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National Football League UK Schools Flag Football Tournament Dublin 2018

Report

As part of its NFL UK Live Roadshow, high profile members of the National Football League were in Dublin promoting Flag Football in Schools in conjunction with Subway and Sky Sports.

Earl Thomas of the Seattle Seahawks, taught over 100 children from the Our Lady of Lourdes (Inchicore, Dublin 8) and John Scottus (Ballsbridge, Dublin 4) Primary Schools in Dublin, how to play Flag Football in Dublin Indoor Football in Santry, with a special Flag Football Tournament afterwards, on the 22 March 2018.

As part of the event, Earl joined fellow NFL players Baltimore Ravens’ Alex Collins, Philadelphia Eagles’ Jay Ayaji and two-time Super Bowl winning Coach Rob Ryan, and the National Convention Centre, where Earl Thomas showed off his Irish Dancing Skills, at an evening questions and answers session filmed by Sky Sports.

Earl Thomas of the Seattle Seahawks at the NFL UK Schools Flag Football Tournament in Santry, Dublin 2018 [Ref: 3]

References

Websites

[1] Brendan Moran, Sportsfile (2018) NFL UK Flag Football Tournament 22 March 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sportsfile.com/id/1470556/ [Accessed 4 April 2018]

[2] Irish Post (2018) NFL footballers Irish Dancing dance-off in Dublin goes viral [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/nfl-footballers-irish-dancing-dance-off-dublin-goes-viral-152225 [Accessed 4 May 2020]

Images

[2] Brendan Moran, Sportsfile (2018) NFL UK Flag Football Tournament 22 March 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sportsfile.com/winshare/w540/Library/SF1020/1470556.jpg [Accessed 4 May 2020][Adjusted]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Brendan Farrell (National Environmental Education Centre) and Tom Gallagher (Dublin Bay Raptors)

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Irish American Football Association Schools Fun Football Fundamentals 2014

Irish American Football association Logo 2014-2019 [Ref: 3]

Report

The Irish American Football Association brought its Schools Flag Football Programme to St. Thomas Senior National School in Jobstown, Tallaght, Dublin 24, where six groups, totalling over 100 children, from 5th and 6th Classes (11-12 year-olds) participated in Football coaching for the day (Friday, 13th June 2014).

The Fundamentals topicswere passing, cathing and team work, with each session ending in a game of ‘Flag Ultimate’. Fun and Total Inclusion were the emphases on the the day, and all participants were presented with a certificate of participation.

Irish American Football Association Fun Football Fundamentals Schools Programme Jobstown, Tallaght, Dublin 24, 13 June 2014 [Ref: 2] [Adjusted]

References

Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association (2014) Fun Football Fundamentals in Jobstown June 16, 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/fun-football-fundamentals-in-jobstown/ [Accessed 18 July 2019]

Images

[2] Irish American Football Association (2014) Fun Football Fundamentals in Jobstown June 16, 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Jobstown1.jpg [Accessed 18 July 2019]

[3] American Football International (2014) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IAFA-620×400.jpg [Accessed 4 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Gabriel McCloyne (Jobstown NS) and Tom Gallagher (Dublin Bay Raptors)

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National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Division 1 Football Bowl Series College Football Playoff 2015-16

NCAA Logo [Ref: 4]

NCAAF DI FBS CFP 2014-15

	W	L	W	L	PF	PA
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
ACC Atlantic
**Clemson Tigers	8	0	14	1	577	325
*Florida State Seminoles	6	2	10	3	412	227
*Louisville Cardinals	5	3	8	5	373	313
*North Carolina State Wolfpack	3	5	7	6	432	336
Syracuse Orange	2	6	4	8	327	372
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1	7	3	9	209	295
Boston College Eagles	0	8	3	9	206	183
ACC Coastal
**North Carolina Tar Heels	8	0	11	3	570	343
*Pittsburgh Panthers	6	2	8	5	367	339
*Miami (Fl.) Hurricanes	5	3	8	5	361	366
*Duke Blue Devils	4	4	8	5	410	330
*Virginia Tech Hokies	4	4	7	6	403	342
Virginia Cavaliers	3	5	4	8	309	386
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	1	7	3	9	351	309
BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Big 12
**Oklahoma Sooners	8	1	11	2	566	286
*Texas Christian TCU Horned Frogs	7	2	11	2	547	345
*Oklahoma State Cowboys	7	2	10	3	514	396
*Baylor Bears	6	3	10	3	625	368
*West Viginia Mountaineers	4	5	8	5	442	320
*Texas Tech Red Raiders	4	5	7	6	586	567
Texas Longhorns	4	5	5	7	317	366
Kansas State Wildcats	3	6	6	7	389	409
Iowa State Cyclones	2	7	3	9	300	392
Kansas Jayhawks	0	9	0	12	185	553
BIG 10 CONFERENCE
Big Ten East
*Ohio State Buckeyes	7	1	12	1	464	196
*Michigan State Spartans	7	1	12	2	417	304
*Michigan Wolverines	6	2	10	3	408	213
*Penn State Nittany Lions	4	4	7	6	301	284
Indiana Hoosiers	2	6	6	7	475	489
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	1	7	4	8	325	419
Maryland Terrapins	1	7	3	9	296	413
Big Ten West
**Iowa Hawkeyes	8	0	12	2	433	285
*Northwestern Wildcats	6	2	10	3	254	242
*Wisconsin Badgers	6	2	10	3	348	178
Nebraska Cornhuskers	3	5	6	7	427	362
Minnesota Golden Gophers	2	6	6	7	292	327
Illinois Fighting Illini	2	6	5	7	272	279
Purdue	1	7	2	10	301	438
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
SEC West
**Alabama Crimson Tide	7	1	14	1	526	227
*Ole Miss Rebels	6	2	10	3	531	294
*Louisiana State LSU Tigers	5	3	9	3	394	291
*Arkansas Razorbacks	5	3	8	5	467	365
*Mississippi State Bulldogs	4	4	9	4	447	302
*Texas A&M Aggies	4	4	8	5	361	286
*Auburn Tigers	2	6	7	6	357	338
SEC East
**Florida Gators	7	1	10	4	325	256
*Georgia Bulldogs	5	3	10	3	342	220
*Tennessee Volunteers	5	3	9	4	457	260
Kentucky Wildcats	2	6	5	7	296	329
Vanderbilt Commodores	2	6	4	8	182	252
Missouri Tigers	1	7	5	7	163	194
South Carolina Gamecocks	1	7	3	9	263	330
PACIFIC 12 CONFERENCE
Pac-12 North
**Stanford Cardinal	8	1	12	2	529	316
*Oregon Ducks	7	2	9	4	559	488
*Washington State Cougars	6	3	9	4	409	360
*California Golden Bears	4	5	8	5	493	399
*Washington Huskies	4	5	7	6	398	244
Oregon State Beavers	0	9	2	10	228	444
Pac-12 South
**Utah Utes	6	3	10	3	398	290
*Southern California USC Trojans	6	3	8	6	475	360
*California-Los Angeles UCLA Bruins	5	4	8	5	419	338
Arizona State Sun Devils	4	5	6	7	450	435
*Arizona Wildcats	3	6	7	6	486	465
Colorado Buffaloes	1	8	4	9	320	357
INDEPENDENTS (FBS)
*Notre Dame Fighting Irish	–	–	10	3	445	313
*Brigham Young BYU Cougars	–	–	9	4	438	297
Army	–	–	2	10	265	334

Reference: [1]

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

** Division Champions and Qualify for Conference Championship Game * Qualify for Post-Season Bowl Game (minimum 6 Losses)

NCAA FD1 FBS CFP Conference Championships 2015-16

Conference	Winners		Runners-Up
ACC Atlantic Coast	Clemson Tigers	45	North Carolina Tar Heels	37
SEC Southeastern	Alabama Crimson Tide	29	Florida Gators	15
BIG10 Big Ten	Michigan State Spartans	16	Iowa Hawkeyes	13
PAC10 Pacific 10	Stanford Cardinal	41	Southern California Trojans	22

