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 University	Private, Methodist	Washington	DC	1941
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Public	Little Rock	AR	1955	UALR, now branded athletically as Little Rock, fielded a football team when it was known as Little Rock Junior College.
Boston University	Private, formerly Methodist	Boston	MA	1997
Bradley University	Private, Independent	Peoria	IL	1970
California State University, Fullerton	Public	Fullerton	CA	1992
California State University, Long Beach	Public	Long Beach	CA	1991
California State University, Northridge	Public	Los Angeles	CA	2001
University of California, Riverside	Public	Riverside	CA	1975
University of California, Santa Barbara	Public	Santa Barbara	CA	1991
Canisius College	Private, Catholic (Jesuit)	Buffalo	NY	2002
Carlisle Indian Industrial School	Public, Indian	Carlisle	PA	1917	The 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 Charleston	Public	Charleston	SC	1923
Creighton University	Private, Catholic (Jesuit)	Omaha	NE	1942
University of Denver	Private, Methodist founding	Denver	CO	1960
DePaul University	Private, Catholic (Vincentian)	Chicago	IL	1938
University of Detroit	Private, Catholic (Jesuit/Sisters of Mercy)	Detroit	MI	1964	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.
Drexel University	Private, non-sectarian	Philadelphia	PA	1973
University of Evansville	Private, Methodist	Evansville	IN	1997
Fairfield University	Private, Catholic (Jesuit)	Fairfield	CT	2002
George Washington University	Private, non-sectarian	Washington	DC	1966
Gonzaga University	Private, Catholic (Jesuit)	Spokane	WA	1941
High Point University	Private, Methodist	High Point	NC	1950
Hofstra University	Private, non-sectarian	Hempstead	NY	2009
University of Illinois at Chicago	Public	Chicago	IL	1973
Iona College	Private, Catholic (Christian Brothers)	New Rochelle	NY	2008
Jacksonville University	Private, non-sectarian	Jacksonville	FL	2019
La Salle University	Private, Catholic (Lasallian)	Philadelphia	PA	2007
Long Island University	Private, non-sectarian	New York City	NY	1940	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. By that time, only the Post campus, competing in Division II, sponsored football. LIU merged its two athletic programs in 2019, and the Post football team became the new LIU football team, competing as the LIU Sharks.
Loyola Marymount University	Private, Catholic (Jesuit)	Los Angeles	CA	1951	Was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles when playing football.
Loyola University Chicago	Private, Catholic (Jesuit)	Chicago	IL	1930
Loyola University Maryland	Private, Catholic (Jesuit)	Baltimore	MD	1933
Manhattan College	Private, Catholic (Lasallian)	New York City	NY	1942
Marquette University	Private, Catholic (Jesuit)	Milwaukee	WI	1960
University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Public	Princess Anne	MD	1979
Mount Saint Mary's University	Private, Catholic	Emmitsburg	MD	1950
City College of New York	Public	New York City	NY	1951
New York University	Private, Protestant non-denominational	New York City	NY	1952
Niagara University	Private, Catholic (Vincentian)	Lewiston	NY	1950
University of North Carolina at Asheville	Public	Asheville	NC	1953	UNCA was known as Asheville-Biltmore College when it last competed in football.[1]
Northeastern University	Private, formerly Protestant (YMCA)	Boston	MA	2009
University of the Pacific	Private, formerly Methodist	Stockton	CA	1995
Pepperdine University	Private, Church of Christ	Malibu	CA	1961
University of Portland	Private, Catholic (Holy Cross)	Portland	OR	1949
Providence College[2]	Private, Catholic (Dominican)	Providence	RI	1941
Rider University	Private, non-sectarian	Lawrenceville	NJ	1951
St. Bonaventure University	Private, Catholic (Franciscan)	Allegany	NY	1951
St. Francis College (New York)	Private, Catholic (Franciscan)	Brooklyn Heights	NY	1935
St. John's University (New York)	Private, Catholic (Vincentian)	New York City	NY	2002
Saint Joseph's University	Private, Catholic (Jesuit)	Philadelphia	PA	1939
Saint Louis University	Private, Catholic (Jesuit)	St. Louis	MO	1949
Saint Mary's College of California	Private, Catholic (Christian Brothers)	Moraga	CA	2003
Saint Peter's University	Private, Catholic (Jesuit)	Jersey City	NJ	2006
University of San Francisco	Private, Catholic (Jesuit)	San Francisco	CA	1971
Santa Clara University	Private, Catholic (Jesuit)	Santa Clara	CA	1992
Seton Hall University	Private, Catholic (diocesan)	South Orange	NJ	1981
Siena College	Private, Catholic (Franciscan)	Loudonville	NY	2003
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	Public	Corpus Christi	TX	1966	Was known as University of Corpus Christi when football was discontinued.
University of Texas at Arlington	Public	Arlington	TX	1985
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Public	Rio Grande Valley	TX	c. 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 Vermont	Public	Burlington	VT	1974
Wichita State University	Public	Wichita	KS	1986
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee	Public	Milwaukee	WI	1974
Xavier University (Ohio)	Private, Catholic (Jesuit)	Cincinnati	OH	1973

