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Dominican, MVSU, and Purdue Fort Wayne Add Flag Football

Dominican, MVSU, and Purdue Fort Wayne Add Flag Football

For the second day in a row, three universities announced the addition of flag football. Dominican University (NY), Mississippi Valley State University, and Purdue University Fort Wayne (IN) will launch flag football programs in the 2026-27 academic year. Dominican University is located in Orangeburg, New York, and is the second

Bridgeport, Jacksonville, and William Penn Adding Flag Football

Bridgeport, Jacksonville, and William Penn Adding Flag Football

Three more schools will be adding flag football teams over the next two academic years. Jacksonville University will begin competition in the current 2025-26 academic year, while the University of Bridgeport (CT) and William Penn University (IA) will start competing in 2026-27. Jacksonville (FL) will add a women's

Missouri Baptist Adding Women's Flag Football

Missouri Baptist Adding Women's Flag Football

Missouri Baptist University will add a women's varsity flag football team beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. MBU is located in Creve Coeur, near St. Louis. The university will hire a head coach later in the 2025-26 academic year. Missouri Baptist AD Jeff Fore said the following: "

Lewis University, Union College Adding Women's Flag Football

Lewis University, Union College Adding Women's Flag Football

Lewis University will add a varsity women's flag football team beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. Lewis is located in Romeoville, Illinois, and is the first school from the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) to add a club or varsity program. The university confirmed in

Saint Benedict and Richard Bland Adding Women's Flag Football

Saint Benedict and Richard Bland Adding Women's Flag Football

Two more schools have announced the addition of flag football. The College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota, will add a women's flag football club team for the 2025-26 academic year. Saint Benedict is a member of NCAA Division III and will compete in the Midwest College

Three Schools Adding Women's Flag Football

Three Schools Adding Women's Flag Football

Agnes Scott College (GA), Indiana Wesleyan University, and Thiel College (PA) announced the addition of women's flag football teams. Agnes Scott and Thiel compete in NCAA, while Indiana Wesleyan competes in the NAIA. Agnes Scott will add a women's flag football team and start competing in

Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Adding Flag Football

Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Adding Flag Football

The NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) will begin sponsoring women's flag football in the 2026-27 academic year. Current SCAC members Centenary College of Louisiana, Concordia University Texas, and Hendrix College (AR) will be joined by affiliate member Millsaps College (MS). The SCAC plans to play

Hobart and William Smith Adding Women's Flag Football

Hobart and William Smith Adding Women's Flag Football

Hobart and William Smith Colleges (NY) will add a women's flag football team beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. Women's teams at HWS compete as the William Smith Herons. The school also announced it is seeking applicants for the head coaching vacancy. William Smith becomes the

West Alabama Adding Women's Flag Football

West Alabama Adding Women's Flag Football

The University of West Alabama will add a varsity women's flag football team beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. West Alabama is the first school from the NCAA Division II Gulf South Conference to add a club or varsity program. West Alabama is the second school from the

Chatting with Albright Head Coach Eric Martin

Chatting with Albright Head Coach Eric Martin

Collegiate Flag Football recently sat down with Eric Martin, the head coach of the Albright women's flag football team. Albright announced the addition of flag football earlier in 2025, with Martin named the head coach in September. While Albright won't take the field until the 2026-27

Cornell College Adding Women's Flag Football

Cornell College Adding Women's Flag Football

Cornell College (IA) is adding varsity women's flag football beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. Cornell becomes the first NCAA school in the state of Iowa to add a club or varsity program. Courtney Pennel was named the inaugural head coach. Cornell is a member of the NCAA

North Alabama, Wesleyan College Adding Women's Flag Football

North Alabama, Wesleyan College Adding Women's Flag Football

The University of North Alabama and Wesleyan College (GA) will both add varsity women's flag football programs beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. UNA becomes the seventh NCAA Division I school to offer a varsity program, following Alabama State, Long Island University (NY), Mercyhurst University (PA), and Mount

Millikin University Adding Flag Football

Millikin University Adding Flag Football

Millikin University (IL) announced the addition of women's flag football beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. Millikin also named Joan Catanese as the program's head coach and will begin recruiting athletes immediately. Millikin becomes the third team from the NCAA Division III College Conference of Illinois

