National Club Football Association

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National Club Football Association
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2021
NCFA Club Football Logo.jpg
SportAmerican Football
Founded2010; 10 years ago
Inaugural season2010
No. of teams24
Most recent
champion(s)
(Ohio State Buckeyes; 2nd title)
Most titlesCoppin State, Oakland, Ohio State
(tied with 2)
Official websitehttps://www.ncfafootball.org

The National Club Football Association (NCFA) is an association of collegiate American football teams. It is a member of CollClubSports and manages the .

NCFA teams are typically operated by student sports clubs rather than faculty, and do not formally form part of a school's intercollegiate athletic program. The clubs can be based at any post-secondary college or university provided the institution in question agrees to officially recognize football as a club sport. In contrast the Intercollegiate Club Football Federation (ICFF) recognizes, in addition to the above, student clubs without official sponsorship and independent programs that combine students at multiple schools that would otherwise be unable to play college football (the NCFA allows its members to play such independent teams but does not allow those teams to contest for the championship). A number of clubs have membership in both the ICFF and NCFA, especially in the midwest and south (only in the Northeast, where the ICFF's Yankee conference expelled several NCFA member teams in 2015, is there a major distinction between the two).

From 2012 through 2015, the NCFA National Championship Game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia, which has also been the site of the NCAA Division III Football Championship. From 2016 through 2019, the NCFA National Championship Game was held at West Family Stadium on the campus of West Liberty University in Wheeling, West Virginia.

The 2020 Fall season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Active Member Schools[]

School Nickname City State Conference
Michigan State Spartans East Lansing Michigan Great Lakes
Oakland Golden Grizlies Rochester Michigan Great Lakes
Roosevelt Lakers Chicago Illinois Great Lakes
Loyola University Chicago Ramblers Chicago Illinois Great Lakes
UW-Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee Wisconsin Great Lakes
SIU Edwardsville Cougars Edwardsville Illinois Great Lakes
George Mason Patriots Fairfax Virginia Mid-Atlantic East
Coppin State Eagles Baltimore Maryland Mid-Atlantic East
UNC Greensboro Spartans Greensboro North Carolina Mid-Atlantic East
Longwood Lancers Farmville Virginia Mid-Atlantic East
Toledo Rockets Toledo Ohio Mid-Atlantic West
Wright State Raiders Dayton Ohio Mid-Atlantic West
Miami of Ohio RedHawks Oxford Ohio Mid-Atlantic West
Ohio State Buckeyes Columbus Ohio Mid-Atlantic West
Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Mid-Atlantic West
Eastern Connecticut Warriors Willimantic Connecticut North Atlantic
Sacred Heart Pioneers Fairfield Connecticut North Atlantic
Clarkson Golden Knights Potsdam New York North Atlantic
Johnson & Wales Wildcats Providence Rhode Island North Atlantic
Vermont Catamounts Burlington Vermont North Atlantic
Gordon State College Highlanders Barnesville Georgia South Atlantic
Columbus State Cougars Columbus Georgia South Atlantic
Ole Miss Rebels University Mississippi South Atlantic
Fort Lauderdale Eagles Fort Lauderdale Florida South Atlantic
Middle Georgia Knights Macon Georgia South Atlantic

NCFA National Championship[]

The NCFA National Championship Bowl is the final game of the National Club Football Association season, pitting the semi-finalists of the NCFA Playoffs against one another. From 2012 to 2014, the game featured the top-two teams in the country as determined by the NCFA Coaches and Power Rankings. Starting in 2015, the NCFA instituted an eight-team playoff, which featured four conference championship games. Those four winners would determine the semifinalists before the championship was played.

The 2019 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game between The Ohio State University and Oakland University featured the first simulcast of the event, with the game being broadcast live on both video and radio outlets. The Buckeyes won the game, 36–9, over the Golden Grizzlies.

The 2021 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game featured the top two teams in the league's final Power Rankings rather than a playoff due to lingering effects felt by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the location of the game was moved to Waynesburg University, a more centralized location for the remaining teams in the league.

Year Champion Runner-Up Final Score Game MVP
2021 Ohio State George Mason 42-27 Kellyn Gerenstein
2019[1] Ohio State Oakland 36-9 Sam Frank
2018[2] Apprentice School Oakland 56-14 Terrence Sudberry
2017[3] Sacred Heart Fort Lauderdale 21-18 Jordan James
2016[4] Oakland Middle Georgia State 24-14 Shakeer Williams
2015[5] Middle Georgia State Miami (OH) 33-26 Eric Forest
2014[6] Oakland Robert Morris University – Peoria 14-12 Brandon Tucker
2013[7] Coppin State Middle Georgia State 38-13 Gavin Hux
2012[8] Coppin State Miami (OH) 41-17 Antoine Goodson
2011* Chattahoochee Technical College N/A N/A N/A
2010* University of New Orleans N/A N/A N/A
*No championship game played. Champion determined by NCFA Coaches Poll.

Yearly Postseason Awards[]

Starting in 2013, the National Club Football Association began awarding First, Second and Academic All-Americans. Starting in 2014, the league began naming award winners for Players of the Year on both sides of the football as well as the Head Coach of the Year. Oakland University leads all schools with five postseason honors while George Mason has accumulated four.

2019 NCFA Postseason Awards
Award Recipient Position School
Offensive Player of the Year Kellyn Gerenstein Quarterback The Ohio State University
Defensive Player of the Year Andrew Sebra Defensive End Oakland University
Coach of the Year James Grega, Jr. – The Ohio State University
2018 NCFA Postseason Awards
Award Recipient Position School
Offensive Player of the Year Justin Fenical Quarterback George Mason University
Defensive Player of the Year Devin Anderson Defensive End George Mason University
Coach of the Year Rick Fracassa – Oakland University
2017 NCFA Postseason Awards
Award Recipient Position School
Offensive Player of the Year Willie Marrow Wide Receiver George Mason University
Defensive Player of the Year Steven O'Connell Defensive Back Oakland University
Coach of the Year Greg Jones – Sacred Heart University
2016 NCFA Postseason Awards
Award Recipient Position School
Offensive Player of the Year Will Kasser Quarterback Sacred Heart University
Defensive Player of the Year Bobby Saad Linebacker Oakland University
Coach of the Year Tom Menas – Oakland University
2015 NCFA Postseason Awards
Award Recipient Position School
Offensive Player of the Year Tyler Rus Running Back Miami (OH)
Defensive Player of the Year Jimmy Neyhouse Defensive Tackle Wright State University
Coach of the Year Daniel Mock – Middle Georgia State
2014 NCFA Postseason Awards
Award Recipient Position School
Offensive Player of the Year Sam Clark Quarterback UW–Milwaukee
Defensive Player of the Year Ryan Sepulveda Defensive End George Mason University
Coach of the Year John Clarke – Loyola (Chicago)

References[]

  1. ^ ncbba. "Ohio State Buckeyes: 2019 NCFA National Champions! | NCFA". Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. ^ S; S, y; erson. "2018 Post Season History | NCFA". Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  3. ^ S; S, y; erson. "2017 Post Season History | NCFA". Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  4. ^ S; S, y; erson. "2016 Post Season History | NCFA". Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  5. ^ ncfa. "2015 Post Season History | NCFA". Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  6. ^ S; S, y; erson. "2014 Post Season History | NCFA". Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  7. ^ S; S, y; erson. "2013 Post Season History | NCFA". Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  8. ^ S; S, y; erson. "2012 Post Season History | NCFA". Retrieved 2020-04-28.

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