List of NCAA Division I FCS football programs

This is a list of schools in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that play football in the United States as a varsity sport and are members of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), known as Division I-AA from 1978 through 2005. There are 128 FCS programs in the 2021 season. Conference affiliations are current for the 2021 season. The teams in this subdivision compete in a 24-team playoff for the NCAA Division I Football Championship. All leagues allow scholarships with the exception of the Ivy League and Pioneer Football League.

FCS programs

Team	Nickname	School	City	State^[1]	Program established	First FCS season	Conference
Abilene Christian	Wildcats	Abilene Christian University	Abilene	Texas	1919	2017	WAC
Alabama A&M	Bulldogs	Alabama A&M University	Normal	Alabama	1912	1999	SWAC
Alabama State	Hornets	Alabama State University	Montgomery	Alabama	1901	1982	SWAC
Albany	Great Danes	University at Albany, SUNY	Albany	New York	1973	1999	CAA
Alcorn State	Braves	Alcorn State University	Lorman	Mississippi	1921	1978	SWAC
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lions	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	1916	1998	SWAC
Austin Peay	Governors	Austin Peay State University	Clarksville	Tennessee	1930	1978	Ohio Valley^[a]
Bethune–Cookman	Wildcats	Bethune–Cookman University	Daytona Beach	Florida	1925	1980	SWAC
Brown	Bears	Brown University	Providence	Rhode Island	1878	1982	Ivy
Bryant	Bulldogs	Bryant University	Smithfield	Rhode Island	1999	2012	Northeast
Bucknell	Bison	Bucknell University	Lewisburg	Pennsylvania	1883	1978	Patriot
Butler	Bulldogs	Butler University	Indianapolis	Indiana	1887	1993	Pioneer
Cal Poly	Mustangs	California Polytechnic State University	San Luis Obispo	California	1915	1994	Big Sky
Campbell	Fighting Camels	Campbell University	Buies Creek	North Carolina	1925 2008	2008	Big South
Central Arkansas	Bears	University of Central Arkansas	Conway	Arkansas	1908	2010	WAC^[b]
Central Connecticut	Blue Devils	Central Connecticut State University	New Britain	Connecticut	1935	1993	Northeast
Charleston Southern	Buccaneers	Charleston Southern University	North Charleston	South Carolina	1985	1993	Big South
Chattanooga	Mocs	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Chattanooga	Tennessee	1899	1982	Southern
The Citadel	Bulldogs	The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina	Charleston	South Carolina	1905	1982	Southern
Colgate	Raiders	Colgate University	Hamilton	New York	1890	1982	Patriot
Columbia	Lions	Columbia University	New York	New York	1870	1982	Ivy
Cornell	Big Red	Cornell University	Ithaca	New York	1887	1982	Ivy
Dartmouth	Big Green	Dartmouth College	Hanover	New Hampshire	1881	1982	Ivy
Davidson	Wildcats	Davidson College	Davidson	North Carolina	1896	1978 1993	Pioneer
Dayton	Flyers	University of Dayton	Dayton	Ohio	1903	1993	Pioneer
Delaware	Fightin' Blue Hens	University of Delaware	Newark	Delaware	1888	1980	CAA
Delaware State	Hornets	Delaware State University	Dover	Delaware	1924	1978 1980	MEAC
Drake	Bulldogs	Drake University	Des Moines	Iowa	1893	1982 1993	Pioneer
Duquesne	Dukes	Duquesne University	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	1891	1993	Northeast
East Tennessee State	Buccaneers	East Tennessee State University	Johnson City	Tennessee	1920 2015	1982 2015	Southern
Eastern Illinois	Panthers	Eastern Illinois University	Charleston	Illinois	1899	1981	Ohio Valley
Eastern Kentucky	Colonels	Eastern Kentucky University	Richmond	Kentucky	1906	1978	WAC^[b]
Eastern Washington	Eagles	Eastern Washington University	Cheney	Washington	1901	1984	Big Sky
Elon	Phoenix	Elon University	Elon	North Carolina	1909	1999	CAA
Florida A&M	Rattlers	Florida A&M University	Tallahassee	Florida	1907	1979	SWAC
Fordham	Rams	Fordham University	New York	New York	1881	1989	Patriot
