Liberty Football Conference

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The Liberty Football Conference was an NCAA Division III football-only conference that existed from 1985 to 1992. The league a total of nine members, all located in the state of New York.

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Members

InstitutionLocationNicknameFoundedJoinedLeftConference
joined
C.W. Post–Long Island University Brookville, New York Pioneers 195419851992 NCAA Division II independent
Fordham University Bronx, New York Rams 184119851988 NCAA Division I-AA independent
Iona College New Rochelle, New York Gaels 194019851992 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Marist College Poughkeepsie, New York Red Foxes 192919921992 NCAA Division I-AA independent
Pace University New York, New York Setters 190619851992 NCAA Division II independent
St. John's University Queens, New York Redmen 187019851992 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York Patriots 195719881991 Freedom Football Conference
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, New York Mariners 194319851991 Freedom Football Conference
Wagner College Staten Island, New York Seahawks 188319921992 NCAA Division II independent

Champions

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Standings

1985 Liberty Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Merchant Marine $ 5 0 08 3 0
C. W. Post 4 1 07 2 0
Fordham 2 3 06 5 0
St. John's 2 3 05 5 0
Pace 2 3 03 7 0
Iona 0 5 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
1986 Liberty Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Merchant Marine $ 4 1 08 2 0
Fordham 3 1 14 5 1
St. John's 3 2 06 4 0
Pace 2 2 15 4 1
C. W. Post 2 3 02 7 0
Iona 0 5 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
1987 Liberty Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Fordham $ 5 0 09 1 0
Merchant Marine 3 2 04 5 0
Iona 2 3 05 4 0
St. John's 2 3 05 5 0
C. W. Post 2 3 02 8 0
Pace 1 4 03 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
1988 Liberty Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Fordham + 5 1 09 2 0
C. W. Post + 5 1 05 5 0
Stony Brook 4 2 05 4 0
St. John's 3 3 05 5 0
Iona 2 4 03 6 0
Pace 1 5 03 7 0
Merchant Marine 1 5 02 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
1989 Liberty Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
St. John's $ 5 0 09 1 0
Iona 4 1 08 2 0
Merchant Marine 2 3 05 4 0
C. W. Post 2 3 05 5 0
Stony Brook 1 4 03 7 0
Pace 1 4 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
1990 Liberty Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
C. W. Post $ 5 0 07 3 0
Merchant Marine 4 1 06 3 0
St. John's 3 2 05 5 0
Iona 2 3 05 5 0
Stony Brook 1 4 01 8 0
Pace 0 5 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
1991 Liberty Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
St. John's $ 4 1 06 4 0
Iona 3 1 17 2 1
C. W. Post 3 2 04 6 0
Stony Brook 2 3 06 4 0
Merchant Marine 1 3 12 6 1
Pace 1 4 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
1992 Liberty Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wagner $ 5 0 08 2 0
St. John's 3 2 05 5 0
C. W. Post 2 2 16 3 1
Marist 2 2 14 5 1
Iona 2 3 05 5 0
Pace 0 5 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

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References

  1. Liberty Football Conference Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 23, 2015.