Football Team Names

Great football team names are those that players and coaches can get behind and inspire the group as a whole. Look for a team name that is descriptive of your group, memorable and one that folks can get excited about. Don’t be afraid to be a little different. Consider adding an adjective like a color to the suggestions that just feature a noun to make them stand out more.

Youth football teams, middle school, high school, college, intramural and adult leagues should be able to find a football team name that works for their group from the lists below.

Great Football Team Names

  1. Black Eagles.
  2. Banana Slugs.
  3. Preachers.
  4. Fighting Cardinals.
  5. The Predators.
  6. Razorbacks.
  7. Rebels.
  8. Fighting Crusaders.
  9. Avengers.
  10. Aztecs.
  11. Blackflies.
  12. Blazers.
  13. Red Devils.
  14. Fighting Bees.
  15. Purple Pride.

Youth Football Team Names

  1. Buccaneers.
  2. Buckeyes.
  3. Buffaloes.
  4. Los Lobos.
  5. Comets.
  6. Commodores.
  7. Green Machine.
  8. Continentals.
  9. Bonnies.
  10. Bruins.
  11. Bull Riders.
  12. Bulldogs.
  13. Bulldogs Hornets.
  14. Bulls.
  15. Cadets.
  16. Camels.
  17. Blue Bombers.
  18. Captains.
  19. Cardinals.

 

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20 Funny Football Team Names

  1. Cereal Killers.
  2. Chili Peppers.
  3. Hopscotch Mafia.
  4. Abusement Park.
  5. E = MC Hammer.
  6. We Can’t Agree.
  7. The Flaming Marshmellows.
  8. Team Redundant Team.
  9. Easier said than run.
  10. Bye Week.
  11. Boom Shaka Laka.
  12. Low Expectations.
  13. Rescheduled.
  14. Smells Like Team Spirit.
  15. Bed Bath and Beyonce.
  16. Elemonators.
  17. Ashamed of what we did for a Klondike Bar.
  18. Screaming Nachos.
  19. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner.
  20. Game of Drones.

Fan Favorites

  • Forty-niners (49ers).
  • Friars.
  • Badgers.
  • Bengals.
  • Royals.
  • Big Blues.
  • Bisons.
  • Fusion.
  • Golden Hurricane.
  • Golden Knights.
  • Bandits.
  • Bantams.

PowderPuff Football for Girls and Women

  1. Celtic Ladies.
  2. Cheetahs.
  3. She Devils.
  4. Ladybugs United.
  5. Majestics.
  6. Lady Birds.
  7. Profs.
  8. Pros.
  9. Aces.
  10. Lightning.
  11. Lady Cougars.
  12. LadyHawks.
  13. RazzMaTazz.
  14. Victorious Secret.
  15. Sirens.
  16. Lady Eagles.
  17. Privateers.
  18. Aggies.
  19. All Blacks.
  20. She Got Game.
  21. United.

Traditional Football Teams Names

  1. Barnstormers.
  2. Battlers.
  3. Battlin’ Bishops.
  4. Bearcats.
  5. Bears.
  6. Beavers.
  7. Aztecs.
  8. Ravens.
  9. Red Dragons.
  10. Red Foxes.
  11. Black Antelopes.
  12. Black Stars.

Football Fantatics

  • Mountain Cats.
  • Catamounts.
  • Chargers.
  • Chippewas.
  • Blue Devils.
  • Blue Demons.
  • Bluegolds.
  • Bobcats.
  • Boilermakers.
  • Boll Weevils.
  • Bombers.
  • Colonels.

Your Crew

  • Carp.
  • Monarchs.
  • Clippers.
  • Cobbers.
  • Cougars.
  • Cougars.
  • Cowboys.
  • Coyotes.
  • Blue Jays.
  • Blue Raiders.
  • Crocodiles.
  • Crusaders.
  • Braves.
  • Brewers.
  • Blue Boys.
  • Coyotes.
  • Crimson.
  • Crimson Tide.

College and Intramurals

  1. Orange Crush.
  2. Crushers.
  3. Dark Demons.
  4. Cyclones.
  5. Dancing Divas.
  6. Dazzle.
  7. Artichokes.
  8. Auggies.
  9. Dolphins.
  10. Dons.
  11. Dragons.
  12. Bridges.
  13. The Surge.
  14. Brigade.
  15. Broncos.
  16. Deacons.
  17. Defenders.
  18. Demon Deacons.
  19. Diplomats.
  20. Blue Typhoons.
  21. All Whites.
  22. Amigos.
  23. Anteaters.
  24. Aresenal.
  25. Argonauts.

