Category: AAA Football Leagues

December 7, 2019October 29, 2023

Southwestern Football League 1973

SWFL 1973

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Division
*Oklahoma City Wranglers	10	9	1	0	442	110	.900
*San Antonio Toros	8	6	2	0	239	170	.750
Albuquerque Thunderbirds	8	4	4	0	212	173	.500
Denver Oilers	8	1	7	0	87	372	.125
Kansas City Steers	3	0	3	0	19	139	.000
Western Division
*Las Vegas Casinos	8	6	2	0	192	129	.750
Phoenix Blazers	9	6	3	0	217	181	.667
Southern California Razorbacks	9	3	6	0	164	147	.333
Los Angeles Mustangs	9	1	8	0	128	221	.111

Reference: [1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Final Playoff
01.09.1973	San Antonio Toros	45	Las Vegas Casinos	3
	Championship Game
08.09.1973	Oklahoma City Wranglers	19	San Antonio Toros	16

Reference: [1; 37-40]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
16.06.1973	New Mexico Thunderbirds	32	Los Angeles Mustangs	6
16.06.1973	Phoenix Blazers	20	Southern California Razorbacks	18
16.06.1973	Oklahoma City Wranglers	57	Denver Oilers	0
	Week 2
23.06.1973	Phoenix Blazers	27	New Mexico Thuncerbirds	33 ot
23.06.1973	Kansas City Steers	0	Oklahoma City Wranglers	37
	Week 3
30.06.1973	New Mexico Thunderbirds	21	Southern California Razorbacks	27
30.06.1973	San Antonio Toros	35	Denver Oilers	10
30.06.1973	Phoenix Blazers	27	Los Angeles Mustangs	7
30.06.1973	Oklahoma City Wranglers	75	Kansas City steers	0
	Week 4
07.07.1973	New Mexico Thunderbirds	14	Oklahoma City Wranglers	37
07.07.1973	Denver Oilers	6	Phoenix Blazers	39
07.07.1973	Las Vegas Casinos	26	Southern California Razorbacks	12
07.07.1973	San Antonio Toros	25	Los Angeles Mustangs	15
	Week 5
14.07.1973	San Antonio Toros	43	Phoenix Blazers	7
	Week 6
21.07.1973	New Mexico Thunderbirds	17	Southern California Razorbacks	0
21.07.1973	San Antonio Toros	26	Oklahoma City Wranglers	17
21.07.1973	Phoenix Blazers	22	Las Vegas Casinos	17
	Week 7
28.07.1973	Oklahoma City Wranglers	38	New Mexico Thunderbirds	22
28.07.1973	Las Vegas Casinos	39	San Antonio Toros	27
28.07.1973	Phoenix Blazers	52	Denver Oilers	19
28.07.1973	Southern California Razorbacks	27	Los Angeles Mustangs	4
	Week 8
04.08.1973	San Antonio Toros	31	New Mexico Thunderbirds	24
04.08.1973	Oklahoma City Wranglers	63	Denver Oilers	3
04.08.1973	Phoenix Blazers	c	Los Angeles Mustangs	c
04.08.1973	Las Vegas Casinos	13	Southern California Razorbacks	11
	Week 9
11.08.1973	New Mexico Thunderbirds	50	Denver Oilers	7
11.08.1973	Las Vegas Casinos	47	Phoenix Blazers	7
11.08.1973	San Antonio Toros	32	Southern California Razorbacks	7
	Week 10
18.08.1973	New Mexico Thunderbirds	c	Phoenix Blazers	c
18.08.1973	Oklahoma City Warriors	42	San Antonio Toros	14
	Week 11
25.08.1973	New Mexico Thunderbirds	c	San Antonio Toros	c
25.08.1973	Las Vegas Casinos	0 #	Southern California Razorbacks	1
	Week 12
01.09.1973	Los Angeles Mustangs		Southern California Razorbacks

Reference: [2-36; 41-47]

Report

The Soujthwestern Football League expanded to nine teams from six in 1973. The Kansas City Steers folded after 3 games, and were stricken from the record. The top teams all season were the San Antonio Toros, Las Vegas Casinos and Oklahoma City Wranglers.

The New Mexico Thunderbirds and Phoenix Blazers both finished with average records, and ran into financial trouble late on in the season, both cancelling games.

The Toros were the defending Champions, andhad a shot at repeating, beating Western Division Champions Las Vegas Casinos in the Semi-Final Playoff 45-3, before losing to Eastern Division Champions Oklahoma City Wranglers 19-16 in the Championship Game.

About

The Southwestern Football League (1972-1973) was a AAA (2nd Level) American Football League – when asked by a reporter if they were any good, the New Mexico Thunderbirds Head Coach said the Southwestern Football League Champs were to the NFL Super Bowl Champs what the Albuquerque Dukes were to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Baseball – in other words a AAA team.

It was based, as its name suggests, in the American Southwest, featuring teams from Texas (San Antonio Toros & Dallas Rockets), Kansas City, Oklahoma (Oklahoma City Wranglers), Colorado (Denver Oilers), New Mexico (Albuquerque Thunderbirds), Arizona (Phoenix Blazers), Nevada (Las Vegas) and California (Southern California Razorbacks, Los Angeles Mustangs).

It was preceded by the Texas Football League (1966-1971) and the Continental Football League – 1965-1969 – AAA – 2nd Level) and was succeeded by the California Football League (1977-1982) and the American Football Association (1977-1983 – Texas and Southern States further east – AAA). The World Football League of 1974-1975 took up a lot of the players of Minor Football Leagues at the time, leaving just one League at AAA & AA level.

Note on Team Names

A lot of the teams in the Southwestern Football League made reference to the “Cowboy & Indian” culture of the region – the Kansas City Steers and San Antonio Toros were both named after Bulls, the Los Angeles Mustangs were named after a Wild Horse found in the West, and the Oklahoma City Wranglers were named after Cowboys. The Albuquerque Thunderbirds were named after a mythical Native American bird. There were also teams named after the Oil Industry – the Denver Oilers; the Space Industry – Dallas Rockets; and the Gambling Industry – Las Vegas Casinos, all of which would employ people in the Southwest. The Phoenix Blazers is also a reference to a mythical bird, this time the one from Ancient Egyptian & Christian mythology, the Phoenix who rose from the flames, after which the city is named.

