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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

[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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Intercontinental Football League European Championship 1977

IFL European Championship 1977

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Newton Nite Hawks (C)	5	5	0	0	126	41	1.000
Chicago Lions	5	0	5	0	41	126	.000

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Final Standings 1977 [Ref: 1-2]

Note: The IFL European Championship of 1977 was a 5-game tour by two Chicagoland League Semi-Pro teams.

Results

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Game 1		Versailles, France
02.06.1977	Newton Nite Hawks	26	Chicago Lions	6
	Game 2		Lille, France
06.1977	Newton Nite Hawks	15	Chicago Lions	13
	Game 3		Kaiserslautern, Germany
09.06.1977	Newton Nite Hawks	26	Chicago Lions	16
	Game 4		Graz, Austria
14.06.1977	Newton Nite Hawks	29	Chicago Lions	6
	Game 5		Vienna, Austria
06.1977	Newton Nite Hawks	30	Chicago Lions	0

Intercontinental Football League Results 1977 [Ref: 1-2]

Report

The second Intercontinental Football League season in Europe was again a six-game tour by two North American Football teams, this time Semi-Pro teams the Newton Nite Hawks and Chicago Lions from the Chicagoland League.

The games were all big wins for the Nite Hawks, played in Versailles and Lille (France), Kaiserslautern (Germany) and Graz and Vienna in Austria. Even though the League and Tour lost a substantial amount of money, it was to return for one more season in 1978.

References

Website / Sources

Bibiography

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Louise Wills (Kenny) and John Wills.

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May 11, 2020

Intercontinental Football League European Cup 1976

IFL European Cup 1976

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Texas A&I Javelinas (C)	5	5	0	0	96	47	1.000
Henderson State Reddies	5	0	5	0	47	96	.000

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Final Standings 1976 [Ref: 1-2]

Note: the IFL European Cup of 1976 was a 5-game tour by two NAIA Colleges.

Results

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Game 1		West Berlin, Germany
01.06.1976	Texas A&I Javelinas	17	Henderson State Reddies	6
	Game 2		Vienna, Austria
03.06.1976	Texas A&I Javelinas	21	Henderson State Reddies	7
	Game 3		Mannheim, Germany
09.06.1976	Texas A&I Javelinas	20	Henderson State Reddies	6
	Game 4		Nuremburg, Germany
13.06.1976	Texas A&I Javelinas	17	Henderson State Reddies	15
	Game 5		Paris, France
17.06.1976	Texas A&I Javelinas	21	Henderson State Reddies	13

Intercontinental Football League European Cup Results 1976 [Ref: 1]

Report

Following on from the National football League and US Air Force games in Europe in 1972 and 1973, and the failed attempt at starting a Professional American Football League in Europe, Bob Kapp continued undeterred with with his attempts to bring American Football to Europe.

The European Cup of 1976 was actually a six-game tour by two NAIA (Junior) Colleges: Texas A&I Javelinas and Henderson State Reddies. The Javelinas won the first game in West Berlin 17-6, and proceeded to win the next four, in Vienna (Austria), Mannheim and Nuremburg (Germany) and Paris, France. the tour lost so much money that the final game of the Cup was cancelled.

The European Championship returned, however in 1977 and 1978, also both tours by American sides.

References

Website / Sources

Bibiography

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Louise Wills (Kenny) and John Wills.

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Intercontinental Football League 1974-1975

Teams

IFL North	IFL Expansion
Munich Lions (Germany)	Paris Lafayettes (France)
Vienna Lippizaners (Austria)	Cophenhagen Vikings (Denmark)
West Berlin Bears (Germany)	Rotterdam Flying Dutchmen (Netherlands)
IFL South	Milan Centurions (Italy)
Barcelona Almogovares (Spain)
Istanbul Conquerors (Turkey)
Rome Gladiators (Italy)

Intercontinental Football League teams 1974-1975 [Ref: 1-2]

Report

The Intercontinental Football League was the brainchild of Bob Kapp, a Texan who had introduced Professional Soccer to Texas. On seeing the success of the film M*A*S*H in Europe, with its climactic end-sequence featuring an American Football game, he sought to capitalise on the subsequent interest in American Football in the continent. It had been the first time American Football had been seen on the big screen in a mainstream film and audiences were intrigued.

Kapp had enough interest to have sold six franchises by 1973, including Italian Media mogul Bruno Beneck, who had successfully introduced Baseball to Italy, however, the subsequent Oil crisis, and the spectre of Terrorism meant the League never got off the ground. Teams were to have been paired with US Colleges. With no Irish team in the League Notre Dame Fighting Irish were paired with the Rome Gladiators.

The National Football League had also pre-selected four expansion teams: Paris Lafayettes, Cophenhagen Vikings, Rotterdam Flying Dutchmen and Milan Centurions.

