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{{Infobox sports league
| name            = Northeastern Football Conference
| title           = 
| logo_size       = 
| association     = [[National Junior College Athletic Association|NJCAA]]
| region          = [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]]
}}

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

==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]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 4, 1997 |title=Untitled |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-gazette-untitled/161983000/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |work=Star-Gazette |pages=23}}</ref>

==Member schools==
===Current members===
The NFC consists of two member institutions located in the U.S. states of [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[Pennsylvania]].

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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Institution !! Location !! Founded !! Joined !! Enrollment<br /><small>(fall 2022)</small><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/|title=College Navigator}}</ref>!! Endowment<br /><small>(millions)</small>
! Nickname !!class="unsortable"|Colors
|-
! scope="row" | [[Lackawanna College]]
| [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]
| 1894
| 1997{{Efn|Briefly left the conference in 2002 before rejoining in 2003.}}
| 2,043
| $10
| [[Lackawanna Falcons football|Falcons]]
| {{color box|041E42}} {{color box|gray}}<!-- Navy Blue and Grey -->
|-
! scope="row" | [[Monroe University]]
| [[New York City]]
| 1933
| 2012
| 7,924
| {{N/A}}
| [[Monroe Mustangs football|Mustangs]]
| {{color box|#4488DD}} {{color box|#FFCC33}}<!-- Blue and Gold -->
|}

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===Membership map===
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===Former members===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Institution
!Location
!Establishment
!Joined NFC
!Left NFC
!Nickname
!class="unsortable"|Colors
!Current football conference
|-
| '''[[Cayuga Community College]]'''
| [[Auburn, New York]]
| 1953
| 1997
| 1999
| [[Cayuga Spartans football|Spartans]]
| {{color box|white}} {{color box|red}}
| Disbanded<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shaw |first=David L. |date=January 14, 2000 |title=Citing high cost, CCC drops football |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/syracuse-herald-journal-citing-high-cost/161982493/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |work=Syracuse Herald-Journal |pages=99}}</ref>
|-
|'''[[State University of New York at Canton]]'''
|[[Canton, New York]]
|1906
|1997
|2003
|[[Canton Roos football|Roos]]
|{{color box|#002D72}} {{color box|#009A44}}
|Disbanded
|-
| '''[[Alfred State College]]'''
| [[Alfred, New York]]
| 1908
| 1997
| 2010
| [[Alfred State Pioneers football|Pioneers]]
| {{college color boxes|Alfred State Pioneers}}
| [[Empire 8]] (D3){{Efn|[[NCAA Division III]] conference}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 10, 2023 |title=Alfred State College to Join Empire 8 as Football Affiliate Member in 2025 |url=https://empire8.com/news/2023/10/10/alfred-state-college-to-join-empire-8-as-football-affiliate-member-in-2025.aspx |access-date=December 31, 2024 |work=Empire 8}}</ref>
|-
|'''[[State University of New York at Morrisville]]'''
|[[Morrisville, New York]]
|1908
|1997
|2005<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 21, 2007 |title=NJAC adds 2 members |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-of-cumberland-county-njac-adds/161988644/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |work=The News and Cumberland County |pages=16}}</ref>
|[[Morrisville Mustangs football|Mustangs]]
|{{college color boxes|Morrisville Mustangs}}
|[[Empire 8]] (D3)
|-
|'''[[Hudson Valley Community College]]'''
|[[Troy, New York]]
|1953
|1997
|2012
|[[Hudson Valley Vikings football|Vikings]]
|{{color box|#00492C}} {{color box|white}}
|Independent
|-
|'''[[Dean College]]'''
|[[Franklin, Massachusetts]]
|1865
|1998
|2015
|[[Dean Bulldogs football|Bulldogs]]
|{{college color boxes|Dean Bulldogs}}
|[[Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference|MASCAC]] (D3){{Efn|[[NCAA Division III]] conference}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 10, 2023 |title=Dean College Football to Join MASCAC in 2025 |url=https://deanbulldogs.com/news/2023/10/10/dean-college-football-to-join-mascac.aspx |access-date=December 31, 2024 |work=Dean College}}</ref>
|-
|'''[[SUNY Erie]]'''
|[[Williamsville, New York]]
|1946
|2001<ref>{{Cite news |last=Monnin |first=Mary Jo |date=March 9, 2000 |title=ECC OKs football for '01, eyes South Campus facility |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-ecc-oks-football-for-0/161988951/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |work=The Buffalo News |pages=7}}</ref>
|2012
|[[Erie Kats football|Kats]]
|{{color box|red}} {{color box|black}}
|Independent
|-
|'''[[Nassau Community College]]'''
|[[Uniondale, New York]]
|1959
|2004
|2015
|[[Nassau Lions football|Lions]]
|{{color box|#02014B}} {{color box|#EE7F1F}}
|Independent
|-
|'''[[ASA College]]'''
|[[New York City|New York City, New York]]
|1985
|2010
|2019
|[[ASA Brooklyn Avengers football|Avengers]]
|{{color box|#5209A9}} {{color box|black}}
|Disbanded
|-
|'''[[Louisburg College]]'''
|[[Louisburg, North Carolina]]
|1814
|2011
|2014
|[[Louisburg Hurricanes football|Hurricanes]]
|{{color box|#E0361C}} {{color box|#05446B}}
|Independent
|}

==Champions==
{| class="wikitable sortable"; margin:1em auto; font-size:95%"
! colspan="2" |
! colspan="2" |Record
!
!
|-
!Year
!Champion(s)
! style="width:12%;" |Conference
! style="width:12%;" |Overall
!Bowl result
!Head coach
|-
|[[1997 junior college football season|1997]]
|[[Lackawanna Falcons football|Lackawanna]]
|5–0
|9–2
|'''L''' [[Dixie Rotary Bowl]]
|[[Mark Duda]]
|-
|[[1998 junior college football season|1998]]
|[[Lackawanna Falcons football|Lackawanna]]
|6–0
|8–2
| rowspan="4" |N/A
|[[Mark Duda]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1999 junior college football season|1999]]
|[[Dean Bulldogs football|Dean]]
| rowspan="3" |4–2
|7–2
|[[Jack Charney]]
|-
|[[Canton Roos football|Canton]]
|5–3
|[[Lou Saban]]
|-
|[[Morrisville Mustangs football|Morrisville]]
|6–4
|[[Terry Dow]]
|-
|[[2000 junior college football season|2000]]
|[[Lackawanna Falcons football|Lackawanna]]
|5–0
|10–1
|'''L''' Golden Isles Bowl
|[[Mark Duda]]
|-
|[[2001 junior college football season|2001]]
|[[Lackawanna Falcons football|Lackawanna]]
|5–0
|10–1
|'''L''' Real Dairy Bowl
|[[Mark Duda]]
|-
|[[2002 junior college football season|2002]]
|[[Morrisville Mustangs football|Morrisville]]
|5–1
|9–2
| rowspan="4" |N/A
|[[Terry Dow]]
|-
|[[2003 junior college football season|2003]]
|[[Hudson Valley Vikings football|Hudson Valley]]
|6–0
|8–1
|[[Bob Jojo]]
|-
|[[2004 junior college football season|2004]]
|[[Hudson Valley Vikings football|Hudson Valley]]
|6–2
|8–3
|[[Bob Jojo]]
|-
|[[2005 junior college football season|2005]]
|[[Nassau Lions football|Nassau]]
|8–0
|9–2
|
|-
|[[2006 junior college football season|2006]]
|[[Lackawanna Falcons football|Lackawanna]]
|5–0
|9–1
|'''W''' [[Valley of the Sun Bowl]]{{Efn|Lackawanna forfeited eight wins, including their Valley of the Sun Bowl win, due to an ineligible player.}}
|[[Mark Duda]]
|-
|[[2007 junior college football season|2007]]
|[[Dean Bulldogs football|Dean]]
|4–1
|9–1
| rowspan="9" |N/A
|[[Todd Vasey]]
|-
|[[2008 junior college football season|2008]]
|[[Dean Bulldogs football|Dean]]
|5–0
|10–1
|[[Todd Vasey]]
|-
|[[2009 junior college football season|2009]]
|[[Dean Bulldogs football|Dean]]
|4–1
|9–2
|[[Todd Vasey]]
|-
|[[2010 junior college football season|2010]]
|[[Nassau Lions football|Nassau]]
|
|
|[[Mark Campbell (American football coach)|Mark Campbell]]
|-
|[[2011 junior college football season|2011]]
|[[Dean Bulldogs football|Dean]]
|6–0
|8–1
|[[Todd Vasey]]
|-
|[[2012 junior college football season|2012]]
|[[ASA Brooklyn Avengers football|ASA Brooklyn]]
|5–0
|9–1
|[[Dennis Orlando]]
|-
|[[2013 junior college football season|2013]]
|[[ASA Brooklyn Avengers football|ASA Brooklyn]]
|5–0
|9–1
|[[Dennis Orlando]]
|-
|[[2014 junior college football season|2014]]
|[[Nassau Lions football|Nassau]]
|5–0
|10–1
|[[Joe Osovet]]
|-
|[[2015 junior college football season|2015]]
|[[Lackawanna Falcons football|Lackawanna]]
|4–0
|8–2
|[[Mark Duda]]
|-
|[[2016 junior college football season|2016]]
|[[Lackawanna Falcons football|Lackawanna]]
|2–0
|10–1
|'''W''' [[Valley of the Sun Bowl]]
|[[Mark Duda]]
|-
|[[2017 junior college football season|2017]]
|[[ASA Brooklyn Avengers football|ASA Brooklyn]]
|2–0
|9–1
|N/A
|[[Joe Osovet]]
|-
|[[2018 junior college football season|2018]]
|[[Lackawanna Falcons football|Lackawanna]]
|2–0
|11–0
|'''W''' El Toro Bowl
|[[Mark Duda]]
|-
|[[2019 junior college football season|2019]]
|[[Lackawanna Falcons football|Lackawanna]]
|2–0
|10–1
|'''L''' [[NJCAA National Football Championship|NJCAA National Championship]]
|[[Mark Duda]]
|-
|[[2020–21 junior college football season|2020–21]]
| colspan="5" |N/A, Monroe did not participate in the fall season due to [[COVID-19]].
|-
|[[2021 junior college football season|2021]]
|[[Monroe Mustangs football|Monroe]]
|1–0
|10–1
|'''L''' Graphic Edge Bowl
|[[Terry Karg]]
|-
|[[2022 junior college football season|2022]]
|[[Lackawanna Falcons football|Lackawanna]]
|2–0
|7–3
|'''L''' HF Sinclair Wool Bowl
|[[Mark Duda]]
|-
|[[2023 junior college football season|2023]]
|[[Lackawanna Falcons football|Lackawanna]]
|2–0
|7–3
| rowspan="2" |N/A
|[[Mark Duda]]
|-
|[[2024 junior college football season|2024]]
|[[Lackawanna Falcons football|Lackawanna]]
|2–0
|7–3
|[[Mark Duda]]
|}

==Yearly standings==
{| cellpadding="5"
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1997 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1998 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1999 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2000 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2001 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2002 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2003 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2004 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2005 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2006 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2007 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2008 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2009 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2010 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2011 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2012 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2013 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2014 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2015 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2016 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2017 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2018 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2019 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2020–21 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2021 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2022 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2023 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{2024 Northeast Football Conference standings}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Notes==
{{Noteslist}}

{{college football}}

[[Category:NJCAA conferences]]
[[Category:Junior college football-only conferences in the United States]]