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{{Infobox sports league
| name         = Atlantic Central Football Conference
| founded      = 1997
| dissolved    = 2010
| conference   = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| division     = [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]]
| teams        = 4
| sports       = 1 (football)
| mens         = 1
| womens       = 0
| region       = [[Mid-Atlantic states|Mid-Atlantic]]
| headquarters = [[Newport News, Virginia]]
| commissioner = [[Stephen Bamford]]
| map          = ACFC-USA-states.png
| map_size     = 250
}}
The '''Atlantic Central Football Conference''' ('''ACFC''') was a [[college athletic conference]] which competed in [[American football|football]] only in the [[NCAA Division III]]. Its member teams were located in [[Delaware]], [[Maryland]] and [[Virginia]]. The conference disbanded following the 2010 season.

==Member schools==
===Final members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Institution
!Location
!Nickname
!Founded
!Type
!Enrollment
!Joined
!Left
!Current<br>conference<br>(football)
!Primary<br>conference
|-
|'''[[Frostburg State University]]'''
|[[Frostburg, Maryland]]
|[[Frostburg State Bobcats|Bobcats]]
|1898
|Public{{efn|group=final|name=USM|Part of the [[University System of Maryland]].}}
|6,133
|1998
|2010
|colspan=2|[[Mountain East Conference|Mountain East (MEC)]]{{efn|group=final|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|-
|'''[[Salisbury University]]'''
|[[Salisbury, Maryland]]
|[[Salisbury Sea Gulls|Sea Gulls]]
|1925
|Public{{efn|group=final|name=USM}}
|8,606
|1998
|2010
|[[New Jersey Athletic Conference|New Jersey (NJAC)]]
|[[Coast to Coast Athletic Conference|Coast to Coast (C2C)]]
|-
|'''[[The Apprentice School]]'''{{efn|group=final|The Apprentice School is not a college or university, and is not associated with either the NCAA or the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]]. However, ever since the school was founded in 1919 it has fielded athletic teams (including football) that compete against small college NCAA/NAIA teams.}}
|[[Newport News, Virginia]]
|[[The Apprentice Builders|Builders]]
|1919
|Private
|725
|2001
|2010
|unaffiliated
|New South Athletic Conference (NSAC){{efn|group=final|name=USCAA|Currently a [[United States Collegiate Athletic Association|USCAA]] athletic conference.}}
|-
|'''[[Wesley College (Delaware)|Wesley College]]'''
|[[Dover, Delaware]]
|[[Wesley Wolverines football|Wolverines]]
|1873
|[[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]]
|2,400
|1998
|2010
|colspan=2|N/A{{efn|group=final|Wesley was acquired by [[Delaware State University]] in 2021.}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=final}}

===Former members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Institution
!Location
!Nickname
!Founded
!Type
!Enrollment
!Joined
!Left
!Current<br>conference<br>(football)
!Primary<br>conference
|-
|'''[[Buffalo State College]]'''
|[[Buffalo, New York]]
|[[Buffalo State Bengals football|Bengals]]
|1871
|Public{{efn|group=former|name=SUNY|Part of the [[State University of New York]] System.}}
|11,659
|2004
|2005
|[[Liberty League|Liberty (LL)]]
|[[State University of New York Athletic Conference|S.U. New York (SUNYAC)]]
|-
|'''{{sort|Brockport State|[[State University of New York at Brockport]]}}'''
|[[Brockport, New York]]
|[[Brockport Golden Eagles football|Golden Eagles]]
|1867
|Public{{efn|group=former|name=SUNY}}
|8,275
|2004
|2007
|colspan=2|[[Empire 8|Empire 8 (E8)]]
|-
|'''[[Chowan University]]'''
|[[Murfreesboro, North Carolina]]
|[[Chowan Hawks football|Hawks]]
|1848
|[[Baptist State Convention of North Carolina|Baptist]]
|1,260
|1998
|2000
|colspan=2|[[Conference Carolinas|Carolinas (CC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|-
|'''[[Ferrum College]]'''
|[[Ferrum, Virginia]]
|[[Ferrum Panthers football|Panthers]]
|1913
|[[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]]
|1,100
|1998
|2000
|colspan=2|[[Conference Carolinas|Carolinas (CC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2}}
|-
|'''[[Greensboro College]]'''
|[[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
|[[Greensboro Pride football|Pride]]
|1838
|United Methodist
|1,233
|1999
|2000
|colspan=2|[[USA South Athletic Conference|USA South]]
|-
|'''[[Methodist University]]'''
|[[Fayetteville, North Carolina]]
|[[Methodist Monarchs football|Monarchs]]
|1956
|United Methodist
|2,215
|1998
|2000
|colspan=2|[[USA South Athletic Conference|USA South]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