NCAA Football Division 1 FBS CFP Conference Championships 2015-16 [Ref: 3]

NCAA FD1 FBS CFP Bowl Games 2015-16

Bowl	Winners		Runners-Up
New Mexico	Arizona Wildcats	45	New Mexico Lobos	37
Las Vegas	Utah Utes	35	Brigham Young BYU Cougars	28
Sun	Washington State Cougars	20	Miami Hurricanes	14
Heart of Dallas	Washington Huskies	44	Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles	31
Pinstripe	Duke Blue Devils	44	Indiana Hoosiers	41
Independence	Virginia Tech Hokies	55	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	52
Foster Farms	Nebraska	37	California-Los Angeles UCLA Bruins	29
Military	Navy Midshipmen	44	Pittsburgh Panthers	28
Quick Lane	Minnesota Golden Gophers	21	Central Michigan Chippewas	14
Armed Forces	California Golden Bears	55	Air Force Fighting Falcons	36
Russell Athletic	Baylor Bears	49	North Carolina Tar Heels	38
Texas	Louisiana State LSU Tigers	56	Texas Tech Red Raiders	27
Birmingham	Auburn Tigers	31	Memphis Tigers	10
Belk	Mississippi State Bulldogs	51	North Carolina State Wolfpack	28
Music City	Louisville Cardinals	27	Texas A&M Aggies	21
Holiday	Wisconsin Badgers	23	Southern California Trojans	21
Peach	Houston Cougars	38	Florida State Seminoles	21
Orange	Clemson Tigers	37	Oklahoma Sooners	17
Cotton	Alabama Crimson Tide	38	Michigan State Spartans	0
Outback	Tennessee Volunteers	45	Northwestern Wildcats	6
Fiesta	Ohio State Buckeyes	44	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	28
Citrus	Michigan Wolverines	41	Florida Gators	7
Rose	Stanford Cardinal	45	Iowa Hawkeyes	16
Sugar	Mississippi Rebels	48	Oklahoma State Cowboys	20
TaxSlayer	Georgia Bulldogs	24	Penn State Nittany Lions	17
Liberty	Arkansas Razorbacks	45	Kansas State Cowboys	23
Alamo	Texas Christian TCU Horned Frogs	47	Oregon Ducks	41
Cactus	West Virginia Mountaineers	43	Arizona State Sun Devils	42

NCAA Football Division 1 FBS CFP Bowl Games [Ref: 2]

NCAA FD1 FBS College Football Playoff 2015-16

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Semi-Final		(Orange Bowl)
31.12.2015	Clemson Tigers	37	Oklahoma Sooners	17
	Semi-Final		(Cotton Bowl)
31.12.2015	Alabama Crimson Tide	38	Michigan State Spartans	0
	CFP National Championship
11.01.2016	Alabama Crimson Tide	45	Clemson Tigers	40

NCAA Football Division 1 FBS College Football Playoff National Championship 2015-16 Reference: [2]

Report

Alabama Crimson Tide won the 2015-16 National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Division 1 Football Bowl Series College Football Playoff National championship by beating Clemson tigers 45-40 in a close game.

Alabama had won the SEC Southeastern Conference title by beating Florida Gators 29-15, whilst Clemson had won the ACC Atlantic Coast Conference with a close 45-37 victory over North Carolina Tar Heels. In another close Conference championship Game, Michigan State Spartans won 16-13 against Iowa Hawkeyes, while in the PAC-10 Pacific 10 Conference, Stanford Cardinal won bragging rights for Northern California with a 41-22 victory over Southern California Trojans.

In the College Football Playoff Semi-Finals, Alabama defeated Michigan State 38-0 in a shutout victory, while in the other Semi-Final, Clemson had defeated Oklahoma, the Big 12 Conference Champions, 37-17.

In other Bowl games, Notre Dame Fighting Irish lost to Ohio State Buckeyes, 44-28 in the Fiesta Bowl, finishing 10-3 (Won-Lost) for the season.

Action from the Fiesta Bowl 2016: Notre Dame v Ohio State [Ref: 5]

References:

Websites

[1] NCAA | Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2015) Football FBS | Standings [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20150318162415/http://www.ncaa.com/standings/football/fbs [Accessed 12 February 2019]

[2] NCAA | Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2015) Football FBS Week 15 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20150318162415/http://www.ncaa.com/sports/football/bowls [Accessed 12 February 2019]

[3] NCAA | Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2015) Football FBS | Bowls [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20150318162415/http://www.ncaa.com/sports/football/bowls [Accessed 4 May 2020]

Images

[4] NCAA | Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2015) logo [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160923081703im_/http://www.ncaa.com/sites/all/themes/ncaa/ncaa-respo/logo.png [Accessed 4 May 2020]

[5] Notre Dame Observer (2016) Depleted Notre Dame reach breaking point in Fiesta Bowl loss to Ohio State {Internet] Available from: https://i0.wp.com/cdn.ndsmcobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/01215257/1451685175-04caf025012aadd.jpg [Accessed 4 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Joe Grey.

