List of Mexican collegiate American football programs

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This is a list of the schools and universities in Mexico that have college football teams. College football in Mexico is overseen by the National Student Organization of American Football.

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Aztecas UDLAP, National Champions in 2016. Campeon nacional 2016.jpg
Aztecas UDLAP, National Champions in 2016.
Match between the oldest college football team in Mexico, the Pumas CU and the Aguilas UACH. Aguilas UACH vs Pumas CU 2019.jpg
Match between the oldest college football team in Mexico, the Pumas CU and the Águilas UACH.
Borregos Salvajes Monterrey won the National Championship four times in a row from 2004 to 2007, the second team to achieve this feat after Condores UNAM. Borregos.jpg
Borregos Salvajes Monterrey won the National Championship four times in a row from 2004 to 2007, the second team to achieve this feat after Cóndores UNAM.
A player of the Borregos Salvajes CEM. The team won two National Championships, but disappeared in 2016. Borregos Salvajes ITESM CEM.jpg
A player of the Borregos Salvajes CEM. The team won two National Championships, but disappeared in 2016.

Current programs

Jacinto Licea Conference

TeamNicknameCityStateFirst
Played
Affiliation
Anáhuac México Leones Huixquilucan State of Mexico 2011 [n 1] Private
IPN Santo Tomás Águilas Blancas Miguel Hidalgo Mexico City 1969 [3] Public
IPN Zacatenco Burros Blancos Gustavo A. Madero Mexico City 2006 [n 2] Public
ITESM Borregos Salvajes Monterrey Nuevo León 1945 [5] Private
ITESM Guadalajara Borregos Salvajes Zapopan Jalisco 2012 [6] Private
ITESM Mexico Borregos Salvajes Atizapán State of Mexico 2016 [n 3] Private
ITESM Puebla Borregos Salvajes Puebla City Puebla 2011 [8] Private
ITESM Toluca Borregos Salvajes Toluca State of Mexico 1995 [9] Private
UAEM Potros Salvajes Toluca State of Mexico 1958 [10] Public
UANL Auténticos Tigres San Nicolás de los Garza Nuevo León 1943 [11] Public
UDLAP Aztecas Cholula Puebla 1986 [12] Private
UNAM Pumas Coyoacán Mexico City 1927 [n 4] Public
UNAM FES Acatlán Pumas Naucalpan State of Mexico 1978 [n 5] Public
UVM Linces Naucalpan State of Mexico 2005 [16] Private

National Conference

TeamNicknameCityStateFirst
Played
Affiliation
Anáhuac Cancún Leones Cancún Quintana Roo 2008 [17] Private
Anáhuac Querétaro Leones Querétaro City Querétaro 2017Private
BUAP Lobos Puebla City Puebla 2015 [18] Public
CETYS Zorros Mexicali Baja California 1964 [19] Public
Chapingo Toros Salvajes Chapingo State of Mexico 1937 [20] Public
IPN Búhos Miguel Hidalgo Mexico City 1969 [21] Public
ITESM Querétaro Borregos Salvajes Querétaro City Querétaro 2015 [22] Private
ITSON Potros Ciudad Obregón Sonora 1967 [23] Public
Tepeyac Frailes Gustavo A. Madero Mexico City 1993 [2] Private
UABC Tijuana Cimarrones Tijuana Baja California 2011 [24] Public
UAC Lobos Saltillo Coahuila 1989Public
UACH Águilas Chihuahua City Chihuahua 1958 [25] Public
UACJ Indios Ciudad Juárez Chihuahua 2021 [26] Public
UAG Tecos Zapopan Jalisco 2014 [n 6] Private
UAT Correcaminos Ciudad Victoria Tamaulipas 1996 [28] Public
UDG Leones Negros Guadalajara Jalisco 2017 [n 7] Public
ULM Lobos Celaya Guanajuato 2021 [30] Private
UV Halcones Xalapa Veracruz 2003 [31] Public

