The National Women's Football Association (NWFA) was a full-contact American football league for women headquartered in

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, Tennessee. The league was founded by Catherine Masters in 2000, as the two benchmark teams, the

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and the Nashville Dream played each other six times in exhibition games. The opening season was in 2001 featuring ten teams. The NWFA did not officially field any teams for the 2009 season. The NWFA was originally called the National Women's Football League, but changed its name after the 2002 season. The name change came after pressure from the National Football League. The NFL also required the league to change the logos of some teams whose logos resembled those of NFL teams. League founder Catherine Masters was inducted into the American Football Association's Semi Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

League rules

NWFA teams played according to standard National Football League rules with the following notable exceptions: * TDY-sized football * only one foot in-bounds is required for a reception * no blocking below the waist downfield

List of teams

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Championship games

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References

External links

American Football Association
{{Women's gridiron football leagues Women's American football leagues 2000 establishments in the United States 2008 disestablishments in the United States Sports leagues established in 2000 Sports leagues disestablished in 2008

League rules

List of teams

Championship games

See also

References

External links