List of NCAA Division I FCS football programs

This is a list of schools in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that play football in the United States as a varsity sport and are members of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), known as Division I-AA from 1978 through 2005. There are 127 FCS programs in the 2020–21 season, originally scheduled for fall 2020 but largely delayed to spring 2021 due to COVID-19. Conference affiliations are current for the 2020–21 season. The teams in this subdivision compete in a 24-team playoff for the NCAA Division I Football Championship. All leagues allow scholarships with the exception of the Ivy League and Pioneer Football League.

Map of the FCS football programs, 2013

FCS programs

Team	Nickname	School	City	State	Program established	Conference
Abilene Christian	Wildcats	Abilene Christian University	Abilene	Texas	1919	Southland[lower-alpha 1]
Alabama A&M	Bulldogs	Alabama A&M University	Normal	Alabama	1912	SWAC
Alabama State	Hornets	Alabama State University	Montgomery	Alabama	1901	SWAC
Albany	Great Danes	University at Albany, SUNY	Albany	New York	1973	CAA
Alcorn State	Braves	Alcorn State University	Lorman	Mississippi	1921	SWAC
Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Golden Lions	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	1916	SWAC
Austin Peay	Governors	Austin Peay State University	Clarksville	Tennessee	1930	Ohio Valley
Bethune-Cookman	Wildcats	Bethune–Cookman University	Daytona Beach	Florida	1925	MEAC[lower-alpha 2]
Brown	Bears	Brown University	Providence	Rhode Island	1878	Ivy
Bryant	Bulldogs	Bryant University	Smithfield	Rhode Island	1999	Northeast
Bucknell	Bison	Bucknell University	Lewisburg	Pennsylvania	1883	Patriot
Butler	Bulldogs	Butler University	Indianapolis	Indiana	1887	Pioneer
Cal Poly	Mustangs	California Polytechnic State University	San Luis Obispo	California	1915	Big Sky
Campbell	Fighting Camels	Campbell University	Buies Creek	North Carolina	1925 2008	Big South
Central Arkansas	Bears	University of Central Arkansas	Conway	Arkansas	1908	Southland[lower-alpha 3]
Central Connecticut	Blue Devils	Central Connecticut State University	New Britain	Connecticut	1935	Northeast
Charleston Southern	Buccaneers	Charleston Southern University	North Charleston	South Carolina	1985	Big South
Chattanooga	Mocs	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Chattanooga	Tennessee	1899	Southern
The Citadel	Bulldogs	The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina	Charleston	South Carolina	1905	Southern
Colgate	Raiders	Colgate University	Hamilton	New York	1890	Patriot
Columbia	Lions	Columbia University	New York	New York	1870	Ivy
Cornell	Big Red	Cornell University	Ithaca	New York	1887	Ivy
Dartmouth	Big Green	Dartmouth College	Hanover	New Hampshire	1881	Ivy
Davidson	Wildcats	Davidson College	Davidson	North Carolina	1896	Pioneer
Dayton	Flyers	University of Dayton	Dayton	Ohio	1903	Pioneer
Delaware	Fightin' Blue Hens	University of Delaware	Newark	Delaware	1888	CAA
Delaware State	Hornets	Delaware State University	Dover	Delaware	1924	MEAC
Drake	Bulldogs	Drake University	Des Moines	Iowa	1893	Pioneer
Duquesne	Dukes	Duquesne University	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	1891	Northeast
East Tennessee State	Buccaneers	East Tennessee State University	Johnson City	Tennessee	1920 2015	Southern
Eastern Illinois	Panthers	Eastern Illinois University	Charleston	Illinois	1899	Ohio Valley
Eastern Kentucky	Colonels	Eastern Kentucky University	Richmond	Kentucky	1906	Ohio Valley[lower-alpha 3]
Eastern Washington	Eagles	Eastern Washington University	Cheney	Washington	1901	Big Sky
Elon	Phoenix	Elon University	Elon	North Carolina	1909	CAA
Florida A&M	Rattlers	Florida A&M University	Tallahassee	Florida	1907	MEAC[lower-alpha 2]
Fordham	Rams	Fordham University	New York	New York	1881	Patriot
Furman	Paladins	Furman University	Greenville	South Carolina	1889	Southern
Gardner-Webb	Runnin' Bulldogs	Gardner–Webb University	Boiling Springs	North Carolina	1946	Big South
Georgetown	Hoyas	Georgetown University	Washington	D.C.	1881	Patriot
Grambling State	Tigers	Grambling State University	Grambling	Louisiana	1927	SWAC
Hampton	Pirates	Hampton University	Hampton	Virginia	1902	Big South
Harvard	Crimson	Harvard University	Cambridge[lower-alpha 4]	Massachusetts	1873	Ivy
Holy Cross	Crusaders	College of the Holy Cross	Worcester	Massachusetts	1891	Patriot
Houston Baptist	Huskies	Houston Baptist University	Houston	Texas	2013	Southland
Howard	Bison	Howard University	Washington	D.C.	1882	MEAC
Idaho	Vandals	University of Idaho	Moscow	Idaho	1893	Big Sky[lower-alpha 5]
Idaho State	Bengals	Idaho State University	Pocatello	Idaho	1902	Big Sky
Illinois State	Redbirds	Illinois State University	Normal	Illinois	1887	Missouri Valley
Incarnate Word	Cardinals	University of the Incarnate Word	San Antonio	Texas	2009	Southland
Indiana State	Sycamores	Indiana State University	Terre Haute	Indiana	1895	Missouri Valley
Jackson State	Tigers	Jackson State University	Jackson	Mississippi	1911	SWAC
Jacksonville State	Gamecocks	Jacksonville State University	Jacksonville	Alabama	1904	Ohio Valley[lower-alpha 3]
James Madison	Dukes	James Madison University	Harrisonburg	Virginia	1972	CAA
Kennesaw State	Owls	Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw	Georgia	2015	Big South[lower-alpha 6]
Lafayette	Leopards	Lafayette College	Easton	Pennsylvania	1882	Patriot
Lamar	Cardinals	Lamar University	Beaumont	Texas	1923 2009	Southland[lower-alpha 1]
Lehigh	Mountain Hawks	Lehigh University	Bethlehem	Pennsylvania	1884	Patriot
LIU[lower-alpha 7]	Sharks	Long Island University	Brookville	New York	1957[lower-alpha 8]	Northeast
Maine	Black Bears	University of Maine	Orono	Maine	1892	CAA
Marist	Red Foxes	Marist College	Poughkeepsie	New York	1965	Pioneer
McNeese State	Cowboys	McNeese State University	Lake Charles	Louisiana	1950	Southland
Mercer	Bears	Mercer University	Macon	Georgia	1891 2013	Southern
Mississippi Valley State	Delta Devils	Mississippi Valley State University	Itta Bena	Mississippi	1953	SWAC
Missouri State	Bears	Missouri State University	Springfield	Missouri	1909	Missouri Valley
Monmouth	Hawks	Monmouth University	West Long Branch	New Jersey	1993	Big South
Montana	Grizzlies	University of Montana	Missoula	Montana	1897	Big Sky
Montana State	Bobcats	Montana State University	Bozeman	Montana	1897	Big Sky
Morehead State	Eagles	Morehead State University	Morehead	Kentucky	1924	Pioneer
Morgan State	Bears	Morgan State University	Baltimore	Maryland	1897	MEAC
Murray State	Racers	Murray State University	Murray	Kentucky	1924	Ohio Valley
New Hampshire	Wildcats	University of New Hampshire	Durham	New Hampshire	1893	CAA
Nicholls	Colonels	Nicholls State University	Thibodaux	Louisiana	1972	Southland
Norfolk State	Spartans	Norfolk State University	Norfolk	Virginia	1938	MEAC
North Carolina A&T	Aggies	North Carolina A&T State University	Greensboro	North Carolina	1901	MEAC[lower-alpha 9]
North Carolina Central	Eagles	North Carolina Central University	Durham	North Carolina	1921	MEAC
North Dakota	Fighting Hawks	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks	North Dakota	1894	Missouri Valley[lower-alpha 10]
North Dakota State	Bison	North Dakota State University	Fargo	North Dakota	1894	Missouri Valley
Northern Arizona	Lumberjacks	Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff	Arizona	1915	Big Sky
Northern Colorado	Bears	University of Northern Colorado	Greeley	Colorado	1892	Big Sky
Northern Iowa	Panthers	University of Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls	Iowa	1895	Missouri Valley
Northwestern State	Demons	Northwestern State University	Natchitoches	Louisiana	1907	Southland
Penn	Quakers	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	1876	Ivy
Portland State	Vikings	Portland State University	Portland[lower-alpha 11]	Oregon	1947	Big Sky
Prairie View A&M	Panthers	Prairie View A&M University	Prairie View	Texas	1906	SWAC
Presbyterian	Blue Hose	Presbyterian College	Clinton	South Carolina	1913	Independent[lower-alpha 12]
Princeton	Tigers	Princeton University	Princeton	New Jersey	1869	Ivy
Rhode Island	Rams	University of Rhode Island	Kingston	Rhode Island	1895	CAA
Richmond	Spiders	University of Richmond	Richmond	Virginia	1881	CAA
Robert Morris	Colonials	Robert Morris University	Moon Township	Pennsylvania	1994	Big South[lower-alpha 13]
Sacramento State	Hornets	California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento	California	1954	Big Sky
Sacred Heart	Pioneers	Sacred Heart University	Fairfield	Connecticut	1991	Northeast
Saint Francis	Red Flash	Saint Francis University	Loretto	Pennsylvania	1909	Northeast
Sam Houston State	Bearkats	Sam Houston State University	Huntsville	Texas	1912	Southland[lower-alpha 1]
Samford	Bulldogs	Samford University	Birmingham	Alabama	1902	Southern
San Diego	Toreros	University of San Diego	San Diego	California	1956	Pioneer
South Carolina State	Bulldogs	South Carolina State University	Orangeburg	South Carolina	1906	MEAC
South Dakota	Coyotes	University of South Dakota	Vermillion	South Dakota	1889	Missouri Valley
South Dakota State	Jackrabbits	South Dakota State University	Brookings	South Dakota	1889	Missouri Valley
Southeast Missouri State	Redhawks	Southeast Missouri State University	Cape Girardeau	Missouri	1902	Ohio Valley
Southeastern Louisiana	Lions	Southeastern Louisiana University	Hammond	Louisiana	1930	Southland
Southern	Jaguars	Southern University	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	1915	SWAC
Southern Illinois	Salukis	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Carbondale	Illinois	1904	Missouri Valley
Southern Utah	Thunderbirds	Southern Utah University	Cedar City	Utah	1929	Big Sky[lower-alpha 14]
Stephen F. Austin	Lumberjacks	Stephen F. Austin State University	Nacogdoches	Texas	1923	Southland[lower-alpha 1]
Stetson	Hatters	Stetson University	DeLand	Florida	1901	Pioneer
Stony Brook	Seawolves	Stony Brook University	Stony Brook	New York	1969	CAA
Tennessee State	Tigers	Tennessee State University	Nashville	Tennessee	1916	Ohio Valley
Tennessee Tech	Golden Eagles	Tennessee Technological University	Cookeville	Tennessee	1917	Ohio Valley
Texas Southern	Tigers	Texas Southern University	Houston	Texas	1947	SWAC
Towson	Tigers	Towson University	Towson	Maryland	1968	CAA
UC Davis	Aggies	University of California, Davis	Davis	California	1915	Big Sky
UT Martin	Skyhawks	University of Tennessee at Martin	Martin	Tennessee	1953	Ohio Valley
Valparaiso	Crusaders	Valparaiso University	Valparaiso	Indiana	1906	Pioneer
Villanova	Wildcats	Villanova University	Villanova	Pennsylvania	1894	CAA
VMI	Keydets	Virginia Military Institute	Lexington	Virginia	1873	Southern
Wagner	Seahawks	Wagner College	New York	New York	1927	Northeast
Weber State	Wildcats	Weber State University	Ogden	Utah	1962	Big Sky
Western Carolina	Catamounts	Western Carolina University	Cullowhee	North Carolina	1931	Southern
Western Illinois	Leathernecks	Western Illinois University	Macomb	Illinois	1903	Missouri Valley
William & Mary	Tribe	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg	Virginia	1893	CAA
Wofford	Terriers	Wofford College	Spartanburg	South Carolina	1889	Southern
Yale	Bulldogs	Yale University	New Haven	Connecticut	1872	Ivy
Youngstown State	Penguins	Youngstown State University	Youngstown	Ohio	1938	Missouri Valley

