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American College Football

The Vibrancy of College Football

In the tapestry of American sports, college football holds a place of honor and tradition, uniting communities and generations in a shared passion. Each fall, campuses nationwide buzz with palpable excitement as students, alumni, and fans gather in stadiums adorned with vibrant hues representing their alma maters. The spirit of college football is rooted deeply in longstanding rivalries, homecoming traditions, and the raw energy of student-athlete competitions. Each game unfolds as a testament to the young athletes' determination, skill, and teamwork. Furthermore, college football serves as a launching pad for future stars who aspire to grace the grand stages of the NFL. As you immerse yourself in the dynamic world of college football through our platform, expect a front-row seat to the making of legends, the fostering of unity, and the celebration of sporting excellence at its purest.

College football in the United States is organized and governed by several different leagues and conferences, most notably within the Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which is subdivided into the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Here is a list of the major college football leagues and conferences:

NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)

  1. Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
  2. American Athletic Conference (AAC)
  3. Big 12 Conference
  4. Big Ten Conference
  5. Conference USA (C-USA)
  6. Mid-American Conference (MAC)
  7. Mountain West Conference (MWC)
  8. Pac-12 Conference
  9. Southeastern Conference (SEC)
  10. Sun Belt Conference

NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)

  1. Big Sky Conference
  2. Big South Conference
  3. Colonial Athletic Association (CAA)
  4. Ivy League
  5. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)
  6. Missouri Valley Football Conference
  7. Northeast Conference (NEC)
  8. Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)
  9. Patriot League
  10. Pioneer Football League
  11. Southern Conference (SoCon)
  12. Southland Conference
  13. Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)
  14. Western Athletic Conference (WAC)

Other Subdivisions and Leagues

  • NCAA Division II
  • NCAA Division III
  • National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
  • National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)

Note that the list above mainly consists of the NCAA Division I conferences, with a mention of other subdivisions and associations that also govern college football leagues in the USA. The NCAA divisions II and III, as well as the NAIA and NJCAA, further consist of various conferences and leagues.

College Football Teams

Here's a list of Universities and Colleges with their respective team names.

