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January 1, 2024

1991 Major Football Leagues Standings and Playoffs

1991 Major Football League Standings (USA)

1991 National Football League
American Football Conference
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AFC Eastern Division
*Buffalo Bills	16	13	3	0	458	318	0.813
*New York Jets	16	8	8	0	314	293	0.500
Miami Dolphins	16	8	8	0	343	349	0.500
New England Patriots	16	6	10	0	211	305	0.375
Indianapolis Colts	16	1	15	0	143	389	0.063
AFC Central Division
*Houston Oilers	16	11	5	0	386	251	0.688
Pittsburgh Steelers	16	7	9	0	292	344	0.438
Cleveland Browns	16	6	10	0	293	298	0.375
Cincinnati Bengals	16	3	13	0	263	435	0.188
AFC Western Division
*Denver Broncos	16	12	4	0	304	235	0.750
*Kansas City Chiefs	16	10	6	0	322	255	0.625
*Los Angeles Raiders	16	9	7	0	298	297	0.563
Seattle Seahawks	16	7	9	0	276	261	0.438
San Diego Chargers	16	4	12	0	274	342	0.250
National Football Conference
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
NFC Eastern
*Washington Redskins	16	14	2	0	485	244	0.875
*Dallas Cowboys	16	11	5	0	342	310	0.688
Philadelphia Eagles	16	10	6	0	285	244	0.625
New York Giants	16	8	8	0	281	297	0.500
Phoenix Cardinals	16	4	12	0	196	344	0.250
NFC Central
*Detroit Lions	16	12	4	0	339	295	0.750
*Chicago Bears	16	11	5	0	299	269	0.688
Minnesota Vikings	16	8	8	0	301	306	0.500
Green Bay Packers	16	4	12	0	273	313	0.250
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	3	13	0	199	365	0.188
NFC Western
*New Orlreans Saints	16	11	5	0	341	211	0.688
*Atlanta Falcons	16	10	6	0	361	338	0.625
San Francisco 49ers	16	10	6	0	393	239	0.625
Los Angeles Rams	16	3	13	0	234	390	0.188

1991 Mid-Continental Football League
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Dayton Steelers	11	8	3	0	102	62	0.727
*Cleveland Falcons	13	9	4	0	107	92	0.692
Wyandot Chiefs	8	5	3	0	99	91	0.625
Shenango Valley Blasters	10	3	7	0	89	130	0.300

1991 Major Football League Standings [References: see end of Article]

1991 Major Football League Standings (World)

1991 Canadian Football League
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
CFL Eastern Division
*Toronto Argonauts	18	13	5	0	647	526	26
*Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	9	9	0	516	499	18
*Ottawa Rough Riders	18	7	11	0	522	577	14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	3	15	0	400	599	6
CFL Western Division
*Edmonton Eskimoes	18	12	6	0	671	569	24
*Calgary Stampeders	18	11	7	0	596	552	22
*British Columbia Lions	18	11	7	0	661	587	22
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	12	0	606	710	12

1991 World League of American Football
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
WLAF European Division
*London Monarchs	10	9	1	0	310	121	0.900
*Barcelona Dragons	10	8	2	0	206	126	0.800
Frankfurt Galaxy	10	7	3	0	155	139	0.700
WLAF North American East Division
*New York/New Jersey Knights	10	5	5	0	257	155	0.500
Orlando Thunder	10	5	5	0	242	286	0.500
Montreal Machine	10	4	6	0	145	144	0.400
Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks	10	0	10	0	123	300	0.000
WLAF North American West Division
*Birmingham Fire	10	5	5	0	140	140	0.500
San Antonio Riders	10	4	6	0	176	196	0.400
Sacramento Surge	10	3	7	0	179	254	0.300

1991 Arena Football League
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Detroit Drive	10	9	1	0	437	262	0.900
*Tampa Bay Storm	10	8	2	0	421	309	0.800
*Denver Dynamite	10	6	4	0	389	365	0.600
*Albany Firebirds	10	6	4	0	427	342	0.600
Dallas Texans	10	4	6	0	286	334	0.400
New Orleans Night	10	4	6	0	314	401	0.400
Orlando Predators	10	3	7	0	321	363	0.300
Columbus Thunderbolts	10	0	10	0	241	460	0.000

1991 Association of American Football of USSR
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Moscow Bruins (Bears)
*Moscow Swans
Caspian Sphinxes
Kharkov Atlantis
Donetsk Scythians
Minsk Zubrs (Bison)

1991 Major Football League Standings (World) – References: see end of article.

1991 Major Football League Playoffs (USA)

National Football League Playoffs		National Football League Playoffs
National Football Conference Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
AFC Wild Card Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs	10	Los Angeles Raiders	6
Houston Oilers	17	New York Jets	10
AFC Divisional Playoffs
Denver Broncos	26	Houston Oilers	24
Buffalo Bills	37	Kansas City Chiefs	14
AFC Conference Championship
Buffalo Bills	10	Denver Broncos	7

National Football Conference Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
NFC Wild Card Playoffs
New Orleans Saints	20	Atlanta Falcons	27
Chicago Bears	13	Dallas Cowboys	17
NFC Divisional Playoffs
Washington Redskins	24	Atlanta Falcons	7
Detroit Lions	38	Dallas Cowboys	6
NFC Conference Championship
Washington Redskins	41	Detroit Lions	10

Super Bowl XXVII (AFC v NFC)		@Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
AFC Team		NFC Team
Buffalo Bills	24	Washington Redskins	37

Mid-Continental Football League Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
MCFL Championship Game
Cleveland Falcons	7	Dayton Steelers	0

1991 Major Football League Playoffs (USA) – References: see end of article.

1991 Major Football League Playoffs (World)

Canadian Football League Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
Eastern Semi-Final
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	26	Ottawa Rough Riders	8
Western Semi-Final
Calgary Stampeders	43	British Columbia Lions	41
Eastern Final
Toronto Argonauts	42	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	3
Western Final
Edmonton Eskimoes	36	Calgary Stampeders	38
Grey Cup
Toronto Argonauts	36	Calgary Stampeders	21

World League of American Football Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
Semi-Finals
Birmingham Fire	3	Barcelona Dragons	10
New York/New Jersey Knights	26	London Monarchs	42
World Bowl ’91		@Wembley Stadium, London, ENG
London Monarchs	21	Barcelona Dragons	0

