
Ohio State University
Elite ProgramColumbus, Ohio
NCAA D1 · Big Ten
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Columbus, Ohio
NCAA D1 · Big Ten

Cincinnati, Ohio
NCAA D1 · Big Twelve

Akron, Ohio
NCAA D1 · Mid-American

Kent, Ohio
NCAA D1 · Mid-American

Toledo, Ohio
NCAA D1 · Mid-American





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Bowling Green, Ohio
NCAA D1 · Mid-American
How the programs break down by division, conference, cost and size. Updated October 2026.
Ohio has 41 colleges with Football programs. Of those, 10 compete in NCAA Division I, 7 in NCAA Division II, 20 in NCAA Division III, 3 in the NAIA and 1 at the junior college level. The most popular programs are Ohio State University, University of Cincinnati and University of Akron. Their head coaches are Ryan Day at Ohio State University, Scott Satterfield at University of Cincinnati and Joe Moorhead at University of Akron. 9 schools compete in the Ohio Athletic Conference, the most common conference.
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Ohio State UniversityColumbus · Big Ten · Coach Ryan Day$19.8k net price · 61% accepted
University of CincinnatiCincinnati · Big Twelve · Coach Scott Satterfield$24.7k net price · 85% accepted
University of AkronAkron · Mid-American · Coach Joe Moorhead$14.7k net price · 60% accepted
Kent State University, KentKent · Mid-American · Coach Mark Carney$21.3k net price · 86% accepted
Ashland UniversityAshland · Great Midwest Athletic · Coach Doug Geiser$22k net price · 76% accepted
University of FindlayFindlay · Great Midwest Athletic · Coach Tyler Johns$26.2k net price · 83% accepted
Walsh UniversityNorth Canton · Great Midwest Athletic · Coach John Fankhauser$21k net price · 71% accepted
Tiffin UniversityTiffin · Great Midwest Athletic · Coach Zack Blair80% accepted
University of Mount UnionAlliance · Ohio Athletic · Coach Geoff Dartt$22.8k net price · 78% accepted
Otterbein UniversityWesterville · Ohio Athletic · Coach Dave Marquis$22.2k net price · 85% accepted
Capital UniversityColumbus · Ohio Athletic · Coach Brian Foos$22.5k net price · 70% accepted
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland · Presidents' Athletic · Coach Greg Debeljak$41.4k net price · 37% acceptedQuick answers about the programs and how to reach their coaches.
41 colleges in Ohio have Football programs: 10 Division I, 7 Division II, 20 Division III, 3 NAIA and 1 Junior college.
10 colleges in Ohio compete in NCAA Division I Football: Bowling Green State University, Kent State University, Kent, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio State University, Ohio University, University of Akron, University of Cincinnati, University of Dayton and 2 more.
7 colleges in Ohio compete in NCAA Division II Football: Ashland University, Central State University, Lake Erie College, Ohio Dominican University, Tiffin University, University of Findlay and Walsh University.
20 colleges in Ohio compete in NCAA Division III Football: Baldwin Wallace University, Bluffton University, Capital University, Case Western Reserve University, College of Wooster, Denison University, Heidelberg University, Hiram College and 12 more.
3 colleges in Ohio compete in NAIA Football: Defiance College, Shawnee State University and University of Rio Grande.
1 college in Ohio competes in NJCAA junior college Football: Hocking College.
Central State University has the lowest average net price at $11,398 a year after grants and scholarships.
The Ohio Athletic Conference has the most Football programs in Ohio.
Ryan Day (Ohio State University), Scott Satterfield (University of Cincinnati), Joe Moorhead (University of Akron), Mark Carney (Kent State University, Kent), Mike Jacobs (University of Toledo), Eddie George (Bowling Green State University), Chuck Martin (Miami University, Oxford) and John Hauser (Ohio University).
There are 554 coaches recruiting Football in Ohio. Start a free 7-day AthleticScholar trial to see who recruits your position and send personal messages from your own Gmail, with follow-ups until they reply.
The most popular programs at each level, with links to the full lists.
10 schools in Ohio compete in NCAA Division I.
7 schools in Ohio compete in NCAA Division II.
20 schools in Ohio compete in NCAA Division III. The 12 most popular are listed below.
3 schools in Ohio compete in NAIA.