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Last Updated: 4 May 2020

May 4, 2020October 29, 2023

National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Division 1A 1991-92

NCAA F D1 Final Standings 1991

	W	L	T	PF	PA	W	L	T	PF	PA
Big East Conference
*Miami Hurricanes (C)						11	0	0	364	100
*Syracuse Orangemen						9	2	0	297	183
Pittsburgh Panthers						6	5	0	244	241
Rutgers Scarlet Knights						6	5	0	217	217
West Virginia Mountaineers						6	5	0	187	224
Virginia Tech Hokies						5	6	0	275	229
Boston College Eagles						4	7	0	247	239
Temple Owls						2	9	0	145	290
ACC Atlantic Coast Conference
*Clemson Tigers (C)	6	0	1	180	90	9	1	1	304	144
*North Carolina State Wolfpack	5	2	0	163	150	9	2	0	270	185
*Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	5	2	0	165	91	7	5	0	265	197
*Virginia Cavaliers	4	2	1	185	90	8	2	1	313	119
North Carolina Tar Heels	3	4	0	131	118	7	4	0	282	119
Maryland Terrapins	2	5	0	87	163	2	9	0	138	302
Duke Blue Devils	1	6	0	85	174	4	6	1	231	280
Wake Forest Deacons	1	6	0	86	194	3	8	0	195	300
SEC Southeastern Conference
*Florida Gators (C)	7	0	0	226	74	10	1	0	361	152
*Alabama Crimson Tide	6	1	0	128	101	10	1	0	294	118
*Tennessee Volunteers	5	2	0	190	136	9	2	0	335	221
*Georgia Bulldogs	4	3	0	192	163	8	3	0	312	204
*Mississippi State Bulldogs	4	3	0	127	192	7	4	0	276	156
Vanderbilt Commodores	3	4	0	127	192	5	6	0	205	297
Louisians State LSU Tigers	3	4	0	116	157	5	6	0	248	283
Auburn Tigers	2	5	0	128	170	5	6	0	233	214
Mississippi Rebels	1	6	0	148	189	5	6	0	242	223
Kentucky Wildcats	0	7	0	113	212	3	8	0	190	268
Big Ten Conference
*Michigan Wolverines (C)	8	0	0	190	139	10	1	0	330	166
*Iowa Hawkeyes	7	1	0			10	1	0
*Ohio State Buckeyes	5	3	0	166	115	8	3	0	260	163
*Indiana Hoosiers	5	3	0	214	138	6	4	1	281	224
*Illinois Fighting Illini	4	4	0	153	118	6	5	0	261	182
Purdue Boilermakers	3	5	0	132	182	4	7	0	219	272
Michigan State Spartans	3	5	0	142	193	3	8	0	162	272
Wisconsin Badgers	2	6	0	113	169	5	6	0	172	194
Northwestern Wildcats	2	6	0	94	234	3	8	0	160	296
Minnesota Golden Gophers ^	1	7	0	65	210	2	9	0	104	302
Big 8 Conference
*Nebraska Cornhuskers (CT)	6	0	1	285	121	9	1	1	454	208
*Colorado Buffaloes (CT)	6	0	1	181	93	8	2	1	284	150
*Oklahoma Sooners	5	2	0	206	96	8	3	0	335	143
Kansas State Cowboys	4	3	0	159	121	7	4	0	263	226
Kansas Jayhawks	3	4	0	187	175	6	5	0	313	244
Iowa State Cyclones	1	5	1	71	190	3	7	1	157	256
Missouri Tigers	1	6	0	121	280	3	7	1	221	403
Oklahoma State Cowboys ^	0	6	1	72	200	0	10	1	106	307
SWC Southwestern Conference
*Texas A&M Aggies (C)	8	0	0	289	98	10	1	0	402	144
*Baylor Bears	5	3	0	192	138	8	3	0	282	180
*Arkansas Razorbacks	5	3	0	131	117	6	5	0	180	179
Texas Tech Red Raiders	5	3	0	244	215	6	5	0	315	272
Texas Longhorns	4	4	0	169	111	5	6	0	195	145
Texas Christian TCU Horned Frogs	4	4	0	173	223	7	4	0	279	267
Houston Cougars	3	5	0	260	250	4	7	0	353	344
Rice Owls	2	6	0	148	233	4	7	0	239	287
Southern Methodist SMU Mustangs	0	8	0	75	297	1	10	0	141	359
WAC Western Athletic Conference
*Brigham Young BYU Cougars (C)	7	0	1	324	194	8	3	1	420	308
*San Diego State Aztecs	6	1	1	275	214	8	3	1	403	337
*Air Force Fighting Falcons	6	2	0	210	183	9	3	0	344	248
Utah Utes	4	4	0	203	222	7	5	0	276	277
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	3	5	0	218	231	4	7	1	325	388
Wyoming Cowboys	2	5	1	242	295	4	6	1	305	357
Texas-El Paso UTEP Miners	2	5	1	194	183	4	7	1	254	252
Colorado State Rams	2	6	0	206	241	3	8	0	265	375
New Mexico Lobos	2	6	0	177	286	3	9	0	240	473
PAC 10 Pacific 10 Conference
*Washington Cougars (C)	8	0	0	321	77	11	0	0	461	91
*California Golden Bears	6	2	0	237	164	9	2	0	406	226
*California-Los Angeles UCLA Bruins	6	2	0	237	122	8	3	0	317	187
*Stanford Cardinal	6	2	0	241	199	8	3	0	351	228
Arizona State Sun Devils	4	4	0	158	174	6	5	0	218	310
Washington State Cougars	3	5	0	191	260	4	7	0	280	340
Arizona Wildcats	3	5	0	180	266	4	7	0	248	361
Southern-California USC Trojans	2	6	0	178	218	3	8	0	229	276
Oregon Ducks	1	7	0	112	206	3	8	0	188	248
Oregon State Beavers	1	7	0	86	296	1	10	0	125	365
IND Independents
*East Carolina Pirates						10	1	0	362	243
*Penn State Nittany Lions						10	2	0	432	167
*Florida State Seminoles						10	2	0	439	186
*Tulsa Golden Hurricane						9	2	0	305	208
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs						8	1	2	280	194
*Notre Dame Fighting Irish						9	3	0	426	261
Memphis State Tigers						5	6	0	228	229
Akron Zips						5	6	0	257	308
Army Black Knights						4	6	0	193	202
South Carolina Gamecocks						3	6	2	250	265
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles						4	7	0	212	225
Cincinnati Bearcats						4	7	0	201	323
SW Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns						2	8	1	148	269
Louisville Cardinals						2	9	0	135	335
Northern Illinois Huskies						2	9	0	143	364
Tulane Green Wave						1	10	0	146	384
Navy Midshipmen						0	10	0	136	318

NCAA Football Division 1A Final Standings 1991 [Ref; 1; 4]

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

NCAA D1A Bowl Games 1992

Bowl	Winners		Runners-Up
	Major Bowl Games
Orange	Miami Hurricanes	22	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0
Rose	Washington Huskies	34	Michigan Wolverines	14
Cotton	Florida State Seminoles	10	TexasA&M Aggies	2
Citrus	California Golden Bears	37	Clemson Tigers	13
Sugar	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	39	Florida Gators	28
Holiday =	Brigham Young BYU Cougars	13	Iowa Hawkeyes	13
	Other Bowl Games
Blockbuster	Alabama Crimson Tide	30	Colorado Buffaloes	25
Gator	Oklahoma Sooners	48	Virginia Cavaliers	14
Fiesta	Penn State Nittany Lions	42	Tennessee Volunteers	17
Peach	East Carolina Pirates	37	North Carolina Wolfpack	34
Freedom	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	28	San Diego State Aztecs	17
Liberty	Air Force Fighting Falcons	38	Mississippi State Bulldogs	15
Aloha	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	18	Stanford Cardinal	17
Hall of Fame	Syracuse Orangemen	24	Ohio State Buckeyes	17
Independence	Georgia Bulldogs	24	Arkansas Razorbacks	15
Hancock	California-Los Angeles UCLA Bruins	6	Illinois Fighting Illini	3
Copper	Indiana Hoosiers	24	Baylor Bears	0

NCAA Football Division 1A Bowl Games 1991 [Ref: 2-3; 5-7]

Note: = Tied Game. Note 2: Bowl Games took place in January 1992.

Report

Miami Hurricanes won the National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Division 1A title after beating #11 ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers 22-0 in the Orange Bowl in Nebraska’s first shutout for 18 years. At the end of the season they were 12-0 (Won-Loss), tied with Washington Huskies (also 12-0) but got the vote from the Press, who decided the National Champions by vote in the absence of a National Playoff system. Miami had won the Big East conference and Nebraska the Big 8 (Prairie States) Conference.

Washington had beaten Michigan Wolverines 34-14 in the Rose Bowl, a match-up between the Pacific-10 Conference champions and the Big 10 Champions (Upper Midwest). In the Cotton bowl, Florida State Seminoles, an independent, had defeated Texas A&M Aggies, the SWC Southwestern Conference Champions, 10-2. In another match-up between an independent and a Conference Champion, Notre Dame Fighting Irish won the Sugar Bowl with a 39-28 victory over Florida Gators, the SEC Southeastern Conference Champions. The other Bowl featuring a Conference Champion was the Holiday Bowl, featuring the WAC Western Athletic Conference Champions, Brigham Young Cougars and Iowa Hawkeyes, whih finisjed in a 13-all tie.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish players Mirer and Bettis celebrating victory over Florida in the 1992 Sugar Bowl [Ref: 8]

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1991) “Final Standings” First Down. December 7, 1991. pg. 17

[2] Anon. (1991) “First Down on the Top U.S. College Bowl Games” First Down. January 4, 1992. pg. 21

[3] Anon. (1991) “FD Special on the Big Post-Season Bowl Games as America’s Top colleges Close Out the Season” First Down. January 4, 1992. pg. 22-23

Websites

[4] Hawkeye Sports (2020) 1991 Football Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/football/schedule/1991 [Accessed 4 May 2020]

[5] Data Omaha (2020) Nebraska Bowl Games [Internet] Available from: https://dataomaha.com/huskers/history/bowls [Accessed 4 May 2020]

[6] Data Omaha (2020) Orange Bowl #1 Miami (Fl) 22 #11 Nebraska 0 – Jan 1, 1992, Orange Bowl Stadium, Miami [Internet] Available from: https://dataomaha.com/huskers/history/game/1992-1-1-miami-fl [Accessed 4 May 2020]

[7] University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library (2020) Michigan’s Bowl Game History 1992 Rose Bowl [Internet] Available from: https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/bowls/1992rose.htm [Accessed 4 May 2020]

[8] One Foot down (2020) Throwback Thursday: notre Dame vs Florida 1992 Sugar Bowl [Internet] Available from: https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/yOXrgv-Xd7S-a8U2qptokznUtjE=/0x0:432×342/1200×800/filters:focal(188×96:256×164)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66114482/mirer_bettis_green_numbers_cropped.0.jpg [Accessed 4 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan, and Tim Leadingham

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Last Updated: 3 May 2020

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Pacific Pro Football 2020

Pacific Pro Football Logo [Ref: 2]

Teams

Teams	Teams
Los Angeles County	Ventura County
Orange County	San Diego County

Pacific Pro League Teams 2020 [Ref: 1]

Report

Pacific Pro League is an intended AAA Professional American Football, which was to begin play in 2020 with teams in four Southern California counties: Los Angeles County, Ventura County, Orange County and San Diego County, where the league is headquartered.

