List of NCAA Division I schools that have never sponsored football
This is a list of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I schools that have never sponsored football as a varsity sport.
Name |
Location |
Nickname |
Primary conference |
Type |
Enrollment (total) |
Founded |
Belmont University |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Belmont Bruins |
Ohio Valley Conference |
private liberal arts |
7,244 |
1890 |
Binghamton University |
Vestal, New York |
Binghamton Bearcats |
America East Conference |
public |
16,098 |
1946 |
California State University, Bakersfield |
Bakersfield, California |
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners |
Western Athletic Conference |
public |
8,720 |
1965 |
Chicago State University |
Chicago, Illinois |
Chicago State Cougars |
Western Athletic Conference |
public |
7,131 |
1867 |
Cleveland State University |
Cleveland, Ohio |
Cleveland State Vikings |
Horizon League |
public |
17,204 |
1923 |
Florida Gulf Coast University |
Lee County, Florida |
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles |
Atlantic Sun Conference |
public |
14,673 |
1991 |
George Mason University |
near Fairfax, Virginia |
George Mason Patriots |
Atlantic 10 Conference |
public |
33,917 |
1957 |
Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne |
Fort Wayne, Indiana |
IPFW Mastodons |
The Summit League |
public |
13,459 |
1964 |
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
IUPUI Jaguars |
The Summit League |
public |
30,461 |
1969 |
Lipscomb University |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Lipscomb Bisons |
Atlantic Sun Conference |
private |
4,580 |
1891 |
Longwood University |
Farmville, Virginia |
Longwood Lancers |
Big South Conference |
public |
4,800 |
1839 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology |
Newark, New Jersey |
NJIT Highlanders |
Atlantic Sun Conference |
public |
10,646 |
1881 |
University of North Florida |
Jacksonville, Florida |
North Florida Ospreys |
Atlantic Sun Conference |
public |
16,372 |
1972 |
Oakland University |
Auburn Hills/Rochester Hills, Michigan |
Oakland Golden Grizzlies |
Horizon League |
public |
20,169 |
1957 |
Oral Roberts University |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles |
The Summit League |
private, Christian |
3,335 |
1965 |
Quinnipiac University |
Hamden, Connecticut |
Quinnipiac Bobcats |
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
private |
9,000 |
1929 |
Radford University |
Radford, Virginia |
Radford Highlanders |
Big South Conference |
public |
9,798 |
1910 |
Seattle University |
Seattle, Washington |
Seattle Redhawks |
Western Athletic Conference |
private, Jesuit |
7,755 |
1891 |
University of South Carolina Upstate |
Spartanburg, South Carolina |
USC Upstate Spartans |
Atlantic Sun Conference |
public |
5,500 |
1967 |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
Edwardsville, Illinois |
SIU Edwardsville Cougars |
Ohio Valley Conference |
public |
13,972 |
1957 |
University of California, Irvine |
Irvine, California |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
Big West Conference |
public, research |
30,757 |
1965 |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Baltimore, Maryland |
UMBC Retrievers |
America East Conference |
public |
13,979 |
1966 |
University of Missouri–Kansas City |
Kansas City, Missouri |
UMKC Kangaroos |
Western Athletic Conference |
public |
15,746 |
1933 |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
Greensboro, North Carolina |
UNC Greensboro Spartans |
Southern Conference |
public |
18,502 |
1891 |
University of North Carolina at Wilmington |
Wilmington, North Carolina |
UNC Wilmington Seahawks |
Colonial Athletic Association |
public |
12,743 |
1979 |
Utah Valley University |
Orem, Utah |
Utah Valley Wolverines |
Western Athletic Conference |
public |
31,556 |
1941 |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
Richmond, Virginia |
VCU Rams |
Atlantic 10 Conference |
public |
31,163 |
1838 |
Winthrop University |
Rock Hill, South Carolina |
Winthrop Eagles |
Big South Conference |
public |
6,170 |
1886 |
Wright State University |
Dayton, Ohio |
Wright State Raiders |
Horizon League |
public |
17,595 |
1967 |
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