Old Time Favorites

  • Mountain Lions.
  • Dukes.
  • Terrific Tigers.
  • Dust Devils.
  • Fighting Irish.
  • Fighting Koalas.
  • Eagles.
  • Demolition Day.
  • Elephants.
  • Ducks.
  • Miracles.
  • Mocs.
  • Desparadoes.
  • Devils.
  • Diamondbacks.
  • Energy.
  • Explorers.
  • Falcons.
  • Fast & the Furious.
  • Fighting Leathernecks.

Pigskin Monikers

  1. Green Fever.
  2. Fightin’ Blue Hens.
  3. Firebirds.
  4. Hustlin’ Owls.
  5. Hustlin’ Quakers.
  6. Flames.
  7. Flash.
  8. Flyers.
  9. Blue Rebels.
  10. Fighting Hornets.
  11. Fighting Scots.
  12. Blue Rocks.
  13. Greyhounds.
  14. Griffins.
  15. Grizzlies.
  16. Flying Squirrels.
  17. Force.
  18. Foresters.
  19. Golden Lions.

More Football Nicknames

  • Braves.
  • The Blaze.
  • Wildcates.
  • Bulldogs.
  • Great Lakers.
  • Jazz.
  • Judges.
  • Magicians.
  • Majors.
  • Mules.
  • Musketeers.
  • Green Wave.
  • Groove.
  • Gulls.
  • Governors.
  • Grasshoppers.
  • Great Danes.
  • Hammerheads.
  • Hardrockers.
  • Hatters.
  • Hawkeyes.
  • Hawks.
  • Black Bears.
  • Black Knights.

Flag Football Team Names

  1. Screaming Ninjas.
  2. Huskies.
  3. Hustlers.
  4. Mean Green.
  5. Minutemen.
  6. Mountaineers.
  7. Intimidators.
  8. Blue Thunder.
  9. Blue Tigers.
  10. Mud Hens.
  11. Ichabods.
  12. Kangaroos.
  13. Cougars.
  14. Killer Whales.
  15. Bluejays.
  16. Flying Dutchmen.
  17. Islanders.
  18. Jackrabbits.
  19. Jaguars.
  20. Jam.
  21. Jaspers.
  22. Jumbos.
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Strong football team names

  • The Red Knights.
  • Lakers.
  • The Fighting Bears.
  • Lancers.
  • Leopards.
  • The KingFish.
  • Kingsmen.
  • Knicks.
  • Lions.
  • Little Giants.
  • Lizards.
  • Llamas.
  • Horned Frogs.

Intramural Football

  • Hornets.
  • Hoyas.
  • Hurricanes.
  • Huskers.
  • The Storm.
  • Lords.
  • Lugnuts.
  • Lumberjacks.
  • Lynx.
  • Mad Ants.
  • Magic.
  • Jayhawks.
  • Marauders.
  • Muleriders.

Ideas for Your Squad

  • Blue Lightning.
  • Nanooks.
  • Nittany Lions.
  • Nor’easters.
  • Norse.
  • Sea Dogs.
  • Sea Lions.
  • Seawolves.
  • Marlins.
  • Maroons.
  • Matadors.
  • Mavericks.
  • Naturals.
  • Oles.
  • Orange.
  • Orediggers.
  • Ospreys.
  • Owls.
  • Pacers.
  • Paladins.
  • Panthers.
  • Patriots.
  • Peacocks.
  • Penguins.
  • Pharoahs.
  • Phoenix.
  • Poets.
  • Polar Bears.
  • Prairie Wolves.
  • Purple Aces.
  • Pink Dragons.
  • Pygmies.
  • The Royal Queens.
  • Pink Pandas.
  • Pioneers.
  • Pipers.
  • Pirates.