Arena Football League Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
Semi-Finals
Detroit Drive	37	Albany Firebirds	35
Tampa Bay Storm	40	Denver Dynamite	13
Arena Bowl V
Tampa Bay Storm	48	Detroit Drive	42

Association of American Football of USSR Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
Moscow Bruins	Won	Moscow Swans	Lost

1991 Major Football League Playoffs (World) – References: see end of article.

Report

Buffalo Bills, holding the best record in the AFC (13-3) lost their second Super Bowl in succession, defeated 37-24 by Washington Redskins, holders of the best record in the NFC and entire NFL (14-2). For the AFC it was an eighth successive loss in the biggest event in USA sports. The last time an AFC team won the Super Bowl was Los Angeles Raiders’ 38-9 victory over Washington Redskins on 22 January 1984 at Tampa, Florida in Super Bowl XVIII. Following a scoreless first quarter the Redskins scored 17 points in the second quarter and added a second John Riggs run touchdown 16 seconds into the third quarter to take a commanding 24-0 lead. Buffalo hit back later in the third quarter with a field goal and touchdown to reduce the deficit to 14 points, but another Redskins touchdown before the end of the quarter made the score 31-10. Two more field goals by Lohmiller made the score 37-10 in the fourth quarter. The Bills scored two passing touchdowns late in the game to make the score 37-24 at the final whistle. [NFL References: 1-2]

In other leagues, Cleveland Falcons triumphed 7-0 versus Dayton Steelers in the Mid-Continental Football League (MCFL) Championship Game. The MCFL was a new start-up league based in Ohio and Pennsylvania that took the place of any major 11v11 rival outdoor league to the NFL since the demise of the United States Football League following the 1985 season. Following the season Louisville Bulls of Kentucky replaced Wyandot Chiefs in the four-team league. [MCFL References: 1-2]

In the Canadian Football League, the Eastern Division’s Toronto Argonauts emerged victorious with a 36-21 victory over Calgary Stampeders. Calgary had the second-best record in the Western Division (11-7) after Edmonton Eskimoes, with Toronto putting up a 13-5 record to take first in the Eastern Division. Calgary eliminated Edmonton 38-36 in the Western Final and Toronto won 42-3 versus Winnipeg in the Eastern Final. [CFL References: 1]

The National Football League established the World League of American Football (WLAF) to further promote the sport around the World. Beginning in 1991 with ten teams the WLAF was divided into three divisions: European (with teams in London, England, UK; Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; and Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany); North American East Division (three teams in USA: New York/New Jersey Knights, NJ; Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks, NC; and Orlando Thunder, FL; plus one team in Quebec, Canada: Montreal Machine) and North American West Division (Three teams in USA: Birmingham Fire, AL; San Antonio Riders, TX; and Sacramento Surge, CA). An imbalance in players allocated by the NFL for development in the WLAF meant no team in the European Division finished with a losing record, and no team in either North American Division finished with a winning record. World Bowl ’91 was won by London Monarchs by 21-0 versus Barcelona Dragons at the hallowed grounds of Wembley Stadium, the home of England’s National Soccer Team. Following the 1991 season the winless Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks were replaced by Ohio Glory in Columbus for 1992. [WLAF References: 1-4]

The Arena Football League in 1991 expanded by two teams to eight, with Washington Commandos and Pittsburgh Gladiators leaving the league and replaced by four new teams in Tampa Bay Storm (FL), Orlando Predators (FL), New Orleans Night (LA) and Columbus Thunderbolts (OH). Tampa Bay Storm were immediately successful, winning Arena Bowl V 48-42 versus Detroit Drive. As in all other Major Football Leagues in 1991 the two teams with best records reached the Championship Game. Following the season Thunderbolts relocated to Cleveland (OH) and Cincinnati Rockers (OH), Charlotte Rage (NC), Sacramento Attack (CA) and San Antonio Force (TX) were added for 1992. [AFL References: 1]

A new Football power emerged on the scene in 1991: The USSR. Following glasnost the USSR opened up to American Football and a six-team league was established with teams in Moscow (Bruins and Swans), Caspian Sea Region (Sphinxes), Ukraine (Donetsk Scythians and Kharkov Atlantis) and Belarus (Minsk Zubrs – ‘Bison’). The first and only official Championship of USSR ended with a Moscow Bruins victory over Moscow Swans. After the season the USSR broke up, with Moscow Bears (Bruins) and Krasnoyarsk Siberian Devils competing for Championship of Russia. Kharkov Atlantis and Donetsk Scythians joined newly independent Ukraine’s Football Association and Minsk Zubrs joined Belarus’ Football Association. [AAF USSR References 1-2]

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1991 Major Football League References

NFL References [1]
National Football League – 1996 Record and Factbook “Past Standings: 1996” p. 278.
Published by National Football League, Workman Publishing Co., New York

NFL References [2]
National Football League – 1996 Record and Factbook “Super Bowl Summaries” p. 327-329.
Published by National Football League, Workman Publishing Co., New York
MCFL References (1)
Semi-Pro Football -Defunct Leagues: EMCFL (Champs)
https://www.semiprofootball.org/minor/champs/mcfl.htm
[Accessed 1 January 2024]

MCFL References (2)
Semi-Pro Football – Defunct Leagues: EMCFL (1991)
https://www.semiprofootball.org/index.htm
[Accessed 1 January 2024]
CFL References (1)
Canadian Football League – CFL Standings: The 1990s
http://web.archive.org/web/19991108193646/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLArchives/1990s.html
[Accessed 20 January 2023][Archived at the Wayback Machine]
WLAF References (1-3)
Anon. (1991) “Standings” First Down, June 1, 1991, pg. 5
Anon. (1991) “Jon’s too Hort to handle” First Down, June 8, 1991, pg. 4-5
Anglesey, Steve (1991) “Enter the Dragons!” First Down, June 15, 1992, pg. 6-7
WLAF References (4)
World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1991
http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id165.html
[Accessed 23 April 2018]
Arena Football League References (1)
Arena Football League (2016) 2016 Record and Factbook pp. 67-83 / 52.
AAF USSR References (1)
American Football in Russia (2017) History of American Football in USSR and Russia
http://www.americanfootball.ru/Hist_RUS.php
Accessed 24 December 2017
AAF USSR References (2)
Anon. (1991) “Curtain Call” First Down. September 29, 1991. pg. 10.
Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Last Updated: 1 January 2024

