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, formerly MethodistBostonMA1997
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)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
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
Jacksonville UniversityPrivate, non-sectarianJacksonvilleFL2019
La Salle UniversityPrivate, Catholic (Lasallian)PhiladelphiaPA2007
Long Island UniversityPrivate, non-sectarianBrooklynNY1940At 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 (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)BronxNY1942
Marquette UniversityPrivate, Catholic (Jesuit)MilwaukeeWI1960
University of Maryland Eastern ShorePublicPrincess AnneMD1979
Mount Saint Mary's UniversityPrivate, CatholicEmmitsburgMD1950
City College of New YorkPublicManhattanNY1951
New York UniversityPrivate, Protestant non-denominationalNew YorkNY1952
Niagara UniversityPrivate, Catholic (Vincentian)LewistonNY1950
University of North Carolina at AshevillePublicAshevilleNC1953UNCA was known as Asheville-Biltmore College when it last competed in football.[1]
Northeastern UniversityPrivate, formerly Protestant (YMCA)BostonMA2009
University of the PacificPrivate, formerly MethodistStocktonCA1995
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 CollegePrivate, Catholic (Franciscan)BrooklynNY1935
St. John's UniversityPrivate, Catholic (Vincentian)QueensNY2002
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 City State Last
Year		 Notes
Adelphi University Garden City NY1953
Alabama Presbyterian College Anniston AL1917closed in 1918
University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks AK1952
Alliance College Cambridge Springs PA1949closed in 1987
Aquinas College Grand Rapids MI1951
Arnold College New Haven CT1953merged with University of Bridgeport
Athens State University Athens AL1949
Atlantic University Virginia Beach VA1930
Aurora University Aurora IL1952
Azusa Pacific University Azusa CA2019COVID-related budget cuts[3]
Bacone College Muskogee OK2017
University of Baltimore Baltimore MD1935
Bard College Annondale-on-Hudson NY1924
Battle Creek College Berrien Springs MI1926now Andrews University
Beaver College Glenside PA1904now Arcadia University
Bishop College Dallas TX1986closed in 1988 and absorbed by Paul Quinn College
Blackburn College Carlinville IL2008
Bluefield State College Bluefield WV1980
Boston State College Boston MA1974absorbed into UMass Boston
Bradley University Peoria IL1970
Brandeis University Waltham MA1959[4]
University of Bridgeport Bridgeport CT1975
Broaddus College Philippi WV1921merged into Alderson Broaddus University; Alderson Broaddus reinstated football in Division II in 2013[5] and added a sprint football team in 2019
Brooklyn College New York NY1990
California Baptist University Riverside CA1955
California Institute of Technology Pasadena CA1993[6]
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona CA1985
California State University, Chico Chico CA1996
California State University, Hayward Hayward CA1993now California State University, East Bay
California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles CA1977
University of California, San Diego San Diego CA1968Under head coach Walt Hackett, UC San Diego football went 0–7 in its first and only season in 1968.[7][8]
Cameron University Lawton OK1992
Canterbury College (Indiana) Danville IN1950Closed in 1951
Cedarville University Cedarville OH1953
Centenary College of Louisiana Shreveport LA1947
Champlain College Burlington VT1953
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney PA2017
Christian Brothers University Memphis TN1922
Cincinnati Christian University Cincinnati OH2019School closed following the fall 2019 semester.[9]
Claflin University Orangeburg SC1965
Clarke Memorial College Newton MS1933absorbed into Mississippi College
Clarkson University Potsdam NY1952
Colorado College Colorado Springs CO2008[10]
Concordia College Alabama Selma AL2015closed in 2018
Cooper Union New York NY1933
Daniel Baker College Brownwood TX1951
Davis & Elkins College Elkins WV1953
1962
Detroit Institute of Technology Detroit MI1951closed in 1981
Dillard University New Orleans LA1965
University of the District of Columbia Washington DC1974
1990
Drury University Springfield MI1932
College of Emporia Emporia KS1972[11]closed in 1974
Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck campus) Teaneck NJFairleigh Dickinson's other campus, Florham, has a football program in Division III
Federal City Washington DC1974merged with D.C. Teachers College and Washington Technical Institute to form the University of the District of Columbia
Fisk University Nashville TN1983
Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne FL 2019 Eliminated in 2020 as a cost-saving measure during the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
Florida Southern College Lakeland FL1935
Fort Lauderdale College Fort Lauderdale FL1981now a part of the Everest University system; closed in 2015
Frederick College Portsmouth VA1967[11]
Georgia Southwestern State University Americus GA2003
Georgia State College Tifton GA1932now Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Haskell Indian Nations University Lawrence KS2014
Haverford College Haverford PA1971
Hiram Scott College Scottsbluff NE1970
Humboldt State University Arcata CA2018[13]
Huntington College Huntington IN1949
Jarvis Christian College Hawkins TX1966
Keene State College Keene NH1929
King College Bristol TN2003
Knoxville College Knoxville TN1997
Lake Superior State University Sault Sainte Marie MI1950
Lambuth University Jackson TN2010closed in 2011
Lees–McRae College Banner Elk NC1993
Leland College Baker LA1959closed in 1960
LeMoyne–Owen College Memphis TN1950
Lewis University Romeoville IN1956
Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate TN1931
Lindenwood University – Belleville Belleville IL2018[14]
Long Island University Post Brookville NY2018The 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 KY1951now Simmons College of Kentucky
Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans LA1939
Lubbock Christian University Lubbock TX1982