Reference:

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References

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan, Caoimhe Mullaney, Alan Delaney, John Kane, John Wills, Louise Kenny, John Cummins, John Morahan, Jean-Paul O’Flynn.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 7 December 2019

December 3, 2019October 29, 2023

China Arena Football League 2019

China Arena Football League – Arena Football League Global Logo [4]

Final Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Wuhan Gators	3	3	0	0	28	6	1.000
*Beijing Lions	3	2	1	0	36	6	.667
Shenyang Black Rhinos	3	1	2	0	12	22	.333
Shanghai Legend	3	0	3	0	0	42	.000

References: Compiled from Results in :[4-5]

Championship Tournament Finals

Date	Time	Home Team		Away Team
		3rd Place Game
08.12.2019	11:00 AM	Shenyang Black Rhinos	18	Shanghai Legend	6
		Championship
08.12.2019	11:00 AM	Wuhan Gators	30	Beijing Lions	22

Reference: [1; 6-7]

Championship Tournament

Date	Time	Home Team		Away Team
06.12.2019	5:00 PM	Shenyang Black Rhinos	6	Shanghai Legend	0
06.12.2019	5:30 PM	Beijing Lions	0	Wuhan Gators	6
06.12.2019	6:00 PM	Beijing Lions	22	Shanghai Legend	0
06.12.2019	6:30 PM	Wuhan Gators	8	Shenyang Black Rhinos	6
06.12.2019	7:00 PM	Shanghai Legend	0	Wuhan Gators	14
06.12.2019	7:30 PM	Shenyang Black Rhinos	0	Beijing Lions	14

Reference: [1; 4-5]

Preseason Results

Date	Time	Home Team		Away Team
		Preseason Week 1
13.11.2019	1:00 PM	Shenyang Rhinos	0	Beijing Lions	28
		Preseason Week 2
23.11.2019	2:00 PM	Wuhan Gators	40	Shanghai Legend	0

Reference: [1-3]

Home Venues

Team	Venue
Championship Tournament (6-8 December 2019)	EtonHouse International School, Suzhou
Shenyang Rhinos (Preseason Week 1)	Shenyang Sports University
Wuhan Gators (Preseason Week 2)	Wuhan JETien Jianjiu Sports Park

Reference: [1]

Report

Benjamin Duhon had an interception and score for the Lions defense, and John Taggart added two rushing scores as the Beijing Lions beat the Shenyang Rhinos in Preseason Week 1 [2]

In Preseason Week 2, Wuhan Gators, thrilled the Home Fans by beating the Shanghai Legend 40-0. They were led by QB Jarred Evans, who threw 4 Touchdown passes, and ran for two more, and the defense played its part too, as Defensive Captain, Robert Williams had 2 sacks and several pass deflections. [3]

Wuhan Gators won all 3 Championship Tournament Round-Robin matches to finish top of the table, and earn a place in the Championship Game against Beijing Lions who won their other two matches. Shanghai Legend finished bottom, losing all their matches and played against Shenyang Black Rhinos in the 3rd Place Playoff. [4-5]

In the 3rd Place Playoff, the Shenyang Black Rhinos won again against the Shanghai Legend, after both teams came out guns blazing, scoring on their opening drives. [6]

The Championship Game proved an epic struggle, with Wuhan Gators sending their fans home happy, coming from behind to beat the defending Champions, Beijing Lions 30-22. The Lions had taken a 22-14 lead after an amazing catch and run by Wide Receiver Devin Jones, but the Gators came right back, with tournament MVP Jarred Evans leading the team to a tieing score. In Overtime QB Evans found WR Shida Wang, who outfought the defender, in tight coverage, for the score. The Two-Point Conversion was successful, leaving the Gators 30-22 up, and the there were wild celebrations in the Wuhan camp after the Lions were unable to respond on their next drive. [7]

Wuhan Gators – China Arena Football League 2019 Team Photo [10]

About

The China Arena Football League was started in 2016 by the Arena Football League, which introduced the novel 8v8 Arena/Indoor version of American Football in 1986. The CAFL was part of an ambitious Global Expansion plan by the AFL, although it lasted only one season.

It was brought back by the AFL in 2019, and the first preseason matches went ahead as scheduled despite reports on the AFL website that it was filing for bankruptcy on November 27, 2019.

The China Arena Football League Championship Tournament, held over one weekend, took place on 6-8 December 2019.

China Arena Football League 2019 Championship Medal [10]

References

Websites

[1] China Arena Football League (2019) CAFL 2019 Competition Breakdown! [Internet] Available from: http://caflfootball.com/cafl-2019-competition-breakdown/ [Accessed 3 December 2019]

[2] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, November 13, 2019: ” Final Score from Shenyang: Beijing 28 Shenyang 0 “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2768277399901933 [Accessed 3 December 2019]

[3] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, November 22, 2019: ” Final Score in Wuhan: Gators 40 Shanghai 0 “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2791563504239989 [Accessed 3 December 2019]

[4] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, December 6, 2019: ” Half way through Match Play and Day 1 of the CAFL Championship Tournament and here are the scores: “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2823067901089549 [Accessed 10 December 2019]

[5] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, December 6, 2019: “ The first day is complete and here is how the teams finished in day 1 of Match Play of the CAFL 2019 Championship Tournament. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2823301561066183 [Accessed 10 December 2019]

[6] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, December 8, 2019: ” The Shenyang Black Rhinos take home the 3rd Place OF THE CAFL 2029 Championship Tournament with an 18-6 win over the Shanghai Legends. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2827977440598595 [Accessed 10 December 2019]

[7] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, December 8, 2019: ” What an epic battle as the CAFL 2019 Tournament Championship Game gave fans all that they could ask for as the Wuhan Gators came from behind in regulation to tie the score and take the game to overtime to defeat the 2016 champions Beijing Lions 30-22. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2827996027263403 [Accessed 10 December 2019]

[8] Arena Football League (2019) Official Statement [Internet] Available from: https://www.arenafootball.com/article/nov27-statement [Accessed 3 December 2019]

Images

[9] China Arena Football League (2019) CAFL-AFLG Logo [Internet] Available from: http://caflfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cafl-aflg-1.png [Accessed 3 December 2019]

[10] China Arena Football League (2019) CAFL 2019 Competition Medal [Internet] Available from: http://caflfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CAFL-2019-Competition-Medal-768×768.png [Accessed 10 December 2019]

[11] China Arena Football League | Facebook Page (2019) Photo December 8, 2019: “What an epic battle as the CAFL 2019 Tournament Championship Game ” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/photos/pcb.2827996027263403/2827995430596796/?type=3&theater [Accessed 10 December 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Peter Comerford.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 December 2019

November 27, 2019October 29, 2023

Emmett Waldron Irish-Born Pro & College American Football Player 1993-1999

Scottish Claymores Alternate Logo 1998 [10]

Born: Cork, 18 October 1971.

