Freedom Football Conference
Encyclopedia
The Freedom Football Conference (FFC) was a college athletic conference that competed in the NCAA
's Division III. Member teams were located in New England
and New York
. It was formed in 1992 and disbanded after the 2003 season.
As can be deduced from the conference's name, teams competed within the FFC in football
only. The teams competed in other conferences in other sports.
See also:
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
's Division III. Member teams were located in New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It was formed in 1992 and disbanded after the 2003 season.
Member teams
- Norwich UniversityNorwich UniversityNorwich University is a private university located in Northfield, Vermont . The university was founded in 1819 at Norwich, Vermont, as the American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy. It is the oldest of six Senior Military Colleges, and is recognized by the United States Department of...
(Now in the Eastern Collegiate Football ConferenceEastern Collegiate Football ConferenceThe Eastern Collegiate Football Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. Founded in 2009, it features institutions with teams primarily in other conferences.-Members:-External links:*...
for football only) - Plymouth State College (Now in the New England Football ConferenceNew England Football ConferenceThe New England Football Conference is an athletic conference which competes in football in the NCAA's Division III. Member teams are located in New England...
for football only) - Springfield CollegeSpringfield CollegeSpringfield College is a private, coeducational university located in the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield College is most famous as the site where the sport of basketball was invented...
(Now in the Empire Eight for football only) - United States Coast Guard AcademyUnited States Coast Guard AcademyFounded in 1876, the United States Coast Guard Academy is the military academy of the United States Coast Guard. Located in New London, Connecticut, it is the smallest of the five federal service academies...
(Now in the New England Football ConferenceNew England Football ConferenceThe New England Football Conference is an athletic conference which competes in football in the NCAA's Division III. Member teams are located in New England...
for football only) - United States Merchant Marine AcademyUnited States Merchant Marine AcademyThe United States Merchant Marine Academy is one of the five United States Service academies...
(Now in the Liberty LeagueLiberty LeagueThe Liberty League is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. Originally founded in 1995 as the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association, was renamed during the summer of 2004 to the current name...
for football only) - Western Connecticut State UniversityWestern Connecticut State UniversityWestern Connecticut State University is a public university in Danbury, Connecticut. Founded in 1903, WestConn has an arts and sciences curriculum, a business school, and several professional programs including elementary and secondary education, nursing, music performance, and social work...
(Now in the New Jersey Athletic ConferenceNew Jersey Athletic ConferenceThe New Jersey Athletic Conference , formerly the New Jersey State Athletic Conference, is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Full members are located in New Jersey, track-only and football-only members are located in Connecticut and New York.-Member...
for football only) - Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester Polytechnic Institute is a private university located in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the United States.Founded in 1865 in Worcester, WPI was one of the United States' first engineering and technology universities...
(Now in the Liberty League for football only)
As can be deduced from the conference's name, teams competed within the FFC in football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
only. The teams competed in other conferences in other sports.
See also:
- Eastern Collegiate Skiing Conference
- Eastern College Athletic ConferenceEastern College Athletic ConferenceThe Eastern College Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 21 sports . It has 317 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois...
- Great Northeast Athletic ConferenceGreat Northeast Athletic ConferenceThe Great Northeast Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the States of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.-Current...
- Little East ConferenceLittle East ConferenceThe Little East Conference is an NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic conference. The member institutions are located in the U.S...
- New England College Conference Wrestling Association
- New England Women's and Men's Athletic ConferenceNew England Women's and Men's Athletic ConferenceThe New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III...
- Skyline ConferenceSkyline ConferenceThe Mountain States Conference, also known as the Skyline Conference, was a college athletic conference based in the Western United States. The league was established in 1938 when the seven charter members pulled out of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.From 1938 to 1946, the conference was...
- United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse AssociationUnited States Intercollegiate Lacrosse AssociationThe United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association is an association of institutions with varsity college lacrosse programs in all three NCAA divisions, founded in 1885.-Awards:...
- List of defunct college football conferences