List of NCAA Division I schools that have never sponsored football explained
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 | Nickname | Primary conference | Type | Enrollment (total) | Founded |
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| Bellarmine University | Louisville, Kentucky | Bellarmine Knights | Atlantic Sun Conference | private, Catholic | 3,750 | 1950 |
| Nashville, Tennessee | Belmont Bruins | Missouri Valley Conference | private, liberal arts | 7,244 | 1890 |
| Vestal, New York | Binghamton Bearcats | America East Conference | public | 16,098 | 1946 |
| 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 | | Horizon League | public | 17,204 | 1923 |
| Coppin State University | Baltimore, Maryland | Coppin State Eagles | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | public | 2,348 | 1900 |
| 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 |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | Green Bay Phoenix | Horizon League | public | 6,700 | 1965 |
| Indiana University Indianapolis | Indianapolis, Indiana | IU Indianapolis Jaguars | Horizon League | public | 30,461 | 1969 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| New Orleans | New Orleans Privateers | Southland Conference | public | 8,000 | 1956 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Irvine, California | UC Irvine Anteaters | Big West Conference | public, research | 30,757 | 1965 |
| Baltimore, Maryland | UMBC Retrievers | America East Conference | public | 13,979 | 1966 |
| Asheville, North Carolina | UNC Asheville Bulldogs | Big South Conference | public | 3,644 | 1927 |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | UNC Greensboro Spartans | Southern Conference | public | 18,502 | 1891 |
| Wilmington, North Carolina | UNC Wilmington Seahawks | Colonial Athletic Association | public | 12,743 | 1979 |
| Evansville, Indiana | Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles | Ohio Valley Conference | public | 9,758 | 1965 |
| Edinburg, Texas | UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros | Southland Conference | public | 28,700 | 1927/
2015 |
| 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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