Defunct programs

TeamNicknameCityStateFirst
Played
Last
Played
Affiliation
Anáhuac Sur Leones Álvaro Obregón Mexico City 1997 [2] 2006 [32] Private
CGP Centinelas Miguel Hidalgo Mexico City 1984 [33] 2018 [n 8] Public
CUM Gamos Tláhuac Mexico City 19962000 [2] Private
ESEF Tigrillos Iztacalco Mexico City 1938 [35] 1993 [2] Public
ESIQIE IPN Pieles Rojas Gustavo A. Madero Mexico City 1971 [n 9] 2004 [n 10] Public
ITESM CCM Borregos Salvajes Tlalpan Mexico City 1997 [38] 2015 [n 3] Private
ITESM CEM Borregos Salvajes Atizapán State of Mexico 1994 [39] 2015 [n 3] Private
ITESM Chihuahua Borregos Salvajes Chihuahua City Chihuahua 1996 [2] 2003 [40] Private
ITESM Laguna Borregos Salvajes Torreón Coahuila 1978 [41] 2003 [42] Private
ITESM Santa Fe Borregos Salvajes Álvaro Obregón Mexico City 2011 [43] 2015 [n 3] Private
ITCH Panteras Chihuahua City Chihuahua 19961996 [2] Public
ITCJ Liebres Ciudad Juárez Chihuahua 19961999 [2] Public
ITH Yaks Hermosillo Sonora 20022003 [2] Public
ITL Gatos Negros Torreón Coahuila 1970 [44] 1998 [2] Public
ITQ Zorros Querétaro City Querétaro 2014 [n 11] 2016Public
ITS Burros Pardos Saltillo Coahuila 1952 [46] 2002 [2] Public
ITT Lagartos Tlalnepantla State of Mexico 19871991 [2] Public
UAAAN Buitres Saltillo Coahuila 1947 [47] 1998 [2] Public
UAEM Venados Cuernavaca Morelos 20002001 [2] Public
UAM Panteras Negras Iztapalapa Mexico City 19762002 [48] Public
UAQ Gatos Salvajes Querétaro City Querétaro 1993 [n 12] 2000 [2] Public
UAS Águilas Culiacán Sinaloa 20012003 [2] Public
UAS Mazatlán Halcones Mazatlán Sinaloa 20022002 [2] Public
UAT Reynosa Correcaminos Reynosa Tamaulipas 20102018 [n 13] Public
UAT Tampico Correcaminos Tampico Tamaulipas 19961997 [2] Public
UIC Misioneros Tlalpan Mexico City 19971999 [2] Private
UMM Leones Monterrey Nuevo León 2005 [16] 2011 [50] Private
UNAM Águilas Reales Coyoacán Mexico City 1970 [14] 1997 [n 4] Public
UNAM Cóndores Coyoacán Mexico City 1970 [14] 1997 [n 4] Public
UNAM Guerreros Aztecas Coyoacán Mexico City 1970 [14] 1997 [n 4] Public
UNAM ENEP Aragón Huracanes Gustavo A. Madero Mexico City 1981 [51] 1997 [52] Public
UNISON Búhos Hermosillo Sonora 2007 [53] 2016Public
UR Jaguares Monterrey Nuevo León 1975 [54] 2011 [55] Private

Notes

  1. The Universidad Anáhuac had a representative team known as Halcones that played during the 1987 season, then the American football program disappeared and was created again in 2011, this time as Leones. [1] [2]
  2. Burros Blancos started playing in 1936 as the varsity team of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional, but the original team was disbanded in the sixties, when several teams were created to represent the IPN's different schools. Burros Blancos returned in 2006, now representing the IPN's Zacatenco campus. [4]
  3. 1 2 3 4 In 2016, ITESM decided to join its three Greater Mexico City college football programs (ITESM CCM, ITESM CEM and ITESM Santa Fe) into one new team named Borregos Salvajes México. [7]
  4. 1 2 3 4 The UNAM started playing college football as Pumas in 1927. In 1970, the UNAM created three teams: Águilas Reales, Cóndores and Guerrero Aztecas, replacing the Pumas. In 1998, the UNAM disbanded the three teams and returned to play as a single team known as Pumas. [13] [14]
  5. Originally founded as Osos Acatlán and rebranded as Pumas Acatlán in 1998. [15]
  6. UAG's football program returned in 2014 after last playing in 2006. [27]
  7. The Leones Negros briefly played during one season in 1988. The team returned to college football in 2017. [2] [29]
  8. In 2019, the Mexican senate approved the elimination of the Presidential Guard, the institution that the Centinelas represented; thus, the team was disbanded. [34]
  9. The team was established in 1971 as Pieles Rojas de Acción Deportiva. In 1977, the team joined to the Instituto Politécnico Nacional. [36]
  10. Before the start of the 2005 season, the IPN's authorities decided to merge the Pieles Rojas with the Águilas Blancas. [37]
  11. The Zorros played from 1971 to 2008. After the 2008 season, the program briefly disappeared and returned in 2014. [45]
  12. The Gatos Salvajes competed during the 1988 season and then returned in 1993. [2]
  13. In 2019 the Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas decided to merge its two teams (Ciudad Victoria and Reynosa) into a single team. [49]

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