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World League of American Football Schedule 1992

World League Logo 1991-1992 [References: 1]

Final Standings

WLAF World League of American Football European Division 1992

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	0.500	104	161	-57	L4
2	Frankfurt Galaxy	3	7	0	0.300	150	257	-107	W1
3	London Monarchs	2	7	1	0.200	178	203	-25	L1

WLAF World League of American Football North American East Division 1992

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Orlando Thunder	8	2	0.800	247	127	120	W1
2	New York Knights	6	4	0.600	284	188	96	W6
3	Montreal Machine	2	8	0.200	175	274	-99	L6
4	Ohio Glory	1	9	0.100	132	230	-98	L3

WLAF World League of American Football North American West Division 1992

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Sacramento Surge	8	2	0	0.800	250	152	98	W5
2	Birmingham Fire	7	2	1	0.700	192	165	27	W4
3	San Antonio Riders	7	3	0	0.700	195	150	45	L1

Playoff Schedule

WLAF World League of American Football Playoffs 1992


Match Day Playoffs
May 30, 1992 (Playoffs) 45 - 7 N/A Orlando Thunder vs Birmingham Fire
May 31, 1992 (Playoffs) 17 - 15 N/A Sacramento Surge vs Barcelona Dragons
Match Day World Bowl '92
October 6, 2021 (World Bowl '92) 17 - 21 N/A Orlando Thunder vs Sacramento Surge

Regular Season Schedule

WLAF World League of American Football 1992


Match Day Week 1
March 21, 1992 (Week 1) 0 - 17 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs Frankfurt Galaxy
March 21, 1992 (Week 1) 20 - 6 N/A Sacramento Surge vs Birmingham Fire
March 22, 1992 (Week 1) 26 - 20 N/A London Monarchs vs New York Knights
March 22, 1992 (Week 1) 13 - 9 N/A Orlando Thunder vs Ohio Glory
March 22, 1992 (Week 1) 17 - 16 N/A San Antonio Riders vs Montreal Machine
Match Day Week 2
March 28, 1992 (Week 2) 15 - 14 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs New York Knights
March 28, 1992 (Week 2) 28 - 31 N/A London Monarchs vs Frankfurt Galaxy
March 28, 1992 (Week 2) 31 - 29 N/A Montreal Machine vs Orlando Thunder
March 29, 1992 (Week 2) 17 - 10 N/A Birmingham Fire vs San Antonio Riders
March 29, 1992 (Week 2) 6 - 17 N/A Ohio Glory vs Sacramento Surge
Match Day Week 3
April 4, 1992 (Week 3) 13 - 7 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs London Monarchs
April 4, 1992 (Week 3) 14 - 7 N/A Sacramento Surge vs Montreal Machine
April 4, 1992 (Week 3) 3 - 9 N/A New York Knights vs San Antonio Riders
April 5, 1992 (Week 3) 7 - 17 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Birmingham Fire
April 5, 1992 (Week 3) 3 - 28 N/A Ohio Glory vs Orlando Thunder
Match Day Week 4
April 11, 1992 (Week 4) 17 - 17 N/A London Monarchs vs Birmingham Fire
April 11, 1992 (Week 4) 17 - 20 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Barcelona Dragons
April 11, 1992 (Week 4) 20 - 23 N/A Sacramento Surge vs San Antonio Riders
April 12, 1992 (Week 4) 39 - 21 N/A Orlando Thunder vs New York Knights
April 12, 1992 (Week 4) 31 - 20 N/A Montreal Machine vs Ohio Glory
Match Day Week 5
April 18, 1992 (Week 5) 0 - 9 N/A London Monarchs vs Barcelona Dragons
April 18, 1992 (Week 5) 28 - 14 N/A Birmingham Fire vs Sacramento Surge
April 18, 1992 (Week 5) 24 - 21 N/A New York Knights vs Frankfurt Galaxy
April 19, 1992 (Week 5) 17 - 0 N/A San Antonio Riders vs Ohio Glory
April 19, 1992 (Week 5) 16 - 8 N/A Orlando Thunder vs Montreal Machine
Match Day Week 6
April 25, 1992 (Week 6) 0 - 38 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Orlando Thunder
April 25, 1992 (Week 6) 17 - 14 N/A San Antonio Riders vs Birmingham Fire
April 26, 1992 (Week 6) 20 - 10 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs Ohio Glory
April 26, 1992 (Week 6) 26 - 31 N/A London Monarchs vs Sacramento Surge
April 26, 1992 (Week 6) 11 - 34 N/A Montreal Machine vs New York Knights
Match Day Week 7
May 2, 1992 (Week 7) 19 - 17 N/A Birmingham Fire vs Barcelona Dragons
May 2, 1992 (Week 7) 20 - 17 N/A Ohio Glory vs Frankfurt Galaxy
May 3, 1992 (Week 7) 21 - 39 N/A San Antonio Riders vs Orlando Thunder
May 3, 1992 (Week 7) 41 - 13 N/A New York Knights vs London Monarchs
May 3, 1992 (Week 7) 21 - 35 N/A Montreal Machine vs Sacramento Surge
Match Day Week 8
May 9, 1992 (Week 8) 51 - 7 N/A Sacramento Surge vs Frankfurt Galaxy
May 9, 1992 (Week 8) 9 - 0 N/A Orlando Thunder vs London Monarchs
May 10, 1992 (Week 8) 33 - 39 N/A Ohio Glory vs New York Knights
May 10, 1992 (Week 8) 0 - 17 N/A Barcelona Dragons vs San Antonio Riders
May 10, 1992 (Week 8) 23 - 16 N/A Birmingham Fire vs Montreal Machine
Match Day Week 9
May 16, 1992 (Week 9) 21 - 7 N/A Sacramento Surge vs Ohio Glory
May 16, 1992 (Week 9) 47 - 0 N/A New York Knights vs Barcelona Dragons
May 17, 1992 (Week 9) 24 - 23 N/A Birmingham Fire vs Orlando Thunder
May 17, 1992 (Week 9) 13 - 45 N/A Montreal Machine vs London Monarchs
May 17, 1992 (Week 9) 14 - 43 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs San Antonio Riders
Match Day Week 10
May 23, 1992 (Week 10) 19 - 16 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs London Monarchs
May 23, 1992 (Week 10) 41 - 21 N/A New York Knights vs Montreal Machine
May 23, 1992 (Week 10) 13 - 10 N/A Orlando Thunder vs Barcelona Dragons
May 23, 1992 (Week 10) 21 - 27 N/A San Antonio Riders vs Sacramento Surge
May 23, 1992 (Week 10) 24 - 27 N/A Ohio Glory vs Birmingham Fire

1992 WLAF Season Recap

With the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks having moved to Columbus, Ohio and renamed the Ohio Glory, and the New York / New Jersey Knights becoming simply the New York Knights, there was little change in franchises for the second season of the WLAF. The big surprise in 1992 was the struggling fortunes of the three European teams, so dominant in 1991.