In an era where each new AAA or AA Pro League has a different angle the Pacific Pro said it would employ players straight out of high school, who don’t want or cannot play in college..

Tom Brady’s agent Don Yee teamed up with Jamie Hemann, former President of the NFL Network, and three-time Super Bowl Champion Ed McCaffrey to fill the Pro void between High School and the National Football League.

After the League launches in 2020, the plan is expansion, first by putting four teams on the East coast by 2023, and then by 2025 to have a 12 team league by filling in the middle. The League will play an 8-game schedule during July and August, although the impact of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) may place a block on the league starting in 2020, and there has been no official announcement on the site, which is down, as of 3 May 2020.

References

Websites

[1] Fox 5 San Diego | Wayback Machine (2020) Pacific Pro Football League is looking to make roots in San Diego by 2020 [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 10 April 2020]

Internet Archive

[2] Sports Business Daily (2018) Pacific Pro Football Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/-/media/Images/Daily/2018/02/28/Pac-Pro.ashx?mw=405&hash=834433D0660C338DB50EEFE36ADF225CA19C2972 [Accessed 3 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

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National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1A Football 1988

Standings

	W	L	T	PF	PA	W	L	T	PF	PA
IND Independents
Notre Dame Fighting Irish						11	0	0
West Virginia Mountaineers						11	0	0
Miami Hurricanes						9	1	0
Florida State Seminoles						10	1	0
Syracuse Orangemen						8	2	0
Army Black Knights
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
South Carolina Gamecocks
ACC Atlantic Coast Conference
Clemson Tigers (C)	6	1	0	216	107	9	2	0	329	151
Virginia Cavaliers	5	2	0	162	139	7	4	0	251	254
North Carolina State Wolfpack	4	2	1	169	110	7	3	1	284	142
Wake Forest Deacons	4	3	0	173	174	6	4	1	282	238
Maryland Terrapins	4	3	0	190	196	5	6	0	260	304
Duke Blue Devils	3	3	1	204	245	7	3	1	324	324
North Carolina Tar Heels	1	6	0	152	247	1	10	0	217	391
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0	7	0	105	153	3	8	0	200	194
SEC Southeast Conference
Auburn Tigers (CT)	6	1	0	148	43	10	1	0	331	79
LSU Louisiana State Tigers (CT)	6	1	0	132	87	8	3	0	239	181
Georgia Bulldogs	5	2	0	193	125	8	3	0	324	185
Alabama Crimson Tide +	4	3	0	196	147	7	3	0	258	150
Florida Gators	4	3	0	99	106	6	5	0	254	175
Mississippi Rebels	3	4	0	150	180	5	6	0	221	223
Tennessee Volunteers	3	4	0	114	171	5	6	0	212	286
Kentucky Wildcats	2	5	0	122	141	5	6	0	217	208
Vanderbilt Commodores	2	5	0	128	183	3	8	0	292	277
Mississippi State Bulldogs	0	7	0	98	222	1	10	0	172	332
Big Ten Conference
Michigan Wolverines (C)	7	0	1	273	94	8	2	1	339	153
Michigan State Spartans	6	1	1	219	75	6	4	1	242	143
Illinois Fighting Illini	5	2	1	177	143	6	4	1	234	229
Iowa Hawkeyes	4	1	3	213	141	6	3	3	315	205
Indiana Hoosiers	5	3	0	257	168	7	3	1	382	225
Purdue Boilermakers	3	5	0	78	221	4	7	0	124	303
Ohio State Buckeyes	2	5	1	157	199	4	6	1	229	283
Northwestern Wildcats	2	5	1	137	234	2	8	1	192	350
Wisconsin Badgers	1	7	0	72	248	1	10	0	106	314
Minnesota Golden Gophers	0	6	2	120	182	2	7	2	195	246
Big Eight Conference
Nebraska Cornhuskers (C)	7	0	0	265	92	11	1	0	474	182
Oklahoma Sooners	6	1	0	235	101	9	2	0	328	147
Oklahoma State Cowboys +	5	2	0	317	219	8	2	0	477	285
Colorado Buffaloes	4	3	0	181	108	6	3	0	305	178
Iowa State Cyclones	3	4	0	136	183	5	8	0	195	258
Missouri Tigers	2	5	0	164	195	3	7	1	234	330
Kansas Jayhawks	1	6	0	122	319	1	10	0	189	496
Kansas State Cowboys	0	7	0	108	311	0	11	0	171	448
SWC Southwestern Conference
Arkansas Razorbacks (C)	7	0	0	215	102	10	1	0	346	173
Texas A&M Aggies ^	6	1	0	198	104	7	4	0	283	223
Houston Cougars	5	2	0	245	150	9	2	0	452	203
Texas Tech Red Raiders +	4	3	0	184	195	5	5	0	286	287
Texas Longhorns	2	5	0	109	205	4	7	0	252	304
Baylor Bears	2	5	0	109	206	4	7	0	252	304
TCU Texas Christian Horned Frogs	2	5	0	96	188	4	7	0	206	286
Rice Owls	0	7	0	107	199	0	11	0	165	358
WAC Western Athletic Conference
Wyoming Cowboys (C)	8	0	0	270	163	11	1	0	487	218
UTEP Texas-El Paso Miners	6	2	0	273	180	10	2	0	427	237
BYU Brigham Young Cougars +	5	3	0	268	197	8	3	0	384	223
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors +	5	3	0	245	184	8	3	0	342	266
Utah Utes	4	4	0	252	285	6	5	0	399	357
Air Force Fighting Falcons	3	5	0	298	272	5	7	0	422	392
San Diego State Aztecs	3	5	0	175	290	3	8	0	204	384
New Mexico Lobos	1	7	0	85	239	2	10	0	170	518
Colorado State Rams	1	7	0	124	261	1	10	0	192	348
PAC 10 Pacific 10
USC Southern California Trojans (C)	8	0	0	289	121	10	1	0	356	182
UCLA California-Los Angeles Bruins	5	2	1	219	150	9	2	0	375	189
Washington State Cougars	5	3	0	254	241	8	3	0	391	281
Arizona Wildcats	5	3	0	179	171	7	4	0	279	218
Arizona State Sun Devils	3	4	1	103	184	6	5	0	192	277
Oregon Ducks +	3	5	0	144	195	6	5	0	279	206
Washington Huskies	3	5	0	168	189	6	5	0	256	223
Oregon State Beavers	2	6	1	163	215	4	6	1	246	280
California Golden Bears	1	5	1	106	188	5	5	1	243	244
Stanford Cardinal	1	5	2	149	152	3	6	2	238	216

National College Football Association Football Division 1A Standings 1988 [Ref: 1]

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

(C) Conference Champions (CT) Tied for Conference Championship + One Non-Conference Game Left ^ Ineligible for Conference Title.

