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 annotated in parentheses.

Division I schools

 * American University (1941)
 * University of Arkansas at Little Rock (1955)
 * UALR fielded a football team when it was known as Little Rock Junior College.
 * Boston University (1997)
 * Bradley University (1970)
 * University of California, Riverside (1975)
 * University of California, Santa Barbara (1991)
 * California State University, Fullerton (1992)
 * California State University, Long Beach (1991)
 * California State University, Northridge (2001)
 * Canisius College (2002)
 * Carlisle Indian Industrial School (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.


 * Centenary College of Louisiana (1947)
 * College of Charleston (1923)
 * Creighton University (1942)
 * University of Denver (1960)
 * DePaul University (c. 1938)
 * University of Detroit, now University of Detroit Mercy (1964)
 * Drexel University (1973)
 * East Tennessee State University (2003)
 * University of Evansville (1997)
 * Fairfield University (2002)
 * George Washington University (1966)
 * Gonzaga University (1941)
 * High Point University (1950)
 * Hofstra University (2009)
 * University of Illinois at Chicago (1973)
 * Iona College (2008)
 * LaSalle University (2007)
 * Long Island University (1940)
 * Loyola College in Maryland, now Loyola University Maryland (1933)
 * Loyola University Chicago (1930)
 * Loyola University of Los Angeles, now Loyola Marymount University (1951)
 * Manhattan College (1942)
 * Marquette University (1960)
 * University of Maryland Eastern Shore (1979)
 * Mercer University (1941)
 * Mercer will revive its football program at the non-scholarship FCS level in 2013.
 * Mount Saint Mary's University (1950)
 * New York University (1952)
 * Niagara University (1950)
 * University of North Carolina at Asheville (1954)
 * UNCA was known as Asheville-Biltmore College when it last competed in football.
 * Northeastern University (2009)
 * University of the Pacific (1995)
 * Pepperdine University (1961)
 * University of Portland (1949)
 * Providence College (1941)
 * Rider University (1951)
 * St. Bonaventure University (1951)
 * St. John's University, New York (2002)
 * Saint Mary's College of California (2003)
 * Saint Joseph's University (1939)
 * Saint Francis College (New York) (1935)
 * Saint Louis University (1949)
 * Saint Peter's College (2006)
 * University of San Francisco (1971)
 * Santa Clara University (1992)
 * Seton Hall University (1981)
 * Siena College (2003)
 * Southwestern University (1950)
 * Stetson University (1956)
 * Stetson will revive its football program at the non-scholarship FCS level in 2013.
 * Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (1966)
 * University of Texas at Arlington (1985)
 * University of Texas Pan American (c. late 1940s)
 * UTPA fielded a football team when it was known as Edinburg Junior College.
 * University of Vermont (1974)
 * Wichita State University (1986)
 * University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (1974)
 * Xavier University (Cincinnati) (1973)

Non-Division I schools

 * Adelphi University (1953)
 * University of Alaska Fairbanks (1952)
 * Albertson College, now College of Idaho (1978)
 * Allen University (2005)
 * University of Arkansas at Little Rock (1955)
 * UALR fielded a football team when it was known as Little Rock Junior College.
 * Arkansas College, now Lyon College (1950)
 * Arnold College, merged with University of Bridgeport (1953)
 * Athens State University (1949)
 * Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College (1950)
 * Atlantic University (1930)
 * University of Baltimore (1935)
 * Bard College (1924)
 * Battle Creek College, now Andrews University (1926)
 * Beaver College, now Arcadia University (1904)
 * Bishop College (1960)
 * School closed and absorbed by Paul Quinn College
 * Blackburn College (2008)
 * Bluefield State College (1980)
 * Boston State College (1974) (Absorbed into UMass Boston)
 * Brandeis University (1959)
 * Broaddus College, now Alderson-Broaddus College (1921)
 * Brooklyn College (1990)
 * University of Bridgeport (1975)
 * University of California, San Diego (1968)
 * California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) (1985)
 * California State University, Hayward (Cal State Hayward), now California State University, East Bay (Cal State East Bay) (1993)
 * California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) (1977)
 * California Baptist University (1955)
 * California Institute of Technology (Caltech) (1970)
 * California State University, Chico (Chico State) (1996)
 * Cameron University (1992)
 * Cedarville University (1953)
 * Champlain College (1953)
 * City College of New York (CCNY) (1951)
 * Christian Brothers University (1922)
 * Claflin University (1965)
 * Clarke Memorial College (1933)
 * Clarkson University (1952)
 * College of Emporia (1972)
 * College of Steubenville, now Franciscan University of Steubenville (1949)
 * Colorado College (2008)
 * Cooper Union (1933)
 * Daniel Baker College (1951)
 * Davis & Elkins College (1953, 1962)
 * Detroit Institute of Technology (1951)
 * Dillard University (1965)
 * University of the District of Columbia (1974, 1990)
 * Drury University (1932)
 * Erskine College (1952)
 * Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck campus)
 * Fairleigh Dickinson's other campus, Florham, currently has a football program at the Division III level.


