Catalan Supercup of American Football 1995

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
1st Round
12.11.1995Sant Feliu Bucaners6Granollers Fenix52
12.11.1995Sant Just Trons0Cyclones2
2nd Round
19.11.1995Reus Imperials0Terassa Reds2
19.11.1995Argentona Bocs18Granollers Fenix0
19.11.1995Manresa Bagamonts12Anoia Power0
19.11.1995Salt Falcons55Sant Just Trons0
3rd Round
26.11.1995Hospitalet Pioners32Terassa Reds0
26.11.1995Poble Nou Bufals44Argentona Bocs6
26.11.1995CP Vilafranca Eagles40Manresa Bagamonts0
26.11.1995Badalona Drags12Salt Falcons6
Semi-Finals
03.12.1995Hospitalet Pioners8Poble Nou Bufals17
03.12.1995CP Vilafranca Eagles25Badalona Drags6
Final
17.12.1995Poble Nou Bufals10CP Vilafranca Eagles6
Catalan Supercup of American Football Results 1995 [Ref: 1]

Report

Poble Nou Bufals won the Catalan Supercup of American Football in 1995 by defeating CP Vilafranca Eagles 10-6 in the Final, after disposing of Argentona Bocs, Hospitalet Pioners in earlier rounds.

References

Websites

[1] Salt Falcons (1997) 1995 Competitions [Internet] Available from: http://www.grn.es/falcons/eng/sea95/season95.html [Accessed 12 July 2001] [Broken Link – No Longer Available: Available on the Wayback Machine Internet Archive at: https://web.archive.org/web/20031026071550/www.grn.es/falcons/eng/sea95/season95.html[Accessed 11 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

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Conal Fagan Irish-Born College American Football Cheerleader 2018-2020

NCAA Division 1 FBS Independents 2018-19

WLPFPA
Notre Dame Fighting Irish121408237
Army Black Knights112426230
Brigham Young Cougars76354278
Liberty Flames66399442
Massachusetts Minutemen48394515
New Mexico State Aggies39303496
NCAA Division 1 FBS Independents Standings 2018-19 [Ref: 2]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Cotton Bowl
29.12.2018Clemson Tigers30Notre Dame Fighting Irish3
NCAA Division 1 FBS Independents Bowl Games 2018-19 [Ref: 3]

NCAA Division 1 FBS Independents 2019-20

WLPFPA
Notre Dame Fighting Irish112478233
Liberty Flames85427365
Brigham Young Cougars76370331
Army Black Knights58370299
New Mexico State Aggies210260492
Massachusetts Minutemen111237632
NCAA Division 1 FBS Independents Standings 2019-20 [Ref: 4]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Camping World Bowl
28.12.2019Notre Dame Fighting Irish33Iowa State Cyclones9
NCAA Division 1 FBS Independents Bowl Games 2019-20 [Ref: 5]

Report

Conal Fagan was born in Derry, and excelled at soccer. Two teenagers from his school, st. Columb’s in Derry had gone to study in the USA before him, so he was inspired by them to look into it, and got a scholarship from the Sutton Trust, which helps young people from low and middle income families to apply to colleges in America.

Conal chose Notre Dame, the famous Irish Catholic College in South Bend, Indiana, near Chicago, where he started studying Political Science and Peace Studies. His College roommates thought it would hilarious if a real Irishman was a Notre Dame Fighting Irish Leprechaun, the mascot of the College Football team. He tried out and got on the cheerleading squad.

After playing Soccer in his first year he then concentrated on the Cheerleading Leprechaun Mascot Role as well as his studies, training four times a week and lifting weights twice a week. He learned backflips and his role would have been as part of a team whose job is to get the fans to cheer on the team. He will be continuing the role in the 2020-21 season.

Notre Dame finished with a 12-1 Wins-Losses record in 2018-19, only losing to Clemson Tigers in the prestigious Cotton Bowl, and in 2019-20, they went 11-2, triumphing 33-9 in the Camping World Bowl against Iowa State Cyclones, so the Cheerleading squad can’t have let the team down.

Conal Fagan in the Notre Dame Dressing Room with the other Fighting Irish Leprechauns. [Ref: 6]

References

Websites

[1] English, Jimmy (2019) The Fighting Irishman [Internet] Available from: https://gaelicgridiron.com/2019/04/29/the-fighting-irishman/ [Accessed 19 June 2020]

[2] NCAA (2019) Sandings FBS [All Conferences] [Internet] Available from: https://www.ncaa.com/standings/football/fbs [Accessed 12 February 2019][Year no Longer Available at Address – Available at the wayback Machine Internet] Archive at: Accessed 11 July 2020]

[3] NCAA (2019) 2018-19 College football bowl schedule, scores, TV listings, matchup information [Internet] Available from: https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2019-01-07/2018-19-college-football-bowl-schedule-scores-tv-listings-matchup [Accessed 12 February 2019]

[4] NCAA (2020) Sandings FBS [All Conferences] [Internet] Available from: https://www.ncaa.com/standings/football/fbs [Accessed 11 July 2020]

[5] NCAA (2019) 2019-20 College football bowl schedule, scores, TV listings, matchup information [Internet] Available from: https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2020-01-14/2019-20-college-football-bowl-schedule-dates-times-tv-channels [Accessed 12 February 2019]

Images

[6] English, Jimmy (2019) cfagan4 [Internet] Available from: https://gaelicgridironcom.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/cfagan4.jpg [Accessed 11 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Patrick Fagan, Jimmy English, Todd Zboyan, and Tim Leadingham

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Michael Mullen Irish-Born College American Football Player 1988-1990

NCAA Big 10 Conference Standings 1988

WLTPFPAWLTPFPA
Big Ten Conference
Michigan Wolverines (C)70127394821339153
Michigan State Spartans61121975641242143
Illinois Fighting Illini521177143641234229
Iowa Hawkeyes413213141633315205
Indiana Hoosiers530257168731382225
Purdue Boilermakers35078221470124303
Ohio State Buckeyes251157199461229283
Northwestern Wildcats251137234281192350
Wisconsin Badgers170722481100106314
Minnesota Golden Gophers062120182272195246
National College Football Association Football Division 1A Big 10 Conference Standings 1988 [Ref: 1]

Legend: left-to-right: W-L-T-PF-PA (Conference) W-L-T-PF-PA (All Games)

NCAA Division 1A Big 10 Conference Standings 1989

WLTOWOLOT
Big 10 Conference
Michigan Wolverines (C)8001020
Illinois Fighting Illini7101020
Michigan State Spartans620840
Ohio State Buckeyes620840
Minnesota Golden Gophers440650
Indiana Hoosiers350560
Iowa Hawkeyes350560
Purdue Boilermakers260380
Wisconsin Badgers170290
Northwestern Wildcats0800110
National College Football Association Football Division 1A Big 10 Conference Standings 1989 [Ref: 5]

(C) Conference Champions

NCAA Division 1A Big 10 Conference Standings 1990

WLTOWOLOT
Big 10 Conference
Michigan Wolverines (C)620930
Michigan State Spartans620831
Illinois Fighting Illini620840
Iowa Hawkeyes620840
Ohio State Buckeyes 521741
Minnesota Golden Gophers530650
Indiana Hoosiers341651
Northwestern Wildcats170290
Purdue Boilermakers170290
Wisconsin Badgers0801100
National College Football Association Football Division 1A Big 10 Conference Standings 1989 [Ref: 6]

Report

Michael Mullen, who was born in Monkstown, Co. Dublin played as a kicker with the University of Wisconsin Badgers from 1988 to 1990, studying Business. His grandfather was a member of the Legendary Mayo GAA Gaelic Football team of 1925. His father played Rugby Union for Old Belvedere, and Michael was spotted kicking for CBC Monkstown, and offered a scholarship to the University of Wisconsin in the MidWest of the USA.

The University of Wisconsin is the second-largest in the USA with 70,000 students, and the American Football team were based at the sports facilities in Madison, where there were two 50m swimming pools and a Stadium bigger than any in Ireland. He played three years with Wisconsin, where they finisjed bottom or second bottom of their conference, the Big 10, one of Five Big Conferences in the Top Division of College Football, where the next generation of NFL superstars would play before being drafted at the end of their college career by NFL teams.

Michael Mullen in action for the Wisconsin Badgers [Ref: 3]

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1988) “College Scoreline” First Down.December 3, 1988. pg. 21.

