List of defunct college football teams
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This is a list of universities in the United States that sponsored football at one time but have since discontinued their programs. The last season that the school fielded a football team is annotated in parentheses.
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Division I schools [edit]
- American University (1941)
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock (1955)
- UALR fielded a football team when it was known as Little Rock Junior College.
- Boston University (1997)
- Bradley University (1970)
- University of California, Riverside (1975)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (1991)
- California State University, Fullerton (1992)
- California State University, Long Beach (1991)
- California State University, Northridge (2001)
- Canisius College (2002)
- Carlisle Indian Industrial School (1917)
- The school closed before college football was aligned into divisions, but it is retroactively considered to have been a "major college" program by the NCAA.[1]
- Centenary College of Louisiana (1947)
- College of Charleston (1923)
- Creighton University (1942)
- University of Denver (1960)
- DePaul University (c. 1938)
- University of Detroit, now University of Detroit Mercy (1964)
- Drexel University (1973)
- East Tennessee State University (2003)
- ETSU has announced plans to reinstate football at the FCS level as early as 2015.[2]
- University of Evansville (1997)
- Fairfield University (2002)
- George Washington University (1966)
- Gonzaga University (1941)
- High Point University (1950)
- Hofstra University (2009)
- University of Illinois at Chicago (1973)
- Iona College (2008)
- La Salle University (2007)
- Long Island University (1940)
- Loyola College in Maryland, now Loyola University Maryland (1933)
- Loyola University Chicago (1930)
- Loyola University of Los Angeles, now Loyola Marymount University (1951)
- Manhattan College (1942)
- Marquette University (1960)
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore (1979)
- Mercer University (1941)
- Mount Saint Mary's University (1950)
- New York University (1952)
- Niagara University (1950)
- University of North Carolina at Asheville (1954)
- UNCA was known as Asheville-Biltmore College when it last competed in football.[4]
- Northeastern University (2009)
- University of the Pacific (1995)
- Pepperdine University (1961)
- University of Portland (1949)
- Providence College (1941)
- Rider University (1951)
- St. Bonaventure University (1951)
- St. John's University, New York (2002)
- Saint Mary's College of California (2003)
- Saint Joseph's University (1939)
- Saint Francis College (New York) (1935)
- Saint Louis University (1949)
- Saint Peter's College (2006)
- University of San Francisco (1971)
- Santa Clara University (1992)
- Seton Hall University (1981)
- Siena College (2003)
- Southwestern University (1950)[5]
- Stetson University (1956)
- Stetson will revive its football program at the FCS level in 2013.[6]
- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (1966)
- University of Texas at Arlington (1985)
- University of Texas Pan American (c. late 1940s)
- UTPA fielded a football team when it was known as Edinburg Junior College.
- University of Vermont (1974)
- Wichita State University (1986)
- University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (1974)
- Xavier University (Cincinnati) (1973)
Non-Division I schools [edit]
- Adelphi University (1953)
- University of Alaska Fairbanks (1952)
- Albertson College, now College of Idaho (1978)
- Allen University (2005)
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock (1955)
- UALR fielded a football team when it was known as Little Rock Junior College.
- Arkansas College, now Lyon College (1950)
- Arnold College, merged with University of Bridgeport (1953)
- Athens State University (1949)
- Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College (1950)[7]
- Atlantic University (1930)
- University of Baltimore (1935)
- Bard College (1924)
- Battle Creek College, now Andrews University (1926)
- Beaver College, now Arcadia University (1904)
- Bishop College (1960)
- School closed and absorbed by Paul Quinn College
- Blackburn College (2008)
- Bluefield State College (1980)
- Boston State College (1974) (Absorbed into UMass Boston)
- Brandeis University (1959)[8]
- Broaddus College, now Alderson–Broaddus College (1921)
- Alderson–Broaddus will reinstate football as a varsity sport at the Division II level in 2013.[9]
- Brooklyn College (1990)
- University of Bridgeport (1975)
- University of California, San Diego (1968) [10]
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) (1985)
- California State University, Hayward (Cal State Hayward), now California State University, East Bay (Cal State East Bay) (1993)
- California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) (1977)
- California Baptist University (1955)
- California Institute of Technology (Caltech) (1970)
- California State University, Chico (Chico State) (1996)
- Cameron University (1992)
- Cedarville University (1953)
- Champlain College (1953)
- City College of New York (CCNY) (1951)
- Christian Brothers University (1922)
- Claflin University (1965)
- Clarke Memorial College (1933)
- Clarkson University (1952)
- College of Emporia (1972)
- College of Steubenville, now Franciscan University of Steubenville (1949)
- Colorado College (2008)[11]
- Cooper Union (1933)
- Daniel Baker College (1951)
- Davis & Elkins College (1953, 1962)
- Detroit Institute of Technology (1951)
- Dillard University (1965)
- University of the District of Columbia (1974, 1990)
- Drury University (1932)
- Erskine College (1952)
- Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck campus)
- Fairleigh Dickinson's other campus, Florham, currently has a football program at the Division III level.