Barcelona Dragons, despite starting strong with a 5-1 record after six weeks, then lost four in a row to finish off the season 5-5, but still European Champions after the London Monarchs and Frankfurt Galaxy posted dismal 2-7-1 and 3-7 records respectively. Defending Champions London in particular were a disappointment to their fans.

The WLAF North American East Division was won comfortably by Orlando Thunder on an 8-2 record despite a strong finish by the New York Knights who won their last six games after starting 0-4. Montreal Machine (2-8) disappointed their fans who had hoped to see the team at the World Bowl which was to be held at the Olympic Stadium in the Quebec city. Ohio Glory managed one win, which was one more than the team they replaced, the Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks.

The North American West Division, however, took over from the European Division as the dominant division, with all three teams posting a winning record: Sacramento Surge (8-2), Birmingham Fire (7-2-1) and San Antonio Riders (7-3).

Only the top two could make the playoffs however, and Sacramento took a five-game winning streak into the playoffs where they met the Dragons who were on a four-game losing streak. In the Playoffs Barcelona Dragons almost pulled off a shock, going down 15-17 to Sacramento Surge, while Orlando Thunder went into the World Bowl as favourites after a 45-7 demolition of Birmingham Fire in the other Playoff game.

The World Bowl itself provided an exciting end to the first era of the WLAF, as Sacramento Surge came from 17-6 down at halftime to score two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to stun Orlando Thunder 21-17. Orlando Thunder’s Quarterback, the Irish-named Mitchell, himself threw two touchdowns in the game.(For a Scoring Summary and Match report of the World Bowl ’92 please click on the game itself in the Playoff Schedule to be brought to the game recap).

About the World League of American Football

The World League of American Football was started by the National Football League in 1991 as a Development League, one level below the NFL itself. The WLAF’s first two seasons (1991 and 1992) featured 10 teams – Six in the United States of America, one in Canada (Montreal Machine) and three in Europe (Spain’s Barcelona Dragons, Germany’s Frankfurt Galaxy) and England’s London Monarchs). The League was divided into three Divisions: European, North American East and North American West, with the three division winners and one Wild-Card team (the runner-up with the next best record) qualifying for the playoffs which culminated in the World Bowl. After two seasons the NFL shelved the League and brought it back in 1995 as a six team Europe-only League.

REFERENCES

Logos

[1] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (20) WLAFlogo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20210521072425im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/WLAFlogo.gif Accessed 23 April 2018]

[LNFLE-2] World League Wayback Machine (2000) crest1 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20000917192327im_/http://www.worldleague.com/images/dragons/crest1.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

[LNFLE-3] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (2011) BiringhamFire [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20111023235135im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/BiringhamFire.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

[LNFLE-4] World League Wayback Machine (1997) crest1 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20000917192344im_/http://www.worldleague.com/images/galaxy/crest1.gif [Accessed 9 April 2023]

[LNFLE-5] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (2011) LondonMonarchs [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20111023235135im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/LondonMonarchs.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

[LNFLE-6] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (2011) 5611 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20111023235135im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/5611.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

[LNFLE-7] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (2011) YNJKnights [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20111023235135im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/YNJKnights.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

[LNFLE-8] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (2011) Ohio_Glory [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20111023235135im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/Ohio_Glory.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

[LNFLE-9] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (2011) OrlandoThunder [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20111023235135im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/OrlandoThunder.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

[LNFLE-10] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (2011) SacramentoSurge [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20111023235135im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/SacramentoSurge.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

[LNFLE-11] World League of American Football Wayback Machine (2011) SanAntonioRiders [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20111023235135im_/http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/SanAntonioRiders.gif [Accessed 6 October 2021]

Scoreboard References

[2] Anon. (1992) “Your Week-by-Week Fixture Guide to the 1992 World League Season” First Down. March 21, 1992. Pg. 12-13. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

[3] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. March 28, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[4] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. April 5, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[5] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. April 12, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[6] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. April 19, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[7] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. April 26, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[8] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. May 2, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[9] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. May 9, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[10] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. May 16, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[11] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. May 23, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

[12] Anon. (1992) “Scoreline” First Down. May 30, 1992. Pg. 5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

[13] Anon. (1992) “What a Drag On!” First Down, June 6, 1992, pg. 4-5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

[14] Anglesey, Steve (1992) “Ace Arch has a ball in Montreal” First Down, June 13, 1992, pg. 4-5. Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Magazines

[15] Anon. (1992) “WLAF Stats…Standings upto and including week 4” Touchdown. Volume 9, Issue 12. May 1992. pg. 48-52. published by AFCC Ltd. London. England, United Kingdom.

WEBSITES

[16] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1992 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id166.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Rose McCabe, Ann Hanley, Gabriel McCloyne, Emerson Callender, Peter Lemass, Gerry Tully & Ciaran Simms

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

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January 8, 2021October 29, 2023

ONEFA Liga Mayor Conferencia Diez Grandes (Big 10 Mexico) 2003-2004

ONEFA Logo [Reference: 1]

ONEFA Liga Mayor Big 10 2003

Liga Mayor Big 10 2003	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Monterrey (P)	9	8	1	0			16
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-C Estado de Mexico (P)	9	8	1	0			16
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Toluca (P)	9	7	2	0			14
Autenticos Tigres UA-Nuevo Leon (P)	9	6	3	0			12
Aztecas UDLA-Puebla	9	6	3	0			12
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Laguna	9	4	5	0			8
Pumas UNAM-CU	9	2	7	0			4
Frailes U-Tepeyac	9	2	7	0			4
Aguilas Blancas IPN	9	1	8	0			2
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-C Ciudad de Mexico	9	1	8	0			2

