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

SchoolTypeCityStateLast
Year		Notes
American UniversityPrivate, MethodistWashingtonDC1941
PublicLittle RockAR1955UALR, now branded athletically as Little Rock, fielded a football team when it was known as Little Rock Junior College.
Boston UniversityPrivate, formerly MethodistBostonMA1997
Bradley UniversityPrivate, IndependentPeoriaIL1970
California State University, FullertonPublicFullertonCA1992
California State University, Long BeachPublicLong BeachCA1991
California State University, NorthridgePublicLos AngelesCA2001
PublicRiversideCA1975
PublicSanta BarbaraCA1991
Canisius CollegePrivate, Catholic 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.
PublicCharlestonSC1923
Creighton UniversityPrivate, Catholic OmahaNE1942
Private, Methodist foundingDenverCO1960
DePaul UniversityPrivate, Catholic ChicagoIL1938
Private, Catholic DetroitMI1964In 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 UniversityPrivate, non-sectarianPhiladelphiaPA1973
Private, MethodistEvansvilleIN1997
Fairfield UniversityPrivate, Catholic FairfieldCT2002
George Washington UniversityPrivate, non-sectarianWashingtonDC1966
Gonzaga UniversityPrivate, Catholic SpokaneWA1941
High Point UniversityPrivate, MethodistHigh PointNC1950
Hofstra UniversityPrivate, non-sectarianHempsteadNY2009
PublicChicagoIL1973
Iona CollegePrivate, Catholic New RochelleNY2008
Jacksonville UniversityPrivate, non-sectarianJacksonvilleFL2019
La Salle UniversityPrivate, Catholic PhiladelphiaPA2007
Long Island UniversityPrivate, non-sectarianNew York CityNY1940At 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 UniversityPrivate, Catholic Los AngelesCA1951Was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles when playing football.
Loyola University ChicagoPrivate, Catholic ChicagoIL1930
Loyola University MarylandPrivate, Catholic BaltimoreMD1933
Manhattan CollegePrivate, Catholic New York CityNY1942
Marquette UniversityPrivate, Catholic MilwaukeeWI1960
PublicPrincess AnneMD1979
Mount Saint Mary's UniversityPrivate, CatholicEmmitsburgMD1950
PublicNew York CityNY1951
New York UniversityPrivate, Protestant non-denominationalNew York CityNY1952
Niagara UniversityPrivate, Catholic LewistonNY1950
PublicAshevilleNC1953UNCA was known as Asheville-Biltmore College when it last competed in football.
Northeastern UniversityPrivate, formerly Protestant BostonMA2009
Private, formerly MethodistStocktonCA1995
Pepperdine UniversityPrivate, Church of ChristMalibuCA1961
Private, Catholic PortlandOR1949
Providence CollegePrivate, Catholic ProvidenceRI1941
Rider UniversityPrivate, non-sectarianLawrencevilleNJ1951
Private, Catholic AlleganyNY1951
Private, Catholic Brooklyn HeightsNY1935
Private, Catholic New York CityNY2002
Saint Joseph's UniversityPrivate, Catholic PhiladelphiaPA1939
Saint Louis UniversityPrivate, Catholic St. LouisMO1949
Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaPrivate, Catholic MoragaCA2003
Saint Peter's UniversityPrivate, Catholic Jersey CityNJ2006
Private, Catholic San FranciscoCA1971
Santa Clara UniversityPrivate, Catholic Santa ClaraCA1992
Seton Hall UniversityPrivate, Catholic South OrangeNJ1981
Siena CollegePrivate, Catholic LoudonvilleNY2003
Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiPublicCorpus ChristiTX1966Was known as University of Corpus Christi when football was discontinued.
