List of Football Teams By State or Province (2024)

Certain states boast multiple teams, exemplified by California, which hosts three prominent franchises: the Los Angeles Rams, the Los Angeles Chargers, and the San Francisco 49ers. This diverse geographical distribution underscores the nationwide scope and appeal of the NFL, capturing the fervour and allegiance of fans across the United States.

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List of NFL Teams By State or Province (2024)

The National Football League (NFL) comprises 32 teams, categorized into two conferences: the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). Established on August 20, 1920, the NFL's headquarters is situated in New York City. Across the league, teams are distributed among 22 states, while 28 states lack representation in professional football.

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NFL And Football Teams by State and Province

Notably, certain states boast multiple teams, exemplified by California, which hosts three prominent franchises: the Los Angeles Rams, the Los Angeles Chargers, and the San Francisco 49ers. This diverse geographical distribution underscores the nationwide scope and appeal of the NFL, capturing the fervour and allegiance of fans across the United States. The list also includes provincial teams as well.

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Alabama

Auburn - Auburn Tigers
Birmingham - UAB Blazers, Samford Bulldogs, Birmingham Southern Panthers
Fairfield - Miles Golden Bears
Florence - North Alabama Lions
Jacksonville - Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Livingston - West Alabama Tigers
Mobile - South Alabama Jaguars
Montgomery - Alabama State Hornets, Faulkner Eagles, Huntingdon Hawks
Normal - Alabama A&M Bulldogs
Selma - Concordia-Selma Hornets
Troy - Troy Trojans
Tuscaloosa - Alabama Crimson Tide, Stillman Tigers
Tuskegee - Tuskegee Golden Tigers

Alberta

Calgary - Calgary Stampeders, Calgary Dinos
Edmonton - Edmonton Eskimos, Alberta Golden Bears

Arizona

Flagstaff - Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Glendale - Arizona Cardinals
Phoenix - Arizona Rattlers
Tempe - Arizona State Sun Devils
Tucson - Arizona Wildcats

Arkansas

Arkadelphia - Henderson State Reddies, Ouachita Baptist Tigers
Conway - Central Arkansas Bears
Fayetteville - Arkansas Razorbacks
Jonesboro - Arkansas State Red Wolves
Magnolia - Southern Arkansas Muleriders
Monticello - Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils
Pine Bluff - Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions
Russellville - Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys
Searcy - Harding Bisons

British Columbia

Burnaby - Simon Fraser Clan
Vancouver - BC Lions, British Columbia Thunderbirds

California

Arcata - Humboldt State Lumberjacks
Atherton - Menlo Oaks
Azusa - Azusa Pacific Cougars
Berkeley - California Golden Bears
Carson - Los Angeles Chargers
Claremont - Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags, Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens
Davis - UC Davis Aggies
Fresno - Fresno State Bulldogs
La Verne - La Verne Leopards
Los Angeles - Los Angeles Rams, USC Trojans, Occidental Tigers
Oakland - Oakland Raiders
Orange - Chapman Panthers
Pasadena - UCLA Bruins
Redlands - Redlands Bulldogs
Sacramento - Sacramento State Hornets
San Diego - San Diego State Aztecs, San Diego Toreros
San Jose - San Jose SaberCats, San Jose State Spartans
San Luis Obispo - Cal Poly Mustangs
Santa Clara - San Francisco 49ers
Stanford - Stanford Cardinal
Thousand Oaks - Cal Lutheran Kingsmen
Whittier - Whittier Poets

Colorado

Alamosa - Adams State Grizzlies
Boulder - Colorado Buffaloes
Colorado Springs - Air Force Falcons
Denver - Denver Broncos
Durango - Fort Lewis Skyhawks
Fort Collins - Colorado State Rams
Golden - Colorado Mines Orediggers
Grand Junction - Colorado Mesa Mavericks
Greeley - Northern Colorado Bears
Gunnison - Western State (CO) Mountaineers
Pueblo - Colorado State-Pueblo Thunderwolves

Connecticut

Danbury - Western Connecticut State Colonials
East Hartford - Connecticut Huskies
Fairfield - Sacred Heart Pioneers
Hartford - Trinity (CT) Bantams
Middletown - Wesleyan (CT) Cardinals
New Britain - Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
New Haven - Yale Bulldogs, New Haven Chargers, Southern Connecticut State Owls
New London - Coast Guard Bears

Delaware

Dover - Delaware State Hornets, Wesley Wolverines
Newark - Delaware Blue Hens

District of Columbia

Washington - Georgetown (DC) Hoyas, Howard Bison

Florida

Ave Maria - Ave Maria Gyrenes
Boca Raton - Florida Atlantic Owls
Daytona Beach - Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
DeLand - Stetson Hatters
Jacksonville - Jacksonville Jaguars, Jacksonville Dolphins, Edward Waters Tigers, Jacksonville Sharks
Lake Wales - Warner Royals, Webber International Warriors
Melbourne - Florida Tech Panthers
Miami - Florida International Golden Panthers
Miami Gardens - Miami Dolphins, Miami Hurricanes
Orlando - Central Florida Knights, Orlando Predators
Tallahassee - Florida State Seminoles, Florida A&M Rattlers
Tampa - Tampa Bay Buccaneers, South Florida Bulls, Tampa Bay Storm

Georgia

Albany - Albany State Golden Rams
Athens - Georgia Bulldogs
Atlanta - Atlanta Falcons, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Georgia State Panthers, Clark Atlanta Panthers, Morehouse Maroon Tigers
Carrollton - West Georgia Wolves
Duluth - Georgia Force
Fort Valley - Fort Valley State Wildcats
LaGrange - LaGrange Panthers
Macon - Mercer Bears
Mount Berry - Berry Vikings
Rome - Shorter Hawks
Savannah - Savannah State Tigers
Statesboro - Georgia Southern Eagles
Valdosta - Valdosta State Blazers
Waleska - Reinhardt Eagles
West Point - Point (GA) Skyhawks

Hawaii

Honolulu - Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

Idaho

Boise - Boise State Broncos
Moscow - Idaho Vandals
Pocatello - Idaho State Bengals

Illinois

Arlington Heights - Robert Morris (IL) Eagles
Aurora - Aurora Spartans
Belleville - Lindenwood-Belleville Lynx
Bloomington - Illinois Wesleyan Titans
Bourbonnais - Olivet Nazarene Tigers
Carbondale - Southern Illinois Salukis
Champaign - Illinois Fighting Illini
Charleston - Eastern Illinois Panthers
Chicago - Chicago Bears, Chicago Maroons, North Park Vikings, St. Xavier (IL) Cougars
Decatur - Millikin Big Blue
Deerfield - Trinity International Trojans
DeKalb - Northern Illinois Huskies
Elmhurst - Elmhurst Bluejays
Eureka - Eureka Red Devils
Evanston - Northwestern Wildcats
Galesburg - Knox Prairie Fire
Greenville - Greenville Panthers
Jacksonville - Illinois College Blueboys, MacMurray Highlanders
Joliet - St. Francis (IL) Fighting Saints
Lake Forest - Lake Forest Foresters
Lebanon - McKendree Bearcats
Lisle - Benedictine (IL) Eagles
Macomb - Western Illinois Leathernecks
Monmouth - Monmouth (IL) Scots
Naperville - North Central (IL) Cardinals
Normal - Illinois State Redbirds
Quincy - Quincy Hawks
River Forest - Concordia-Chicago Cougars
Rockford - Rockford Regents
Rock Island - Augustana (IL) Vikings
Rosemont - Chicago Rush
Wheaton - Wheaton (IL) Thunder

Indiana

Anderson - Anderson Ravens
Angola - Trine Thunder
Bloomington - Indiana Hoosiers
Crawfordsville - Wabash Little Giants
Fort Wayne - St. Francis (IN) Cougars
Franklin - Franklin Grizzlies
Greencastle - DePauw Tigers
Hanover - Hanover Panthers
Indianapolis - Indianapolis Colts, Butler Bulldogs, Indianapolis Greyhounds, Marian (IN) Knights
Muncie - Ball State Cardinals
North Manchester - Manchester Spartans
Notre Dame - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Rensselaer - St. Joseph's (IN) Pumas
Richmond - Earlham Quakers
Terre Haute - Indiana State Sycamores, Rose-Hulman Engineers
Upland - Taylor Trojans
Valparaiso - Valparaiso Crusaders
West Lafayette - Purdue Boilermakers

