NCAA Division I FCS independent schools

NCAA Football Championship Subdivision independent schools are four-year institutions in the United States whose football programs are not part of a football conference. This does not mean that FCS independents schedule each other for competition as conference schools do.

[edit] Independent Institutions

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Future Conference
Lamar University	Beaumont, Texas	1923	Public	13,994	Cardinal	Southland Conference
North Carolina Central University	Durham, North Carolina	1910	Public	8,675	Eagles	MEAC
Old Dominion University	Norfolk, Virginia	1930	Public	24,125	Monarchs	CAA
Savannah State University	Savannah, Georgia	1890	Public	3,200	Tigers
University of South Alabama	Mobile, Alabama	1964	Public	14,757	Jaguars	Sunbelt

On September 10, 2009, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced that North Carolina Central University will join the conference effective July 1, 2010. ^[1] Old Dominion University will begin competition as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association in September 2011. ^[2] Lamar University will begin their football program with an independent affiliation in the 2010 season and will play in the Southland Conference beginning with the 2011 Season.