Las escuelas independientes de la Subdivisión del Campeonato de Fútbol de la División I de la NCAA son instituciones de cuatro años en los Estados Unidos cuyos programas de fútbol no forman parte de una conferencia de fútbol . Esto significa que los independientes de FCS no están obligados a programar entre sí para la competencia como lo hacen las escuelas de conferencias.
A partir de la actual temporada de fútbol de FCS 2020-21, en su mayoría movida de su calendario originalmente planeado para otoño de 2020 a la primavera de 2021 debido a COVID-19 , tres escuelas están jugando como independientes de FCS, todas las cuales se unirán a las conferencias de fútbol en julio de 2021.
Presbyterian pasó solo la temporada 2020-21 como independiente; comenzó una transición al fútbol FCS sin becas en 2017 y jugó la última temporada de esa transición como un FCS independiente antes de unirse a la Pioneer Football League (PFL); sigue siendo miembro de pleno derecho, pero no futbolístico, de la Big South Conference . Después de que dos de los nueve miembros de la PFL optaron por no participar en la temporada reprogramada de primavera de 2021 de la liga, la PFL celebró un acuerdo de programación que garantizaba los juegos de Blue Hose contra todos los equipos restantes de la PFL. Presbyterian no fue elegible para el título de PFL, pero fue elegible para premios y honores individuales de PFL. [1] [2]
También en 2020, Dixie State y Tarleton subieron de la División II, y ambos se unieron a la Conferencia Atlética Occidental que no es de fútbol . En ese momento, ambas escuelas anunciaron que jugarían como independientes de FCS en el futuro previsible. Eso cambió en enero de 2021 cuando la WAC anunció que restablecería el fútbol a nivel de FCS. La WAC había planeado inicialmente relanzar su liga de fútbol para la temporada 2022 con la llegada de cinco nuevos miembros con el fútbol FCS. [3] Sin embargo, el relanzamiento del fútbol se trasladó al otoño de 2021 después de que la Conferencia de Southland , que albergaba a cuatro de los cinco miembros entrantes de la WAC, expulsó a esas escuelas a partir del final del año escolar 2020-21. [4] [5]
Una cuarta escuela, Robert Morris , había planeado inicialmente jugar la temporada 2020 como independiente. Robert Morris dejó la Conferencia Noreste patrocinadora de fútbol por la Horizon League que no es de fútbol en julio de 2020 y había planeado unirse al fútbol de Big South en 2021. Sin embargo, después de que tres equipos de fútbol de Big South optaron por no jugar en la temporada reprogramada de primavera de 2021 de la conferencia ( con dos jugando en el otoño de 2020 y el otro sin jugar en absoluto en 2020-21), la conferencia llevó a Robert Morris a su liga de fútbol antes de lo previsto. Los Colonials jugarán en la temporada de primavera de 2021 del Big South y son elegibles para el título de liga. [6]
La única escuela que había jugado como independiente de FCS en la temporada 2019 más recientemente completada, Dakota del Norte , se unió a la Conferencia de Fútbol del Valle de Missouri en julio de 2020. Los Fighting Hawks dejaron la Conferencia Big Sky para ir a la Summit League que no es de fútbol en julio de 2018, pero acordó honrar los contratos existentes para jugar con miembros de Big Sky en el fútbol y, por lo tanto, jugó un calendario completo de fútbol de Big Sky tanto en 2018 como en 2019.
Independientes actuales de FCS
Years | Team | Nickname | Previous Conference | Future Conference |
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2020 | Presbyterian | Blue Hose | Big South | PFL (2021–future) |
2020 | Dixie State | Trailblazers | RMAC (Division II) | WAC (2021–future) |
2020 | Tarleton State | Texans | LSC (Division II) | WAC (2021–future) |
Antiguos independientes de FCS
The following is a complete list of teams which have been Division I-AA/FCS Independents since the formation of Division I-AA in 1978. The "Current Conference" column indicates affiliations for the 2020–21 college football season. Years listed in this table are football seasons; since football is a fall sport, this means that the final season of independent status, or for membership in a given conference, is the calendar year before a conference change took effect.
Teams in italics are current FBS members; this includes second-year transitional schools that are counted as FBS for scheduling purposes but not bowl game eligibility.