Division 1A College Bowl Results 1988

Bowl	Winners		Runners-Up
	National Championship
Fiesta *	*Notre Dame Fighting Irish*	34	West Virginia Mountaineers	21
	Major Bowl Games
Cotton	UCLA Bruins	17	Arkansas Razorbacks	3
Rose	Michigan Wolverines	22	USC Trojans	14
Sugar	Florida State Seminoles	13	Auburn Tigers	7
Orange	Miami Hurricanes	23	Nebraska Cornhuskers	3
Holiday	Oklahoma State Cowboys	62	Wyoming Cowboys	14
Citrus	Clemson Tigers	13	Oklahoma Sooners	6
	Other Bowl Games
Peach	North Carolina State Wolfpack	28	Iowa Hawkeyes	23
Liberty	Indiana Hoosiers	34	South Carolina Gamecocks	10
Gator	Georgia Bulldogs	34	Michigan State Spartans	27
Hall of Fame	Syracuse Orangemen	23	Louisiana State Tigers	10
Sun	Alabama Crimson Tide	29	Army Black Knights	28
Independence	Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles	38	Texas-El Paso Miners	18
Freedom	Brigham Young Cougars	20	Colorado Buffaloes	17
All-American	Florida Gators	14	Illinois Fighting Illini	10

NCAA Football Division 1A Bowl Games 1988 [Ref: 1]

*Game acted as National Championship Game (Notre Dame 11-0, #1 and West Virginia 11-0 #3 going into Game)

Report

In the National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Division 1A Championship in 1988, Auburn Tigers (6-1; 10-1) and Louisiana State Tigers (6-1; 8-3) tied for the SEC Southeastern Conference Championship; Clemson Tigers (6-1; 9-2) took the ACC Atlantic Coast Conference; Michigan Wolverines (7-0-1; 8-2-1) won the Big 10 in the Upper Midwest; Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-0; 11-1) were Big Eight Champions in the Prairie States; Arkansas Razorbacks (7-0; 10-1) were SWC Southwestern Conference winners; Wyoming Cowboys (8-0; 11-1) were the Champions of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC); and Southern California Trojans (8-0; 10-1) won the PAC 10 Pacific 10 Conference.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-0) 714 Pts were Voted Number 1 with the College Bowl Games left.

The 1988 College Football Bowl Games in 1988, had Four Big Bowl Games: Cotton, Rose, Sugar and Orange. The Bowl Games participants are selected by the Conferences.

In 1947-48, the Rose Bowl became a Western Universities match-up between the winners of the Pacific Coast (now Pacific 10) and the Big Ten, always held in Pasadena, California. Michigan beat USC (Southern California) 22-14 in the 1988 Rose Bowl.

The Orange Bowl had a tendency at the time to match up the Country’s two best teams, for the unofficial title of “National Champion”. In 1988 Miami beat Nebraska 23-3.

The Cotton Bowl matches the Champions of the Southwest Conference with another top College from across the USA, and in 1988 UCLA (California-Los Angeles) were the invited team, and beat Arkansas 17-3.

The Sugar Bowl, like the Cotton Bowl, matches the Champions of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) with another top College from elsewhere in the United States and in 1988 Florida State (an Independent) beat Auburn (the SEC Champions) 13-7.

The Irish interest, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, from South Bend, Indiana, just outside Chicago, won the Fiesta Bowl, beating West Virginia Mountaineers 34-21. It was a match-up between the Top Ranked team as voted by Press Writers, and the Third Ranked Team, the only two undefeated teams in the Nation (Division 1A). The game was an unofficial National Championship Game, as there were no National Playoffs in Division 1A at the time, with only one Bowl Game for each of the top teams in each Conference. The National Champions were voted for by the Press after the Bowl games at the end of the season.

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.

Bibliography

[3] 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

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan, and Tim Leadingham

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National Passball League (England) 1991

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Conference
*Cannock Chase Giants	6	4	2	0			.667
*Broncos	6	4	2	0			.667
Cambridge	7	1	6	0			.143
Southern Conference
*Thunderbolts	6	6	0	0			1.000
*London Gators	6	3	3	0			.500
Exiles	7	1	6	0			.143

National Passball League Standings 1991 [Ref: compiled from 1-8]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
14.12.1991	Thunderbolts	W	Broncos	L
14.12.1991	Cannock Chase Giants	L	London Gators	W
	Final
21.12.1991	Thunderbolts	41	London Gators	15

National Passball League Playoffs 1991 [Ref: 9-10]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
19.10.1991	Cambridge	21	Broncos	50
19.10.1991	Cannock Chase Giants	26	London Gators	12
19.10.1991	Thunderbolts	53	Exiles	0
	Week 2
26.10.1991	Cambridge	70	Cannock Chase Giants	21
26.10.1991	Exiles	18	Broncos	60
26.10.1991	London Gators	21	Thunderbolts	56
	Week 3
02.11.1991	Exiles	0	Cannock Chase Giants	55
02.11.1991	London Gators	12	Thunderbolts	30
02.11.1991	Broncos	w/o	Cambridge	scr
	Week 4
09.11.1991	Broncos	18	Cannock Chase Giants	29
09.11.1991	London Gators	52	Exiles	12
09.11.1991	Thunderbolts	w/o	Cambridge	scr
	Week 5
16.11.1991	Broncos	14	Thunderbolts	24
16.11.1991	Cambridge	scr	London Gators	w/o
	Week 6
23.11.1991	Thunderbolts		Cannock Chase Giants
23.11.1991	Exiles	w/o	Cambridge	scr
23.11.1991	Broncos		London Gators
	Week 7
30.11.1991	Cannock Chase Giants	21	Broncos	48
30.11.1991	Exiles	0	London Gators	80
	Week 8
07.12.1991	Exiles	0	Thunderbolts	77
07.12.1991	Cannock Chase Giants	w/o	Cambridge	scr

National Passball League Regular Season Results 1991 [Ref: 1-8]

Report

The National Passball League was an Arena-style American Football League in the England, played on a smaller field than a regular American Football field, and with a focus on passing (Passball is played on a 40-yard field with two 8-yard endzones, with five downs or attempts to score, three of which must be passing plays, before the ball is turned over). It is seven-a-side.

Cannock Chase Giants won the Eastern Conference title ahead of Broncos, whilst Cambridge pulled out after two games. In the Southern Conference, Thunderbolts won the Conference title, with London Gators qualifying for the playoffs in second place, and Exiles finishing in third.

The Thunderbolts and London Gators won through to the Final, where the Thunderbolts confirmed their dominance all season, with a 41-15 victory. Thames Valley Chargers star Ez Charles scored three touchdowns, and a three-point pass in the second quarter to put the ‘Bolts in a commanding lead at the half which they never relinquished.

Charles scored on a 31 yard run before finding Kenroy Barnett and Andy Tilbury with 23-yard and 16-yard TD Passes. Tibury got a hat-trick of his own, with a 22-yard TD Pass from Joe Greenidge in the first quarter, and a 32-yard Interception Return to finish off the scoring. Andy Tait linked up with Andy Falconer for two TD Passes for some consolation for the London Gators.

