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Irish American Football League Box-Scores and Match Reports 1986

League Table

	P	NI W-L-T	IAFA W-L-T	PF	PA	Pts
NIAFA / IAFA
*Belfast Blitzers	5	4-0-0	5-1-0	181	94	.833
+*Dublin Celts	4	—–	3-1-0	66	31	.750
+Craigavon Cowboys	4	1-1-0	1-3-0	0	40	.250
Coleraine Chieftains	2	0-2-0	0-2-0	0	33	.000
Aldergrove Hawks	1	0-1-0	0-1-0	22	53	.000
Carrickfergus Cougars	1	0-1-0	0-1-0	6	55	.000
Belfast Spartans

Irish American Football League Standings 1986 [Ref: compiled from results in 1-11]

*Qualify for All-Ireland Final. +Invited to Shamrock Bowl

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	All-Ireland Final
08.1986	Belfast Blitzers	W	Dublin Celts	L
	Shamrock Bowl I		St. Mary’s RFC, Dublin
05.10.1986	Craigavon Cowboys	6	Dublin Celts	2

Irish American Football League Shamrock Bowl 1986 [Ref: 3]

Week 1 – 1 June 1986

Dublin Celts 46 Belfast Blitzers – Dublin Celts won 46-7 in the first leg of the Capital Cup in Dublin, with most of the work done by the Celts’ 6′ plus 16 Stone American Marine, Byron Durrance. He was aided by QB Jim Downey and had good back-up in Gary Webster. [Reference: 8]

At Dublin	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Belfast Blitzers					7
Dublin Celts					46

Irish American Football League Shamrock Bowl 1986 [Ref: 8]

Week 2 – 22 June 1986

Belfast Blitzers 24 Dublin Celts 20 – Belfast Blitzers became the first Irish team to ever defeat the Dublin Celts when Martin Press ran in from closerange in the dying minutes to snatch victory at Cooke Rugby Club. The Match was the second leg of the Capital Cup, which was won on aggregate by the Celts after their 46-7 win earlier in the season, however, the Blitzers were overjoyed with their achievement. The Celts took the lead with an early touchdown, but the Blitzers hit back with touchdown from wide receiver Ivan Smith, which was converted to give them a 7-6 lead. Derek McCord turned the match in Belfast’s favour with an 85-yard Punt return, with extra point again good, to put the Blitzers 14-6 up. The Celts hit back with two touchdowns to go 20-16 up but the Belfast defense held on for seven minutes before Press scored the decisive Touchdown. [Reference: 15]

At Cooke Rugby Club, Belfast	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Celts					20
Belfast Blitzers					24

IAFL 1986 – Week 2 – Belfast Blitzers 24 Dublin Celts 20 [Ref: 15]

Team	Scorers	Score
CEL	TD	0-6
BLZ	Ivan Smith Pass (1XP Good)	7-6
BLZ	Derek McCord 85 Punt return (1XP Good)	14-6
BLZ	Safety (Celts QB Sacked in Endzone)	16-6
CEL	TD	16-12
CEL	TD	16-18
CEL	Two More Points (1XPs?)	16-20
BLZ	Martin Press Run (2XP Run)	24-20

IAFL 1986 – Week 2 – Belfast Blitzers 24 Dublin Celts 20 [Ref: 15]

Week 4 – 9 August 1986

Belfast Blitzers 55 Carrikfergus Cougars 6 – Gary Allen scored the Cougars only Touchdown against the Belfast Blitzers, held as part of the Carrick Festival, as The Bliters ran out 55-6 winners. Derek Hardy, Patsy Lundy, Derek McCord, Damien McHugh and William Perry Neill were the scorers for the Blitzers as they made great preparation for their Irish Championship Playoff against the Celts. [Reference: 17]

At Carrickfergus	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Belfast Blitzers					55
Carrickfergus Cougars					6

IAFL 1986 – Week 4 – Carrickfergus Cougars 6 Belfast Blitzers 55 [Ref: 17]

Team	Scorers	Score
COU	Gary Allen TD
BLZ	Derek Hardy TD
BLZ	Patsy Lundy TD
BLZ	Derek McCord TD
BLZ	Damien McHugh TD
BLZ	Perry Neill TD

IAFL 1986 – Week 4 – Carrickfergus Cougars 6 Belfast Blitzers 55 [Ref: 17]

Final Week – 27 September 1986

Coleraine Chieftans 0 Craigavon Cowboys 33 – In the final game before the first ever Shamrock Bowl, the Craigavon Cowboys defeated Coleraine Chieftains 33-0 at Londonderry YMCA, with three touchdowns from running back Stanley Kingsmill, and one each from wide receiver John Mulally and Nigel Trimble. [Reference: 16]

At Londonderry YMCA	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Craigavon Cowboys					33
Coleraine Chieftains	0	0	0	0	0

IAFL 1986 – Final Week – Coleraine Chieftains 0 Craigavon Cowboys 33 [Ref: 16]

Team	Scorers	Score
CRA	Stanley Kinsgmill Run
CRA	Stanley Kingsmill Run
CRA	Stanley Kingsmill Run
CRA	John Mullaly Pass
CRA	Nigel Trmble Run

IAFL 1986 – Final Week – Coleraine Chieftains 0 Craigavon Cowboys 33 [Ref: 16]

Shamrock Bowl I Box-Score and Match Report

05 October 1986 – St. Mary’s Rugby Club, Dublin 6 – Dublin Celts 2 Craigavon Cowboys 6

Craigavon Cowboys left it late to claim victory in the first ever Irish American Football League Shamrock Bowl, with Most Valuable Player, Nigel Trimble, running in the only touchdown of the match with only four minutes remaining. The Dublin Celts had gone ahead in the first half with a safety, worth two points, in the match played at St. Mary’s Rugby Club in Templeogue, Dublin 6.

At St. Mary’s Rugby Club, Dublin 6	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Craigavon Cowboys	0	0	0	6	6
Dublin Celts			0	0	2

IAFL Shamrock Bowl I Box-Score – Score by Quarters [Ref: 10]

Team	Scorer	Score
	1st Half
DUB	Safety	2-0
	3rd Quarter
	No scoring	2-0
	4th Quarter
CRA	Nigel Trimble TD Run	2-6

IAFL Shamrock Bowl I Box-Score – Scorers [Ref: 10]

Report

The Blitzers won the IAFA Championship on points difference from the Dublin Celts as they both finished on the same record. They also won the NIAFA Championship, which included all matches played except the ones against the Dublin Celts.

