[PW] Re: football-playing Division 1-A schools with small enrollments

[Ellen Cousins]

Hello Susie,

Page three of this Tulsa game sheet gives the following table:

SMALLEST D-1A SCHOOLS . . .
Rk School Undergrad Total
1. Tulsa 2,795 4,084
2. Rice 3,112 5,095
3. Wake Forest 4,263 6,716
4. Navy 4,422 4,422
5. Army 4,448 4,448
6. Air Force 4,463 4,463
7. Vanderbilt 6,400 11,479
8. SMU 6,489 11,152
9. Duke 6,534 14,075
10. Stanford 6,534 19,042
-based on 2005-06 survey totals

http://www.armedforcesbowl.com/press_pdf/TulsaBowlGameNotes-2006.pdf

I did not see a source.  USA Today used some of these same numbers in 
this column:

The four smallest schools in undergraduate enrollment in Division I-A 
are Tulsa (2,795), Rice (3,112), Wake Forest (4,263) and Navy (4,422).

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/lopresti/2006-11-26-lopresti_x.htm

HTH

Ellen C.

Susan wrote:
> Hello from rainy Kentucky,
> 
> During one of the recent bowl games (who can keep them straight?) an 
> announcer said that Wake Forest has the third-smallest enrollment of any 
> Division 1-A school with a football program. Does anyone know of a site that 
> gives information about what other schools might make up, say, the top ten 
> in small schools with Division 1-A status and football programs?
> 
> This seems to be driving my husband and his friends crazy, and I'd like to 
> seem like the expert on such things (they'll of course know otherwise).
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Susie 
>