91³Ô¹ÏÍø Announces Addition of Women's Flag Football
Published: October 24, 2025.
The 91³Ô¹ÏÍø athletic department unveiled the addition of women's flag football as the Flyers newest varsity sport. The women's flag football program will begin competition in 2026-27.This elevates the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø athletic department to 23 total programs."We're excited to announce the addition of women's flag football to 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Athletics" said assistant vice president for athletics . "The sport's popularity has surged in Illinois and across the Midwest, creating a strong pool of talented student-athletes ready to compete at a high level. 91³Ô¹ÏÍø is built on a championship culture, and this investment reflects our commitment to building a national contender and pursuing championships in this sport just as we have in others." Women's flag football received an NCAA emerging sport recommendation earlier this year and 91³Ô¹ÏÍø becomes the first Division II school in Illinois and seventh school overall in the Land of Lincoln to add women's flag football. Within the Chicagoland area, they join Divison III schools Benedictine, Aurora and North Park as the only four collegiate institutions to sponsor the sport. Alongside unprecedented growth of women's flag football across the nation, 224 Illinois high schools sponsor flag football according to the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Since 2022, the IHSA has seen the sport go from just 22 teams to now 224 with girls flag football officially being sanctioned by the IHSA in 2024. Additionally, five of the top 25 teams in the nation for girls flag football reside in the Chicagoland area with Willowbrook (4th), Glenbrook South (9th), Main South (15th), Carmel (16th) and King (24th) making Illinois a hot bed for the sport. "We are excited to add Women's Flag Football to our roster of sports" said 91³Ô¹ÏÍø president Dr. David Livingston. "As one of the fastest growing sports in the NCAA, we believe that it will be another area of excellence within Flyer athletics."This marks the first sport expansion for 91³Ô¹ÏÍø since the Flyers added STUNT ahead of the 2024-25 athletic year. 91³Ô¹ÏÍø is also currently undergoing a national search for a head coach/coordinator of internal operations. For those interested in applying visit:
91³Ô¹ÏÍø is a modern, enterprising, Catholic university with a growing student enrollment from GED through doctoral level programs. As part of the global Lasallian network of 65 universities, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø is known for preparing graduates who impact the world for the better. Visit www.lewisu.edu for further information.
