Southeast Football League
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The Southeast Football League (SEFL) is an organized adult amateur American football league. The SEFL is headquartered in Miami, Florida
, and began the 2011 season with thirteen (13) member teams from around the state of Florida
.
The regular season is an eleven week schedule during which each team has one bye week and plays ten games. Each team will play all other teams in their division once, and likewise for all other teams outside the division within the conference and/or league. The season currently starts in early February and runs weekly to late April.
The SEFL was founded originally in 1995 by Dr. Franklin F. Sands and Jesse L. Wiggins. The league operated through the 1997 season, then folded. It was resurrected by Wiggins in June 2002 and began playing again in the spring of 2003. The SEFL has been operational each year since.
Both the Miami Knights and the Central Florida Thoroughbreds, respectively, have participated in a record five SEFL Championship Title Games. The Knights however, have won more SEFL Championship titles than any other league franchise with four (4) to their credit. The Thoroughbreds organization, winners of two SEFL Championship Titles, holds the league record for consecutive SEFL Championship Game appearances with five (2005-2009).
In June 1997, Jesse L. Wiggins was elected to the American Football Association
(AFA) Hall Of Fame in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois
for his numerous years of contribution to the game through coaching and mentoring young men in American football at the adult amateur level.
Miami, Florida
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, and began the 2011 season with thirteen (13) member teams from around the state of Florida
Florida
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The regular season is an eleven week schedule during which each team has one bye week and plays ten games. Each team will play all other teams in their division once, and likewise for all other teams outside the division within the conference and/or league. The season currently starts in early February and runs weekly to late April.
The SEFL was founded originally in 1995 by Dr. Franklin F. Sands and Jesse L. Wiggins. The league operated through the 1997 season, then folded. It was resurrected by Wiggins in June 2002 and began playing again in the spring of 2003. The SEFL has been operational each year since.
Both the Miami Knights and the Central Florida Thoroughbreds, respectively, have participated in a record five SEFL Championship Title Games. The Knights however, have won more SEFL Championship titles than any other league franchise with four (4) to their credit. The Thoroughbreds organization, winners of two SEFL Championship Titles, holds the league record for consecutive SEFL Championship Game appearances with five (2005-2009).
In June 1997, Jesse L. Wiggins was elected to the American Football Association
American Football Association
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(AFA) Hall Of Fame in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois
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for his numerous years of contribution to the game through coaching and mentoring young men in American football at the adult amateur level.
SEFL Executive Board Members: 2011-2012
- Jesse Wiggins(Acting President)
- John Chandler (1st Vice-President)
- Bruce Willford (2nd Vice-President)
- Jimmy McClendon (Sergeant-At-Arms)
- Teddy Brown (Supervisor of Officials)
SEFL Board of Directors:
- Jesse L. Wiggins (CEO/Chairman)
- Mercedes A. Wiggins (Treasurer)
- Kim L. Wiggins (Secretary)
SEFL Member Teams
The league had two conferences (American and National) and four divisions (North, South, Southeast and Atlantic) as of January 1, 2011. Below is a list of the 2011 teams:North Division
- Boynton Beach Rams (Boynton Beach)
- Treasure Coast Bengals (Ft. Pierce)
SEFL Championship Game Results Since 2003
- 2011 - South Florida Storm 21, Broward County Cowboys 19
- 2010 - South Florida Broncos 34, Brevard Warriors 27
- 2009 - Brevard Warriors 45, Central Florida Thoroughbreds 10
- 2008 - Knights of Miami 27, Central Florida Thoroughbreds 17
- 2007 - Central Florida Thoroughbreds 30, Miami Knights 28
- 2006 - Ocala Thoroughbreds 24, Miami Knights 21 (OT)
- 2005 - Orange County Falcons 29, Ocala Thoroughbreds 12
- 2004 - Knights of Miami 39, Florida Kings 36
- 2003 - Knights of Miami 32, Tampa Bay Bulldogs 19
- 1998-2002 League was not in operation
- 1997 - Knights of Miami (declared champions; no championship game)
- 1996 - Gainesville Growlers (no championship game information available)