Irish American Football League Spring League 2002

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League Table

 PWLTPFPAPts
*University of Limerick Vikings6510726410
*Carrickfergus Knights6420167468
Dublin Dragons624054954
Dublin Rebels6150401282

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Playoff Results

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Shamrock Bowl XVI   
16.06.02UL Vikings0Carrickfergus Knights66

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Regular Season Results

DateHome Team Away Team
 Week 1   
17.03.2002Dublin Rebels0Dublin Dragons6
 Week 2   
24.03.2002Carrickfergus Knights6UL Vikings12
 Week 3   
07.04.2002Dublin Dragons6UL Vikings12
 Week 4   
14.04.2002Dublin Rebels6UL Vikings12
 Week 5   
21.04.2002Dublin Dragons6Carrickfergus Knights18
 Week 6   
28.04.2002Dublin Rebels8UL Vikings22
 Week 7   
05.05.2002Dublin Rebels6Carrickfergus Knights46
 Week 8   
12.05.2002UL Vikings14Carrickfergus Knights8
 Week 9   
19.05.2002Dublin Dragons30UL Vikings0 #
 Week 10   
26.05.2002Carrickfergus Knights36Dublin Rebels8
 Week 11   
02.06.2002Carrickfergus Knights53Dublin Dragons0
 Week 12   
09.06.2002Dublin Dragons6Dublin Rebels12

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2 Pts Win / 1 Pt Tie / 0 Pts Loss / x – Qualify for Shamrock Bowl

Report

The 2002 IAFL season featured the same four teams as in 2001 in Division 1, with newer teams playing in a DV8 8-man League.

The Dublin Rebels, winners of the previous Shamrock Bowl, lost their opening match in a shock win for the Dublin Dragons, and this set the scene for the rest of their season, finally getting one win in their last match with the Dragons.

The UL Vikings relied on American students for most of the season, but after they went home following the end of term, they struggled, forfeiting their last match of the season, and then getting trounced in the Shamrock Bowl, losing 66-0 to the Carrickfergus Knights, deserving winners of their third Shamrock Bowl.

References

Websites

[1] Irish American Football (2016) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.luckyshow.org/football/pics/IAFA.jpg [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2002) 2002 IAFL Standings/Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/2002-iafl-standingsschedule/ [Accessed 24 March 2014]

Internet Archive

[3] Belfast Bulls (2002) Welcome to the site of the Belfast Bulls [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20020801235005/http://www.belfastbulls.com [Accessed 8 October 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith and Ralph Schmeer of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association, and Sean Douglas, Dublin Rebels.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 4 March 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

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