Category: International American Football

December 11, 2020

Minsk Bison Tours of USA 1993-1994

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	1993 Tour of the Mid-West
05.1993	Bay City Bulldogs (MICH)	22	Minsk Bison	19
05.1993	Lake County Kneis (MICH)	17	Minsk Bison	14
06.1993	Crusaders	35	Minsk Bison	7
	1994 Tour of the South
08.1994	Livingston County	42	Minsk Bison	7
08.1994	Taylor University	14	Minsk Bison	7
08.1994	Alabama University	7	Minsk Bison	7
09.1994	Union College	49	Minsk Bison	7

Minsk Bison Tours of USA 1993-1994 [Reference: 1]

Report

Belarusian American Football Team Minsk Bison went on two tours of USA in 1993 and 1994. In the first tour in 1993 they travelled to Michigan, playing Semi-Pro teams Bay City Bulldogs, Lake County Kneits and Crusaders, losing all three matches. The following year they went on a Tour of the Deep South, managing a tie with NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division II College Alabama University, but losing to Livingston County, Taylor University, and Union College.

Reference

Websites

[1] Zubrs (Minsk Bison) (2009) The History of the Club [Internet] Available from: http://zubrs.ucoz.ru/index/0-6 [Accessed 11 December 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Lenka Mulligan (Nee Brodekova)

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June 13, 2020

National Football League Preseason Matches in Canada 1960-1969

National Football League v Canadian Footbal League Cartoon [Ref: 2]

NFL v CFL Preseason Games 1950-1969

Date	Location	NFL Team		CFL Team
15.08.60	Toronto, Canada	Chicago Bears	16	New York Giants *	7
25.08.69	Montreal, Canada	Detroit Lions	22	Boston Patriots *	9
11.09.69	Montreal, Canada	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	New York Giants *	13

National Football League Preseason Matches in Canada 1960-1969 [Ref: 1]

Report

Between 1950 and 1969 the National Football League played 10 matches in Canada, seven against Canadian Football League teams and three NFL Exhibition matches. In 1960 the first of these National Football League preseason matches was played in Toronto, Canada, with Chicago Bears defeating the New York Giants. There was then a gap until 1969 when a further two matches were played, Detroit Lions winning against Boston Patriots, and Pittsburgh Steelers beating New York Giants.

References:

Websites:

[1] National Football League (2018) 2018 Official National Football League Record & Factbook | International Games | page 510 [Internet] Available from: http://www.nfl.com/static/content/public/photo/2018/08/09/0ap3000000946101.pdf [Accessed 9 June 2019]

Images

[2] Ninety-Nine Yards, Chris Lawton (2020) An International Fixture: When the CFL played teams from other leagues [Internet] Available from: https://i0.wp.com/ninetynineyards.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/04/ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg.jpg?w=824 [Accessed 14 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Robert Burns, Steve Hearn, Anton Pippo O’Grady, John Wills, John Morahan & John Kane.

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June 13, 2020

National Football League v Canadian Football League 1950-1961

National Football League v Canadian Footbal League Cartoon (Bears v Alouettes) [Ref: 2]

NFL v CFL Preseason Games 1950-1961

Date	Location	NFL Team		CFL Team
12.08.50	Ottawa, Canada	New York Giants	27	Ottawa Rough Riders	6
11.08.51	Ottawa, Canada	New York Giants	41	Ottawa Rough Riders	18
05.08.59	Toronto, Canada	Chicago Cardinals	55	Toronto Argonauts	26
03.08.60	Toronto, Canada	Pittsburgh Steelers	43	Toronto argonauts	16
02.08.61	Toronto, Canada	St. Louis Cardinals	36	Toronto Argonauts	7
05.08.61	Montreal, Canada	Chicago Bears	34	Montreal Alouettes	16
08.08.61	Hamilton, Canada	Buffalo Bills	21	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	38

National Football League v Canadian Football League 1950-1961 [Ref: 1]

Report

Between 1950 and 1961 the National Football League played 7 matches in Canada against Canadian Football League Opposition. These games were during the NFL preseason, but in the middle of the CFL season. Hamilton Tiger-Cats were the only Canadian team to record a victory – 38-21 versus Buffalo Bills.

