SUNY-Maritime photo by Alan Schaefer

The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference is pleased to announce the addition of SUNY-Maritime as an associate member in the sport of football effective July 1, 2023. The fall of 2023 will be the sixth year of competition for NEWMAC football as the conference office will look to release an updated schedule with the addition of the Privateers.

Maritime is located in Throggs Neck, N.Y. and will add to the current geographical strength of the conference which currently stretches from Northfield, Vermont, to Washington, D.C. 

"We are excited to welcome Maritime College to NEWMAC football," says NEWMAC executive director, Patrick B. Summers. "The Privateers have a history competing against our members and institutionally have shown a commitment to academic and athletic excellence which are core values of the NEWMAC." 

The Privateers will join the NEWMAC after having competed in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference since 2009. In program history, the Privateers have made two NCAA playoff appearances, have competed in the New England Bowl twice and are currently led by coach Mickey Rehring. 

The Privateers are slated to join seven other football programs in the NEWMAC in 2023: Merchant Marine, MIT, WPI, Springfield, Coast Guard, Norwich, and Catholic.

"As an entire program, we are incredibly excited about this move into the NEWMAC," said Rehring. "The NEWMAC is going to provide an exciting challenge for us with a group of really strong football programs and we are ready for those challenges in the coming years. This move will allow Privateer football to retain some current and previous opponents while facing new challenges throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions."