Eastern Football Conference (1997–2000)

The Eastern Football Conference (EFC) was an NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletic football conference that existed from 1997 to 2000 and was composed of member schools from the Northeastern United States. During its entire existence, its membership was geographically divided into two separate divisions: the Atlantic Division and the Bay State/Central Division (its name was changed after the 1998 season). A conference championship game between the winners of the two divisions was held annually. Former members are currently scattered between the Colonial Athletic Association (Division I FCS) and the Northeast-10 Conference (Division II), the latter of which was founded in 2001.

Members

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current conference
American International College	Springfield, Massachusetts	1885	Yellow Jackets	1997	2000	Northeast-10

Champions

Season	Atlantic Division	Bay State Division
1997	Albany (8–0)	American International (8–0)
1998	Albany (7–1)	American International (7–2)
Season	Atlantic Division	Central Division
1999	C. W. Post (7–1)	American International (8–1)
2000	C. W. Post (7–1)	American International (8–1

• Conference championship game winner listed in bold.

Yearly standings

1997 Eastern Football Conference standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Atlantic Division Albany xy$   8 – 0     11 – 1   Southern Connecticut   6 – 2     7 – 4   C. W. Post   5 – 3     6 – 4   Stony Brook   4 – 4     4 – 6   Pace   3 – 4     4 – 5   Sacred Heart   1 – 7     1 – 9   Bay State Division American International xy   8 – 0     8 – 4   Bentley   5 – 3     6 – 3   Stonehill   3 – 5     4 – 6   Merrimack   3 – 5     3 – 6   UMass Lowell   1 – 7     2 – 8   Assumption   0 – 7     0 – 9   Championship: Albany 27, American International 20 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	1998 Eastern Football Conference standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Atlantic Division Albany xy$   7 – 1     10 – 1   Southern Connecticut   6 – 2     8 – 2   C. W. Post   6 – 2     7 – 3   Pace   3 – 5     5 – 5   Stony Brook   3 – 5     3 – 6   Bay State Division Bentley x   7 – 2     8 – 2   American International xy   7 – 2     7 – 4   Merrimack   2 – 6     3 – 6   Stonehill   2 – 6     2 – 8   UMass Lowell   2 – 6     2 – 8   Assumption   0 – 8     0 – 9   Championship: Albany 25, American International 24 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant	1999 Eastern Football Conference standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Atlantic Division C. W. Post xy   7 – 1     9 – 2   Southern Connecticut   6 – 2     7 – 3   Merrimack   6 – 3     7 – 3   Saint Anselm   4 – 4     4 – 5   UMass Lowell   3 – 6     3 – 7   Central Division American International xy$   8 – 1     10 – 2   Pace   5 – 3     6 – 4   Bryant   4 – 4     5 – 4   Bentley   3 – 6     4 – 7   Assumption   1 – 7     3 – 7   Stonehill   0 – 10     0 – 10   Championship: American International 41, C. W. Post 20 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant
2000 Eastern Football Conference standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Atlantic Division C. W. Post xy   7 – 1     8 – 2   Saint Anselm   5 – 3     6 – 4   Southern Connecticut   5 – 3     5 – 5   Merrimack   4 – 5     4 – 6   UMass Lowell   2 – 7     2 – 8   Central Division American International xy$   8 – 1     9 – 3   Pace   4 – 4     4 – 6   Bentley   4 – 5     5 – 6   Assumption   3 – 5     5 – 6   Bryant   3 – 5     4 – 6   Stonehill   2 – 8     2 – 8   Championship: American International 20, C. W. Post 10 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

See also

• List of defunct college football conferences