Iowa

Ames - Iowa State Cyclones
Cedar Falls - Northern Iowa Panthers
Cedar Rapids - Coe Kohawks
Davenport - St. Ambrose Fighting Bees
Decorah - Luther (IA) Norse
Des Moines - Drake Bulldogs, Iowa Barnstormers, Grand View Vikings
Dubuque - Dubuque Spartans, Loras Duhawks
Fayette - Upper Iowa Peacocks
Forest City - Waldorf Warriors
Grinnell - Grinnell Pioneers
Indianola - Simpson (IA) Storm
Iowa City - Iowa Hawkeyes
Lamoni - Graceland Yellowjackets
Mount Pleasant - Iowa Wesleyan Tigers
Mount Vernon - Cornell (IA) Rams
Orange City - Northwestern (IA) Red Raiders
Oskaloosa - William Penn Statesmen
Pella - Central (IA) Dutch
Sioux Center - Dordt Defenders
Sioux City - Briar Cliff Chargers, Morningside Mustangs
Storm Lake - Buena Vista Beavers
Waverly - Wartburg Knights

Kansas

Atchison - Benedictine (KS) Ravens
Baldwin City - Baker Wildcats
Emporia - Emporia State Hornets
Hays - Fort Hays State Tigers
Hillsboro - Tabor Bluejays
Lawrence - Kansas Jayhawks, Haskell Indian Nations Fighting Indians
Leavenworth - St. Mary (KS) Spires
Lindsborg - Bethany (KS) Swedes
Manhattan - Kansas State Wildcats
McPherson - McPherson Bulldogs
North Newton - Bethel (KS) Threshers
Olathe - MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers
Ottawa - Ottawa Braves
Pittsburg - Pittsburg State Gorillas
Salina - Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes
Sterling - Sterling Warriors
Topeka - Washburn Ichabods
Wichita - Friends Falcons
Winfield - Southwestern (KS) Moundbuilders

Kentucky

Barbourville - Union (KY) Bulldogs
Bowling Green - Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Campbellsville - Campbellsville Tigers
Columbia - Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders
Crestview Hills - Thomas More Saints
Danville - Centre Colonels
Frankfort - Kentucky State Thorobreds
Georgetown - Georgetown (KY) Tigers
Grayson - Kentucky Christian Knights
Lexington - Kentucky Wildcats
Louisville - Louisville Cardinals
Morehead - Morehead State Eagles
Murray - Murray State Racers
Owensboro - Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
Pikeville - Pikeville Bears
Richmond - Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Williamsburg - Cumberlands (KY) Patriots

Louisiana

Baton Rouge - LSU Tigers, Southern Jaguars
Grambling - Grambling State Tigers
Hammond - Southeastern Louisiana Lions
New Orleans - New Orleans Saints, New Orleans VooDoo, Tulane Green Wave
Lafayette - Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Lake Charles - McNeese State Cowboys
Monroe - Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
Natchitoches - Northwestern State Demons
Pineville - Louisiana College Wildcats
Ruston - Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Thibodaux - Nicholls State Colonels

Maine

Bangor - Husson Eagles
Brunswick - Bowdoin Polar Bears
Castine - Maine Maritime Mariners
Lewiston - Bates Bobcats
Orono - Maine Black Bears
Waterville - Colby White Mules

Maryland

Annapolis - Navy Midshipmen
Baltimore - Baltimore Ravens, Morgan State Bears, Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
College Park - Maryland Terrapins
Frostburg - Frostburg State Bobcats
Landover - Washington Redskins
Owings Mills - Stevenson Mustangs
Salisbury - Salisbury Sea Gulls
Towson - Towson Tigers
Westminster - McDaniel Green Terror

