The 2017 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Al Bagnoli and played their home games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 8–2, 5–2 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for second place. They were the winningest Columbia Lions football team since 1996, and are often viewed as the team that changed the trajectory of the program. The team was led by the greatest defensive line in Columbia Lions history, which starred Dominic Perkaj. They averaged 6,672 fans per game.
The 2024 Albany Great Danes football team represented the University at Albany, SUNY as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Great Danes were led by 11th-year head coach Greg Gattuso and played their home games at Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium.
The 2024 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season, as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They were led by eighth-year head coach Aaron Best and played their home games at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington.
The 2024 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay State University as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Governors were coached by first-year head coach Jeff Faris and played at Fortera Stadium in Clarksville, Tennessee.
The 2024 Tarleton State Texans football team will represent Tarleton State University as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Texans will be coached by fifteenth-year head coach Todd Whitten and play at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville, Texas.
The 2024 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team represented Utah Tech University as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Trailblazers were coached by first-year head coach Lance Anderson and played at Greater Zion Stadium in St. George, Utah.
The 2024 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were coached by seventh-year head coach Nathan Brown and played at Estes Stadium in Conway, Arkansas.
The 2024 West Georgia Wolves football team represented the University of West Georgia as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wolves were coached by first-year head coach Joel Taylor and played at University Stadium in Carrollton, Georgia.
The 2024 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Terriers were coached by second-year head coach Shawn Watson and played at Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
The 2024 Southern Jaguars football team will represent Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars will be coached by first-year head coach Terrence Graves and play at A. W. Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The 2024 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were coached by first-year head coach Cris Dishman and played at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas.
The 2024 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Andy Thompson and played their home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
The 2024 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Big South–OVC Football Association during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Joe Davis. The Leathernecks will play home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. This was the team's first season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference after leaving the Missouri Valley Football Conference following the prior season. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Big South–OVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
The 2024 Stonehill Skyhawks football team represented Stonehill College as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Skyhawks were led by eighth-year head coach Eli Gardner, and played their home games at W.B. Mason Stadium. Stonehill was ineligible for the NEC title and FCS postseason play due to their ongoing transition from NCAA Division II.
The 2024 Lafayette Leopards football team represented Lafayette College as a member of the Patriot League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leopards were led by third-year head coach John Troxell and played their home games at Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania.
The 2024 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by sixth-year head coach Dave Cecchini and played their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
The 2024 Dartmouth Big Green football team represented Dartmouth College as a member of the Ivy League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Big Green were led by second-year head coach Sammy McCorkle and played home games at Memorial Field.
The 2024 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
The 2024 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team played its home games at Harvard Stadium in Boston and was led by first-year head coach Andrew Aurich.
The 2024 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 14th-year head coach Bob Surace and played its home games at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium.