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{{Short description|Hall of fame in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.}}
{{Use American English|date = September 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date = September 2019}}
{{Infobox museum
| name = College Football Hall of Fame
| logo = College Football Hall of Fame logo.png
| logo_size = 175
| image = College Football Hall of Fame building.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption = The College Football Hall of Fame in 2014
| map_type = 
| map_caption = 
| former_name = 
| established = August 23, 2014
| location = 250 Marietta St. NW<br>[[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] 30313
| coordinates = {{coord|33|45|35|N|84|23|42|W|region:US-GA|display=inline,title}}
| type = [[College athletics|College sports]] [[hall of fame]]
| visitors = 250,000
| president = 
| ceo = Kimberly Beaudin
| curator = Denis Crawford
| publictransit = 
| website = {{URL|https://www.cfbhall.com/|cfbhall.com}}
| network = 
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The '''College Football Hall of Fame''' is a [[hall of fame]] and interactive [[Tourist attraction|attraction]] devoted to American [[college football]]. The [[National Football Foundation]] (NFF) founded the Hall in 1951 to immortalize the players and coaches of college football that were voted first team All-American by the media.

In August 2014, the [[Chick-fil-A]] College Football Hall of Fame opened in downtown [[Atlanta]]. The facility is a {{convert|94,256|sqft}} attraction located in the heart of Atlanta's sports, entertainment and tourism district, and is adjacent to the [[Georgia World Congress Center]] and [[Centennial Olympic Park]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfbhall.com/about/hours-information/ |title=Hours, Directions & Parking Info - College Football Hall of Fame |website=www.cfbhall.com |access-date=2017-07-07}}</ref>

==History==
{{Further|History of American football}}

===Early plans===
In 1949, [[Rutgers University]] in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]], was selected as the site for football's Hall of Fame, via a vote by thousands of sportswriters, coaches, and athletic leaders. Rutgers was chosen for the location because Rutgers and Princeton played the first game of intercollegiate football in New Brunswick on November 6, 1869.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/scarletknights.com/documents/2016/2/3/prospectus.pdf |title=87TH SEASON - RUTGERS FOOTBALL PROGRAM |year=1955 |access-date=November 8, 2022}}</ref>

Secondary plans in 1967<ref>{{cite web |url=http://venturiscottbrown.org/pdfs/FootballHallofFame01.pdf |title=VSBA NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME COMPETITION |year=1967 |access-date=June 5, 2013}}</ref> called for the Hall of Fame to be located at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the location of the [[1869 New Jersey vs. Rutgers football game|first contest under rules now considered to be those of modern football]], between teams from Rutgers and the College of New Jersey, now [[Princeton University]]; Rutgers won 6–4.  Rutgers donated land near its football stadium, office space, and administrative support.  After years of collecting donations starting in 1949 for the construction of the building with ground not having been broken and no plans to do so, the [[New Jersey Attorney General]] began an investigation of the finances of the Hall of Fame's foundation, the [[National Football Foundation]]. In response, the Foundation moved its operations to [[New York City]], where it continued to collect donations for several years.

===Kings Mills===
When the [[New York Attorney General]]'s office began its own investigation, the foundation moved to [[Kings Mills, Ohio]] in suburban [[Cincinnati]], where a building finally was constructed adjacent to [[Kings Island]] in 1978.<ref name=c1/><ref name=scholastic/> In choosing the site, it had been hoped that the museum could attract the same visitors attending the adjacent Kings Island amusement park, but this failed to happen.<ref name=scholastic/> The Hall opened with good attendance figures early on, but visitation dwindled dramatically as time went on and never truly met projections.<ref name=c1/> Attendance, which had been projected to be 300,000 annually, peaked at 80,000 per year and dwindled to 30,000 per year.<ref name=c1/><ref name=scholastic>{{cite web |title=South Bend The Next Cooperstown? |url=http://archives.nd.edu/Scholastic/VOL_0135/VOL_0135_ISSUE_0007.pdf |publisher=Scholastic Notre Dame's Student Magazine |access-date=21 November 2019 |date=11 November 1993}}</ref> The facility closed in 1992.<ref name=c1/><ref name=scholastic/> Nearby [[Galbreath Field]] remained open as the home of Moeller High School football until 2003.<ref name=c1>{{cite news |url=http://cincinnati.com/blogs/ourhistory/2011/08/29/college-football-hall-of-fame-not-enough-to-bring-fortune-to-mason/ |title=College Football Hall of Fame not enough to bring fortune to Mason |last=Rohrer |first=Jim |newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |date=2011-08-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415072347/http://www2.cincinnati.com/blogs/ourhistory/2011/08/29/college-football-hall-of-fame-not-enough-to-bring-fortune-to-mason/ |archive-date=2014-04-15}}</ref> In 2024, [[Mercy Health (Ohio and Kentucky)|Mercy Health]] Kings Mills Hospital opened on the site.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mercy Health to build new $156M, 60-bed hospital campus in Mason|first=Michael D.|last=Pitman|work=[[Journal-News]]|location=Liberty Township, Butler County, Ohio|date=January 11, 2021|accessdate=April 24, 2024|url=https://www.journal-news.com/news/mercy-health-to-build-new-156m-60-bed-hospital-campus-in-mason/7VMWWGOTTNA6XJGNNMHVJUFOFM/}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Mercy Health, City of Mason Celebrate Grand Opening of New Mercy Health – Kings Mills Hospital|publisher=Mercy Health|date=January 17, 2024|accessdate=April 24, 2024|url=https://www.mercy.com/news-events/news/cincinnati/2024/january/mercy-health-and-city-of-mason-celebrate-grand-opening-of-new-kings-mills-hospital}}</ref>

