Japan Collegiate American Football Koshien Bowl (East v West) 2016-Present

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Results

YearEast RepresentativesWest Representatives
18.12.2016Waseda University14Kwansei Gakuin University31
17.12.2017Nihon University23Kwansei Gakuin University17
16.12.2018Waseda University20Kwansei Gakuin University37
15.12.2019Waseda University28Kwansei Gakuin University38
Japan Collegiate American Football Koshien Bowl (North-East v West) 2016-Present [Reference: 2-5]

Report

Four years in a row from 2016 to 2019 Kwansei Gakuin University represented West Japan in the Koshien Bowl, the Japan Universities Championship Game, winning on three occasions, all against Waseda University representing the East. On the other occassion in 2017, Nihon University salvaged some pride for the North / East Representatives with a 23-17 victory.

About

The Koshien Bowl is the Japan American Football Association’s University Championship Game. Played between the West Japan winners and the Champions of the East Japan Championship Game, the match not only decides the University Champion, but also who represents the Universities in the Rice Bowl – Japan’s Super Bowl – against the X-League (Social Champions).

References

Logos

[1] Kanto Collegiate Football Association (2020) 201611221408_1 [Internet] Available from: http://www.kcfa.jp/files/user/201611221408_1.jpg?v=1479791292  [Accessed 22 October 2020]

Websites

[2] Kanto Collegiate Football Association (2020) Postseason Games 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://www.kcfa.jp/playoff/?season=2019 [Accessed 22 October 2020]

[3] Kanto Collegiate Football Association (2020) Postseason Games 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://www.kcfa.jp/playoff/?season=2018  [Accessed 22 October 2020]

[4] Kanto Collegiate Football Association (2020) Postseason Games 2017 [Internet] Available from: http://www.kcfa.jp/playoff/?season=2017 [Accessed 22 October 2020]

[5] Kanto Collegiate Football Association (2020) Postseason Games 2016 [Internet] Available from: http://www.kcfa.jp/playoff/?season=2016 [Accessed 22 October 2020]

Online Translation Service

[6] Google Translate (2020) Japanese to English [Internet] Available from: https://translate.google.com/ [Accessed 22 October 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caoilfhionn Nic Fhearai, Keiko, Grant Farrell and John Gunning

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 22 October 2020

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