At the end of the season there was a separate Shamrock Bowl arranged, which was by invite. The Dublin Celts & Belfast Blitzers were both invited but the Blitzers as both League & Cup Champions declined to take part as they considered themselves already champions. The Craigavon Cowboys took their place and beat the Celts 6-2, with a late Nigel Trimble Touchdown run.

Derek McCord of Belfast Blitzers slips past a tackle by Carrickfergus Cougars’ John Havron during the Blitzers 55-6 win in Carrickfergus on 09 August 1986 [Reference: 17][Pic: Rick Hewitt]

About

There were two separate Leagues in 1986: The Northern Ireland American Football Association, where each of the Northern teams played each other twice. Belfast Blitzers won all of their matches. There was also an Irish American Football Association where each of the NIAFA games counted as well as a Home & Away series for each NIAFA team with the Dublin Celts. The NIAFA League was a League on paper only, though there were medals awarded to the winning Belfast Blitzers team.

Home Venues

Team	Venue
Belfast Blitzers	Cooke Rugby Club, Belfast
Carrickfergus Cougars	Carrickfergus RFC, Carrickfergus
Craigavon Cowboys	Shane Park, Lurgan, Craigavon

Irish American Football League Home Grounds 1986 [Ref: 7-10]

References

Websites

[1] Britball Now (2016) Results Section [1986] [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/history-index/results-section.html [Accessed 23 March 2017]

[2] Britball Now (2016) Bangor Buccaneers [Internet] Available from: http://www.britballnow.co.uk/History/Britball%20Teams/BangorBuccaneers.htm [Accessed 23 March 2018]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2018) Shamrock Bowl History [Internet] Available from: hhttp://www.americanfootball.ie/american-football/shamrock-bowl-history/ [Accessed 23 March 2018]

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

Internet Archives

[5] Craigavon Cowboys | Wayback Machine (2017) Charles ‘Chuck’ Ebron Interview [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20170514064407/http://www,craigavoncowboys.co.uk:80/news [Accessed 10 October 2018]

Social Media

[6] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Comments on Post by David Turner, August 12-17, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2244208692356940 [Accessed 17 August 2019]

[7] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Comments on Post by David Turner, September 7, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2286790341432108?comment_id=2287705898007219&reply_comment_id=2292185984225877&notif_id=1568031304420635&notif_t=feed_comment [Accessed 9 September 2019]

Newspapers

[8] Anon. (1986) “Neill set for Capital Cup Clash”Belfast Telegraph. Wednesday, June 18, 1986. pg. 23 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[9] Anon. (1986) “A cracking good show for grid-iron fans” Belfast Telegraph. Tuesday, September 23, 1986. pg. 24 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[10] Anon. (1986) “American flavour” Belfast Telegraph. Friday, August 8, 1986. pg. 26 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[11] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys into ‘Shamrock Bowl’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, September 29, 1986. pg. 18 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[12] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys triumph’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, October 6, 1986. pg. 19 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[13] Anon. (1986) “Picture caption’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, August 11, 1986. pg. 30 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[14] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys to meet Celts’”Belfast Telegraph. Saturday September 27, 1986. pg. 24 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[15] Anon. (1986) “Blitzers turn the tables”Belfast Telegraph. Tuesday June 24, 1986. pg. 28 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[16] Anon. (1986) “Cowboys into Shamrock Bowl’”Belfast Telegraph. Saturday September 29, 1986. pg. 18 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Images

[17] Anon. (1986) “Picture by Rick Hewitt’” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, August 11, 1986. pg. 30 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Media

[18] BBC Sport NI Facebook (2020) Video, May 20, 2020 [Comment by player at 1:00-1:10] [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BBCSPORTNI/videos/693338128160962 [Accessed 30 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to David Turner & Billy Graham (Belfast Blitzers).

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 30 October 2020

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Irish American Football League Preseason Friendlies Box-Scores and Match Reports 1986

PS Week 1 – 17 May 1986

Craigavon Cowboys 0 Belfast Blitzers 46 – In the first ever fully kitted game of American Football betwen two Irish sides ever to take part in Ulster, the Belfast Blitzers overwhelmed the Craigavon Cowboys at Shane Park in Craigavon. Wide Receiver Ivan Smith scored two touchdowns for the Blitzers and running back Derek McCord scored three in what was described as a “mauling” by the Belfast Telegraph. [Reference: 6]

At Shane Park, Craigavon	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Belfast Blitzers					46
Craigavon Cowboys					0

IAFL Preseason 1986 – Craigavon Cowboys 0 Belfast Blitzers 46 – 17 May 1986 [Reference: 1-6]

Team	Scorers	Score
BLZ	Ivan Smith TD Pass
BLZ	Ivan Smith TD Pass
BLZ	Derek McCord TD Run
BLZ	Derek McCord TD Run
BLZ	Derek McCord TD Run

IAFL Preseason 1986 – Craigavon Cowboys 0 Belfast Blitzers 46 – 17 May 1986 [Reference: 1-6]

References

Social Media

[1] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Comments on Post by David Turner, August 12-17, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2244208692356940 [Accessed 17 August 2019]

[2] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Comments on Post by David Turner, September 7, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/posts/2286790341432108?comment_id=2287705898007219&reply_comment_id=2292185984225877&notif_id=1568031304420635&notif_t=feed_comment [Accessed 9 September 2019]

[3] Eirball | Facebook (2019) Post by Eirball September 12, 2019: ” I found an article in the Belfast Telegraph dated Friday, May 16, 1986 (p.22) where a Blitzers v Cowboys pre-season game was advertised. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/2226857640959926/photos/a.2235377026774654/2261314360847587/?type=3&theater [Accessed 12 September 2019]

[4] Anon. (1986) “It’s Blitzers v Cowboys” Belfast Telegraph.Friday, May 16, 1986. pg. 22 [Internet] Available at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

[5] Anon. (1986) “Some Scrum” Picture caption Belfast Telegraph. Monday, May 19, 1986. pg. 25 [Internet] Available at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Newspapers

[6] Anon. (1986) “Neill set for Capital Cup Clash”Belfast Telegraph. Wednesday, June 18, 1986. pg. 23 [Internet] Available online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to David Turner & Billy Graham (Belfast Blitzers).