[References: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
07.11.2003	Borregos Monterrey	31	Autenticos Tigres	16
08.11.2003	Borregos CEM	37	Borregos Toluca	31
	Final
14.11.2003	Borregos Monterrey	36	Borregos CEM	38

[Reference: 3]

ONEFA Liga Mayor Big 10 2004

Liga Mayor Big 10 2004	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-CEM (P)	9	9	0	0	325	178	18
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Monterrey (P)	9	7	2	0	341	115	14
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Toluca (P)	9	7	2	0	275	176	14
Aztecas UDLA Puebla (P)	9	6	3	0	264	158	12
Autenticos Tigres UA Nuevo Leon	9	5	4	0	238	137	10
Aguilas Blancas IPN	9	4	5	0	288	241	8
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-CCM	9	3	6	0	111	232	6
Pumas UNAM-CU	9	2	7	0	122	264	4
Frailes U-Tepeyac	9	2	7	0	158	299	4
Pumas UNAM-Acatlan (R)	9	0	9	0	62	415	0

[References: 4]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
05.11.2004	Borregos Monterrey	16	Borregos Toluca	14
06.11.2004	Borregos CEM	27	Aztecas	22
	Final
13.11.2004	Borregos CEM	22	Borregos Monterrey	45

[References: 4]

Report

Borregs Salvajes ITESM-CEM (Higher Technological Institute of Monterrey – Campus Estado de Mexico Wild Sheep) won the ONEFA (Organisacion Nacional Estudiantes de Futbol Americano) Liga Mayor Diez Grandes (The Mexican College Football Major League Big 10 Conference) with a 38-36 victory over their counterparts from Monterrey in 2003. In 2004 The Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Monterrey won the title by 45-22 over their opponents from Estado de Mexico.

About ONEFA

The Organisacion Nacional Estudiantes de Futbol Americano organizes Mexican College American Football since 1930. It has since split with CONADEIP – the Organization for the Big Technological Colleges – forming their own Championship in 2010.

Note on Team Names

Team	Translation	Home Field
Aguilas Blancas IPN	National Polytechnic Institute White Eagles	Wilfrido Massieu, Mexico City
Autenticos Tigres UANL	Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon Authentic Tigres	Gaspar Maas, San Nicolas de Los Garza (Monterrey)
Aztecas UDLA-Puebla	Universidad de las Americas Puebla Aztecas	Cholula, Puebla
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-CEM	Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey – Estado de Mexico Wild Sheep	Tecnologico, Mexico City
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Laguna	Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey – Laguna Wild Sheep	La Rosita, Laguna
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Monterrey	Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey – Monterrey Wild Sheep	Tecnologico, Monterrey
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Toluca	Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey – Toluca Wild Sheep	Tecnologico, Toluca
Frailes U-Tepeyac	Universidad de Tepeyac Monks	Tepeyac
Pumas CU-UNAM	National Autonomous University of Mexico Pumas	Centenario, Mexico City

ONEFA Liga Mayor Big 10 Conference Home Fields and Name Transations. [Ref: 1-3 and Google Translate]

References

Images

[5] ONEFA (2020) ONEFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/PpcJl5QlfPoMSO4T5EdZd4ou8LwusCaoqw0_cjYcC2_CTplUWHkQJTa9S-DKMPI-FrkqeXFWoppz6Rha95yr [Accessed 11 May 2020]

Internet Archive

[2] ONEFA Wayback Machine (2003) National Playoffs 2002 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030625032329fw_/http://www.onefa.org:80/mayor/major.htm [Accessed 20 May 2018]

[3] ONEFA Wayback Machine (2003) Categoria Liga Mayor 2003 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20040611093800fw_/http://www.onefa.org/mayor/mayor.htm [Accessed 20 May 2018]

ONEFA (2004) Liga Mayor 2004 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20050526015831fw_/http://www.onefa.org:80/mayor/mayor.htm [Accessed 20 May 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Dublin City Quetzals & Francesco

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November 24, 2020October 29, 2023

International Federation of American Football Junior World Championship Finals 2009-Present

International Federation of American Football Logo [Reference: 1]

Finals 2009-Present

Year	Winners		Runners-Up
2009	United States of America	41	Canada	3
2012	Canada	23	United States of America	17
2014	United States of America	40	Canada	17
2016	Canada	24	United States of America	6
2018	Canada	13	Mexico	7

International Federation of American Football Junior World Championship Finals 2009-Present {Reference: 1]

Report

Canada have won three IFAF American Football Junior World Championships to USA’s two. First played in 2009, and biannual since 2012, the Tournament is played by the top Under 19 American Football National teams in the World. USa won the first Championship in 2009, defeating Canada 41-3 in the Final, and then Canada got revenge in 2012, defeating USA 23-17. The pattern was repeated in 2014 and 2016, with first USA winning 40-17, and then Canada triumphing 24-6. In 2018 the sequence was broken with Canada becoming the first Country to repeat as Champions, triumphing 13-7 over Mexico in the Final.

Canada Celebrate after winning the IFAF Junior World Championships Final against Mexico in 2018 [Reference: 3]

About American Football

American Football, and its close cousin, Canadian Football are two variations of Gridiron Footbal, the dominant codes of the game in both countries. Both codes evolved side by side from Rugby fron the 1850s onwards, with Canadian Football currently employing 12-player squads as opposed to American Football which plays 11v11. Unlike in Rugby forward passes are allowed by the Quarterback (each position in Gridiron Football is highly specialised). Scoring is similar to Rugby except a Touchdown (Try) is worth 6 points, and a conversion kick one point. teams have the option of passing or running the conversion into the endzone (where one must score the touchdown) for two points. The main object of the sports are to get the ball into the other teams endzone (endzones are at either end of the pitch). Teams do not have unlimited attempts to do so, however, and if they do not make 10 yards in four downs (attempts) the ball is turned over (3 downs in Canadian Football). Teams have the option of kicking a Field Goal, worth 3 points, if they think they won’t make the 10 yards. In Canadian Football there is also a ‘Rouge’, whereby one point is scored if the ball is kicked through the other teams endzone. Another popular version of the game in Mexico and USA is Arena or Indoor Football, which is played on a 50 yard field with two 8 yard endzones, with teams having 5 downs in which to score, three of which must be passing plays. It is played on converted Ice Hockey Rinks. A Canadian Football field is 110 yards long with two 20 yard endzones and an American Football field is 100 yards long with two 10 yard endzones.