Furman	Paladins	Furman University	Greenville	South Carolina	1889	1982	Southern
Gardner–Webb	Runnin' Bulldogs	Gardner–Webb University	Boiling Springs	North Carolina	1946	2002	Big South
Georgetown	Hoyas	Georgetown University	Washington	D.C.	1881	1993	Patriot
Grambling State	Tigers	Grambling State University	Grambling	Louisiana	1927	1978	SWAC
Hampton	Pirates	Hampton University	Hampton	Virginia	1902	1997	Big South
Harvard	Crimson	Harvard University	Cambridge^[c]	Massachusetts	1873	1982	Ivy
Holy Cross	Crusaders	College of the Holy Cross	Worcester	Massachusetts	1891	1982	Patriot
Houston Baptist	Huskies	Houston Baptist University	Houston	Texas	2013	2013	Southland
Howard	Bison	Howard University	Washington	D.C.	1882	1978 1980	MEAC
Idaho	Vandals	University of Idaho	Moscow	Idaho	1893	1978 2018	Big Sky^[d]
Idaho State	Bengals	Idaho State University	Pocatello	Idaho	1902	1978	Big Sky
Illinois State	Redbirds	Illinois State University	Normal	Illinois	1887	1982	Missouri Valley
Incarnate Word	Cardinals	University of the Incarnate Word	San Antonio	Texas	2009	2017	Southland^[e]
Indiana State	Sycamores	Indiana State University	Terre Haute	Indiana	1895	1982	Missouri Valley
Jackson State	Tigers	Jackson State University	Jackson	Mississippi	1911	1978	SWAC
Jacksonville State	Gamecocks	Jacksonville State University	Jacksonville	Alabama	1904	1997	WAC^[b]^[f]
James Madison	Dukes	James Madison University	Harrisonburg	Virginia	1972	1980	CAA^[g]
Kennesaw State	Owls	Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw	Georgia	2015	2015	Big South^[h]
Lafayette	Leopards	Lafayette College	Easton	Pennsylvania	1882	1978	Patriot
Lamar	Cardinals	Lamar University	Beaumont	Texas	1923 2009	1982 2010	WAC
Lehigh	Mountain Hawks	Lehigh University	Bethlehem	Pennsylvania	1884	1978	Patriot
LIU^[i]	Sharks	Long Island University	Brookville	New York	1957^[j]	2019	Northeast
Maine	Black Bears	University of Maine	Orono	Maine	1892	1978	CAA
Marist	Red Foxes	Marist College	Poughkeepsie	New York	1965	1993	Pioneer
McNeese State	Cowboys	McNeese State University	Lake Charles	Louisiana	1950	1982	Southland
Mercer	Bears	Mercer University	Macon	Georgia	1891 2013	2013	Southern
Mississippi Valley State	Delta Devils	Mississippi Valley State University	Itta Bena	Mississippi	1953	1980	SWAC
Missouri State	Bears	Missouri State University	Springfield	Missouri	1909	1982	Missouri Valley
Monmouth	Hawks	Monmouth University	West Long Branch	New Jersey	1993	1994	Big South
Montana	Grizzlies	University of Montana	Missoula	Montana	1897	1978	Big Sky
Montana State	Bobcats	Montana State University	Bozeman	Montana	1897	1978	Big Sky
Morehead State	Eagles	Morehead State University	Morehead	Kentucky	1924	1978	Pioneer
Morgan State	Bears	Morgan State University	Baltimore	Maryland	1897	1986	MEAC
Murray State	Racers	Murray State University	Murray	Kentucky	1924	1978	Ohio Valley
New Hampshire	Wildcats	University of New Hampshire	Durham	New Hampshire	1893	1978	CAA
Nicholls	Colonels	Nicholls State University	Thibodaux	Louisiana	1972	1980	Southland
Norfolk State	Spartans	Norfolk State University	Norfolk	Virginia	1938	1997	MEAC
North Carolina A&T	Aggies	North Carolina A&T State University	Greensboro	North Carolina	1901	1978 1980	Big South
North Carolina Central	Eagles	North Carolina Central University	Durham	North Carolina	1921	2011	MEAC
North Dakota	Fighting Hawks	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks	North Dakota	1894	2012	Missouri Valley
North Dakota State	Bison	North Dakota State University	Fargo	North Dakota	1894	2008	Missouri Valley
Northern Arizona	Lumberjacks	Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff	Arizona	1915	1978	Big Sky
Northern Colorado	Bears	University of Northern Colorado	Greeley	Colorado	1892	2007	Big Sky
Northern Iowa	Panthers	University of Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls	Iowa	1895	1981	Missouri Valley
Northwestern State	Demons	Northwestern State University	Natchitoches	Louisiana	1907	1978	Southland
Penn	Quakers	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	1876	1982	Ivy
Portland State	Vikings	Portland State University	Portland^[k]	Oregon	1947	1978 1998	Big Sky
Prairie View A&M	Panthers	Prairie View A&M University	Prairie View	Texas	1906	1978	SWAC
Presbyterian	Blue Hose	Presbyterian College	Clinton	South Carolina	1913	2011	Pioneer
Princeton	Tigers	Princeton University	Princeton	New Jersey	1869	1982	Ivy
Rhode Island	Rams	University of Rhode Island	Kingston	Rhode Island	1895	1978	CAA
Richmond	Spiders	University of Richmond	Richmond	Virginia	1881	1982	CAA
Robert Morris	Colonials	Robert Morris University	Moon Township	Pennsylvania	1994	1998	Big South^[l]
Sacramento State	Hornets	California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento	California	1954	1993	Big Sky
Sacred Heart	Pioneers	Sacred Heart University	Fairfield	Connecticut	1991	1999	Northeast
Saint Francis (PA)	Red Flash	Saint Francis University	Loretto	Pennsylvania	1909	1993	Northeast
Sam Houston	Bearkats	Sam Houston State University	Huntsville	Texas	1912	1986	WAC^[f]
Samford	Bulldogs	Samford University	Birmingham	Alabama	1902	1989	Southern
San Diego	Toreros	University of San Diego	San Diego	California	1956	1993	Pioneer
South Carolina State	Bulldogs	South Carolina State University	Orangeburg	South Carolina	1906	1978 1980	MEAC
South Dakota	Coyotes	University of South Dakota	Vermillion	South Dakota	1889	2012	Missouri Valley
South Dakota State	Jackrabbits	South Dakota State University	Brookings	South Dakota	1889	2008	Missouri Valley
Southeast Missouri State	Redhawks	Southeast Missouri State University	Cape Girardeau	Missouri	1902	1990	Ohio Valley
Southeastern Louisiana	Lions	Southeastern Louisiana University	Hammond	Louisiana	1930	1980 1985	Southland
Southern	Jaguars	Southern University	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	1915	1978	SWAC
Southern Illinois	Salukis	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Carbondale	Illinois	1904	1982	Missouri Valley
Southern Utah	Thunderbirds	Southern Utah University	Cedar City	Utah	1929	1993	Big Sky^[e]
Stephen F. Austin	Lumberjacks	Stephen F. Austin State University	Nacogdoches	Texas	1923	1986	WAC
Stetson	Hatters	Stetson University	DeLand	Florida	1901	2013	Pioneer
Stony Brook	Seawolves	Stony Brook University	Stony Brook	New York	1969	1999	CAA
Tennessee State	Tigers	Tennessee State University	Nashville	Tennessee	1916	1981	Ohio Valley
Tennessee Tech	Golden Eagles	Tennessee Technological University	Cookeville	Tennessee	1917	1978	Ohio Valley
Texas Southern	Tigers	Texas Southern University	Houston	Texas	1947	1978	SWAC
Towson	Tigers	Towson University	Towson	Maryland	1968	1987	CAA
UC Davis	Aggies	University of California, Davis	Davis	California	1915	2007	Big Sky
UT Martin	Skyhawks	University of Tennessee at Martin	Martin	Tennessee	1953	1992	Ohio Valley
Valparaiso	Beacons	Valparaiso University	Valparaiso	Indiana	1906	1993	Pioneer
Villanova	Wildcats	Villanova University	Villanova	Pennsylvania	1894	1987	CAA
VMI	Keydets	Virginia Military Institute	Lexington	Virginia	1873	1982	Southern
Wagner	Seahawks	Wagner College	New York	New York	1927	1993	Northeast
Weber State	Wildcats	Weber State University	Ogden	Utah	1962	1978	Big Sky
Western Carolina	Catamounts	Western Carolina University	Cullowhee	North Carolina	1931	1982	Southern
Western Illinois	Leathernecks	Western Illinois University	Macomb	Illinois	1903	1981	Missouri Valley
William & Mary	Tribe	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg	Virginia	1893	1982	CAA
Wofford	Terriers	Wofford College	Spartanburg	South Carolina	1889	1995	Southern
Yale	Bulldogs	Yale University	New Haven	Connecticut	1872	1982	Ivy
Youngstown State	Penguins	Youngstown State University	Youngstown	Ohio	1938	1981	Missouri Valley