Manitoba

Winnipeg - Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Manitoba Bisons

Massachusetts

Amherst - Amherst Lord Jeffs
Beverly - Endicott Gulls
Bridgewater - Bridgewater State Bears
Buzzards Bay - Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers
Cambridge - Harvard Crimson, MIT Engineers
Chestnut Hill - Boston College Eagles
Dartmouth - Massachusetts-Dartmouth Corsairs
Dudley - Nichols Bison
Easton - Stonehill Skyhawks
Fitchburg - Fitchburg State Falcons
Foxborough - New England Patriots, Massachusetts Minutemen
Framingham - Framingham State Rams
Leicester - Becker Hawks
Milton - Curry Colonels
Newton - Mount Ida Mustangs
North Andover - Merrimack Warriors
Paxton - Anna Maria Amcats
Somerville - Tufts Jumbos
Springfield - American International Yellow Jackets, Springfield Pride, Western New England Golden Bears
Waltham - Bentley Falcons
Westfield - Westfield State Owls
Williamstown - Williams Ephs
Worcester - Holy Cross Crusaders, Assumption Greyhounds, Worcester State Lancers, WPI Engineers

Michigan

Adrian - Adrian Bulldogs, Siena Heights Saints
Albion - Albion Britons
Allendale - Grand Valley State Lakers
Alma - Alma Scots
Ann Arbor - Michigan Wolverines, Concordia (MI) Cardinals
Big Rapids - Ferris State Bulldogs
Detroit - Detroit Lions, Wayne State (MI) Warriors
East Lansing - Michigan State Spartans
Grand Rapids - Grand Rapids Rampage
Hillsdale - Hillsdale Chargers
Holland - Hope Flying Dutchmen
Houghton - Michigan Tech Huskies
Kalamazoo - Western Michigan Broncos, Kalamazoo Hornets
Marquette - Northern Michigan Wildcats
Midland - Northwood (MI) Timberwolves
Mount Pleasant - Central Michigan Chippewas
Olivet - Olivet Comets
University Center - Saginaw Valley State Cardinals
Ypsilanti - Eastern Michigan Eagles

Minnesota

Arden Hills - Bethel (MN) Royals
Bemidji - Bemidji State Beavers
Collegeville - St. John's (MN) Johnnies
Crookston - Minnesota-Crookston Golden Eagles
Duluth - Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, St. Scholastica Saints
Mankato - Minnesota State Mavericks
Marshall - Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs
Minneapolis - Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Augsburg Auggies
Moorhead - Minnesota State-Moorhead Dragons, Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers
Morris - Minnesota-Morris Cougars
New Ulm - Martin Luther Knights
Northfield - Carleton Knights, St. Olaf Oles
Roseville - Northwestern (MN) Eagles
St. Bonifacius - Crown Storm
St. Cloud - St. Cloud State Huskies
St. Paul - Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears, Hamline Pipers, Macalester Scots, St. Thomas (MN) Tommies
St. Peter - Gustavus Adolphus Gusties
Winona - Winona State Warriors

Mississippi

Cleveland - Delta State Statesmen
Clinton - Mississippi College Choctaws
Hattiesburg - Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Itta Bena - Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils
Jackson - Jackson State Tigers, Millsaps Majors, Belhaven Blazers
Lorman - Alcorn State Braves
Oxford - Mississippi Rebels
Starkville - Mississippi State Bulldogs

Missouri

Bolivar - Southwest Baptist Bearcats
Canton - Culver-Stockton Wildcats
Cape Girardeau - Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
Columbia - Missouri Tigers
Fayette - Central Methodist Eagles
Fulton - Westminster (MO) Blue Jays
Jefferson City - Lincoln (MO) Blue Tigers
Joplin - Missouri Southern State Lions
Kansas City - Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Command, Avila Eagles
Kirksville - Truman State Bulldogs
Liberty - William Jewell Cardinals
Marshall - Missouri Valley Vikings
Maryville - Northwest Missouri State Bearcats
Rolla - Missouri S&T Miners
St. Charles - Lindenwood Lions
St. Joseph - Missouri Western State Griffons
St. Louis - Washington (MO) Bears
Springfield - Missouri State Bears, Evangel Crusaders
Warrensburg - Central Missouri Mules

Montana

Billings - Rocky Mountain Battlin' Bears
Bozeman - Montana State Bobcats
Butte - Montana Tech Orediggers
Dillon - Montana Western Bulldogs
Havre - Montana State-Northern Lights
Helena - Carroll (MT) Fighting Saints
Missoula - Montana Grizzlies

