Results

Date	Venue	Winners		Runners-Up
		Imperial Bowl
1988	Crystal Palace (Eng)	U of Richmond Spiders	20	Boston U Terriers	17
		Milano Kickoff Classic
1989	Milano (Ita)	Villanova U Wildcats	28	U of Rhode Island Rams	25

Report

The National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1AA Yankee Conference sent American Football teams over to Europe in 1988 and 1989. In 1988 the University of Richmond Spiders narrowly defeated the Boston University Terriers in the Imperial Bowl in Crystal Palace, England and the following year in one of only two College Football games played in Europe, Villanova University Wildcats defeated University of Rhode Island Rams in another close game in October. The other game played in Europe in 1989 was the Emerald Isle Classic in Dublin in December. Villanova University is the only Augustinian Catholic University in USA and has a long-standing relationship with Ireland, with numerous Irish student-athletes studying there.

References

Newspapers / Magazines

[1] Glen Shields (1989) “Italy: Villanova University 28 University of Rhode Island 25” World American Football. 2 November 1989.

[2] Chris Poirier (1989) “Italy: Villanova University vs University of Rhode Island” World American Football. 26 October 1989.

Websites

[3] Villanova University (2021) Ignite Change. Go Nova. [Internet] Available from: https://www1.villanova.edu/university.html [Accessed 22 April 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Santina Farrinella.

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