^ Austin Peay will join the ASUN Conference and its new football competition in 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and Jacksonville State are football-only members of the Western Athletic Conference for the fall 2021 season, coinciding with their entry into the non-football ASUN Conference. The ASUN plans to launch a football league in 2022, at which time these schools will add football to their ASUN membership.
^ Although the academic core of the Harvard campus, including the university administration, is located in Cambridge, the school's athletic complex, including the football stadium, is within the city limits of Boston.
^ This is Idaho's second stint in the grouping now known as FCS; it had been a member of what was then known as Division I-AA from the group's creation in 1978 through 1995, after which it moved to the league then known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (now the Big West Conference). At that time, the PCAA sponsored FBS (then Division I-A) football.
^ ^a ^b Incarnate Word and Southern Utah will join the WAC and its revived football league in 2022.
^ ^a ^b Jacksonville State and Sam Houston will move to the FBS's Conference USA in 2023.
^ James Madison will move to the FBS's Sun Belt Conference in 2023.
^ Kennesaw State will move football to its full-time home of the ASUN Conference once that conference starts its football league in 2022.
^ Effective in 2019–20, Long Island University merged its two athletic programs—the Division I non-football LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and Division II football-sponsoring LIU Post Pioneers—into a single D-I athletic program under the Sharks name. The LIU Post football team became the new LIU football team, playing at its current home on the Post campus and joining the Northeast Conference. LIU was immediately eligible for the playoffs, as it was treated as a new football program of an existing D-I institution, but lost all its Division I games in the 2019 season and failed to qualify.
^ First season of the LIU Post program that became the LIU program in 2019. The Brooklyn campus first played football in 1928, but dropped the sport in 1940, before the Post campus existed; LIU traces the history of its current football program through Post.
^ Portland State's campus is in the city of Portland, but it plays its home football games in the suburb of Hillsboro.
^ After leaving the football-sponsoring Northeast Conference for the non-football Horizon League in July 2020, Robert Morris had planned to play the 2020–21 season as an FCS independent before joining Big South Conference football in July 2021. With three of the Big South's eight planned football members not playing in the rescheduled spring 2021 conference season, the conference brought RMU into its football league earlier than planned.

