12 new football-playing schools for this season
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12 new football-playing schools for this season
The 12 new football-playing schools for this season, per the National Football Foundation:
Alderson Broaddus University (Philippi, W.Va.): NCAA Division II, Independent - Athletics Director and Head Coach Dennis Creehan.
Berry College (Mount Berry, Ga.): NCAA Division III, Southern Athletic Association - Athletics Director TBA, Head Coach Tony Kunczewski.
Florida Tech (Melbourne, Fla.): NCAA Division II, Gulf South Conference - Athletics Director Bill Jurgens, Jr., Head Coach Steve R. Englehart II.
Hendrix College (Conway, Ark.): NCAA Division III, Southern Athletic Association - Athletics Director Amy Weaver, Head Coach Justin Buchanan.
Houston Baptist University (Houston, Texas): NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, (Developmental season in 2013, joining the Southland Conference in 2014) - Athletics Director Steve Moniaci, Head Coach Vic Shealy.
Mercer University (Macon, Ga.): NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, Pioneer Football League (joining the Southern Conference in 2014) - Athletics Director Jim Cole, Head Coach Bobby Lamb.
Oklahoma Baptist University (Shawnee, Okla.): NAIA, Central States Football League - Athletics Director Robert Davenport, Head Coach Chris Jensen.
Reinhardt University (Waleska, Ga.): NAIA, Mid-South Conference - Athletics Director Bill Popp, Head Coach Danny Cronic.
Southwestern University (Georgetown, Texas): NCAA Division III, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference - Athletics Director Glada Munt, Head Coach Joe Austin.
Stetson University (DeLand, Fla.): NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, Pioneer Football League - Athletics Director Jeff Altier, Head Coach Roger Hughes.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, N.C.): NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, Independent (starting in 2013 and subsequently joining the Football Bowl Subdivision and Conference USA in 2015) - Athletics Director Judy Rose, Head Coach Brad Lambert.
Warner University (Lake Wales, Fla.): NAIA, Independent (2013) - Athletics, Director Kevin Jones, Head Coach Jeff Schaum.
While 2013 is a record year for NCAA additions, the new-football-teams trend isn't really slowing down in the near future. Between 2014 and 2016, 11 more schools are set to add the sport.
College of Idaho (Caldwell, Idaho): NAIA, Applying to the Frontier Conference (2014) - Athletics Director Marty Holly, Head Coach Mike Moroski.
George Fox University (Newberg, Ore.): NCAA Division III, Northwest Conference (2014) - Athletics Director Craig Taylor; Head Coach Chris Casey.
Limestone College (Gaffney, S.C.): NCAA Division II, Independent (2014) - Athletics Director Mike Cerino and Head Coach Bobby James.
Missouri Baptist University (Saint Louis, Mo.): NAIA, Mid-States Football Association (2014) - Athletics Director Tom Smith and Head Coach Jason Burianek.
Paine College (Augusta, Ga.): NCAA Division II, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2014) - Athletics Director Tim Duncan and Head Coach Gregory Ruffin.
Southeastern University (Lakeland, Fla.): NAIA, Conference TBA (2014) - Athletic Director Drew Watson and Head Coach Keith Barefield.
East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, Tenn.): NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, Southern Conference (2015, with a full conference schedule in 2016) - Athletics Director Richard Sander, Head Coach Carl Torbush.
Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, Ga.): NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, Conference TBA (2015) - Athletics Director Vaughn Williams, Head Coach Brain Bohannon.
Lyon College (Batesville, Ark.): NAIA, Conference TBA (2015) - Athletics Director Kevin Jenkins, Head Coach TBA.
Finlandia University (Hancock, Mich.): NCAA Division III, Conference TBA (Date TBA) - Athletics Director Chris Salani, Head Coach TBA.
University of New Orleans (New Orleans, La.): NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, Southland Conference (Date TBA) - Athletics Director Derek Morel, Head Coach TBA.
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