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The Belfast Blitzers contined their run of being the only team in Britain and Ireland to not concede a point as they defeated the previously undefeated Craigavon Cowboys 22-0 in Goodyear Playing Fields, Portadown. The win put the Blitzers on 6-0 and handed the Cowboys their first defeat of the season as they fell to 5-1 in this Clash of the Titans. The record, however, was almost broken in the third quarter when a Cowboys Field Goal attempt crashed off the crossbar. Hayden Davis added two rushing touchdowns to his season tally and 111 yards as he put up 1100 yards on the season so far. Damien McHugh ran in the third Touchdown from 15 yards out, and George Neill, the ex-Glentoran Soccer player added two Point After Touchdown kicks and ran in a third for two points as the Blitzers ran out 22-0 winners.

Details

Date Time League Season Match Day
June 28, 1987 7:04 am Irish American Football League Mourne Conference 1987 Week 10

Results

TeamT
Craigavon Cowboys0
Belfast Blitzers22

Craigavon Cowboys

Position FG Safety PAT 2XP TD Comp Att Pass Yds Rush Att Rush Yds Rec Rec Yds Int Lng Fum Lost FR Tckl Solo Asst Sack PR KR Punt PYds PAvg BFG OR
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Belfast Blitzers

# Player Position FG Safety PAT 2XP TD Comp Att Pass Yds Rush Att Rush Yds Rec Rec Yds Int Lng Fum Lost FR Tckl Solo Asst Sack PR KR Punt PYds PAvg BFG OR
Hayden DavisRunning back000020000111000000000000000000
35Damien McHughRunning back0000100000000000000000000000
George NeillWide receiver0021000000000000000000000000
 Total 002130000111000000000000000000

Venue

Goodyear, Craigavon
Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, BT64 1AL, United Kingdom

Recap

 

Scoring

BLI – Hayden Davis TD Run  (George Neill PAT) 0-7

BLI – Hayden Davis TD Run (George Neill PAT) 0-14

BLI – Damien McHugh 15yd TD Run (George Neill 2XP) 0-22

References

[25] Anon. (1987) “Big Blitz” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, June 29, 1987. Pg. 16. Past Editions of the Belfast Telegraph are Available to view on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [Accessed 8 December 2021]

[12] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1987] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

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