Eastern Football Conference (1965–1974)

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The Eastern Football Conference was an NCAA intercollegiate athletic football conference that existed from 1965 to 1974. The league's membership was centered in the Northeastern United States. [1] A separate NCAA Division II conference with the same name existed from 1997 to 2000.

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Members

TeamLocationJoinedLast seasonConference joined
Bridgeport Purple Knights Bridgeport, Connecticut 19651971 NCAA College Division independent
Central Connecticut Blue Devils New Britain, Connecticut 19651974 NCAA Division II independent
Glassboro State Profs Glassboro, New Jersey 19651974 New Jersey State Athletic Conference
Monclair State Indians Montclair, New Jersey 19651974New Jersey State Athletic Conference
Southern Connecticut State Owls New Haven, Connecticut 19651974NCAA Division II independent
Trenton State Lions Trenton, New Jersey 19651968New Jersey State Athletic Conference

Champions

Yearly standings

1965 Eastern Football Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southern Connecticut State $ 5 0 07 3 0
Central Connecticut State 3 1 07 1 0
Montclair State 3 1 04 4 0
Bridgeport 1 3 03 6 0
Trenton State 1 4 01 8 0
Glassboro State 0 4 00 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
1966 Eastern Football Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southern Connecticut State $ 4 1 06 3 0
Bridgeport 3 1 07 3 0
Central Connecticut State 3 2 07 2 0
Trenton State 3 2 04 4 0
Montclair State 1 4 03 5 0
Glassboro State 0 4 01 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
1967 Eastern Football Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Connecticut State + 4 1 07 1 0
Southern Connecticut State + 4 1 06 3 0
Bridgeport 2 2 02 6 0
Montclair State 2 3 04 5 0
Glassboro State 1 3 03 5 0
Trenton State 1 4 02 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
1968 Eastern Football Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southern Connecticut State $ 4 0 14 4 1
Central Connecticut State 3 2 06 2 1
Bridgeport 3 2 04 5 0
Trenton State 2 2 15 2 1
Glassboro State 1 4 02 6 0
Montclair State 1 4 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
1969 Eastern Football Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bridgeport $ 4 0 08 2 0
Montclair State 3 1 08 2 0
Glassboro State 2 2 05 3 0
Central Connecticut State 1 3 05 4 0
Southern Connecticut State 0 4 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
1970 Eastern Football Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Montclair State + 3 1 09 1 0
Southern Connecticut State + 3 1 05 3 1
Central Connecticut State 2 1 15 3 1
Bridgeport 1 3 04 6 0
Glassboro State 0 3 13 4 1
  • + Conference co-champions
1971 Eastern Football Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bridgeport $ 4 0 010 1 0
Montclair State 3 1 07 2 0
Southern Connecticut State 2 2 05 4 0
Central Connecticut State 1 3 07 3 0
Glassboro State 0 4 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
1972 Eastern Football Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Glassboro State + 2 1 07 2 0
Central Connecticut State + 2 1 05 5 0
Montclair State 1 2 06 4 0
Southern Connecticut State 1 2 04 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
1973 Eastern Football Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Connecticut State $ 3 0 09 1 0
Southern Connecticut State 2 1 06 4 0
Montclair State 1 2 06 4 0
Glassboro State 0 3 04 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
1974 Eastern Football Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Connecticut State $ 3 0 04 5 1
Glassboro State 2 1 06 3 1
Montclair State 1 2 06 3 1
Southern Connecticut State 0 3 04 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

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References

  1. Eastern Football Conference (1965-1974) Archived 2015-09-07 at the Wayback Machine , College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 23, 2015.