Non-Division I schools

School	City	State	Last Year	Notes
Adelphi University	Garden City	NY	1953
Alabama Presbyterian College	Anniston	AL	1917	closed in 1918
University of Alaska Fairbanks	Fairbanks	AK	1952
Alliance College	Cambridge Springs	PA	1949	closed in 1987
Aquinas College	Grand Rapids	MI	1951
Arnold College	New Haven	CT	1953	merged with University of Bridgeport
Athens State University	Athens	AL	1949
Atlantic University	Virginia Beach	VA	1930
Aurora University	Aurora	IL	1952
Bacone College	Muskogee	OK	2017
University of Baltimore	Baltimore	MD	1935
Bard College	Annondale-on-Hudson	NY	1924
Battle Creek College	Berrien Springs	MI	1926	now Andrews University
Beaver College	Glenside	PA	1904	now Arcadia University
Bishop College	Dallas	TX	1986	closed in 1988 and absorbed by Paul Quinn College
Blackburn College	Carlinville	IL	2008
Bluefield State College	Bluefield	WV	1980
Boston State College	Boston	MA	1974	absorbed into UMass Boston
Bradley University	Peoria	IL	1970
Brandeis University	Waltham	MA	1959[3]
University of Bridgeport	Bridgeport	CT	1975
Broaddus College	Philippi	WV	1921	merged into Alderson Broaddus University; Alderson Broaddus reinstated football in Division II in 2013[4] and added a sprint football team in 2019
Brooklyn College	New York	NY	1990
California Baptist University	Riverside	CA	1955
California Institute of Technology	Pasadena	CA	1993[5]
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona	CA	1985
California State University, Chico	Chico	CA	1996
California State University, Hayward	Hayward	CA	1993	now California State University, East Bay
California State University, Los Angeles	Los Angeles	CA	1977
University of California, San Diego	San Diego	CA	1968	Under head coach Walt Hackett, UC San Diego football went 0–7 in its first and only season in 1968.[6][7]
Cameron University	Lawton	OK	1992
Canterbury College (Indiana)	Danville	IN	1950	Closed in 1951
Cedarville University	Cedarville	OH	1953
Centenary College of Louisiana	Shreveport	LA	1947
Champlain College	Burlington	VT	1953
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	Cheyney	PA	2017
Christian Brothers University	Memphis	TN	1922
Cincinnati Christian University	Cincinnati	OH	2019	closed in 2019
Claflin University	Orangeburg	SC	1965
Clarke Memorial College	Newton	MS	1933	absorbed into Mississippi College
Clarkson University	Potsdam	NY	1952
Colorado College	Colorado Springs	CO	2008[8]
Concordia College Alabama	Selma	AL	2015	closed in 2018
Cooper Union	New York	NY	1933
Daniel Baker College	Brownwood	TX	1951
Davis & Elkins College	Elkins	WV	1953 1962
Detroit Institute of Technology	Detroit	MI	1951	closed in 1981
Dillard University	New Orleans	LA	1965
University of the District of Columbia	Washington	DC	1974 1990
Drury University	Springfield	MI	1932
College of Emporia	Emporia	KS	1972[9]	closed in 1974
Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck campus)	Teaneck	NJ		Fairleigh Dickinson's other campus, Florham, currently has a football program in Division III
Federal City	Washington	DC	1974	merged with D.C. Teachers College and Washington Technical Institute to form the University of the District of Columbia
Fisk University	Nashville	TN	1983
Florida Institute of Technology	Melbourne	FL	2019	Eliminated in 2020 as a cost-saving measure during the COVID-19 pandemic[10]
Florida Southern College	Lakeland	FL	1935
Fort Lauderdale College	Fort Lauderdale	FL	1981	now a part of the Everest University system; closed in 2015
Frederick College	Portsmouth	VA	1967[9]
Georgia Southwestern State University	Americus	GA	2003
Georgia State College	Tifton	GA	1932	now Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Haskell Indian Nations University	Lawrence	KS	2014
Haverford College	Haverford	PA	1971
Hiram Scott College	Scottsbluff	NE	1970
Humboldt State University	Arcata	CA	2018
Huntington College	Huntington	IN	1949
Jarvis Christian College	Hawkins	TX	1966
Keene State College	Keene	NH	1929
King College	Bristol	TN	2003