Nebraska

Chadron - Chadron State Eagles
Crete - Doane Tigers
Fremont - Midland Warriors
Hastings - Hastings Broncos
Kearney - Nebraska-Kearney Lopers
Lincoln - Nebraska Cornhuskers, Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves
Peru - Peru State Bobcats
Seward - Concordia-Nebraska Bulldogs
Wayne - Wayne State (NE) Wildcats

Nevada

Reno - Nevada Wolf Pack
Whitney - UNLV Rebels

New Brunswick

Sackville - Mount Allison Mounties

New Hampshire

Durham - New Hampshire Wildcats
Goffstown - St. Anselm Hawks
Hanover - Dartmouth Big Green
Plymouth - Plymouth State Panthers

The designated home for each NFL team aligns with the location of its home stadium. However, an exception to this convention exists with the New York Jets and New York Giants. Despite their teams being affiliated with New York, their home games are played in New Jersey. Nevertheless, both the Jets and Giants are officially recognized as New York teams, exemplifying a unique circumstance in the NFL where the team's association extends beyond state borders.

New Jersey

East Rutherford - New York Giants, New York Jets
Ewing - College of New Jersey Lions
Glassboro - Rowan Profs
Madison - FDU-Florham Devils
Montclair - Montclair State Red Hawks
New Brunswick - Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Princeton - Princeton Tigers
Union - Kean Cougars
Wayne - William Paterson Pioneers
West Long Branch - Monmouth Hawks

New Mexico

Albuquerque - New Mexico Lobos
Las Cruces - New Mexico State Aggies
Las Vegas - New Mexico Highlands Cowboys
Portales - Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds
Silver City - Western New Mexico Mustangs

New York

Albany - Albany Great Danes
Alfred - Alfred Saxons, Alfred State Pioneers
Amherst - Buffalo Bulls
Brockport - Brockport State Golden Eagles
Bronx - Fordham Rams
Brookville - C.W. Post Pioneers
Buffalo - Buffalo State Bengals
Canton - St. Lawrence Saints
Clinton - Hamilton Continentals
Cortland - Cortland State Red Dragons
Geneva - Hobart Statesmen
Hamilton - Colgate Raiders
Ithaca - Cornell Big Red, Ithaca Bombers
Kings Point - Merchant Marine Mariners
Morrisville - Morrisville State Mustangs
New York - Columbia Lions
Oneonta - Hartwick Hawks
Orchard Park - Buffalo Bills
Pittsford - St. John Fisher Cardinals
Pleasantville - Pace Setters
Poughkeepsie - Marist Red Foxes
Rochester - Rochester Yellowjackets
Schenectady - Union (NY) Dutchmen
Staten Island - Wagner Seahawks
Stony Brook - Stony Brook Seawolves
Syracuse - Syracuse Orange
Throggs Neck - Maritime (NY) Privateers
Troy - RPI Engineers
Utica - Utica Pioneers
West Point - Army Black Knights

North Carolina

Boiling Springs - Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Boone - Appalachian State Mountaineers
Brevard - Brevard Tornados
Buies Creek - Campbell Fighting Camels
Chapel Hill - North Carolina Tar Heels
Charlotte - Carolina Panthers, Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls
Cullowhee - Western Carolina Catamounts
Davidson - Davidson Wildcats
Durham - Duke Blue Devils, North Carolina Central Eagles, Shaw Bears
Elizabeth City - Elizabeth City State Vikings
Elon - Elon Phoenix
Fayetteville - Fayetteville State Broncos, Methodist Monarchs
Greensboro - Greensboro Pride, Guilford Quakers
Greenville - East Carolina Pirates
Hickory - Lenoir-Rhyne Bears
Mars Hill - Mars Hill Lions
Murfreesboro - Chowan Hawks
Pembroke - UNC Pembroke Braves
Raleigh - North Carolina State Wolfpack, St. Augustine's Falcons
Rocky Mount - North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops
Salisbury - Catawba Indians, Livingstone Blue Bears
Wingate - Wingate Bulldogs
Winston-Salem - Wake Forest Demon Deacons, North Carolina A&T Aggies, Winston-Salem State Rams

North Dakota

Bismarck - Mary (ND) Marauders
Dickinson - Dickinson State Blue Hawks
Ellendale - Trinity Bible College Lions
Fargo - North Dakota State Bison
Grand Forks - North Dakota Fighting Sioux
Jamestown - Jamestown Jimmies
Mayville - Mayville State Comets
Minot - Minot State Beavers
Valley City - Valley City State Vikings

