Atlantic Central Football Conference Explained

Atlantic Central Football Conference
Founded:	1997
Dissolved:	2010
Conference:	NCAA
Division:	Division III
Teams:	4
Sports:	1 (football)
Mens:	1
Womens:	0
Region:	Mid-Atlantic
Headquarters:	Newport News, Virginia
Commissioner:	Stephen Bamford
Map:	ACFC-USA-states.png
Map Size:	250

The Atlantic Central Football Conference (ACFC) was a college athletic conference which competed in football only in the NCAA Division III. Its member teams were located in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. The conference disbanded following the 2010 season.

Member schools

Final member schools

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Current conference (football)	Primary conference
Frostburg State University	Frostburg, Maryland	Bobcats	1898	Public	6,133	1998–99	2010–11	Empire 8	Capital
Salisbury University	Salisbury, Maryland	Sea Gulls	1925	Public	8,606	1998–99	2010–11	Empire 8	Capital
The Apprentice School	Newport News, Virginia	Builders	1919	Private	725	2001–02	2010–11	unaffiliated	USCAA
Wesley College	Dover, Delaware	Wolverines	1873	Private	2,400	1998–99	2010–11	NJAC	Capital (Atlantic East in 2018–19)

- The Apprentice School is not a college or university, and is not associated with either the NCAA or the NAIA. However, ever since the school was founded in 1919 it has fielded athletic teams (including football) that compete against small college NCAA/NAIA teams.

Other member schools

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Current conference (football)	Primary conference
Buffalo State College	Buffalo, New York	Bengals	1871	Public	11,659	2004–05	2005–06	Liberty League	SUNYAC
	Brockport, New York	Golden Eagles	1867	Public	8,275	2004–05	2007–08	Empire 8	SUNYAC
Chowan University	Murfreesboro, North Carolina	Hawks	1848	Private	1,260	1998–99	2000–01	CIAA (NCAA Division II)
Ferrum College	Ferrum, Virginia	Panthers	1913	Private/Methodist	1,100	1998–99	2000–01	USA South (ODAC in 2018–19)
Greensboro College	Greensboro, North Carolina	Pride	1838	Private/Methodist	1,233	1999–2000	2000–01	USA South
Methodist University	Fayetteville, North Carolina	Monarchs	1956	Private/Methodist	2,215	1998–99	2000–01	USA South

Championship teams

Year	School	Overall record	Conference record
1998	Wesley	7–3	3–0
1999	Frostburg State	8–3	5–1
2000	Wesley	8–2	6–0
2001	Wesley	7–3	3–0
2002	Frostburg State	6–5	3–0
2003	Frostburg State	4–5	3–0
2004	Salisbury	10–1	5–0
2005	Wesley	12–2	4–1
2006	Wesley	13–1	4–0
2007	Wesley	12–2	4–0
2008	Wesley	9–2	3–0
2009	Wesley	13–1	3–0
2010	Wesley	12–1	3–0

Individual records

Note: ACFC records are incomplete. Various sources have been used to attempt to complete the records, including individual schools' websites.

Offensive

Scoring

Game: 30 - DeNelle Hale, Frostburg vs. Apprentice, 10/27/01
and Leroy Satchell, Salisbury vs. Buffalo State, 10/15/05
Season: 11.3 ppg (102 pts) - Fred Edwards, Wesley, 2001

Scoring (TDs)

Game: 5 - DeNelle Hale, Frostburg vs. Apprentice, 10/27/01
and Leroy Satchell, Salisbury vs. Buffalo State, 10/15/05
Season: 19 Fred Edwards, Wesley, 2001

Rushing

Game: 282 - Kevin Nelson, Wesley vs. Chowan, 11/6/04
Yards/Game: 157.9 - Kevin Nelson, Wesley, 2004
Season: 1579 yds - Kevin Nelson, Wesley, 2004

Rushing Attempts

Game: 39 - Brandon Walker, Frostburg State vs. Methodist, 11/14/98
Season: 273, Brandon Walker, Frostburg State, 1998

Rushing TDs

Game: 5 - DeNelle Hale, Frostburg vs. Apprentice, 10/27/01
and Leroy Satchell, Salisbury vs. Buffalo State, 10/15/05
Season: 19 - Fred Edwards, Wesley, 2001

Passing Yds.

