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 included.
Schools are split up based on their current athletics affiliation. The affiliation of the football team while it was active may have been different.
NCAA Division I schools
- UALR, now branded athletically as Little Rock, fielded a football team when it was known as Little Rock Junior College.
- It may be inexact.
- Long Beach State now officially brands its athletic program as "The Beach" (or "Long Beach State Beach"), but it did not fully adopt the new branding until 2020–21, long after the demise of football.
- Under head coach Walt Hackett, UC San Diego football went 0–7 in its first and only season in 1968.
- The campus has a Santa Barbara mailing address but is physically in the unincorporated community of Isla Vista.
- Was known as Canisius College when football was discontinued.
- In 1990, Detroit merged with Mercy College to form the University of Detroit Mercy. Despite the new institutional name, the athletic program did not adopt "Detroit Mercy" until 2017.
- George Washington did not adopt its current nickname of "Revolutionaries" until 2023, long after the demise of football.
- Was known as Iona College when football was discontinued.
- At the time this program was active, Long Island University consisted only of what is now the school's Brooklyn campus. LIU opened what is now known as the Post campus in 1951, and the two campuses maintained separate athletic programs until 2019. The Post campus added football in 1957, competing in the NCAA College Division; when the College Division was split into Division II and Division III in 1973, Post became part of Division II. It then spent more than a decade shuttling between Divisions II and III until aligning permanently with D-II in 1986. Post continued playing in D-II until LIU merged its two athletic programs in July 2019. Following the athletic merger, the Post football team became the new LIU football team, competing as the LIU Sharks.
- Was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles (Loyola–Los Angeles) when playing football.
- Marquette used the "Golden Avalanche" nickname for football, though also used "Warriors" for other sports. After the demise of football, "Warriors" became the sole nickname until the current nickname of "Golden Eagles" was adopted in 1994.
- Was known as Maryland State College until 1970.
- The campus has a Princess Anne mailing address but is physically in unincorporated Somerset County.
- The campus has an Emmitsburg mailing address but is physically in unincorporated Frederick County.
- The campus mailing address is "Niagara University".
- UNCA was known as Asheville–Biltmore College when it last competed in football.
- The campus has a Malibu mailing address but is physically in unincorporated Los Angeles County.
- Was known as Siena College when football was dicontinued.
- Was known as University of Corpus Christi when football was discontinued.
NCAA Division II schools
- Was known as Humboldt State University when the football program was discontinued in 2018.
- Was known as California State University, Hayward when the football program was discontinued.
- Eliminated in 2020 as a cost-saving measure during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Mansfield began play in sprint football in 2008.
- Was known as Mississippi College when the football program was discontinued.
- Was known as Eastern Montana College when the football program was discontinued.
- Was known as North Georgia College when the football program was discontinued in 1931.
- UNG athletics programs now known as the Nighthawks.
- Despite the fact that Simon Fraser is a Canadian school, they are an NCAA Division II member. They are the only Canadian school member of the NCAA.
- Sonoma State's athletic program now uses the nickname Seawolves.
- The athletic program is now known as Jefferson, reflecting the 2017 merger of Philadelphia University with Thomas Jefferson University.
- Was known as Southern California College when the football program was discontinued in 1961.
- Was known as Westminster College when the football program was discontinued in 1978.
NCAA Division III schools
- Was still known as Beaver College when the football program was discontinued in 1904.
- Was known as State Institute of Applied Agriculture when the football program was discontinued
- Was still known as the College of Steubenville when the football program was discontinued in 1949.
- Was still known as the College of the Ozarks when the football program was discontinued in 1967.
- Was still known as Piedmont College when the football program was discontinued.
NAIA schools
- Was known as the Georgia State College for Men when its football program was discontinued in 1932.
- Was known as Huntington College when the football program was discontinued in 1949.
- Was known as Jarvis Christian College when the football program was discontinued in 1966.
- Was known as Northern Idaho College of Education when the football program was discontinued in 1950.