Nova Scotia

Antigonish - St. Francis Xavier X-Men
Halifax - St. Mary's (NS) Huskies
Wolfville - Acadia Axemen

Ohio

Ada - Ohio Northern Polar Bears
Akron - Akron Zips
Alliance - Mount Union Purple Raiders
Ashland - Ashland Eagles
Berea - Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets
Bexley - Capital Crusaders
Bluffton - Bluffton Beavers
Bowling Green - Bowling Green Falcons
Canton - Malone Pioneers, Walsh Cavaliers
Cincinnati - Cincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati Bearcats, Mount St. Joseph Lions
Cleveland - Cleveland Browns, Case Western Reserve Spartans, Cleveland Gladiators
Columbus - Ohio State Buckeyes, Ohio Dominican Panthers
Dayton - Dayton Flyers
Defiance - Defiance Yellow Jackets
Delaware - Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops
Findlay - Findlay Oilers
Gambier - Kenyon Lords
Granville - Denison Big Red
Hiram - Hiram Terriers
Kent - Kent State Golden Flashes
Lyndhurst - Notre Dame (OH) Falcons
Marietta - Marietta Pioneers
New Concord - Muskingum Muskies
Oberlin - Oberlin Yeomen
Oxford - Miami (OH) Redhawks
Painesville - Lake Erie Storm
Springfield - Wittenberg Tigers
Tiffin - Heidelberg Student Princes, Tiffin Dragons
Toledo - Toledo Rockets
University Heights - John Carroll Blue Streaks
Urbana - Urbana Blue Knights
Westerville - Otterbein Cardinals
Wilberforce - Central State (OH) Marauders
Wilmington - Wilmington (OH) Quakers
Wooster - Wooster Scots
Youngstown - Youngstown State Penguins

Oklahoma

Ada - East Central (OK) Tigers
Alva - Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers
Bethany - Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm
Durant - Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm
Edmond - Central Oklahoma Bronchos
Goodwell - Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies
Langston - Langston Lions
Muskogee - Bacone Warriors
Norman - Oklahoma Sooners
Stillwater - Oklahoma State Cowboys
Tahlequah - Northeastern State RiverHawks
Tulsa - Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Weatherford - Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs

Ontario

Guelph - Guelph Gryphons
Hamilton - Hamilton Tiger-Cats, McMaster Marauders
Kingston - Queen's Golden Gaels
London - Western Ontario Mustangs
Ottawa - Ottawa Redblacks, Carleton Knights, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Toronto - Toronto Argonauts, Toronto Varsity Blues, York Lions
Waterloo - Waterloo Warriors, Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
Windsor - Windsor Lancers

Oregon

Ashland - Southern Oregon Raiders
Corvallis - Oregon State Beavers
Eugene - Oregon Ducks
Forest Grove - Pacific (OR) Boxers
La Grande - Eastern Oregon Mountaineers
McMinnville - Linfield Wildcats
Monmouth - Western Oregon Wolves
Portland - Portland State Vikings, Lewis & Clark Pioneers
Salem - Willamette Bearcats

