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Time For The Invasion!

 
 
 
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The Northern Football Conference (NFC) was formed in 1954 as the Northern Ontario Rugby Football Union (NORFU). Its purpose, then as it is now, is to provide an opportunity for athletes over the age of 19 to play football beyond the high school level.

The NFC plays by the rules contained in the current edition of the Canadian Rule Book for Amateur Football with the following exceptions:

  • Four downs are used
  • The one-yard restraining zone at the line of scrimmage is waived
  • A coin toss is used to determine the choice of kick, receiver, end or defer for all scheduled games
  • Overtime is played to a maximum of two possessions per team for regular season games and until there is a victor for playoff games.


A list of recent league champions is included below.
2012
 Toronto Titans
  def.
  Ottawa Invaders
  52-00
2011
Tri City Outlaws
 def.
  Ottawa Invaders
  12-11
2010
Sault Ste. Marie Steelers  def.  Tri City Outlaws  35-04
2009
Sault Ste. Marie Steelers  def.  Tri City Outlaws  31-18
2008 Tri City Outlaws  def.  Sault Ste. Marie Steelers  21-10
2007 Sault Ste. Marie Steelers  def.  Tri City Outlaws  23-10
2006 Oshawa Hawkeyes  def.  Milton Marauders
 20-17
2005 Tri City Outlaws  def.  Milton Marauders
 13-09
2004 Milton Marauders  def.  Oakville Longhorns  35-14
2003 Oakville Longhorns  def.  Sault Ste. Marie Steelers  51-00
2002 Oakville Longhorns  def.  Mississauga Wolverines  34-06
2001 Oakville Longhorns  def.  Mississauga Wolverines  36-34
2000 Oakville Longhorns  def.  Sault Ste. Marie Storm
 38-03
1999 Oakville Longhorns  def.  Markham Raiders  15-13
1998 Oakville Longhorns  def.  Markham Raiders  23-16
1997 Oakville Longhorns  def.  Toronto Eagles  34-04
1996 Oakville Longhorns  def.  Sault Ste. Marie Storm
 35-14
1995 Oakville Longhorns  def.  Hamilton Wildcats
 13-03
1994 Oakville Longhorns  def.  Sudbury Spartans  35-14
1993 Oakville Longhorns  def.  Scarborough Crimson Tide
 25-21
1992 Sudbury Spartans
 def.  Oakville Longhorns  31-07
1991 Sudbury Spartans
 def.  Brampton Bears  36-07
1990 Oakville Longhorns  def.  Sudbury Spartans  13-12


The NFC has been involved in national competition as well in recent years.   The first Quebec-Ontario Bowl was played in August 2009, pitting the Toronto MadDogs against the Beauce X-Men.  Played at Sainte-Marie de Beauce, Quebec, the home team scored the winning TD with less than a second left on the clock to take a 20-18 victory.


 The ultimate goal of the Quebec-Ontario Bowl is a Canadian championship match within the frame of the Canadian Major Football League (CMFL).  Presently, the Canadian championship opposes the Alberta Football League champion and the NFC champion.  Following their 2010 NFC title victory, the Sault Ste. Marie Steelers defeated the Calgary Vandals 32-00.  Here are the results of past NFC/AFL meetings.


2010 Sault Ste. Marie Steelers def.  Lloydminster Vandals  32-00
2009 Sault Ste. Marie Steelers def.  Edmonton Stallions  65-06
2008 Calgary Wolfpack def.  Tri City Outlaws  35-07
2007 Sault Ste. Marie Steelers def.  Edmonton Stallions  59-10
2006 Oshawa Hawkeyes def.  Calgary Wolfpack
 43-29
2005 Calgary Wolfpack def.  Tri City Outlaws  20-14
2004 Milton Marauders
def.  Calgary Wolfpack
 40-27
2003 Calgary Wolfpack def.  Oakville Longhorns
 39-28
2002 Oakville Longhorns
def.
 Calgary Wolfpack  54-46
2001
Oakville Longhorns
def.
 Calgary Wolfpack  41-00


The Northern Football Conference at a glance

  • The Northern Football Conference (NFC) was formed in 1954 as the Northern Ontario Rugby Football Union (NORFU).  It adopted the Northern Football Conference name in 1967.
  • The Oakville Longhorns have won the most conference championships among active teams, 14 in total, including 11 consecutive from 1993 to 2003 (inclusive).
  • Historically the Sudbury franchise known as the Hardrocks, and later the Spartans, have the most conference championships with 18.
  • On August 22nd, 2009, The Sault Ste Marie Steelers won their second conference crown in three years, and sixth overall, defeating the 2008 defending champion Tri-City Outlaws 31-18.
  • The Steelers moved on to host the Edmonton Stallions in the 9th Canadian Major Football League National Championship game on September 19th.  They defeated the Stallions by a score of 65-6.
  • This marked the Steelers' second victory in the National Championship game.  Their first such victory came when they defeated the same Edmonton Stallions 59-10 in 2007.
  • The National Championship Trophy is named the Sid Forster Memorial Trophy after the late co-founder and long-time coach of the Sudbury franchise.  Sidney Forster was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2001 as a builder.
  • The Northern Football Conference began a post-season series against the Silver Cup winner of the Ligue de Football Majeur de Quebec last year.  In the first meeting, played on August 29th in Sainte-Marie de Beauce, the Beauce X-Men defeated the Toronto Maddogs 20-18 with less than one second left on the play clock.