Editing Atlantic 10 Conference (section)

===Origin===
The A-10 began sponsoring [[American football|football]] in 1997 when it absorbed the [[Yankee Conference]], a Division I-AA (now known as Division I FCS) football-only conference. The move was triggered by a change in NCAA rules that reduced the influence of single-sport conferences over NCAA legislation. The following teams were in the Yankee Conference at the time of its demise:
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* [[Boston University Terriers football]]
* [[UConn Huskies football|Connecticut Huskies football]]
* [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football]]
* [[James Madison Dukes football]]
* [[Maine Black Bears football]]
* [[UMass Minutemen football]]
* [[New Hampshire Wildcats football]]
* [[Northeastern Huskies football]]
* [[Rhode Island Rams football]]
* [[Richmond Spiders football]]
* [[Villanova Wildcats football]]
* [[William & Mary Tribe football]]
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Boston University dropped football after the first season of A-10 football. After the 1999 season, UConn started a transition from Division I-AA to Division I-A football (now Division I FBS) that was completed in [[2002 NCAA Division I-A football season|2002]]. In [[2004 NCAA Division I-A football season|2004]], UConn, already a member of the [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]] for other sports, became a football member of that conference. The other schools all remained in the A-10 football conference until the management change after the 2006 season.