NAIA Independent teams
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| ANDREW COLLEGE | FAULKNER UNIVERSITY |
| "Tigers" | "Eagles" |
| Cuthbert, GA | Montgomery, AL |
These two teams will play as NAIA independents in 2026 before joining the Appalachian Athletic Conference in 2027. Andew College is transitioning from being a junior college to a four-year college and has fielded an NJCAA football team the previous two years. Faulkner was previously in the Mid-South Conference.
Historical Helmets
FAULKNER UNIVERSITY
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| 2007 - 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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| 2013 - 2017 | 2018 | 2019 - 2020 |
| *see note 1 below |
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| 2021 - | 2022 - | 2025 - |
| *see note 2 below |
2007 was the first season for the Faulkner football team.
*1 Uniform numbers are worn on the left side only of this design; an "F" logo is present on the right side (as represented below).
*2 The left side of this design is "blank" but a logo is worn on the right side (as represented below).