Height: 6-1. Weight: 246.

Position: Linebacker

University: Rice University, TX (NCAA)

Professional: Scottish Claymores (NFL Europe) 1996-1999

Biography: Emmett Waldon was born in Cork and played NCAA football for Rice University before signing for the Scottish Claymores in 1996 – the same year as Scottish Rugby Union captain Gavin Hastings. His father was an Irish Rugby Interprovincial player. In his first year at the Claymores he would have earned £25,000 as well as bonuses and travelling expenses. He played four years for the Claymores as a linebacker. He was the first Irish player to play professional American Football in the NFL in a skilled position since the 1920s .[8]

[7][8]

World League of American Football Logo [1]

World League of American Football 1996

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
SCOTTISH CLAYMORES	10	7	3	0	233	190	.700
Frankfurt Galaxy	10	6	4	0	221	220	.600
Amsterdam Admirals	10	5	5	0	250	210	.500
Barcelona Dragons	10	5	5	0	192	230	.500
London Monarchs	10	4	6	0	161	192	.400
Rhein Fire	10	3	7	0	176	191	.300

[3]

World League of American Football 1997

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Rhein Fire	10	7	3	0	206	146	.700
Amsterdam Admirals	10	5	5	0	156	160	.500
Barcelona Dragons	10	5	5	0	236	209	.500
SCOTTISH CLAYMORES	10	5	5	0	134	154	.500
Frankfurt Galaxy	10	4	6	0	147	142	.400
London Monarchs	10	4	6	0	116	184	.400

[4]

NFL Europe Logos [2]

National Football League Europe 1998

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Amsterdam Admirals	10	7	3	0	205	174	.700
Frankfurt Galaxy	10	7	3	0	177	163	.700
Rhein Fire	10	7	3	0	198	142	.700
Barcelona Dragons	10	4	6	0	185	200	.400
England Monarchs	10	3	7	0	158	205	.300
SCOTTISH CLAYMORES	10	2	8	0	153	192	.200

[5]

National Football League Europe 1999

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Barcelona Dragons	10	7	3	0	263	246	.700
Frankfurt Galaxy	10	6	4	0	239	223	.600
Rhein Fire	10	6	4	0	286	149	.600
Amsterdam Admirals	10	4	6	0	236	243	.400
SCOTTISH CLAYMORES	10	4	6	0	270	298	.400
Berlin Thunder	10	3	7	0	173	308	.300

[6]

Career Stats

Year	Team	G	Int	Int Yds	Int Avg	Int TD	Tkl Solo	Tkl Ast	Tkl Tot	Sack
1996	Scottish Claymores	–	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	0
1997	Scottish Claymores	–	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	0
1998	Scottish Claymores	–	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	0
1999	Scottish Claymores	–	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	0

Career Stats [Ref: 7]

Legend: G = Games, It = Interceptions, Yds = Yards, Avg = Average Yards, TD = touchdowns, Tkl = Tackles, Ast = Assisted, Tot = Total, Sack = Sacks.

References

Sources

[8] Naughton, Lindie (1996) US FOOTBALL Evening Herald. Thursday, 29 February 1996. pg 62 [Internet] Available from: http://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/Print.Article.aspx?mode=image&href=EHD%2F1996%2F02%2F29&id=Ar06206 [Accessed 5 July 2017]

Websites

[2] Growth of a Game (2014) NFL Europe Logos [Internet] Available from: https://www.growthofagame.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/NFL-Europe-Logo.jpg [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[3] Scottish Claymores (1996)1996 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1996.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[4] Scottish Claymores (1997)1997 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1997.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[5] Scottish Claymores (1998)1998 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1998.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[6] Scottish Claymores (1999)1999 Season [Internet] Available from: http://www.esspeedee.com/claymores/1999.php [Accessed 19 October 2017]

[7] Football Database (2017) Emmett Waldron Career Stats [Internet] Available from: https://www.footballdb.com/players/emmett-waldron-waldrem01/stats [Accessed 2 December 2017]

Images

[1] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/WLAFlogo.gif [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[2] Growth of a Game (2014) NFL Europe Logos [Internet] Available from: https://www.growthofagame.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/NFL-Europe-Logo.jpg [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[10] Chris Creamer’s Sports Logos (2019) Scottish Claymores Alternsate Logo 1998 [Internet] Available from:http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/19/1233/full/2552_scottish_claymores-alternate-1998.png [Accessed 27 November 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

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American Football Association 1977-1983

American Football Association (1977-1983) Logo [8]

AFA 1977

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*San Antonio Charros	8	8	0	0			1.000
Oklahoma City Warriors	7	4	3	0			.571
Austin Texans	8	4	4	0			.500
Wichita Falls Steelers	7	2	5	0			.286
Houston Seagulls	5	0	5	0			.000
Forth Worth Texas Stars	1	0	1	0			.000

Reference: [1] Note: Forth Worth Texas Stars forced out of the League after 1 game. Houston Seagulls folded after 5 games. * San Antonio Charros champions.

Reference: [1]

AFA 1978

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Shreveport Steamers	10	9	1	0			.900
*San Antonio Charros	10	6	4	0			.600
*Houston Titans	10	6	4	0			.600
*Oklahoma City Stampede	10	6	4	0			.600
Wichita Falls Roughnecks	10	2	8	0			.200
Austin Texans	10	1	9	0			.100

Reference: [2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
02.09.1978	Shreveport Steamer	14	Oklahoma City Stampede	0
02.09.1978	San Antonio Charros	W	Houston Titans	L
	Final
16.09.1978	Shreveport Steamers	17	San Antonio Charros	14 ot

Reference: [2]

AFA 1979

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Conference
*Carolina Chargers	14	11	3	0			.
*Jacksonville Firebirds	13	10	3	0
*Alabama Vulcans	14	10	4	0			.857
Kentucky Trackers	14	4	10	0			.286
Western Conference
*San Antonio Charros	14	10	4	0			.571
Shreveport Steamers	14	9	5	0			.643
Mississippi Stars	14	5	9	0			.357
Arkansas Champs	14	2	12	0			.143
Tulsa Mustangs	5	1	4	0			.200

Reference: [3] Note: Tulsa Mustangs excluded from the League after 4 games: Marches against Shreveport, San Antonio, Jacksonville, Arkansas & Alabama expunged from record. Tulsa’s record shown here.

