Campus Community
Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2010Buffalo State Joins Empire 8 Football
By Jeff Ventura
Buffalo State College will join Empire 8 football as an affiliate member starting in 2012, joining in-state foes Ithaca, St. John Fisher, Alfred, Utica, and Hartwick as well as other affiliate members Frostburg State, Salisbury, and Springfield.
Buffalo State will leave the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), which it joined in 2006. Previously the Bengals participated in the Atlantic Central Football Conference (ACFC), along with Salisbury and Frostburg, from 2004 to 2005, and played as an independent from 1981 to 2003.
“The Buffalo State Bengals are proud to be joining the Empire 8 football conference,” said Buffalo State College’s interim president Dennis K. Ponton. “We look forward to competing in a league with such a strong academic reputation and storied history in intercollegiate athletics.”
Read the full article on the Intercollegiate Athletics Web site.