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 30 October 2020

October 29, 2020October 29, 2023

Cork Admirals 2nds American Football Ireland 8v8 Team 2002-2008

Irish American Football Association DV8 Development League Team 2002-2008

Team Name: Cork is the Home City of the Irish Navy and the Cork Admirals Home Field in Ringaskiddy is also the town where the National Martitime College of Ireland is based.

Home Field: Pfizers Sports Ground, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork (2002-2003) Douglas Community School (2008) and Carrigaline Rugby Club, Cork (2008)

Colours: Red Helmets, White Jerseys, Red Pants.

All-Time Record: W-L-T (Total): 11-2-0 / (Regular Season): 10-2-0 / (Post-Season) : 1-0-0

Honours: Inaugural DV8 Development League Champions and Playoff Winners 2008 (30-0 v Dublin Rebels 2nds), Christy Farrell Memorial Tournament Winners (2007), Joint Best 2nds Team Record Division 2 (2003).

History: Formed as a 2nds team by the Cork Admirals in 2002, they lost the one game they played that year (as is currently known), before embarking on a successful five year run where they finished with the joint best 2nds team record in 2003, and then won both the Christy Farrell Memorial Tournament in Edenderry Co. offaly in 2007 and the Inaugural DV8 Development League in 2008 (defeating Dublin Rebels 2nds 30-0 in the Final), which was set up by the IAFA as a second level, to help newer teams start up and established teams field seconds teams. Were replaced by a Junior Kitted Team in 2009.

Home Field: Douglas Community School, Cork (2008)

Year-by-Year Record

Year	League	RS W-L-T	Pts / Pos	PS W-L-T	Champ	Other W-L-T	Champ
2002	IAFL D2	0-1-0	.000 / 4th	0-0-0	None	0-0-0	None
2003	IAFL CHL	3-0-0	1.000 / 1st	0-0-0	2nds (J)	0-0-0	None
2007	IAFA DVB	2-0-0	1.000 / 1st	0-0-0	CFMT	0-0-0	None
2008	DV8 DL	5-1-0	25 / 1st	1-0-0	DL	0-0-0	None

Cork Admirals 2nds American Football Ireland 8v8 Team 2002-2008 [References: 3-8]

Note: CHL = Challenge, DVB = DV8 Blitz, DL = Development League, CFMT = Christy Farrell Memorial Tournament, J = Joint Winners (Unofficial Title)

2002 IAFL Challenge Results

Week	Date	H/A	Versus	W/L	Score
3	01.12.2002	Islandbridge	Dublin Rebels	L	18-28

Cork Admirals 2nds American Football Ireland 8v8 Team 2002 [Reference: 3]

2003 IAFL Division 2 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Versus	W/L	Score
5	27.04.2003	A	University of Limerick Vikings	W	38-24
22	09.11.2003	A	University of Limerick Vikings	W	36-14
23	23.11.2003	H	University of Limerick Vikings	W	26-9

Cork Admirals 2nds American Football Ireland 8v8 Team 2003 [Reference: 4-5]

2007 IAFA DV8 Blitz

Week	Date	H/A	Versus	W/L	Score
1	02.09.2007	Edenderry	Edenderry Soldiers	W	28-0
1	02.09.2007	Edenderry	Dublin Dragons 2nds	W	42-0
1	02.09.2007	Edenderry	Tallaght Outlaws 2nds	–	c-c

Cork Admirals 2nds American Football Ireland 8v8 Team 2007 [Reference: 6-7]

2008 DV8 Development League

Week	Date	H/A	Versus	W/L	Score
3	20.03.2008	H	Edenderry Soldiers	W	22-0
5	06.04.2008	H	Dublin Dragons	W	24-0
7	20.04.2008	A	Dublin Rebels 2nds	L	6-12
11	18.05.2008	A	Trinity Thunderbolts	W	14-0
15	14.06.2008	A	Dublin Dragons	W	45-13
16	06.07.2008	A	Edenderry Soldiers	W	34-0
F	08.2008	H	Dublin Rebels 2nds	W	30-0

Cork Admirals 2nds American Football Ireland 8v8 Team 2008 [Reference: 8]

Images

[1] Irish American Football Association (2017) Admirals Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Admirals-PNG-1.png [Accessed 30 November 2018]

Internet Encyclopaedias

[2] Wikipedia (2020) Irish Naval Service [Internet] Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Naval_Service [Accessed 29 October 2020]

Internet Archives

[3] Dublin Rebels – Wayback Machine (2003) Latest Headlines: Rebels v Admirals – Rebels Rally at Admirable Admirals Performance- 10th December 2002 by Andrew Dennehy [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030218151654/http://www.dublinrebels.com:80/news.html [Accessed 12 October 2018]

Websites

[4] Irish American Football Association (2003) 2003 Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/2003results.htm [Accessed 24 September 2016]

Internet Archive

[5] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine (2014) Home [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20081023215441/http://www.americanfootball.ie/ [Accessed 25 March 2017]

Internet Archive

[6] Irish American Football League | Wayback Machine (2007) Home | Edenderry 8’s Tournament [Internet[ Available from:http://web.archive.org/web/20070930042409/http://www.iafl.info/ [Accessed 27 March 2019]

Internet Archive

[7] Cork Admirals E-Teamz | Wayback Machine (2008) Cork Admirals News [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20080528050853/http://www.eteamz.com/corkadmirals/news/index.cfm?cat=270129 [Accessed 6 June 2020]

Internet Archive

[8] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine (2014) Home [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20081023215441/http://www.americanfootball.ie/ [Accessed 25 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Michael O’Callaghan.

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Last Updated: 29 October 2020

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IT Carlow Chargers American Football Ireland 8v8 Team 2010

IT Carlow Logo [Reference: 1]

Irish American Football Association DV8 Development League Team 2010

Home Venue: IT Carlow

Colours: Claret, Blue & Gold (College Colours, American Football Team Colours Unknown)

All-Time Record: W-L-T (Regular Season): 0-1-0

Honours: None.

History: Team from the Institute of Technology in Carlow, which folded after one game after losing its sponsor.

Home Venue: IT Carlow

Year-by-Year Record

Year	League	Rs W-L-T	Pts / Pos	PS W-L-T	Champ	Other W-L-T	Champ
2010	DV8 DL	0-1-0	0 / 7th	N/A	None	0-0-0	None

IT Carlow Chargers American Football Ireland 8v8 Team 2010 [Reference: 2]

2010 Results DV8 DL

Week	Date	H/A	Versus	W/L	Score
2	02.05.2010	A	Erris Rams (Mayo)	L	0-30

IT Carlow Chargers American Football Ireland 8v8 Team 2010 [Reference: 2]

References

Images

[1] Hudl (2010) 8757675_64e33200d6c2455ebd1139c991ca6ff8 [Internet] Available from: https://static.hudl.com/users/temp/8757675_64e33200d6c2455ebd1139c991ca6ff8.png [Accessed 29 October 2020]

Websites

[2] Irish American Football Association (2010) DV8s Development League Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/2010-iafl-standingsschedule/ [Accessed 24 March 2014]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 29 October 2020

October 29, 2020October 29, 2023

Irish American Football Association DV8 Development League – 1st and 2nds Teams Standings 2008-2012

Irish American Football League Logo 2010-2018 [Reference: 11]

IAFL DV8 Development League 2008

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	BP	Pts
*Cork Admirals 2nds	6	5	1	0	145	25	5	25
*Dublin Rebels 2nds	6	5	1	0	176	27	4	24
Craigavon Cowboys	6	5	1	0	228	70	4	24
Dublin Dragons	6	2	4	0	149	197	3	11
TCD Thunderbolts	6	1	5	0	79	192	1	5
Edenderry Soldiers	6	0	6	0	32	282	1	1

[1][2]

	Home Team		Away Team
	Final
2008	Cork Admirals 2nds	30	Dublin Rebels 2nds	0

IAFL DV8 Development League 2009

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	BP	Pts
*Craigavon Cowboys	8	6	2	0	236	58	8	32
Trinity College Dublin #	8	7	1	0	279	34	7	31
UCD Sentinels #	8	6	2	0	202	115	5	25
Dublin Dragons	8	3	5	0	119	144	3	15
Erris Rams	8	2	6	0	49	240	1	9
Midlands Soldiers	8	0	8	0	6	293	1	1

[Reference: 3-4]

IAFL DV8 Development League 2010

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
1st Teams
*Tullamore Phoenix	7	2	5	0			7
Erris Rams #	3	1	2	0			1
IT Carlow Chargers	1	0	1	0			0
2nds Teams
Craigavon Cowboys 2nds	3	3	0	0			6
Carrickfergus Knights 2nds	2	2	0	0			4
Dublin Rebels 2nds	1	1	0	0			2
University College Dublin 2nds	2	1	1	0			2
Trinity College Dublin 2nds	1	0	1	0			0

[5][6]

Note: IT Carlow Chargers pulled out of the League after losing their sponsor.

Note 2: Blitz 18th July 2010: 2 Pts First (Craigavon) / 1 Pt Second (UCD) / 0 Pts 3rd (Tullamore)

IAFL DV8 Development League 2011

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
1st Teams
*Tullamore Phoenix	6	5	1	0			10
Drogheda Lightning	5	2	3	0			4
Trim Bulldogs	6	0	6	0			0
2nds Teams
Carrickfergus Knights 2nds	2	2	0	0			4
Craigavon Cowboys 2nds	2	2	0	0			4
Dublin Dragons 2nds	3	1	2	0			2

[7][8]

IAFL DV8 Development League 2012

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
1st Teams
*Drogheda Lightning	8	4	3	1			9
Trim Bulldogs	7	3	4	0			6
2nds Teams
Belfast Trojans 2nds	5	4	0	1			9
Craigavon Cowboys 2nds	5	4	1	0			8
Carrickfergus Knights 2nds	3	2	1	0			4
Dublin Dragons 2nds	6	0	6	0			0
Tullamore Phoenix 2nds	2	0	2	0			0

[9][10]

Points System:

2008-2009: 4 Pts Win / 2 Pts Tie / 0 Pts Loss / 1 Bonus Point for Scoring 3 Touchdowns / 1 Bonus Point for coming within 6 points of winner.[3]2010: 2 Pts Win / 1 Pt Loss / 0 Pts Forfeit #

2011-2012: 2 Pts Win / 1 Pt Tie / 0 Pts Loss

Report

This article takes a look at how the DV8 Development League Standings would have looked if there were separate standings kept for 1st Teams and 2nds teams as in the IAFL Division 2 in 2003. In general 1st Teams played a full schedule of 6-8 games and 2nds teams a half shedule of 2-3 games.

Tullamore Phoenix won the 1st teams title using this method in 2010 and 2011 as they did the overall Development League title those years. Drogheda Lightning had the best record in 2012 overall but there was no clear winner with four teams on 4 wins including Trim Bulldogs victory over Drogheda in the Moneygall American Festival which was not counted in the standings.

The unofficial 2nds title could have been shared between Craigavon Cowboys 2nds and Carrickfergus Knights 2nds in 2010 and 2011, with both teams undefeated, and then in 2012 Belfast Trojans 2nds shade it over Craigavon Cowboys 2nds with a recordof 4-0-1 compared to the Cowboys 2nds 4-1-0.

About

The DV8 Development League was an 8-a-side fully kitted league and was set up in 2008 with two main aims: (1) To give teams in the Irish Regions a chance to play Competitive Football while building up their kit & player numbers and (2) to enable 2nds teams of bigger IAFL teams in the main league to field 2nds teams.

From 2008-2009 each team played a full schedule (6 games in 2008 & 8 games in 2009) and from 2010-2012 teams from the Irish Regions played a full schedule and 2nds teams played a half or three-quarter schedule.

In 2013 the League became a full 11-a-side second Division known as the IAFL 1 Conference. The DV8 format was kept for a third level over the Winter months of 2012-13 (playing in Blitzes) and following formation of the IAFL 2 Conference in 2014, the format was used for the Junior Kitted League.

