What is NCAA Football?

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NCAA Football Fact Sheet

Established: NCAA Football was created in 1997 as a 501(c) 4, not-for-profit corporation to serve as the collective voice to promote college football.

Coalition: NCAA Football represents a coalition of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA), the Football Bowl Association (FBA), the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Football Foundation (NFF), which are the stakeholders for college football. The AFCA and NACDA began the effort in 1995 with the formation of College Sports USA.

Mission: To improve, promote and protect college football for those who play, coach, support and dream of playing the game.

Objectives: The NCAA Football mission is supported by the following objectives:
     
      * Increasing interest through targeted grassroots, promotional and interactive programs
     
      * Encouraging good sportsmanship to help foster a family-oriented atmosphere at and around games
     
      * Developing promotional and marketing opportunities to create a single voice for college football through the          collective efforts of the AFCA, CCA, FBA, NACDA, NCAA and the NFF
     
      * Creating incremental revenues through a sponsorship and licensing program featuring constituent trademarks to          support common initiatives, generate new royalties for the membership and financially support worthy projects that          advance college football

Board: There are 18 members on the Board of Directors, which includes one individual representing each NCAA Division I-FBS conference, the AFCA, FBA, NACDA, NCAA, and the NFF, and two individuals from NCAA Division I-FCS conferences.

Tagline: "NCAA Football: Every Game Counts."
 

Board of Directors
President Karl Benson Sun Belt Conference	Vice President Alfred White Conference-USA
Secretary Kevin White National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (Duke University)	Treasurer Grant Teaff American Football Coaches Association
Board Member Gary Barta Big Ten Conference (University of Iowa)	Board Member Tom Burnett Southland Athletic Conference
Board Member Nick Carparelli Big East Conference	Board Member Doug Fullerton Big Sky Conference
Board Member Steve Hatchell National Football Foundation	Board Member Paul Hoolahan Football Bowl Association (Allstate Sugar Bowl)
Board Member Michael Kelly Atlantic Coast Conference	Board Member Mark Lewis National Collegiate Athletic Association
Board Member Larry Scott Pacific-12 Conference	Board Member Jon Steinbrecher Mid-American Conference
Board Member Ed Stewart Big 12 Conference	Board Member Craig Thompson Mountain West Conference
Board Member Mark Womack Southeastern Conference