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

Appalachian State University

 * Dexter Coakley
 * Daniel Wilcox

University of Arkansas at Monticello

 * Derick Armstrong

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

 * Chris Akins
 * Dante Wesley

Augustana College (Illinois)

 * Ken Anderson

Augustana College (South Dakota)

 * Kevin Kaesviharn

Azusa Pacific University

 * Christian Okoye

Baker University

 * 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

 * Butch Byrd

University of British Columbia

 * Emery Barnes
 * Bill Crawford

Bucknell University

 * Clarke Hinkle
 * Sam Havrilak

Butler University

 * Garo Yepremian

California Polytechnic State University

 * John Madden (football)

Cal Poly Pomona

 * Jim Zorn

University of California, Riverside

 * Pat Hill

Cal State-Bakersfield

 * Stephen Neal

Carlisle Indian Industrial School

 * Jim Thorpe (after Haskins)

Carroll College (Montana)

 * Casey FitzSimmons
 * Bobby Petrino

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

 * Keith Traylor

Central State University

 * Hugh Douglas
 * Erik Williams

Central Washington University

 * Jon Kitna

University of Charleston

 * Eddie Byrd

University of Chicago

 * Jay Berwanger
 * Fritz Crisler

The Citadel

 * Nehemiah Broughton
 * Paul Maguire

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

 * Reggie Wells

Coe College

 * Marv Levy

Colgate University

 * Dan Fortmann
 * Eugene Robinson

Colorado College

 * Glenn Presnell

Compton Community College

 * Joe Perry (football player)

University of Dayton

 * Gerry Faust
 * Chuck Noll

Denison University

 * Woody Hayes

DePauw University

 * Dick Tomey

University of Delaware

 * Rich Gannon
 * Andy Hall (football) (after Georgia Tech)

Drake University

 * Billy Cundiff

Eastern Illinois University

 * John Jurkovic
 * Tony Romo

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

 * Vince Lombardi
 * Alex Wojciechowicz

Fort Valley State University

 * Nick Harper (football player)
 * Greg Lloyd
 * Tyrone Poole

Furman University

 * Sam Wyche

Gardner-Webb University

 * Jim Maxwell

Geneva College

 * Cal Hubbard (after Centenary)

Georgia Southern University

 * Rob Bironas
 * Adrian Peterson (Chicago Bears)

Glenville State College

 * Scott Otis (after West Virginia)

Gonzaga University

 * Tony Canadeo
 * Hec Cyre

Grand Valley State University

 * Keyonta Marshall

Gustavus Adolphus College

 * Ryan Hoag

Hardin-Simmons University

 * Bulldog Turner

Haskell Indian Nations University

 * Jim Thorpe (before Carlisle)

Hastings College

 * Marc Boerigter
 * Tom Osborne (Nebraska)

Hofstra University

 * Charlie Adams
 * Wayne Chrebet

College of the Holy Cross

 * 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

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

Liberty University

 * Wayne Haddix
 * Samkon Gado

Livingstone College

 * Ben Coates

University of Maine

 * Mike Flynn
 * Brandon McGowan

University of Manitoba

 * Israel Idonije

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

 * Art Shell

McGill University

 * Jean-Philippe Darche

McKendree College

 * Josef Spudich

McNeese State University

 * B.J. Sams
 * Tom Sestak

Menlo College

 * Nate Jackson

Mercer University

 * Wesley Duke

Michigan Tech University

 * Joe Berger

Midwestern State University

 * Dominic Rhodes

Milton College

 * Dave Krieg

University of Minnesota-Duluth

 * Dan Devine

Minnesota State University Moorhead (formerly Moorhead State University)

 * Nikita Koloff

Mississippi College

 * Fred McAfee

Mississippi Delta Community College

 * Juran Bolden

Missouri Southern State University

 * James Thrash
 * Rod Smith (NFL football)

Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University)

 * Brad St. Louis

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 (football player)

University of New Hampshire

 * Jerry Azumah
 * Dan Kreider

New Mexico Highlands University

 * Lionel Taylor

Nicholls State University

 * Chris Thompson (football player)

University of North Alabama

 * Harlon Hill

North Carolina Central University

 * John Baker Jr.
 * Louis Breeden
 * Ernie Warlick

University of North Dakota

 * Jim Kleinsasser

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

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

Robert Morris University

 * Hank Fraley

Saddleback College

 * Bill Kenney (between Arizona State and Northern Colorado)

Saginaw Valley State University

 * Todd Herremans
 * Glenn Martinez
 * Paul Spicer

College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University

 * John McNally

St. Bonaventure University

 * Ted Marchibroda

St. Cloud State University

 * Todd Bouman

St. Lawrence University

 * Dave Jennings

St. Louis University

 * Pat Leahy (football player)

St. Mary's College of California

 * Ed Ryan

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

 * Walt Kiesling

San Francisco State University

 * Russ Letlow

Santa Clara University

 * Brent Jones

Savannah State University

 * Troy Hambrick
 * Shannon Sharpe

Scottsbluff Junior College (now Western Nebraska Community College)

 * Dick Lane

Simon Fraser University

 * Rick Goltz

Sonoma State University

 * Larry Allen

University of South Dakota

 * Matt Chatham
 * Mike Slaton

Southeast Missouri State University

 * Kelvin Anderson
 * Willie Ponder

Southern University

 * Mel Blount
 * Aeneas Williams

Southern Arkansas University

 * Jordan Babineaux
 * Tommy Tuberville

Southern Connecticut State University

 * Joe Andruzzi
 * Kevin Gilbride

Southern Illinois University

 * Houston Antwine
 * Jim Hart
 * Brandon Jacobs (after Auburn University)

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 A&M University-Commerce (formerly East Texas State)

 * Cedric Bonner
 * Harvey Martin
 * Kevin Mathis

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

 * Ricky Sanders

Tiffin University

 * Nate Washington

Trinity Christian College

 * Karl Hankton

Towson University

 * Sean Landeta
 * Joe Vitt

Tusculum College

 * Ricardo Colclough

Tuskegee University

 * Frank Walker (football player)
 * Harry Williams (football player)

Valdosta State University

 * Jessie Tuggle

Virginia Military Institute

 * Bobby Ross

Virginia State University

 * Billy McMullen

Wagner College

 * Rich Kotite

Walla Walla College

 * Michael Sellers

Washington and Lee University

 * Eddie Cameron
 * Walt Michaels

Wayne State University

 * Paul Butcher (NFL player)
 * Mike Kostiuk

Weber State University

 * Jamie Martin (football player)

University of Western Ontario

 * Tyrone Williams (wide receiver)

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

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

 * Jeff Jagodzinski

Wofford College

 * Fisher DeBerry
 * Jerry Richardson

Xavier University

 * Danny Abramowicz

Yankton College

 * Lyle Alzado