Transitioning from Division II

The following programs are transitioning from NCAA Division II to FCS, or have announced definitive plans to do so. Under current NCAA rules, they must have an invitation from a Division I conference to begin the transition. During the four-year transition period, they are ineligible for the FCS playoffs.

Team	School	City	State	Founded	First played	Conference	Full membership
Dixie State Trailblazers	Dixie State University^[a]	St. George	Utah	1911	2006	Independent	2024^[b]
Merrimack Warriors	Merrimack College	North Andover	Massachusetts	1947	1985	Northeast	2023^[c]
North Alabama Lions	University of North Alabama	Florence	Alabama	1830	1912	Big South	2022^[d]
Tarleton State Texans	Tarleton State University	Stephenville	Texas	1899	1961	Independent	2024^[b]
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions	Texas A&M University–Commerce	Commerce	Texas	1889	1915	Southland	2026^[e]

^ Dixie State will change its name to Utah Tech University on July 1, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Dixie State and Tarleton began transitions from Division II to Division I in July 2020, with both joining the previously non-football Western Athletic Conference. Because of their ongoing transitions, they were not eligible for the WAC's football postseason when the conference reinstated that sport in 2021, though they are included in WAC football scheduling. At least for the fall 2021 season, games against these schools count in the WAC standings but not those in the WAC–ASUN alliance.
^ Merrimack began a transition from Division II to Division I in 2019, joining the Northeast Conference as a full member, including football.
^ North Alabama began a transition from Division II to Division I in 2018, joining the non-football ASUN Conference. The Lions joined Big South football under the terms of an agreement between the ASUN and Big South that guarantees a home in Big South football to any school in either conference that awards football scholarships. This agreement will end after the 2021 fall season, as the ASUN plans to establish its own football league in 2022, with North Alabama as a member.
^ Texas A&M–Commerce, with a Southland Conference invitation in hand, is scheduled to start a transition from Division II to Division I in 2022.