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Semi-Finals
15.09.1979	Jacksonville Firebirds	28	Alabama Vulcans	21
15.09.1979	Carolina Chargers	28	San Antonio Charros	21
	Final
29.09.1979	Jacksonville	7	Carolina Chargers	21

Reference: [3]

AFA 1980

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Shreveport Steamers	10	9	1	0			.900
*West Virginia Rockets	11	7	4	0			.700
*Carolina Chargers	11	8	3	0			.727
*San Antonio Charros	10	6	4	0			.600
Jacksonville Firebirds	12	7	5	0			.583
Austin Texans	10	4	6	0			.400
Fort Worth Wranglers	10	0	10	0			.000
Kentucky Trackers	8	0	8	0			.000

Reference: [4] Note: Kentucky Trackers forced out of the League.

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
30.08.1980	Carolina Chargers	36	San Antonio Charros	20
30.08.1980	Shreveport Steamer	17	West Virginia Rockets	21
	Final
07.09.1980	Carolina Chargers	18	West Virginia Rockets	42

Reference: [4]

AFA 1981

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Division
*West Virginia Rockets	10	9	1	0			.900
*Jacksonville Firebirds	9	5	4	0			.556
Virginia Hunters	10	5	5	0			.500
Orlando Americans	10	3	7	0			.300
Carolina Chargers	4	2	2	0			.500
Western Division
*Chicago Fire	11	8	3	0			.727
*San Antonio Charros	11	6	5	0			.636
Shreveport Steamers	9	5	4	0			.556
Texas Wranglers	12	5	7	0			.429
Austin Texans	10	1	9	0			.100

Reference: [5] Note: Carolina Chargers players walk out after 4 games, claiming not enough fans were turning up to enable them to make enough pay. Matches with Jacksonville (L 13-19), West Virginia (L 10-20), Chicago Fire (W 28-23) and San Antonio (W 51-39) expunged from record. Note 2: Austin Texans folded after 10 games.Note 3: Shreveport Steamer folded after 9 games.

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Playoffs
23.08.1981	Chicago Fire	24	Jacksonville Firebirds	17
22.08.1981	West Virginia Rockets	41	San Antonio Charros	12
	Final
30.08.1981	West Virginia Rockets	29	Chicago Fire	21

Reference: [5]

AFA 1982

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Southeast Division
*Carolina Storm	10	10	0	0			1.000
*Georgia Pride	10	6	4	0			.600
Alabama Magic	10	6	4	0	209	138	.600
Tallahassee Statesmen	10	5	5	0			.500
Jacksonville Sunbirds	10	3	7	0			.300
Florida Sun	4	0	4	0			.000
Southwest Division
*Shreveport Americans	10	8	2	0			.800
*Oklahoma Thunder	10	8	2	0			.800
*Texas Wranglers	10	8	2	0			.800
San Antonio Bulls	10	4	6	0			.400
Houston Armadillos	10	2	8	0			.200
Austin Texans	10	0	10	0			.000
Northeast Division
*Racine Gladiators	10	10	0	0			1.000
*West Virginia Rockets	10	7	3	0			.700
*Canton Bulldogs	10	6	4	0			.600
Buffalo Geminis	10	3	7	0			.300
Virginia Chargers	10	1	9	0			.100
Roanoke Valley Express	6	3	3	0			.500

Reference: [6]Note: Roanoke Valley Express & Florida Sun folded during season: remaining matches awarded to opponents.

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	1st Round Playoffs
07.08.1982	Shreveport Americans	42	Georgia Pride	35
07.08.1982	Racine Gladiators	44	Canton Bulldogs	6
07.08.1982	Oklahoma Thunder	13	Texas Wranglers	17
07.08.1982	Carolina Storm	61	West Virginia Rockets	15
	2nd Round Playoffs
14.08.1982	Shreveport Americans	30	Texas Wranglers	27 ot
15.08.1982	Carolina Storm	35	Racine Gladiators	8
	Final
21.08.1982	Carolina storm	46	Shreveport Americans	22

Reference: [6]

AFA 1983

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
East Division
*San Antonio Bulls	6	5	1	0			.833
Canton Bulldogs	6	5	1	0			.833
Shreveport Steamers	7	5	2	0			.826
Pittsburgh Colts	5	1	4	0			.200
West Division
*Carolina Storm	5	5	0	0			1.000
Baton Rouge Red Wings	5	2	3	0			.400
Dallas Wranglers	6	2	4	0			.333
Charleston Rockets	5	1	4	0			.200
Houston Mustangs	4	0	4	0			.000
Oklahoma City Drillers	2	0	2	0			.000

Reference: [7] Note: The Oklahoma City Drillers folded after 2 games.Note 2: Result of Carlina v Pittsburgh unknown.

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	American Bowl
23.07.1983	Carolina Storm	39	San Antonio Bulls	0

Reference: [7]

Report

There were five different winners of the AFA over its seven seasons: San Antonio Charros (1997), Shreveport Steamers (1978), Jacksonville Firebirds (1979) and two-time winners West Virginia Rockets (1980-1981) and Carolina Storm (1982-1983).

About

The American Football Association was a AAA (Second Level) American Football League in between the World Football League (1974-1975) and the United States Football League (1983-1985). It operated from 1977-1983 mainly in the Southern States.

References

Websites

[1] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1977 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1977.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]

[2] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1978 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1978.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]

[3] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1979 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1979.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]

[4] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1980 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1980.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]

[5] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1981 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1981.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]

[6] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1982 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1982.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]

[7] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA 1983 [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/afatribute/afa1983.html [Accessed 25 November 2019]

Images

[8] Birmingham Pro Sports (2019) AFA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/alabamavulcans/logo%20american%20football%20association.jpg [Accessed 25 November 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan, Caoimhe Mullaney, Alan Delaney, Gillian Glynn, Nianh Hughes & Gareth Hunt

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Intercontinental Football League 1970-1978

Teams

Team	Country
Barcelona Almogovares	Spain
Istanbul Conquerors	Turkey
Munich Lions	West Germany
Rome Gladiators	Italy
Vienna Lipizzaners	Austria
West Berlin Bears	West Germany

Reference: [1]

Note on team names:

Almogovares were a Medieval Spanish equivalent of Vikings.

Lipizzaners are an Austrian breed of Horse.

The Lions is the symbolic animal of Munich

The Bear is the symbolic animal of Berlin.

Gladiators were synonymous with Rome and the Roman Empire.