References:

Websites:

Images

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Robert Burns, Steve Hearn, Anton Pippo O’Grady, John Wills, John Morahan & John Kane.

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May 29, 2020

The Spring League v Japan American Football Association 2020

Results

Date	Venue	Home Team		Away Team
01.03.2020	Frisco, Texas	The Spring League	36	Japan AFA	16

The Spring League International Results 2020 [Ref: 1]

Report

The Spring League, a AAA Showcase American Football League based in Austin, Texas, played its first International Game on March 1, 2020, beating Japan American Football Association 36-16

References

Websites

[1] The Spring League (2020) Springboard to the Pros [Internet] Available from: http://www.thespringleague.com/?page_id=136 [Accessed 8 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Gunning (American Football International, Inside Sport Japan and Japan Times).

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May 14, 2020

National Football League American Bowl Preseason Games in Mexico 1994-2001

Results

Date	City	Winners		Runners-Up
15.08.1994	Mexico City	Houston Oilers	6	Dallas Cowboys	0
05.08.1996	Monterrey	Kansas City Chiefs	32	Dallas Cowboys	6
04.08.1997	Mexico City	Miami Dolphins	38	Denver Broncos	19
17.08.1998	Mexico City	New England Patriots	21	Dallas Cowboys	3
19.08.2000	Mexico City	Indianapolis Colts	24	Pittsburgh Steelers	23
27.08.2001	Mexico City	Dallas Cowboys	21	Oakland Raiders	6

National Football League American Bowls in Mexico 1994-2001 [Ref: 1]

Report

The first International game played by the National Football League outside of Canada was in tokyo, Japan, in 1976, and this was followed by a match in Mexico City in 1978 (see National Football League Intercontinental 1972-1978 for more details).

Beginning with matches in London in 1986, the American Bowl was a preseason Bowl game played in International cities until 2005, when the focus became Regular Season matches Internationally.

In 1994 the first American Bowl matches were played in Mexico, with a Cowboy-theme for one of the sides in each of the six matches: Dallas Cowboys four times, Denver Broncos once and Indianapolis Colts once. The Cowboys lost the first three matches they played, to the Oilers, Chiefs and Patriots, before winning against the Oakland Raiders. Similarly, the Broncos lost their game, before the Colts won against the Steelers.

The first Regular Season match in Mexico was played in 2005.

References

Bibliography

[1] National Football League (2014) “2014 National Football League Record & Factbook | International Games” pg. 508. New York, USA

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith & Michael Brophy, Irish American Football Association

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May 14, 2020

National Football League v Pacific Coast Football League 1936

Results NFL v AFL 1936

Date	NFL Team		AFL/ PCFL Team		Venue
1936	Philadelphia Eagles	7	Los Angeles Bulldogs	10	Los Angeles
1936	Pittsburgh Pirates	7	Los Angeles Bulldogs	27	Los Angeles
27.12.1936	Brooklyn Dodgers	18	Salinas Packers (PCFL)	0	Salinas
10.01.1937	Green Bay Packers	42	Salinas Packers (PCFL)	7	San Francisco
14.02.1937	NFL All-Stars	14	Salinas Packers (PCFL)	0	Bakersfield

National Football League v Pacific Coast Football League 1936 [Ref: 1]

Report

After the demise of the Pacific Coast Football League after one week in 1936, there was no League season on the West Coast from 1936-1937, with the Salinas Packers and Los Angeles Bulldogs playing an independent schedule.

The Los Angeles Bulldogs had scheduled games against National Football League teams the Philadelphia Eagles (winning 10-7) and Pittsburgh Pirates (winning 27-7).

The Packers played against the Brooklyn Dodgers of the NFL in 1936, losing 18-0 and also the Green Bay Packers (NFL Champions) who won 42-7, before losing to an NFL All-Star team in Bakersfield. [1]

The two teams also played each other, with the Salinas Packers winning 21-17, as well as scheduling matches against other West Coast and Inland Empire opposition.

References

[1] California Dreamin’ – West Coast Pros in the 1930s – Bob Gill, in association with Tod Maher, The Coffin Corner, Pro Football Researchers Association (1984) California Dreamin’ – West Coast Pros in the 1930s [Internet] Available from: http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/06-07-190.pdf [Accessed 9 October 2018

[2] Tod Maher, The Coffin Corner, Pro Football Researchers Association (1987) The Salinas Packers [Internet] Available from: http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/09-05-303.pdf [Accessed 9 October 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghaill.

