CTC football team takes NCFA title in second year of competition

The Chattahoochee Tech Golden Eagles football team was named champion of the National Club Football Association in the organization's final coaches poll, released Wednesday, Dec. 7. CTC finished with 141 total points in the final poll, including seven first-place votes.

The Golden Eagles first captured the No. 1 ranking in September after a 3-0 start to their second-ever football season, retaining the top spot throughout the rest of the year.

The Golden Eagles, led by head coach Tim Freeman, ended the year strong with a 51-6 home victory over 2010 club national champion New Orleans, giving the team a 7-3 final record. CTC went 3-0 against fellow club opponents.

CTC defeated No. 2 Orangeburg-Calhoun Tech, 23-20, in two overtimes at home in the second game of the season. Miami University, University of Vermont and Wright State University rounded out the top five.

Chattahoochee Tech finished No. 7 in the 2010 final poll in its inaugural season, and brought in a class of over 60 freshmen during the offseason.

The National Club Football Association is a division of Collegiate Club Sports Leagues, a national organization that oversees college club sports.