The Swarthmore Garnet Tide represented

Swarthmore College Swarthmore College ( , ) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1864, with its first classes held in 1869, Swarthmore is one of the earliest coeduca ...

in the sport of

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. Swarthmore was the 15th school to play football. The football team was controversially eliminated in 2000, along with

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and, initially, badminton. The Board of Managers cited lack of athletes on campus and difficulty of recruiting as reasons for terminating the programs.

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1879 establishments in Pennsylvania 2000 disestablishments in Pennsylvania American football teams established in 1879 American football teams disestablished in 2000 {{Collegefootball-stub