New England Football Conference
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| Established | 1965 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division III |
| Members | 8 |
| Sports fielded | 1 (men's: 1 (football); women's: 0) |
| Region | New England |
| Commissioner | Gregg M. Kaye (since 2015) |
| Website | newenglandfootballconference.com |
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The New England Football Conference (NEFC) was an athletic conference that competed in football in the NCAA's Division III from 1965 through the 2016 season. Member teams were located in New England. Before a conference split that took effect with the 2013 season, the NEFC was divided into the Boyd Division and the Bogan Division, with the division champions competing in Division III football's only season-ending conference championship game.
After the 2012 season, the conference split, with the seven Massachusetts state institutions and Plymouth State playing in the MASCAC for football. The conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs continued to be held by the eight remaining members: Curry, Endicott, Maine Maritime, MIT, Nichols, Salve Regina, Coast Guard, and Western New England. In the 12 seasons the NEFC hosted a championship game between its two division winners, these remaining eight members accounted for 16 of the 24 championship game participants and 8 of 12 conference champions.
In October 2015, the Commonwealth Coast Conference announced that it would add football by effectively absorbing the NEFC, starting with the 2017–18 school year. Accordingly, the 2016 season was the last for the NEFC as a separate entity.
1965 - The New England Football Conference is founded by charter members Curry, Bridgewater State and Maine Maritime.
1971 - Plymouth State and New England College become conference members.
1972 - Nichols College and Boston State become conference members.
1972 - New England College suspends football program following '72 season; Mass. Maritime Academy becomes conference member.
1973 - Framingham State and New Haven become conference members.
1979 - Western Connecticut State becomes conference member.
1981 - Western New England College becomes conference member.
1981 - New Haven leaves conference, moves to Division II.
1981 - Boston State suspends football program following '81 season.
1982 - Westfield State becomes conference member.
1985 - Fitchburg State and Worcester State become conference members.
1985 - Western Connecticut leaves conference to pursue independent schedule.
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