==Championship teams==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! School
! Overall record
! Conference record
|-
| 1998
| [[Wesley Wolverines football|Wesley]]
| 7–3
| 3–0
|-
| 1999
| [[Frostburg State Bobcats football|Frostburg State]]
| 8–3
| 5–1
|-
| 2000
| rowspan="2"|Wesley
| 8–2
| 6–0
|-
| 2001
| 7–3
| 3–0
|-
| 2002
| rowspan="2"|Frostburg State
| 6–5
| 3–0
|-
| 2003
| 4–5
| 3–0
|-
| 2004
| [[Salisbury Sea Gulls football|Salisbury]]
| 10–1
| 5–0
|-
| 2005
| rowspan="6"|Wesley
| 12–2
| 4–1
|-
| 2006
| 13–1
| 4–0
|-
| 2007
| 12–2
| 4–0
|-
| 2008
| 9–2
| 3–0
|-
| 2009
| 13–1
| 3–0
|-
| 2010
| 12–1
| 3–0
|}

==Individual records==
''Note: ACFC records are incomplete. Various sources have been used to attempt to complete the records, including individual schools' websites.''

===Offensive===

*'''Scoring'''
Game: 30 (tied) - DeNelle Hale, Frostburg vs. Apprentice, 10/27/2001 <br> and Leroy Satchell, Salisbury vs. Buffalo State, 10/15/2005 <br> Season: 11.3 points/game (102 points) - Fred Edwards, Wesley, 2001

*'''Scoring TDs'''
Game: 5 (tied) - DeNelle Hale, Frostburg vs. Apprentice, 10/27/2001 <br> and Leroy Satchell, Salisbury vs. Buffalo State, 10/15/2005 <br> Season: 19 – Fred Edwards, Wesley, 2001

*'''Rushing'''
Game: 282 - Kevin Nelson, Wesley vs. Chowan, 11/6/2004 <br> Yards/Game: 157.9 - Kevin Nelson, Wesley, 2004 <br> Season: 1,579 yards - Kevin Nelson, Wesley, 2004

*'''Rushing Attempts'''
Game: 39 - Brandon Walker, Frostburg State vs. Methodist, 11/14/1998 <br> Season: 273 – Brandon Walker, Frostburg State, 1998

*'''Rushing TDs'''
Game: 5 - DeNelle Hale, Frostburg vs. Apprentice, 10/27/2001 <br> and Leroy Satchell, Salisbury vs. Buffalo State, 10/15/2005 <br> Season: 19 - Fred Edwards, Wesley, 2001

*'''Passing Yards'''
Game: 476 - Jason Visconti, Wesley vs. Rowan, 9/8/2001 <br> Yards/Game: 333.6 - Jason Visconti, Wesley, 2001 <br> Season: 3,710 yards - Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2005

*'''Passing Attempts'''
Game: 65 - Grant Burrough, Frostburg State vs. [[Catholic University Cardinals football|Catholic]], 10/19/2002 <br> Season: 421 - Grant Burrough, Frostburg State, 2002 and <br> Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2005 <br> Career: 1,334 - Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2003–06

*'''Passing Completions'''
Game: 35 (tied) - Grant Burrough, Frostburg State vs. Catholic, 10/19/2002 and Grant Burrough, Frostburg State vs. [[Waynesburg Yellow Jackets football|Waynesburg]], 11/9/2002 <br> Season: 239 - Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2005 <br> Career: 737 - Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2003–06

*'''Pass Efficiency Rating'''
Season: 163.7 - Jason Visconti, Wesley, 2001

*'''Passing TD'''
Game: 6 - Jason Visconti, Wesley vs. Apprentice, 10/14/2000 <br> Jason Visconti, Wesley vs. Apprentice, 10/13/2001 <br> Jason Visconti, Wesley vs. Chowan, 11/3/2001 <br> Season: 37 - Jason Visconti, Wesley, 2001 and <br> Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2005 <br> Career: 100 - Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2003–2006