1. The Western Athletic Conference will reinstate football in the fall 2021 season with nine members—full conference members Abilene Christian, Dixie State, Lamar, Sam Houston State, Stephen F. Austin, and Tarleton State, plus single-sport members Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and Jacksonville State.
2. Bethune–Cookman and Florida A&M will move to the Southwestern Athletic Conference in 2021.
3. Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and Jacksonville State will become football-only members of the Western Athletic Conference for the fall 2021 season, coinciding with their entry into the non-football ASUN Conference. The ASUN plans to launch a football league in 2022, at which time these schools will add football to their ASUN membership.
4. Although the academic core of the Harvard campus, including the university administration, is located in Cambridge, the school's athletic complex, including the football stadium, is within the city limits of Boston.
5. This is Idaho's second stint in the grouping now known as FCS; it had been a member of what was then known as Division I-AA from the group's creation in 1978 through 1995, after which it moved to the league then known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (now the Big West Conference). At that time, the PCAA sponsored FBS (then Division I-A) football.
6. Kennesaw State will move football to its full-time home of the ASUN Conference once that conference starts its football league in 2022.
7. Effective in 2019–20, Long Island University merged its two athletic programs—the Division I non-football LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and Division II football-sponsoring LIU Post Pioneers—into a single D-I athletic program under the Sharks name. The LIU Post football team became the new LIU football team, playing at its current home on the Post campus and joining the Northeast Conference. LIU was immediately eligible for the playoffs, as it was treated as a new football program of an existing D-I institution, but lost all its Division I games in the 2019 season and failed to qualify.
8. First season of the LIU Post program that became the LIU program in 2019.
9. North Carolina A&T will move to the Big South Conference in 2021.
10. The 2019 season was North Dakota's last as a football independent, playing a full Big Sky Conference schedule to honor contractual commitments to its former league.
11. Portland State's campus is in the city of Portland, but it plays its home football games in the suburb of Hillsboro.
12. Presbyterian began a transition to non-scholarship football in 2017. It left Big South Conference football after the 2019 season (though it remains a member in other sports), will play as an FCS independent in 2020–21, and then join the Pioneer Football League in July 2021.
13. After leaving the football-sponsoring Northeast Conference for the non-football Horizon League in July 2020, Robert Morris had planned to play the 2020–21 season as an FCS independent before joining Big South Conference football in July 2021. With three of the Big South's eight planned football members not playing in the rescheduled spring 2021 conference season, the conference brought RMU into its football league earlier than planned.
14. Southern Utah will join the WAC and its revived football league in 2022.

