In 1931, ETSTC joined the Lone Star Conference (LSC) as a founding member,[REF][REF] in which it competed in men's basketball, football, tennis, and track [REF].
After finishing in second place in the LSC in 1946[REF] and winning the conference championship in 1949,[REF] the football team won five straight conference championships from 1951 to 1955 [REF].