MacMurray College Jacksonville IL2019[15]closed in 2020
Malone University Canton OH2018[16]
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Mansfield PA2006Mansfield began play in sprint football in 2008
Maranatha Baptist University Watertown WI2015
University of Massachusetts Boston Dorchester MA2000
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell MA2002
Menlo College Atherton CA2014[17]
Middle Georgia College Cochran GA1961Merged with Macon State College to become Middle Georgia State University in 2013
Milligan College Milligan College TN1950
Milton College Milton WI1981closed in 1982
University of Minnesota Crookston Crookston MN2019[18]
Mississippi Industrial College Holly Springs MS1964closed in 1982
Montana State University - Billings Billings MT1978
Morris College Sumter SC1964
Morris Brown College Atlanta GA2003
Morthland College West Frankfurt IL2016closed in 2018
Mount Ida College Newton MA2017closed in 2018.
Nebraska Central College Central City NE1951closed in 1953
University of Nebraska Omaha Omaha NE2010last played football as a Division II school, dropped the sport as part of its move to Division I
New Bedford Textile Dartmouth MA1950later New Bedford Institute of Technology; now University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
New England College Henniker NH1973
New Jersey City University Jersey City NJ2002
New York University New York NY1952
Polytechnic University of New York New York NY1902Polytechnic 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 NY1937
State University of New York at Fredonia Fredonia NY1916
State University of New York at Geneseo Geneseo NY1913
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz NY1936
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego NY1976
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh NY1978
State University of New York at Potsdam Potsdam NY1903
New York Institute of Technology New York NY1983
Norman College, GA Norman Park GA1940closed in 1971
University of North Dakota-Ellendale Ellendale ND1971closed in 1971
North Georgia College Dahlonega GA1931now University of North Georgia
Northeastern Illinois University Chicago IL1988
Northern Idaho College of Education Lewiston ID1950now Lewis–Clark State College
Northland College (Wisconsin) Ashland WI1975
Northwood University Midland MI1971
Oakland University Rochester MI1957
Occidental College Los Angeles CA2019[19]
Oglethorpe University Brookhaven GA1940
Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City OK1950
Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls OR1992
College of the Ozarks Clarksville AR1967[11]now University of the Ozarks
Paine College Augusta GA2013
Panzer College Montclair NJ1950merged with Montclair State University in 1958
Parsons College Fairfield IA1970closed in 1973
Paul Quinn College Dallas TX2006
Philadelphia University Philadelphia PA1900The athletic program is now known as Jefferson, reflecting the 2017 merger of Philadelphia University with Thomas Jefferson University.
Philander Smith College Little Rock AR1964
Phillips University Enid OK1933closed in 1998
Piedmont College Demorest GA1940
Principia College Elsah IL2008
Quantico Marines Quantico VA1972
Queens College New York NY1974
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 2019Integrated into neighboring Roosevelt University in 2020.[20]
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[21]
Saint Joseph's College Rensselaer IN 2016[22]School closed after the 2016–17 school year.[23]
Saint Leo University Saint Leo FL 1980
Saint Martin's University Lacey WA 1951
St. Mary of the Plains College Dodge City KS 1991closed in 1992
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona MN1954
St. Mary's University, Texas San Antonio TX 1941
Saint Michael's College, NM Santa Fe NM 1950later Santa Fe University of Art and Design; closed in 2018
Saint Michael's College, VT Colchester VT 1953
Saint Paul's College Lawrenceville VA 2010closed in 2013
Samuel Huston College Austin TX 1951now 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 1951closed in 1983
Shurtleff College Alton IL 1950closed in 1957
Si Tanka-Huron University Huron SD 2004closed in 2005
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park CA 1997
South Carolina Trade Columbia SC 1966now Midlands Technical College
University of South Dakota - Springfield Springfield SD 1982closed in 1984
South Georgia College Douglas GA 1940
Southern California College Costa Mesa CA 1961now Vanguard University
Southern Idaho College of Education Albion ID 1950closed in 1951
Spring Hill College Mobile AL 1941[24]
College of Steubenville Steubenville OH 1949now Franciscan University of Steubenville
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken NJ 1924
Stillman College Tuscaloosa AL 2015[25]
Sue Bennett College London KY 1997closed 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 1990closed in 1992
Tennessee Wesleyan College Athens TN 1993
Tillotson College Austin TX 1950now 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 CA1980now Alliant International University
Union University Murfreesbro TN 1952
Upsala College East Orange NJ 1993closed in 1995
Urbana University Urbana OH 2019closed in 2020[26]
Washington College Chestertown MD 1950
Webb Institute New York NY 1931
Wesley College (Delaware) Dover DE 2020to be acquired by Delaware State University in 2021
West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley WV 2011
Western Reserve University Hudson OH 1967merged with Case Institute of Technology to form Case Western Reserve University
Western Washington University Bellingham WA 2008
Westmar University Le Mars IA 1997closed 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 1955merged 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 1983closed in 1984
York College (Nebraska) York NE 1953

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

See also

References
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  2. Providence College Football, 1921-1941 Archived January 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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