Central States Football League Explained

Central States Football League
Founded:	2000
Conference:	NAIA
Teams:	0
Sports:	1 (football)
Mens:	1
Womens:	0
Region:	South Central United States
Headquarters:	Waco, Texas
Commissioner:	Tony Stigliano
Map:	CSFL-USA-states.PNG
Map Size:	250

The Central States Football League (CSFL) was a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions were located in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Arizona and competed only in football. The conference was established in 2000 and its charter members included Haskell Indian Nations University, Langston University, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Southwestern Assemblies of God University, and Peru State College. In 2017, the Sooner Athletic Conference, which served as the primary conference for the majority of the CSFL's membership decided to sponsor football beginning in 2018. As a result the conference's membership shifted to that conference.^[1]

Members

The Central States Football League did not compete in the 2012 season.

Final members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Primary Conference
Arizona Christian University	Phoenix, Arizona	1960	683	Firestorm	2015	Golden State
Bacone College	Muskogee, Oklahoma	1880	900	Warriors	2002	Sooner
Langston University	Langston, Oklahoma	1897	2,700	Lions	2000; 2007	Red River
Lyon College	Batesville, Arkansas	1872	600	Scots	2015	American Midwest
Oklahoma Panhandle State University	Goodwell, Oklahoma	1909	1,720	Aggies	2007; 2017	Sooner
Southwestern Assemblies of God University	Waxahachie, Texas	1927	2,013	Lions	2000; 2003; 2008	Sooner
Texas College	Tyler, Texas	1894	600	Steers	2004	Red River
Texas Wesleyan University	Fort Worth, Texas	1890	2,647	Rams	2017	Sooner
Wayland Baptist University	Plainview, Texas	1908	8,000	Pioneers	2013	Sooner

Earlier members

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Haskell Indian Nations University	Lawrence, Kansas	1884	Fighting Indians	2000	2006	Dropped football
Lincoln University (MO)	Jefferson City, Missouri	1866	Blue Tigers	2000	2001	Great Lakes Valley (NCAA D-II)
Northwestern Oklahoma State University	Alva, Oklahoma	1897	Rangers	2000	2012	Great American (NCAA D-II)
Oklahoma Baptist University	Shawnee, Oklahoma	1910	Bison	2013	2015	Great American (NCAA D-II)
Peru State College	Peru, Nebraska	1865	Bobcats	2000	2007	Heart of America
Southern Nazarene University	Bethany, Oklahoma	1899	Crimson Storm	2004	2012	Great American (NCAA D-II)

Haskell Indian Nations — dropped football in 2015.^[2]

Membership timeline

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Notes and References

Web site: SAC to add football in 2018 Sooner Athletic Conference . www.soonerathletic.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180625021641/http://www.soonerathletic.org/article/3670 . June 25, 2018 .
Web site: Football Dropped at Haskell University; Other Sports to Be Axed. Indian Country Today Media Network. June 9, 2015.