Final – 14 December 1991 – Thunderbolts 41 London Gators 15

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Thunderbolts	12	23	0	6	41
London Gators	9	0	6	0	6

National Passball League Final Box Score – Score 1991 [Ref: 10]

Team	Scorer	Score
	1st Quarter
THU	Andy Tilbury 22yd TD pass from Joe Greenidge	6-0
THU	Kenroy Barnett 4td Run	12-0
GAT	Andy Falconer 30yd Pass from Andy Tait (Falconer 10yd 3XP from Tait)	12-9
	2nd Quarter
THU	EZ Charles 31yd Run	18-9
THU	Sammy Samuels Safety (tackled Tait in Endzone)	20-9
THU	Kenroy Barnett 23yd Pass from Ez Charles (Greenidge 3XP from Charles)	29-9
THU	Andy Tilbury 16yd Pass from Ez Charles	35-9
	3rd Quarter
GAT	Andy Falconer 5yd Pass from Andy Tait	35-15
	4th Quarter ?
THU	Andy Tilbury 32yd Interception Return	41-15

Natiional Passball League Final Box Score – Scorers 1991 [Ref: 10]

References

[1] Anon. (1991) “Passball: Benny’s leg up” First Down. 17 October 1991. pg. 23

[2] Anon. (1991) “Passball Week 2 Results” First Down. 26 October 1991. pg. 23

[3] Anon. (1991) “Passball results” First Down. 2 November 1991. pg. 23

[4] Anon. (1991) “Passball results” First Down. 9 November 1991. pg. 23

[5] Anon. (1991) “Passball” First Down. 16 November 1991. pg. 23

[6] Anon. (1991) “Passball” First Down. 23 November 1991. pg. 23

[7] Anon. (1991) “Passball” First Down. 30 November 1991. pg. 23

[8] Anon. (1991) “Passball result” First Down. 7 December 1991. pg. 23

[9] Anon. (1991) “Passball ” First Down. 14 December 1991. pg. 23

[10] Anon. (1991) “Passball: Champ Ez gives ’em a Bolt jolt” First Down. 21 December 1991. pg. 23

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas and Tim Leadingham

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Georgia High School Association Football Champions AA and A 1947-Present

GHSA AA and A Football Champions 1947-Present

Year	AA Football Champions	A Football Champions
1947	Lanier
1948	Lanier	Fitzgerald
1949	Brown	Decatur
1950	Decatur	Rockmart
1951	Richmond Academy	Valdosta
1952	Murphy	Valdosta
1953	Grady	Valdosta
1954	Rossville	Jesup
1955	Rossville / La Grange (tie)	Athens
1956	Valdosta	Carrollton / Statesboro (tie)
1957	Valdosta	Statesboro
1958	Avondale / Thomasville	Stephens County
1959	Wayne County	*Dublin Fighting Irish*
1960	Waycross	*Dublin Fighting Irish*
1961	Waycross	Carrollton
1962	Rossville	Americus
1963	Cedartown	*Dublin Flighting Irish*
1964	Douglas County	Carrollton
1965	West Rome	Americus
1966	North Fulton	Statesboro
1967	Dalton	Thomson
1968	St. Pius X	Thomson
1969	North Springs	Coosa
1970	Woodward Academy	Roswell
1971	Westminster	Carrollton
1972	Southwest DeKalb	Carrollton
1973	Southwest Atlanta	Mt. de Sales
1974	Americus	Carrollton
1975	Americus	Irwin County
1976	Avondale	Turner County
1977	Waycross	East Rome
1978	East Rome	Buford
1979	Model	Johnson County
1980	Mary Persons	Greenville
1981	Commerce	Douglass-Montezuma
1982	West Rome	Palmetto
1983	West Rome	Palmetto
1984	West Rome	Greenville
1985	West Rome	Lincoln County
1986	Central Carrollton	Lincoln County
1987	Central Carrollton	Lincoln County
1988	R.E.Lee	Clinch County
1989	Mitchell-Baker	Lincoln County
1990	Pepperwell	Lincoln County
1991	Cartersville	Clinch County
1992	Mitchell-Baker	Bowdon
1993	Greene-Taliaferro	Lincoln County
1994	Washington County	Brooks County
1995	Elbert County	Lincoln County
1996	Washington County	Macon County
1997	Washington County	Manchester
1998	Carrollton	Darlington
1999	Cartersville	Charlton County
2000	Americus	Commerce
2001	Americus	Buford
2002	Buford	Clinch County
2003	Charlton County	Hawkinsville
2004	Charlton County	Hawkinsville / Clinch County (tie)
2005	Charlton County	Lincoln County
2006	Charlton County / *Dublin Fighting Irish*	Lincoln County
2007	Buford	Emanuel County Institute
2008	Buford	Wesleyan
2009	Buford	Wilcox County
2010	Buford	Clinch County
2011	Calhoun	Savannah Christian
2012	Jefferson
2013	Lovett
2014	Benedictine
2015	Pace Academy
2016	Benedictine
2017	Hapeville Charter
2018	Heard County
2019	*Dublin Fighting Irish*

Georgia High School Association Football Champions 1947-Present [Ref: 1]

Report

Dublin High School Fighting Irish, based in the ‘Shamrock Bowl’, Dublin City, won the AA title in 2006 in a tie with Charlton County. In 2019 they won it for the first time outright. It was their fifth GHSA Football Championship having previously won the A Championship in 1959, 1960 and 1963.

The Dublin City High School Fighting Irish play their games at the ‘Shamrock Bowl’, 100 Shamrock Drive, Dublin, Georgia, 31021.

Georgia High School Association Football System 1947-Present

The AA High School Football Championship in Georgia, USA, was the top level in the Georgia High School Association Football system from 1947 to 1955, when it cbecame the second level from 1956 to 1977. In 1978 a new AAAA tier was introduced, making AA the third level, and in 2000, a AAAAA Tier was introduced, making AA the fourth tier, until 2012 when a AAAAAA level was introduced and then in 2016 7A, making 2A the 6th tier. in 2012 also A was split into A Private and A Public.

Years
1947						AA
1948-1955						AA	A	B	C
1956-1971					AAA	AA	A	B	C
1972-1977					AAA	AA	A	B
1978-1999				AAAA	AAA	AA	A
2000-2011			AAAAA	AAAA	AAA	AA	A
2012-2015		AAAAAA	AAAAA	AAAA	AAA	AA	A Private	A Public
2016-Present	7A	6A	5A	4A	3A	2A	A Private	A Public

GHSA Football System 1947-Present [Ref: 1]

Video of Dublin Fighting Irish – AA Quarter-Finals 2018

References

Websites

[1] Georgia High School Association (2020) GHSA Football Champions [Internet] Available from: https://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-football-champions [Accessed 30 April 2020]

[2] Stadium Connection (2020) Shamrock Bowl ‘Home of the Fighting irish’ [Internet] Available from: http://stadiumconnection.com/stadium.php?id=1440 [Accessed 30 April 2020]

[3] Stadium Connection (2020) Shamrock Bowl ‘Home of the Fighting irish’ [Internet] Available from: http://stadiumconnection.com/simages/1440.jpg [Accessed 30 April 2020]

Media

[4] You Tube TV35 WDIG Channel(2018) Game of the Week Heard County Braves vs Dublin Fighting Irish AA Quarter Finals [Internet] Available from: https://youtu.be/2r-Eu_PpZ9Q [Accessed 7 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Nora Mulcahy & Ciaran Simms.

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Irish American Football Association Irish League and League of Ireland 1990

Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
NIAFA Irish League
Craigavon Cowboys	4	3	0	0	54	6	3	1	0	66	32	1.000
Belfast Spartans	3	2	1	0	26	23	2	1	0	12	15	.667
Coleraine Chieftains	1	0	1	0	0	36	0	1	0	0	36	.000
A26 Bulldogs	3	0	3	0	29	44	0	3	0	29	44	.000
Carrickfergus Cougars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
ICAF League of Ireland
Bray Seahawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Dublin Tornadoes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Lee Valley Steelers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Independent
Dublin Celts	1	0	0	0	26	12	1	0	0	26	12	1.000

Irish American Football League Standings 1990 [Reference: Compiled from Results in 1-9]

Note: NIAFA = Northern Ireland American Football Association / ICAF = Irish Council of American Football

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

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
22.07.1990	Belfast Spartans	6	A26 Bulldogs	0
22.07.1990	Craigavon Cowboys	1	Carrickfergus Cougars	0#
	Irish League Final
11.08.1990	Craigavon Cowboys	31	Belfast Spartans	6

Irish American Football League Playoffs 1990 [Reference: 10-13]

Note: Craigavon defeated Belfast 54-3 in the 1990 Final according to the Lucky Show Website. First Down of 1 September 1990 has Craigavon defeating Belfast 31-6 in the Shamrock Bowl and meeting Dublin Celts on 1 September to decide who represented Ireland in the EuroBowl.