[2] Anon. (1988) “Laois man is big name in American Football” Leinster Express. March 5, 1988. pg. 11.

[3] Naughton, Lindie (1991) “Michael kicking his way to the big time” Evening Herald. January 5, 1991. pg. 4.

Bibliography

[4] Rowe, Pete (1989) “Guinness American Football: Records, Facts and Champions” Fifth Edition, 1989. Pg. 112. Published in Great Britain by Guinness Publishing Ltd. Enfield, Middlesex

Websites

[5] Sports Reference (2020) 1989 Big Ten Conference Year Summary [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/big-ten/1989.html [Accessed 11 July 2020]

[6] Sports Reference (2020) 1990 Big Ten Conference Year Summary [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/big-ten/1990.html [Accessed 11 July 2020]

Acknowledgements

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Scottish American Football Capital Bowl 1990

Results

DateWinnersRunners-Up
Semi-Finals
08.04.1990Edinburgh Phoenix20Granite City Oilers0
08.04.1990Glasgow Lions29Clydesdale Colts8
Capital Bowl V
08.04.1990Glasgow Lions12Edinburgh Phoenix6
Capital Bowl 1990 [Ref: 1]

Report

Glasgow Lions won the Capital Bowl for the third time in 1990, and the first since 1987, when they previously entered, by defeating Edinburgh Phoenix in the Final, in what was a match-up between arguably the two best Scottish American Football teams at the time.

The Capital Bowl was a Scottish American Football Weekend tournament held annually at Meadowbank Stadium, in Edinburgh.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon (1989) “Capital punishment for the Oilers” Aberdeen Evening Press. Monday, April 9, 1990. pg. 14

[2] Anon (1989) “Grid iron: Oilers crash to Edinburgh Phoenix” Aberdeen Press and Journal. Monday, April 9, 1990. pg. 18

Past Copies of the Aberdeen Evening Press and Aberdeen Press and Journal are available to view online at the British Newspaper Archive at: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ which is a subscription service.

Websites

Acknowledgements

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Scottish American Football Capital Bowl 1989

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
30.04.1989Musselburgh Magnums12Fife 49ers0
30.04.1989Glasgow Diamonds10Edinburgh Phoenix0
Capital Bowl
30.04.1989Musselburgh Magnums9Glasgow Diamonds6
Capital Bowl Results 1989 [Ref: 1-4]

Report

The Musselburgh Magnums got revenge on the Glasgow Diamonds in the Capital Bowl on 30 April 1989, winning 9-6 in the Final, a result that was a reverse of the Final in 1988.

The Capital Bowl was a Scottish American Football Weekend tournament held annually at Meadowbank Stadium, in Edinburgh.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon (1989) “Capital Success” Aberdeen Evening Press. Monday, May 1, 1989. pg. 16

[2] Clyne, Fraser (1989) “American Football” Aberdeen Evening Press. Saturday, May 13, 1989. pg. 10

[3] Anon (1989) “Grid iron” Aberdeen Press and Journal. Monday, May 1, 1989. pg. 18

[4] Clyne, Fraser (1989) “Oilers set for winning start” Aberdeen Press and Journal. Saturday, May 13, 1989. pg. 20

Past Copies of the Aberdeen Evening Press and Aberdeen Press and Journal are available to view online at the British Newspaper Archive at: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ which is a subscription service.

Websites

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Scottish American Football Capital Bowl 1986-1990

Finals 1986-1989

YearWinnersRunners-Up
1986Glasgow Lions16Edinburgh Blue Eagles12
1987Glasgow Lions18Edinburgh Blue Eagles0
1988Glasgow DiamondsWMusselburgh MagnumsL
1989Musselburgh Magnums 9Glasgow Diamonds 6
1990Glasgow Lions12Edinburgh Phoenix6
Scottish American Football Capital Bowl 1986-1989 [Ref: 1

Report

Glasgow Lions won the inaugural Capital Bowl in 1986, and repeated in 1987. They did not enter the next two years, which were won by Glasgow Diamonds and Musselburgh Magnums. In 1990, Glasgow Lions again won the bowl against an Edinburgh side, the Phoenix.

The Scottish American Football Capital Bowl was a weekend tournament played annually in preseason at Edinburgh’s Meadowbank Stadium. Over 4,000 fans turned up to watch the Final in 1986.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1989) “Grid iron: Lions roar” Aberdeen Evening Press. Monday, March 31, 1986. pg. 16

[2] Anon. (1989) “Grid iron: Lions roar” Aberdeen Evening Press. Monday, April 6, 1987. pg. 16

[3] James, Kevan (1988) “Oilers on starting grid” Aberdeen Press and Journal. Saturday, April 30, 1988. pg. 20

[4] Anon (1989) “Capital Success” Aberdeen Evening Press. Monday, May 1, 1989. pg. 16

[5] Clyne, Fraser (1989) “American Football” Aberdeen Evening Press. Saturday, May 13, 1989. pg. 10

[6] Anon (1989) “Grid iron” Aberdeen Press and Journal. Monday, May 1, 1989. pg. 18

[7] Clyne, Fraser (1989) “Oilers set for winning start” Aberdeen Press and Journal. Saturday, May 13, 1989. pg. 20

[8] Anon (1989) “Capital punishment for the Oilers” Aberdeen Evening Press. Monday, April 9, 1990. pg. 14

[9] Anon (1989) “Grid iron: Oilers crash to Edinburgh Phoenix” Aberdeen Press and Journal. Monday, April 9, 1990. pg. 18

Past Copies of the Aberdeen Evening Press and Aberdeen Press and Journal are available to view online at the British Newspaper Archive at: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ which is a subscription service.

Websites

[10] Britballnow.co.uk (2019) 1986 Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 17 August 2019]

Websites

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British American Football Association Britbowl Finals 1985-Present

British American Football Association Logo [Ref: 1]

Britbowl Finals 1985-Present

YearBowlWinnersRunners-Up
BAFL
1985Summerbowl ILondon Ravens45Streatham Olympians7
1986*Summerbowl IIBirmingham Bulls23Glasgow Lions2
Budweiser League
1986*Bud Bowl ILondon Ravens20London Olympians12
1987Bud Bowl IILondon Ravens40Manchester Allstars23
1988Bud Bowl IIIBirmingham Bulls30London Olympians6
1989Bud Bowl IVManchester Spartans21Birmingham Bulls14
NDMA
1990NDMA Coke Bowl IManchester Spartans27Northants Storm25
1991NDMA Coke Bowl IIBirmingham Bulls39London Olympians38
1992NDMA Coke Bowl IIILondon Olympians34Leicester Panthers6
1993NDMA BowlLondon Olympians40Glasgow Lions14
BAFA
1994BAFA Div 1 BowlLondon Olympians24Birmingham Bulls23
1995BAFA Div 1 BowlBirmingham Bulls34London Olympians30
1996BAFA Div 1 BowlLeicester Panthers10Milton Keynes Pioneers6
BIGC
1997BIG C FinalLondon O’s26Milton Keynes Pioneers20 ot
BAFA
1998BSL Div 1 BowlLondon O’s20Sussex Thunder0
1999BSL Div 1 BowlLondon O’s9Birmingham Bulls6
2000BSL Div 1 BowlLondon O’s34Birmingham Bulls26
2001BSL Div 1 BowlLondon O’s37East Kilbride Pirates20
2002BSL Div 1 BowlLondon O’s42PA Knights15
2003BSL Div 1 BowlLondon O’s35East Kilbride Pirates7
2004BSL Div 1 BowlPA Knights28London O’s14
2005Britbowl XIXLondon O’s21PA Knights19
2006Britbowl XXLondon Olympians45London Blitz30
2007Britbowl XXILondon Blitz14Coventry Jets6
2008Britbowl XXIICoventry Jets33London Blitz32
2009Britbowl XXIIILondon Blitz26Coventry Jets7
2010BAFACL PremiershipLondon Blitz34Coventry Jets20
2011BAFACL PremiershipLondon Blitz18London Warriors0
2012BAFANL PremiershipLondon Blitz37London warriors21
2013BAFANL PremiershipLondon Warriors26London Blitz23
2014BAFANL FinalLondon Warriors10London Blitz8
2015BAFANL FinalLondon Warriors20London Blitz19
2016
2017
2018
2019BAFANL PremiershipLondon Warriors56Tamworth Phoneix29
British American Football Britbowls 1985-Present [Ref: 2-3]

Note: BAFL = British American Football League, NDMA = National Division Management Association, BAFA = British American Football Association, BSL = British senior League, BIGC = British Independent Gridiron Conference. *Two Organisation held different BLeagues and Bowl Games in 1986, with the most important one disputed.