Good Football Team Name

  1. The Red Rangers.
  2. Black Scorpions.
  3. Ragin’ Cajuns.
  4. Railsplitters.
  5. Rainbow Warriors.
  6. Rampage.
  7. Golden Lions.
  8. Purple Cobras.
  9. Purple Knights.
  10. Racers.
  11. Golden Panthers.
  12. Golden Tornadoes.
  13. Gorillas.
  14. Rams.
  15. Screaming Eagles.
  16. Seminoles.
  17. Raptors.
  18. Rattlers.
  19. Volcanoes.
  20. Volunteers.
  21. Red Storm.
  22. Red Wings.
  23. Violets.
  24. Vipers.
  25. Retrievers.
  26. River Hawks.
  27. Rivermen.
  28. Royals.
  29. Rush.
  30. The Loyal Saints.
  31. Road Hogs.
  32. Roadrunners.
  33. Rockets.

Cool Names

  1. The Fighting Salukis.
  2. Westerners.
  3. White Sharks.
  4. Whitecaps.
  5. The Yellow Shockers.
  6. Shooting Stars.
  7. Silverswords.
  8. SkyForce.
  9. Skyhawks.
  10. Skywalkers.
  11. The Pigskinners.
  12. Sooners.
  13. One Force.
  14. Spartans.
  15. Spiders.
  16. Spinners.
  17. Spirit.
  18. Spurs.
  19. Squirrels.
  20. Stags.
  21. Stampede.
  22. Stars.
  23. Big Green.

Good Team Names

  1. The Terminators.
  2. Billikens.
  3. Billy Goats.
  4. Statesmen.
  5. Stormy Petrels.
  6. Strawberry Jam.
  7. Sugar Bears.
  8. Sun Devils.
  9. Suns.
  10. Swedes.
  11. Sycamores.
  12. Tar Heels.
  13. Saxons.
  14. Scarlet Knights.
  15. Scarlet Raptors.
  16. Wild.
  17. Wild Kittens.
  18. Savage Storm.

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  1. The Red Terrapins.
  2. The Terrifying Terriers.
  3. The Lancers.
  4. Threshers.
  5. Big Red.
  6. BigHorns.
  7. Tartans.
  8. Tarzans.
  9. Thunderbirds.
  10. Thundering Herd.
  11. ThunderWolves.
  12. Titans.
  13. Redbirds.
  14. Reddies.
  15. Redhawks.
  16. Tribe.
  17. Tritons.
  18. Trojans.
  19. United.
  20. Celtics.

Creative

  1. Vulcans.
  2. War Eagles.
  3. Warhawks.
  4. Warriors.
  5. Wave.
  6. Wildcats.
  7. Wizards.
  8. Wolf Pack.
  9. Wolverines.
  10. Wolves.
  11. Wonder Boys.
  12. Yankees.
  13. Yellow Jackets.
  14. Yeomen.
  15. Tidal Wave.
  16. Tigers.
  17. Timberwolves.
  18. Zebras.
  19. Zips.
  20. Chanticleers.
  21. Chaparrals.
  22. Vandals.
  23. Vikings.

Canadian Football Team Names

  1. Tiger-Cats.
  2. Alouettes.
  3. RedBlacks.
  4. Argonauts.
  5. Lions.
  6. Stampeders.
  7. Eskimos.
  8. Roughriders.
  9. Blue Bombers.
  10. Stallions.
  11. Barracudas.
  12. Posse.
  13. Mad Dogs.
  14. Renegades.
  15. Gold Miners.
  16. Texans.
  17. Pirates.

Arena Football League

  1. Gladiators.
  2. Soul.
  3. Storm.
  4. Valor.

Indoor Football Team Names

  1. Titans.
  2. Blizzard.
  3. Barnstormers.
  4. Storm.
  5. Nighthawks.
  6. Rattlers.
  7. Crush.
  8. Danger.
  9. Screaming Eagles.
  10. Empire.
  11. Ruff Riders.
  12. Venom.
  13. Edge.
  14. Hammerheads.
  15. Steelhawks.
  16. Swashbucklers.
  17. Stars.
  18. Beef.
  19. Sting.
  20. Bandits.
  21. Revolution.
  22. Wild.
  23. Predators.
  24. Adrenaline.
  25. Turfcats.
  26. Outlaws.
  27. Brawlers.
  28. Maniacs.
  29. Axemen.
  30. Rage.
  31. Fever.
  32. Cavalry.
  33. Slaughter.
  34. Destroyers.
  35. Havok.

 

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