Years | Team | Previous Conference | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
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2013 | Abilene Christian | Lone Star (Div. II) | Southland (2014–2020) | WAC (2021–future)[7][4] |
1987–1991 | Arkansas State | Southland | Division I-A Independent (1992) | Sun Belt (2001–present)[N 1] |
1997–2000 | Austin Peay | Ohio Valley[N 2] | Pioneer Football League (2001–2005) | |
2006 | Pioneer Football League | Ohio Valley (2007–present) | ||
1978–1985 | Bucknell | Division II Independent | Patriot League (1986–present)[N 3] | |
1993–1998 | Buffalo | Division III Independent | Mid-American Conference (1999–present)[N 4] | |
1996–2003 | Cal Poly | American West | Great West (2004–2011)[N 5] | Big Sky (2012–present) |
2001 | Cal State Northridge | Big Sky | Dropped football | |
2006 | Central Arkansas | Gulf South (Div. II) | Southland (2007–2020) | WAC (2021)[8] ASUN (2022–future)[N 6] |
1993–1995 | Central Connecticut | Division II Independent | Northeast (1996–present) | |
1993–2001 | Charleston Southern | No football program | Big South (2002–present) | |
2013–2014 | Charlotte | No football program | C–USA (2015–present)[N 7] | |
2016 | Coastal Carolina | Big South | Sun Belt (2017–present)[N 8] | |
1982–1985 | Colgate | Division I-A Independent | Patriot League (1986–present)[N 3] | |
1989 | Davidson | Colonial League[N 3] | Division III Independent (1990–1992) | |
1993–2000 | Division III Independent | Pioneer Football League (2001–present) | ||
1980–1985 | Delaware | Division II Independent | Yankee Conference (1986–1996) | CAA Football (2007–present)[N 9][N 10] |
1993 | Duquesne | Division III Independent | MAAC (1994–2007) | Northeast (2008–present) |
2015 | East Tennessee State | No football program[N 11] | Southern (2016–present)[N 12] | |
1984–1986 | Eastern Washington | Division II Independent | Big Sky (1987–present) | |
1998–2001 | Elon | Division II Independent | Big South (2002) | CAA Football (2014–present) |
1984–1987 | Florida A&M | MEAC[N 13] | MEAC (1988–2003, 2005–2020) | SWAC (2021–future) |
2004 | MEAC[N 14] | MEAC (2005–2020) | SWAC (2021–future) | |
2002–2004 | FIU | No football program | Sun Belt (2005–2012) | C–USA (2013–present) |
2001–2004 | Florida Atlantic | No football program | Sun Belt (2005–2012) | C–USA (2013–present) |
1989 | Fordham | Liberty Football Conference | Patriot League (1990–present) | |
2000 | Georgetown | MAAC | Patriot League (2001–present) | |
1984–1991 | Georgia Southern | Club football | Southern (1992–2013) | Sun Belt (2014–present) |
2011 | Georgia State | Unclassified (exhibition only) | CAA Football (2012) | Sun Belt (2013–present) |
2018 | Hampton | MEAC | Big South (2019–present) | |
1991–2000 | Hofstra | Division III Independent | Atlantic 10 (2001–2006) | Dropped football |
1982–1985 | Holy Cross | Division I-A Independent | Patriot League (1986–present)[N 3] | |
2013 | Houston Baptist | No football program | Southland (2014–present) | |
2008 | Iona | MAAC (1993–2007) | Dropped football | |
2013 | Incarnate Word | Lone Star (Div. II) | Southland (2014–present) | |
1982–1985 | Indiana State | Division I-A Independent | MVFC (1997–present)[N 15] | |
1998–2000 | Jacksonville | No football program | Pioneer Football League (2001–2019) | Dropped football |
1980–1992 | James Madison | Division III Independent | Yankee Conference (1993–1996) | CAA Football (2007–present)[N 16][N 10] |
1978–1985 | Lafayette | Division II Independent | Patriot League (1986–present)[N 3] | |
1987–1989 | Lamar | Southland | Dropped program (1989–2009)[9] | |
2010 | No football program | Southland (2011–2020)[9] | WAC (2021–future)[7][4] | |
1997–1998 | La Salle | No football program (1942–1996) | MAAC (1999–2007) | Dropped football |
1978–1985 | Lehigh | Division II Independent | Patriot League (1986–present)[N 3] | |
1988–2001 | Liberty | Division II Independent | Big South (2002–2017)[N 17] | Division I FBS independent (2018–present)[N 18] |
1987–1988 | Louisiana Tech | Southland | Division I-A Independent (1989–1992) | C–USA (2013–present) |
1993 | Marist | Liberty Football Conference | MAAC (1994–2007) | |
2008 | MAAC | Pioneer Football League (2009–present) | ||
