- College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities. College football is grouped into four divisions including Division 1 BCS, Division 1 FCS, Division 2, and Division 3. Within each Division there are different independently ran conferences. Each conference has different members, history and schedules with many sports which includes collegiate football.