References

Logos

[1] Inside the Games (2020) IFAF [Internet] Available from: https://www.insidethegames.biz/media/image/102274/o/IFAF.jpeg [Accessed 24 November 2020]

[2] Football Canada (2020) Junior National Team [Internet] Available from: http://footballcanada.com/junior-national-team/ [Accessed 24 November 2020]

Images

[3] American Football International (2018) IFAF-2018-July-22-U19-mexico-vs-canada-Canada-celebrating [Internet] Available from: https://i0.wp.com/www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IFAF-2018-July-22-U19-mexico-vs-canada-Canada-celebrating.jpg?resize=620%2C400&ssl=1 [Accessed 24 November 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Steve Hearn.

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April 11, 2020October 29, 2023

World Top 225 American Football Teams (Outside USA & Canada) 2019

Inside Sport Japan Logo [Ref: 2]

American Football International Logo [Ref: 3]

AFI Review & Inside Sport Japan Rankings 2019

Rank	Team	Country
1	Fujitsu Frontiers	Japan
2	Panasonic Impulse	Japan
3	Obic Seagulls	Japan
4	Elecom Kobe Finies	Japan
5	IBM Big Blue	Japan
6	Tokyo Gas Creators	Japan
7	New Yorker Lions (Braunschweig)	Germany
8	All Mitsubishi Lions	Japan
9	Swarco Raiders Tirol	Austria
10	Nojima Sagamihara Rise	Japan
11	Schwabisch Hall Unicorns	Germany
12	Asahi Beer Silver Star	Japan
13	Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers	Japan
14	Condors CDMX	Mexico
15	Raptors de Edomex	Mexico
16	Frankfurt Universe	Germany
17	Mayas CDMX	Mexico
18	Artilleros de Puebla	Mexico
19	Lixil Deers	Japan
20	Dresden Monarchs	Germany
21	Dacia Vienna Vikings	Austria
22	Pioneros de Queretaro	Mexico
23	Calanda Broncos	Switzerland
24	Fundidores de Monterrey	Mexico
25	Dinos de Saltillo	Mexico
26	Mexicas CDMX	Mexico
27	Centauros de Cuidad Juarez	Mexico
28	Osos de Toluca	Mexico
29	Wroclaw Panthers	Poland
30	Thonon Black Panthers	France
31	Hildesheim Invaders	Germany
32	Helsinki Roosters	Finland
33	Berlin Rebels	Germany
34	Titanes CDMX	Mexico
35	Bulldogs de Naucalpan	Mexico
36	Hansen Outlaws	Japan
37	Meiji Yesuda Penta Ocean Pirates	Japan
38	Tequilerosde Jalisco	Mexico
39	Okinawa Dragons	Japan
40	Dentsu Caterpillars	Japan
41	Yokosuka Seahawks	Japan
42	Fuji Xerox Minerva AFC	Japan
43	Me-Life Fukuoka Suns	Japan
44	Milano Seamen	Italy
45	Danube Dragons	Austria
46	Badalona Dracs	Spain
47	Nagoya Cyclones	Japan
48	Stockholm Mean Machines	Sweden
49	Prague Black Panthers	Czech Republic
50	Marburg Mercenaries	Germany
51	Wild Boars Kragujevac	Serbia
52	London Warriors	Great Britain
53	Bullsyes Tokyo	Japan
54	Bulls Football Club	Japan
55	TMPD Eagles	Japan
56	As One Black Eagles	Japan
57	Cologne Crocodiles	Germany
58	Stuttgart Scorpions	Germany
59	Triangle Razorbacks	Denmark
60	Guelfi Firenze	Italy
61	Ingolstadt Dukes	Germany
62	Potsdam Royals	Germany
63	Allgau Comets	Germany
64	Kiel Baltic Hurricanes	Germany
65	Munich Cowboys	Germany
66	Cophenhagen Towers	Denmark
67	Saint-Ouen Cougars	France
68	Kuopio Steelers	Finland
69	Molosses Asnieres	France
70	Graz Giants	Austria
71	Carlstad Crusaders	Sweden
72	SBB Vukovi Beograd	Serbia
73	Ravensburg Razorbacks	Germany
74	Elmshorn Fighting Pirates	Germany
75	Geneva Seahawks	Switzerland
76	Giants Bolzano	Italy
77	Kirchdorf Wildcats	Germany
78	Duesseldorf Panther	Germany
79	Amsterdam Crusaders	Netherlands
80	Blue Thunders	Japan
81	Moscow Spartans	Russia
82	Osaka Gas Skunks	Japan
83	Prague Lions	Czech Republic
84	Tamworth Phoenix	Great Britain
85	AFC Cranes	Japan
86	Koc Rams	Turkey
87	Wranglers	Japan
88	Helsinki Wolverines	Finland
89	London Blitz	Great Britain
90	AFC SonicWall Rangers Modling	Austria
91	Lowlanders Bialystok	Poland
92	Warsaw Eagles	Poland
93	Bern Grizzlies	Poland
94	Oerebro Black Knights	Sweden
95	Ostrava Steelers	Czech Republic
96	Barbarian	Japan
97	Western Crusaders	Australia
98	Rockingham Rebels	Australia
99	Bayside Ravens	Australia
100	Seinajoki Crocodiles	Finland
101	Tokyo Rusk Zero Fighters	Japan
102	Uppsala 86ers	Sweden
103	Atrium Steelsharks Traun	Austria
104	METU Falcons	Turkey
105	Les Spartaites d’Amiens	France
106	Gladiators Beider Basel	Switzerland
107	Joao Pessoa Espectros	Brazil
108	Brisbane Rhinos	Australia
109	Gaio Futebol Americano	Brazil
110	Seahawks Gdynia	Poland
111	Lubeck Cougars	Germany
112	Club Hawkeye	Japan
113	Nishinomiya Bruins	Japan
114	Timbo Rex	Brazil
115	Fehervar Enthroners	Hungary
116	Vysocina Gladiators	Poland
117	Golden Fighters	Japan
118	Sony Solidstate	Japan
119	Sidewinders	Japan
120	Kyiv Capitals	Ukraine
121	Tubaroes de Cerrado	Brazil
122	Northern Sydney Rebels	Australia
123	Swan City Titans	Australia
124	Las Rozas Black Demons	Spain
125	Recife Mariners	Brazil
126	Moscow Patriots	Russia
127	UNSW Raiders	Australia
128	Vasa Royals	Finland
129	Blue Stars Marseille	France
130	Oslo Vikings	Norway
131	Lazio Ducks	Italy
132	Parma Panthers	Italy
133	Tychy Falcons	Poland
134	Club Triax	Japan
135	Yokohama Harbors	Japan
136	Winterthur Warriors	Switzerland
137	ITU Hornets	Turkey
138	Vasco da Gama Almirantes	Brazil
139	Centaures de Grenoble	France
140	Porvoo Butchers	Finland
141	Budapest Wolves	Hungary
142	Murcia Cobras	Spain
143	Budapest Cowbells	Hungary
144	Monash Warriors	Australia
145	Warriors	Japan
146	Gold Coast Stingrays	Australia
147	Eidsvoll 1814s	Norway
148	Rostock Griffins	Germany
149	Bogazici Sultans	Turkey
150	Wild Dogs Novi Sad	Serbia
151	Saarland Hurricanes	Germany
152	Tampere Saints	Finland
153	Flash La Corneuve	France
154	Corsaires d’Evry	France
155	Warsaw Mets	Poland
156	Straubing Spiders	Germany
157	Langenfeld Longhorns	Germany
158	Solingen Paladins	Germany
159	Hurricanes de Montpellier	France
160	Hamburg Huskies	Germany
161	Biberach Beavers	Germany
162	Wiesbaden Phantoms	Germany
163	Argonautes Aix	France
164	UTS Gators	Australia
165	Pardubice Stallions	Czech Republic
166	Kristiansand Gladiators	Norway
167	Giaguari Torino	Italy
168	Blue Dragons Belgrade	Serbia
169	Darmstadt Diamonds	Germany
170	Savious	Japan
171	Sydney University Lions	Australia
172	GLS Dolphins Ancona	Italy
173	Hannover Spartans	Germany
174	Wienerwald Amstetten Thunder	Austria
175	Troisdorf Jets	Germany
176	Giessen Golden Dragons	Germany
177	Samsung Blue Storm	South Korea
178	J-Stars	Japan
179	Santa Maria Soldiers	Brazil
180	Hurricanes	Japan
181	Warriors Bolgona	Italy
182	Camioneros de Coslada	Spain
183	Cuiaba Arsenal	Brazil
184	Club Ox Kawasaki	Japan
185	Lions Bergamo	Italy
186	Ceara Cacadores	Brazil
187	Aichi Golden Wings	Japan
188	Isono Superstars	Japan
189	AFL Commanders	Netherlands
190	Tritoes	Brazil
191	Croydon Rangers	Great Britain
192	Kirix Toyota Bullsfighters	Japan
193	Portuguesa	Brazil
194	Melbourne University Royals	Australia
195	Manchester Titans	Great Britain
196	West Coast Wolverines	Australia
197	Daegu Phoenix	South Korea
198	Lead Effort Yells	Japan
199	Shitamachi Gorillas	Japan
200	Mitsui & Co. Seagulls	Japan
201	Adelaide University Hogs	Australia
202	University Devils	Australia
203	Hiroshima Hawks	Japan
204	Seoul Vikings	South Korea
205	Belfast Trojans	Ireland
206	South Dublin Panthers	Ireland
207	Centurions	Australia
208	TASkeno Knights	Australia
209	Club Bears	Japan
210	Sato Construction Standing Bears	Japan
211	Kyohei Guardians	Japan
212	Tristars	Japan
213	Bucharest Rebels	Romania
214	Lisboa Devils	Portugal
215	Brussels Black Angels	Belgium
216	Itochu Club Wings	Japan
217	Shoei Blazers	Japan
218	Club Islands	Japan
219	Wuhan Berserkers	China
220	Mie Firebird	Japan
221	GUC Eagles	Egypt
222	Club Steelers	Japan
223	Osaka Police Shields	Japan
224	Porto Mutts	Portugal
225	Cairo Hellhounds	Egypt

