Central States Football League
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| Association | NAIA |
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| Commissioner | Tony Stigliano |
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| Region | South Central United States |
| Official website | centralstatesfootball.com |
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The Central States Football League (CSFL) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Oklahoma and Texas and compete only in football. The conference was established in 2000 and its charter members included Haskell Indian Nations University, Langston University, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Southwestern Assemblies of God University, and Peru State College.
Member schools
Current members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Nickname | Primary Conference when joining the CSFL |
Current Primary Conference |
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| Bacone College | Muskogee, Oklahoma | 1880 | Private | 900 | 2002-03 | Warriors | Red River (RRAC) | |
| Langston University | Langston, Oklahoma | 1897 | Public, HBCU | 3,922 | 2000-01 2007-081 |
Lions | Red River (RRAC) | |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State University* | Goodwell, Oklahoma | 1909 | Public | 1,550 | 2007-08 | Aggies | Heartland (NCAA Division II) | |
| Southwestern Assemblies of God University | Waxahachie, Texas | 1927 | Private | 2,013 | 2000-01 2003-04 2008-092 |
Lions | Red River (RRAC) | |
| Texas College | Tyler, Texas | 1894 | Private, HBCU | 600 | 2004-05 | Steers | Red River (RRAC) | |
| Wayland Baptist University | Plainview, Texas | 1908 | Private | 8,000 | 2012-13 | Pioneers | Sooner (SAC) | |
* - Alliance member
1 - Langston left the CSFL after the 2005-06, and re-joined in the 2007-08 season.
2 - SWAGU left the CSFL after the 2001-02 season, re-joined in the 2003-04 season to leave again after the 2004-05 season, and re-joined again in the 2008-09 season.
Future member
| Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Nickname | Primary Conference when joining the CSFL |
Current Primary Conference |
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| Oklahoma Baptist University | Shawnee, Oklahoma | 1910 | Private | 1,871 | 2013-14 | Bison | Sooner (SAC) | |
Former members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joined | Left | Nickname | Primary Conference when joining the CSFL |
Current Primary Conference |
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| Haskell Indian Nations University | Lawrence, Kansas | 1884 | Tribal | 1,000 | 2000-01 | 2005-06 | Fighting Indians | MCAC | |
| Lincoln University of Missouri | Jefferson City, Missouri | 1866 | HBCU | 3,156 | 2000-01 | 2000-01 | Blue Tigers | Heartland (NCAA Division II) |
Mid-America (MIAA) (NCAA Division II) |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University* | Alva, Oklahoma | 1897 | Public | 2,233 | 2000-01 | 2011-12 | Rangers | Sooner (SAC) | Great American (NCAA Division II) |
| Peru State College | Peru, Nebraska | 1865 | Public | 2,124 | 2000-01 | 2006-07 | Bobcats | MCAC | HAAC |
| Southern Nazarene University* | Bethany, Oklahoma | 1899 | Private | 2,110 | 2004-05 | 2011-12 | Crimson Storm | Sooner (SAC) | Great American (NCAA Division II) |
* - Northwestern Oklahoma and Southern Nazarene are leaving for the newly formed NCAA Division II conference, the Great American Conference, in 2012.
Membership timeline
Full members Full members (non-football) Assoc. members (football only) Assoc. member (list sports)