Pennsylvania

Allentown - Muhlenberg Mules
Annville - Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen
Beaver Falls - Geneva Golden Tornadoes
Bethlehem - Lehigh Mountain Hawks, Moravian Greyhounds
Bloomsburg - Bloomsburg Huskies
California - California (PA) Vulcans
Carlisle - Dickinson Red Devils
Chester - Widener Pride
Cheyney - Cheyney Wolves
Clarion - Clarion Golden Eagles
Collegeville - Ursinus Bears
Coraopolis - Robert Morris Colonials
Dallas - Misericordia (PA) Cougars
Doylestown - Delaware Valley Aggies
Easton - Lafayette Leopards
East Stroudsburg - East Stroudsburg Warriors
Edinboro - Edinboro Scots
Erie - Gannon Golden Knights, Mercyhurst Lakers
Gettysburg - Gettysburg Bullets
Greensburg - Seton Hill Griffins
Greenville - Thiel Tomcats
Grove City - Grove City Wolverines
Huntingdon - Juniata Eagles
Indiana - Indiana (PA) Crimson Hawks
Kutztown - Kutztown Golden Bears
Lancaster - Franklin & Marshall Diplomats
Latrobe - St. Vincent Bearcats
Lewisburg - Bucknell Bison
Lock Haven - Lock Haven Bald Eagles
Loretto - St. Francis (PA) Red Flash
Meadville - Allegheny Gators
Millersville - Millersville Marauders
New Wilmington - Westminster (PA) Titans
Philadelphia - Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Soul, Temple Owls, Pennsylvania Quakers
Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Panthers, Pittsburgh PowerCarnegie Mellon Tartans, Duquesne Dukes
Reading - Albright Lions
Selinsgrove - Susquehanna Crusaders
Shippensburg - Shippensburg Raiders
Slippery Rock - Slippery Rock The Rock
State College - Penn State Nittany Lions
Villanova - Villanova Wildcats
Washington - Washington & Jefferson Presidents
Waynesburg - Waynesburg Yellow Jackets
West Chester - West Chester Golden Rams
West Grove - Lincoln (PA) Lions
Wilkes-Barre - King's Monarchs, Wilkes Colonels
Williamsport - Lycoming Warriors

Quebec

Lennoxville - Bishop's Gaiters
Montreal - Montreal Alouettes, Concordia Stingers, McGill Redmen, Montreal Carabins
Quebec City - Laval Rouge et Or
Sherbrooke - Sherbrooke Vert et Or

Rhode Island

Kingston - Rhode Island Rams
Middletown - Salve Regina Seahawks
Providence - Brown Bears
Smithfield - Bryant Bulldogs

South Carolina

Charleston - Charleston Southern Buccaneers, Citadel Bulldogs
Clemson - Clemson Tigers
Clinton - Presbyterian Blue Hose
Columbia - South Carolina Gamecocks, Benedict Tigers
Conway - Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Greenville - Furman Paladins
Newberry - Newberry Wolves
Orangeburg - South Carolina State Bulldogs
Spartanburg - Wofford Terriers
Tigerville - North Greenville Crusaders

Saskatchewan

Regina - Saskatchewan Roughriders, Regina Rams
Saskatoon - Saskatchewan Huskies

South Dakota

Aberdeen - Northern State (SD) Wolves, Presentation Saints
Brookings - South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Madison - Dakota State Trojans
Mitchell - Dakota Wesleyan Tigers
Rapid City - South Dakota Mines Hardrockers
Sioux Falls - Augustana (SD) Vikings, Sioux Falls Cougars
Spearfish - Black Hills State Yellow Jackets
Vermillion - South Dakota Coyotes

Tennessee

Chattanooga - Chattanooga Mocs
Clarksville - Austin Peay State Governors
Cookeville - Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
Knoxville - Tennessee Volunteers
Jackson - Lane Dragons
Jefferson City - Carson-Newman Eagles
Lebanon - Cumberland (TN) Bulldogs
Martin - Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks
Maryville - Maryville (TN) Scots
McKenzie - Bethel (TN) Wildcats
Memphis - Memphis Tigers, Rhodes Lynx, College of Faith Mighty Believers
Murfreesboro - Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders
Nashville - Tennessee Titans, Vanderbilt Commodores, Tennessee State Tigers
Sewanee - Sewanee Tigers
Tusculum - Tusculum Pioneers

Texas

Abilene - Abilene Christian Wildcats, Hardin-Simmons Cowboys, McMurry War Hawks
Alpine - Sul Ross State Lobos
Arlington - Dallas Cowboys
Austin - Texas Longhorns
Beaumont - Lamar Cardinals
Belton - Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders
Brownwood - Howard Payne Yellow Jackets
Canyon - West Texas A&M Buffaloes
College Station - Texas A&M Aggies
Commerce - Texas A&M-Commerce Lions
Dallas - SMU Mustangs
Denton - North Texas Mean Green
El Paso - UTEP Miners
Fort Worth - TCU Horned Frogs
Houston - Houston Texans, Houston Cougars, Rice Owls, Texas Southern Tigers
Huntsville - Sam Houston State Bearkats
Kingsville - Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas
Lubbock - Texas Tech Red Raiders
Marshall - East Texas Baptist Tigers
Nacogdoches - Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
Plainview - Wayland Baptist Pioneers
Prairie View - Prairie View A&M Panthers
San Angelo - Angelo State Rams
San Antonio - Incarnate Word Cardinals, San Antonio Talons, Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners Trinity (TX) Tigers
San Marcos - Texas State Bobcats
Seguin - Texas Lutheran Bulldogs
Sherman - Austin Kangaroos
Stephenville - Tarleton State Texans
Tyler - Texas College Steers
Waco - Baylor Bears
Waxahachie - Southwestern Assemblies of God Lions
Wichita Falls - Midwestern State Mustangs