Game: 476 - Jason Visconti, Wesley vs. Rowan, 9/8/01
Yards/Game: 333.6 - Jason Visconti, Wesley, 2001
Season: 3710 yds - Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2005

Passing Attempts

Game: 65 - Grant Burrough, Frostburg State vs. Catholic, 10/19/02
Season: 421 - Grant Burrough, Frostburg State, 2002 and
Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2005
Career: 1,334 - Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2003–06

Passing Completions

Game: 35 - Grant Burrough, Frostburg State vs. Catholic, 10/19/02 and
Grant Burrough, Frostburg State vs. Waynesburg, 11/9/02
Season: 239 - Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2005
Career: 737 - Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2003–06

Pass Efficiency Rating

Season: 163.7 - Jason Visconti, Wesley, 2001

Passing TD

Game: 6 - Jason Visconti, Wesley vs. Apprentice, 10/14/00
Jason Visconti, Wesley vs. Apprentice, 10/13/01
Jason Visconti, Wesley vs. Chowan, 11/3/01

Season: 37 - Jason Visconti, Wesley, 2001 and
Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2005
Career: 100 - Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2003–06

Total Offense

Game: 464 yds - Jason Visconti, Wesley vs. Rowan, 9/8/01
Yards/Game: 321.5 - Jason Visconti, Wesley, 2001
Season: 3655 yds - Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2005

Receptions

Game: 16 - Greg Cooper, Frostburg State vs. Brockport State, 10/16/99
Season: 77 - Marcus Lee, Wesley, 2005
Season Average: 6.27 - Greg Cooper, Frostburg State, 1999

Receiving Yards

Game: 248 - Anthony Young, Frostburg State vs. Apprentice, 11/6/10
Season: 1304 - Mike Clarke, Wesley, 2006
Season Average: 100.4 - William Ray, Methodist, 1998

Receiving TDs

Game: 4 - Larry Beavers, Wesley vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, 11/26/05 and
Mike Clarke, Wesley vs. Dickinson, 11/18/06
Season: 20 - Ellis Krout, Wesley, 2009

All-Purpose Yards

Game: 282 - Kevin Nelson, Wesley vs. Chowan, 11/6/04
Yards per Game: 189.2 - Brian Wise, SUNY Brockport, 2005
Season: 1892 - Brian Wise, SUNY Brockport, 2005

Longest Rushing Play

99 yds - Reggie Boyce, Salisbury vs. Chowan, 10/7/00

Longest Pass Play

93 yds - Grant Burrough to Anthony Long, Frostburg State vs. Waynesburg, 11/9/02

Passes Intercepted

Game: 6 - Jason Tipton, Apprentice vs. Salisbury, 10/20/01
Season: 17 - Chris Warrick, Wesley, 2005

Defensive

Interceptions

Game: 3 - many people
Season: 8 - Antwain Haskins, Chowan, 1998

Interceptions per game

Season: 0.80 - Antwain Haskins, Chowan, 1998

Interception Return Yards

Game: 100 - Duane Manson, Wesley vs. Stonehill, 11/7/98
Season: 204 - Duane Manson, Wesley, 1998
Longest Interception Return:100 yds - Duane Manson, Wesley vs. Stonehill, 11/7/98

Sacks

Game: 5 - Tone Dancy, Ferrum at Chowan 10/14/00
Season: 14 Tone Dancy, Ferrum, 2000

Special teams

Scoring (Kicking) Season

Game: 16 pts - Jarred Boehner, Frostburg State vs. Wesley, 10/11/03 (4-4 PAT, 4-4 FG)
Season: 7.1 ppg (99 pts/14 gms) - Christian Cattanea, Wesley, 2006

Field Goal Attempts

Game: 5 - Chris Carlton, Wesley vs. Frostburg State, 10/9/04
and Mark Sedlock, Frostburg State vs. Westminster, 10/29/05
Season: 18 - Brock Boland, Salisbury, 2004
and Mark Sedlock, Frostburg State, 2005

Field Goals

Game: 4 - Jarred Boehner, Frostburg State at Wesley, 10/11/03
Season: 1.44 FG/gm - Paul Jacko, Salisbury, 2001

Field Goal Pct.

