the Menlo Oaks football team played at the four-year level from 1986 to 2014. On February 1, 2015, the Menlo Board of Trustees voted to end the college's football program and cited financial viability issues as a major reason.
Three Menlo football players have played in the NFL: Burt Delavan, Nate Jackson, and Kaulana Park.
From 2006 to 2010, Menlo played in the Northwest Conference (NWC), an NCAA Division III athletic conference. From 2011 to 2014, Menlo was an NAIA independent school.
== Notable people ==
=== Alumni ===
Al-Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, Saudi businessman, investor, philanthropist, and member of the Saudi royal family
Faisal bin Abdullah Al Saud, former Saudi education minister (2009–2013)
Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud, Saudi businessman
Danny Castillo, college wrestler and professional mixed martial artist
Bruce Edwards, actor
Josh Emmett, professional mixed martial artist
James Espaldon, Guamanian politician
Carla Esparza (née: O'Connell), professional mixed martial artist and repeat champion …