===South Bend===
[[File:South-bend-college-football-hall-of-fame.jpg|thumb|The College Football Hall of Fame in [[South Bend, Indiana]] featured a newly installed [[artificial turf]] field; the South Bend location closed in December 2012.]]
[[File:College-football-hall-of-fame-side.jpg|thumb|College Football Hall of Fame side entrance in South Bend]]
[[File:South-bend-college-football-hall-of-fame-blocking.jpg|thumb|Blocking activity cage in South Bend]]
[[File:CFB_HOF_helmet_wall.jpg|thumb|Wall of helmets representing all [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] and [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] teams]]
In September 1991, the National Football Foundation opened a national search for a new location, soliciting bids from cities.<ref name=scholastic/> It first started by offering bids to cities with local National Football Foundation chapters.<ref name=scholastic/> Thirty-five such cities replied, including [[South Bend, Indiana]].<ref name=scholastic/>

The South Bend bid proposal was led by Bill Starks and Edward "Moose" Krause of the South Bend chapter of the National Football Foundation, who then approached South Bend mayor [[Joe E. Kernan]] about the concept.<ref name=scholastic/> Kernan brought the concept to the city's Project Future department, tasked with bringing new attractions to the city to assist its economic development.<ref name=scholastic/> Patrick McMahon, Project Future's executive director, collaborated with over a hundred people to craft a proposal for South Bend to host the Hall of Fame, which was presented to the National Football Foundation in November 1992.<ref name=scholastic/> The proposal slated for a $14 million facility to be constructed in South Bend's downtown.<ref name=scholastic/> Several sites in the city had been explored, such as a site near the [[Indiana Toll Road]] and various sites in the city's downtown, but a location near [[Century Center (South Bend)|Century Center]] was the top choice.<ref name=scholastic/>

On July 13, 1992, William Pearce, chairman of the National Football Foundation, made the announcement that South Bend had won the bid to host the Hall of Fame's new location.<ref name=scholastic/> South Bend had beaten out other locales, including [[Atlanta]], [[Houston]], the [[New Jersey Meadowlands]], [[New Orleans]].<ref name=scholastic/>

The new location was opened in South Bend, Indiana, on August 25, 1995. Despite estimates that the South Bend location would attract more than 150,000 visitors a year, the Hall of Fame drew about 115,000 people the first year,<ref name=sbt201212>{{cite news |first=Al |last=Lesar |title=Hall of Fame Curator Here from Beginning to End |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune/145958959/ |work=[[South Bend Tribune]] |date=2012-12-30 |page=A1|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and about 60,000 annually after that.<ref name=moving1>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=4497123 |title=Hall moving from South Bend to Atlanta |publisher=Associated Press |date=September 23, 2009 |access-date=March 2, 2013}}</ref>

By the late 1990s, some had already begun to criticize the Hall of Fame in South Bend as a failure, due to a lack of corporate sponsorship and poor turnout even during special events.<ref>{{cite journal |title=TICKER TAPE |journal=The Howey Political Report |date=21 August 1997 |volume=3 |issue=36 |url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/HPR_1997_08_21.pdf |access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref>

