American Football Conference : The American Football Conference (AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL). The AFC was created after the NFL merged with the American Football League (AFL) in early 1970. The NFL's Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, and the then-Baltimore Colts agreed to join the new AFC along with the 10 former AFL teams. All of the other NFL teams formed the National Football Conference (NFC). Initially, this alignment was unpopular with fans in these cities.
All-America Football Conference : The All-America Football Conference (AAFC) was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL) from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL’s most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the nation’s best players, produced one of pro football’s greatest teams, and introduced many lasting innovations to the game. However, the AAFC was ultimately unable to sustain itself in competition with the NFL. Three of its teams were admitted to the NFL, of which two survive today.
American Football Conference West Division : The AFC West is a division of the National Football League’s American Football Conference. The AFC West was formed as a result of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. The new NFL was aligned into six divisions (two conferences of three divisions each). The original AFC West had four members - the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers. All four teams were previously members of the American Football League’s Western Division. These four teams have remained in the AFC West since its inception, and are currently the only teams in the division. When the Raiders played in Los Angeles from 1982 to 1994, they remained in the AFC West.
Atlantic Coast Conference : The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953, the ACC's twelve member universities compete in twenty sports in the NCAA's Division I. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A), the higher of two levels of Division I college football.
Big East Conference : The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. The conference’s 17 members (16 full-time and 1 associate member) participate in 23 NCAA sports. The schools that are Big East members in football — which are actually only eight of the 11 conference schools that sponsor varsity football — are part of the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the top level of NCAA competition in that sport (still frequently known by its former designation of Division I-A).
Conference USA : Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA’s Division I in all sports. C-USA was founded in 1995 by the merger of the Metro Conference and Great Midwest Conference, two Division I conferences that did not sponsor football. The conference immediately started competition in all sports, including football.
Pacific-10 Conference : The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA’s Division I.
Southeastern Conference : The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It participates in the NCAA’s Division I in athletic competitions; for football, it is part of the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A). The conference is one of the most successful both on the field and financially, averaging more than six national championships per year since 1990 and consistently leading all conferences in revenue distribution to its members including a record $122 million for the 2006-2007 fiscal year.
Atlantic 10 Conference : The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a college athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States’ eastern seaboard. It also has two member schools in Ohio: Dayton and Xavier, located in Dayton and Cincinnati, respectively.
Southland Conference : The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I. SoCon football teams compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as I-AA). Member institutions are located in the states of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Formed in 1921 as a result of a split from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Southern Conference ranks as the fourth oldest major college athletic conference in the United States.
See Also :-
Big South Conference
Great West Football Conference
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Ohio Valley Conference
Pioneer Football League
National Football Conference
Gateway Football Conference
New England Football Conference
Big 12 Conference
Big Ten Conference
Southwest Conference
Mountain West Conference
Sun Belt Conference
Western Athletic Conference
Big Sky Conference
Gateway Football Conference
Ivy League
Mid-Eastern Conference
Patriot Athletic Conference
Southern Conference
All-America Football Conference : The All-America Football Conference (AAFC) was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL) from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL’s most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the nation’s best players, produced one of pro football’s greatest teams, and introduced many lasting innovations to the game. However, the AAFC was ultimately unable to sustain itself in competition with the NFL. Three of its teams were admitted to the NFL, of which two survive today.
American Football Conference West Division : The AFC West is a division of the National Football League’s American Football Conference. The AFC West was formed as a result of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. The new NFL was aligned into six divisions (two conferences of three divisions each). The original AFC West had four members - the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers. All four teams were previously members of the American Football League’s Western Division. These four teams have remained in the AFC West since its inception, and are currently the only teams in the division. When the Raiders played in Los Angeles from 1982 to 1994, they remained in the AFC West.
Atlantic Coast Conference : The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953, the ACC's twelve member universities compete in twenty sports in the NCAA's Division I. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A), the higher of two levels of Division I college football.
Big East Conference : The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States. The conference’s 17 members (16 full-time and 1 associate member) participate in 23 NCAA sports. The schools that are Big East members in football — which are actually only eight of the 11 conference schools that sponsor varsity football — are part of the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the top level of NCAA competition in that sport (still frequently known by its former designation of Division I-A).
Conference USA : Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA’s Division I in all sports. C-USA was founded in 1995 by the merger of the Metro Conference and Great Midwest Conference, two Division I conferences that did not sponsor football. The conference immediately started competition in all sports, including football.
Pacific-10 Conference : The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA’s Division I.
Southeastern Conference : The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It participates in the NCAA’s Division I in athletic competitions; for football, it is part of the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A). The conference is one of the most successful both on the field and financially, averaging more than six national championships per year since 1990 and consistently leading all conferences in revenue distribution to its members including a record $122 million for the 2006-2007 fiscal year.
Atlantic 10 Conference : The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a college athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States’ eastern seaboard. It also has two member schools in Ohio: Dayton and Xavier, located in Dayton and Cincinnati, respectively.
Southland Conference : The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I. SoCon football teams compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as I-AA). Member institutions are located in the states of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Formed in 1921 as a result of a split from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Southern Conference ranks as the fourth oldest major college athletic conference in the United States.
See Also :-
Big South Conference
Great West Football Conference
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Ohio Valley Conference
Pioneer Football League
National Football Conference
Gateway Football Conference
New England Football Conference
Big 12 Conference
Big Ten Conference
Southwest Conference
Mountain West Conference
Sun Belt Conference
Western Athletic Conference
Big Sky Conference
Gateway Football Conference
Ivy League
Mid-Eastern Conference
Patriot Athletic Conference
Southern Conference
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