- Fisk University (1983)
- Florida Southern College (1935)
- George Fox University (1968)
- Georgia Southwestern State University (2003)
- Hendrix College (1960)
- Hendrix will revive its football program at the Division III level in 2013.[12]
- Keene State College (1929)
- King College (2003)
- Knoxville College (1997)
- Lake Superior State University (1950)
- Lewis-Clark State College (1954)
- Lincoln Memorial University (1931)
- Loyola University New Orleans (1939)
- Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (2006)
- Mansfield began play in sprint football in 2008.
- University of Massachusetts Boston (2000)
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (2002)
- Milton College (1982)
- Montana State University - Billings (1978)
- Morris Brown College (2003)
- University of Nebraska at Omaha (2010)
- UNO, which last played football as a Division II school, dropped the sport as part of its move to Division I.
- New England College (1973)
- New Jersey City University (2002)
- New York Institute of Technology (1983)
- New York University (1952)
- Northeastern Illinois University (1988)
- Oklahoma Baptist University (1940)
- Oklahoma Baptist will revive its program at the Division II level in fall 2013
- Oklahoma City University (1950)
- Oregon Institute of Technology (1992)
- College of the Ozarks (1967)
- Paul Quinn College (2006)
- Philadelphia University (1900)
- Polytechnic University of New York (1902)
- The Principia (2008)
- Quantico Marines (1973)
- Ramapo College (1992)
- Reed College (1952)
- Regis University (1942)
- University of Rio Grande (1949)
- Roanoke College (1942)
- Rochester Institute of Technology (1922)
- Roger Williams University (1987)
- Rollins College (1950)
- Saint Leo University (1980)
- Saint Mary's University, Texas (1941)
- Saint Michael's College (1953)
- San Francisco State University (1994)
- The University of Scranton (1960)
- Selma University (1940)
- Si Tanka University (2004)
- Sonoma State University (1997)
- University of South Dakota - Springfield (1982)
- Spring Hill College (1941)[13]
- State University of New York at Farmingdale (1937)
- State University of New York at Fredonia (1916)
- State University of New York at Geneseo (1913)
- State University of New York at New Paltz (1936)
- State University of New York at Oswego (1976)
- State University of New York at Plattsburgh (1978)
- State University of New York at Potsdam (1903)
- Stevens Institute of Technology (1924)
- Sue Bennett College (1997)
- School closed and absorbed by Union College of Kentucky.
- Swarthmore College (2000)
- Talladega College (1940)
- University of Tampa (1974)
- Tennessee Wesleyan College (1993)
- University of Texas Pan American (c. late 1940s)
- UTPA fielded a football team when it was known as Edinburg Junior College.
- Texas Wesleyan University (1941)
- Transylvania University (1941)
- Upsala College (1993)
- U.S. International University, now Alliant International University (1980)
- Webb Institute (1931)
- Western Reserve University (1967)
- Merged with Case Institute of Technology to form Case Western Reserve University.
- Western Washington University (2008)
- Westminster College, Salt Lake City (1978)
- Whitman College (1976)
- Wiley College (1968)
- University of Wisconsin–Superior (1992)
- Xavier University of Louisiana (1959)
International schools [edit]
- Canada
- Carleton University (1998)
- Will reactivate in 2013 as a member of the OUA
- University College of Cape Breton (1990)
- Dalhousie University (1976)
- Laurentian University (1971)
- Loyola College (Montreal) (1974), merged with Sir George Williams University to become Concordia University
- Macdonald College, merged with McGill University (1973)
- University of New Brunswick (1980)
- University of Prince Edward Island (1979)
- Université du Québec à Montréal (1972)
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (1979)
- Royal Military College of Canada (1972)
- St. Patrick's College, merged with Carleton University (1966)
- Sir George Williams University (1972)
- Cuba
- University of Havana (c. 1958)
- Mexico
- Borregos Salvajes ITESM Torreón (2004)
- Cóndores UNAM (1997)
- Heroico Colegio Militar (c. 1952)
- Lobos Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila (unknown)
- Mexico City College (c. 1954)
- Pieles Rojas ESIQIE-IPN (1998)
- United Kingdom
- Aberdeen Steamroller
- Aston Rhinos
- Cambridge Pythons
- Dundee Bluedevils
- Manchester MPs
- Strathclyde Hawks
See also [edit]
- List of defunct college basketball teams
- List of defunct college hockey teams
- List of NCAA Division I schools that have never sponsored football
- List of NCAA Institutions with club football teams
References [edit]
- ^ Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book, National Collegiate Athletic Association, p. 399, 2007.
- ^ Megargee, Steve (April 2, 2013). "Fulmer helps restart football at East Tenn. State". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ "Mercer University Board of Trustees Approves Reinstatement of Intercollegiate Football" (Press release). Mercer University Athletics. November 20, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ^ History of UNCA at toto.lib.unca.edu
- ^ The establishment of Southwestern University, Community Impact (Georgetown, TX), June 13, 2008.
- ^ "Are You Ready For Some Football?" (Press release). Stetson University. March 14, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ Atlantic Christian Bulldogs, College Football Data Warehouse.
- ^ "Football Dropped at Brandeis U". Nashua Telegraph, via Google News. Associated Press. May 17, 1960.
- ^ Stevens, Rich (June 25, 2012). "More than meets eye in breakup of WVIAC". Charleston Daily Mail (Charleston, WV). Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Hendrix Hires First Football Coach in 52 Years" (Press release). Southern Athletic Association. March 27, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ Sports Shorts, The Day, Jan 10, 1942.