McPherson College Adding Women's Flag Football

McPherson College Adding Women's Flag Football

McPherson College (KS) is the latest NAIA school to add a women's flag football team. McPherson will begin competing in the 2026-27 academic year as a member of the NAIA's Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC). The KCAC is expected to have as many as 11 members

Millsaps College, Point Park University Adding Flag Football

Millsaps College, Point Park University Adding Flag Football

Two more NCAA schools will add women's flag football over the next two academic years. Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, will add a club team for the 2025-26 academic year and elevate the program to varsity status for the 2026-27 academic year. Millsaps is the first school in

Five Towns College Adds Women's Flag Football

Five Towns College Adds Women's Flag Football

Five Towns College (FTC) in Dix Hills, New York, is adding a women's flag football team beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. Five Towns is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). The school also announced a host of other sporting additions alongside the flag

Brewton-Parker Flag Football Joining Sun, SCAD Savannah Adding Women's Varsity Program

Brewton-Parker Flag Football Joining Sun, SCAD Savannah Adding Women's Varsity Program

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Savannah, Georgia, will add women's varsity flag football beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. SCAD will compete in the NAIA's Sun Conference. SCAD's press release also confirmed that Brewton-Parker Christian University from Mount Vernon, Georgia, will

Wisconsin-Oshkosh Adds Varsity Flag Football

Wisconsin-Oshkosh Adds Varsity Flag Football

The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh announced the addition of a varsity women's flag football team, intending to start competing in the 2025-26 academic year. UW-Oshkosh is the second team from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) to add the sport, following UW-Stout in the spring of 2025. UW-Oshkosh becomes

Rutgers, Valparaiso Adding Flag Football Club Teams

Rutgers, Valparaiso Adding Flag Football Club Teams

A pair of NCAA Division I schools will add flag football club teams over the next two years. Rutgers University (NJ) will add a club team for the 2025-26 academic year, while Valparaiso University (IN) will add a club team in the 2026-27 academic year. Rutgers is the latest school

CACC Eyes 2027 Championship, Caldwell Adding Flag Football

CACC Eyes 2027 Championship, Caldwell Adding Flag Football

The NCAA Division II Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) may add a flag football championship in the spring of 2027. The CACC also confirmed previous reporting that Caldwell University (NJ) will add a women's flag football program beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. Fellow CACC members Chestnut Hill

Eureka and Wittenberg Adding Women's Flag Football

Eureka and Wittenberg Adding Women's Flag Football

Eureka College (IL) and Wittenberg University (OH) will add women's flag football programs over the next two years. Wittenberg plans to add a team for the 2025-26 academic year and has named Chris Johnson as head coach. Eureka will add a varsity team beginning with the 2026-27 academic

El Camino, Goldey-Beacom Add Flag Football

El Camino, Goldey-Beacom Add Flag Football

Two more schools have announced the addition of women's flag football. El Camino College (CA) confirmed in an email to Collegiate Flag Football that the school anticipates a start date in the 2026-27 academic year for a varsity team. El Camino will have a club team for the

Hesston College Flag Football Joining KCAC

Hesston College Flag Football Joining KCAC

Hesston College (KS) will join the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) in flag football for the upcoming 2026 campaign. Hesston previously competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) before joining the NAIA beginning with the 2025-26 academic year. The addition of Hesston puts the KCAC at 11 flag

Cal Poly to Add Women's Flag Football

Cal Poly to Add Women's Flag Football

California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) will add a women's varsity flag football team as early as the 2026-27 academic year. Cal Poly is the sixth NCAA Division I school to announce a varsity team following Alabama State, Long Island (NY), Mercyhurst (PA), Mount St. Mary's

American Southwest Conference to Sponsor Flag Football

American Southwest Conference to Sponsor Flag Football

The NCAA Division III American Southwest Conference will sponsor flag football beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The six ASC members will add flag football and begin conference play as soon as permitted by the NCAA. The six schools are: East Texas Baptist University, Hardin-Simmons University, Howard Payne University, McMurry