Swarthmore Garnet Tide football

Swarthmore Garnet Tide football
First season	1878; 147 years ago
Last season	2000; 25 years ago
Location	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
NCAA division	Division III
Rivalries	Haverford
Colors	Garnet and Gray

The Swarthmore Garnet Tide represented Swarthmore College in the sport of college football. Swarthmore was the 15th school to play football. ^{[1] [2]}

The football team was controversially eliminated in 2000, along with wrestling and, initially, badminton. The Board of Managers cited lack of athletes on campus and difficulty of recruiting as reasons for terminating the programs. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Griffin, David. "Swarthmore Drops Football Program". www.news9.com.
2. "Swarthmore Cuts Football Team". ABC News.
3. "Three years later, athletics shows improvement". Archived from the original on July 5, 2008.
4. "Athlete recruiting difficulty". Archived from the original on June 9, 2007.