References

Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association (2008) 2008 Results [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/2008results.htm [Accessed 24 September 2016]

[2] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2008) Home [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20081023215441/http://www.americanfootball.ie/ [Accessed 25 March 2017]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2009) 2009 IAFL Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/2009iaflfixtures.htm [Accessed 17 October 2009]

[4] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2009) Home [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20090505075956/http://www.americanfootball.ie [Accessed 24 March 2018]

[5] Irish American Football Association (2010) 2010 IAFL Schedule Published [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/2010-iafl-schedule-published/ [Accessed 24 March 2013]

[6] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2010) DV8s Standings [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20100610090859/http://www.americanfootball.ie:80/dv8s-standings/ [Accessed 24 March 2018]

[7] Irish American Football Association (2011) 2011 IAFL Schedule Published [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/2011-iafl-schedule-published/ [Accessed 24 March 2014]

[8] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2011) DV8s Standings [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20111010222137/http://www.americanfootball.ie/dv8s-standings/ [Accessed 25 March 2017]

[9] Irish American Football Association (2012) IAFL Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl-standings/ [Accessed 13 January 2013]

[10] Irish American Football Association – Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2013) 2013 IAFL 1 Standings / 2012 DV8s Standings [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20130516050107/http://www.americanfootball.ie:80/dv8s-standings/ [Accessed 24 March 2018]

Logos

[11] Irish American Football Association (2010) IAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/IAFA.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Ralph Schmeer and Michael Brophy of the Irish American Football Association and Irish American Football Officials Association.

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American Football Ireland Flag Dublin Conference 2020

American Football Ireland Flag [Reference: 1]

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Dublin City Quetzals	2	1	1	0	12	36	.500
Dublin Bay Raptors	2	1	1	0	40	39	.500
Dublin Rebels	2	1	1	0	69	40	.000

American Football Ireland Flag [Reference: Compiled from 2-4]

Playoffs

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Extra Half-Game Decider
29.08.2020	Dublin Bay Raptors	22	Dublin City Quetzals	12

American Football Ireland Flag [Reference: 4]

Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Week 1		Palmerston RFC
08.2020	Dublin City Quetzals	0 #	Dublin Rebels	30
	Week 2
15.08.2020	Dublin Rebels	39	Dublin Bay Raptors	40
	Week 2		Booterstown Park
29.08.2020	Dublin Bay Raptors	6	Dublin City Quetzals	12

American Football Ireland Scrimmages 2020-21 [Reference: 2-4]

Report

In the absence of the start of the American Football Ireland Flag League in August 2020, Dublin Rebels and Dublin Bay Raptors played a scrimmage game in De La Salle Palmeston RFC, which the Raptors won with a last second Touchdown and two-point conversion by Jimmy English, received from Quarterback Joe Grey. [Reference: 2] Dublin City Quetzals had earlier pulled out of a game with the Rebels.

In the second game at Booterstown Park, the Dublin Bay Raptors lost 6-12 to the Dublin City Quetzals. a third quarter was played which was treated as a second half game with the Quetzals Raptors winning 22-12.

The League was cancelled on and the Results declared null and void due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic. They are presented here as an unofficial Provincial Conference, as with the Pandemic the League was rearranged into self-contained Conference with no inter-conference play before the government restrictions meant the cancellation of the league.

Dublin Rebels (White, Red & Black) and Dublin Bay Raptors (Navy & Sky Blue) before the match on 15 August 2020 [Reference: 3]

References

Click on the links in the References section to be brought to the original reports or images.

Images

[1] American Football Ireland (2020) AFI-Flag-Football_white [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AFI-Flag-Football_white.png [Accessed 24 August 2020]

Social Media

[2] Eirball Facebook (2020) Post, August 15, 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2550630115249342&id=2226857640959926 [Accessed 24 August 2020]

[3] Dublin Bay Raptors Whats App Conversation (18 August 2020) Photo Uploaded by Jimmy English at 15:46 .

[4] Dublin Bay Raptors What’s App Conversation, (29 August 2020) Comments by Enda Mulcahy at 13:26

[5] American Football Ireland (2020) 2020 Flag Football Season Cancelled [Internet] available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/2020-flag-football-season-cancelled/ [Accessed 28 October 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Joe Grey, Todd Zboyan, Bart Barden, Steve Hearn, Jimmy English, Al Timmins, Dieni dos Santos and Dublin Bay Raptors 2020-21.

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American Football Ireland Flag North Conference Division 1 2020

American Football Ireland Logo [Reference: 1]

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	PD	Pts
North Conference Division 1 East
Antrim Jets	2	1	1	0	78	66	12	3
Ulster University Elks	2	1	1	0	54	52	2	3
Belfast Trojans Development	2	1	1	0	72	86	-14	3
North Conference Division 1 West
Donegal Derry Vipers	2	2	0	0	66	22	44	6
Causeway Giants	2	0	1	1	36	55	-19	1
Downpatrick Saints	2	0	1	1	30	55	-25	1

American Football Ireland Flag Division One Standings 2020 [Ref: 2]

Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Week 1		North
26.09.2020	Ulster University Elks	28	Belfast Trojans 2nds	32
26.09.2020	Donegal / Derry Vipers	33	Causeway Giants	14
26.09.2020	Belfast Trojans 2nds	40	Antrim Jets	58
26.09.2020	Causeway Giants	22	Downpatrick Saints	22
26.09.2020	Downpatrick Saints	20	Donegal / Derry Vipers	33
26.09.2020	Antrim Jets	20	Ulster University Elks	26

American Football Ireland Flag Division One Standings 2020 [Ref: 2]

Report

A revised American Football Ireland Flag schedule for 2020 was brought out in September due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic. In the first week at the end of September, Donegal Derry Vipers had two victories in the North Conference and Antrim Jets, Belfast Trojans Development and Ulster University Elks one each.

About

The American Football Ireland Flag Division One is the Second Level of Flag Football in Ireland. 15 teams entered the Division in 2020, bringing the total number of Flag Football teams in the League to 23.

Last years Glas Bowl runners-up Maynooth Hurricanes and Semi-Finalists Cork City Outlaws were promoted to the AFI Flag Premier Division (Level 1) for 2020, with Westmeath Minotaurs, University College Dublin and Dublin rebels being relegated from the Premier Division to Division One. Meath Bulldogs did not enter a team in 2020 after being relegated as well.

New teams to Division One for 2020 were Dublin City Quetzals, a team made up of former contact players from the Mexican League, who are over in Ireland working [Ref: 3], WIT Vikings from the Waterford Institute of Technology, as well as Flag Football teams of Contact Football teams Antrim Jets, Causeway Giants, Donegal Derry Vipers and North Kildare Reapers.