It was initially to have played in two divisions, most likely North and South, playing a four-game schedule with a European-style two-game aggregate score Final between the Division winners.

There are four main reasons the IFL failed to take off: Europe wasn’t ready for American Football; Competition with the World Football league (1974-1975) which intended to expand internationally to Mexico City and Tokyo; An NFL players’ strike in the summer on 1974 and the economic recession brought on by the oil crisis.

A final decision to abort the league was taken in a Hotel Room in Hawaii in March 1975, after talks with people in Washington, D.C., and the killer blow, the financial troubles of the Pan-Am Airline which was a major sponsor.

Undeterred Bob Kapp, continued promoting the IFL in Europe, through tours by Colleges and Semi-Pro teams through 1976 to 1978. Bruno Beneck’s Rome Gladiators are still in existence, playing in the Italian League, which was one of the first American Football Leagues in Europe that the IFL gave birth to.

References

Website / Sources

Origins of the WLAF

[2] Tod Maher, The Coffin Corner Volume 14 No. 2, Pro Football Researchers Association (1992) Origins of the WLAF [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/14-02-455.pdf [Accessed 18 September 2020]

Bibiography

[3] 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 and Karl & Clive Saab.

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Intercontinental Football League European Championship 1976-1978

IFL European Cup 1976

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Texas A&I Javelinas (C)	5	5	0	0	96	47	1.000
Henderson State Reddies	5	0	5	0	47	96	.000

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Final Standings 1976 [Ref: 1-2]

Note: the IFL European Cup of 1976 was a 5-game tour by two NAIA Colleges.

IFL European Championship 1977

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Newton Nite Hawks (C)	5	5	0	0	126	41	1.000
Chicago Lions	5	0	5	0	41	126	.000

Intercontinental Football League European Championship Final Standings 1977 [Ref: 1-2]

Note: The IFL European Championship of 1977 was a 5-game tour by two Chicagoland League Semi-Pro teams.

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]

Note: The IFL European Championship of 1978 was a 5-game tour by two Northern States Football League AA Professional Football teams.

Report

In 1970 the film M*A*S*H featured a climactic end-sequence with an American Football game. this was the first ever time an American Football game had been seen on Major TV or Cinema screens in Europe, and started an interest in the American version of Rugby or Football in the continent.

The Intercontinental Football League was set up by Bob Kapp, a Texan who had introduced Professional Soccer to Texas. The intention was to start a Professional American Football League in Europe.

The National Football League had played its first game outside North American between NFL Bleu and NFL rouge in Paris, and the IFL had brought Bruno Beneck, a Media mogul who had successfully introduced Baseball to Italy, and had enough interest to have sold six francises. However, the Oil crisis and the spectre of terrorism in Europe put an end to the League in 1975 before it started.

In the meantime the World Football League had started in the USA with intention of bringing the game to the World. The League played two seasons from 1974 to 1975, although the furthest it got from the American mainland was Hawaii.

The IFL was undeterred, however, and arranged a series of tours by United States College, and Professional teams in Europe. The first Tour was during June 1976 in Germany, Austria and France. The teams were NAIA Colleges (Junior Colleges) Texas A&I Javelinas, who won all five games of the series, and Henderson State College Reddies.

In 1977 the tour featured Semi-Pro teams from the Chicagoland League and the five-game tour visited France, Germany and Austria, and again all five games were won by the same team: Newton Nite Hawks, who defeated Chicago Lions.

The final tour featured AA Professional teams from the Northern States Football League, Quad Cities Black Hawks (who won all five games) and the Indianapolis Capitols. This tour, like the two previous tours, lost a lot of money and Bob Kapp abandoned the venture. However, the long-term impact was the creation of the first teams and Leagues in Germany, Austria, Finland and Italy, one of which, the Dusseldorf Panther, is still in existence. American Football has had a continuous presence in those countries since and has since spread as far as Turkey, Portugal and Iceland.

References

Website / Sources

Bibiography

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Louise Wills (Kenny) and John Wills.

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Turkiye Amerikan Futbolu Kurulu TAFK Turkey Tournament 2001

Final Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA
A Group
*Hacettepe Red Deers	4	4	0	0	208	37
*Bogazici Sultans	4	3	1	0	90	63
METU Falcons	4	2	2	0	58	85
Bilkent Judges	4	1	3	0	83	107
Bashkent Knights	4	0	4	0	18	165
B Group
*ITU Hornets	4	4	0	0	208	28
Ankara Cats	4	3	1	0	90	94
Ege Dolphins	4	2	2	0	58	64
Gazi Warriors	4	1	3	0	83	94
Eskisehir Anadolu Rangers	4	0	4	0	18	70