Knoxville College	Knoxville	TN	1997
Lake Superior State University	Sault Sainte Marie	MI	1950
Lambuth University	Jackson	TN	2010	closed in 2011
Lees–McRae College	Banner Elk	NC	1993
Leland College	Baker	LA	1959	closed in 1960
LeMoyne–Owen College	Memphis	TN	1950
Lewis University	Romeoville	IN	1956
Lincoln Memorial University	Harrogate	TN	1931
Lindenwood University – Belleville	Belleville	IL	2018	[11]
Long Island University Post	Brookville	NY	2018	The 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.
Louisville Municipal	Louisville	KY	1951	now Simmons College of Kentucky
Loyola University New Orleans	New Orleans	LA	1939
Lubbock Christian University	Lubbock	TX	1982
MacMurray College	Jacksonville	IL	2019[12]	closed in 2020
Malone University	Canton	OH	2018
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania	Mansfield	PA	2006	Mansfield began play in sprint football in 2008
Maranatha Baptist University	Watertown	WI	2015
University of Massachusetts Boston	Dorchester	MA	2000
University of Massachusetts Lowell	Lowell	MA	2002
Menlo College	Atherton	CA	2014[13]
Middle Georgia College	Cochran	GA	1961	Merged with Macon State College to become Middle Georgia State University in 2013
Milligan College	Milligan College	TN	1950
Milton College	Milton	WI	1981	closed in 1982
University of Minnesota Crookston	Crookston	MN	2019
Mississippi Industrial College	Holly Springs	MS	1964	closed in 1982
Montana State University - Billings	Billings	MT	1978
Morris College	Sumter	SC	1964
Morris Brown College	Atlanta	GA	2003
Morthland College	West Frankfurt	IL	2016	closed in 2018
Mount Ida College	Newton	MA	2017	closed in 2018.
Nebraska Central College	Central City	NE	1951	closed in 1953
University of Nebraska Omaha	Omaha	NE	2010	last played football as a Division II school, dropped the sport as part of its move to Division I
New Bedford Textile	Dartmouth	MA	1950	later New Bedford Institute of Technology; now University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
New England College	Henniker	NH	1973
New Jersey City University	Jersey City	NJ	2002
New York University	New York	NY	1952
Polytechnic University of New York	New York	NY	1902	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
State University of New York at Farmingdale	East Farmingdale	NY	1937
State University of New York at Fredonia	Fredonia	NY	1916
State University of New York at Geneseo	Geneseo	NY	1913
State University of New York at New Paltz	New Paltz	NY	1936
State University of New York at Oswego	Oswego	NY	1976
State University of New York at Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh	NY	1978
State University of New York at Potsdam	Potsdam	NY	1903
New York Institute of Technology	New York	NY	1983
Norman College, GA	Norman Park	GA	1940	closed in 1971
University of North Dakota-Ellendale	Ellendale	ND	1971	closed in 1971
North Georgia College	Dahlonega	GA	1931	now University of North Georgia
Northeastern Illinois University	Chicago	IL	1988
Northern Idaho College of Education	Lewiston	ID	1950	now Lewis–Clark State College
Northland College (Wisconsin)	Ashland	WI	1975
Northwood University, TX	Midland	MI	1971
Oakland University	Rochester	MI	1957
Oglethorpe University	Brookhaven	GA	1940
Oklahoma City University	Oklahoma City	OK	1950
Oregon Institute of Technology	Klamath Falls	OR	1992
College of the Ozarks	Clarksville	AR	1967[9]	now University of the Ozarks
Paine College	Augusta	GA	2013
Panzer College	Montclair	NJ	1950	merged with Montclair State University in 1958
Parsons College	Fairfield	IA	1970	closed in 1973
Paul Quinn College	Dallas	TX	2006
Philadelphia University	Philadelphia	PA	1900	The athletic program is now known as Jefferson, reflecting the 2017 merger of Philadelphia University with Thomas Jefferson University.
Philander Smith College	Little Rock	AR	1964
Phillips University	Enid	OK	1933	closed in 1998
Piedmont College	Demorest	GA	1940
Principia College	Elsah	IL	2008
Quantico Marines	Quantico	VA	1972
Queens College	New York	NY	1974
