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Northeast Football Conference

Northeastern Football Conference
AssociationNJCAA
RegionNortheast

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

History

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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.[1]

Member schools

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Current members

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

Institution Location Founded Joined Enrollment
(fall 2022)[2]
Endowment
(millions)
Nickname Colors
Lackawanna College Scranton, Pennsylvania 1894 1997[a] 2,043 $10 Falcons    
Monroe University New York City 1933 2012 7,924 Mustangs    

Membership map

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Northeast Football Conference Members

Former members

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Institution Location Establishment Joined NFC Left NFC Nickname Colors Current football conference
Cayuga Community College Auburn, New York 1953 1997 1999 Spartans     Disbanded[3]
State University of New York at Canton Canton, New York 1906 1997 2003 Roos     Disbanded
Alfred State College Alfred, New York 1908 1997 2010 Pioneers     Empire 8 (D3)[b][4]
State University of New York at Morrisville Morrisville, New York 1908 1997 2005[5] Mustangs     Empire 8 (D3)
Hudson Valley Community College Troy, New York 1953 1997 2012 Vikings     Independent
Dean College Franklin, Massachusetts 1865 1998 2015 Bulldogs       MASCAC (D3)[c][6]
SUNY Erie Williamsville, New York 1946 2001[7] 2012 Kats     Independent
Nassau Community College Uniondale, New York 1959 2004 2015 Lions     Independent
ASA College New York City, New York 1985 2010 2019 Avengers     Disbanded
Louisburg College Louisburg, North Carolina 1814 2011 2014 Hurricanes     Independent

Champions

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Record
Year Champions Conference Overall Bowl result Head coach
1997 Lackawanna 5–0 9–2 L Dixie Rotary Bowl (21–76 vs Dixie (UT)) Mark Duda
1998 Lackawanna 6–0 8–2 N/A Mark Duda
1999 Dean 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 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[d] Mark Duda
2007 Dean 4–1 9–1 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 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 N/A Mark Duda
2024 Lackawanna 2–0 7–3 Mark Duda