*'''Total Offense'''
Game: 464 yards - Jason Visconti, Wesley vs. Rowan, 9/8/2001 <br> Yards/Game: 321.5 - Jason Visconti, Wesley, 2001 <br> Season: 3,655 yards - Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2005

*'''Receptions'''
Game: 16 - Greg Cooper, Frostburg State vs. SUNY Brockport, 10/16/1999 <br> Season: 77 - Marcus Lee, Wesley, 2005 <br> Season Average: 6.27 - Greg Cooper, Frostburg State, 1999

*'''Receiving Yards'''
Game: 248 - Anthony Young, Frostburg State vs. Apprentice, 11/6/2010<br> Season: 1,304 - Mike Clarke, Wesley, 2006 <br> Season Average: 100.4 - William Ray, Methodist, 1998

*'''Receiving TDs'''
Game: 4 - [[Larry Beavers]], Wesley vs. [[Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders football|Mary Hardin–Baylor]], 11/26/2005 and <br> Mike Clarke, Wesley vs. Dickinson, 11/18/2006 <br> Season: 20 - Ellis Krout, Wesley, 2009

*'''All-Purpose Yards'''
Game: 282 - Kevin Nelson, Wesley vs. Chowan, 11/6/2004 <br> Yards per Game: 189.2 - Brian Wise, SUNY Brockport, 2005 <br> Season: 1,892 - Brian Wise, SUNY Brockport, 2005

*'''Longest Rushing Play'''
99 yards - Reggie Boyce, Salisbury vs. Chowan, 10/7/2000

*'''Longest Pass Play'''
93 yards - Grant Burrough to Anthony Long, Frostburg State vs. Waynesburg, 11/9/2002

*'''Passes Intercepted'''
Game: 6 - Jason Tipton, Apprentice vs. Salisbury, 10/20/2001 <br> Season: 17 - Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2005

===Defensive===

*'''Interceptions'''
Game: 3 - multiple <br> Season: 8 - Antwain Haskins, Chowan, 1998

*'''Interceptions per game'''
Season: 0.80 - Antwain Haskins, Chowan, 1998

*'''Interception Return Yards'''
Game: 100 - Duane Manson, Wesley vs. [[Stonehill Skyhawks football|Stonehill]], 11/7/1998 <br> Season: 204 - Duane Manson, Wesley, 1998 <br> Longest Interception Return: 100 yards - Duane Manson, Wesley vs. Stonehill, 11/7/1998

*'''Sacks'''
Game: 5 - Tone Dancy, Ferrum at Chowan 10/14/2000 <br> Season: 14 - Tone Dancy, Ferrum, 2000

===Special teams===

*'''Scoring (Kicking) Season'''
Game: 16 points - Jarred Boehner, Frostburg State vs. Wesley, 10/11/2003 (4–4 PAT, 4–4 FG) <br> Season: 7.1 points/game (99 points/14 games) - Christian Cattanea, Wesley, 2006

*'''Field Goal Attempts'''
Game: 5 (tied) - Chris Carlton, Wesley vs. Frostburg State, 10/9/2004 and Mark Sedlock, Frostburg State vs. [[Westminster Titans football|Westminster]], 10/29/2005 <br> Season: 18 (tied) - Brock Boland, Salisbury, 2004 and Mark Sedlock, Frostburg State, 2005

*'''Field Goals'''
Game: 4 - Jarred Boehner, Frostburg State at Wesley, 10/11/2003 <br> Season: 1.44 field goal/game - Paul Jacko, Salisbury, 2001

*'''Field Goal Pct.'''
Season: 88.9% (8-9) - Joe Cavaleri, Ferrum, 2000

*'''Longest Field Goal'''
49 yards - Adam Lanctot, SUNY Brockport vs. [[TCNJ Lions football|TCNJ]], 11/5/2005

*'''PAT Made'''
Game: 10 - Brock Boland, Salisbury vs. Apprentice, 10/1/2005 <br> Season: 64 - Chris Carlton, Wesley, 2005

*'''PAT Attempts'''
Game: 10 - Brock Boland, Salisbury vs. Apprentice, 10/1/2005 <br> Season: 70 - Chris Carlton, Wesley, 2005

*'''PAT Kicking Pct.''' (2 attempts/game)
Game: 100% multiple, most 10–10 by Brock Boland, Salisbury vs. Apprentice, 10/1/2005 <br> Season: 95.8% (23–24) (tied) - Mark Sedlock, Frostburg State, 2005 and Adam Lanctot, SUNY Brockport, 2005

*'''Punts'''
Game: 11 (tied) - Matt Henne, Chowan vs. [[Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets football|Randolph–Macon]], 9/26/1998 and Richard Harr, Ferrum vs. [[Emory and Henry Wasps football|Emory & Henry]], 10/31/1998 <br> Season: 71 - Tim Loss, Frostburg State, 2000

*'''Punting Yards'''
Game: 467 - Richard Harr, Ferrum vs. Emory & Henry, 10/31/1998 <br> Season: 40.9 avg. - Richard Harr, Ferrum, 1998

*'''Longest Punt'''
76 yards - Tom Vanik, Frostburg State vs. Montclair State, 9/17/2005

*'''Punt Returns'''
Game: 6 - multiple <br> Season: 29 - Darrien Tucker, Methodist, 1998

*'''Punt Return Yards'''
Game: 159 - Curtis Gore, Wesley vs. Husson, 10/25/2003 <br> Season: 513 - Curtis Gore, Wesley, 2003

*'''Punt Return Average'''
Season: 18.3 yards/return - Curtis Gore, Wesley, 2003

*'''Longest Punt Return'''
95 yards - Curtis Gore, Wesley vs. Husson, 10/25/2003

*'''Kickoff Returns'''
Game: 6 - multiple <br> Season: 33 - Albert Adderly, Methodist, 1999

*'''Kickoff Return Yards'''
Game: 194 - Trae Hille, Apprentice School vs. Wesley, 10/12/2001 <br> Season: 845 - Byron Westbrook, Salisbury, 2005

*'''Kickoff Return Average'''
Season: 39.2 yards/return - Tony Hill, Salisbury State, 1998

*'''Longest Kickoff Return'''
97 yards (tied) - Kodi Smith, Ferrum vs. Greensboro, 9/19/1998 and Tony Hill, Salisbury State vs. William Paterson, 11/13/1998

==Team records==
''NOTE: ACFC records are incomplete. Various sources have been used to attempt to complete the records, including individual schools' websites.''

*'''Longest Winning Streak'''
13 games - Wesley (twice), 9/2/2006 to 12/9/2006 and 9/5/2009 to 12/5/2009

*'''Longest Losing Streak'''
9 games - Apprentice, 9/26/2009 to 9/11/2010

*'''Scoring Offense'''
Game: 77 - Salisbury vs. Apprentice, 10/1/2005 <br> Season: 581 points - Wesley, 2005 <br> Season Average: 44.5 points/game - Wesley, 2001

*'''Scoring Defense'''
Game: 0 points allowed, by multiple teams <br> Season: 7.7 points/game allowed - Ferrum, 2000

*'''Pass Offense'''
Game: 476 - Wesley vs. Rowan, 9/8/2001 <br> Season: 336.9 yards/game - Wesley, 2001

*'''Pass Defense'''
Game: 1 yard allowed - Wesley vs. Madison, 9/12/1998 <br> Season: 84.7 yards/game - Ferrum, 2000

*'''Rushing Offense'''
Game: 477 yards (tied) - Salisbury vs. Greensboro, 9/23/2000 and Salisbury vs. Methodist, 9/21/2002 <br> Season: 330.4 yards/game - Salisbury, 2005

*'''Rushing Defense'''
Game: -41 yards - Wesley vs. Averett, 9/10/2005 <br> Season: 80.8 yards/game allowed - Ferrum, 2000

*'''Total Offense'''
Game: 643 yards - Wesley vs. Salisbury, 10/29/2005 <br> Season: 485.5 yards/game (4,855 yards) - Wesley, 2001

*'''Total Defense'''
Game: -29 yards - Wesley vs. Madison, 9/12/1998 <br> Season: 165.5 yards allowed - Ferrum, 2000

*'''3rd-Down Conversions'''
Season: .440 (84–191) - Wesley, 2005

*'''4th-Down Conversions'''
Season: .842 (16–18) - Ferrum, 1999

*'''Sacks For'''
Season: 39 - Wesley, 2005

*'''Sacks Against'''
Season: 7 - Methodist, 2000

*'''Field Goals'''
Season: .800 (12–15) - Wesley, 2006

*'''PAT Kicking'''
Season: .931 (27–29) - Salisbury, 2001

*'''Kickoff Returns'''
Game: 10 (tied) - Apprentice School vs. Salisbury, 10/1/2005 and Buffalo State vs. Salisbury, 10/15/2005 <br> Season: 25.6 yards/return - Wesley, 1998

*'''Punting Yards'''
Game: 467 - Ferrum vs. Emory & Henry, 10/31/1998 <br> Season: 39.1 yards/punt - Apprentice School, 2005

*'''Turnover Margin'''
Season: 1.5 avg - Wesley, 2001

*'''Punt Returns'''
Season: 18.7 yards/return - Wesley, 2003

*'''Pass Efficiency'''
Season: 154.93 rating - Wesley, 2001

*'''Pass Efficiency Defense'''
Season: 64.46 rating - Ferrum, 2000

*'''First Downs'''
Game: 35 - Wesley vs. Chowan, 11/3/2001 <br> Season: 285 - Wesley, 2005

*'''Fewest First Downs Allowed'''
Game: 4 allowed - Ferrum vs. Averett, 9/2/2000 <br> Season: 89 - Ferrum, 2000

*'''Penalties (fewest)'''
Season: 36 - Apprentice, 2003 (309 yards)

==Yearly standings==
{| cellpadding="5"
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1998 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2000 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2001 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2002 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2003 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2004 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2005 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2006 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2007 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2008 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2009 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2010 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings}}
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Offensive Player of the Year
! Defensive Player of the Year
! Rookie of the Year
! Special Teams Player of the Year
! Coach of the Year
|-
| 1998
| Brandon Walker, Frostburg St.
| J.C. Harmon, Ferrum
| Tony Ellis, Salisbury St.
| rowspan="5"| –
| [[Mike Drass]], Wesley
|-
| 1999
| Myron Dent, Salisbury St. &<br> Greg Cooper, Frostburg St.
| Andre Summers, Wesley
| Phil Hairston, Ferrum
| [[Ed Sweeney (American football)|Ed Sweeney]], Frostburg St.
|-
| 2000
| rowspan="2"|Jason Visconti, Wesley
| Tone Dancy, Ferrum & <br> Andre Summers, Wesley
| John Boyter, Chowan & <br> Mac Mollett, Salisbury St.
| rowspan="2"|Mike Drass, Wesley
|-
| 2001
| George O'Brien, Frostburg St.
| Milo Austin, Salisbury
|-
| 2002
| Grant Burrough, Frostburg St.
| Mike Simpson, Wesley
| Dustin Johnson, Salisbury
| [[Rubin Stevenson]], Frostburg St.
|-
| 2003
| Grant Burrough, Frostburg St.
| Kevin Culbert, Frostburg St. & <br> Brad DeHaven, Salisbury
| Omar Muhammad, Wesley
| Rick Nistler, Salisbury
| [[Sherman Wood]], Salisbury & <br> Rubin Stevenson, Frostburg St.
|-
| 2004
| Leroy Satchell, Salisbury
| Brad DeHaven, Salisbury
| Jon Lanouette, Wesley
| Brock Boland, Salisbury & <br> Ricky Doles, Apprentice
| Sherman Wood, Salisbury
|-
| 2005
| rowspan="2"|Chris Warrick, Wesley
| Kevin Culbert, Frostburg St.
| Zack Luke, Brockport St.
| Brock Boland, Salisbury
| Mike Drass, Wesley
|-
| 2006
| rowspan="2"|Bryan Robinson, Wesley
| Aaron Jackson, Wesley
| Christian Cattanea, Wesley
| [[Phil Janaro]], Apprentice School
|-
| 2007
| Travis Reid, Apprentice School
| Collin Blugis, Wesley
| rowspan="2"|Larry Beavers, Wesley
| rowspan="2"|Mike Drass, Wesley
|-
| 2008
| Shane McSweeney, Wesley
| Sean Matthews, Wesley
| Mana Ohia, Apprentice School
|}

==See also==
* [[List of defunct college football conferences]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20060422042405/http://www.acfcfootball.com/}}

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