PublicArlingtonTX1985
PublicRio Grande ValleyTXUTRGV traces its athletic history through the University of Texas–Pan American, 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
PublicMilwaukeeWI1974
Xavier University Private, Catholic CincinnatiOH1973

Non-Division I schools

SchoolCityStateLast
Year		Notes
Adelphi UniversityGarden CityNY1953
Alabama Presbyterian CollegeAnnistonAL1917closed in 1918
University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanksAK1952
Alliance CollegeCambridge SpringsPA1949closed in 1987
Aquinas CollegeGrand RapidsMI1951
Arnold CollegeNew HavenCT1953merged with University of Bridgeport
Athens State UniversityAthensAL1949
Atlantic UniversityVirginia BeachVA1930
Aurora UniversityAuroraIL1952
Bacone CollegeMuskogeeOK2017
University of BaltimoreBaltimoreMD1935
Bard CollegeAnnondale-on-HudsonNY1924
Battle Creek CollegeBerrien SpringsMI1926now Andrews University
Beaver CollegeGlensidePA1904now Arcadia University
Bishop CollegeDallasTX1986closed in 1988 and absorbed by Paul Quinn College
Blackburn CollegeCarlinvilleIL2008
Bluefield State CollegeBluefieldWV1980
Boston State CollegeBostonMA1974absorbed into UMass Boston
Bradley UniversityPeoriaIL1970
Brandeis UniversityWalthamMA1959
University of BridgeportBridgeportCT1975
Broaddus CollegePhilippiWV1921merged into Alderson Broaddus University; Alderson Broaddus reinstated football in Division II in 2013 and added a sprint football team in 2019
Brooklyn CollegeNew YorkNY1990
California Baptist UniversityRiversideCA1955
California Institute of TechnologyPasadenaCA1993
California State Polytechnic University, PomonaPomonaCA1985
California State University, ChicoChicoCA1996
California State University, HaywardHaywardCA1993now California State University, East Bay
California State University, Los AngelesLos AngelesCA1977
University of California, San DiegoSan DiegoCA1968Under head coach Walt Hackett, UC San Diego football went 0–7 in its first and only season in 1968.
Cameron UniversityLawtonOK1992
Canterbury College DanvilleIN1950Closed in 1951
Cedarville UniversityCedarvilleOH1953
Centenary College of LouisianaShreveportLA1947
Champlain CollegeBurlingtonVT1953
Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyneyPA2017
Christian Brothers UniversityMemphisTN1922
Cincinnati Christian UniversityCincinnatiOH2019closed in 2019
Claflin UniversityOrangeburgSC1965
Clarke Memorial CollegeNewtonMI1933absorbed into Mississippi College
Clarkson UniversityPotsdamNY1952
Colorado CollegeColorado SpringsCO2008
Concordia College AlabamaSelmaAL2015closed in 2018
Cooper UnionNew YorkNY1933
Daniel Baker CollegeBrownwoodTX1951
Davis & Elkins CollegeElkinsWV1953
1962
Detroit Institute of TechnologyDetroitMI1951closed in 1981
Dillard UniversityNew OrleansLA1965
University of the District of ColumbiaWashingtonDC1974
1990
Drury UniversitySpringfieldMI1932
College of EmporiaEmporiaKS1972closed in 1974
Fairleigh Dickinson University TeaneckNJFairleigh Dickinson's other campus, Florham, currently has a football program in Division III
Federal CityWashingtonDC1974merged with D.C. Teachers College and Washington Technical Institute to form the University of the District of Columbia
Fisk UniversityNashvilleTN1983
Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourneFL2019Eliminated in 2020 as a cost-saving measure during the COVID-19 pandemic
Florida Southern CollegeLakelandFL1935
Fort Lauderdale CollegeFort LauderdaleFL1981now a part of the Everest University system; closed in 2015
Frederick CollegePortsmouthVA1967
Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericusGA2003
Georgia State CollegeTiftonGA1932now Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrenceKS2014
Haverford CollegeHaverfordPA1971