In September 2009, [[Archie Manning]], the chairman of the National Football Foundation, announced that the museum would be moving to Atlanta.<ref name=moving1/> The South Bend location closed in December 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=College Football Hall of Fame to close today in South Bend |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-college-football-hall-of-fame/184219434/ |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=The Times |access-date=19 January 2021 |language=en |date=30 Dec 2012}}</ref>

===Atlanta===
In 2009, the [[National Football Foundation]] decided to move the College Football Hall of Fame to [[Atlanta]], Georgia. The possibility of moving the museum has been brought up in other cities, including [[Dallas]], which had the financial backing of multi-millionaire [[T. Boone Pickens]].<ref name="AJC">{{cite news |url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-tech/college-football-hall-of-144423.html |title=Hall hoping to open new building in 2012 |date=September 24, 2009 |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |location=Atlanta, Georgia |access-date=March 2, 2013}}</ref>  However, the National Football Foundation ultimately decided on Atlanta for the next site. The new $68.5 million museum opened on August 23, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfbhall.com/about/history/ |title=History of the Hall - College Football Hall of Fame |website=www.cfbhall.com |access-date=2017-07-07}}</ref> It is located next to [[Centennial Olympic Park]], which is near other attractions such as the [[Georgia Aquarium]], the [[World of Coca-Cola]], [[CNN Center]], and the [[National Center for Civil and Human Rights]].<ref name=sbt201207>{{cite news |first=Al |last=Lesar |title=Hall to Be Gone by December |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/southbendtribune/access/2718747211.html?FMT=ABS |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131233542/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/southbendtribune/access/2718747211.html?FMT=ABS |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 31, 2013 |work=[[South Bend Tribune]] |date=2012-07-22 |access-date=2012-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=4501094 |title=Hall hoping to open new building in 2012 |date=September 24, 2009 |access-date=March 2, 2013}}</ref> The Hall of Fame is located near the [[Georgia Institute of Technology]] of the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] (home to the oldest stadium in [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Division I FBS]], [[Bobby Dodd Stadium]]), 10 blocks from [[Georgia State University]] of the [[Sun Belt Conference]], and roughly {{convert|70|mi}} from the [[University of Georgia]] of the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]. The new building broke ground on January 28, 2013.<ref name=stephenson>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2013/02/04/stephenson-to-lead-development-of.html |title=Stephenson to lead development of College Football Hall of Fame |publisher=Atlanta Business Chronicle |date=February 4, 2013 |access-date=May 14, 2013}}</ref> Sections of the architecture are reminiscent of a football in shape.

The facility is {{convert|94,256|sqft}} and contains approximately {{convert|50,000|sqft}} of exhibit and event space, interactive displays and a 45-yard indoor football field.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.asce.org/CEMagazine/ArticleNs.aspx?id=23622324263 |title=Interactivity at Core of Football Hall Design |publisher=Civil Engineering |date=March 19, 2013 |access-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218111001/http://www.asce.org/CEMagazine/ArticleNs.aspx?id=23622324263 |archive-date=December 18, 2013}}</ref><ref name=bizchron>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2012/12/31/slideshow-jan-28-groundbreaking-set.html |title=Slideshow: Jan. 28 groundbreaking set for College Football Hall of Fame |publisher=Atlanta Business Chronicle |date=December 31, 2012 |access-date=May 14, 2013}}</ref> Atlanta Hall Management operates the College Football Hall of Fame.<ref name=stephenson/>

During the [[George Floyd Protests]] on May 29, 2020, the Hall of Fame was damaged and looted by protesters.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/protesters-damage-college-football-hall-fame-atlanta/p6bUKHwP0R6RaC5dRHM8lI/ |title=Protesters damage College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=30 May 2020|last1=Stirgus |first1=Eric }}</ref> Hall of Fame CEO Kimberly Beaudin told ESPN that only the gift shop was looted, adding that "no artifacts or displays were damaged".<ref name="espn-cfb-hof-looted">{{cite web |last1=Schlabach |first1=Mark |title=College Football Hall of Fame damaged by protesters |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29244470/college-football-hof-damaged-protesters |website=ESPN |access-date=30 May 2020 |date=May 30, 2020}}</ref>

==Inductees==
{{See also|List of College Football Hall of Fame inductees (players, A–K)|List of College Football Hall of Fame inductees (players, L–Z)|List of College Football Hall of Fame inductees (coaches)}}

