Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| 19.05.2019 | Allgau Comets (Ger) | 7 | Ohio Northern Polar Bears (OH) | 9 |
| 19.05.2019 | Lazio Ducks (Ita) | 16 | Sewanee Tigers (Tenn) | 60 |
| 25.05.2019 | Guelfi Firenze (Ita) | 0 | Muhlenberg Mules (Penn) | 21 |
| 01.06.2019 | Uroloki (Cat) | 0 | Luther College Norse (IA) | 46 |
| 08.06.2019 | Graz Giants (Aut) | 28 | Elmhurst Bluejays (IL) | 25 |
| 16.06.2019 | Prague Black Panthers (Cze) | 16 | North Central Cardinals (IL) | 32 |
Report
Six National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Colleges travelled to Europe under the Global Football banner in 2019, as part of the 150th Anniversary of College Football (American Football).
Northern Ohio Polar Bears scraped a 9-7 win against German Football League team Allgau Comets from Kempten, while on the same weekend, Sewanee Tigers from Tennessee, who had played in Ireland, left from a visit to Greece to play Lazio Ducks in Rome, 60-16.
There were wins also for Muhlenberg Mules from Pennsylvania over Guelfi Firenze from Tuscany in Italy, and Luther College Norse from Illinois over Catalan side Uroloki. On 8 June 2019, Graz Giants, who have previously won the Eurobowl, Europe’s Super Bowl, registered a rare win for European teams over NCAA Colleges, with a 28-25 win against Elmhurst Bluejays of Illinois. The tour wrapped up with another Illinois College, North Central Cardinals defeating Czech team Prague Black Panthers.
References
Websites
[1] American Football International (2019) Seven American College Football programs travel to Europe with Global Football in 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/seven-american-college-football-programs-travel-to-europe-with-global-football-in-2019/ [Accessed 5 August 2020][Fixtures]
[2] Global Football; Michael Preston (2019) Six D-III College Football Teams Return From Successful Spring Tours To Europe, June 19, 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://www.globalfootball.com/six-d-iii-college-football-teams-return-from-successful-spring-tours-to-europe/ [Accessed 8 December 2016][Results and Report]
Images
[3] Global Football (2019) Global Football Logo 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://www.globalfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2018-GF-logo2.png [Accessed 17 January 2010]
[4] Global Football; Michael Preston (2019) PHOTO-2019-05-18-17-10-42-1080×514 [Internet] Available from: http://www.globalfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/PHOTO-2019-05-18-17-10-42-1080×514.jpg [Accessed 17 January 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels & University College Dublin.
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