NFL and IFL games 1972-1975

Date	Venue	Winners		Runners-Up
	IFL 1972	NFL Game
27.05.1972	Paris, France	NFL Bleu	16	NFL Rouge	6
	IFL 1972	College Game
25;11.1972	Rhein-Main, Germany	Air Force All-Stars	42	Rota Naval Base Admirals	7
	IFL 1973	Turkey Bowl 1973
22.11.1973	Rhein-Main, Germany	U Rhode Island Rams	34	USAFE All-Stars	6
	IFL 1976	European Cup		NAIA Colleges
01.06.1976	West Berlin, Germany	Texas A&I Javelinas	17	Henderson State Reddies	6
03.06.1976	Vienna, Austria	Texas A&I Javelinas	21	Henderson State Reddies	7
09.06.1976	Mannheim, Germany	Texas A&I Javelinas	20	Henderson State Reddies	6
13.06.1976	Nuremburg, Germany	Texas A&I Javelinas	17	Henderson State Reddies	15
17.06.1976	Paris, Germany	Texas A&I Javelinas	21	Henderson State Reddies	13
	IFL 1977	European Championship		Chicagoland League
02.06.1977	Versailles, France	Newton Nite Hawks	26	Chicago Lions	6
06.1977	Lille, France	Newton Nite Hawks	15	Chicago Lions	13
09.06.1977	Kaiserslautern, Germany	Newton Nite Hawks	26	Chicago Lions	16
14.06.1977	Graz, Austria	Newton Nite Hawks	29	Chicago Lions	6
06.1977	Vienna, Austria	Newton Nite Hawks	30	Chicago Lions	0
	IFL 1978	European Championship		Northern States Football League
25.06.1978	Brussels, Belgium	Quad Cities Black Hawks	26	Indianapolis Capitols	14
28.06.1978	Antwerp, Belgium	Quad Cities Black Hawks	W	Indianapolis Capitols	L
01.07.1978	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Quad Cities Black Hawks	42	Indianapolis Capitols	0
04.07.1978	Ludwigshafen, Germany	Quad Cities Black Hawks	7	Indianapolis Capitols	5
		NFL/IFL Game
1975 ?	Japan	St. Louis Cardinals	20	San Diego Chargers	10

Reference: [1]

About

The Intercontinental Football League was the National Football League’s first attempt at starting Professional Football outside North America.

It started after the film M*A*S*H became a worldwide hit in 1970, with its’ climactic ball game between the 4077th and 325th EVAC. There was enough interest for people to start clubs, and in 1973 Bob Kap, who had introduced professional Soccer to sceptical Texans, decided to try and sell Professional American Football to Europeans. He had enough interest in 1973 to have sold six franchises. One of the investors, Bruno Beneck, of Rome, had successfully introduced Baseball to Italy and was willing to do the same with American Football. He was also director of ‘Domenica Sportiva’, which was Italy’s most popular TV Sports Show.

The World Football League had started up in the USA, with the aim of bringing American Football to the world, and the NFL felt it had nothing to lose, and plenty to gain. It felt it could do business with the Intercontinental League, and had already played a game featuring 42 NFLers in Paris, France. NFL Bleu had beaten NFL Rouge 16-6 that day. Players were to be loaned out to the Intercontinental Football League, with each IFL team paired with one of the six NFL divisions. Sponsorship was found from Pan American Airlines, which would fly the players over.

Teams were also to be paired with NCAA Colleges for the development of players before the played in the NFL. Notre Dame, would be paired with Rome Gladiators, there being no Irish team in the IFL. There were to be two divisions, most likely North (Germany & Austria) and South (Rome, Barcelona & Istanbul), playing a 4-game schedule within their own division, followed by a two-game aggregate score final between the two division winners, to be played over May & June 1974.

However, the oil crisis, and subsequent inflation, and the spectre of domestic terrorism in Europe, from the Red Brigades and Baader-Meinhof Gang, meant the proposed league never got off the ground, following talks with persons in Washington. The final blow, however, was the financial problems of the main sponsor, Pan American Airlines, which pulled out of the project. A Final meeting in Honolulu on March 21, 1975 put an end to the league.

Beneck, however, wasn’t to be deterred, and continued promoting the game in Italy, with the first leagues there starting in 1974 among US Soldiers and then domestic Italian teams in 1976, including the Rome Gladiators. By then the IFL had already played its first game, the St. Louis Cardinals had beaten the San Diego Chargers 20-10.

Later IFL Tours were organised between College Teams for the European Championship in 1976, and Semi-Pro Teams from the Mid-West in 1977, and 1978. Texas A&I Javelinas of the NAIA won all 5 contests in 1976; Newton Nite Hawks, of the Chicagoland League, similarly won all five matches in 1977; and Quad Cities Black Hawks (Moline, East Moline & Rock Island, Illinois & Davenport, Iowa) of the Northern States Football League beat Indianapolis Capitols 4-0 in the 1978 series.

For American Football in Europe, it was only the beginning.

Reference: [1]

References

Website / Sources

[1] Mark L. Ford and Massimo Foglio, The Coffin Corner Volume 27,No. 6, Pro Football Researchers Association (2002) THE FIRST “NFL EUROPE”[Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/27-06-1101.pdf [Accessed 20 October 2019]

Bibiography

[2] Massimo Foglio with Mark L. Ford (2017), Touchdown in Europe – How American Football Came to the Old Continent. Second Edition “The Trailblazers: Bleu et Rouge, College and Semi-Pro”. pg. 151-188. Published by the Author (2015, 2017)

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Louise Wills (Kenny) and John Wills.

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Memphis Tigers AAA Independent American Football 1929-1933

Memphis Tigers’ Record 1929-1933

Year	P	W	L	T	Pct
1929	12	12	0	0	1.000
1930	13	8	5	0	.615
1931	11	8	2	1	.800
1932	11	7	1	3	.875
1933	11	5	5	1	.500

Reference: [1]

Report

The Memphis Tigers played an independent schedule which included matches against NFL opposition

They beat undefeated NFL champions Green Bay Packers in 1929, by a score of 20-6, and also beat the Chicago Bears the following week. They also beat the Portsmouth Spartans, who would become the Detroit Lions, and the Brooklyn Dodgers, who left the NFL for the AFL in the 1940s.

In 1934 they would join the American Football League, playing in one of the Major League rivals to the NFL to use that name.

