This is a list of Catholic colleges of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that have football as a varsity sport in the United States. It also includes a list of Catholic colleges and universities which previously had major football programs.
For current programs, all conference affiliations are current for the next football season of 2026.
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision SchoolNicknameCityStateConferenceBoston CollegeEaglesChestnut HillMassachusettsACCNotre DameFighting IrishSouth BendIndianaIndependent
NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision SchoolNicknameCityStateConferenceDaytonFlyersDaytonOhioPioneerDuquesneDukesPittsburghPennsylvaniaNortheastFordhamRamsNew York CityNew YorkPatriotGeorgetownHoyasWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaPatriotHoly CrossCrusadersWorcesterMassachusettsPatriotIncarnate WordCardinalsSan AntonioTexasSouthlandMercyhurstLakersEriePennsylvaniaNortheastMerrimackWarriorsNorth AndoverMassachusettsD-1 IndependentSacred HeartPioneersFairfieldConnecticutCAASan DiegoTorerosSan DiegoCaliforniaPioneerSt. ThomasTommiesSt. PaulMinnesotaPioneerStonehillSkyhawksEastonMassachusettsNortheastVillanovaWildcatsVillanovaPennsylvaniaCAA
NCAA Division II SchoolNicknameCityStateConferenceAssumptionGreyhoundsWorcesterMassachusettsNortheast-10GannonGolden KnightsEriePennsylvaniaPSACMaryMaraudersBismarckNorth DakotaNSICOhio DominicanPanthersColumbusOhioG-MACQuincyHawksQuincyIllinoisGLVC Saint AnselmHawksGoffstownNew HampshireNortheast-10Seton HillGriffinsGreensburgPennsylvaniaPSACThomas MoreSaintsCrestview HillsKentuckyG-MACWalshCavaliersCantonOhioG-MACWheelingCardinalsWheelingWest VirginiaMEC
NCAA Division III SchoolNicknameCityStateConferenceAlverniaGolden WolvesReadingPennsylvaniaMACBenedictineEaglesLisleIllinoisNACCCatholicCardinalsWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaLandmarkJohn CarrollBlue StreaksUniversity HeightsOhioOACHilbertHawksHamburgNew YorkLiberty LeagueKing'sMonarchsWilkes-BarrePennsylvaniaMACLorasDuhawksDubuqueIowaARCMisericordiaCougarsDallasPennsylvaniaMACMount St. JosephLionsCincinnatiOhioHCACSaint Francis Red FlashLorettoPennsylvaniaPAC JohnniesCollegevilleMinnesotaMIACSt. John FisherCardinalsPittsfordNew YorkEmpire 8 Green KnightsDe PereWisconsinNACC SaintsDuluthMinnesotaMIACBearcatsLatrobePennsylvaniaPACSalve ReginaSeahawksNewportRhode IslandNEWMAC
Disbanded programs SchoolNicknameCityStateYearsAnna MariaAmcats PaxtonMassashusetts2009–2025CanisiusGolden GriffinsBuffaloNew York1918–1949; 1975–2002CreightonBluejaysOmahaNebraska1900–1942DePaulBlue DemonsChicagoIllinois –1939Detroit MercyTitansDetroitMichigan1896–1963GonzagaGonzaga Bulldogs footballSpokaneWashington1892–1941La SalleExplorersPhiladelphiaPennsylvania1931–2007Loyola MarymountLoyolaLos AngelesCalifornia1889–1951Loyola New OrleansWolf PackNew OrleansLouisiana 1921-1939ManhattanManhattanNew York CityNew York1924–1942MarquetteGolden AvalancheMilwaukeeWisconsin1892–1960Notre Dame (OH)FalconsSouth EuclidOhio 2009–2023PortlandPilotsPortlandOregon –1949RockhurstHawksKansas CityMissouri1927–1949Saint LouisBillikensSt. LouisMissouri1899–1949St. Joseph's (IN)PumasRensselaerIndiana1896–2017Saint Mary's (CA)GaelsMoragaCalifornia1892–1950; 1993–2003San FranciscoDonsSan FranciscoCalifornia1917–1951; 1958–1982Santa ClaraBroncosSanta ClaraCalifornia1896–1952; 1959–1992XavierMusketeersCincinnatiOhio1901–1973
See also 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
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