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Gettysburg, Olivet Nazarene Add Flag Football; Santiago Delays Start

Gettysburg College (PA) will add a varsity women's flag football team and begin competing in the 2027-28 academic year. The school will begin its search for a head coach later this spring. Gettysburg also announced the addition of women's acrobatics and tumbling and women's

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Elizabethtown Adding Flag Football, Erskine Delays Start to 2027

Elizabethtown College (PA) is adding varsity women's flag football and will begin competing in the 2027-28 academic year. The school is already seeking applicants for the head coaching vacancy. Elizabethtown Director of Athletics Chris Morgan stated the following about the addition: "Adding women's flag football

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2026 NAIA Invitational and Women's College Flag Finals Dates Set

Editor's Note 4/27/2026: The bracket for the 2026 NAIA Women's Flag Football Invitational can be found here, while the corresponding press release can be read here. The 2026 NAIA Flag Football Inviational and the Women's College Football Finals are set for a

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Liz and Katie Sowers to Coach Nebraska Flag Football Team

No coaching change in college flag football could be as impactful as the one announced by the University of Nebraska on Thursday. Current Ottawa University (KS) head coach Liz Sowers and her sister/defensive coordinator Katie Sowers will depart after the 2026 spring season for Nebraska. Liz will serve as

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Davenport, Edward Waters, Mount Saint Mary, and St. Catherine Adding Varsity Flag Football

A quartet of NCAA schools from Divisions II and III announced the addition of varsity flag football programs. Davenport University (MI) is adding a varsity women's flag football program and plans to compete starting in the 2026-27 academic year. The school is already accepting applications for the head

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Binghamton to Add Varsity Women's Flag Football

Binghamton University (NY) is adding a varsity women's flag football team and is set to begin competition in the 2027-28 academic year. Binghamton is the third school from the NCAA Division I America East Conference to add flag football. The University at Albany (NY) and the University of

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Wilberforce Adds Varsity Flag Football, Nevada and San Diego State Add Club Teams

Wilberforce University (OH) is adding a varsity women's flag football program and will begin competing in the 2026-27 academic year. Wilberforce is one of three schools in the NAIA's HBCU Athletic Conference to offer flag football, along with Southern University at New Orleans and Stillman College

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Gardner-Webb Adding Women's Flag Football

Gardner-Webb University (NC) will add a varsity women's flag football team. The school also announced the addition of women's acrobatics and tumbling, while discontinuing both men's and women's tennis. GWU did not provide a timeline for when the flag football team will

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Wisconsin Lutheran, NACC Adding Women's Flag Football

Wisconsin Lutheran College will add a varsity women's flag football team and begin competing in the 2027-28 academic year. Athletic director Jeremiah Hoffmann stated the school plans to have a coach in place by May and will use the 2026-27 academic year to build the program. Wisconsin Lutheran

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Alex Tech, OLLU Adding Women's Flag Football; Midway to Launch in 2027

One school from the NJCAA and one from the NAIA are adding women's flag football programs for the 2026-27 academic year. Alexandria Technical and Community College (MN) is one of the two new program announcements. Alex Tech competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and named

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Mount Union Adding Varsity Flag Football Team

The University of Mount Union (OH) will add a varsity women's flag football team beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. Mount Union will begin the search for a coach in the coming weeks. Athletic director Mike Parnell had this to say: "We are very excited to be

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UNC Asheville and USC Upstate Adding Women's Flag Football

Two NCAA Division I schools from the Big South Conference have announced the addition of women's flag football teams. The University of North Carolina at Asheville and the University of South Carolina Upstate will both begin competing in the 2026-27 academic year. UNC Asheville announced the addition of

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Bowling Green and Michigan Adding Flag Football Club Teams

Two more NCAA Division I schools are launching women's flag football club teams and will begin competing in spring 2026. Bowling Green State University (OH) and the University of Michigan will add club programs and are slated to face off in late April. Both clubs have been working

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Fiesta Sports Foundation Establishes National Collegiate Flag Football Classic

Fiesta Sports Foundation is establishing a national collegiate flag football tournament for the upcoming spring 2026 season. The inaugural Fiesta Bowl Flag Football Classic presented by Oakley will feature eight NCAA Division I teams and take place on Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19. The two-day event will feature

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Charleston Southern, Mount Mary, Sacred Heart, and Saint Joseph's Adding Flag Football

Three NCAA schools and one NAIA institution are adding women's flag football teams, starting with Charleston Southern University (SC). CSU will add a varsity women's flag football program and begin competing in the 2027-28 academic year. The Buccaneers will offer scholarships and will search for a

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Manhattan, Spring Hill Adding Varsity Women's Flag Football

Manhattan University (NY) will add a varsity women's flag football team beginning with the 2026-27 academic year, according to the school's athletic website. In a message to Collegiate Flag Football, newly appointed head coach Frank Jennaco stated the school will offer scholarships and is currently recruiting

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Knox Adding Flag Football, Lakeland Starting in 2027, Newberry to Join Conference Carolinas

Knox College (IL) will add women's flag football beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. Knox will play the first season as a club team and plans to elevate to varsity status in the 2027-28 academic year. Knox is a member of the NCAA Division III Midwest Conference. Four

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Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Elevating Flag Football to Varsity Sport

The NCAA Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) will elevate flag football to a varsity sport beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The announcement happened on the heels of flag football being added to the NCAA's Emerging Sports for Women program across all three divisions. The CIAA

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Nebraska Adding Varsity Women's Flag Football

The University of Nebraska is adding a varsity women's flag football team, becoming the first team from the "Power Four" conferences to add the sport. The varsity squad will take the field for the first time in the 2027-28 academic year. Nebraska's announcement comes

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NCAA Adds Flag Football To Emerging Sports for Women Program

The NCAA is one step closer to making flag football a championship sport. The NCAA Division I Cabinet unanimously passed a resolution that adds flag football to the Emerging Sports for Women program. NCAA Divisions II and III also voted to add flag football to the program on the final

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UW-Parkside Adding Flag Football, Marymount to Compete in ECAC

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside will add a varsity women's flag football team and begin competing in the 2026-27 academic year. The school is adding the sport a month after receiving a $1 million gift from the Brookwood Foundation. UW-Parkside also plans to announce the program's first

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Arizona and USC Adding Flag Football Club Teams

The University of Arizona and the University of Southern California are adding women's flag football club teams. USC will begin competing in the spring 2026 season, while Arizona will become an official club beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. Arizona is the fourth member of the NCAA Division

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Newberry College Adding Women's Flag Football

Newberry College (SC) is adding a women's varsity flag football team and will begin competing during the 2026 spring season. The college is already searching for a head coach to lead the team next semester. Newberry is the third school from the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Conference

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Heart of America Athletic Conference to Sponsor Flag Football in 2027

The Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) will sponsor a women's flag football championship beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The first championship will take place in spring 2027, with additional details to follow at a later date. The HAAC is the fifth conference in the National Association

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Baldwin Wallace Adding Women's Flag Football

Baldwin Wallace University (OH) will add a varsity women's flag football team beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The school will start the hiring process for the program's inaugural head coach at the start of 2026. The Yellow Jackets are the second team from the NCAA