READING, PA – June 23, 2025 – The Albright College Athletic Department is excited to announce the addition of women's flag football – a rapidly emerging sport to be featured in the 2028 Summer Olympics - as a varsity offering beginning in Spring 2027. This addition extends Albright's intercollegiate athletics to 25 teams.

Flag football is played on a field that measures 80 yards with seven players for each team on the field at one time. Scoring is comparable to tackle football, with six points for a touchdown. Extra points are based on yards to gain in a set play (one point for five yards, two for 10) rather than kicking a field goal. Players wear tightly fixed belts with sockets and two pop flags on either side of their hips.

"We are thrilled to add women's flag football to our sport offerings ahead of the spring '27 season," said Albright Athletic Director Rick Ferry. "It is important for us as an institution to ensure athletic opportunities for female student-athletes. Women's flag football is a fast-emerging sport and is another big step in our athletic initiatives at Albright."

In February 2025, the Atlantic East Conference became the first conference at any NCAA Division level to launch the first-ever women's flag football season. As of that same month, at least 65 NCAA schools sponsor women's flag football at the club or varsity level, with more slated to join in 2026.

At the forefront of the NCAA's Emerging Sports for Women program to expand women's collegiate athletic opportunities, Albright is proud to add women's flag football, which joins the college's new STUNT and women's wrestling teams, added in 2024.

A national search for the head coach of the women's flag football team will begin immediately. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply here. 

About Albright College
Albright College, founded in 1856, is Berks County's oldest institute of higher learning. Located on a 118-acre suburban campus in Reading, Pa., the College offers a rigorous liberal arts curriculum with an interdisciplinary focus. Albright is known for connecting fields of learning, a distinctive co-major program, and a flexible curriculum that allows students to create an individualized education. The college is committed to serving its local community through educational outreach and partnership programs that create opportunities for all learners.