Craigavon Cowboys met Dublin Celts in Title Game to Decide All-Ireland Champions

Shamrock Bowl

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Shamrock Bowl V
1990	Dublin Celts	40	Craigavon Cowboys	0

Irish American Football Association Shamrock Bowl 1990 [Ref: 12]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
06.05.1990	A26 Bulldogs	15	Belfast ECC Spartans	12 +
06.05.1990	Craigavon Cowboys	36	Coleraine Chieftains	0
	Week 2
12.05.1990	Craigavon Cowboys		Belfast Giants
13.05.1990	A26 Bulldogs	8	Belfast ECC Spartans	14
	Week 4
27.05.1900	Belfast ECC Spartans	L	Craigavon Cowboys	W
	Week 5
03.06.1990	A26 Bulldogs	6	Craigavon Cowboys	18
	Week 6
09.06.1990	A26 Bulldogs		Carrickfergus Cougars
10.06.1990	Craigavon Cowboys		Belfast Spartans
	Week 7
16.06.1990	Craigavon Cowboys		A26 Bulldogs

Irish American Football League – Irish League Results 1990 [Reference: 1-9]

Note: + Counts as a Belfast Spartans win due to Antrim Bulldogs decision to play Junior (Under 18) players in the game. # Forfeit

Independent Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 3
20.05.1990	Dublin Celts	26	Craigavon Cowboys	12

Irish American Football League Independent Results 1990 [Reference: 4; 8]

Report

The 1990 Irish American Football League season saw 12 teams proposed for an All-Ireland League at the start of the year, however, the Dublin Celts chose to play in the NCMMA (British Second Division) while also playing matches against Irish teams. The Republic of Ireland teams (Dublin Tornadoes, Bray Seahawks, Lee Valley Steelers, as well as teams in Limerick and Waterford) then chose not to play in the League in the absence of the Celts, leaving a five team Irish League in Northern Ireland. Whether the Republic of Ireland teams had their own league remains unknown – there is currently no evidence of one.

In the Irish League, the Craigavon Cowboys beat the Belfast Spartans 31-6 in the Final, after receiving a walkover from the Carrickfergus Cougars in the Semi-Finals, while in the other Semi-Final, the Belfast Spartans beat the A26 Bulldogs, from Antrim, 6-0. The Cowboys then went on to play the Celts in the Shamrock Bowl, a match which the Celts won 40-0.

Home Venues

Team	Home Venue
Shamrock Bowl	Goodyear, Craigavon
A26 Bulldogs	Allen Park, Antrim
Belfast Spartans	Newtownards Rugby Club
Carrickfergus Cougars
Coleraine Chieftains
Craigavon Cowboys	Goodyear, Craigavon

References

Sources

[1] Anon. (1990) “American Football double-header” Sunday Life May 6, 1990. pg. 59

[2] Anon. (1990) “American Football Column: Spartans in revenge bid” Sunday Life May 13, 1990. pg. 46

[3] Anon. (1990) “American Football” Sunday Life May 20, 1990. pg. 56

[4] Anon. (1990) “American Football: Junior game is on the up!” Sunday Life May 27, 1990. pg. 58

[5] Anon. (1990) “American Football: off form Bulldogs lack any real bite” Sunday Life June 3, 1990. pg. 46

[6] Traynor, Jonathan (1990) “Local League action hots up” Sunday Life June 10, 1990. pg. 42

[7] Anon. (1990) “Cowboys off to a good start” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, May 7 1990. pg. 18 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[8] Anon. (1990) “Spartans take revenge”Belfast Telegraph. Monday, May 14 1990 pg. 18 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[8] Anon. (1990) “Celts side stampede Cowboys”Belfast Telegraph. Monday, May 21 1990 pg. 21 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[9] Anon. (1990) “Cowboys take the bite out of Bulldogs” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, Monday, June 4 1990. pg. 18 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[10] Anon. (1990) “American Football: Cowboys riding high..” Sunday Life August 5, 1990. pg. 43

[11] Anon. (1990) “Irish plan national squad for Euro bid” First Down. September 1, 1990. pg. 23. Published by Mediawatch, Charbury, Oxford.

Websites

[12] Lucky Show (2016) Irish American Football [Internet] Available from: http://www.luckyshow.org/football/Shamrock%20Bowl.htm [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[13] American Football Ireland (2020) Shamrock Bowl Champions [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/home/american-football/shamrock-bowl-champions/ [Accessed 30 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ronan O’Brien & Paul O’Reilly

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for the Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 21 September 2020

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Olympic Games Basketball Tournament for Men 1948

Final Standings

Place	Country	P	W	L
1	United States of America	8	8	0
2	France	7	5	2
3	Brazil	8	7	1
4	Mexico	7	5	2
5	Uruguay	8	5	3
6	Chile	8	4	4
7	Czechoslovakia	8	5	3
8	Korea	8	3	5
9	Canada	8	6	2
10	Peru	8	4	4
11	Belgium	8	5	3
12	Philippines	8	4	4
13	Cuba	7	4	3
14	Iran	7	2	5
15	Argentina	8	4	4
16	Hungary	8	3	5
17	Italy	8	4	4
18	China	8	5	3
19	Egypt	7	2	5
20	Great Britain	8	1	7
21	Switzerland	8	2	6
22	Iraq	7	0	7
23	Ireland	6	0	6

Olympic Games Basketball Tournament Final Standings 1948 [Ref: compiled from: 1]

Final Round

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	21st-22nd Place
12.08.1948	Switzerland	2	Iraq	0 #
	19th-20th Place
12.08.1948	Great Britain	18	Egypt	50
	13th-14th Place
12.08.1948	Cuba	70	Iran	36
	11th-12th Place
12.08.1948	Belgium	38	Philippines	34
	9th-10th Place
12.08.1948	Canada	49	Peru	43
	Final
13.08.1948	United States of America	65	France	21
	15th-16th Place
13.08.1948	Argentina	2	Hungary	0 #
	17th-18th Place
13.08.1948	China	38	Italy	54
	7th-8th Place
13.08.1948	Czechoslovakia	39	Korea	38
	5th-6th Place
13.08.1948	Uruguay	50	Chile	32
	3rd-4th Place
13.08.1948	Brazil	52	Mexico	47

Olympic Games Basketball Tournament Final Round 1948 [Ref: 1]

Semi-Final Round

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	17th-20th Semi-Finals
10.08.1948	Italy	35	Egypt	33
11.08.1948	China	54	Great Britain	25
	9th-12th Semi-Finals
10.08.1948	Peru	40	Philippines	29
10.08.1948	Canada	45	Belgium	40
	1st-4th Semi-Finals
11.08.1948	United States of America	71	Mexico	40
11.08.1948	Brazil	33	France	43

Olympic Games Basketball Tournament Semi-Final Round 1948 [Ref: 1]

Classification

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	21st-23rd Classification
10.08.1948	Ireland	12	Switzerland	51
	13th-16th Classification
10.08.1948	Cuba	35	Argentina	34
12.08.1948	Iran	2	Hungary	0 #
	5th-8th Classification
11.08.1948	Czechoslovakia	36	Chile	38
11.08.1948	Uruguay	45	Korea	36

Olympic Games Basketball Tournament Classification 1948 [Ref: 1]