Non-Returning teams were NI Razorbacks, Ulster University Elks, Norton Wasps as well as the 2nds teams of Craigavon Cowboys and University College Cork. In total, 23 teams is the highest ever in one season of the Irish Flag Football League, in all its incarnations.

[See https://eirball.ie/irish-flag-football-league-and-blitzes/ for more on the history of the Irish Flag Football League and Blitzes.]

AFI Flag Division 1 North Team Map

American-Football Ireland Flag Division 1 North Team Map 2020 [Reference: 3]

References

Images

[1] American Football Ireland (2020) AFI Logo 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AFI-Logo-200.png [Accessed 10 February 2020]

Websites

[2] American Football Ireland (2020) Flag Football League Division One 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/flag-football/flag_div1_2020/ [Accessed 25 July 2020][Last Accessed 4 October 2020]

Images

[3] American Football Ireland (2020) Flag-2020-Ireland-Map_Div1_North-1024×683 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Flag-2020-Ireland-Map_Div1_North-1024×683.png [Accessed28 August 2020]

[4] American Football Ireland (2020) Flag-2020-Ireland-Map_Div1_Central-1024×683 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Flag-2020-Ireland-Map_Div1_Central-1024×683.png %5BAccessed 28 August 2020]

[5] American Football Ireland (2020) Flag-2020-Ireland-Map_Div1_South-1024×683 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Flag-2020-Ireland-Map_Div1_South-1024×683.png [Accessed 28 August 2020]

[6] American Football Ireland (2020) 2020 Flag Football Season Cancelled [Internet] available from: https://www.americanfootball.ie/2020-flag-football-season-cancelled/ [Accessed 28 October 2020]

Applications

[3] Sean Douglas Dublin Bay Raptors What’s App Conversation, 24 July 2020.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas, Todd Zboyan, Anton Pippo O’Grady, Jimmy English, Joe Grey, Decy Maher (Dublin Bay Raptors 2020).

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Shamrock Classic Dublin – Navy Midshipmen 27 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 54 Box Score and Match Report 2 November 1996

Shamrock Classic 1996 Official Programme [References: 7]

Croke Park, 2 November 1996

Navy Midshipmen 27 Notre Dame Fighting Irish –while this was officially a Navy Home Game, the Midshipmen’s Head Coach said it did not feel like that as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish – the Irish Roman Catholic College in South Bend, Indiana, near Chicago – left the United States of America to play a Football game for only the second time ever. The win for the Irish gave the legendary Lou Holtz – the most successful College Football coach ever – a send-off that was worth remembering in his last year in charge, as he retired at the end of the season.

The Irish coped well with the Midshipmen’s ground game, shutting down Quarterback Ben Fay and Option Quarterback Chris McCoy for almost no yardage eeverytime they kept the ball to run at the Notre Dame defense, even though Navy’s aerial attack was proving successful. After a slow start Marc Edwards ran in from 5 yards out in the first quarter to give Notre Dame the go-ahead score. In the second quarter Pete Chrydlewicz received a toichdown pass from the promising Ron Powlus at Quarterback, a star in College Football circles in the USA, and Autry Denson, the big running back, added one from 33 yards out with 30 seconds to go in the half, as Navy could only manage one score – a run from Omar Nelson – leaving the score 21-7 at the half.

In the second half Renaldo Wynn scored a 24-yard Interception Return off of a long 50-yard pass from the Navy QB to put Notre Dame 28-7 up, a score that the Navy Coach said broke the backs of the Midshipmen. After that Notre Dame put up four more scores – two from Marc Edwards and one each from Autry Denson and Jamie Spencer – as Navy only managed three scores and the game ended 54-27 to Notre Dame.

Commenting after the game Lou Holtz said next time they might seek a Garda Escort as they spent so much time in traffic, saying it was worse even than New York’s, which he thought was bad, and remarked that Irish people must spend half their lives in their cars. Following the win Quarterback Ron Powlus, and Running Back Marc Edwards headed out to Dublin’s main entertainment district, Temple Bar, where they sample Guinness and were mobbed by girls who had travelled over from America to catch the game.

Croke Park	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7	14			54
Navy Midshipmen	0	7			27

Navy Midshipmen 27 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 54 Box Score 2 November 1996 [Reference: 1]

Team	Scorer	Score
	1st Quarter
NDFI	Marc Edwards 5yd Run	7-0
	2nd Quarter
NDFI	Pete Chrydlewicz 14 Pass from Ron Powlus	14-0
NM	Omar Nelson 5 Run	14-7
NDFI	Autry Denson 33 Run	21-7
	2nd Half
NDFI	Renaldo Wynn 24 Int Return	28-7
NM	Omar Nelson 1 Run	28-14
NDFI	Autry Denson 22 Run	35-14
NM	Schemm 55 Pass from Ben Fay	35-21
NDFI	Marc Edwards Run
NDFI	Marc Edwards Run
NDFI	Jamie Spencer Run
NM	?? TD	54-21

Navy Midshipmen 27 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 54 Box Score 2 November 1996 [Reference: 1]

Navy’s Fullback Omar Nelson #5 being tacked from behind by a Notre Dame defensive player – Shamrock Classic Dublin 2 November 1996 [Reference: 6][Picture Credit: Croke Park Twitter]

Navy Midshipmen Starting Line-Up

No.	Position	Name
	Offense
11	Wide Receiver	Astor Heaven
76	Left Tackle	Alex Domino
69	Left Guard	J.D.Gainey
55	Center	Brian Drechsler
71	Right Guard	Jeff Smith
70	Right Tackle	Scott Zimmermann
84	Wide Receiver	LeBron Butts
34	Switchback	Pat McGrew
7	Switchback	Chris McCoy
8	Quarterback	Ben Fay
5	Fullback	Omar Nelson
	Defense
99	Left End	Tom Poulter
95	Left Tackle	Chad Holzapfel
97	Right Tackle	Jason Snider
92	Right End	Michael Ogden
51	Switch Linebacker	Clint Bruce
50	Middle Linebacker	Travis Cooley
29	Left Center	Sean Andrews
18	Strong Safety	Adam Crecion
6	Free Safety	Garvy Alota
10	Wide Safety	Rashad Smith
21	Right Center	Robert Green

Navy Midshipmen Line-Up Shamrock Classic 2 November 1996 [Reference: 3]

Notre Dame Fighing Irish Starting Line-Up

No.	Position	Name
	Offense
18	Strong End	Cikai Champion
75	Left Tackle	Chris Clevenger
76	Left Guard	Jeremy Akers
57	Center	Rick Kaczenski
79	Right Guard	Mike Rosenthal
73	Right Tackle	Mike Doughty
98	Tight End	Pete Chryplewicz
5	Free Linebacker	Emmett Mossley
3	Quarterback	Ron Powlus
44	Fullback	Marc Edwards
23	Tailback	Autry Denson
	Defense
13	Outside Linebacker	Bert Berry
48	Left End	Renaldo Wynn
85	Nose Guard	Antwon Jones
51	Right End	Melvin Dansby
4	Outside Linebacker	Kory Minor
6	Inside Linebacker	Lyron Cobbins
2	Inside Linebacker	Kinnon Tatum
15	Cornerback	Allen Rossum
14	Cornerback	Ivory Covington
39	Strong Safety	Benny Guilbeaux
30	Free Safety	Jarvis Edison

Navy Midshipmen Line-Up Shamrock Classic 2 November 1996 [Reference: 3]

Final Rankings

Rank	School
1	Florida Gators
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Nebraska Cornhuskers
4	Florida State Seminoles
5	Arizona State Sun Devils
6	Colorado Buffaloes
7	North Carolina Tar Heels
8	Tennessee Volunteers
9	Penn State Nittany Lions
10	Brigham Young Cougars
11	Washington Huskies
12	*Notre Dame Fighting Irish*
13	Syracuse Orangemen
14	Kansas State Cowboys
15	Virginia Tech Hokies
16	Alabama Crimson Tide
17	Michigan Wolverines
18	Iowa Hawkeyes
19	Miami Hurricanes
20	Louisiana State Tigers
21	Wyoming Cowboys
22	Southern Mississippi
23	Texas Longhorns
24	Auburn Tigers
25	Army Black Knights
26	East Carolina Gamecocks
27	Texas Tech Red Raiders
28	West Virginia Mountaineers
29	Northwestern Wildcats
30	Utah Utes

NCAA Football Division 1A 1996 [References: 1]

Report

Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the Irish Roman Catholic College in South Bend, Indiana, near Chicago, finished in 12th place in legendary College Football Coach, Lou Holtz’s last season in charge. The Fighting Irish were not satisfied with the cost/payout relationship in the lesser bowls at the end of the season, and despite numerous invites to Bowl Games, did not take part in any, casting a lull over Holtz’s last year in charge.

References

Magazines

[1] Anon. (1997) College Countdown: Bowl Results / Touchdown’s End of season Power Ranknigs Touchdown. February 1997. No. 22. pg. 37

Newspapers

[2] (1996) First Down, No. 543, 9 November 1996, pg. 16-17.

[3] Carl Davidson (1996) Notre Dame First Down, No. 542, 2 November 1996, pg. 16.

[4] Ben Saunders (1996) Navy First Down, No. 542, 2 November 1996, pg. 16.

Images

[5] Croke Park Twitter (2016) Tweet, November 2, 2016: CwSFSI6XEAQV2RM [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwSFSI6XEAQV2RM?format=jpg&name=900×900 [Accessed 27 October 2020]

[6] Croke Park Twitter (2016) Tweet, November 2, 2016: CwSFSH3WEAAjXL4 [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwSFSH3WEAAjXL4?format=jpg&name=900×900 [Accessed 27 October 2020]

[7] Shamrock Classic 1996 Official Programme – Authors’ Personal Collection

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan, Bart Barden, Rick Kelley and Tim Leadingham

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NCAA Football Division 1A 1996

Bowl Games

*Date*	*Winners*		*Runners-Up*
	Sugar Bowl		New Orleans
1996	Florida Gators	52	Florida State Seminoles	20
	Rose Bowl		Pasadena
1996	Ohio State Buckeyes	20	Arizona State Sun Devils	17
	Orange Bowl		Miami
1996	Nebraska Cornhuskers	31	Virginia Tech Hokies	21
	Fiesta Bowl		Tempe, AZ
1996	Penn State Nittany Lions	38	Texas Longhorns	15
	Holiday Bowl		San Diego
1996	Colorado Buffaloes	33	Washington Huskies	21
	Gator Bowl		Jacksonville
1996	North Carolina Tar Heels	20	West Virginia Mountaineers	13
	Citrus Bowl		Orlando
1996	Tennessee Volunteers	48	Northwestern Wildcats	28
	Cotton Bowl		Dallas
1996	Brigham Young Cougars	19	Kansas State Cowboys	15
	Liberty Bowl		Memphis
1996	Syracuse Orangemen	30	Houston Cougars	17
	Outback Bowl		Tampa
1996	Alabama Crimson Tide	17	Michigan Wolverines	14
	Alamo Bowl		San Antonio
1996	Iowa Hawkeyes	27	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0
	Carquest Bowl		Miami
1996	Miami Hurricanes	31	Virginia Cavaliers	21
	Peach Bowl		Atlanta
1996	Louisiana State Tigers	10	Clemson Tigers	7
	Independence Bowl		Shreveport, La
1996	Auburn Tigers	32	Army Black Knights	29
	Copper Bowl		Tucson, AZ
1996	Wisconsin Badgers	38	Utah Utes	10
	Aloha Bowl		Honolulu
1996	Navy Midshipmen	42	California Golden Bears	38
	Sun Bowl		El Paso
1996	Stanford Cardinal	38	Michigan State Spartans	0
	Las Vegas Bowl		Las Vegas
1996	Nevada Wolfpack	18	Ball State Cardinals	15

NCAA Football Division 1A 1996 [References: 1]

Final Rankings

Rank	School
1	Florida Gators
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	Nebraska Cornhuskers
4	Florida State Seminoles
5	Arizona State Sun Devils
6	Colorado Buffaloes
7	North Carolina Tar Heels
8	Tennessee Volunteers
9	Penn State Nittany Lions
10	Brigham Young Cougars
11	Washington Huskies
12	*Notre Dame Fighting Irish*
13	Syracuse Orangemen
14	Kansas State Cowboys
15	Virginia Tech Hokies
16	Alabama Crimson Tide
17	Michigan Wolverines
18	Iowa Hawkeyes
19	Miami Hurricanes
20	Louisiana State Tigers
21	Wyoming Cowboys
22	Southern Mississippi
23	Texas Longhorns
24	Auburn Tigers
25	Army Black Knights
26	East Carolina Gamecocks
27	Texas Tech Red Raiders
28	West Virginia Mountaineers
29	Northwestern Wildcats
30	Utah Utes

NCAA Football Division 1A 1996 [References: 1]

Report

Florida Gators won the 1996 Division 1A NCAA Football title with a defeat of rivals Florida State Seminoles in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Ohio State Buckeyes won the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, defeating Arizona State Sun Devils to take second place in the end-of-season polls.