Report

London teams have won most of British American Football’s Top Bowl Games, known as the Britbowl. London Ravens won the first three from 1985 to 1987, with the Birmingham Bulls also winning a rival Bowl Game in 1986. Between 1988 and 1991 the Champions were all North or Midlands teams, with Manchester Spartans winning in 1989 and 1990 and Birmingham Bulls winning in 1988 and 1991.

London Olympians then won three-in-a-row from 1992 to 1994, before the title headed back to the Midlands, with Birmingham Bulls triumphing in 1995 and Leicester Panthers in 1996. Then followed a seven year winning streak for the London O’s until 2003, with the PA Knights ((Farnham, Surrey) interrupting the sequence in 2004, before London O’s won again in 2005 and 2006 (they reverted back to the Olympians name in 2006).

London Blitz then won five of the next six Finals from 2007 to 2012, with Coventry Jets winning in between in 2008. London Warriors won the title from 2013 to 2019.

References

Images

[1] American Football International (2013) logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.britishamericanfootball.org/Images/logo.png [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Websites

[2] Bitball Now (2016) British Champions List [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/british-champions-list.html [Accessed 11 July 2020]

[3] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League [Internet] Available from: bafanle.leaguerepublic.com.=/l/fg/1_567612366.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

Websites

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European Federation of American Football AMPRO European Top 20 Teams 1995

European Federation of American Football Logo [Ref: 1]

European Top 20

PlaceTeam
1Dusseldorf Panther (Ger)
2Legnano Frogs (Ita)
3Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (Fra)
4Birmingham Bulls (Eng)
5London Olympians (Eng)
6Helsinki Roosters (Fin)
7Hanau Hawks (Ger)
8East City Giants (Fin)
9Gladiatori Roma (Ita)
10Berlin Adler (Ger)
11Paris Castor-Sphinx (Fra)
12Graz Giants (Aut)
13Solna Chiefs (Swe)
14Cologne Crocodiles (Ger)
15Porvoo Buthchers (Fin)
16Limhamn Griffins (Swe)
17Vienna Vikings (Aut)
18Kristianstad C4 Lions (Swe)
19San Lazzaro Phoenix (Ita)
20Cophenhagen Towers (Den)
EFAF AMPRO European Top 20 American Football Teams 1995 [Ref: 2]

Report

AMPRO, who organised the EuroBowl in 1995, released their end-of-season European American Football Rankings in September 1995. Germany’s Dusseldorf Panther were the number 1 ranked team in Europe, followed by Italy’s Legnano Frogs, French team Aix-en-Provence Argonautes, two English sides – Birmingham Bulls and London Olympians – and Finland’s Helsinki Roosters. [Ref: 2]

Hanau Hawks, the German team who had defeated Ireland’s National Team 19-6 in a friendly on 3rd September 1995, were ranked seventh. [Ref: 3]

References

Images

[1] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1996) “European Finals” First Down. September 30, 1995. pg. 21

Websites

[3] Britball Now (2009) British and Irish Friendly results against foreign opposition [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/UKClubsForeignOppo.html [Accessed 16 November 2017]

Acknowledgements

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Scottish Gridiron Association Bowl Finals 1995-1998

SGA Bowl Finals 1995-1998

YearBowlWinnersRunners-Up
1995IGlasgow Lions76Granite City Oilers0
1996IIGlasgow Lions60Stirling Broncos6
1997IIIEast Kilbride Pirates24Dundee Whalers6
1998IVEast Kilbride Pirates50Dundee Whalers6
Scottish Gridiron Association Bowl Finals 1995-1998 [Ref: 1]

Report

The Scottish American Football Teams left the British Association in 1995 and formed their own Scottish Gridiron Association, which lasted until 1998. Glasgow Lions won the first two SGA Bowls, against Granite City Oilers (Aberdeen) and Stirling Broncos, and the East Kilbride Pirates won the last two against Dundee Whalers.

