Yankee Conference

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The Yankee Conference was a former NCAA college football conference that primarily featured teams from the Northeastern United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NCAA conference
college football conference
classificationChange moved to Division I-AA in 1978
competitionLevel NCAA Division I FCS
surface form: NCAA Division I-AA football
conferenceType single-sport conference
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 1997
formerName New England Conference
geographicFocus Mid-Atlantic states
surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States

New England
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
historicalEra late-20th century college football
mid-20th century college football
inception 1947
memberInstitution Boston University
James Madison University
Northeastern University
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Maine
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Lowell
University of New Hampshire
Rhode Island University
surface form: University of Rhode Island

University of Richmond
University of Vermont
Villanova University
College of William & Mary
surface form: William & Mary
membershipType private universities
public universities
NCAAdivision NCAA Division I FCS
surface form: NCAA Division I-AA
notableProgram Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen
surface form: UMass Minutemen football
numberOfTeamsAtPeak 12
playoffParticipation NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs
surface form: NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship
predecessor New England Conference
region Northeastern United States
replacedBy Atlantic 10 Conference
surface form: Atlantic 10 Conference football
sponsoredSport football only
sport American football
sportLevel college football
status defunct
succeededBy Atlantic 10 Conference
surface form: Atlantic 10 Conference football

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