Unlike most other College Sports in the National Collegiate Athletic Association there was no National Bowl Game at the end of season, but a series of four Big Bowl Games in each quarter of the country for the Champions of the Top Conferences, with an end-of-season poll by the Nations Top Sport Journalists determining who wins the National Championship.

References

Magazines

[1] Anon. (1997) College Countdown: Bowl Results / Touchdown’s End of season Power Ranknigs Touchdown. February 1997. No. 22. pg. 37

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan, Bart Barden, Rick Kelley and Tim Leadingham

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AFVD American Football Verband Deutschland German Bowl 1979-Present

German Football League Logo [References: 1]

Results

Year	Bowl	Winners		Runners-Up
1979	I	Frankfurter Löwen	14	Anzbach Grizzlies	8
1980	II	Frankfurter Löwen	21	Anzbach Grizzlies	12
1981	III	Anzbach Grizzlies	27	Frankfurter Löwen	6
1982	IV	Anzbach Grizzlies	12	Cologne Crocodiles	6
1983	V	Düsseldorf Panther	22	Anzbach Grizzlies	6
1984	VI	Düsseldorf Panther	14	Anzbach Grizzlies	7
1985	VII	Anzbach Grizzlies	14	Düsseldorf Panther	7
1986	VIII	Düsseldorf Panther	27	Anzbach Grizzlies	14
1987	IX	Berlin Adler	37	Badener Griefs	12
1988	X	Red Barons Cologne	25	Düsseldorf Panther	20
1989	XI	Berlin Adler	30	Red Barons Cologne	23
1990	XII	Berlin Adler	50	Cologne Crocodiles	38
1991	XIII	Berlin Adler	22	Cologne Crocodiles	21
1992	XIV	Düsseldorf Panther	24	Munich Cowboys	23
1993	XV	Munich Cowboys	42	Cologne Crocodiles	36
1994	XVI	Düsseldorf Panther	27	Berlin Adler	17
1995	XVII	Düsseldorf Panther	17	Hamburg Blue Devils	10
1996	XVIII	Hamburg Blue Devils	31	Düsseldorf Panther	12
1997	XIX	Braunschweig Lions	26	Cologne Crocodiles	23
1998	XX	Braunschweig Lions	20	Hamburg Blue Devils	14
1999	XXI	Braunschweig Lions	25	Hamburg Blue Devils	24
2000	XXII	Cologne Crocodiles	31	Braunschweig Lions	29
2001	XXIII	Hamburg Blue Devils	31	Braunschweig Lions	13
2002	XXIV	Hamburg Blue Devils	16	Braunschweig Lions	13
2003	XXV	Hamburg Blue Devils	37	Braunschweig Lions	36
2004	XXVI	Berlin Adler	10	Braunschweig Lions	7
2005	XXVII	Braunschweig Lions	31	Hamburg Blue Devils	28
2006	XXVIII	Braunschweig Lions	31	Marburg Mercenaries	13
2007	XXIX	Braunschweig Lions	27	Stuttgart Scorions	6
2008	XXX	Braunschweig Lions	20	Kiel Baltic Hurricanes	14
2009	XXXI	Berlin Adler	28	Kiel Baltic Hurricanes	14
2010	XXXII	Kiel Baltic Hurricanes	17	Berlin Adler	10
2011	XXXIII	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	48	Kiel Baltic Hurricanes	44
2012	XXXIV	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	56	Kiel Baltic Hurricanes	53
2013	XXXV	Braunschweig NewYorker Lions	35	Dresden Monarchs	34
2014	XXXVI	Braunschweig NewYorker Lions	47	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	9
2015	XXXVII	Braunschweig NewYorker Lions	41	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	31
2016	XXXVIII	Braunschweig NewYorker Lions	31	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	20
2017	XXXIX	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	14	Braunschweig NewYorker Lions	13
2018	XXXX	Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns	21	Samsung Frankfurt Universe	19

AFVD American Football Verband Deutschland German Bowl 1979-Present [Reference: 2-3]

Report

the First American Football Verband Deutschland German Bowl was played in 1979 and won on the first two occasions by Frankfurter Löwen (Wolves), with Anzbach Grizzlies winning the next two. Düsseldorf Panther won in 1983, 1984 and 1986 with Anzbach winning their third in the intervening year. Berlin Adler (Eagles) won four German Bowls in five years from 1987 to 1991, with Red Barons Cologne winning the one in between in 1988.Düsseldorf Panther again won three Bowls in four years from 1992 to 1995 with Munich Cowboys taking the honours in 1993.

In 1996 a new era of American Football began with Hamburg Blue Devils triumphing for the first time. Braunscweig Lionswon three in a row from 1997 to 1999 and then in the new Millenium, Cologne Crocodiles were another team to etch their name on the Champions list for the first time. Hamburg Blue Devils then got back on the winners roll, winning three in a row from 2001 to 2003, before Berlin Adler won in 2004. From 2005 to 2008 Braunschweig Lions again went on a winning run, and Berlin Adler got their third German Bowl victory in 2009.

There was another change in the guard in 2010, with Kiel Baltic Hurricanes victorious, and then Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns from 2011 to 2012 and 2017 to 2018, with Braunschweig NewYorker Lions triumphing in the four years in between.

References

Images

[1] PinClipArt (2020) German Football League ClipArt [Internet] Available from: https://www.pinclipart.com/picdir/middle/324-3249816_german-football-league-clipart.png [Accessed 14 June 2020]

Websites

[2] AFVD (2018) Bowls [Internet] Available from: http://www.afvd.de/text.php?Inhalt=bowls&menu=16&HP=AFVD [Accessed 30 December 2018]

[3] AFVD (2020) GFL Tabellen [Internet] Available from: http://www.gfl.info/gfl-spielplan/ [Accessed 30 December 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer, Shane Mulcahy and Ciaran Simms

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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