball season. The five departing schools were all church supported and agreed to ally themselves "along denominational lines."[2][3]
By 1930, the TIAA had expanded back to 11 members. This included teachers colleges such asSul Ross,West Texas,East Texas,North Texas,Sam Houston,Stephen F. Austin, andSouthwest Texas as well asAbilene Christian College, Daniel Baker,Texas A&I andMcMurry. But in May 1931, five TIAA schools joined together to form theLone Star Conference. These were Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, East Texas, Southwest Texas and North Texas.[4][2] As a result, the conference was dissolved in 1932. Many of the members became independents and eventually wound up in the short-livedAlamo Conference.
| Record | ||||
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| Year | Champion | Conference | Overall | Head coach |
| 1909 | Texas A&M | 4–0–1 | 7–0–1 | Charley Moran |
| 1910 | Texas A&M | 5–0 | 8–1 | Charley Moran |
| 1911 | Texas | 3–0 | 5–2 | Dave Allerdice |
| 1912 | Texas A&M | 4–0 | 8–1 | Charley Moran |
| 1913 | Texas | 4–0 | 7–1 | Dave Allerdice |
| 1914 | Texas | 4–0 | 8–0 | Dave Allerdice |
| 1915 | Baylor (vacated) | 4–0 | 7–1 | Charles Mosley |
| 1916 | Baylor | 6–1 | 9–1 | Charles Mosley |
| 1917 | Texas A&M | 5–0 | 8–0 | Dana X. Bible |
| 1918 | Texas | 4–0 | 9–0 | William Juneau |
| 1919 | Texas A&M | 7–0 | 10–0 | Dana X. Bible |
| 1920 | TCU | 3–0 | 9–1 | William L. Driver |
| 1921 | Rice[5] | 3–0 | 4–4–1 | Philip Arbuckle |
| 1922 | Austin | 6–2 | Raymond Morehart,Dave Pena, &Charles Robertson | |
| 1923 | Austin[6] | 4–0–1 | 7–2–1 | Pete Cawthon |
| 1924 | Howard Payne | 5–0 | 7–2 | T. B. Amis |
| 1925 | Southwestern (TX) | 4–0–1 | 5–3–1 | Charles M. Edens |
| 1926 | Daniel Baker[7] | 4–0 | 7–2–1 | Shorty Ransom |
| 1927 | McMurry[8] | 3–0–2 | 4–1–2 | Randolph M. Medley |
| 1928 | Daniel Baker[9] | 4–0 | 5–3–2 | Herman Clark |
| 1929 | Southwest Texas State[10] | 4–0–2 | 6–1–2 | Oscar W. Strahan |
| 1930 | Sam Houston State[11] | 5–0 | 9–1 | J. W. Jones |
| 1931 | North Texas State Teachers[12] | 4–0 (Eastern Division) | 8–3 | Jack Sisco |
| 1932 | Texas A&I | 3–0 | 6–2 | Bud McCallum |
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