Including the class of 2025, there have been 1,111 players and 237 coaches selected for enshrinement in the College Football Hall of Fame. The inductees represent 326 schools and make up 0.02% of players and coaches throughout college football history.<ref>{{cite web|title=College Football Hall of Fame Trivia|website=National Football Foundation|url=https://footballfoundation.org/sports/2018/7/31/college-football-hall-of-fame-trivia.aspx|access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref> Additionally, the [[Goodyear Blimp]] has received an honorary induction,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://footballfoundation.org/news/2019/1/3/goodyear-blimp-named-honorary-member-of-college-football-hall-of-fame.aspx |title=Goodyear Blimp Named Honorary Member of College Football Hall of Fame |website=National Football Foundation |date=January 7, 2019 |access-date=28 January 2019}}</ref> bringing the total number of enshrined entities to 1,349.

===Players by school===
{{Update|section|date=April 2025}}

{| class="wikitable"
! Institution !! Players inducted
|-
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] || 49<ref>{{cite web |url=https://f002.backblazeb2.com/file/cpbmedia/independents/notredame/21mediaguide/21notredame_guide.pdf |title=Notre Dame Football 2021 Media Guide |publisher=University of Notre Dame |page=1 |access-date=Aug 4, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[USC Trojans football|USC]] || 34<ref>{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/usctrojans.com/documents/2021/7/26/2021_usc_trojans_football_media_guide.pdf |title=USC Football 2021 Media Guide |publisher=University of Southern California |page=157 |access-date=Aug 4, 2022 |archive-date=October 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160440/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/usctrojans.com/documents/2021/7/26/2021_usc_trojans_football_media_guide.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] || 33<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mgoblue.com/documents/2017/9/7/fbl_guide_17_heroes.pdf |title=Michigan Football 2021 Media Guide |publisher=University of Michigan |page=168 |access-date=Aug 4, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] || 28<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-FB-Media-Guide_102-196_Award-Winners-History.pdf |title=Ohio State 2021 Media Guide |publisher=Ohio State University |page=120 |access-date=Aug 4, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Yale Bulldogs football|Yale]] || 24<ref name="Atlanta Hall Management, Inc">{{cite web |url=https://www.cfbhall.com/about/inductees/ |title=Inductees - Football Players & Coaches |publisher=Atlanta Hall Management, Inc |access-date=July 1, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Army Black Knights football|Army]] || 24<ref>{{cite web |url=https://goarmywestpoint.com/documents/2018/8/14/2018_Football_Media_Guide_Online.pdf |title=2018 Army West Point Football Media Guide |publisher=Army West Point |pages=83–84 |access-date=July 1, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] || 24<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soonersports.com/fls/31000/pdfs/18fb_media_guide.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31000 |title=Oklahoma Football 2018 Media Guide |publisher=University of Oklahoma |page=182 |access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]] || 23<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-08 |title=Huff selected for enshrinement in College Football Hall of Fame |url=https://texaslonghorns.com/news/2025/1/15/huff-selected-for-enshrinement-in-college-football-hall-of-fame.aspx |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=University of Texas Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]] || 22<ref>{{cite web |url=https://navysports.com/documents/2018/7/31//2018_Sect07_RecordBook.pdf?id=8104 |title=2018 Navy Football - Navy Football Record Book |publisher=CBS Sports Digital |page=145 |access-date=July 1, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] || 22<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rolltide.com/documents/2018/7/24/2018_Alabama_Football_Media_Guide.pdf |title=2018 Alabama Football Media Guide |publisher=University of Alabama |pages=146–147 |access-date=July 1, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] || 22<ref>{{cite web |date=January 9, 2023 |title=2023 Tennessee Volunteer Football College Football Hall of Fame |url=https://utsports.com/news/2023/1/9/vfl-eric-berry-selected-to-2023-college-football-hall-of-fame-class.aspx |access-date=January 9, 2023 |publisher=University of Tennessee |page=}}</ref>
|-
| [[Princeton Tigers football|Princeton]] || 21<ref name="Atlanta Hall Management, Inc" />
|-
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] || 20<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=211776666 |title=Huskers in the College Football Hall of Fame |publisher=Nebraska Huskers |access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] || 20<ref>{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/gopsusports/docs/2018_penn_state_football_yearbook |title=2018 Penn State Football Yearbook |date=August 4, 2018 |publisher=issuu inc |pages=259–261 |access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] || 19<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cfbhall.com/about/inductees/ |title=College Football Hall of Fame|publisher=College Football Hall of Fame |access-date=August 5, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]] || 19<ref name="cfbhall.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.cfbhall.com/about/inductees/ |title=Inductees - Football Players & Coaches |publisher=Atlanta Hall Management, Inc |access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Harvard Crimson football|Harvard]] || 18<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/history/Harvard_Football_Awards_and_Honors.pdf |title=Harvard Football Awards and Honors |publisher=Harvard University |page=1 |access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]] || 18<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gostanford.com/documents/2018/8/26/guide_lo_res_.pdf |title=Stanford Football Record Book |publisher=Stanford University |page=133 |access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Penn Quakers football|Penn]] || 17<ref name="cfbhall.com"/>
