Northeast Football Conference

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| association = NJCAA

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The Northeast Football Conference (NFC) is a football conference for National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) teams located in the northeastern United States.

History

The Northeast Football Conference (NFC) was formed prior to the 1997 season. The inaugural season consisted of Alfred State College, State University of New York at Canton (Canton), State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Morrisville—now known as State University of New York at Morrisville (Morrisville), Hudson Valley Community College, Lackawanna Junior College—now known as Lackawanna College, and Cayuga Community College.{{Cite news |date=September 4, 1997 |title=Untitled |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-gazette-untitled/161983000/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |work=Star-Gazette |pages=23}}

Member schools

=Current members=

The NFC consists of two member institutions located in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania.

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InstitutionLocationFoundedJoinedEnrollment
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Endowment
(millions)

! Nickname

class="unsortable"|Colors
scope="row" | Lackawanna College

| Scranton, Pennsylvania

| 1894

| 1997{{Efn|Briefly left the conference in 2002 before rejoining in 2003.}}

| 2,043

| $10

| Falcons

| {{color box|041E42}} {{color box|gray}}

scope="row" | Monroe University

| New York City

| 1933

| 2012

| 7,924

| {{N/A}}

| Mustangs

| {{color box|#4488DD}} {{color box|#FFCC33}}

;

=Membership map=

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=Former members=

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Institution

!Location

!Establishment

!Joined NFC

!Left NFC

!Nickname

!class="unsortable"|Colors

!Current football conference

Cayuga Community College

| Auburn, New York

| 1953

| 1997

| 1999

| Spartans

| {{color box|white}} {{color box|red}}

| Disbanded{{Cite news |last=Shaw |first=David L. |date=January 14, 2000 |title=Citing high cost, CCC drops football |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/syracuse-herald-journal-citing-high-cost/161982493/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |work=Syracuse Herald-Journal |pages=99}}

State University of New York at Canton

|Canton, New York

|1906

|1997

|2003

|Roos

|{{color box|#002D72}} {{color box|#009A44}}

|Disbanded

Alfred State College

| Alfred, New York

| 1908

| 1997

| 2010

| Pioneers

| {{college color boxes|Alfred State Pioneers}}

| Empire 8 (D3){{Efn|NCAA Division III conference}}{{Cite news |date=October 10, 2023 |title=Alfred State College to Join Empire 8 as Football Affiliate Member in 2025 |url=https://empire8.com/news/2023/10/10/alfred-state-college-to-join-empire-8-as-football-affiliate-member-in-2025.aspx |access-date=December 31, 2024 |work=Empire 8}}

State University of New York at Morrisville

|Morrisville, New York

|1908

|1997

|2005{{Cite news |date=March 21, 2007 |title=NJAC adds 2 members |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-of-cumberland-county-njac-adds/161988644/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |work=The News and Cumberland County |pages=16}}

|Mustangs

|{{college color boxes|Morrisville Mustangs}}

|Empire 8 (D3)

Hudson Valley Community College

|Troy, New York

|1953

|1997

|2012

|Vikings

|{{color box|#00492C}} {{color box|white}}

|Independent

Dean College

|Franklin, Massachusetts

|1865

|1998

|2015

|Bulldogs

|{{college color boxes|Dean Bulldogs}}

|MASCAC (D3){{Efn|NCAA Division III conference}}{{Cite news |date=October 10, 2023 |title=Dean College Football to Join MASCAC in 2025 |url=https://deanbulldogs.com/news/2023/10/10/dean-college-football-to-join-mascac.aspx |access-date=December 31, 2024 |work=Dean College}}