AFI & Inside Sport Japan Top 225 World American Football Teams Ranking 2019 [Ref: 1]

Report

Unsurprisingly Japanese and Mexican teams dominate the Top 20 teams in the World Rankings. These countries have played American Football the longest outside USA and Canada, with Mexicos’s tradition stretching back to the 19th Century and Japan’s to just after World War II. Germany also ranks prominently in the Top 225.

Fujitsu Frontiers (Japan) are ranked Number 1, with the Top 7 teams all being Japnese, New Yorker Lions (Germany) are ranked 8, and Condors CDMX (Mexico) ranked 14. Outside of these countries the Top teams are Swarco Raiders Tirol (Innsbruck, Austria) ranked 9; Koc Rams (Turkey), the Top Ranked West Asian team at 86; Western Crusaders (Australia), ranked 97; Joao Pessoa Espectros (Brazil), the Top Ranked South American team at 107; Samsung Blue Storm (South Korea), the Top Ranked non-Japanese East Asian team at 177; and GUC Eagles (Egypt), the Top Ranked African team at 221.

Two Irish teams rank in the Top 225: Belfast Trojans at 205 and South Dublin Panthers at 206.

About American Football International & Inside Sport Japan

The American Football International / Inside Sport Japan Top 225 World American Football Rankings is voted for by leading Journalists in World American Football. American Football International is the leading Online resource for World American Football articles, and Inside Sport Japan is a leading newspaper publication in Japan, founded by John Gunning, which reports on Sumo and American Football in Japan for Western readers.

About John Gunning

John Gunning hails from Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, and while on holidays in Japan in 2000, fell in love with the place, started teaching English and took up Sumo Wrestling.

Having become an International Sumo Wrestler, and represented Ireland at three World Championships, he now writes a Sumo column for the Japan Times, as well as writing articles for American Football International, his other main Sport.