Season: 88.9 (8-9) - Joe Cavaleri, Ferrum, 2000

Longest Field Goal

49 yds - Adam Lanctot, SUNY Brockport vs. College of New Jersey, 11/5/05

PAT Made

Game: 10 - Brock Boland, Salisbury vs. Apprentice, 10/1/05
Season: 64 - Chris Carlton, Wesley, 2005

PAT Attempts

Game: 10 - Brock Boland, Salisbury vs. Apprentice, 10/1/05
Season: 70 - Chris Carlton, Wesley, 2005

PAT Kicking Pct. (2 att/G)

Game: 100% many times, most 10-10 by Brock Boland, Salisbury vs. Apprentice, 10/1/05
Season: 95.8 (23-24) - Mark Sedlock, Frostburg State, 2005 and
Adam Lanctot, SUNY Brockport, 2005

Punts

Game: 11 - Matt Henne, Chowan vs. Randolph-Macon, 9/26/98
11 - Richard Harr, Ferrum vs. Emory & Henry, 10/31/98
Season: 71 - Tim Loss, Frostburg State, 2000

Punting Yards

Game: 467 - Richard Harr, Ferrum vs. Emory & Henry, 10/31/98
Season: 40.9 avg - Richard Harr, Ferrum, 1998

Longest Punt

76 yds - Tom Vanik, Frostburg State vs. Montclair State, 9/17/05

Punt Returns

Game: 6 - many times
Season: 29 - Darrien Tucker, Methodist, 1998

Punt Return Yards

Game: 159 - Curtis Gore, Wesley vs. Husson, 10/25/03
Season: 513 - Curtis Gore, Wesley, 2003

Punt Return Average

Season: 18.3 yds/ret - Curtis Gore, Wesley, 2003

Longest Punt Return

95 yds - Curtis Gore, Wesley vs. Husson, 10/25/03

Kickoff Returns

Game: 6 - many times
Season: 33 - Albert Adderly, Methodist, 1999

Kickoff Return Yards

Game: 194 - Trae Hille, Apprentice School vs. Wesley, 10/12/01
Season: 845 - Byron Westbrook, Salisbury, 2005

Kickoff Return Average

Season: 39.2 yds/ret - Tony Hill, Salisbury State, 1998

Longest Kickoff Return

97 yds - Kodi Smith, Ferrum vs. Greensboro, 9/19/98
97 yds - Tony Hill, Salisbury State vs. William Paterson, 11/13/98

Team records

NOTE: ACFC records are incomplete. Various sources have been used to attempt to complete the records, including individual schools' websites.

Longest Winning Streak

13 games - Wesley (twice), 9/2/06 to 12/9/06, and 9/5/09 to 12/5/09

Longest Losing Streak

9 Games - Apprentice, 9/26/09 to 9/11/10

Scoring Offense

Game: 77 - Salisbury vs. Apprentice, 10/1/05
Season - Points: 581 - Wesley, 2005
Season Average: 44.5 ppg - Wesley, 2001

Scoring Defense

Game: 0 pts allowed, by many teams
Season: 7.7 ppg allowed - Ferrum, 2000

Pass Offense

Game: 476 - Wesley College vs. Rowan University, 9/8/01
Season: 336.9 yds/gm - Wesley College, 2001

Pass Defense

Game: 1 yd allowed - Wesley vs. Madison, 9/12/98
Season: 84.7 yds/gm - Ferrum, 2000

Rushing Offense

Game: 477 yds - Salisbury vs. Greensboro, 9/23/00477 yds - Salisbury at Methodist, 9/21/02
Season: 330.4 yds/gm - Salisbury, 2005

Rushing Defense

Game: -41 yds - Wesley vs. Averett, 9/10/05
Season: 80.8 yds/gm allowed - Ferrum, 2000

