List of football players from small colleges

This article is for American football players who played college football at small colleges (or large colleges with less well-known football programs) which do not have their own categories under Category:College football teams. As enough players from a college show up here, a category for that college may get created; if so, remove the player from this list and give his article a link to the new category. Please don't remove players unless such a category is created.

Abilene Christian University

 * John "Bradshaw" Layfield
 * Wilbert Montgomery

Alma College

 * Bob Devaney

Angelo State University

 * Pierce Holt
 * Dane Krager

Appalachian State University

 * Dexter Coakley
 * Daniel Wilcox

University of Arkansas at Monticello

 * Derick Armstrong

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

 * Chris Akins
 * Dante Wesley

Arnold College (now the University of Bridgeport)

 * Andy Robustelli

Augustana College (Illinois)

 * Ken Anderson

Augustana College (South Dakota)

 * Kevin Kaesviharn

Azusa Pacific University

 * Christian Okoye

Baker University

 * George LaFrance
 * Mike McCarthy

Baldwin-Wallace College

 * Jim Tressel

Bethune-Cookman College

 * Nick Collins
 * Larry Little
 * Rashean Mathis

Bluffton University (formerly Bluffton College)

 * Elbert Dubenion

Boston University

 * Harry Agganis
 * Butch Byrd

University of British Columbia

 * Emery Barnes
 * Bill Crawford

Bucknell University

 * Clarke Hinkle
 * Sam Havrilak

University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside)

 * Pat Hill
 * Butch Johnson

University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara)

 * Mike Martz

California Polytechnic State University

 * John Madden

Cal Poly Pomona

 * Jim Zorn

Cal State Bakersfield

 * Stephen Neal

Cal State Fullerton

 * Jim Fassel
 * Mike Pringle

Cal State Northridge

 * Sherdrick Bonner

Carlisle Indian Industrial School

 * Jim Thorpe (after Haskell)

Carroll College (Montana)

 * Casey FitzSimmons
 * Bobby Petrino

Carson-Newman College

 * Leonard Weaver

Catawba College

 * Larry Beightol

Centenary College of Louisiana

 * Cal Hubbard (before Geneva)
 * Buddy Parker

Central Connecticut State University

 * Richard Grieco

Central Missouri State University

 * Todd Devoe

University of Central Oklahoma

 * Joe Aska
 * Keith Traylor

Central State University

 * Hugh Douglas
 * Erik Williams

Central Washington University

 * Jon Kitna

University of Charleston

 * Eddie Byrd

The Citadel

 * Nehemiah Broughton
 * Paul Maguire

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

 * Reggie Wells

Coe College

 * Marv Levy

Colgate University

 * Mark van Eeghen
 * Dan Fortmann
 * Eugene Robinson

Colorado College

 * Glenn Presnell

Compton Community College

 * Joe Perry

Concordia University, River Forest

 * Gary Larsen

Denison University

 * Woody Hayes

DePauw University

 * Dick Tomey

Drake University

 * Billy Cundiff

East Tennessee State University

 * Donnie Abraham

Eastern Kentucky University

 * Alex Bannister

Eastern Washington University

 * Jesse Chatman
 * Lamont Brightful
 * Michael Roos

Elizabeth City State University

 * Jethro Pugh

Emporia State University

 * Leon Lett

Ferris State University

 * Monty Brown

Fordham University

 * Harry Jacunski
 * Vince Lombardi
 * Alex Wojciechowicz

Furman University

 * Sam Wyche

Gardner-Webb University

 * Jim Maxwell

Geneva College

 * Cal Hubbard (after Centenary)

Georgia Southern University

 * Rob Bironas
 * David Cool
 * Adrian Peterson (of the Chicago Bears)

Glenville State College

 * Scott Otis (after West Virginia)

Gonzaga University

 * Tony Canadeo
 * Hec Cyre

Guilford College

 * Dave Odom

Gustavus Adolphus College

 * Ryan Hoag

Hardin-Simmons University

 * Bulldog Turner

Haskell Indian Nations University

 * Jim Thorpe (before Carlisle)

Hastings College

 * Marc Boerigter
 * Tom Osborne

Henderson State University

 * Roy Green

Hofstra University

 * Charlie Adams
 * Wayne Chrebet
 * Lance Schulters

College of the Holy Cross

 * Bob Dee
 * Jon Morris

Howard University

 * Ronald Bartell
 * Marques Douglas

Indiana State University

 * Tunch Ilkin

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

 * Jim Haslett
 * LeRon McCoy
 * Chris Villarrial

Itawamba Community College (formerly Itawamba Junior College)

 * Joe Horn
 * Norman Hand

Jacksonville State University

 * Buck Quartermain

John Carroll University

 * London Fletcher
 * Don Shula

Knoxville College

 * Grady Jackson

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

 * Andre Reed

Lambuth University

 * Ron Dixon

Lane College

 * Fred Lane

Langston University

 * Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson

Lawrence University

 * Dave Jennings

Lehigh University

 * Buck MacDonald

Liberty University

 * Samkon Gado
 * Wayne Haddix

Livingstone College

 * Ben Coates

Loyola University New Orleans

 * Richie Petitbon

University of Maine

 * Mike Flynn
 * Brandon McGowan

University of Manitoba

 * Israel Idonije
 * Les Lear

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

 * Art Shell

McGill University

 * Jean-Philippe Darche

McKendree College

 * Josef Spudich

McNeese State University

 * Kerry Joseph
 * B.J. Sams
 * Tom Sestak

Menlo College

 * Nate Jackson

Mercer University

 * Wesley Duke

Michigan Tech University

 * Joe Berger

Midwestern State University

 * Dominic Rhodes

Millikin University

 * George Musso

Millersville University

 * Sean Scott

Milton College

 * Dave Krieg

University of Minnesota-Duluth

 * Dan Devine

Minnesota State University Moorhead (formerly Moorhead State University)