1994–1995 | Monmouth | Unclassified Independent | Northeast (1996–2012) | |
2013 | Northeast | Big South (2014–present) | ||
1996–2000 | Morehead State | Ohio Valley | Pioneer Football League (2001–present) | |
2001–2002 | Morris Brown | SIAC (Div. II) | Dropped football | |
1978 | Nevada | Division II Independent | Big Sky (1979–1991) | Mountain West (2012–present) |
1980–1983 | Nicholls | Division II Independent | Gulf Star (1984–1986) | Southland (1992–present) |
1987–1990 | Gulf Star | Southland (1991–present) | ||
2018 | North Alabama | Gulf South (Div. II) | Big South (2019–present) | |
2018–2019 | North Dakota | Big Sky | MVFC (2020–present) | |
1978–1992 | Northeastern | Division II Independent | Yankee (1993–1996) | Dropped football (2010) |
2003 | Northern Colorado | North Central | Great West (2004–2005) | Big Sky (2006–present) |
1978–1983 | Northwestern State | Division I Independent | Gulf Star (1984–1986) | Southland (1987–present) |
2009–2010 | Old Dominion | No football program | CAA Football (2011–2012) | |
2013 | CAA Football | C–USA (2014–present) | ||
1978–1980 | Portland State | Division II Independent | Division II Independent (1981) | Big Sky (1996–present) |
1982–1985 | Richmond | Division I-A Independent | Yankee Conference (1986–1996) | CAA Football (2007–present)[N 10] |
1994–1995 | Robert Morris | No football program | Northeast (1996–2019) | Big South (2020–present) |
1993–1995 | Saint Francis (PA) | Division III Independent | Northeast (1996–present) | |
1989–2002 | Samford | Division III Independent | Ohio Valley (2003–2007) | Southern (2008–present) |
2002–2009 | Savannah State | Division II Independent | MEAC (2010–2018) | SIAC (Div. II; 2019–present) |
2011 | South Alabama | Unclassified (exhibition only) | Sun Belt (2012–present)[N 19] | |
1997–2000 | South Florida | No football program | Division I-A Independent (2001–2002) | American (2013–present)[N 20] |
1980–1983 | Southeastern Louisiana | Division II Independent | Gulf Star (1984–1985) | Southland (2005–present) |
2003–2004 | No football program[N 21] | Southland (2005–present) | ||
1996–2003 | Southern Utah | American West | Great West (2004–2011)[N 5] | Big Sky (2012–2021) WAC (2022–future)[7] |
1998–1999 | St. John's | MAAC | Northeast (2000–2002) | Dropped football (2003) |
1993–2003 | Saint Mary's | Division II Independent | Dropped football (2004) | |
2007 | Stony Brook | Northeast | Big South (2008–2012) | CAA Football (2013–present) |
1981–1987 | Tennessee State | Division I-A Independent | Ohio Valley (1988–present) | |
1987–1996 | Towson | Division II Independent | Patriot League (1997–2003) | CAA Football (2007–present)[N 22] |
1993–1995 | Troy | Division II Independent | Southland (1996–2000) | |
2001 | Southland | Division I-A Independent (2002–2003) | Sun Belt (2004–present)[N 23] | |
1993–1995 | UAB | Division III Independent | Division I-A Independent (1996–1998) | C–USA (2017–present)[N 24] |
1990–1995 | UCF | Division II Independent | Division I-A Independent (1996–2001) | American (2013–present) |
2011 | UTSA | No football program | WAC (2012) | C–USA (2013–present) |
1987 | Villanova | No football program | Yankee Conference (1988–1996) | CAA Football (2007–Present) |
1993–1995 | Wagner | Liberty Football Conference | Northeast (1996–present) | |
1982–1998 | Western Kentucky | Ohio Valley | Ohio Valley (1999–2000) | |
2007–2008 | Gateway Football Conference[N 15] | Sun Belt (2009–2013) | C–USA (2014–present) | |
1982–1992 | William & Mary | Division I-A Independent | Yankee Conference (1993–1996) | CAA Football (2007–present)[N 16][N 10] |
1995–1996 | Wofford | Division II Independent | Southern (1997–present) | |
2006 | Winston–Salem State | CIAA (Div. II) | MEAC (2007–2009) | CIAA (Div. II) (2010–present) |
1988–1996 | Youngstown State | Ohio Valley | MVFC (1997–present)[N 15] |
Ver también
- NCAA Division I FBS independent schools
- NCAA Division I independent schools
- NCAA Division II independent schools
- NCAA Division III independent schools
- NAIA independent schools
Notas
- ^ Arkansas State has been a full Sun Belt member since 1991, but the conference did not sponsor football until 2001.
