Northern Michigan Football League

Northern Michigan Football League
(NMFL)
Established 2014
Division MHSAA
Members 15 (22 in 2016)
Region Northern Michigan

The Northern Michigan Football League is an interscholastic athletic conference affiliated with the Michigan High School Athletic Association. It is located in Northern Michigan and contains twenty-two teams that encompasses thirteen counties: Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Mackinaw, Manistee, Otsego, and Wexford.

History

The League formed from the merger of the Lake Michigan Conference and the Northwest Conference, for football only. The schools were then split up based on enrollment and competitiveness, with the larger schools forming the Legends Division, and the smaller ones forming the Legacy Division. Mesick, who was a member of the Northwest Conference, declined to join the league, leaving the Legacy Division with one school less than the Legend Division. Before the 2015 season, it was announced that the six members of the Ski Valley Conference not dropping to Eight-man Football as well as Cheboygan, Onekema and Traverse City Christian High Schools would join the league during the 2016 season, causing the league to expand to three divisions; the Leaders,Legends and Legacy divisions.[1] [2] The league is also considering the applications of several other schools, and the possibility of further divisions to help with travel costs. On October 6, 2015, Traverse City Christian announced that it would not be joining the NMFL and that Mesick would be replacing them in the conference on a two-year trial basis.

Member schools

Current members

Institution Location Joined Type Enrollment Nickname Colors All-Sports Conference
Legends Division
Traverse City St. Francis Traverse City, Michigan 2014 Private 341 Gladiator           Lake Michigan Conference
Elk Rapids Elk Rapids, Michigan 2014 Public 369 Elks           Lake Michigan Conference
Boyne City Boyne City, Michigan 2014 Public 396 Ramblers           Lake Michigan Conference
Grayling Grayling, Michigan 2014 Public 492 Vikings           Lake Michigan Conference
Benzie Central Benzonia, Michigan 2014 Public 495 Huskies           Northwest Conference
Kalkaska Kalkaska, Michigan 2014 Public 517 Blue Blazers           Lake Michigan Conference
Kingsley Kingsley, Michigan 2014 Public 447 Stags           Northwest Conference
Cheboygan Cheboygan, Michigan 2016 Public 555 Chiefs           Independent
Leaders Division
Charlevoix Charlevoix, Michigan 2014 Public 393 Red Rayders           Lake Michigan Conference
Frankfort Frankfort, Michigan 2014 Public 171 Panthers           Northwest Conference
Suttons Bay Suttons Bay, Michigan 2014 Public 257* Norsemen           Northwest Conference
Maple City-Glen Lake Maple City, Michigan 2014 Public 379* Lakers           Northwest Conference
Mancelona Mancelona, Michigan 2016 Public 278 Ironmen           Ski Valley Conference
Mesick Mesick, Michigan 2016 Public 307* Bulldogs           Northwest Conference
Onekama Onekama, Michigan 2016 Public 254* Portagers           Northwest Conference
Legacy Division
Central Lake Central Lake, Michigan 2016 Public 202* Trojans           Ski Valley Conference
East Jordan East Jordan, Michigan 2014 Public 261 Red Devils           Lake Michigan Conference
Gaylord St. Mary Gaylord, Michigan 2016 Private 130* Snowbirds           Ski Valley Conference
Harbor Springs Harbor Springs, Michigan 2014 Public 284 Rams           Lake Michigan Conference
Inland Lakes Indian River, Michigan 2016 Public 253 Bulldogs           Ski Valley Conference
Johannesburg-Lewiston Johannesburg, Michigan 2016 Public 233 Cardinals           Ski Valley Conference
Saint Ignace Saint Ignace, Michigan 2016 Public 219 Saints           Ski Valley Conference

References

  1. ↑ http://www.record-eagle.com/sports/local_sports/onekama-cheboygan-join-nmfl-more-on-the-way/article_2d333bde-3e18-5d63-a86d-cc2cbc8a4bb4.html
  2. ↑ http://www.record-eagle.com/sports/local_sports/conference-up-to-teams-divisions/article_3e22c4c3-1125-5aa2-8b7e-d9be547a8dc8.html
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