Matches between Tigers & NFL opposition

Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
23.11.1929	H	Chicago Bears	L	19-39
15.12.1929	H	Green Bay Packers	W	20-6
22.12.1929	H	Chicago Bears	W	16-6
19.10.1930	H	Portsmouth Spartans	W	20-6
23.11.1930	A	Chicago Cardinals	L	7-20
07.12.1930	H	Chicago Cardinals	L	0-6
13.12.1930	A	Brooklyn Dodgers	L	0-13
14.12.1930	H	Brooklyn Dodgers	W	13-0
13.12.1931	H	Proveidence Steamroller	L	6-12
20.12.1931	H	Chicago Cardinals	L	7-24
11.12.1931	H	Chicago Cardinals	–	cancelled
18.12.1931	H	Boston Braves	T	0-0
25.12.1931	H	Boston Braves	T	0-0

Reference: [1]

References

_______________________________________________________

Websites

[1] Bob Gill, The Coffin Corner, Pro Football Researchers Association (1991) Tigers Roar in Tennessee [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/13-03-425.pdf [Accessed 9 October 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Wills, Jean-Paul O’Flynn, John Kane, John Cummins, John Morahan & John Doody

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California Winter League 1927-1928

CWL 1927

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Los Angeles Buccaneers	5	3	2	0	56	43	.600
*New York Yankees	4	2	2	0	74	43	.500
Los Angeles Wildcats	2	2	0	0	45	7	1.000
Duluth Eskimoes	5	2	3	0	39	34	.400
Hollywood Generals	3	1	2	0	19	79	.333
California All-Stars	3	1	2	0	9	36	.333

Reference: Compiled from Results in [1] Note: Includes Championship series

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Championship Series
30.01.1927	New York Yankees	14	Los Angeles Buccaneers	0
06.02.1927	Los Angeles Buccaneers	7	New York Yankees	6

Reference: [1]

CWL 1928

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*New York Yankees	6	3	2	1	42	39	.600
*Cleveland Bulldogs	5	2	2	1	38	34	.500
Los Angeles Wildcats	4	2	1	1	19	12	.667
Duluth Giants	3	0	2	1	19	33	.000

Reference: Compiled from Results in [1] Note: Includes Championship Game.

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Championship Game
05.02.1928	New York Yankees	13	Cleveland Bulldogs	6

Reference: [1]

Report

In the Winter of January-February 1927 & 1928, some of the top teams in the National Football League & American Football League played in a Winter League in California, following the end of the Fall (Autumn) NFL & AFL seasons. The teams included star players from college teams in California and were dubbed after the teams’ star NFL & AFL players. e.g. the Nevers Eskimoes were the Duluth Eskimoes of the NFL with star player, Ernie Nevers.

While the best team both seasons, the Los Angeles Wildcats, dubbed Wilson’s Wildcats by the press, were not to play in the season ending game, as they did not provide the draw the organisers wanted. Instead Red Grange’s Yankees played both climactic games, first against Muller’s Californians and in 1928, winning at the second attempt versus Friedman’s Bulldogs.

The League was essentially a AAA League/Major League Rival to the NFL from 1927-1928, featuring both star NFL & AFL teamxs and players and teams and players from the Semi-Pro Pacific Coast Football League and Californian College players.

Teams & Star Players

Team	NFL/AFL/PCFL Team	Star Players
Grange’s Yankees	New York Yankees (AFL Fall 1926 / NFL Fall 1927)	Red Grange
Muller’s Californians	Los Angeles Buccaneers (NFL)	Brick Muller
Wilson’s Wildcats	Los Angeles Wildcats (AFL)	Wildcat Wilson
Friedman’s Bulldogs	Cleveland Bulldogs (NFL)	Benny Friedman
Nevers’ Eskimoes	Duluth Eskimoes (NFL)	Ernie Nevers
Hollywood Generals	Hollywood Generals (PCFL)	Semi-Pro Team
California All-Stars	Oakland and San Francisco (PCFL)	Semi-Pro Team
Nevers-Imlay Giants	Duluth Eskimoes & Californian College Players	Ernie Nevers & Tut Imlay (College Player)

Reference: [1]

Bob Gill (2009) Seasons in the Sun – The California winter league of 1927 and ’28 The Coffin Corner Volume 31,No. 1, Pro Football Researchers Association (2009)[Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/coffin-corner00’s/CC-31-1.pdf [Accessed 20 October 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghaill.

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XFL 2020

Table

	P	W	L	T	TDF	TDA
East
DC Defenders	5	3	2	0	9	12
St. Louis Battlehawks	5	2	3	0	11	8
New York Guardians	5	3	2	0	8	9
Tampa Bay Vipers	5	1	4	0	11	15
West
Houston Roughnecks	5	5	0	0	21	14
Dallas Renegades	5	2	3	0	9	12
Los Angeles Wildcats	5	2	3	0	18	14
Seattle Dragons	5	1	4	0	12	15

XFL Standings 2020 [Ref: 1]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Semi-Finals
18.04.2020	East 1	East 2
19.04.2020	West 1	West 2
	Championship
26.04.2020	East	West

Reference: [2]

Regular Season

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
08.02.2020	DC Defenders	31	Seattle Dragons	19
08.02.2020	Houston Roughnecks	37	Los Angeles Wildcats	17
09.02.2020	New York Guardians	23	Tampa Bay Vipers	3
09.02.2020	Dallas Renegades	9	St. Louis Battlehawks	15
	Week 2
15.02.2020	DC Defenders	27	New York Guardians	0
15.02.2020	Seattle Dragons	17	Tampa Bay Vipers	9
16.02.2020	Los Angeles Wildcats	18	Dallas Renegades	25
16.02.2020	Houston Roughnecks	28	St. Louis Battlehawks	24
	Week 3
22.02.2020	Tampa Bay Vipers	27	Houston Roughnecks	34
22.02.2020	Seattle Dragons	12	Dallas Renegades	24
23.02.2020	St. Louis Battlehawks	29	New York Guardians	9
23.02.2020	Los Angeles Wildcats	39	DC Defenders	9
	Week 4
29.02.2020	New York Guardians	17	Los Angeles Wildcats	14
29.02.2020	St. Louis Battlehawks	23	Seattle Dragons	16
01.03.2020	Dallas Renegades	20	Houston Roughnecks	27
01.02.2020	Tampa Bay Vipers	25	DC Defenders	0
	Week 5
07.03.2020	Houston Roughnecks	32	Seattle Dragons	23
07.03.2020	Dallas Renegades	12	New York Guardians	30
08.03.2020	DC Defenders	15	St. Louis Battlehawks	6
08.03.2020	Los Angeles Wildcats	41	Tampa Bay Vipers	34
	Week 6
14.03.2020	New York Guardians		Houston Roughnecks
14.03.2020	Tampa Bay Vipers		St. Louis Battlehawks
15.03.2020	DC Defenders		Dallas Renegades
15.03.2020	Seattle Dragons		Los Angeles Wildcats
	Week 7
21.03.2020	Tampa Bay Vipers		Dallas Renegades
21.03.2020	St. Louis Battlehawks		Los Angeles Wildcats
22.03.2020	Seattle Dragons		New York Guardians
22.03.2020	Houston Roughnecks		DC Defenders
	Week 8
28.03.2020	DC Defenders		Tampa Bay Vipers
28.03.2020	New York Guardians		St. Louis Battlehawks
29.03.2020	Los Angeles Wildcats		Houston Roughnecks
29.03.2020	Dallas Renegades		Seattle Dragons
	Week 9
02.04.2020	Houston Roughnecks		Dallas Renegades
04.04.2020	New York Guardians		DC Defenders
05.04.2020	St. Louis Battlehawks		Tampa Bay Vipers
05.04.2020	Los Angeles Wildcats		Seattle Dragons
	Week 10
09.04.2020	New York Guardians		Los Angeles Wildcats
11.04.2020	Seattle Dragons		Houston Roughnecks
12.04.2020	St. Louis Battlehawks		DC Defenders
12.04.2020	Tampa Bay Vipers		New York Guardians