Quarter-Final Round

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	17th-23rd Quarter-Finals
07.08.1948	Italy	77	Iraq	28
09.08.1948	China	42	Switzerland	34
11.08.1948	Belgium	2	Hungary	0 #
	9th-16th Quater-Finals
07.08.1948	Cuba	40	Peru	45
07.08.1948	Canada	81	Iran	25
07.08.1948	Great Britain	46	Ireland	21
07.08.1948	Argentina	43	Philippines	45
	1st-8th Quarter-Finals
09.08.1948	Brazil	28	Czechoslovakia	23
09.08.1948	Chile	52	France	53
09.08.1948	Mexico	43	Korea	32
09.08.1948	Uruguay	28	United States of America	63

Olympic Games Basketball Tournament Quarter-Final Round 1948 [Ref: 1]

Group Standings

	P	W	L	Pts
Group A
Brazil	5	5	0	10
Uruguay	5	3	2	6
Canada	5	3	2	6
Hungary	5	3	2	6
Italy	5	1	4	2
Great Britain	5	0	5	0
Group B
Chile	5	3	2	6
Korea	5	3	2	6
Belgium	5	3	2	6
Philippines	5	3	2	6
China	5	3	2	6
Iraq	5	0	5	0
Group C
Unites States of America	5	5	0	10
Czechoslovakia	5	4	1	8
Argentina	5	3	2	6
Peru	5	2	3	4
Egypt	5	1	4	2
Switzerland	5	0	5	0
Group D
Mexico	4	4	0	8
France	4	3	1	6
Cuba	4	2	2	4
Iran	4	1	3	2
Ireland	4	0	4	0

Olympic Games Basketball Tournament Group Standings 1948 [Ref: 2]

Group Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Group A
30.07.1948	Brazil	45	Hungary	41
30.07.1948	Uruguay	69	Great Britain	17
30.07.1948	Canada	55	Italy	37
31.07.1948	Uruguay	32	Brazil	36
31.07.1948	Canada	44	Great Britain	24
31.07.1948	Italy	19	Hungary	32
02.08.1948	Great Britain	11	Brazil	76
02.08.1948	Canada	36	Hungary	37
03.08.1948	Italy	34	Uruguay	46
04.08.1948	Great Britain	28	Italy	49
04.08.1948	Hungary	31	Uruguay	49
04.08.1948	Canada	35	Brazil	57
05.08.1948	Hungary	60	Great Britain	23
05.08.1948	Brazil	47	Italy	31
05.08.1948	Canada	52	Uruguay	50
	Group B
30.07.1948	Philippines	102	Iraq	30
30.07.1948	Belgium	27	Korea	29
30.07.1948	China	39	Chile	44
31.07.1948	Iraq	18	Chile	100
31.07.1948	Korea	33	Philippines	35
02.08.1948	Belgium	34	China	36
03.08.1948	Philippines	39	Chile	68
03.08.1948	Iraq	20	Belgium	98
03.08.1948	Korea	48	China	49
04.08.1948	Chile	36	Belgium	38
04.08.1948	Korea	120	Iraq	20
04.08.1948	Philippines	51	China	32
05.08.1948	Philippines	34	Belgium	35
06.08.1948	China	125	Iraq	25
06.08.1948	Korea	28	Chile	21
	Group C
30.07.1948	United States of America	86	Switzerland	21
30.07.1948	Czechoslovakia	38	Peru	30
31.07.1948	Argentina	57	Egypt	38
02.08.1948	Peru	52	Egypt	27
02.08.1948	Switzerland	23	Argentina	49
02.08.1948	United States of America	53	Czechoslovakia	28
03.08.1948	Switzerland	19	Peru	49
03.08.1948	United States of America	59	Argentina	57
03.08.1948	Czechoslovakia	52	Egypt	38
04.08.1948	United States of America	66	Egypt	28
05.08.1948	Czechoslovakia	54	Switzerland	28
05.08.1948	Argentina	32	Peru	34
06.08.1948	Egypt	31	Switzerland	29
06.08.1948	United States of America	61	Peru	33
06.08.1948	Argentina	41	Czechoslovakia	45
	Group D
31.07.1948	Iran	30	France	62
31.07.1948	Mexico	39	Cuba	31
02.08.1948	Mexico	71	Ireland	9
02.08.1948	Cuba	31	France	37
03.08.1948	Mexico	50	France	42
04.08.1948	Ireland	22	Iran	49
05.08.1948	Mexico	68	Iran	27
05.08.1948	Ireland	25	Cuba	88
06.08.1948	Iran	30	Cuba	63
06.08.1948	France	73	Ireland	14

Olympic Games Basketball Tournament Group Results 1948 [Ref: 1]

Report

Ireland finished in 23rd and last place in the 1948 Olympic Games Basketball Tournament, losing all six games, although they were drawn in a tough group that included eventual Semi-Finalists France and Mexico (France went on to meet the mighty United States of America in the Final).

It was the only time an Ireland team represented the country at the Olympic Games in a team sport until the 21st Century when the Hockey team did so. Although the Amateir Basketball Association had only just been founded in 1945, the authorities decided to take advantage of the Olympic Games being held in London.

Most of the players came from the Army, who were most prominent in Irish Basketball at the time, having played the sport since the 1920s (the army was the only place that had gyms at the time). While the resulting report given to the Army authorities said it was a valuable learning experience and Ireland could do quite well at the next Olympics, it was not until a couple of decades later that Ireland entered the International arena again.

The Irish team had been using a ball that was more like a cross between a medicine ball and a Gaelic football than a basketball, and were using an outdated version of the rules, having self-isolated during the 1930s and 1940s due to World War II. Although outclassed by superior opponents in Mexico and France, Irish players were picking up moves they learnt during the tournament and executing them well during play towards the end.

Ireland Team: 3. Donald O’Donovan 4. Frank O’Connor 5. Tommy Mallon 6. Patrick Crehan 7. Jimmy McGee 8. Bill Jackson 9. Harry Boland 10. Tommy Keenan 12. Donald Sheriff 13. Daniel Reddin 14. Paddy Sheriff 15. Jim Flynn 16. Christy Walsh

Ireland at the 1948 Olympic Games Paddy Crehan (left), serving Frank O’Connor and Harry Boland. Paddy Sherriff at the back with the ball. [Ref: 6]

References

Websites

[1] FIBA (2016) Schedule & Results | 1948 Olympic Games [Internet] Available from: http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2932/tid/305/schedule.html [Accessed 25 July 2016]

[2] FIBA (2016) Group Standings [Internet] Available from: http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2932/tid/305/group-standing.html [Accessed 25 July 2016]

[3] FIBA (2016) Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/2932/tid/305/_/1948_Olympic_Games_Tournament_for_Men/index.html [Accessed 25 July 2016]

[4] History Ireland (2012) Ireland ‘slam-dunked’: basketball at the 1948 games [Internet] Available from: https://www.historyireland.com/20th-century-contemporary-history/ireland-slam-dunked-basketball-at-the-1948-games/ [Accessed 30 April 2020]

Images

[5] 1st Dibs (2020) Olympic Games 1948 Poster [Internet] Available from: https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/upload/a_436/1508595396776/PS0745_org.jpg [Accessed 30 April 2020]

[6] History Ireland (2012) Ireland ‘slam-dunked’: basketball at the 1948 games [Internet] Available from: https://www.historyireland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Ireland-%E2%80%98slam-dunked%E2%80%99-basketball-at-the-1948-games-1.jpg [Accessed 30 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Mike Tully and Rob Gihbu

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 30 April 2020

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts
1	Belfast Blitzers	9	1	0.900	449	47	402
2	Dublin Tornadoes	6	4	0.600	121	164	-43
3	Carrickfergus Cougars	4	6	0.400	99	126	-27
4	Coleraine Chieftains	1	9	0.100	58	234	-176
5	East Side Jets	1	9	0.100	10	284	-274

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