"Chink" Lowe,[3] who had played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers; he served as commissioner until September 1941.
[4] The following is an incomplete list of the membership of the Smoky Mountain Conference.
Charter members of the conference when it was formed were; Carson–Newman, Emory & Henry, King, Maryville, Milligan, and Tusculum.
The conference did not operate from late 1941 until mid-1946, due to World War II.
† School media guide inconsistent with contemporary newspaper reports.