Central States Football League

This article is about the NAIA athletic conference in Texas. For the Collegiate Sprint Football League, see Sprint Football.

Central States Football League (CSFL)

Established	2000
Association	NAIA
Members	7
Sports fielded	1 (football) (men's: 1; women's: 0)
Region	South Central United States
Headquarters	Waco, Texas
Commissioner	Tony Stigliano
Website	centralstatesfootball.com
Locations

The Central States Football League (CSFL) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Arizona and compete 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.

Member schools

The Central States Football League did not compete in the 2012 season.

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Primary Conference
Arizona Christian University	Phoenix, Arizona	1960	683	Firestorm	2015	Golden State
Bacone College	Muskogee, Oklahoma	1880	900	Warriors	2002	Sooner
Langston University	Langston, Oklahoma	1897	2,700	Lions	2000; 2007	Red River
Lyon College	Batesville, Arkansas	1872	600	Scots	2015	American Midwest
Southwestern Assemblies of God University	Waxahachie, Texas	1927	2,013	Lions	2000; 2003; 2008	Sooner
Texas College	Tyler, Texas	1894	600	Steers	2004	Red River
Wayland Baptist University	Plainview, Texas	1908	8,000	Pioneers	2013	Sooner

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Primary Conference
Oklahoma Panhandle State University	Goodwell, Oklahoma	1909	1,550	Aggies	2007	Heartland (NCAA D-II)

Oklahoma Panhandle State — will join the NCAA D-II Lone Star Conference as a football affiliate member in 2016.

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Primary Conference
Texas Wesleyan University	Fort Worth, Texas	1890	2,647	Rams	2017	Sooner

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Haskell Indian Nations University	Lawrence, Kansas	1884	Fighting Indians	2000	2006	Independent
Lincoln University (MO)	Jefferson City, Missouri	1866	Blue Tigers	2000	2001	Great Lakes Valley (NCAA D-II)
Northwestern Oklahoma State University	Alva, Oklahoma	1897	Rangers	2000	2012	Great American (NCAA D-II)
Oklahoma Baptist University	Shawnee, Oklahoma	1910	Bison	2013	2015	Great American (NCAA D-II)
Peru State College	Peru, Nebraska	1865	Bobcats	2000	2007	Heart of America
Southern Nazarene University	Bethany, Oklahoma	1899	Crimson Storm	2004	2012	Great American (NCAA D-II)

Full member Alliance member

NAIA conferences

Football conferences	Central States Football League Frontier Conference Great Plains Athletic Conference Heart of America Athletic Conference Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Mid-South Conference Mid-States Football Association North Star Athletic Association The Sun Conference NAIA independent football schools

Non-football conferences	American Midwest Conference Appalachian Athletic Conference California Pacific Conference Cascade Collegiate Conference Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Crossroads League Golden State Athletic Conference Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Red River Athletic Conference River States Conference Sooner Athletic Conference Southern States Athletic Conference Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference NAIA independent schools

Central States Football League

Current members	Arizona Christian University Bacone Langston Lyon College Oklahoma Panhandle State (alliance member) Southwestern Assemblies of God Texas College Wayland Baptist

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