SUNY Erie

|Williamsville, New York

|1946

|2001{{Cite news |last=Monnin |first=Mary Jo |date=March 9, 2000 |title=ECC OKs football for '01, eyes South Campus facility |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-ecc-oks-football-for-0/161988951/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |work=The Buffalo News |pages=7}}

|2012

|Kats

|{{color box|red}} {{color box|black}}

|Independent

Nassau Community College

|Uniondale, New York

|1959

|2004

|2015

|Lions

|{{color box|#02014B}} {{color box|#EE7F1F}}

|Independent

ASA College

|New York City, New York

|1985

|2010

|2019

|Avengers

|{{color box|#5209A9}} {{color box|black}}

|Disbanded

Louisburg College

|Louisburg, North Carolina

|1814

|2011

|2014

|Hurricanes

|{{color box|#E0361C}} {{color box|#05446B}}

|Independent

Champions

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! colspan="2" |

! colspan="2" |Record

!

!

Year

!Champion(s)

! style="width:12%;" |Conference

! style="width:12%;" |Overall

!Bowl result

!Head coach

1997

|Lackawanna

|5–0

|9–2

|L Dixie Rotary Bowl

|Mark Duda

1998

|Lackawanna

|6–0

|8–2

| rowspan="4" |N/A

|Mark Duda

rowspan="3" |1999

|Dean

| rowspan="3" |4–2

|7–2

|Jack Charney

Canton

|5–3

|Lou Saban

Morrisville

|6–4

|Terry Dow

2000

|Lackawanna

|5–0

|10–1

|L Golden Isles Bowl

|Mark Duda

2001

|Lackawanna

|5–0

|10–1

|L Real Dairy Bowl

|Mark Duda

2002

|Morrisville

|5–1

|9–2

| rowspan="4" |N/A

|Terry Dow

2003

|Hudson Valley

|6–0

|8–1

|Bob Jojo

2004

|Hudson Valley

|6–2

|8–3

|Bob Jojo

2005

|Nassau

|8–0

|9–2

|

2006

|Lackawanna

|5–0

|9–1

|W Valley of the Sun Bowl{{Efn|Lackawanna forfeited eight wins, including their Valley of the Sun Bowl win, due to an ineligible player.}}

|Mark Duda

2007

|Dean

|4–1

|9–1

| rowspan="9" |N/A

|Todd Vasey

2008

|Dean

|5–0

|10–1

|Todd Vasey

2009

|Dean

|4–1

|9–2

|Todd Vasey

2010

|Nassau

|

|

|Mark Campbell

2011

|Dean

|6–0

|8–1

|Todd Vasey

2012

|ASA Brooklyn

|5–0

|9–1

|Dennis Orlando

2013

|ASA Brooklyn

|5–0

|9–1

|Dennis Orlando

2014

|Nassau

|5–0

|10–1

|Joe Osovet

2015

|Lackawanna

|4–0

|8–2

|Mark Duda

2016

|Lackawanna

|2–0

|10–1

|W Valley of the Sun Bowl

|Mark Duda

2017

|ASA Brooklyn

|2–0

|9–1

|N/A

|Joe Osovet

2018

|Lackawanna

|2–0

|11–0

|W El Toro Bowl

|Mark Duda

2019

|Lackawanna

|2–0

|10–1

|L NJCAA National Championship

|Mark Duda

2020–21

| colspan="5" |N/A, Monroe did not participate in the fall season due to COVID-19.

2021

|Monroe

|1–0

|10–1

|L Graphic Edge Bowl

|Terry Karg

2022

|Lackawanna

|2–0

|7–3

|L HF Sinclair Wool Bowl

|Mark Duda

2023

|Lackawanna

|2–0

|7–3

| rowspan="2" |N/A

|Mark Duda

2024

|Lackawanna

|2–0

|7–3

|Mark Duda

Yearly standings

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|valign="top" width=25em|{{1997 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1998 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{2000 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2001 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2002 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{2003 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2004 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2005 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{2006 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2007 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2008 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{2009 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2010 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2011 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{2012 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2013 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{2015 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2016 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2017 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{2018 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2019 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2020–21 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{2021 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2022 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

|valign="top" width=25em|{{2023 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

valign="top" width=25em|{{2024 Northeast Football Conference standings}}

References

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