|-
| [[California Golden Bears football|California]] || 16<ref>{{cite web |url=https://calbears.com/documents/2018/7/25/2018_Cal_Football_Record_Book.pdf |title=2018 Cal Football Record Book |publisher=University of California |page=120 |access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]]
|16
|-
| [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] || 14<ref>{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/georgiadogs/docs/2018_uga_football_guide |title=2018 Georgia Football Media Guide |date=July 9, 2018 |publisher=University of Georgia |page=195 |access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]] || 14<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ramblinwreck.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/18_FB_guide.pdf |title=2018 Georgia Tech Football Media Guide |publisher=Georgia Tech |page=204 |access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]] || 13<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fightingillini.com/documents/2018/8/8//3_History.pdf?id=28498 |title=Illinois Fighting Illini History |publisher=University of Illinois |page=156 |access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] || 13<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://olemisssports.com/news/2025/1/15/terrence-metcalf-elected-to-college-football-hall-of-fame-class-of-2025|access-date=May 19, 2025 |title=Terrence Metcalf Elected to College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 }}
</ref>
|-
| [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] || 13{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
|-
| [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]] || 12<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uwbadgers.com/sports/2015/08/21/GEN_20140101422.aspx |title=Badgers in the College Football Hall of Fame |publisher=University of Wisconsin |access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] || 12<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gohuskies.com/documents/2018/7/23/2018_UW_FB_Media_Guide.pdf |title=2018 Washington Football Information |publisher=University of Washington |page=161 |access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]] || 11<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nusports.com/documents/2018/8/20//18_Northwestern_FB_Media_Guide.pdf?id=21802 |title=18 Northwestern FB Media Guide |publisher=Northwestern University |page=113 |access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]] || 11<ref>{{cite web |url=https://spark.adobe.com/page/YF5FP/ |title=Purdue Boilermakers College Football Hall Of Famers |publisher=Purdue University |access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[NC State Wolfpack football|NC State]] || 10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gopack.com/documents/2022/8/15/2022_NC_State_Football_Media_Guide_V3.pdf |title=NC State Football Media Guide 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]] || 10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://smumustangs.com/sports/2019/8/22/2019-football-media-guide.aspx |title=2019 SMU Football Media Guide |publisher=Southern Methodist University |page=168 |access-date=April 21, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]] || 10<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leiker |first1=Emily |title=Freeney becomes 10th SU player selected to College Football HOF |url=https://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/2023/01/dwight-freeney-becomes-10th-syracuse-player-selected-to-college-football-hall-of-fame.html |access-date=26 February 2023 |work=[[Syracuse Post-Standard]] |date=9 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=NFF Announces Star-Studded 2023 College Football Hall of Fame Class |url=https://footballfoundation.org/news/2023/1/9/general-nff-announces-star-studded-2023-college-football-hall-of-fame-class.aspx |access-date=26 February 2023 |work=[[National Football Foundation]] |date=January 9, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]] || 10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://12thman.com/documents/2018/8/14/2018_TAMU_Football_Guide.pdf |title=2018 Texas A&M Aggies Football Media Guide |publisher=Texas A&M University |page=177 |access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]] || 10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/documents/2018/8/7/2018_Football_Media_Guide.pdf |title=2018 Iowa Football Media Guide |publisher=University of Iowa |page=178 |access-date=July 2, 2019 |archive-date=July 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702101941/https://hawkeyesports.com/documents/2018/8/7/2018_Football_Media_Guide.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] || 10
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| [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]] || 9<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/three-on-hall-of-fame-ballot/ |title=Three On College Football Hall Of Fame Ballot |date=June 4, 2018 |publisher=University of Arkansas |pages=1 |access-date=August 17, 2019}}</ref>
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|[[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]]
|9{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
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| [[Michigan State Spartans|Michigan State]] || 9<ref>{{cite web |url=https://msuspartans.com/documents/2018/7/31/2018MSUFootballMediaGuide.pdf |title=2018 Michigan State Spartans Football Media Guide |publisher=Michigan State University |page=223 |access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref>