Transitioning from Division III

Normally, under current NCAA rules, teams are not allowed to reclassify directly from NCAA Division III to Division I. However, after St. Thomas was involuntarily removed from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, they and their future primary conference home, the Summit League, worked with the NCAA to move directly to Division I. On July 15, 2020, it was announced that the NCAA had approved this transition, and St. Thomas has played in Division I starting with the 2021 season.^[2]

Team	School	City	State	Founded	First played	Conference	Full membership
St. Thomas Tommies	University of St. Thomas	Saint Paul	Minnesota	1885	1904	Pioneer Football League	2025

Programs moving to FCS

Team	School	City	State	Current conference	Future conference	First playing	Full membership
UTRGV Vaqueros	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg^[a]	Texas	No football program	Western Athletic Conference^[b]	2024^[c]	2024

^ UTRGV has multiple campuses within its service area, but its athletic program is based at the Edinburg campus, which it inherited from one of its predecessor institutions, the University of Texas–Pan American. The UTPA athletic program was transferred intact to UTRGV.
^ While UTRGV has not officially announced its future football affiliation, it is already a full WAC member, making it all but certain to join WAC football.
^ The former UTPA played football while it was a junior college, but never had a football program as a four-year institution.

Map

Cal Poly

Eastern Washington

Idaho

Idaho
State

Montana

Montana
State

Northern Arizona

Northern Colorado

Portland
State

Sacramento State

Southern Utah

UC Davis

Weber
State

Campbell

Charleston Southern

Gardner-Webb

Hampton

Kennesaw

Monmouth

NCAT

Robert
Morris

North Alabama

Albany

Delaware

Elon

James Madison

Maine

New Hampshire

Richmond

William & Mary

Cornell

Dartmouth

Harvard

Princeton

Yale

Delaware State

Norfolk
State

NC Central

South Carolina State

Illinois State

Indiana
State

Missouri
State

North Dakota

North Dakota State

Northern
Iowa

South Dakota

South Dakota State

Southern Illinois

Western Illinois

Youngstown State

Central Connecticut

Duquesne

Merrimack

St. Francis

Sacred Heart

Austin Peay

Eastern Illinois

Murray State

SE Missouri State

TN State

TN Tech

UT Martin

Bucknell

Colgate

Holy
Cross

Lafayette

Lehigh

Butler

Davidson

Dayton

Drake

Marist

Morehead State

Presbyterian

St. Thomas

San Diego

Stetson

Valparaiso

Chattanooga

The Citadel

ETSU

Furman

Mercer

Samford

VMI

W. Carolina

Wofford

Houston Baptist

Incarnate Word

McNeese State

Nicholls

NW State

Southeastern Louisiana

Alabama
A&M

Alabama State

Alcorn
State

Bethune-Cookman

Arkansas
Pine Bluff

Florida A&M

Grambling

Jackson
State

Mississippi Valley State

Prairie View

Southern

Texas Southern

Dixie State

Tarleton

Eastern Kentucky

Jacksonville State

Abilene Christian

Central Arkansas

Lamar

Sam Houston

Stephen F. Austin

Rhode Island schools

Brown

Bryant

Rhode Island

New York City schools

Columbia

Fordham

Long Island

Stony Brook

Wagner

Philadelphia schools

Penn

Villanova

Balitmore area schools

Morgan State

Towson

Washington, DC schools

Georgetown

Howard

Former Division I FCS football programs

School	Nickname	City	State	First Division I FCS Season	Last Division I FCS Season	Current Level
Appalachian State University	Mountaineers	Boone	North Carolina	1982	2013	Division I FBS
University of Alabama at Birmingham	Blazers	Birmingham	Alabama	1993	1995	Division I FBS
Arkansas State University	Red Wolves*	Jonesboro	Arkansas	1982	1991	Division I FBS
Ball State University	Cardinals	Muncie	Indiana	1982	1982	Division I FBS
Boise State University	Broncos	Boise	Idaho	1978	1995	Division I FBS
Boston University	Terriers	Boston	Massachusetts	1978	1997	Program dropped
Bowling Green State University	Falcons	Bowling Green	Ohio	1982	1982	Division I FBS
University at Buffalo	Bulls	Buffalo	New York	1993	1998	Division I FBS
California State University, Northridge	Matadors	Los Angeles	California	1993	2001	Program dropped
Canisius College	Golden Griffins	Buffalo	New York	1993	2002	Program dropped
University of Central Florida	Golden Knights	Orlando	Florida	1990	1995	Division I FBS
Coastal Carolina University	Chanticleers	Conway	South Carolina	2003	2015	Division I FBS
University of Connecticut	Huskies	Storrs^{[n 1]}	Connecticut	1978	2001	Division I FBS
Eastern Michigan University	Hurons	Ypsilanti	Michigan	1982	1982	Division I FBS
University of Evansville	Purple Aces	Evansville	Indiana	1993	1997	Program dropped
Fairfield University	Stags	Fairfield	Connecticut	1997	2002	Program dropped
Florida Atlantic University	Owls	Boca Raton	Florida	2001	2004	Division I FBS
Florida International University	Panthers	Miami	Florida	2003	2005	Division I FBS
Georgia Southern University	Eagles	Statesboro	Georgia	1984	2013	Division I FBS
Georgia State University	Panthers	Atlanta	Georgia	2010	2012	Division I FBS
Hofstra University	Pride	Hempstead	New York	1993	2009	Program dropped
Iona College	Gaels	New Rochelle	New York	1993	2008	Program dropped
Jacksonville University	Dolphins	Jacksonville	Florida	1998	2019	Program dropped
Kent State University	Golden Flashes	Kent	Ohio	1982	1982	Division I FBS
La Salle University	Explorers	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	1997	2007	Program dropped
Liberty University*	Flames	Lynchburg	Virginia	1989	2017	Division I FBS
University of Louisiana at Monroe	Warhawks*	Monroe	Louisiana	1982	1993	Division I FBS
Louisiana Tech University	Bulldogs	Ruston	Louisiana	1982	1988	Division I FBS
Marshall University	Thundering Herd	Huntington	West Virginia	1982	1996	Division I FBS
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Minutemen	Amherst	Massachusetts	1978	2011	Division I FBS
Middle Tennessee State University	Blue Raiders	Murfreesboro	Tennessee	1978	1998	Division I FBS
Morris Brown College	Wolverines	Atlanta	Georgia	2001	2003	Dropped athletics
University of Nevada, Reno	Wolf Pack	Reno	Nevada	1978	1991	Division I FBS
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	49ers	Charlotte	North Carolina	2013	2014	Division I FBS
University of North Texas	Mean Green	Denton	Texas	1982	1994	Division I FBS
Northeastern University	Huskies	Boston	Massachusetts	1978	2009	Program dropped
Northern Illinois University	Huskies	DeKalb	Illinois	1982	1982	Division I FBS
Ohio University	Bobcats	Athens	Ohio	1982	1982	Division I FBS
Old Dominion University	Monarchs	Norfolk	Virginia	2009	2012	Division I FBS
St. John's University	Red Storm	Queens	New York	1993	2002	Program dropped
Saint Mary's College of California	Gaels	Moraga	California	1993	2003	Program dropped
Saint Peter's University	Peacocks	Jersey City	New Jersey	1993	2006	Program dropped
Savannah State University	Tigers	Savannah	Georgia	2002	2018	Division II
Siena College	Saints	Loudonville	New York	1993	2003	Program dropped
University of South Alabama	Jaguars	Mobile	Alabama	2010	2011	Division I FBS
University of South Florida	Bulls	Tampa	Florida	1997	2000	Division I FBS
University of Texas at Arlington	Mavericks	Arlington	Texas	1982	1985	Program dropped
Texas State University*	Bobcats	San Marcos	Texas	1984	2010	Division I FBS
Troy University*	Trojans	Troy	Alabama	1978	2001	Division I FBS
West Texas A&M University*	Buffaloes	Canyon	Texas	1982	1985	Division II
Western Kentucky University	Hilltoppers	Bowling Green	Kentucky	1978	2008	Division I FBS

^ UConn currently plays its home games in East Hartford, Connecticut.

References

^ 12 states (Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming) do not currently have FCS programs.
^ "St. Thomas gets approval from NCAA to go Division I". Star Tribune. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

External links

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[2] Austin Peay will join the ASUN Conference and its new football competition in 2022.

[WACtoASUN-3] Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and Jacksonville State are football-only members of the Western Athletic Conference for the fall 2021 season, coinciding with their entry into the non-football ASUN Conference. The ASUN plans to launch a football league in 2022, at which time these schools will add football to their ASUN membership.

