The Central States Football League (CSFL) was a college athletic conference affiliated with the
NAIA. Member institutions were located in
Oklahoma
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,
Texas
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,
Arkansas
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and
Arizona
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and competed only in
football
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. The conference was established in 2000 and its charter members included
Haskell Indian Nations University
Haskell Indian Nations University (Haskell or HINU) is a public tribal land-grant university in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Founded in 1884 as a residential boarding school for Native American children, the school has developed into a univ ...
,
Langston University
Langston University (LU) is a public land-grant historically black university in Langston, Oklahoma. It is the only historically black college in the state and the westernmost four-year public HBCU in the United States. The main campus in Lan ...
,
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Northwestern Oklahoma State University (NWOSU) is a public university in Alva, Oklahoma, with satellite campuses in Enid and Woodward. It offers both bachelor's and master's degrees.
History
In 1897, a normal school, or school for teachers, wa ...
,
Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Nelson University, formerly Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU), is a private Christian university in Waxahachie, Texas, United States. Nelson is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges ...
, and
Peru State College
Peru State College (Peru) is a public college in Peru, Nebraska, United States. It was founded by members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1865, making it the first and oldest institution of higher education in Nebraska.
The college is org ...
. In 2017, the
Sooner Athletic Conference
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, 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.
Members
The Central States Football League did not compete in the 2012 season.
Final members
Earlier members
*Haskell Indian Nations — dropped football in 2015.
Membership timeline
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