- Was known as Milligan College when the football program was discontinued in 1950.
- Was known as Philander Smith College when the football program was discontinued in 1964.
- Was known as Tennessee Wesleyan College when the football program was discontinued in 1993.
- Was known as Wiley College when the football program was discontinued in 1968.
- Was known as York College when the football program was discontinued in 1953.
USCAA schools
| School | Team | City | State | Type | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews University[USCAA 1] | Cardinals | Berrien Springs | MI | Private, Seventh-Day Adventist | 1926 |
| Webb Institute | Webbies | New York City | NY | Private, independent | 1931 |
- Was known as Battle Creek College when its football program was discontinued in 1926.
NCCAA schools
| School | Team | City | State | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paine College | Lions | Augusta | GA | 2013 |
| Simmons College of Kentucky[NCCAA 1] | Falcons | Louisville | KY | 1951 |
| Trinity Bible College | Lions | Ellendale | ND | 2019 |
- Was known as Louisville Municipal College when its football program was discontinued in 1951.
NJCAA schools
| School | Team | City | State | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University–Idaho | Vikings | Rexburg | Idaho | 2001 |
| Columbia Basin College | Hawks | Pasco | Washington | |
| Everett Community College | Trojans | Everett | Washington | |
| Gooding College | Bobcats | Gooding | Idaho | |
| Lassen Community College | Cougars | Susanville | California | |
| Northland Community Technical College | Pioneers | Thief River Falls | Minnesota | 2019 |
| Olympic College | Rangers | Bremerton | Washington | |
| Shoreline Community College | Dolphins | Shoreline | Washington | |
| South Georgia State College | Hawks | Douglas | GA | 1940 |
| Treasure Valley Community College | Chukars | Ontario | Oregon | |
| Utah State University Eastern | Eagles | Price | Utah | |
| Wenatchee Valley College | Knights | Wenatchee | Washington | |
| Yakima Valley College | Yaks | Yakima | Washington | 1963 |
Schools without athletics
- Cheyney still field varsity teams in some sports but they compete as Independent without any affiliation.
- Was known as South Carolina Trade when its football program was discontinued in 1966.
- Polytechnic is now the engineering school of New York University, and was known informally as "NYU Poly". The NYU Poly athletic program merged into that of NYU effective with the 2014–15 school year.
- Now known as Alliant International University.
Closed or merged schools
- Merged with the University of Bridgeport.
- Absorbed by Paul Quinn College.
- Absorbed into the University of Massachusetts Boston.
- Merged into Alderson Broaddus University. Alderson Broaddus later reinstated football in Division II in 2013[23] and added a sprint football team in 2019 before closing in 2023.
- Absorbed into Mississippi College.
- Absorbed into Howard Payne University.
- Merged with the District of Columbia Teachers College and the Washington Technical Institute to form the University of the District of Columbia.
- Later known as Florida Metropolitan University and then became part of Everest University system.
- Campus absorbed by Tidewater Community College.
- The LIU Post athletic program merged with the program of LIU Brooklyn, which did not sponsor football, in 2019. The Post football team now competes as the LIU Sharks.
- Merged with Macon State College to become Middle Georgia State University.
- Later known as the New Bedford Institute of Technology and the Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute before being merged into the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
- Merged into Montclair State University.
- Integrated into neighboring Roosevelt University.[30]
- Later known as Santa Fe University of Art and Design.
- Merged into Huston–Tillotson University.
- Absorbed into Union College (KY), now known as Union Commonwealth University.
- Merged into Huston–Tillotson University.
- Closed its residential campus in 2023, but still offers online undergraduate programs.
- Absorbed into Delaware State University.
- Merged with Case Institute of Technology to form Case Western Reserve University.
- Merged with Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee to form the current University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
International schools
- Canada
- 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)
- Guam
- University of Guam (c. 1981)[34]
- 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
- Eton (1873)
- Manchester MPs
- Strathclyde Hawks