Transitioning from Division II

The following programs are transitioning from NCAA Division II to FCS. Under current NCAA rules, they must have an invitation from a Division I conference to begin the transition. During the four-year transition period, they are ineligible for the FCS playoffs.

Team	School	City	State	Founded	First played	Conference	Full membership
Dixie State Trailblazers	Dixie State University	St. George	Utah	1911	2006	Independent	2024[lower-alpha 1]
Merrimack Warriors	Merrimack College	North Andover	Massachusetts	1947	1985	Northeast	2023[lower-alpha 2]
North Alabama Lions	University of North Alabama	Florence	Alabama	1830	1912	Big South	2022[lower-alpha 3]
Tarleton State Texans	Tarleton State University	Stephenville	Texas	1899	1961	Independent	2024[lower-alpha 1]

1. Dixie State and Tarleton State began transitions from Division II to Division I in July 2020, with both joining the non-football Western Athletic Conference. Both schools will become WAC football members when that conference reinstates football in fall 2021.
2. Merrimack began a transition from Division II to Division I in 2019, joining the Northeast Conference as a full member, including football.
3. North Alabama began a transition from Division II to Division I in 2018, joining the non-football ASUN Conference. The Lions joined Big South football under the terms of an agreement between the ASUN and Big South that guarantees a home in Big South football to any school in either conference that awards football scholarships. This agreement will end after the 2021 fall season, as the ASUN plans to establish its own football league in 2022, with North Alabama as a member.