Utah

Cedar City - Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Logan - Utah State Aggies
Ogden - Weber State Wildcats
Provo - Brigham Young Cougars
Salt Lake City - Utah Blaze, Utah Utes
St. George - Dixie State Red Storm

Vermont

Castleton - Castleton State Spartans
Middlebury - Middlebury Panthers
Northfield - Norwich Cadets

Virginia

Ashland - Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets
Blacksburg - Virginia Tech Hokies
Bluefield - Bluefield Rams
Bridgewater - Bridgewater (VA) Eagles
Buena Vista - Southern Virginia Knights
Charlottesville - Virginia Cavaliers
Danville - Averett Cougars
Emory - Emory & Henry Wasps
Ferrum - Ferrum Panthers
Hampden-Sydney - Hampden-Sydney Tigers
Hampton - Hampton Pirates
Harrisonburg - James Madison Dukes
Lexington - VMI Keydets, Washington & Lee Generals
Lynchburg - Liberty Flames, Virginia-Lynchburg Dragons
Newport News - Christopher Newport Captains, Apprentice School Builders
Norfolk - Norfolk State Spartans, Old Dominion Monarchs
Petersburg - Virginia State Trojans
Richmond - Richmond Spiders, Virginia Union Panthers
Williamsburg - William & Mary Tribe
Winchester - Shenandoah Hornets
Wise - Virginia-Wise Highland Cavaliers

Washington

Cheyney - Eastern Washington Eagles
Ellensburg - Central Washington Wildcats
Pullman - Washington State Cougars
Puyallup - Pacific Lutheran Lutes
Seattle - Seattle Seahawks, Washington Huskies
Spokane - Whitworth Pirates, Spokane Shock
Tacoma - Puget Sound Loggers

West Virginia

Athens - Concord Mountain Lions
Bethany - Bethany (WV) Bison
Buckhannon - West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats
Charleston - Charleston Golden Eagles
Fairmont - Fairmont State Falcons
Glenville - Glenville State Pioneers
Huntington - Marshall Thundering Herd
Institute - West Virginia State Yellow Jackets
Morgantown - West Virginia Mountaineers
Shepherdstown - Shepherd Rams
West Liberty - West Liberty Hilltoppers

Wisconsin

Appleton - Lawrence Vikings
Beloit - Beloit Buccaneers
DePere - St. Norbert Green Knights
Eau Claire - Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds
Green Bay - Green Bay Packers
Kenosha - Carthage Red Men
La Crosse - Wisconsin-La Crosse Eagles
Madison - Wisconsin Badgers
Menomonie - Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils
Mequon - Concordia-Wisconsin Falcons
Milwaukee - Milwaukee Mustangs, Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors
Oshkosh - Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans
Platteville - Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneers
River Falls - Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons
Ripon - Ripon Red Hawks
Sheboygan - Lakeland Muskies
Stevens Point - Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers
Watertown - Maranatha Baptist Crusaders
Waukesha - Carroll (WI) Pioneers
Whitewater - Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks

In recent years, certain football teams have undergone relocations, resulting in changes to their home cities and states. A notable example is the St. Louis Rams, which returned to Los Angeles in 2016 after a 21-year tenure in St. Louis, Missouri. This move not only brought a team to California but also marked the departure of a team from Missouri. Similarly, the Oakland Raiders made a significant move by relocating to Las Vegas in 2020. This decision not only established Nevada's first NFL team but also involved the shift of a team away from California. These relocations highlight the dynamic nature of sports franchises and their adaptability in responding to changing circumstances, including geographic considerations and fan base dynamics.

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