Ramapo College	Mahwah	NJ	1992
Reed College	Portland	OR	1952
Regis University	Denver	CO	1942
University of Rio Grande	Rio Grande	OH	1949
Roanoke College	Salem	VA	1942
Robert Morris University Illinois	Chicago	IL	2019	integrated into neighboring Roosevelt University in 2020[14]
Rochester Institute of Technology	Henrietta	NY	1977
Roger Williams University	Bristol	RI	1987
Rollins College	Winter Park	FL	1950
Rust College	Holly Springs	MS	1964
St. Cloud State University	St. Cloud	MN	2019
Saint Joseph's College (Indiana)	Rensselaer	IN	2016	closed in 2017
Saint Leo University	Saint Leo	FL	1980
Saint Martin's University	Lacey	WA	1951
St. Mary of the Plains College	Dodge City	KS	1991	closed in 1992
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	Winona	MN	1954
St. Mary's University, Texas	San Antonio	TX	1941
Saint Michael's College, NM	Santa Fe	NM	1950	later Santa Fe University of Art and Design; closed in 2018
Saint Michael's College, VT	Colchester	VT	1953
Saint Paul's College	Lawrenceville	VA	2010	closed in 2013
Samuel Huston College	Austin	TX	1951	now Huston–Tillotson University
San Francisco State University	San Francisco	CA	1994
The University of Scranton	Scranton	PA	1960
Selma University	Selma	AL	1940
Shaw College at Detroit	Detroit	MI	1951	closed in 1983
Shurtleff College	Alton	IL	1950	closed in 1957
Si Tanka-Huron University	Huron	SD	2004	closed in 2005
Sonoma State University	Rohnert Park	CA	1997
South Carolina Trade	Columbia	SC	1966	now Midlands Technical College
University of South Dakota - Springfield	Springfield	SD	1982	closed in 1984
South Georgia College	Douglas	GA	1940
Southern California College	Costa Mesa	CA	1961	now Vanguard University
Southern Idaho College of Education	Albion	ID	1950	closed in 1951
Spring Hill College	Mobile	AL	1941[15]
College of Steubenville	Steubenville	OH	1949	now Franciscan University of Steubenville
Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken	NJ	1924
Sue Bennett College	London	KY	1997	closed in fall 1997 and absorbed by Union College (KY)
Swarthmore College	Swarthmore	PA	2000
Talladega College	Talladega	AL	1940
University of Tampa	Tampa	FL	1974
Tarkio College	Tarkio	MO	1990	closed in 1992
Tennessee Wesleyan College	Athens	TN	1993
Tillotson College	Austin	TX	1950	now Huston–Tillotson University
Tougaloo College	Tougaloo	MS	1960
Transylvania University	Lexington	KY	1941
Trinity Bible College	Ellendale	ND	2019
U.S. International University	San Diego	CA	1980	now Alliant International University
Union University	Murfreesbro	TN	1952
Upsala College	East Orange	NJ	1993	closed in 1995
Urbana University	Urbana	OH	2019	closed in 2020[16]
Washington College	Chestertown	MD	1950
Webb Institute	New York	NY	1931
West Virginia University Institute of Technology	Beckley	WV	2011
Western Reserve University	Hudson	OH	1967	merged with Case Institute of Technology to form Case Western Reserve University
Western Washington University	Bellingham	WA	2008
Westmar University	Le Mars	IO	1997	closed after fall 1997 semester
Westminster College (Utah)	Salt Lake City	UT	1978
Whitman College	Walla Walla	WA	1976
Wilberforce University	Wiberforce	OH	1944
Wiley College	Marshall	TX	1968
William Carey University	Hattiesburg	MS	1955
Wisconsin Extension			1955	merged with Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee to form today's University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin–Superior	Superior	WI	1992
Xavier University of Louisiana	New Orleans	LA	1959
Yankton College	Yankton	SD	1983	closed in 1984
York College (Nebraska)	York	NE	1953

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)[17]

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
• Manchester MPs
• Strathclyde Hawks

See also

• List of defunct college basketball teams
• List of defunct college hockey teams
• List of NCAA Division I schools that have never sponsored football
• List of NCAA Institutions with club football teams

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