XFL Regular Season Results 2020 [Ref: 2-3]

Report

The XFL continued to play behind closed doors through the coronavirus outbreak, which stopped a lot of sports leagues. It finally shut up shop on March 12 after a Seattle Dragons player had tested positive for coronavirus, after the game with Houston Roughnecks on March 7. This player had also participated in the February 29th game against St. Louis Battlehawks, and so all players and teams were alerted and the league stopped. A decision was made by Oliver Luck, XFL Commissioner to cancel the rest of the season. [Ref: 4-5]

At the time there was a three-way tie at the top of the Eastern Division, with DC Defenders, St. Louis Battlehawks and New York Guardians all on 3-2. In the West, Houston Roughnecks (5-0) had a clear lead over the teams in joint second, Dallas Renegades and Los Angeles Wildcats (both 2-3). It also did better than the Alliance of American Football in drawing fans to a AAA Football League. The XFL averaged about 18,600 fans a game, whereas its predecessor, the AAF averaged about 15,000 during its one season in 2019. [Ref: 7]

About

The XFL 2020 is the second incarnation of Vince McMahon’s rival Pro Football League to the National Football League and Canadian Football League.

He started the original XFL in 2001 after being refused a license for a CFL team, and sought to bring Football back to its Hard-Working Class roots. At the time the NFL was starting to cut down on touchdown celebrations and bring in more laws protecting the quarterback, and was called the “No Fun League” by its detractors. Vince McMahon named all of the teams in the original XFL after criminals or extreme mental illnesses, and brought in hard-hitting rules, that aimed to bring the hard-nosed element among the working classes back into the game, by making it more like the Football of a century previously.

The original XFL, however, failed to bring in an audience, as it was seen as deviating too much from the standard rules of football. [Ref: 7]

This version of the XFL promises closer rules to the NFL, and has still used extreme names, just not criminal, or mentally ill.

While it positions itself as a Major League rival to the NFL & CFL, it can be thought of as more of a AAA Football League.

References

Websites

[1] XFL (2020) XFL Standings [Internet] Available from: https://stats.xfl.com/standings/ [Accessed 31 March 2020]

[2] XFL (2020) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/en-US/articles/xfl-releases-2020-schedule [Accessed 26 October 2019]

[3] XFL (2020) Schedule through Week 5 [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/2020-schedule [Accessed 31 March 2020]

[4] XFL (2020) XFL Statement on COVID-19 [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/articles/xfl-statement-covid-19 [Accessed 26 October 2019]

[5] XFL (2020) A Thank You to All Our Fans [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/articles/a-thank-you-to-our-fans [Accessed 31 March 2020]

[6] XFL (2020) XFL in the News – The Latest [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/articles/xfl-in-the-news-the-latest [Accessed 31 March 2020]

Sources

[7] First Down (2001) Issues from Spring 2001

Images

[8] Wikipedia (2019) XFL 2020 Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Logo_of_the_XFL.svg/1200px-Logo_of_the_XFL.svg.png [Accessed 24 September 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Donie, Ian Breathnach, Alan Gray, Matk Mahon, Mark, Denis Culhane, Willie Winters

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Liga Football Americano (Mexico) 2019

LFA Mexico Logo [3]

League Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Conferencia Centro
*CDMX Condors	8	6	2	0	205	150	75
*CDMX Mayas	8	5	3	0	130	129	63
Puebla Artilleros	8	5	3	0	145	131	63
CDMX Mexicas	8	2	6	0	132	170	25
Conferencia Norte
*Edomex Raptors	8	6	2	0	210	118	75
Saltillo Dinos	8	3	5	0	110	125	38
Monterrey Fundidores	8	3	5	0	134	133	38
Toluca Osos	8	2	6	0	116	226	25

Reference: [1]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
22.02.19	Monterrey Fundidores	26	Saltillo Dinos	13
23.02.19	Edomex Raptors	48	Toluca Osos	12
24.02.19	CDMX Mayas	13	CDMX Condors	21
24.02.19	CDMX Mexicas	12	Puebla Artilleros	29
	Week 2
02.03.19	Toluca Osos	30	Monterrey Fundidores	29
02.03.19	Saltillo Dinos	7	Edomex Raptors	21
03.03.19	CDMX Mayas	13	CDMX Mexicas	3
03.03.19	Puebla Artilleros	15	CDMX Condors	22
	Week 3
08.03.19	Monterrey Fundidores	31	Edomex Raptors	21
10.03.19	Toluca Osos	10	Saltillo Dinos	22
10.03.19	CDMX Condors	18	CDMX Mexicas	22
10.03.19	CDMX Mayas	14	Puebla Artilleros	7
	Week 4
16.03.19	Puebla Artilleros	17	Toluca Osos	6
17.03.19	CDMX Mayas	16	Saltillo Dinos	13
17.03.19	CDMX Condors	15	Monterrey Fundidores	13
17.03.19	CDMX Mexicas	29	Edomex Raptors	23
	Week 5
23.03.19	Saltillo Dinos	8	Monterrey Fundidores	0
24.03.19	Edomex Raptors	20	CDMX Mayas	13
24.03.19	Puebla Artilleros	21	CDMX Mexicas	20
24.03.19	Toluca Osos	30	CDMX Condors	54
	Week 6
29.03.19	Monterrey Fundidores	6	Puebla Artilleros	7
30.03.19	Toluca Osos	6	Edomex Raptors	28
30.03.19	Saltillo Dinos	28	CDMX Mexicas	20
31.03.19	CDMX Condors	33	CDMX Mayas	13
	Week 7
06.04.19	Saltillo Dinos	12	Toluca Osos	13
07.04.19	CDMX Mexicas	12	CDMX Mayas	22
07.04.19	Edomex Raptors	30	Monterrey Fundidores	13
07.04.19	CDMX Condors	26	Puebla Artilleros	29
	Week 8
12.04.19	Monterrey Fundidores	16	Toluca Osos	9
13.04.19	Edomex Raptors	19	Saltillo Dinos	9
14.04.19	CDMX Mexicas	14	CDMX Condors	16
14.04.19	Puebla Artilleros	20	CDMX Mayas	25