 * Nikita Koloff
 * Ed Schultz

Mississippi College

 * Fred McAfee

Mississippi Delta Community College

 * Juran Bolden

Missouri Southern State University

 * James Thrash
 * Rod Smith

Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University)

 * Brad St. Louis

Missouri Western State University

 * Clay Rush

Montclair State University

 * Sam Mills

Morehead State University

 * Phil Simms

Mount San Antonio College

 * Alfonso Boone

Mount Union College

 * Paul O. Bixler
 * Dom Capers

University of Nebraska at Omaha

 * Marlin Briscoe
 * Chris Cooper
 * MarTay Jenkins

University of New Hampshire

 * Jerry Azumah
 * Dan Kreider

New Mexico Highlands University

 * Lionel Taylor

Nicholls State University

 * Chris Thompson

University of North Alabama

 * Harlon Hill

North Carolina Central University

 * John Baker Jr.
 * Louis Breeden
 * Ernie Warlick

Northeastern University

 * Sean Jones (defensive end)
 * Dan Ross

Northeastern State University

 * Larry Coker

Northern Michigan University

 * Steve Mariucci

Northern State University

 * Ronnie Cruz

Northwood University

 * Dedrick Roper

Occidental College

 * Jack Kemp
 * Jim E. Mora

Ottawa University (Kansas)

 * Derrick Ward

Ouachita Baptist University

 * Cliff Harris

Palomar College

 * Tom Dempsey

Phillips University

 * Everett Shelton

Pittsburg State University

 * Kendall Gammon
 * Brian Moorman

Portland State University

 * Neil Lomax

Queen's University (Canada)

 * Mike Schad

Regis University (formerly Regis College)

 * Arnie Herber

Saddleback College

 * Bill Kenney (between Arizona State and Northern Colorado)

Saginaw Valley State University

 * Todd Herremans
 * Glenn Martinez
 * Paul Spicer

St. Bonaventure University

 * Ted Marchibroda

St. Cloud State University

 * Todd Bouman

St. Lawrence University

 * Dave Jennings

St. Louis University

 * Pat Leahy

St. Mary's College of California

 * Ed Ryan

University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) (formerly St. Thomas College)

 * Walt Kiesling

San Diego Mesa College

 * Mike Martz

San Francisco State University

 * Russ Letlow

Santa Clara University

 * Brent Jones
 * Dan Pastorini

Savannah State University

 * Troy Hambrick
 * Shannon Sharpe

Scottsbluff Junior College (now Western Nebraska Community College)

 * Dick Lane

Simon Fraser University

 * Doug Brown
 * Rick Goltz

Sonoma State University

 * Larry Allen

University of South Dakota

 * Matt Chatham
 * Mike Slaton

Southeast Missouri State University

 * Eugene Amano
 * Kelvin Anderson
 * Willie Ponder

Southern Arkansas University

 * Jordan Babineaux
 * Tommy Tuberville

Southern Connecticut State University

 * Joe Andruzzi
 * Kevin Gilbride

Springfield College

 * John Cena
 * Fran Papasedero

State University of New York at Cortland

 * Kevin James

University of Tampa

 * John Matuszak

Tarleton State University

 * James Dearth
 * Hal Mumme (after Texas-Arlington)

Tennessee Technological University

 * Frank Omiyale

University of Texas at Arlington

 * Hal Mumme (before Tarleton State)

Texas State University-San Marcos (formerly Southwest Texas State)

 * Ricky Sanders
 * Spergon Wynn

Tiffin University

 * Nate Washington

Towson University

 * Sean Landeta
 * Joe Vitt

Trinity Christian College

 * Karl Hankton

Truman State University (formerly Northeast Missouri State University)

 * Glen Jacobs (aka Kane in WWE)

Tusculum College

 * Ricardo Colclough

Tuskegee University

 * Frank Walker
 * Harry Williams

Valdosta State University

 * Nick Browder

Valparaiso University

 * Jessie Tuggle

Virginia Military Institute

 * Bobby Ross

Virginia State University

 * Silas DeMary
 * Billy McMullen

Wagner College

 * Rich Kotite

Walla Walla College

 * Michael Sellers

Washington University in St. Louis

 * Charley Winner

Washington and Lee University

 * Eddie Cameron
 * Walt Michaels

Wayne State University

 * Paul Butcher
 * Mike Kostiuk
 * DaVarryl Williamson

Weber State University

 * Jamie Martin
 * Alfred Pupunu

University of Western Ontario

 * Joe Krol
 * Dave Sparenberg
 * Tyrone Williams (wide receiver)

Western Washington University

 * Michael Koenen

West Virginia Wesleyan College

 * Cliff Battles

Widener University

 * Billy "White Shoes" Johnson

Wichita State University

 * Miller Farr
 * Bob Long
 * Bill Parcells

William Jewell College

 * Bill Snyder

William Penn University

 * Andy Stokes

Williams College

 * Jack Maitland

Wilmington College

 * Tom Blackburn

Winston-Salem State University

 * Les Barley

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

 * Clint Kriewaldt

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

 * Jeff Jagodzinski

Wofford College

 * Fisher DeBerry
 * Jerry Richardson

Xavier University, Cincinnati

 * Danny Abramowicz

Yankton College

 * Lyle Alzado

See also Basketball players from small colleges.