Yearly standings

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1997 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Lackawanna $   5 0     9 2  
Hudson Valley   3 2     6 2  
Canton   3 2     6 3  
Alfred State   2 3     6 3  
Morrisville   1 4     4 5  
Cayuga*   0 5     4 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Cayuga forfeited five victories including wins over Morrisville, Alfred State, and Lackawanna
1998 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Lackawanna $   6 0     8 2  
Cayuga   5 1     9 2  
Canton   3 3     5 3  
Hudson Valley   3 3     5 3  
Morrisville*   2 4     4 5  
Alfred State   1 5     4 6  
Dean   1 5     2 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * missing final score of game vs Cornell JV
1999 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Dean +   4 2     7 2  
Canton +   4 2     5 3  
Morrisville +   4 2     6 4  
Cayuga   3 3     6 4  
Lackawanna   3 3     6 5  
Hudson Valley   3 3     4 4  
Alfred State   0 6     3 6  
  • + – Conference co-champions
2000 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Lackawanna $   5 0     10 1  
Hudson Valley   3 2     6 3  
Alfred State   2 3     5 4  
Morrisville   2 3     5 5  
Dean   2 3     4 4  
Canton   1 4     5 4  
  • $ – Conference champion
2001 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Lackawanna $   5 0     10 1  
Erie   4 1     5 1  
Hudson Valley   4 1     6 2  
Morrisville   2 3     4 4  
Canton   2 4     4 4  
Dean   1 4     1 6  
Alfred State   0 6     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
2002 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Morrisville $   5 0     9 2  
Erie   4 1     7 3  
Alfred State   3 3     5 5  
Hudson Valley   2 3     4 5  
Dean   2 3     3 7  
Canton   0 6     0 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
2003 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Erie $   5 1     7 3  
Hudson Valley   4 1     8 2  
Lackawanna   3 1     8 3  
Morrisville   4 2     7 4  
Alfred State   3 4     7 4  
Dean   1 4     2 7  
Canton   0 7     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
2004 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Erie y   7 1     7 4  
Hudson Valley y$   5 2     8 3  
Nassau   5 3     7 3  
Morrisville   4 4     5 4  
Lackawanna   1 2     3 7  
Alfred State   1 6     4 6  
Dean   0 6     1 7  
Championship: Hudson Valley 23, Erie 22
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
2005 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Nassau $   8 1     9 2  
Dean   5 3     6 4  
Hudson Valley   3 4     6 4  
Erie   4 5     5 6  
Morrisville   3 5     5 5  
Lackawanna   1 2     5 3  
Alfred State   2 5     5 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
2006 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Nassau   4 1     8 2  
Erie   4 1     7 2  
Dean   3 2     7 3  
Hudson Valley   3 2     6 3  
Alfred State   1 4     5 5  
Lackawanna*   0 5     1 9  
  • Lackawanna finished the 2006 season 9–1 but had to forfeit their conference championship and eight wins, including their Valley of the Sun win, due to an ineligible player.
2007 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Dean $   4 1     9 1  
Lackawanna   3 2     7 3  
Nassau   3 2     7 3  
Erie   3 2     7 3  
Hudson Valley   2 3     5 5  
Alfred State   0 5     3 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
2008 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Dean $   5 0     10 1  
Nassau   4 1     6 4  
Lackawanna   3 2     7 4  
Erie   2 3     4 6  
Hudson Valley   1 4     3 6  
Alfred State   0 5     4 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
2009 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Dean $   4 1     9 2  
Nassau   3 2     8 2  
Lackawanna   3 2     5 4  
Hudson Valley   2 3     5 5  
Erie   2 3     4 6  
Alfred State   1 4     5 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Hudson Valley forfeited their games against Alfred State and Globe Tech
2010 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Nassau $   6 0     11 0  
Lackawanna   4 2     9 2  
ASA Brooklyn   4 2     7 3  
Dean   3 3     6 4  
Erie   2 4     2 7  
Alfred State   1 5     4 6  
Hudson Valley   1 5     3 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
2011 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Dean $   6 0     8 1  
Nassau   5 1     8 2  
Lackawanna   3 3     7 4  
ASA Brooklyn   3 3     4 4  
Louisburg   3 3     7 3  
Erie   1 5     2 8  
Hudson Valley   0 6     0 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
2012 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
ASA Brooklyn $   5 0     9 1  
Nassau   5 1     9 2  
Dean   4 2     7 3  
Louisburg   3 2     6 3  
Lackawanna   2 4     5 5  
Erie   1 5     2 6  
Hudson Valley   0 6     2 9  
Monroe #       2 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # – Probationary year
2013 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 ASA Brooklyn $   5 0     9 1  
No. 15 Nassau   4 1     9 2  
Monroe   2 3     7 3  
Louisburg   2 3     5 4  
Dean   1 4     6 4  
Lackawanna   1 4     4 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NJCAA poll
2014 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Nassau $   5 0     10 0  
ASA Brooklyn   4 1     6 2  
Dean   2 3     6 4  
Lackawanna   2 3     5 5  
Monroe   2 4     4 5  
Louisburg   0 5     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
2015 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Lackawanna $   4 0     8 2  
ASA Brooklyn   2 2     6 5  
Dean   2 2     6 3  
Monroe   1 3     3 6  
Nassau   1 3     3 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NJCAA poll
2016 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Lackawanna $   2 0     10 1  
Monroe   1 1     7 2  
ASA Brooklyn   0 2     4 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NJCAA poll
2017 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 ASA Brooklyn $   2 0     9 1  
No. 19 Lackawanna   1 1     7 2  
Monroe   0 2     8 2  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NJCAA poll
2018 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Lackawanna $   2 0     11 0  
No. 16 Monroe   1 1     7 2  
ASA Brooklyn   0 2     6 3  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NJCAA poll
2019 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Lackawanna $^   2 0     10 1  
No. 15 ASA Brooklyn   1 1     8 2  
No. 19 Monroe   0 2     8 3  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NJCAA National Championship participant
Rankings from NJCAA poll
2020–21 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Lackawanna   0 0     1 1  
2021 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Monroe $   1 0     10 1  
Lackawanna   0 1     7 3  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2022 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Lackawanna $   2 0     7 3  
Monroe   0 2     3 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll
2023 Northeast Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Lackawanna $   2 0     7 3  
Monroe   0 2     6 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NJCAA Division I poll

References

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  1. ^ "Untitled". Star-Gazette. September 4, 1997. p. 23. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "College Navigator".
  3. ^ Shaw, David L. (January 14, 2000). "Citing high cost, CCC drops football". Syracuse Herald-Journal. p. 99. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Alfred State College to Join Empire 8 as Football Affiliate Member in 2025". Empire 8. October 10, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "NJAC adds 2 members". The News and Cumberland County. March 21, 2007. p. 16. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  6. ^ "Dean College Football to Join MASCAC in 2025". Dean College. October 10, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  7. ^ Monnin, Mary Jo (March 9, 2000). "ECC OKs football for '01, eyes South Campus facility". The Buffalo News. p. 7. Retrieved December 31, 2024.

Notes

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  1. ^ Briefly left the conference in 2002 before rejoining in 2003.
  2. ^ NCAA Division III conference
  3. ^ NCAA Division III conference
  4. ^ Lackawanna forfeited eight wins, including their Valley of the Sun Bowl win, due to an ineligible player.
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