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May 14, 2020

National Football League v American Football League 1927-1928

Results NFL v AFL (California Winter League) 1927-1928

Date	NFL Team		AFL Team
	California Winter League		1927
25.12.1926	Duluth Eskimoes	3	Hollywood Generals	6
18.12.1926	Duluth Eskimoes	19	California All-Stars *	0
26.12.1926	Duluth Eskimoes	7	California All-Stars *	9
07.01.1927	Duluth Eskimoes	10	California All-Stars *	0
16.01.1927	Los Angeles Buccaneers	30	New York Yankees	0
23.01.1927	Los Angeles Buccaneers	0	Los Angeles Wildcats	17
30.01.1927	Los Angeles Buccaneers	0	New York Yankees	14
06.02.1927	Los Angeles Buccaneers	7	New York Yankees	6
	California Winter League		1928
02.01.1928	New York Yankees	0	Los Angeles Wildcats	6
08.01.1928	New York Yankees	0	Los Angeles Wildcats	7
15.01.1928	Cleveland Bulldogs	12	Los Angeles Wildcats	6
29.01.1928	Cleveland Bulldogs	0	Los Angeles Wildcats	0

National Football League v American Football League – California Winter League 1927-1928 [Ref:

Note: *Pacific Coast Football League All-Star Team

Report

In the Winter of January-February 1927 & 1928, some of the top teams in the National Football League & American Football League played in a Winter League in California, following the end of the Fall (Autumn) NFL & AFL seasons. The teams included star players from college teams in California and were dubbed after the teams’ star NFL & AFL players. e.g. the Nevers Eskimoes were the Duluth Eskimoes of the NFL with star player, Ernie Nevers.

While the best team both seasons, the Los Angeles Wildcats, dubbed Wilson’s Wildcats by the press, were not to play in the season ending game, as they did not provide the draw the organisers wanted. Instead Red Grange’s Yankees (New York Yankees) played both climactic games, first against Muller’s Californians (Los Angeles Buccaneers) and in 1928, winning at the second attempt versus Friedman’s Bulldogs (Cleveland Bulldogs).

The League was essentially a AAA League/Major League Rival to the NFL from 1927-1928, featuring both star NFL & AFL teamxs and players and teams and players from the Semi-Pro Pacific Coast Football League and Californian College players.

In 1927 the NFL teams won 5 of the 8 matches between the Leagues, and in 1928, there were two wins for AFL teams, one for the NFL with one tie. Reference: [1]

References

Websites / Online Magazines

[1] Bob Gill (2009) Seasons in the Sun – The California winter league of 1927 and ’28 The Coffin Corner Volume 31,No. 1, Pro Football Researchers Association (2009)[Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/coffin-corner00’s/CC-31-1.pdf [Accessed 20 October 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghaill.

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May 11, 2020

International American Football USSR 1989

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	College Game		Dynamo Sports Arena, Russia
28.03.1989	Oklahoma Stars		Oklahoma Bummers
	Friendly		West Berlin, Germany
17.09.1989	Berlin Adler (Ger)	77	Moscow Bears (URS)	6

International American Football USSR 1989 [Ref: 1]

The first attempt at creating a Professional American Football League in Russia took place in 1979. It was blocked by the Communist Authorities. It was not until 1989, with the Glasnost Era, that the first matches were played, with a demonstration match by two College teams, the “Stars” and the “Bummers” from Oklahoma. [1]

The following months saw the creation of the first Russian team the Moscow Bears, who played the Berlin Adler, an experienced German team and lost 77-6.

The first Russian American Football Championship then took place in 1992, however due to insufficent numbers as well as presumably the large distances involved in a National League, it was not until 2002 that it was again played, and has been played since. [2]

Billboard Advertising the first American Football Game in Russia 1989 [Reference: 3]

References

Internet Archive

[1] American Football (Russia) (2017) History in Russia [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ru/Hist_RUS.php [Accessed 24 December 2017]

[2] American Football League (Russia) | Wayback Machine (2018) American Football League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20181216083344/http://laf.amfoot.ru/?r=competition/about&comp=101 [Accessed 31 December 2019]

Images

[3] American Football (Russia) (2017) History in Russia | Billboard Advertising First College Game in Russia 1989 [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ru/History/pics/billboard-1989-400×600.jpg%5BAccessed 24 December 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Robert Gorby & Enda Fahy.

