List of defunct college football teams
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[edit] Division I schools
- American University (c. 1968)
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock (c. late 1940s)
- 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)
- Campbell University (1950)
- Campbell will be reinstating its football program at the Division I FCS level starting in 2008 [1].
- Canisius College (2002)
- 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)
- The 2007 effort to bring back football at ETSU failed, following a negative vote from the student body for an increase in student fees to fund the program. [2]
- University of Evansville (1997)
- Fairfield University (2002)
- Fairleigh Dickinson University (1977)
- George Washington University (1966)
- Gonzaga University (1941)
- High Point University (1950)
- University of Illinois at Chicago (1973)
- LaSalle University (2007)[3]
- Lamar University (1989)
- Lamar has been approved to reinstate a football team starting in 2009.
- Long Island University (1940)
- Loyola College in Maryland (1933)
- Loyola University Chicago (c. 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)
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1974)
- Mount Saint Mary's University (1950)
- Niagara University (1950)
- University of North Carolina at Asheville (1954)
- UNCA was known as Asheville-Biltmore College when it last competed in football. [4]
- Old Dominion University (1941)
- At the time, ODU was a two-year division of The College of William & Mary; it did not grant bachelor's degrees until 1956. ODU will reestablish a Division I FCS football program in 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)
- St. 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)
- Stetson University (1956)
- 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)
- Xavier University (Cincinnati) (1973)
[edit] Lower Division schools
- Adelphi University (1953)
- University of Alaska Fairbanks (1952)
- Albertson College, now College of Idaho (1977)
- Allen University (2005)
- Arkansas Baptist College (1956)
- Arkansas College, now Lyon College (1950)
- Arnold College, merged with University of Bridgeport (1953)
- Athens State University (1949)
- Atlantic University (1930)
- University of Baltimore (1935)
- Bard College (1924)
- Battle Creek College, now Andrews University (1926)
- Beaver College, now Arcadia University (1904)
- Bluefield State College (1980)
- Boston State College (1974)
- Brandeis University (1959)
- Broaddus College, now Alderson-Broaddus College (1921)
- Brooklyn College (1990)
- University of Bridgeport (1975)
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) (1985)
- 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)
- Cameron University (1992)
- Carlisle Indian School (1917)
- City College of New York (CCNY) (1951)
- California State University, Chico (Chico State) (1996)
- Christian Brothers University (1922)
- Clarke Memorial College (1933)
- College of Emporia (1972)
- College of Steubenville, now Franciscan University of Steubenville (1949)
- Cooper Union (1933)
- University of Dallas (1925)
- Detroit Institute of Technology (1941)
- University of the District of Columbia (1989)
- Drury University (1932)
- Eastern College (Virginia) (1917)
- Erskine College (1952)
- Fisk University (1983)
- Florida Southern College (1935)
- George Fox University (1968)
- Georgia Southwestern State University (2003)
- Keene State College (1929)
- Knoxville College (1997)
- Lewis-Clark State College (1954)
- Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) (1989)
- Lincoln will be reinstating its football program at the Division II level in 2009.[5]
- Lincoln Memorial University (1931)
- Loyola University New Orleans (1939)
- University of Massachusetts Boston (2000)
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (2002)
- Milton College (1982)
- Montana State University - Billings (1978)
- Morris Brown College (2003)
- New England College (1973)
- University of New Haven (2003)
- New Haven's football program will be revived in 2009 as part of a move to the Northeast Ten Conference [6]
- New Jersey City University (2002)
- New York Institute of Technology (1983)
- New York University (1952)
- Northeastern Illinois University (1988)
- Oklahoma City University (1950)
- Oregon Institute of Technology (1992)
- Pacific University (1991)
- Paul Quinn College (2006)
- Philadelphia University (1900)
- Polytechnic University of New York (1902)
- Quantico Marines (1973)
- Ramapo College (1992)
- Reed College (1952)
- Regis University (1942)
- University of Rio Grande (1949)
- 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)
- 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 (1934)
- 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)
- 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.
- Westminster College, Salt Lake City (1978)
- Wiley College (1968)
- University of Wisconsin-Superior (1992)
- Xavier University of Louisiana (1959)
[edit] Non-United States schools
Canada
- Carleton University (1998)
- College Militaire Royal (1972)
- Dalhousie University (1976)
- Laurentian University (1971)
- Macdonald College, merged with McGill University (1973)
- University of New Brunswick (1980)
- University of Prince Edward Island (1979)
- Universite de Quebec a Montreal (1972)
- University de Quebec a Trois Rivieres (1979)
- Royal Military College of Canada (1972)
- St. Patrick's College, merged with Carleton University (1966)
- Sir George Williams University (1972)
- University College of Cape Breton (1990)
Cuba
- University of Havana (c. 1958)
Mexico
- Borregos Salvajes ITESM Torreón (2004)
- Cóndores UNAM (1997)
- Herico Military Academy (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
[edit] Club Teams
- Schools that fielded football teams not sanctioned by the NCAA, NAIA or the universities they represented.
- University of California, San Diego (1968)
- Cleveland State University (1972)
- University of Connecticut-Stamford (1970)
- Eastern Connecticut State University (1983)
- Fairleigh Dickinson University (1977)
- University of Hartford (1983)
- University of New Orleans (1970)
- Queens College, City University of New York (1974)
- Rutgers-Livingston (1981)
- Rutgers-Newark (1986)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (1972)
