List of NAIA football programs
This is a list of schools in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) that have football as a varsity sport.[1] In the 2024 season, there are a total of 97 NAIA football programs.
NAIA football programs
[edit]- ^ Concordia–Michigan announced that they'll discontinue their athletic program after the 2024–25 academic year.
- ^ Transitioning from the NCAA Division III.
- ^ Joining Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NCAA Division II) in 2025.
Future NAIA football programs
[edit]| School | Nickname | City | State | Conference for football | Primary conference |
Begins play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Rio Grande | RedStorm | Rio Grande | Ohio | Appalachian Athletic Conference | River States Conference | 2025[2] |
| Mount Mercy University | Mustangs | Cedar Rapids | Iowa | Heart of America Athletic Conference | 2026[3] | |
See also
[edit]- List of NAIA institutions
- List of current NAIA football coaches
- NAIA football national championship
- List of NAIA national football championship series appearances by team
- List of NCAA Division I FBS football programs
- List of NCAA Division I FCS football programs
- List of NCAA Division II football programs
- List of NCAA Division III 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
[edit]- ^ "Football Qualification Plan 2009" (PDF). NAIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 21, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ^ Dannelly, Jason (April 23, 2024). "University of Rio Grande Adding Football in Fall '25". victorysportsnetwork.co. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ "Mount Mercy University to Add Football, Beginning in 2026 Season". Heart of America Athletic Conference. October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
