Northeast Football Conference

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Northeastern Football Conference
Association NJCAA
Region Northeast

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

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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. [1]

Member schools

Current members

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

InstitutionLocationFoundedJoinedEnrollment
(fall 2022) [2] 		Endowment
(millions)		NicknameColors
Lackawanna College Scranton, Pennsylvania 18941997 [a] 2,043$10 Falcons   
Monroe University New York City 193320127,924— Mustangs   

Membership map

Northeast Football Conference Members
Northeast Football Conference
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Former members

InstitutionLocationEstablishmentJoined NFCLeft NFCNicknameColorsCurrent football conference
Cayuga Community College Auburn, New York 195319971999 Spartans   Disbanded [3]
State University of New York at Canton Canton, New York 190619972003 Roos   Disbanded
Alfred State College Alfred, New York 190819972010 Pioneers     Empire 8 (D3) [b] [4]
State University of New York at Morrisville Morrisville, New York 190819972005 [5] Mustangs     Empire 8 (D3)
Hudson Valley Community College Troy, New York 195319972012 Vikings   Independent
Dean College Franklin, Massachusetts 186519982015 Bulldogs       MASCAC (D3) [c] [6]
SUNY Erie Williamsville, New York 19462001 [7] 2012 Kats   Independent
Nassau Community College Uniondale, New York 195920042015 Lions   Independent
ASA College New York City, New York 198520102019 Avengers   Disbanded
Louisburg College Louisburg, North Carolina 181420112014 Hurricanes   Independent

Champions

Record
YearChampionsConferenceOverallBowl resultHead coach
1997 Lackawanna 5–09–2L Dixie Rotary Bowl (21–76 vs Dixie (UT)) Mark Duda
1998 Lackawanna 6–08–2N/A Mark Duda
1999 Dean 4–27–2 Jack Charney
Canton 5–3 Lou Saban
Morrisville 6–4 Terry Dow
2000 Lackawanna 5–010–1L Golden Isles Bowl Mark Duda
2001 Lackawanna 5–010–1L Real Dairy Bowl Mark Duda
2002 Morrisville 5–19–2N/A Terry Dow
2003 Hudson Valley 6–08–1 Bob Jojo
2004 Hudson Valley 6–28–3 Bob Jojo
2005 Nassau 8–09–2
2006 Lackawanna 5–09–1W Valley of the Sun Bowl [d] Mark Duda
2007 Dean 4–19–1N/A Todd Vasey
2008 Dean 5–010–1 Todd Vasey
2009 Dean 4–19–2 Todd Vasey
2010 Nassau Mark Campbell
2011 Dean 6–08–1 Todd Vasey
2012 ASA Brooklyn 5–09–1 Dennis Orlando
2013 ASA Brooklyn 5–09–1 Dennis Orlando
2014 Nassau 5–010–1 Joe Osovet
2015 Lackawanna 4–08–2 Mark Duda
2016 Lackawanna 2–010–1W Valley of the Sun Bowl Mark Duda
2017 ASA Brooklyn 2–09–1N/A Joe Osovet
2018 Lackawanna 2–011–0W El Toro Bowl Mark Duda
2019 Lackawanna 2–010–1L NJCAA National Championship Mark Duda
2020–21 N/A, Monroe did not participate in the fall season due to COVID-19.
2021 Monroe 1–010–1L Graphic Edge Bowl Terry Karg
2022 Lackawanna 2–07–3L HF Sinclair Wool Bowl Mark Duda
2023 Lackawanna 2–07–3N/A Mark Duda
2024 Lackawanna 2–07–3 Mark Duda

Yearly standings

1997 Northeast Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Lackawanna  0 –0   1 –1  
2021 Northeast Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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
ConfOverall
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

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Notes

  1. ↑ Briefly left the conference in 2002 before rejoining in 2003.
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