- ^ Austin Peay only departed OVC football; it remained a full but non-football member before returning to OVC football in 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f The conference now known as the Patriot League began in 1986 as the football-only Colonial League. It adopted its current name in 1990, when it became an all-sports conference.
- ^ Buffalo became a full member of the MAC in 1998, but was not a football member until 1999.
- ^ a b The Great West Conference began in 2004 as the Great West Football Conference. It became an all-sports conference in 2008.
- ^ ASUN will sponsor football in 2022, but without a timetable on when conference competition is to begin.
- ^ Charlotte's second and current stint as a Conference USA member began in 2013, the same time that it began its football program. The football team completed its FBS transition in 2015 and joined C-USA football at that time.
- ^ Coastal Carolina joined the Sun Belt Conference as a full but non-football member in 2016, and joined Sun Belt football in 2017.
- ^ Delaware has been a full CAA member since 2001. However, the CAA did not sponsor football until 2007, when it effectively took over the football league previously sponsored by the Atlantic 10 Conference (A10).
- ^ a b c d The CAA football conference is the direct successor of both the Yankee Conference and A10 football conference. The football-only Yankee Conference was absorbed by the A10 after the 1996 season. After the 2006 season, the A10 dropped football after all of its football members joined the newly formed CAA football conference. The Yankee Conference's automatic bid to the I-AA/FCS playoffs passed in succession to the A10 and CAA.
- ^ ETSU resurrected its football program, dormant since the end of the 2003 season, in 2015, playing that season as an independent before joining Southern Conference football in 2016.
- ^ ETSU, which had previously been a Southern Conference member from 1978 to 2005, rejoined the SoCon in 2014, initially as a non-football member.
- ^ Florida A&M was a member of the MEAC in 1986 & 1987, but games played did not count as conference games.
- ^ Florida A&M was a member of the MEAC in 2004, but games played did not count as conference games
- ^ a b c The MVFC did not adopt its current name until 2008. Before then, it was known as the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (1982–1993) and Gateway Football Conference (1993–2008).
- ^ a b James Madison and William & Mary have been CAA members since the conference's establishment in 1979. However, the CAA did not sponsor football until 2007, when it effectively took over the football league previously sponsored by the Atlantic 10 Conference (A10).
- ^ Liberty became a full member of the Big South in 1991, remaining a member until joining the non-football ASUN Conference in 2018, but the Big South did not sponsor football until 2002.
- ^ Liberty began a transition to FBS in the 2017 season, and became a full FBS member in 2019.
- ^ South Alabama has been a Sun Belt member from the conference's creation in 1976. However, the Sun Belt did not sponsor football until 2001. South Alabama did not start a football program until 2009, and did not play Sun Belt football until 2012.
- ^ The original Big East Conference split into the football-sponsoring American Athletic Conference and a new non-football Big East Conference in 2013. South Florida remained with the FBS schools in The American.
- ^ Southeastern Louisiana dropped football after the 1985 season.
- ^ Towson was a CAA member at the conference's formation in 1979, but left in 1981; after having been a member of four other conferences, it rejoined the CAA in 2001. However, the CAA did not sponsor football until 2007, when it effectively took over the football league previously sponsored by the Atlantic 10 Conference (A10).
- ^ Troy joined the Sun Belt for football in 2004, and became an all-sports member in 2005.
- ^ UAB joined Conference USA in 1995, but did not join for football until 1999. The school dropped football after the 2014 season, but reinstated the sport in 2017, remaining a C-USA member throughout its football hiatus.
Referencias
- ^ "PFL Announces Updated Spring Schedule" (Press release). Pioneer Football League. February 2, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ "Valparaiso's Washington, San Diego's Glajchen Highlight 2020-21 PFL Major Award Recipients" (Press release). Pioneer Football League. April 26, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ "WAC Announces Expansion, Plans to Reinstate Football" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c Blum, Sam (January 14, 2021). "As WAC announces addition of 5 schools, Frisco-based Southland Conference left in no man's land". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "Big South Announces Football 2021 Spring Schedule" (Press release). Big South Conference. November 9, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ a b c "WAC Announces Expansion, Plans to Reinstate Football" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ Jeyarajah, Shehan (January 28, 2021). "Report: Three schools to join WAC football for 2021 season only". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Lamar Football 2012 Info Guide" (PDF). Lamar University Department of Athletics. p. 101. Retrieved March 30, 2015.