Transitioning from Division III

Normally, under current NCAA rules, teams are not allowed to reclassify directly from NCAA Division III to Division I. However, after St. Thomas was involuntarily removed from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, they and their future primary conference home, the Summit League, worked with the NCAA to move directly to Division I. On July 15, 2020, it was announced that the NCAA had approved this transition, and St. Thomas will play in Division I starting with the 2021 season.[1]

Team	School	City	State	Founded	First played	Conference	Full membership
St. Thomas Tommies	University of St. Thomas	Saint Paul	Minnesota	1885	1904	Pioneer Football League	2025

Programs moving to FCS

Team	School	City	State	Current conference	Future conference	First played	Full membership
UTRGV Vaqueros	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg[lower-alpha 1]	Texas	No football program	Western Athletic Conference[lower-alpha 2]	2024[lower-alpha 3]	2024

1. UTRGV has six campuses within its service area, but its athletic program is based at the Edinburg campus, which it inherited from one of its predecessor institutions, the University of Texas–Pan American. The UTPA athletic program was transferred intact to UTRGV.
2. While UTRGV has not officially announced its future football affiliation, it is already a full WAC member, making it all but certain to join WAC football.
3. The former UTPA played football while it was a junior college, but never had a football program as a four-year institution.

Map

Cal Poly

E. Washington

Idaho

Idaho St.

Montana

Montana St.

N. Arizona

N. Colorado

Portland St.

Sac. St.

S. Utah

UC Davis

Weber St.

Campbell

Charleston S.

Gardner-Webb

Hampton

Kennesaw St.

Monmouth

RMU

UNA

Albany

Delaware

Elon

JMU

14

Maine

Merrimack

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Richmond

2

9

Villanova

W&M

Brown

4

Cornell

Dartmouth

Harvard

Penn

8

Yale

Bethune-Cookman

Del. St.

FAMU

Howard

Morgan St.

Norfolk St.

NC A&T

NCCU

SCS

Illinois St.

Indiana St.

Missouri St.

N. Dakota

ND St.

N. Iowa

South Dakota

SD St.

S. Illinois

W. Illinois

Youngstown St.

Bryant

12

11

1

10

5

Peay

E. Illinois

EKU

JSU

Murray St.

SE Missouri St.

TSU

Tenn. Tech

UTM

Bucknell

Colgate

3

Georgetown

13

6

7

Butler

Davidson

Dayton

Drake

Marist

Morehead St.

San Diego

Stetson

Valparaiso

Chattanooga

Citadel

ETSU

Furman

Mercer

Samford

VMI

W. Carolina

Wofford

ACU

C. Arkansas

HBU

Incarnate Word

Lamar

McNeese St.

Nicholls

NSU

Sam Houston

SE Louisiana

SFAU

AAMU

Alabama St.

Alcorn St.

UAPB

Grambling St.

Jackson St.

MVSU

PVAMU

Southern

Texas S.

Dixie St.

Presbyterian

Tarleton

All FCS programs during the 2020–21 season. Conferences (clockwise from Northeast): purple pog: NEC, cyan pog: CAA, green pog: Ivy League, red marker: Pioneer League, red pog: Big South, orange marker: Patriot League, orange pog: MEAC, magenta marker: Southern Conference, light green marker: SWAC, dark green marker: Ohio Valley, blue marker: Southland, brown pog: Big Sky, yellow pog: Missouri Valley, white pog: Independent. Labels: 1: Sacred Heart, 2: Stony Brook, 3: Fordham, 4: Columbia, 5: Wagner, 6: Lafayette, 7: Lehigh, 8: Princeton, 9: Towson, 10: Saint Francis, 11: Duquesne, 12: Central Connecticut State, 13: Holy Cross, 14: LIU.

 

FCS programs by State

Alabama

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Alabama A&M	Bulldogs	Normal	SWAC	1912
Alabama State	Hornets	Montgomery	SWAC	1901
Jacksonville State	Gamecocks	Jacksonville	OVC	1904
North Alabama	Lions	Florence	Big South	1912
Samford	Bulldogs	Homewood	SoCon	1902

Arizona

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Northern Arizona	Lumberjacks	Flagstaff	Big Sky	1915

Arkansas

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lions	Pine Bluff	SWAC	1916
Central Arkansas	Bears	Conway	Southland	1908

California

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Cal Poly	Mustangs	San Luis Obispo	Big Sky	1915
Sacramento State	Hornets	Sacramento	Big Sky	1954
San Diego	Toreros	San Diego	Pioneer	1956
UC Davis	Aggies	Davis	Big Sky	1915

Colorado

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Northern Colorado	Bears	Greeley	Big Sky	1983

Connecticut

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Central Connecticut	Blue Devils	New Britain	NEC	1935
Sacred Heart	Pioneers	Fairfield	NEC	1991
Yale	Bulldogs	New Haven	Ivy League	1872

