This is a list of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I schools that have never sponsored football as a varsity sport.
Name |
Location |
Nickname |
Primary conference |
Type |
Enrollment (total) |
Founded |
Belmont University |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Belmont Bruins |
Ohio Valley Conference |
private liberal arts |
7,244 |
1890 |
Binghamton University |
Vestal, New York |
Binghamton Bearcats |
America East Conference |
public |
16,098 |
1946 |
California State University, Bakersfield |
Bakersfield, California |
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners |
Western Athletic Conference |
public |
8,720 |
1965 |
Chicago State University |
Chicago, Illinois |
Chicago State Cougars |
Western Athletic Conference |
public |
7,131 |
1867 |
Cleveland State University |
Cleveland, Ohio |
Cleveland State Vikings |
Horizon League |
public |
17,204 |
1923 |
Florida Gulf Coast University |
Lee County, Florida |
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles |
ASUN Conference |
public |
14,673 |
1991 |
George Mason University |
near Fairfax, Virginia |
George Mason Patriots |
Atlantic 10 Conference |
public |
33,917 |
1957 |
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
IUPUI Jaguars |
Horizon League |
public |
30,461 |
1969 |
Lipscomb University |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Lipscomb Bisons |
ASUN Conference |
private |
4,580 |
1891 |
Longwood University |
Farmville, Virginia |
Longwood Lancers |
Big South Conference |
public |
4,800 |
1839 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology |
Newark, New Jersey |
NJIT Highlanders |
ASUN Conference |
public |
10,646 |
1881 |
University of North Florida |
Jacksonville, Florida |
North Florida Ospreys |
ASUN Conference |
public |
16,372 |
1972 |
Northern Kentucky University |
Highland Heights, Kentucky |
Northern Kentucky Norse |
Horizon League |
public |
14,566 |
1968 |
Oakland University |
Auburn Hills/Rochester Hills, Michigan |
Oakland Golden Grizzlies |
Horizon League |
public |
20,169 |
1957 |
Oral Roberts University |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles |
Summit League |
private, Christian |
3,335 |
1965 |
Purdue University Fort Wayne[lower-alpha 1] |
Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons |
Summit League |
public |
12,000 (approx.) |
1964 |
Quinnipiac University |
Hamden, Connecticut |
Quinnipiac Bobcats |
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
private |
9,000 |
1929 |
Radford University |
Radford, Virginia |
Radford Highlanders |
Big South Conference |
public |
9,798 |
1910 |
Seattle University |
Seattle, Washington |
Seattle Redhawks |
Western Athletic Conference |
private, Jesuit |
7,755 |
1891 |
University of South Carolina Upstate |
Spartanburg, South Carolina |
USC Upstate Spartans |
Big South Conference |
public |
5,500 |
1967 |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
Edwardsville, Illinois |
SIU Edwardsville Cougars |
Ohio Valley Conference |
public |
13,972 |
1957 |
University of California, Irvine |
Irvine, California |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
Big West Conference |
public, research |
30,757 |
1965 |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Baltimore, Maryland |
UMBC Retrievers |
America East Conference |
public |
13,979 |
1966 |
University of Missouri–Kansas City |
Kansas City, Missouri |
UMKC Kangaroos |
Western Athletic Conference |
public |
15,746 |
1933 |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
Greensboro, North Carolina |
UNC Greensboro Spartans |
Southern Conference |
public |
18,502 |
1891 |
University of North Carolina at Wilmington |
Wilmington, North Carolina |
UNC Wilmington Seahawks |
Colonial Athletic Association |
public |
12,743 |
1979 |
Utah Valley University |
Orem, Utah |
Utah Valley Wolverines |
Western Athletic Conference |
public |
31,556 |
1941 |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
Richmond, Virginia |
VCU Rams |
Atlantic 10 Conference |
public |
31,163 |
1838 |
Winthrop University |
Rock Hill, South Carolina |
Winthrop Eagles |
Big South Conference |
public |
6,170 |
1886 |
Wright State University |
Dayton, Ohio |
Wright State Raiders |
Horizon League |
public |
17,595 |
1967 |
- ↑ Purdue Fort Wayne inherited its athletic program from the former Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), which was dissolved on July 1, 2018. Degree programs in health sciences became exclusive to the IU system as Indiana University Fort Wayne, with all other degree programs becoming exclusive to the Purdue system as Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW). Shortly before the split became official, PFW announced that the athletic program would change its branding from "Fort Wayne" to "Purdue Fort Wayne".