Hiram Scott CollegeScottsbluffNE1970
Humboldt State UniversityArcataCA2018
Huntington CollegeHuntingtonIN1949
Jarvis Christian CollegeHawkinsTX1966
Keene State CollegeKeeneNH1929
King CollegeBristolTN2003
Knoxville CollegeKnoxvilleTN1997
Lake Superior State UniversitySault Sainte MarieMI1950
Lambuth UniversityJacksonTN2010closed in 2011
Lees–McRae CollegeBanner ElkNC1993
Leland CollegeBakerLA1959closed in 1960
LeMoyne–Owen CollegeMemphisTN1950
Lewis UniversityRomeovilleIN1956
Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogateTN1931
Lindenwood University – BellevilleBellevilleIL2018
Long Island University PostBrookvilleNY2018The 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 MunicipalLouisvilleKY1951now Simmons College of Kentucky
Loyola University New OrleansNew OrleansLA1939
Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbockTX1982
MacMurray CollegeJacksonvilleIL2019closed in 2020
Malone UniversityCantonOH2018
Mansfield University of PennsylvaniaMansfieldPA2006Mansfield began play in sprint football in 2008
Maranatha Baptist UniversityWatertownWI2015
University of Massachusetts BostonDorchesterMA2000
University of Massachusetts LowellLowellMA2002
Menlo CollegeAthertonCA2014
Middle Georgia CollegeCochranGA1961Merged with Macon State College to become Middle Georgia State University in 2013
Milligan CollegeMilligan CollegeTN1950
Milton CollegeMiltonWI1981closed in 1982
University of Minnesota CrookstonCrookstonMN2019
Mississippi Industrial CollegeHolly SpringsMI1964closed in 1982
Montana State University - BillingsBillingsMT1978
Morris CollegeSumterSC1964
Morris Brown CollegeAtlantaGA2003
Morthland CollegeWest FrankfurtIL2016closed in 2018
Mount Ida CollegeNewtonMA2017closed in 2018.
Nebraska Central CollegeCentral CityNE1951closed in 1953
University of Nebraska OmahaOmahaNE2010last played football as a Division II school, dropped the sport as part of its move to Division I
New Bedford TextileDartmouthMA1950later New Bedford Institute of Technology; now University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
New England CollegeHennikerNH1973
New Jersey City UniversityJersey CityNJ2002
New York UniversityNew YorkNY1952
Polytechnic University of New YorkNew YorkNY1902Polytechnic 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 FarmingdaleEast FarmingdaleNY1937
State University of New York at FredoniaFredoniaNY1916
State University of New York at GeneseoGeneseoNY1913
State University of New York at New PaltzNew PaltzNY1936
State University of New York at OswegoOswegoNY1976
State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburghNY1978
State University of New York at PotsdamPotsdamNY1903
New York Institute of TechnologyNew YorkNY1983
Norman College, GANorman ParkGA1940closed in 1971
University of North Dakota-EllendaleEllendaleND1971closed in 1971
North Georgia CollegeDahlonegaGA1931now University of North Georgia
Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicagoIL1988
Northern Idaho College of EducationLewistonID1950now Lewis–Clark State College
Northland College AshlandWI1975
Northwood University, TXMidlandMI1971
Oakland UniversityRochesterMI1957
Oglethorpe UniversityBrookhavenGA1940
Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma CityOK1950
Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath FallsOR1992
College of the OzarksClarksvilleAR1967now University of the Ozarks
Paine CollegeAugustaGA2013
Panzer CollegeMontclairNJ1950merged with Montclair State University in 1958
Parsons CollegeFairfieldIA1970closed in 1973
Paul Quinn CollegeDallasTX2006
Philadelphia UniversityPhiladelphiaPA1900The athletic program is now known as Jefferson, reflecting the 2017 merger of Philadelphia University with Thomas Jefferson University.