Delaware

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Delaware	Fightin' Blue Hens	Newark	CAA	1889
Delaware State	Hornets	Dover	MEAC	1924

Florida

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Bethune–Cookman	Wildcats	Daytona Beach	MEAC (SWAC in 2021)	1925
Florida A&M	Rattlers	Tallahassee	MEAC (SWAC in 2021)	1907
Stetson	Hatters	DeLand	Pioneer	1901

Georgia

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Kennesaw State	Owls	Kennesaw	Big South	2015
Mercer	Bears	Macon	SoCon	1891

Idaho

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Idaho	Vandals	Moscow	Big Sky	1893
Idaho State	Bengals	Pocatello	Big Sky	1902

Illinois

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Eastern Illinois	Panthers	Charleston	OVC	1899
Illinois State	Redbirds	Normal	MVFC	1887
Southern Illinois	Salukis	Carbondale	MVFC	1905
Western Illinois	Leathernecks	Macomb	MVFC	1903

Indiana

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Butler	Bulldogs	Indianapolis	Pioneer	1884
Indiana State	Sycamores	Terre Haute	MVFC	1896
Valparaiso	Crusaders	Valparaiso	Pioneer	1919

Iowa

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Drake	Bulldogs	Des Moines	Pioneer	1893
Northern Iowa	Panthers	Cedar Falls	MVFC	1895

Kentucky

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Eastern Kentucky	Colonels	Richmond	OVC	1891
Morehead State	Eagles	Morehead	Pioneer	1927
Murray State	Racers	Murray	OVC	1924

Louisiana

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Grambling State	Tigers	Grambling	SWAC	1928
McNeese State	Cowboys	Lake Charles	Southland	1940
Nicholls	Colonels	Thibodaux	Southland	1972
Northwestern State	Demons	Natchitoches	Southland	1907
Southeastern Louisiana	Lions	Hammond	Southland	1930
Southern	Jaguars	Baton Rouge	SWAC	1916

Maine

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Maine	Black Bears	Orono	CAA	1892

Maryland

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Morgan State	Bears	Baltimore	MEAC	1898
Towson	Tigers	Towson	CAA	1969

Massachusetts

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Harvard	Crimson	Campus: Cambridge Stadium: Boston	Ivy League	1873
Holy Cross	Crusaders	Worcester	Patriot League	1891
Merrimack	Warriors	North Andover	NEC	1996

Mississippi

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Alcorn State	Braves	Lorman	SWAC	1921
Jackson State	Jackson State	Jackson	SWAC	1911
Mississippi Valley State	Delta Devils	Itta Bena	SWAC	1953

Missouri

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Missouri State	Bears	Springfield	MVFC	1909
Southeast Missouri State	Redhawks	Cape Girardeau	OVC	1902

Montana

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Montana	Grizzlies	Missoula	Big Sky	1897
Montana State	Bobcats	Bozeman	Big Sky	1897

New Hampshire

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Dartmouth	Big Green	Hanover	Ivy League	1881
New Hampshire	Wildcats	Durham	CAA	1893

New Jersey

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Monmouth	Hawks	West Long Branch	Big South	1993
Princeton	Tigers	Princeton	Ivy League	1869

New York

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Albany	Great Danes	Albany	CAA	1973
Colgate	Raiders	Hamilton	Patriot League	1890
Columbia	Lions	New York City	Ivy League	1870
Cornell	Big Red	Ithaca	Ivy League	1887
Fordham	Rams	Bronx	Patriot League	1882
LIU	Sharks	Brookville	NEC	1928
Stony Brook	Seawolves	Stony Brook	CAA	1984
Wagner	Seahawks	Staten Island	NEC	1927

North Carolina

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Campbell	Fighting Camels	Buies Creek	Big South	1925, 2008
Davidson	Wildcats	Davidson	Pioneer	1897
Elon	Phoenix	Elon	CAA	1909
Gardner–Webb	Runnin' Bulldogs	Boiling Springs	Big South	1979
North Carolina A&T	Aggies	Greensboro	MEAC (Big South in 2021)	1901
North Carolina Central	Eagles	Durham	MEAC	1922
Western Carolina	Catamounts	Cullowhee	SoCon	1931