Reference: [2]

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
27.04.19	CDMX Condors	18	CDMX Mayas	13
27.04.19	Edomex Raptors	53	Monterrey Fundidores	47
	Tazon Mexico IV		Cd. De Los Deportes
12.05.19	CDMX Condors	20	Edomex Raptors	16

Reference: [2]

Home Venues:

Team	Home Venue
CDMX Condors	Campo-CSF
CDMX Mayas	W.Massieu
CDMX Mexicas	Casco ST
Edomex Raptors	FES Acatlan
Monterrey Fundidores	NL Independiente
Puebla Artilleros	Templo del Dolor
Saltillo Dinos	OL Saltillo
Toluca Osos	La Fortaleza

Reference: [2]

References:

[1] LFA Mexico (2019) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/standings/ [Accessed 15 April 2019]

[2] LFA Mexico (2019) Calendario [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/calendario/[Accessed 13 May 2019]

Images

[3] Brands of the World (2018) LFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://botw-pd.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/logo-thumbnail/s3/012017/untitled-1_0.jpg?itok=is8COLAV [Accessed 1 August 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Louise Kenny & John Morahan.

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Legends Football League United States 2019

Final Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Conference
*Atlanta Steam	5	3	2	0	157	109	.600
Nashville Knights	4	2	2	0	65	87	.500
Omaha Heart	4	2	2	0	101	158	.500
Chicago Bliss	4	0	4	0	47	106	.000
Western Conference
**Seattle Mist	6	5	1	0	303	117	.833
*Austin Acoustic	5	4	1	0	156	125	.800
*Los Angeles Temptation	6	3	3	0	185	212	.500
Denver Dream	4	0	4	0	65	155	.000

Reference: Compiled from: [1][3] Note: Playoff Results Count in Standings / ** Legends Cup 2019 Champions / * Qualify for Playoffs

Playoffs

Date	Time	Home Team		Away Team
		LFL Playoffs		Toyota Arena, Ontario, CA
24.08.2019	19:00 PT	Austin Acoustic	29	Los Angeles Temptation	39
24.08.2019	17:00 PT	Seattle Mist	38	Atlanta Steam	14
		LFL Legends Cup 2019		Accesso Showare Center, Kent, WA
14.09.2019		Seattle Mist	56	Los Angeles Temptation	20

Reference: [2]

Regular Season Results

Week	Date	Time	Home Team		Away Team
1	05.04.2019	19:00 PT	Los Angeles Temptation	19	Seattle Mist	34
2	20.04.2019	19:00 CT	Chicago Bliss	8	Atlanta Steam	30
3	26.04.2019	19:00 MT	Denver Dream	18	Los Angeles Temptation	47
4	04.05.2019	19:00 CT	Austin Acoustic	38	Chicago Bliss	8
5	11.05.2019	19:00 PT	Seattle Mist	70	Omaha Heart	6
6	17.05.2019	19:00 PT	Los Angeles Temptation	34	Atlanta Steam	33
7	01.06.2019	19:00 CT	Omaha Heart	49	Nashville Knights	25
8	08.06.2019	19:00 MT	Denver Dream	22	Seattle Mist	62
9	15.06.2019	19:00 ET	Atlanta Steam	30	Chicago Bliss	25
10	22.06.2019	19:00 CT	Nashville Knights	14	Denver Dream	12
11	29.06.2019	19:00 PT	Seattle Mist	34	Austin Acoustic	36
12	13.07.2019	19:00 CT	Omaha Heart	32	Denver Dream	19
13	20.07.2019	19:00 CT	Chicago Bliss	6	Nashville Knights	8
14	27.07.2019	19:00 CT	Austin Acoustic	33	Los Angeles Temptation	26
15	03.08.2019	19:00 ET	Atlanta Steam	50	Omaha Heart	14
16	10.08.2019	19:00 CT	Nashville Knights	18	Austin Acoustic	20

Reference: [2]

Home Venues

Team	Home Arena
*Eastern Conference*
Atlanta Steam	Infinite Energy Arena, Duluth, GA
Chicago Bliss	Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, IL
Nashville Knights	Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
Omaha Heart	Ralston Arena, Ralston, NE
Western Conference
Denver Dream	Budweiser Events Center, Loveland, CO
Austin Acoustic	H-E-B Center at Cedat Park, Cedar Park, TX
Los Angeles Temptation	Toyota Arena, Ontario, CA
Seattle Mist	Accesso Showare Center, Kent, WA

Reference: [2]

References

Websites

[1] Legends Football League (US) (2019) 2019 Standings [Internet] Available from: https://lflus.com/standings [Accessed 15 September 2019]

[2] Legends Football League (US) (2019) Schedule 2019 Standings [Internet] Available from: https://lflus.com/schedule [Accessed 15 September 2019]

Media

[3] Legends Football League | You Tube Channel (2019) LFL | 2019 Season | Legends Cup | Los Angeles Temptation vs Seattle Mist [Final Score LA 20 Sea 56 @1:30:29 | Premiered 14 September 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5436&v=lEt-L0wpDHQ [Accessed 15 September 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Larissa McCloyne

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Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts
1	Belfast Blitzers	9	1	0.900	449	47	402
2	Dublin Tornadoes	6	4	0.600	121	164	-43
3	Carrickfergus Cougars	4	6	0.400	99	126	-27
4	Coleraine Chieftains	1	9	0.100	58	234	-176
5	East Side Jets	1	9	0.100	10	284	-274

Date	Event	Venue	Article	Match Day
1987-09-12 06:09:23September 12, 1987	Belfast Blitzers vs Craigavon Cowboys		Recap	Semi-Finals
1987-09-13 14:00:10September 13, 1987	Dublin Celts vs Belfast Giants	Drogheda Rugby Club, Drogheda, Co. Louth	Recap	Semi-Finals
1987-09-26 15:00:18September 26, 1987	Dublin Celts vs Craigavon Cowboys	North Rugby Club, Ormeau Road, Belfast	Recap	Shamrock Bowl II