New England Football Conference
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The New England Football Conference (NEFC) is an athletic conference which competes in football
in the NCAA
's Division III. Member teams are located in New England
. The conference is divided into the Boyd Division and the Bogan Division.
Member teams compete in other conferences in other sports. See also: Commonwealth Coast Conference
, Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges
, Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges
, Eastern College Athletic Conference
, New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
.
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...
in the NCAA
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 are 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...
. The conference is divided into the Boyd Division and the Bogan Division.
Members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Division | Main Conference | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater, MA | 1840 | Public | 10,418 | Bears | Bogan | MASCAC | Red & yellow |
| Curry College Curry College Curry College is a private liberal arts-based institution in Milton, Massachusetts that started as the School of Elocution in 1879.-History:... |
Milton, MA | 1879 | Private | 3,070 | Colonels | Boyd | TCCC | Purple & White |
| Endicott College Endicott College - History :Endicott was founded in 1939 by Eleanor Tupper and her husband, George O. Bierkoe, as a two-year women’s college. The college was issued its first charter by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in that year and graduated its first class in 1941. In 1944, it was approved by the state for... |
Beverly, MA | 1939 | Private | 3,810 | Gulls | Boyd | TCCC | Blue & Green |
| Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg, MA | 1894 | Public | 5,201 | Falcons | Bogan | MASCAC | Green & Gold |
| Framingham State University | Framingham, MA | 1839 | Public | 5,989 | Rams | Bogan | MASCAC | Black & Gold |
| Maine Maritime Academy | Castine, ME | 1941 | Public | 858 | Mariners | Bogan | NAC North Atlantic Conference The North Atlantic Conference is an athletic conference, affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III, consisting primarily of small liberal arts colleges throughout the New England states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.... |
Blue & Gold |
| University of Massachusetts Dartmouth University of Massachusetts Dartmouth The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is one of five campuses and operating subdivisions of the University of Massachusetts . It is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States, in the center of the South Coast region, between the cities of New Bedford to the east and Fall River... |
Dartmouth, MA | 1895 | Public | 7,451 | Corsairs | Boyd | LEC Little East Conference The Little East Conference is an NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic conference. The member institutions are located in the U.S... |
Blue & Gold |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in... |
Cambridge, MA | 1861 | Private | 10,235 | Engineers | Boyd | NEWMAC | Red & Silver |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy Massachusetts Maritime Academy Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a regionally accredited, coeducational, state college offering undergraduate degrees in maritime-related fields, as well as graduate degrees and professional studies. Established in 1891, Mass Maritime is the second oldest state maritime academy in the country... |
Buzzards Bay, MA | 1891 | Public | 1,130 | Buccaneers | Bogan | MASCAC | Blue & Gold |
| Nichols College Nichols College Nichols College is a private, co-educational, four-year institution of higher learning that is located in Dudley, Massachusetts.Nichols has many diverse majors that mainly focus on business and liberal arts. The school also offers an MBA program for graduate students.Nichols College athletics... |
Dudley, MA | 1815 | Private | 1,459 | Bison | Boyd | TCCC | Green & Black |
| Plymouth State University Plymouth State University Plymouth State University, formerly Plymouth State College, is a regional comprehensive university located in Plymouth, New Hampshire and part of the University System of New Hampshire.... |
Plymouth, NH | 1871 | Public | 6,600 | Panthers | Boyd | LEC Little East Conference The Little East Conference is an NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic conference. The member institutions are located in the U.S... |
Green & White |
| Salve Regina University Salve Regina University Salve Regina University is a university in Newport, Rhode Island. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, the university is a Catholic, co-educational, private, non-profit institution chartered by the State of Rhode Island in 1934. In 1947 the university acquired Ochre Court and welcomed its first class... |
Newport, RI | 1934 | Private/Catholic | 2,589 | Seahawks | Boyd | TCCC | Blue & Green |
| United States Coast Guard Academy United States Coast Guard Academy Founded 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... |
New London, CT | 1876 | Federal | 996 | Bears | Bogan | NEWMAC | Blue & Orange |
| Western New England College Western New England College Western New England University is a private university in Springfield, Massachusetts. Academic programs are provided through its College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Engineering, School of Law, and College of Pharmacy.... |
Springfield, MA | 1919 | Private | 3,159 | Golden Bears | Boyd | TCCC | Blue & Gold |
| Westfield State University | Westfield, MA | 1838 | Public | 5,166 | Owls | Bogan | MASCAC | Blue & White |
| Worcester State University | Worcester, MA | 1874 | Public | 5,470 | Lancers | Bogan | MASCAC | Blue & Gold |
Boyd Division
- Curry College
- Endicott College
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- Nichols College
- Plymouth State University
- Salve Regina University
- Western New England College
Bogan Division
- Bridgewater State College
- Fitchburg State College
- Framingham State College
- Maine Maritime Academy
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- United States Coast Guard Academy
- Westfield State College
- Worcester State College
Member teams compete in other conferences in other sports. See also: Commonwealth Coast Conference
Commonwealth Coast Conference
The Commonwealth Coast Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. Member institutions are located in New England in the States of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island....
, Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges
Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges
The Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges is a college athletic conference of eighteen men's college rowing crews. It is an affiliate of the Eastern College Athletic Conference .-Members:...
, Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges
Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges
The Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges is an American athletic conference of eighteen women's college rowing crew teams. The conference is an affiliate of the Eastern College Athletic Conference .-Members:*Boston College...
, Eastern College Athletic Conference
Eastern College Athletic Conference
The 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...
, New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III...
.