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May 11, 2020

Intercontinental Football League European Championship 1978

IFL European Championship 1978

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Quad Cities Black Hawks (C)	4	4	0	0	95	29	1.000
Indianapolis Capitols	4	0	4	0	29	95	.000

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Final Standings 1978 [Ref: 1-2]

Results

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Game 1		Brussels, Belgium
25.06.1978	Quad Cities Black Hawks	26	Indianapolis Capitols	14
	Game 2		Antwerp, Belgium
28.06.1978	Quad Cities Black Hawks	W	Indianapolis Capitols	L
	Game 3		Rotterdam, Netherlands
01.07.1978	Quad Cities Black Hawks	42	Indianapolis Capitols	0
	Game 4		Ludwigshafen, Germany
04.07.1978	Quad Cities Black Hawks	7	Indianapolis Capitols	5

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Results 1978 [Ref: 1-2]

Report

The Final Intercontinental Football League European Championship in 1978, again featured Professional teams visiting from America on a 5-game tour. This time the teams were the Quad Cities Black Hawks and Indianapolis Capitols of the AA (3rd Level) Northern States Football League.

The Quad Cities Black Hawks won all four games played, in Brussels and Antwerp (Belgium), Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Ludwigshafen (Germany) with the Final match again cancelled due to the massive losses incurred.

This was to be Bob Kapp and the Intercontinental Football League’s last throw of the dice regards establishing Professional American Football in Europe, and the task was to be taken up by another US promoter in the USSR in 1979.

The real legacy of these tours and the IFL, however, was the establishment of teams in Dusseldorf, Vienna and Milan, by Europeans who wanted to play the sport themselves. With the Dusseldorf Panther and Milano Rhinos still in existence today, it has proved to be a fruitful venture for American Football in the long term, even though it lost a phenomenal amount of money at the time.

References

Website / Sources

[1] Mark L. Ford and Massimo Foglio, The Coffin Corner Volume 27,No. 6, Pro Football Researchers Association (2002) THE FIRST “NFL EUROPE”[Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/27-06-1101.pdf [Accessed 20 October 2019]

Bibiography

[2] Massimo Foglio with Mark L. Ford (2017), Touchdown in Europe – How American Football Came to the Old Continent. Second Edition “The Trailblazers: Bleu et Rouge, College and Semi-Pro”. pg. 151-188. Published by the Author (2015, 2017)

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Louise Wills (Kenny) and John Wills.

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May 11, 2020

Intercontinental Football League College and Air Force Games 1972-1973

Results

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	IFL 1972 College Game		Rhein-Main, Germany
25.11.1972	Air Force All-Stars	42	Rota Naval Base Admirals	7
	IFL 1973 Turkey Bowl		Rhein-Main, Germany
22.11.1973	U Rhode Island Rams	34	USAFE All-Stars	6

Intercontinental Football League College and Air Force Games 1972-1973 [Ref: 1-2]

Report

The Intercontinental Football League was the National Football League’s first attempt at starting Professional Football outside North America.

It started after the film M*A*S*H became a worldwide hit in 1970, with its’ climactic ball game between the 4077th and 325th EVAC. There was enough interest for people to start clubs, and in 1973 Bob Kap, who had introduced professional Soccer to sceptical Texans, decided to try and sell Professional American Football to Europeans.

The first games were matches between visiting US Colleges and Air force teams stationed in Europe during the Cold War, and playing in the United States Air Force in Europe League (USAFE) the matches were promoted as “Turkey Bowls”, taking place as they did on Thanksgiving.

The Air Force All-Stars a visiting College team from USA in 1972 and the University of Rhode Island Rams, also a visiting American College team in 1973, both beat their USAFE counterparts in the matches staged in Rhein-Main, Germany.

The next step for Bob Kapp and the Intercontinental Football League wasto be the establishment of a Professional League in Europe.

References

Website / Sources

Bibiography

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Louise Wills (Kenny) and John Wills.

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