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Since the baseball season is over, and the CCBA is off for a few months before the 1951 season, I decided to move to my college football organization; the
National Collegiate Gridiron Association (NCGA). If your interested, here is an overview of the league, and I will be reporting weekly with game results and other related material.
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What the NCGA is
A 1949, mid-Atlantic–to–Great Lakes collegiate league built around three six-team conferences—Military, Ivy, and Industrial—with period rules and pageantry. Games are played on Saturdays with a Sunday “newspaper” recap (our National Gridiron Weekly house style).
How the season works (quick)
11 weeks (Sept 17–Nov 26, 1949): 5 conference games + 6 cross-conference games.
Postseason:
NCGA Championship (Sat Dec 3, 1949): top two conference champions by tiebreakers.
Liberty Classic (Sat Dec 10, 1949): the third conference champion hosts the top national religious power by record/merit.
Thanksgiving week rivalries (Week 11):
Army–Navy Game (National Military vs United Naval) — Hudson–Severn Trophy.
Air–Sea Classic (Air Command vs Coastal Guard) — Compass Rose Cup.
Command Classic (Western Military vs Southern Flight) — Shield & Wings Trophy.
The Conferences & Teams
Military Conference
- National Military Academy “Cadets” (NMA) — West Point, NY. Parade-ground discipline; powerful line play and methodical drives.
- United Naval Institute “Mariners” (UNI) — Atlantic seaboard/Providence tradition. Nautical toughness, steady under pressure; brass band and color guard pageantry.
- Coastal Guard Academy “Tridents” (CGA) — New Haven, CT. Weather-proof defense, field-position football; fog-and-whistle lore on the Sound.
- Air Command College “Flyers” (ACC) — Dayton-area, OH. Speed and space; timing routes and quick-strike motion.
- Western Military Institute “Sentinels” (WMI) — Philadelphia, PA. Rugged, trench-first identity; grind games out with backs between the tackles.
- Southern Flight Academy “Aviators” (SFA) — Pensacola, FL. Agile, balanced offense; “flight-line hurry-up” late in halves.
Ivy Conference (fictional names, old-line campuses)
- Harrison College “Stags” (HAR) — North Jersey/Hudson corridor. Precision offense, classic single-wing wrinkles.
- Radnor College “Bishops” (RAD) — Radnor, PA (Main Line). Church-founded; stout defense, measured passing.
- Kingsbury College “Owls” (KIN) — Hartford, CT area. Bookish reputation with crafty route trees and misdirection.
- St. Clement University “Lions” (STC) — Central NJ/Princeton orbit. Heavy running game; proud, old-world stadium trappings.
- Fairfield Union “Scholars” (FAI) — Fairfield, CT. Technical, fundamentals-first outfit; disciplined special teams.
- Hudson Institute “Minutemen” (HUD) — Poughkeepsie, NY. Blue-collar edge; clock control and rugged tackling.
Industrial Conference (factory towns & ports)
- Cleveland Poly “Titans” (CLE) — Cleveland, OH. Steel-strong front; inside zone and play-action shots.
- Chandler Technical Institute “Engineers” (CTI) — Akron, OH. Smart schematics, late-game adjustments.
- Allegheny State “Grinders” (ALL) — Pittsburgh, PA. Coal-and-iron identity; punishing run fits and ball control.
- Canal City “Rivermen” (CAN) — Erie Canal country, NY. Work-boat toughness; methodical drives and body-blow defense.
- Erie Maritime “Clippers” (ERI) — Erie, PA. Lake-wind passing game; tall receivers and crisp timing.
- Metropolitan College “Comets” (MET) — New York City, NY. Fast, flashy, “city jazz” football—tempo, space, and swagger.
New reader tips
Home/neutral sites: Big games often book larger municipal parks (Philadelphia, New York, Atlanta) for gate and spectacle.
Style of play: Think late-’40s—fullbacks matter, passing is selective, special teams swing outcomes.
Where to start: Our Week 1 recap (“Saturday on the Hudson”) sets the tone; Week 2 (Sept 25, 1949 edition) begins the first wave of conference play.
Next Post; Week 1