North Dakota

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
North Dakota	Fighting Hawks	Grand Forks	MVFC	1894
North Dakota State	Bison	Fargo	MVFC	1894

Ohio

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Dayton	Flyers	Dayton	Pioneer	1905
Youngstown State	Penguins	Youngstown	MVFC	1938

Oregon

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Portland State	Vikings	Campus: Portland Stadium: Hillsboro	Big Sky	1947

Pennsylvania

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Bucknell	Bison	Lewisburg	Patriot League	1883
Lafayette	Leopards	Easton	Patriot League	1881
Lehigh	Mountain Hawks	Bethlehem	Patriot League	1884
Penn	Quakers	Philadelphia	Ivy League	1876
Robert Morris	Colonials	Moon Township	Big South	1994
St. Francis (PA)	Red Flash	Loretto	NEC	1892
Villanova	Wildcats	Villanova	CAA	1894

Rhode Island

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Brown	Bears	Providence	Ivy League	1878
Bryant	Bulldogs	Smithfield	NEC	1999
Rhode Island	Rams	Kingston	CAA	1895

South Carolina

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Charleston Southern	Buccaneers	Charleston	Big South	1991
Furman	Paladins	Greenville	SoCon	1889
Presbyterian	Blue Hose	Clinton	Independent	1913
South Carolina State	Bulldogs	Orangeburg	MEAC	1907
The Citadel	Bulldogs	Charleston	SoCon	1905
Wofford	Terriers	Spartanburg	SoCon	1889

South Dakota

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
South Dakota	Coyotes	Vermillion	MVFC	1889
South Dakota State	Jackrabbits	Brookings	MVFC	1900

Tennessee

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Austin Peay	Governors	Clarksville	OVC	1930
Chattanooga	Mocs	Chattanooga	SoCon	1904
East Tennessee State	Buccaneers	Johnson City	SoCon	1920
Tennessee State	Tigers	Nashville	OVC	1912
Tennessee Tech	Golden Eagles	Cookeville	OVC	1922
UT Martin	Skyhawks	Martin	OVC	1925

Texas

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Abilene Christian	Wildcats	Abilene	Southland (WAC in 2022)	1910
Houston Baptist	Huskies	Houston	Southland	2013
Incarnate Word	Cardinals	San Antonio	Southland	2009
Lamar	Cardinals	Beaumont	Southland (WAC in 2022)	1923
Prairie View A&M	Panthers	Prairie View	SWAC	1907
Sam Houston State	Bearkats	Huntsville	Southland (WAC in 2022)	1912
Stephen F. Austin	Lumberjacks	Nacogdoches	Southland (WAC in 2022)	1923
Tarleton State	Texans	Stephenville	Independent (WAC in 2022)	1904
Texas Southern	Tigers	Houston	SWAC	1947

Utah

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Dixie State	Trailblazers	St. George	Independent (WAC in 2022)	2006
Southern Utah	Thunderbirds	Cedar City	Big Sky (WAC in 2022)	1963
Weber State	Wildcats	Ogden	Big Sky	1962

Virginia

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Hampton	Pirates	Hampton	Big South	1902
James Madison	Dukes	Harrisonburg	CAA	1972
Norfolk State	Spartans	Norfolk	MEAC	1938
Richmond	Spiders	Richmond	CAA	1881
VMI	Keydets	Lexington	SoCon	1891
William & Mary	Tribe	Williamsburg	CAA	1893

Washington

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Eastern Washington	Eagles	Cheney	Big Sky	1901

Washington, D.C.

Team	Nickname	City	Current conference	First played
Georgetown	Hoyas	Washington, D.C.	Patriot League	1874
Howard	Bison	Washington, D.C.	MEAC	1893

• 13 states (Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming) don't currently have FCS programs.

Notes

1. "St. Thomas gets approval from NCAA to go Division I". Star Tribune. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

See also

• List of NCAA Division I FCS football stadiums
• List of NCAA Division I non-football programs
• List of NCAA Division I institutions
• List of NCAA Division II institutions
• List of NCAA Division III institutions
• List of NCAA Division I FBS football programs
• List of NCAA Division II football programs
• List of NCAA Division III football programs
• List of NAIA football programs
• List of community college football programs
• List of NCAA Institutions with club football teams
• List of NCAA Division I schools that have never sponsored football
• List of defunct college football teams

References

External links

• NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Sponsorship