Philander Smith CollegeLittle RockAR1964
Phillips UniversityEnidOK1933closed in 1998
Piedmont CollegeDemorestGA1940
Principia CollegeElsahIL2008
Quantico MarinesQuanticoVA1972
Queens CollegeNew YorkNY1974
Ramapo CollegeMahwahNJ1992
Reed CollegePortlandOR1952
Regis UniversityDenverCO1942
University of Rio GrandeRio GrandeOH1949
Roanoke CollegeSalemVA1942
Robert Morris University IllinoisChicagoIL2019integrated into neighboring Roosevelt University in 2020
Rochester Institute of TechnologyHenriettaNY1977
Roger Williams UniversityBristolRI1987
Rollins CollegeWinter ParkFL1950
Rust CollegeHolly SpringsMI1964
St. Cloud State UniversitySt. CloudMN2019
Saint Joseph's College RensselaerIN2016closed in 2017
Saint Leo UniversitySaint LeoFL1980
Saint Martin's UniversityLaceyWA1951
St. Mary of the Plains CollegeDodge CityKS1991closed in 1992
Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinonaMN1954
St. Mary's University, TexasSan AntonioTX1941
Saint Michael's College, NMSanta FeNM1950later Santa Fe University of Art and Design; closed in 2018
Saint Michael's College, VTColchesterVT1953
Saint Paul's CollegeLawrencevilleVA2010closed in 2013
Samuel Huston CollegeAustinTX1951now Huston–Tillotson University
San Francisco State UniversitySan FranciscoCA1994
The University of ScrantonScrantonPA1960
Selma UniversitySelmaAL1940
Shaw College at DetroitDetroitMI1951closed in 1983
Shurtleff CollegeAltonIL1950closed in 1957
Si Tanka-Huron UniversityHuronSD2004closed in 2005
Sonoma State UniversityRohnert ParkCA1997
South Carolina TradeColumbiaSC1966now Midlands Technical College
University of South Dakota - SpringfieldSpringfieldSD1982closed in 1984
South Georgia CollegeDouglasGA1940
Southern California CollegeCosta MesaCA1961now Vanguard University
Southern Idaho College of EducationAlbionID1950closed in 1951
Spring Hill CollegeMobileAL1941
College of SteubenvilleSteubenvilleOH1949now Franciscan University of Steubenville
Stevens Institute of TechnologyHobokenNJ1924
Sue Bennett CollegeLondonKY1997closed in fall 1997 and absorbed by Union College
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmorePA2000
Talladega CollegeTalladegaAL1940
University of TampaTampaFL1974
Tarkio CollegeTarkioMO1990closed in 1992
Tennessee Wesleyan CollegeAthensTN1993
Tillotson CollegeAustinTX1950now Huston–Tillotson University
Tougaloo CollegeTougalooMS1960
Transylvania UniversityLexingtonKY1941
Trinity Bible CollegeEllendaleND2019
U.S. International UniversitySan DiegoCA1980now Alliant International University
Union UniversityMurfreesbroTN1952
Upsala CollegeEast OrangeNJ1993closed in 1995
Urbana UniversityUrbanaOH2019closed in 2020
Washington CollegeChestertownMD1950
Webb InstituteNew YorkNY1931
West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyBeckleyWV2011
Western Reserve UniversityHudsonOH1967merged with Case Institute of Technology to form Case Western Reserve University
Western Washington UniversityBellinghamWA2008
Westmar UniversityLe MarsIO1997closed after fall 1997 semester
Westminster College Salt Lake CityUT1978
Whitman CollegeWalla WallaWA1976
Wilberforce UniversityWiberforceOH1944-
Wiley CollegeMarshallTX1968
William Carey UniversityHattiesburgMS1955
Wisconsin Extension1955merged with Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee to form today's University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin–SuperiorSuperiorWI1992
Xavier University of LouisianaNew OrleansLA1959
Yankton CollegeYanktonSD1983closed in 1984
York College YorkNE1953

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