[4] Although the academic core of the Harvard campus, including the university administration, is located in Cambridge, the school's athletic complex, including the football stadium, is within the city limits of Boston.

[5] This is Idaho's second stint in the grouping now known as FCS; it had been a member of what was then known as Division I-AA from the group's creation in 1978 through 1995, after which it moved to the league then known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (now the Big West Conference). At that time, the PCAA sponsored FBS (then Division I-A) football.

[WAC22-6] Incarnate Word and Southern Utah will join the WAC and its revived football league in 2022.

[C-USA23-7] Jacksonville State and Sam Houston will move to the FBS's Conference USA in 2023.

[8] James Madison will move to the FBS's Sun Belt Conference in 2023.

[9] Kennesaw State will move football to its full-time home of the ASUN Conference once that conference starts its football league in 2022.

[10] Effective in 2019–20, Long Island University merged its two athletic programs—the Division I non-football LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and Division II football-sponsoring LIU Post Pioneers—into a single D-I athletic program under the Sharks name. The LIU Post football team became the new LIU football team, playing at its current home on the Post campus and joining the Northeast Conference. LIU was immediately eligible for the playoffs, as it was treated as a new football program of an existing D-I institution, but lost all its Division I games in the 2019 season and failed to qualify.

[11] First season of the LIU Post program that became the LIU program in 2019. The Brooklyn campus first played football in 1928, but dropped the sport in 1940, before the Post campus existed; LIU traces the history of its current football program through Post.

[12] Portland State's campus is in the city of Portland, but it plays its home football games in the suburb of Hillsboro.

[13] After leaving the football-sponsoring Northeast Conference for the non-football Horizon League in July 2020, Robert Morris had planned to play the 2020–21 season as an FCS independent before joining Big South Conference football in July 2021. With three of the Big South's eight planned football members not playing in the rescheduled spring 2021 conference season, the conference brought RMU into its football league earlier than planned.

[14] Dixie State will change its name to Utah Tech University on July 1, 2022.

[WAC-15] Dixie State and Tarleton began transitions from Division II to Division I in July 2020, with both joining the previously non-football Western Athletic Conference. Because of their ongoing transitions, they were not eligible for the WAC's football postseason when the conference reinstated that sport in 2021, though they are included in WAC football scheduling. At least for the fall 2021 season, games against these schools count in the WAC standings but not those in the WAC–ASUN alliance.

[16] Merrimack began a transition from Division II to Division I in 2019, joining the Northeast Conference as a full member, including football.

[17] North Alabama began a transition from Division II to Division I in 2018, joining the non-football ASUN Conference. The Lions joined Big South football under the terms of an agreement between the ASUN and Big South that guarantees a home in Big South football to any school in either conference that awards football scholarships. This agreement will end after the 2021 fall season, as the ASUN plans to establish its own football league in 2022, with North Alabama as a member.

[18] Texas A&M–Commerce, with a Southland Conference invitation in hand, is scheduled to start a transition from Division II to Division I in 2022.

[20] UTRGV has multiple campuses within its service area, but its athletic program is based at the Edinburg campus, which it inherited from one of its predecessor institutions, the University of Texas–Pan American. The UTPA athletic program was transferred intact to UTRGV.

[21] While UTRGV has not officially announced its future football affiliation, it is already a full WAC member, making it all but certain to join WAC football.

[22] The former UTPA played football while it was a junior college, but never had a football program as a four-year institution.

[23] UConn currently plays its home games in East Hartford, Connecticut.

[1] 12 states (Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming) do not currently have FCS programs.

[19] "St. Thomas gets approval from NCAA to go Division I". Star Tribune. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

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v t e NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision conferences
Current conferences	Big Sky Big South–OVC CAA Ivy MEAC MVFC NEC Patriot Pioneer SoCon Southland SWAC UAC
Previous conferences	American West (defunct 1996) ASUN (alliance with WAC as UAC 2023) Atlantic 10 (alliance with CAA 2007) Big South (alliance with OVC 2023) Great West (non-football 2012; defunct 2013) Gulf Star (defunct 1987) MAAC (non-football 2008) Mid-Continent (non-football 1987) OVC (alliance with Big South 2023) WAC (alliance with ASUN as UAC 2023) Yankee (became A10 1997, alliance with CAA 2007)
Independents