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The '''Erskine Flying Fleet football''' team represents [[Erskine College]] in the sport of [[American football]]. The Flying Fleet compete in the [[NCAA Division II]] as an independent, but will join the [[South Atlantic Conference]] as an associate member in 2022<ref>{{citation |title=South Atlantic Conference Announces Additions of Barton and Erskine as Associate Members for Football |url=https://www.thesac.com/sports/fball/2020-21/releases/20210610foeyrx |date=June 10, 2021 |access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref>. Erskine is a dual member of the [[National Christian College Athletic Association]] (NCCAA).<ref>{{citation |title=Erskine Joins the National Christian College Athletic Association |url=https://erskinesports.com/news/2018/5/24/athletic-training-erskine-joins-the-national-christian-college-athletic-association.aspx |date=May 24, 2018 |access-date=June 15, 2019}}</ref> The team is currently led by head coach Shap Boyd, who has held the position since November 15, 2018, making him the first head football coach at Erskine since 1951.<ref>{{citation |title=Shap Boyd Officially Named Head Football Coach |date=November 15, 2018 |url=https://erskinesports.com/news/2018/11/15/shap-boyd-officially-named-head-football-coach.aspx |access-date=June 15, 2019}}</ref>
The Erskine College football program was terminated after the 1951 season. The team went on hiatus before announcing the return for the 2020. The program will practice in 2019, and its players will use a [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] season. Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the fall 2020 season was postponed until spring 2021. The program played its first game in 70 years on 27 February 2021, defeating [[Barton College]] 30-28.<ref>{{citation |title=Erskine makes history, plays first football game in 70 years — and gets the win |author=Michael Lananna |newspaper=The State |date=February 27, 2021 |url=https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/football/article249560463.html |access-date=February 28, 2021}}</ref>
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