List of defunct college football teams

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.

Division I schools

School Type City State Last
Year		 Notes
American UniversityPrivate, MethodistWashingtonDC1941
University of Arkansas at Little RockPublicLittle RockAR1955UALR, now branded athletically as Little Rock, fielded a football team when it was known as Little Rock Junior College
Boston UniversityPrivate, Methodist formerBostonMA1997
Bradley UniversityPrivate, IndependentPeoriaIL1970
California State University, FullertonPublicFullertonCA1992
California State University, Long BeachPublicLong BeachCA1991
California State University, NorthridgePublicLos AngelesCA2001
University of California, RiversidePublicRiversideCA1975
University of California, Santa BarbaraPublicSanta BarbaraCA1991
Canisius CollegePrivate, Catholic (Jesuit)BuffaloNY2002
Carlisle Indian Industrial SchoolPublic, IndianCarlislePA1917The school closed before college football was aligned into divisions, but it is retroactively considered to have been a "major college" program by the NCAA.
College of CharlestonPublicCharlestonSC1923
Creighton UniversityPrivate, Catholic (Jesuit)OmahaNE1942
University of DenverPrivate, Methodist foundingDenverCO1960
DePaul UniversityPrivate, Catholic (Vincentian)ChicagoIL1938
University of DetroitPrivate, Catholic (Jesuit/Sisters of Mercy)DetroitMI1964
Drexel UniversityPrivate, non-sectarianPhiladelphiaPA1973
University of EvansvillePrivate, MethodistEvansvilleIN1997
Fairfield UniversityPrivate, Catholic (Jesuit)FairfieldCT2002
George Washington UniversityPrivate, non-sectarianWashingtonDC1966
Gonzaga UniversityPrivate, Catholic (Jesuit)SpokaneWA1941
High Point UniversityPrivate, MethodistHigh PointNC1950
Hofstra UniversityPrivate, non-sectarianHempsteadNY2009
University of Illinois at ChicagoPublicChicagoIL1973
Iona CollegePrivate, Catholic (Christian Brothers)New RochelleNY2008
La Salle UniversityPrivate, Catholic (Lasallian)PhiladelphiaPA2007
Long Island UniversityPrivate, non-sectarianNew York CityNY1940
Loyola Marymount UniversityPrivate, Catholic (Jesuit)Los AngelesCA1951Was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles when playing football.
Loyola University ChicagoPrivate, Catholic (Jesuit)ChicagoIL1930
Loyola University MarylandPrivate, Catholic (Jesuit)BaltimoreMD1933
Manhattan CollegePrivate, Catholic (Lasallian)New York CityNY1942
Marquette UniversityPrivate, Catholic (Jesuit)MilwaukeeWI1960
University of Maryland Eastern ShorePublicPrincess AnneMD1979
Mount Saint Mary's UniversityPrivate, CatholicEmmitsburgMD1950
City College of New YorkPublicNew York CityNY1951
New York UniversityPrivate, Protestant non-denominationalNew York CityNY1952
Niagara UniversityPrivate, Catholic (Vincentian)LewistonNY1950
University of North Carolina at AshevillePublicAshevilleNC1954UNCA was known as Asheville-Biltmore College when it last competed in football.[1]
Northeastern UniversityPrivate, Protestant (YMCA) formerBostonMA2009
University of the PacificPrivate, Methodist formerlyStocktonCA1995
Pepperdine UniversityPrivate, Church of ChristMalibuCA1961
University of PortlandPrivate, Catholic (Holy Cross)PortlandOR1949
Providence College [2]Private, Catholic (Dominican)ProvidenceRI1941
Rider UniversityPrivate, non-sectarianLawrencevilleNJ1951
St. Bonaventure UniversityPrivate, Catholic (Franciscan)AlleganyNY1951
St. Francis College (New York)Private, Catholic (Franciscan)Brooklyn HeightsNY1935
St. John's University (New York)Private, Catholic (Vincentian)New York CityNY2002
Saint Joseph's UniversityPrivate, Catholic (Jesuit)PhiladelphiaPA1939
Saint Louis UniversityPrivate, Catholic (Jesuit)St. LouisMO1949
Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaPrivate, Catholic (Christian Brothers)MoragaCA2003
Saint Peter's UniversityPrivate, Catholic (Jesuit)Jersey CityNJ2006
University of San FranciscoPrivate, Catholic (Jesuit)San FranciscoCA1971
Santa Clara UniversityPrivate, Catholic (Jesuit)Santa ClaraCA1992
Seton Hall UniversityPrivate, Catholic (diocesan)South OrangeNJ1981
Siena CollegePrivate, Catholic (Franciscan)LoudonvilleNY2003
Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiPublicCorpus ChristiTX1966Was known as University of Corpus Christi when football was discontinued.
University of Texas at ArlingtonPublicArlingtonTX1985
University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyPublicRio Grande ValleyTXc. late
1940s		UTRGV traces its athletic history through the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA), one of the two institutions that merged in 2015 to form the current university. UTPA fielded a football team when it was known as Edinburg Junior College.
University of VermontPublicBurlingtonVT1974
Wichita State UniversityPublicWichitaKS1986
University of Wisconsin–MilwaukeePublicMilwaukeeWI1974
Xavier University (Ohio)Private, Catholic (Jesuit)CincinnatiOH1973

