Central States Football League
{{Short description|College football conference in the United States}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name = Central States Football League
| logo = Central States Football League logo.png
| logo_size = 150
| founded = 2000
| conference = NAIA
| teams = 0
| sports = 1 (football)
| mens = 1
| womens = 0
| region = South Central United States
| headquarters = Waco, Texas
| commissioner = Tony Stigliano
| website = {{url|centralstatesfootball.com}}
| map = CSFL-USA-states.PNG
| map_size = 250
}}
The Central States Football League (CSFL) was a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions were located in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Arizona and competed only in football. The conference was established in 2000 and its charter members included Haskell Indian Nations University, Langston University, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Southwestern Assemblies of God University, and Peru State College. In 2017, the Sooner Athletic Conference, which served as the primary conference for the majority of the CSFL's membership decided to sponsor football beginning in 2018. As a result the conference's membership shifted to that conference.{{cite web |url=http://www.soonerathletic.org/article/3670 |title=SAC to add football in 2018 {{!}} Sooner Athletic Conference |website=www.soonerathletic.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625021641/http://www.soonerathletic.org/article/3670 |archive-date=June 25, 2018 }}
Members
The Central States Football League did not compete in the 2012 season.
=Final members=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Institution !Location !Founded !Enrollment !Nickname !Joined !Primary |
| Arizona Christian University
|1960 |683 |2015 |
|---|
| Bacone College
|1880 |900 |2002 |
| Langston University
|1897 |2,700 |2000; |
| Lyon College
|1872 |600 |2015 |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|1909 |1,720 |2007; |
| Southwestern Assemblies of God University
|1927 |2,013 |2000; |
| Texas College
|1894 |600 |2004 |
| Texas Wesleyan University
|1890 |2,647 |Rams |2017 |
| Wayland Baptist University
|1908 |8,000 |2013 |
=Earlier members=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Institution !Location !Founded !Nickname !Joined !Left !Current |
| Haskell Indian Nations University
|1884 |2000 |2006 |Dropped football |
|---|
| Lincoln University (MO)
|1866 |2000 |2001 |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University
|1897 |2000 |2012 |
| Oklahoma Baptist University
|1910 |2013 |2015 |
| Peru State College
|1865 |2000 |2007 |
| Southern Nazarene University
|1899 |2004 |2012 |
- Haskell Indian Nations — dropped football in 2015.{{cite web|title=Football Dropped at Haskell University; Other Sports to Be Axed|url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/06/09/football-dropped-haskell-university-other-sports-be-axed-160658|publisher=Indian Country Today Media Network|accessdate=June 9, 2015}}
= Membership timeline =
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bar:6 color:Full from:2000 till:2002 text:Southwestern Assemblies of God (2000–2002) (2003–2005)
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bar:8 color:Full from:2004 till:2012 text:Southern Nazarene (2004–2012)
bar:9 color:Full from:2004 till:2012 text:Texas College (2004–2017)
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bar:10 color:Full from:2017 till:2018 text:
bar:11 color:Full from:2013 till:2018 text:Wayland Baptist (2013–2017)
bar:12 color:Full from:2013 till:2015 text:Oklahoma Baptist (2013–2015)
bar:13 color:Full from:2015 till:2018 text:Arizona Christian (2015–2017)
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References
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{{NAIA conference navbox}}
Category:College football-only conferences in the United States