This is a list of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I schools that have never sponsored gridiron football as a varsity sport.
Sprint football, a weight-restricted variant of the sport, has never been overseen by any major national college sports governing body. Schools that have only fielded sprint football teams are considered "non-football" by the NCAA.
Name
|
Location
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Nickname
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Primary conference
|
Type
|
Enrollment (total)
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Founded
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Bellarmine University
|
Louisville, Kentucky
|
Bellarmine Knights
|
ASUN Conference
|
private, Catholic
|
3,750
|
1950
|
Belmont University
|
Nashville, Tennessee
|
Belmont Bruins
|
Missouri 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
|
Big West Conference
|
public
|
8,720
|
1965
|
Chicago State University
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
Chicago State Cougars
|
Independent
|
public
|
7,131
|
1867
|
Cleveland State University
|
Cleveland, Ohio
|
Cleveland State Vikings
|
Horizon League
|
public
|
17,204
|
1923
|
Coppin State University
|
Baltimore, Maryland
|
Coppin State Eagles
|
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
|
public
|
2,348
|
1900
|
Fairleigh Dickinson University
|
Teaneck, New Jersey
|
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
|
Northeast Conference
|
private
|
11,000
|
1942
|
Florida Gulf Coast University
|
Lee County, Florida
|
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
|
ASUN Conference
|
public
|
14,673
|
1991
|
George Mason University
|
near Fairfax, Virginia
|
George Mason Patriots
|
Atlantic 10 Conference
|
public
|
33,917
|
1957
|
Grand Canyon University
|
Phoenix, Arizona
|
Grand Canyon Antelopes
|
Western Athletic Conference
|
private
|
25,300 (on campus)/103,100
|
1949
|
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
|
Green Bay, Wisconsin
|
Green Bay Phoenix
|
Horizon League
|
public
|
6,700
|
1965
|
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
|
Indianapolis, Indiana
|
IUPUI Jaguars
|
Horizon League
|
public
|
30,461
|
1969
|
University of Missouri–Kansas City
|
Kansas City, Missouri
|
Kansas City Roos
|
Summit League
|
public
|
15,746
|
1933
|
Le Moyne College
|
DeWitt, New York
|
Le Moyne Dolphins
|
Northeast Conference
|
private, Catholic
|
3,409
|
1946
|
Lipscomb University
|
Nashville, Tennessee
|
Lipscomb Bisons
|
ASUN Conference
|
private, Churches of Christ
|
4,580
|
1891
|
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
|
Little Rock, Arkansas
|
Little Rock Trojans
|
Ohio Valley Conference
|
public
|
13,176
|
1927
|
Longwood University
|
Farmville, Virginia
|
Longwood Lancers
|
Big South Conference
|
public
|
4,800
|
1839
|
New Jersey Institute of Technology
|
Newark, New Jersey
|
NJIT Highlanders
|
America East Conference
|
public
|
10,646
|
1881
|
University of New Orleans
|
New Orleans
|
New Orleans Privateers
|
Southland Conference
|
public
|
8,000
|
1956
|
University of North Florida
|
Jacksonville, Florida
|
North Florida Ospreys
|
ASUN Conference
|
public
|
16,372
|
1972
|
Northern Kentucky University
|
Highland Heights, Kentucky
|
Northern Kentucky Norse
|
Horizon League
|
public
|
14,566
|
1968
|
Oakland University
|
Rochester, Michigan
|
Oakland Golden Grizzlies
|
Horizon League
|
public
|
20,169
|
1957
|
Oral Roberts University
|
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
|
Summit League
|
private, Christian
|
3,335
|
1965
|
Purdue University Fort Wayne
|
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons
|
Horizon League
|
public
|
10,208
|
1964
|
Queens University of Charlotte
|
Charlotte, North Carolina
|
Queens Royals
|
ASUN Conference
|
private
|
2,463
|
1857
|
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
|
Big South 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 North Carolina at Asheville
|
Asheville, North Carolina
|
UNC Asheville Bulldogs
|
Big South Conference
|
public
|
3,644
|
1927
|
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
|
Greensboro, North Carolina
|
UNC Greensboro Spartans
|
Southern Conference
|
public
|
18,502
|
1891
|
University of North Carolina Wilmington
|
Wilmington, North Carolina
|
UNC Wilmington Seahawks
|
Colonial Athletic Association
|
public
|
12,743
|
1979
|
University of Southern Indiana
|
Evansville, Indiana
|
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
|
Ohio Valley Conference
|
public
|
9,758
|
1965
|
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
|
Edinburg, Texas
|
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
|
Western Athletic Conference
|
public
|
28,700
|
1927/ 2015
|
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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