Non-Division I schools

School Last
Year		 Notes
Adelphi University1953
Alabama Presbyterian College1917closed in 1918
University of Alaska Fairbanks1952
Allen University2005
Alliance College1949closed in 1987
Aquinas College1951
Arnold College1953merged with University of Bridgeport
Athens State University1949
Atlantic University1930
Atlantic Christian College1950 [3]now Barton College
Aurora University1952
Bacone College2017
University of Baltimore1935
Baptist Christian1982
Bard College1924
Battle Creek College1926now Andrews University
Beaver College1904now Arcadia University
Bishop College1986closed in 1988 and absorbed by Paul Quinn College
Blackburn College2008
Bluefield State College1980
Boston State College1974absorbed into UMass Boston
Bradley University1970
Brandeis University1959 [4]
University of Bridgeport1975
Broaddus College1921merged into Alderson Broaddus University, Alderson Broaddus reinstated football in Division II in 2013 [5]
Brooklyn College1990
California Baptist University1955
California Institute of Technology1993[6]
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona1985
California State University, Chico1996
California State University, Hayward1993now California State University, East Bay
California State University, Los Angeles1977
University of California, San Diego1968 [7]
Cameron University1992
Canterbury College (Indiana)1950
Cedarville University1953
Centenary College of Louisiana1947
Champlain College1953
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania2017
Christian Brothers University1922
Claflin University1965
Clarke Memorial College1933
Clarkson University1952
Colorado College2008 [8]
Concordia College Alabama2015
Cooper Union1933
Daniel Baker College1951
Davis & Elkins College1953
1962
Detroit Institute of Technology1951
Dillard University1965
University of the District of Columbia1974
1990
Drury University1932
College of Emporia1972 [9]Closed in 1974
Erskine College1952
Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck campus)Fairleigh Dickinson's other campus, Florham, currently has a football program in Division III
Federal City1974merged with D.C. Teachers College and Washington Technical Institute to form the University of the District of Columbia
Fisk University1983
Florida N&I1958now Florida Memorial University
Florida Southern College1935
Fort Lauderdale College1981now a part of the Everest University system
Frederick College1967 [10]
Georgia Southwestern State University2003
Georgia State College1932now Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Haskell Indian Nations University2014
Haverford College1971
Hiram Scott College1970
Humboldt State University2018
Huntington College1949
Jarvis Christian College1966
Keene State College1929
King College2003
Knoxville College1997
Lake Superior State University1950
Lambuth University2010closed in 2011
Lawrence Technological University1948Will reinstate football for the 2018 season
Lees–McRae College1993
Leland College1959closed in 1960
LeMoyne–Owen College1950
Lewis University1956
Lincoln Memorial University1931
Little Rock College1929
Louisville Municipal1951now Simmons College of Kentucky
Loyola University New Orleans1939
Lubbock Christian University1982
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania2006Mansfield began play in sprint football in 2008
Maranatha Baptist University2015
University of Massachusetts Boston2000
University of Massachusetts Lowell2002
Menlo College2014
Milligan College1950
Milton College1981closed in 1982
Mississippi Industrial College1964closed in 1982
Montana State University - Billings1978
Morris College1964
Morris Brown College2003
Morthland College2016
Mount Ida College2017Closed in 2018
Nebraska Central College1951
University of Nebraska Omaha2010last played football as a Division II school, dropped the sport as part of its move to Division I
New Bedford Textile1950now New Bedford Institute of Technology
New England College1973
New Jersey City University2002
New York University1952
Polytechnic University of New York1902Polytechnic is now the engineering school of New York University, and known informally as "NYU Poly"; the NYU Poly athletic program merged into that of NYU effective with the 2014–15 school year
State University of New York at Farmingdale1937
State University of New York at Fredonia1916
State University of New York at Geneseo1913
State University of New York at New Paltz1936
State University of New York at Oswego1976
State University of New York at Plattsburgh1978
State University of New York at Potsdam1903