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| [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] || 9<ref>{{cite web |url=https://floridagators.com/documents/2019/6/26/2019_Media_Guide_Digital_Version.pdf |title=2019 Florida Gators Football Media Guide |publisher=University of Florida |page=105 |access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref>
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| [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] || 8<ref>{{cite web |url=https://auburntigers.com/sports/2018/6/11/sports-m-footbl-history-and-tradition-hof-national-html.aspx |title=2Auburn in the College Football Hall of Fame |publisher=Auburn University Athletics |access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref>
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|[[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]]
|8<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=January 9, 2023 |title=BC Football Hall of Famers |url=https://bceagles.com/sports/2023/1/9/eagles-in-the-hof.aspx |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Boston College Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]] || 7
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|[[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]] || 7
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| [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]] || 7
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| [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]] || 7<ref>{{cite web |url=https://history.unirel.vt.edu/athletics/hall_of_fame.html |title=Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame Inductees |date=August 20, 2024 |publisher=Virginia Tech |access-date=Aug 20, 2024}}</ref>
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| [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]] || 6<ref>{{cite web |url=https://byucougars.com/college-football-hall-of-fame |title=BYU College Football Hall of Fame |publisher=BYU |access-date=January 25, 2024}}</ref>
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| [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]] || 5<ref>{{cite web |url=https://footballfoundation.org/news/2020/3/11/nff-announces-storied-2020-college-football-hall-of-fame-class.aspx |title=NFF Announces Storied 2020 College Football Hall of Fame Class Presented by ETT |date=March 11, 2020 |publisher=National Football Foundation |access-date=June 24, 2020}}</ref>
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|[[Marshall Thundering Herd football|Marshall]] || 5
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| [[Oklahoma State Cowboys football|Oklahoma State]] || 4<ref>{{cite web |url=https://okstate.com/news/2020/3/11/leslie-o-neal-named-to-2020-college-football-hall-of-fame-class.aspx |title=Leslie O'Neal Named to 2020 College Football Hall of Fame Class |date=March 11, 2020 |publisher=Cowboy Football |access-date=October 10, 2022}}</ref>
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| [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]] || 4<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfbhall.com/about/inductees/inductee/bob-fenimore-1972/ |title=ROBERT DALE FENIMORE |date=May 10, 2007 |publisher=Houston Chronicle |access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref>
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| [[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas State]] || 4  
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| [[New Mexico Lobos football|New Mexico]] || 2  
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| [[Georgia Southern Eagles football|Georgia Southern]] || 2<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gseagles.com/news/2017/1/9/adrian-peterson-elected-to-college-football-hall-of-fame.aspx |title=Adrian Peterson Elected to College Football Hall of Fame - Georgia Southern University Athletics |publisher=Georgia Southern University |access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref>
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|Miami University
|2
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| [[Temple Owls football|Temple]] || 1
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|[[Memphis Tigers football|Memphis]]
|1
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| [[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas]] || 1
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| [[Montana State Bobcats football|Montana State]] || 1
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| [[North Texas Mean Green football|North Texas]] || 1
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| [[Eastern Illinois Panthers football|Eastern Illinois]] || 1
|}

==Criteria for induction==
The National Football Foundation outlines specific criteria that may be used for evaluating a possible candidate for induction into the Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfbhall.com/about/inductees/ |title=Inductees - Football Players & Coaches - College Football Hall of Fame |website=www.cfbhall.com |access-date=2017-07-07}}</ref>

# A player must have received major first team All-America recognition.
# A player becomes eligible for consideration 10 years after his last year of intercollegiate football played.
# Football achievements are considered first, but the post-football record as a citizen is also weighed.
# Players must have played their last year of intercollegiate football within the last 50 years. 
# The nominee must have ended his professional athletic career prior to the time of the nomination.
# Coaches must have at least 10 years of head coaching experience, coached 100 games, and had at least a .595 winning percentage.<ref name="hofcriteria">{{cite web |url=https://www.cfbhall.com/selection-process/ |title=Selection Process |work=College Football Hall of Fame}}</ref>

The eligibility criteria have changed over time, and have occasionally led to criticism.

==See also==
* [[Black College Football Hall of Fame]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}

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