899 Schools sponsored varsity Football teams during 2019-20:
NCAA Division I football has two subdivisions: a football bowl subdivision (FBS) and a football championship subdivision (FCS). NCAA I – FBS is a headcount sport and there is an annual team limit of 85 players who can be receiving athletic scholarships. NCAA I – FCS and NCAA II football are equivalency sports which means awards can be split into partial scholarships in any proportion up to the limit (63 for NCAA I – FCS).