New York Institute of Technology1983
Norman College, GA1940closed in 1971
University of North Dakota-Ellendale1971
North Georgia College1931now University of North Georgia
Northeastern Illinois University1988
Northern Idaho College of Education1950now Lewis–Clark State College
Northland College (Wisconsin)1975
Northwood University, TX1971
Oakland University1957
Oglethorpe University1940
Oklahoma City University1950
Oregon Institute of Technology1992
College of the Ozarks1967 [11]now University of the Ozarks
Paine College2013
Panzer College1950merged with Montclair State University in 1958
Parsons College1970closed in 1973
Paul Quinn College2006
Philadelphia University1900
Philander Smith College1964
Phillips University1933closed in 1998
Piedmont College1940
Principia College2008
Quantico Marines1972
Queens College1974
Ramapo College1992
Reed College1952
Regis University1942
University of Rio Grande1949
Roanoke College1942
Rochester Institute of Technology1977
Roger Williams University1987
Rollins College1950
Rust College1964
Saint Joseph's College (Indiana)2016Closed in 2017
Saint Leo University1980
Saint Martin's University1951
St. Mary of the Plains College1991Closed in 1992
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota1954
St. Mary's University, Texas1941
Saint Michael's College, NM1950now Santa Fe University of Art and Design
Saint Michael's College, VT1953
Saint Paul's College2010closed in 2013
Samuel Huston college1951now Huston–Tillotson University
San Francisco State University1994
The University of Scranton1960
Selma University1940
Shaw College at Detroit1951Closed in 1983
Shurtleff College1950
Si Tanka-Huron University2004Closed in 2005
Sonoma State University1997
South Carolina Trade1966now Midlands Technical College
University of South Dakota - Springfield1982Closed in 1984
South Georgia College1940
Southern California College1961now Vanguard University of Southern California
Southern Idaho College of Education1950closed in 1951
Spring Hill College1941 [12]
College of Steubenville1949now Franciscan University of Steubenville
Stevens Institute of Technology1924
Sue Bennett College1997closed in fall 1997 and absorbed by Union College (KY)
Swarthmore College2000
Talladega College1940
University of Tampa1974
Tarkio College1990closed in 1992
Tennessee Wesleyan College1993
Texas Wesleyan University1941will reinstate football for the 2017 season
Tillotson College1950now Huston–Tillotson University
Tougaloo College1960
Transylvania University1941
U.S. International University1980now Alliant International University
Union University1952
Upsala College1993
Washington College1950
Webb Institute1931
West Virginia University Institute of Technology2011
Western Reserve University1967merged with Case Institute of Technology to form Case Western Reserve University
Western Washington University2008
Westmar University1997Closed after fall 1997 semester
Westminster College (Utah)1978
Whitman College1976
Wilberforce University1944
Wiley College1968
William Carey University1955
Wisconsin Extension1955merged with Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee to form today's University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin–Superior1992
Xavier University of Louisiana1959
Yankton College1983Closed in 1984
York College (Nebraska)1953

International schools

Canada
Cuba
Guam
Mexico
United Kingdom
  • Aberdeen Steamroller
  • Aston Rhinos
  • Cambridge Pythons
  • Dundee Bluedevils
  • Manchester MPs
  • Strathclyde Hawks

See also

References

  1. ↑ archives/institutional history/history 1927 2001/UNCAhistory.html History of UNCA at toto.lib.unca.edu
  2. ↑ Providence College Football, 1921-1941 Archived 2014-01-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Atlantic Christian Bulldogs, College Football Data Warehouse.
  4. ↑ "Football Dropped at Brandeis U". Nashua Telegraph, via Google News. Associated Press. May 17, 1960.
  5. ↑ Stevens, Rich (June 25, 2012). "More than meets eye in breakup of WVIAC". Charleston Daily Mail. Charleston, WV. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Year by year results" (PDF). static.psbin.com. Caltech. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/programs.pdf
  10. ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/programs.pdf
  11. ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/programs.pdf
  12. ↑ Sports Shorts, The Day, Jan 10, 1942.
  13. ↑ "Former Andersen Airman recalls Guam, base's football history". Inside Andersen AFB. February 19, 2014.
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