Pool Standings

Bengaluru Cup 2015	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Pool A
*Black Mamba	2	2	0	0	28	18	1.000
*The Hoods Wolfpack	2	1	1	0	24	8	.500
Bengaluru Kings	2	0	2	0	14	40	.000
Pool B
*Black Tigers	2	2	0	0	27	0	1.000
*Bangalore Bulls	2	1	1	0	0	27	.500
Bangalore Panthers ##	2	0	2	0	0	0	.000

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
29.11.2015	Black Mamba	14	Bangalore Bulls	0
29.11.2015	The Hoods Wolfpack	12	Black Tigers	6 ot
	Final
29.11.2015	The Hoods Wolfpack	8	Black Mamba	0

Pool Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Pool A
29.11.2015	The Hoods Wolfpack	18	Bengaluru Kings	2
29.11.2015	Black Mamba	22	Bengaluru Kings	12
29.11.2015	Black Mamba	6 +	The Hoods Wolfpack	6 ot
	Pool B
29.11.2015	Bangalore Bulls	w/o	Bangalore Panthers #	scr
29.11.2015	Black Tigers	27	Bangalore Bulls	0
29.11.2015	Black Tigers	w/o	Bangalore Panthers #	scr

Note: + Black Mamba won tie-breaker by gaining 20 yards more in Overtime. # Forfeit.

Report

The Hoods Wolfpack won the first ever Elite Football League of India Banguluru Cup 7v7 American Tackle Football Championship in 2015, defeating Black Mambas 8-0 in the Final. Wolfpack’s Tejas Murthy was named Tournament MVP (Most Valuable Player). The Wolfpack had earlier finished second in Pool A by defeating Banguluru Kings but losing to Black Mamba on a tie-breaker in extra-time (Black Mamba gained more yards in extra-time). In the Semi-Finals they knocked out Pool B winners Black Tigers while Black Mambas defeated Bangaluru Bulls. The Tournament was a 7v7 Blitz-style Tournament and was the first time American Football was broadcast live on TV in India.

Reference

Images

[1] Wikipedia (2018) Elite Football League of India Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f0/Elite_Football_League_of_India_Logo.png [Accessed 2 August 2018]

Websites

[2] Ekalavyas (2016) The Hoods Wolf Pack crowned Champions of Bengaluri’s first ever American Tackle Football Championship [Internet] Available from:  http://ekalavyas.com/2015/11/29/the-hoods-wolf-pack-crowned-champions-of-bengalurus-first-ever-american-tackle-football-championship/ [Accessed 30 November 2020

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Simon Williams

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 30 November 2020

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