 * Fisk University (1983)
 * Florida Southern College (1935)
 * George Fox University (1968)
 * Georgia Southwestern State University (2003)
 * Hendrix College (1960)
 * Keene State College (1929)
 * King College (2003)
 * Knoxville College (1997)
 * Lake Superior State University (1950)
 * Lewis-Clark State College (1954)
 * Lincoln Memorial University (1931)
 * Loyola University New Orleans (1939)
 * Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (2006)
 * University of Massachusetts Boston (2000)
 * University of Massachusetts Lowell (2002)
 * Milton College (1982)
 * Montana State University - Billings (1978)
 * Morris Brown College (2003)
 * New England College (1973)
 * New Jersey City University (2002)
 * New York Institute of Technology (1983)
 * New York University (1952)
 * Northeastern Illinois University (1988)
 * Oklahoma Baptist University (1940)
 * Oklahoma City University (1950)
 * Oregon Institute of Technology (1992)
 * College of the Ozarks (1967)
 * Paul Quinn College (2006)
 * Philadelphia University (1900)
 * Polytechnic University of New York (1902)
 * The Principia (2008)
 * Quantico Marines (1973)
 * Ramapo College (1992)
 * Reed College (1952)
 * Regis University (1942)
 * University of Rio Grande (1949)
 * Roanoke College (1942)
 * Rochester Institute of Technology (1922)
 * Roger Williams University (1987)
 * Rollins College (1950)
 * Saint Leo University (1980)
 * Saint Mary's University, Texas (1941)
 * Saint Michael's College (1953)
 * San Francisco State University (1994)
 * The University of Scranton (1960)
 * Selma University (1940)
 * Si Tanka University (2004)
 * Sonoma State University (1997)
 * University of South Dakota - Springfield (1982)
 * Spring Hill College (1941)
 * State University of New York at Farmingdale (1937)
 * State University of New York at Fredonia (1916)
 * State University of New York at Geneseo (1913)
 * State University of New York at New Paltz (1936)
 * State University of New York at Oswego (1976)
 * State University of New York at Plattsburgh (1978)
 * State University of New York at Potsdam (1903)
 * Stevens Institute of Technology (1924)
 * Sue Bennett College (1997)
 * School closed and absorbed by Union College of Kentucky.
 * Swarthmore College (2000)
 * Talladega College (1940)
 * University of Tampa (1974)
 * Tennessee Wesleyan College (1993)
 * University of Texas Pan American (c. late 1940s)
 * UTPA fielded a football team when it was known as Edinburg Junior College.
 * Texas Wesleyan University (1941)
 * Transylvania University (1941)
 * Upsala College (1993)
 * U.S. International University, now Alliant International University (1980)
 * Webb Institute (1931)
 * Western Reserve University (1967)
 * Merged with Case Institute of Technology to form Case Western Reserve University.
 * Western Washington University (2008)
 * Westminster College, Salt Lake City (1978)
 * Wiley College (1968)
 * University of Wisconsin–Superior (1992)
 * Xavier University of Louisiana (1959)

Foreign schools

 * Canada
 * Carleton University (1998)
 * Will reactivate in 2013 as a member of the OUA
 * 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)


 * 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