Total Offense

Game: 643 yds - Wesley vs. Salisbury, 10/29/05
Season: 485.5 yds/gm (4855 yds) - Wesley, 2001

Total Defense

Game: -29 yds - Wesley vs. Madison, 9/12/98
Season: 165.5 yds allowed - Ferrum, 2000

3rd-Down Conversions

Season: .440 (84-191) - Wesley, 2005

4th-Down Conversions

Season: .842 (16-18) - Ferrum, 1999

Sacks For

Season: 39 - Wesley, 2005

Sacks Against

Season: 7 - Methodist, 2000

Field Goals

Season: .800 (12-15) - Wesley, 2006

PAT Kicking

Season: .931 (27-29) - Salisbury, 2001

Kickoff Returns

Game: 10 - Apprentice School vs. Salisbury, 10/1/05Buffalo State vs. Salisbury, 10/15/05
Season: 25.6 yds/ret - Wesley, 1998

Punting Yards

Game: 467 - Ferrum vs. Emory & Henry, 10/31/98
Season: 39.1 yds/punt - Apprentice School, 2005

Turnover Margin

Season: 1.5 avg - Wesley, 2001

Punt Returns

Season: 18.7 yds/ret - Wesley, 2003

Pass Efficiency

Season: 154.93 rating - Wesley, 2001

Pass Efficiency Defense

Season: 64.46 rating - Ferrum, 2000

First Downs

Game: 35 - Wesley vs. Chowan, 11/3/01
Season: 285 - Wesley, 2005

Fewest First Downs Allowed

Game: 4 allowed - Ferrum vs. Averett, 9/2/00
Season: 89 - Ferrum, 2000

Penalties (fewest)

Season: 36 - Apprentice, 2003 (309 yds)

Awards

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Year	Offensive Player of the Year	Defensive Player of the Year	Rookie of the Year	Special Teams Player of the Year	Coach of the Year
1998	Brandon Walker, Frostburg St.	J.C. Harmon, Ferrum	Tony Ellis, Salisbury St.		Mike Drass, Wesley
1999	Myron Dent, Salisbury St. &<br>Greg Cooper, Frostburg St.	Andre Summers, Wesley	Phil Hairston, Ferrum		Ed Sweeney, Frostburg St.
2000	Jason Visconti, Wesley	Tone Dancy, Ferrum &<br>Andre Summers, Wesley	John Boyter, Chowan &<br>Mac Mollett, Salisbury St.		Mike Drass, Wesley
2001	Jason Visconti, Wesley	George O'Brien, Frostburg St.	Milo Austin, Salisbury St.		Mike Drass, Wesley
2002	Grant Burrough, Frostburg St.	Mike Simpson, Wesley	Dustin Johnson, Salisbury St.		Rubin Stevenson, Frostburg St.
2003	Grant Burrough, Frostburg St.	Kevin Culbert, Frostburg St. & Brad DeHaven, Salisbury St.	Omar Muhammad, Wesley	Rick Nistler, Salisbury St.	Sherman Wood, Salisbury St.Rubin Stevenson, Frostburg St.
2004	Leroy Satchell, Salisbury St.	Brad DeHaven, Salisbury St.	Jon Lanouette, Wesley	Brock Boland, Salisbury St. & Ricky Doles, Apprentice	Sherman Wood, Salisbury St.
2005	Chris Warrick, Wesley	Kevin Culbert, Frostburg St.	Zack Luke, Brockport St.	Brock Boland, Salisbury St.	Mike Drass, Wesley
2006	Chris Warrick, Wesley	Bryan Robinson, Wesley	Aaron Jackson, Wesley	Christian Cattanea, Wesley	Phil Janaro, Apprentice School
2007	Travis Reid, Apprentice School	Bryan Robinson, Wesley	Collin Blugis, Wesley	Larry Beavers, Wesley	Mike Drass, Wesley
2008	Shane McSweeney, Wesley	Sean Matthews, Wesley	Mana Ohia, Apprentice School	Larry Beavers, Wesley	Mike Drass, Wesley