NCAA Division I FCS independent schools

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NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision independent schools are four-year institutions in the United States whose football programs are not part of a football conference. This does not mean that FCS independents schedule each other for competition as conference schools do.

Independent institutions

Current institutions

Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Future Conference Year Leaving
East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN 1911 Public 15,536 Buccaneers Southern Conference 2016

East Tennessee State resumed its football program in 2015; it had previously dropped the program in 2003. It will play the 2015 season as an independent before joining its primary conference, the Southern Conference, in 2016.[1]

Stadiums

School Football Stadium Capacity
East Tennessee State Kermit Tipton Stadium 6,600

Former FCS independents

The following is a complete list of teams which have been Division I-AA/FCS Independents since the formation of Division I-AA in 1978. The "Current Conference" column indicates affiliations for the 2015 college football season.

Teams in italics are current FBS members; this includes second-year transitional schools that are counted as FBS for scheduling purposes but not bowl game eligibility.

Years Team Previous Conference Conference Joined Current Conference
2013 Abilene Christian Lone Star (Div. II) Southland (2014–present)
1987–1991 Arkansas State Southland Division I-A Independent (1992) Sun Belt (2001–present)[N 1]
1997–2000 Austin Peay Ohio Valley[N 2] Pioneer Football League (2001–2005)
2006 Pioneer Football League Ohio Valley (2007–present)
1978–1985 Bucknell Division II Independent Patriot League (1986–present)[N 3]
1993–1998 Buffalo Division III Independent Mid-American Conference (1999–present)[N 4]
1996–2003 Cal Poly American West Great West (2004–2011)[N 5] Big Sky (2012–present)
1993–1995 Central Connecticut State Division II Independent Northeast (1996–present)
2013–2014 Charlotte No football program C–USA (2015–present)[N 6]
1982–1985 Colgate Division I-A Independent Patriot League (1986–present)[N 3]
1989 Davidson Colonial League[N 3] Division III Independent (1990–1992)
1993–2000 Division III Independent Pioneer Football League (2001–present)
1980–1985 Delaware Division II Independent Yankee Conference (1986–1996) CAA Football (2007–present)[N 7][N 8]
1993 Duquesne Division III Independent MAAC (1994–2007) Northeast (2008–present)
1984–1986 Eastern Washington Division II Independent Big Sky (1987–present)
1999–2001 Elon Division II Independent Big South (2002) CAA Football (2014–present)
2002–2004 FIU No football program Sun Belt (2005–2012) C–USA (2013–present)
2001–2004 Florida Atlantic No football program Sun Belt (2005–2012) C–USA (2013–present)
1989 Fordham Liberty Football Conference Patriot League (1990–present)
2000 Georgetown MAAC Patriot League (2001–present)
1984–1991 Georgia Southern Club football Southern (1992–2013) Sun Belt (2014–present)
2011 Georgia State Unclassified (exhibition only) CAA Football (2012) Sun Belt (2013–present)
1982–1985 Holy Cross Division I-A Independent Patriot League (1986–present)[N 3]
2013 Houston Baptist No football program Southland (2014–present)
2008 Iona College MAAC (1993–2007) Dropped football
2013 Incarnate Word Lone Star (Div. II) Southland (2014–present)
1982–1985 Indiana State Division I-A Independent MVFC (1997–present)[N 9]
1998–2000 Jacksonville No football program Pioneer Football League (2001–present)
1980–1992 James Madison Division III Independent Yankee Conference (1993–1996) CAA Football (2007–present)[N 10][N 8]
1978–1985 Lafayette Division II Independent Patriot League (1986–present)[N 3]
1987–1989 Lamar Southland Dropped program (1989–2009)[2]
2010 No football program Southland (2011–present)[2]
1978–1985 Lehigh Division II Independent Patriot League (1986–present)[N 3]
1989–2001 Liberty Division II Independent Big South (2002–present)[N 11]
1987–1988 Louisiana Tech Southland Division I-A Independent (1989–1992) C–USA (2013–present)
1993 Marist Liberty Football Conference MAAC (1994–2007)
2008 MAAC Pioneer Football League (2009–present)
1994-1995 Monmouth Unclassified Independent Northeast
2013 Northeast Big South (2014–present)
1996–2000 Morehead State Ohio Valley Pioneer Football League (2001–present)
1978 Nevada Division II Independent Big Sky (1979–1991) Mountain West (2012–present)
1980–1983 Nicholls State Division II Independent Gulf Star (1984–1986)
1987–1991 Gulf Star Southland (1992–present)
1978–1983 Northwestern State Division I Independent Gulf Star (1984–1986) Southland (1987–present)
2009–2010 Old Dominion No football program CAA Football (2011–2012)
2013 CAA Football C–USA (2014–present)
1978–1980 Portland State Division II Independent Division II Independent (1981) Big Sky (1996–present)
1982–1985 Richmond Division I-A Independent Yankee Conference (1986–1996) CAA Football (2007–present)[N 8]
1993–1995 Saint Francis (PA) Division III Independent Northeast (1996–present)
1989–2002 Samford Division III Independent Ohio Valley (2003–2007) Southern (2008–present)
2002–2009 Savannah State Division II Independent MEAC (2010–present)
2011 South Alabama Unclassified (exhibition only) Sun Belt (2012–present)[N 12]
1997–2000 South Florida No football program Division I-A Independent (2001–2002) American (2013–present)[N 13]
1980–1983 Southeastern Louisiana Division II Independent Gulf Star (1984–1985)
2003–2004 No football program[N 14] Southland (2005–present)
1996–2003 Southern Utah American West Great West (2004–2011)[N 5] Big Sky (2012–present)
2007 Stony Brook Northeast Big South (2008–2012) CAA Football (2013–present)
1981–1987 Tennessee State Division I-A Independent Ohio Valley (1988–present)
1987–1996 Towson Division II Independent Patriot League (1997–2003) CAA Football (2007–present)[N 15]
1993–1995 Troy Division II Independent Southland (1996–2000)
2001 Southland Division I-A Independent (2002–2003) Sun Belt (2004–present)[N 16]
1993–1995 UAB Division III Independent Division I-A Independent (1996–1998) Dropped football[N 17]
1990–1995 UCF Division II Independent Division I-A Independent (1996–2001) American (2013–present)
2011 UTSA No football program WAC (2012) C–USA (2013–present)
1993–1995 Wagner Liberty Football Conference Northeast (1996–present)
1982–1998 Western Kentucky Ohio Valley Ohio Valley (1999–2000)
2007–2008 Gateway Football Conference[N 9] Sun Belt (2009–2013) C–USA (2014–present)
1982–1992 William & Mary Division I-A Independent Yankee Conference (1993–1996) CAA Football (2007–present)[N 10][N 8]
1995–1996 Wofford Division II Independent Southern (1997–present)
1988–1996 Youngstown State Ohio Valley MVFC (1997–present)[N 9]

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See also

References

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  1. ↑ http://jcnewsandneighbor.com/bucs-announce-2015-football-schedule-including-six-home-games/
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