About Us

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Our Story

More Than A Game.

Brighton Bulldogs Football and Cheer (BBFC) is a non-profit, volunteer-driven sports organization dedicated to enriching the lives of youth athletes in Brighton.


Encompassing athletes grades 1st though 8th, we prepare our youth for success in High School sports and beyond. 

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Important Resources

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Registration Information

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Schedules

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Physical Requirements

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Parent Resources

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Coaching Resources

The Brighton Bulldogs Football and Cheer Mission

BBFC provides an outstanding environment for the youth of Brighton, Michigan to experience the game of football and the sport of Cheer. Our program strives to provide exemplary coaching in the skills and techniques necessary to excel at the game and sport, but also to ensure we are helping parents build young men and women of quality character. 

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BBFC History

Brighton, Michigan lives football.  Notable Brighton alumni include Clint Copenhaver (U of M Football), Drew Henson (U of M Football, Dallas Cowboys) as well a host of D1, D2, and D3 players.  Similarly, Brighton Cheerleaders have gone on to cheer at MSU, U of M, and all of the regional state universities. 

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    Until 2013, Brighton hosted two independent Youth Football Leagues, Brighton Junior Football (BJF) and Brighton Youth Football (BYF).   In 2013, the Presidents of both organization recognized their slowly shrinking enrollment and decided to merge to two organizations, BYF bringing its financial stability and BJF bringing their larger enrollment numbers.   The resulting organization, BBFC, has served Brighton ever since. 

     

    In 2016 Brighton High School hired Brian Lemons as the BHS Head Football Coach.  In doing so, they ushered in an unprecedented era of cooperation between the High School football program and BBFC.  BBFC Coaches work along side of the HS coaching staff, attend camps with the HS coaching staff, and use an age-appropriate version of the High School Playbook.  BBFC is a true feeder organization for the coming success of the Brighton High School Program.