References

Websites

[1] Dropbox (2019) World Top 200 American Football Teams 2019 (Outside the US & Canada) [Internet] Available from: https://www.dropbox.com/s/m9srtaie2ci4aku/Top%20200%20Final.jpg?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR0tp9Lgq-S_UO7BMmzozKfggq2A7kKiDVvj375n6_h4qJm987u2osE2bwY [Accessed 11 April 2020]

Images

[2] Inside Sport Japan (2020) Inside Sport Japan Logo [Internet] Available from: https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=320×10000:format=png/path/s956ce80398967da3/image/iaa53768e3c937a6b/version/1504253166/image.png [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[3] The Growth Of A Game (2018) AFI Logo [Internet] Available from: https://static.growthofagame.com/uploads/2018/05/American-Football-International.png [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[4] Belfast Trojans | Facebook (2019) Belfast Trojans Logo [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/396414_329765713737073_1023026931_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=61cbbd2dd06504291f7e7843703e7b1d&oe=5CB71144 [Accessed 21 January 2019]

[5] South Dublin Panthers Facebook Page (2018) South Dublin Panthers Profile Picture https://www.facebook.com/southdublinpanthers/photos/a.345294775649262/906846089494125/?type=1&theater [Accessed 16 November 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Gunning (Inside Sport Japan, Tokyo Times and

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World League of American Football 1991-1992

World League of American Football Logo [Reference: 1]

WLAF 1991

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
European
*London Monarchs	10	9	1	0	310	121	.900
*Barcelona Dragons	10	8	2	0	206	126	.800
Frankfurt Galaxy	10	7	3	0	155	139	.700
North American East
*New York / New Jersey Knights	10	5	5	0	257	155	.500
Orlando Thunder	10	5	5	0	242	286	.500
Montreal Machine	10	4	6	0	145	144	.400
Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks	10	0	10	0	123	300	.000
North American West
*Birmingham Fire	10	5	5	0	140	140	.500
San Antonio Riders	10	4	6	0	176	196	.400
Sacramento Surge	10	3	7	0	179	254	.300

World League of American Football Standings 1991 [Ref: 2-3]

	Semi-Finals
02.06.1991	Birmingham Fire	3	Barcelona Dragons	10
02.06.1991	New York/New Jersey Knights	26	London Monarchs	42
	World Bowl ’91		@ Wembley Stadium, London
09.06.1991	London Monarchs	21	Barcelona Dragons	0

World League of American Football Playoffs 1991 [Ref: 3-5]

WLAF 1992

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
European
*Barcelona Dragons	10	5	5	0	104	161	.500
Frankfurt Galaxy	10	3	7	0	150	257	.300
London Monarchs	10	2	7	1	178	203	.250
North American East
*Orlando Thunder	10	8	2	0	247	127	.800
New York / New Jersey Knights	10	6	4	0	248	188	.600
Montreal Machine	10	2	8	0	175	274	.200
Ohio Glory	10	1	9	0	132	230	.100
North American West
*Sacramento Surge	10	8	2	0	250	152	.800
*Birmingham Fire	10	7	2	1	192	165	.750
San Antonio Riders	10	7	3	0	195	150	.700

World League of American Football Standings 1992 [Ref: 6-7]

	Semi-Finals
31.05.1992	Orlando Thunder	45	Birmingham Fire	7
31.05.1992	Sacramento Surge	17	Barcelona Dragons	15
	World Bowl ’92		@ Olympic Stadium, Montreal
07.06.1992	Sacramento Surge	21	Orlando Thunder	17

World League of American Football Playoffs 1992 [Ref: 7-9]

Report

The London Monarchs won World Bowl ’91 21-0 against Barcelona Dragons at home in Wembley Stadium, in an all-European Final. They had finished top of the European Division with a 9-1 record, and the Dragons second with an 8-2 record, also qualifying for the playoffs as a wild-card qualifier (best runner-up).

The other Division Champions were New York New Jersey Knights (5-5, North American East) and Birmingham Fire (5-5, North American West). In all 10 teams played in the first year of the World League of American Football, including Frankfurt Knights, Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks, Orlando Thunder, Montreal Machine, Sacramento Surge and San Antonio Riders.

For the second season of the World League the NFL (the League’s owners) replaced the struggling Raleigh-Durham team with the Ohio Glory in Columbus. Barcelona Dragons (5-5), Orlando Thunder (8-2) and Sacramento Surge (8-2) were the three Division winners, with Birmingham Fire (8-2-1) also qualifying for the playoffs as a wildcard. Sacramento surge went on to win World Bowl ’92 21-17 against Orlando Thunder in the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada.

After 1992 the NFL put the World League on ice, and brought it back in 1995 as a Europe-only league with six teams.

The World League of American Football was started by the National Football League as an Official Development League, with the intention of also possibly heading off any rivial to the NFL in 1990s like the American Football League of the 1960s, World Football League of the 1970s, and United States Football League of the 1980s, all of whom attempted to take on the NFL head-to-head, and the in the case of the AFL to successfully merge with the NFL.

More on the Eirball Website

(For more on AAA American Football Leagues like the AFL, WFL and USFL see: AAA American Football , and for more on World Pro American Football Leagues, including ones in Europe, India, and China see: World Pro American Football . For Inter-League results involving the NFL, CFL and AFL’s from the 1920s to 1960s see: International American Football

There is also massive support for Gridiron (American) Football in Canada (see: Canadian Football Leagues, Mexico (see: Mexican American Football, and Japan (see: Japan American Football , all three of which would be Major League countries when it comes to American Football along with the United States of America.

References

Websites

[1] World League of American Football (2018) download [Internet] Available from: 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[2] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1991 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id165.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

Newspapers

[3] Anon. (1991) “Standings” First Down, June 1, 1991, pg. 5

[4] Anon. (1991) “Jon’s too Hort to handle” First Down, June 8, 1991, pg. 4-5

[5] Anglesey, Steve (1991) “Enter the Dragons!” First Down, June 15, 1992, pg. 6-7

Websites

[6] World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1992 [Internet] Available from: http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id166.html [Accessed 23 April 2018]

[7] Anon. (1992) “Standings” First Down, May 30, 1992, pg. 5

[8] Anon. (1992) “What a Drag On!” First Down, June 6, 1992, pg. 4-5

[9] Anglesey, Steve (1992) “Ace Arch has a ball in Montreal” First Down, June 13, 1992, pg. 4-5

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rose McCabe, Ann Hanley, Gabriel McCloyne, Eerson Callender, Peter Lemass, Gerry Tully & Ciaran Simms

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Last Updated: 14 August 2020

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