References

Websites

[1] Britball Now (2016) British Champions List [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/british-champions-list.html [Accessed 11 July 2020]

Websites

Acknowledgements

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European Federation of American Football National Bowls 1995

European Federation of American Football Logo [Ref: 9]

National Bowls 1995

CountryBowlWinnersRunners-Up
IrelandShamrock XDublin Tornadoes44Carrickfergus Knights12
EnglandBAFA Div. 1Birmingham Bulls34London Olympians30
ScotlandSGA FinalGlasgow Lions76Granite City Oilers0
ItalySuper XVLegnano Frogs32Gladiatori Roma26
FranceCasque DiamantAix-en-Provence Argonautes36Paris-Castor-Sphinx16
AustriaAustrian Levi’s Graz Giants26Vienna Vikings20
SwedenSuper SeriesSolna Chiefs22Limhamn Griffins0
FinlandMaple XVIHelsinki Roosters36East City Giants14
BelgiumChampionship*Tournai Cardinals8-2Brussels8-2
SwitzerlandSwissBern Grizzlies29Geneva Seahawks21
EFAF National Bowls 1996 [Ref: 2-8]

Note: *The Belgian Championship was decided on Points Difference after both Tournai and Brussels finished on 8-2 Wins-Losses Records. The Belgian League was decided on a League basis with no Bowl Game.

Report

The winners of European American Football’s National Bowl Games in 1995 were Dublin Tornadoes, 44-12 over Carrickfergus Knights in Shamrock Bowl X in Ireland, Glasgow Lions in a comprehensive 76-0 win over Granite City Oilers (Aberdeen) in the Scottish Final, Birmingham Bulls 34-30 in a close BAFA Division Final over London Olympians in England.

In Italy Legnano Frogs defeated Roma Gladiatori 32-26, and in France the Aix-en-Provence Argonautes triumphed 36-16 over Paris Castor-Sphinx with 36 unanswered points in the first half before 7,000 fans in Paris. Levi’s Graz Giants won the Austrian Bowl for a record 7th time against defending Champions Vienna Vikings 26-20.

In Scandinavian Bowls, Solna Chiefs were the shock winners of the Swedish Super Series, defeating Limhamn Griffins 22-0, while the Maple Bowl in Finland went to Helsinki Roosters, who won 36-14 against East City Giants.

In Western Europe, Tournai Cardinals won the Belgian Championship on points difference from Brussels, after both teams finished the season with 8-2 Wins-Losses Records (there was n Bowl Game in Belgium with the Champions decidedon a League basis. Bern Grizzlies won the Swiss Bowl 29-21 against Geneva Seahawks. [Ref: 2-8]

References

Images

[1] American Football International (2013) EFAF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EFAF_logo.gif [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Websites

[2] Irish American Football Association (2019) Shamrock Bowl Winners [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/home/kitted-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 11 August 2019]

[3] Bitball Now (2016) British Champions List [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/british-champions-list.html [Accessed 11 July 2020]

[4] Enciclopedia del Football Italiano (2018) Federazione Italiana American Football 1995 [Internet] Available from:http://www.warriorsbologna.it/public/Enciclopedia/PDF/1995_fiaf.pdf [Accessed 11 July 2020]

[5] Federazione Italiana de American Football (1999) Albo d’oro del Superbowl [Internet] Available from: http://www.fiaf.net/golden/1998/albosuper.htm [Accessed 3 August 2000][Broken Link – Available on the Wayback Machine Internet Archive at: https://web.archive.org/web/20010707140635/http://www.fiaf.net/golden/1998/albosuper.htm Accessed 11 July 2020]

Newspapers

[5] Anon. (1996) “European Finals” First Down. September 30, 1995. pg. 21

Websites

[6[ SAJL (2020) Sarja=1 Kausi=1995 [Internet] Available from: http://www.sajl.org/selaus/otteluohjelma.php?sarja=1&kausi=1995 [Accessed 11 July 2020]

[7] Football Austria (2020) Oesterreichische Meister [Internet] Available from: https://football-austria.com/austrian-bowl-champions/ [Accessed 18 April 2020]

Internet Archive

[8] SAFV (2005) [Meistershaft][Spielplan 1995] [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20051228232142/http://www.safv.ch/ [Accessed 5 June 2020][Click links for Spielplan 1994]

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