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Logo of a college football team that plays in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, the Alabama State Hornets. Their football program began play in 1901, and they have won 2 SWAC championships since joining the conference in 1982. The school has played an annual game on Thanksgiving since 1924, longer than the NFL has had the tradition. Hornet alumni who have played in the pros include Tarvaris Jackson, Reggie Barlow, Brad Baxter, Eddie Robinson, Zefross Moss, Curtis Green, Isaiah Crowell and Tyrone Rogers.

Used from 2002 until 2018, this is a logo of a college football team that plays in the Ivy League, the Cornell Big Red. The school, located in Ithaca, NY, began it’s grid program in 1887. They’ve won 5 national championships and 3 league titles. Former Big Red players who have spent time in pro football include Ed Marinaro, Kevin Boothe, Tex Coulter, Pete Gogolak, Frank Wydo, Gary Wood, Seth Payne, J.C. Tretter, Bo Roberson and Al Dekdebrun.

Logo of a college football team that plays in the Patriot League, the Lafayette Leopards. Starting play in 1882, they are among the oldest programs in the college game. They’ve claimed 3 national titles and 7 conference wins. A few former Leopards who had brief pro football careers include Blake Costanzo, Walt Zirinski and Chris Thatcher.

Logo of a college football team that plays in the Pacific 12 Conference, the University of Washington Huskies. In existence since 1889, the program has claimed 2 national championships and 17 conference titles and racked up 7 Rose Bowl wins. The school has 3 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame among it’s alumni in Hugh McElhenny, Arnie Weinmeister and Warren Moon. Other notable former Huskies who have played pro football include Khalif Barnes, Chuck Allen, Mark Bruener, Mark Brunell, Blair Bush, Rich Camarillo, Chris Chandler, Ben Davidson, Corey Dillon, Nesby Glascow, Don Heinrich, Lincoln Kennedy, Ray Mansfield and Lawyer Milloy.

Vintage logo, from the old All American Football Conference days, of the Buffalo Bills, who were a playoff team in 3 of the league’s 4 years of existence (1946-1949) and always among the league’s top cities in attendance. When the AAFC merged with the NFL in 1950 it was assumed that Buffalo would be brought in as one of the 3 teams merged, along with San Francisco and Cleveland, but Baltimore was chosen instead. The reasons given were that Baltimore would be a natural rival for the Washington Redskins, and that Buffalo was too cold of a city and too small of a market.

Logo of a college football team that plays in the Sun Belt Conference, the Georgia Southern Eagles. Their program came into existence in 1924 and they have claimed 11 conference titles. Clay Helton is their current head coach. The long list of former Eagles who have gone on to play pro football includes Rob Bironas, Fred Stokes, Younghoe Koo, Jerick McKinnon, Kiwaukee Thomas and Tyler Bass.

Logo of a college football team that plays in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, the South Carolina State Bulldogs. An HBCU program that began play in 1907, the Bulldogs have claimed 8 Back College national championships and 18 MEAC titles. The school’s NFL representation is massive, and includes 4 Pro Football Hall of Famers – Marion Motley, Deacon Jones, Donnie Shell and Harry Carson. Other notable former Bulldogs who graduated to the pro game include Robert Porcher, Charley Brown, Barney Bussey, John Gilliam, Ervin Parker, Barney Chavous, Shaq Leonard and Javon Hargrave.

Logo of a college football team, used from 1993 until 2002, the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs. They play in the Big South Conference where they’ve won 2 conference titles, and the program came into existence in 1970. Former Bulldogs who have played in the pros include Derrick Fenner, Gabe Wilkins, Jim Maxwell and Bobby Hopkins, who played in the USFL and was also a 13-time champion arm wrestler.

Logo of a college football team, used from 1965 until 1972, the Memphis Tigers. The school’s gridiron program first played in 1912 and they are currently members of the American Athletic Conference. They have racked up 8 conference titles as members of various leagues over the years. Former Tigers who have gone on to play pro football include Harry Schuh, Steven Gostkowski, Paxton Lynch, DeAngelo Williams, Tony Pollard, Antonio Gibson, Dick Hudson, Dontari Poe, Derrick Burroughs, Ken Irvin and Hall of Famer Isaac Bruce.

Logo of a future Division II college football team that plays in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the Edward Waters University Tigers. The HBCU school is building a new stadium that meets NCAA standards in order to make the move. As tiny as the school is, it sent one player, Jim “Cannonball” Butler, on to play in the NFL, while another, Samuel Charles, played for the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena League. Another famous Tiger gridiron alumnus achieved success in baseball – former Negro League legend Buck O’Neil.