University/College NameTeam Name
Abilene Christian UniversityWildcats
Air Force Academy (Air Force)Falcons
Alabama A&M UniversityBulldogs
Alabama State UniversityHornets
Albany University (State University of New York at Albany)Great Danes
Alcorn State UniversityBraves
Appalachian State UniversityMountaineers
Arizona State UniversitySun Devils
Arkansas State UniversityRed Wolves
Arkansas–Pine Bluff UniversityGolden Lions
Army West Point (Army)Black Knights
Auburn UniversityTigers
Austin Peay State UniversityGovernors
Ball State UniversityCardinals
Baylor UniversityBears
Bethune–Cookman UniversityWildcats
Boise State UniversityBroncos
Boston CollegeEagles
Bowling Green State UniversityFalcons
Brown UniversityBears
Bryant UniversityBulldogs
Bucknell UniversityBison
Buffalo UniversityBulls
Butler UniversityBulldogs
BYU (Brigham Young University)Cougars
Cal Poly (California Polytechnic State University)Mustangs
Cal Poly MustangsMustangs
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly)Mustangs
Cal State Sacramento (Sacramento State)Hornets
Campbell UniversityFighting Camels
Central Connecticut State UniversityBlue Devils
Central Florida University (UCF)Knights
Central Michigan UniversityChippewas
Charleston Southern UniversityBuccaneers
Charlotte University49ers
Chattanooga UniversityMocs
Clemson UniversityTigers
Coastal Carolina UniversityChanticleers
Colgate UniversityRaiders
Colorado State UniversityRams
Columbia UniversityLions
Connecticut University (UConn)Huskies
Cornell UniversityBig Red
Dartmouth CollegeBig Green
Davidson CollegeWildcats
Dayton UniversityFlyers
Delaware State UniversityHornets
Delaware UniversityFightin' Blue Hens
Drake UniversityBulldogs
Duke UniversityBlue Devils
Duquesne UniversityDukes
East Carolina UniversityPirates
East Tennessee State UniversityBuccaneers
Eastern Illinois UniversityPanthers
Eastern Kentucky UniversityColonels
Eastern Michigan UniversityEagles
Eastern Washington UniversityEagles
Elon UniversityPhoenix
Florida A&M UniversityRattlers
Florida Atlantic UniversityOwls
Florida International UniversityPanthers
Florida State UniversitySeminoles
Fordham UniversityRams
Fresno State UniversityBulldogs
Furman UniversityPaladins
Gardner-Webb UniversityRunnin' Bulldogs
Georgetown UniversityHoyas
Georgia Southern UniversityEagles
Georgia State UniversityPanthers
Grambling State UniversityTigers
Hampton UniversityPirates
Harvard UniversityCrimson
Holy CrossCrusaders
Houston Baptist UniversityHuskies
Houston UniversityCougars
Howard UniversityBison
Idaho State UniversityBengals
Illinois State UniversityRedbirds
Incarnate Word UniversityCardinals
Indiana State UniversitySycamores
Indiana UniversityHoosiers
Iowa State UniversityCyclones
Jackson State UniversityTigers
Jacksonville State UniversityGamecocks
James Madison UniversityDukes
Kansas State UniversityWildcats
Kennesaw State UniversityOwls
Kent State UniversityGolden Flashes
Lafayette CollegeLeopards
Lamar UniversityCardinals
Lehigh UniversityMountain Hawks
Liberty UniversityFlames
Long Island UniversitySharks
Louisiana State University (LSU)Tigers
Louisiana-Lafayette UniversityRagin' Cajuns
Louisiana-Monroe UniversityWarhawks
Maine UniversityBlack Bears
Marist CollegeRed Foxes
Marshall UniversityThundering Herd
McNeese State UniversityCowboys
Mercer UniversityBears
Merrimack CollegeWarriors
Miami UniversityRedHawks
Michigan State UniversitySpartans
Middle Tennessee State UniversityBlue Raiders
Mississippi State UniversityBulldogs
Mississippi Valley State UniversityDelta Devils
Missouri State UniversityBears
Monmouth UniversityHawks
Montana State UniversityBobcats
Montana UniversityGrizzlies
Morehead State UniversityEagles
Morgan State UniversityBears
Murray State UniversityRacers
Naval Academy (Navy)Midshipmen
New Hampshire UniversityWildcats
New Mexico State UniversityAggies
Nicholls State UniversityColonels
Norfolk State UniversitySpartans
North Alabama UniversityLions
North Carolina A&T State UniversityAggies
North Carolina Central UniversityEagles
North Dakota State UniversityBison
Northern Arizona UniversityLumberjacks
Northern Colorado UniversityBears
Northern Illinois UniversityHuskies
Northern Iowa UniversityPanthers
Northwestern State UniversityDemons
Northwestern UniversityWildcats
Ohio State UniversityBuckeyes
Ohio UniversityBobcats
Oklahoma State UniversityCowboys
Old Dominion UniversityMonarchs
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)Nittany Lions
Portland State UniversityVikings
Prairie View A&M UniversityPanthers
Presbyterian CollegeBlue Hose
Princeton UniversityTigers
Purdue UniversityBoilermakers
Rhode Island UniversityRams
Rice UniversityOwls
Richmond UniversitySpiders
Rutgers UniversityScarlet Knights
Sacramento State UniversityHornets
Sacred Heart UniversityPioneers
Saint Francis UniversityRed Flash
Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania)Red Flash
Sam Houston State UniversityBearkats
Samford UniversityBulldogs
San Diego State UniversityAztecs
San Diego UniversityToreros
South Alabama UniversityJaguars
South Carolina State UniversityBulldogs
South Dakota State UniversityJackrabbits
Southeast Missouri State UniversityRedhawks
Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLions
Southern Illinois UniversitySalukis
Southern Methodist University (SMU)Mustangs
Southern Mississippi UniversityGolden Eagles
Southern UniversityJaguars
Southern Utah UniversityThunderbirds
Stanford UniversityCardinal
Stephen F. Austin State UniversityLumberjacks
Stetson UniversityHatters
Stony Brook UniversitySeawolves
Syracuse UniversityOrange
Temple UniversityOwls
Tennessee State UniversityTigers
Tennessee Tech UniversityGolden Eagles
Texas A&M UniversityAggies
Texas Christian University (TCU)Horned Frogs
Texas San Antonio University (UTSA)Roadrunners
Texas Southern UniversityTigers
Texas State UniversityBobcats
Texas Tech UniversityRed Raiders
The CitadelBulldogs
Toledo UniversityRockets
Towson UniversityTigers
Troy UniversityTrojans
Tulane UniversityGreen Wave
UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham)Blazers
UC Davis (University of California, Davis)Aggies
University of AkronZips
University of AlabamaCrimson Tide
University of ArizonaWildcats
University of ArkansasRazorbacks
University of California, Berkeley (Cal)Golden Bears
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)Bruins
University of CincinnatiBearcats
University of ColoradoBuffaloes
University of Connecticut (UConn)Huskies
University of FloridaGators
University of GeorgiaBulldogs
University of HawaiiRainbow Warriors
University of IdahoVandals
University of IllinoisFighting Illini
University of IowaHawkeyes
University of KansasJayhawks
University of KentuckyWildcats
University of LouisvilleCardinals
University of MarylandTerrapins
University of Massachusetts (UMass)Minutemen
University of MemphisTigers
University of MiamiHurricanes
University of MichiganWolverines
University of MinnesotaGolden Gophers
University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)Rebels
University of MissouriTigers
University of MontanaGrizzlies
University of NebraskaCornhuskers
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)Rebels
University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada)Wolf Pack
University of North CarolinaTar Heels
University of North DakotaFighting Hawks
University of North TexasMean Green
University of Notre DameFighting Irish
University of OklahomaSooners
University of OregonDucks
University of PennsylvaniaQuakers
University of PittsburghPanthers
University of South CarolinaGamecocks
University of South DakotaCoyotes
University of South Florida (USF)Bulls
University of Southern CaliforniaTrojans
University of Southern MississippiGolden Eagles
University of TennesseeVolunteers
University of Tennessee at MartinSkyhawks
University of TexasLonghorns
University of Tulsa (Tulsa)Golden Hurricane
University of VirginiaCavaliers
University of WashingtonHuskies
University of WisconsinBadgers
University of WyomingCowboys
Utah UniversityUtes
Valparaiso UniversityCrusaders
Vanderbilt UniversityCommodores
Villanova UniversityWildcats
Virginia Military Institute (VMI)Keydets
Virginia TechHokies
Wagner CollegeSeahawks
Wake Forest UniversityDemon Deacons
Weber State UniversityWildcats
West Virginia UniversityMountaineers
Western Carolina UniversityCatamounts
Western Illinois UniversityLeathernecks
Western Kentucky UniversityHilltoppers
Western Michigan UniversityBroncos
William & MaryTribe
Wofford CollegeTerriers
Yale UniversityBulldogs
Youngstown State UniversityPenguins

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