Turkiye Amerikan Futbolu Kurulu Final Standings 2001 [Ref: 1]

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
2001	Hacetteppe Red Deers	67	Ankara Cats	8
2001	ITU Hornets	20	Bogazici Sultans	6
	Final
2001	Hacettepe Red Deers	36	ITU Hornets	30

Turkiye Amerikan Futbolu Kurulu Playoffs 2001 [Ref: 1]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
2001	ITU Hornets	22	Gazi Warriors	11
2001	Hacettepe Red Deers	82	Bashkent Knights	0
2001	Bilkent Judges	18	Bogazici Sultans	26
2001	Eskisehir Anadolu Rangers	14	Ankara Cats	20
	Week 2
2001	METU Falcons	0	Hacettepe Red Deers	31
2001	Bilkent Judges	44	Bashkent Knights	12
2001	Eskisehir Anadolu Rangers	12	ITU Hornets	24
2001	Gazi Warriors	0	Ege Dolphins	30
	Week 3
2001	Bilkent Judges	15	Hacettepe Red Deers	50
2001	Bogazici Sultans	42	METU Falcons	0
2001	Ege Dolphins	20	Eskisehir Anadolu Rangers	0
2001	ITU Hornets	24	Ankara Cats	0 #
	Week 3
2001	METU Falcons	20	Bilkent Judges	6
2001	Bogazici Sultans	24	Bashkent Knights	0 #
2001	Ege Dolphins	6	ITU Hornets	30
2001	Ankara Cats	40	Gazi Warriors	28
	Week 4
2001	Bashkent Knights	6	METU Falcons	39
2001	Hacettepe Red Deers	45	Bogazici Sultans	22
2001	Ankara Cats	34	Ege Dolphins	28
2001	Gazi Warriors	24	Eskisehir Anadolu Rangers	0 #

Turkiye Amerikan Futbolu Kurulu Regular Season Results 2001 [Ref: 1]

Report

The Turkish American Football League in 2001 was won by Hacettepe Red Deers 36-30 over ITU Hornets, after they had gone undefeated (4-0 Won-Loss) during the Regular season and defeated Ankara Cats 67-6 in the Playoff Semi-Finals. The Hornets had also gone undefeated during the Regular Season and topped the B Group, before winning 20-6 against the Bogazici sultans in the Semi-Finals.

In all 10 teams entered, divided into two groups, with a four-game regular season. Other teams included the Ege Dolphins, Gazi Warriors, Eskesehir Anadolu Rangers, METU Falcons, Bilkent Judges and Bashkent Knights.

References

Internet Archive

[1] AnkaraCats (2001) Sezon [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010909121633/http://ankaracats.8m.net/sezon.html [Accessed 11 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Karl and Clive Saab.

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May 11, 2020

ONEFA Liga Mayor Conferencia de los Diez Grandes (ONEFA Mexico Major League Big 10) 1996-1999

ONEFA Logo [Ref: 5]

ONEFA Liga Mayor Diez Grandes 1996

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Borregis Salvajes ITESM-Monterrey	9	9	0	0	231	110	18
*Aztecas UDLA-Puebla	9	8	1	0	200	85	16
*Aguilas Blancas IPN	9	6	3	0	240	129	12
*Condores UNAM	9	6	3	0	189	135	12
Pieles Rojos IPN	9	4	5	0	165	175	8
Osos UNAM	9	4	5	0	108	162	8
Centinelas CGP	9	3	6	0	114	197	6
Tigres UANL	9	3	6	0	163	142	6
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Laguna	9	2	7	0	91	218	4
Guerreros Aztecas UNAM	9	0	9	0	90	318	0

ONEFA Liga Mayor Diez Grandes 1996 [Ref: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finales
1996	Aztecas UDLA	33	Aguilas Blancas IPN	24
1996	Borregos ITESM Monterrey	38	Condores UNAM	17
	Final
1996	Aztecas UDLA	6	Borregos ITESM Monterrey	3

ONEFA Liga Mayor Diez Grandes Playoffs 1996 [Ref: 1]

ONEFA Liga Mayor Diez Grandes 1997

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Aztecas UDLA Puebla	9	9	0	0	379	138	18
*Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Monterrey	9	8	1	0	395	144	16
*Aguilas Blancas IPN	9	5	4	0	287	264	10
*Borregos Salvajes ITESM-CEM	9	5	4	0	254	235	10
Condores UNAM	9	5	4	0	216	224	10
Tigres UANL	9	4	5	0	149	261	8
Pieles Rojas ESIQIE-IPN	9	4	5	0	144	185	8
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Laguna	9	4	5	0	203	216	8
Centinelas CEP	9	1	8	0	215	303	2
Osos ENEP Acatlan	9	0	9	0	70	341	0

ONEFA Liga Mayor Conferencis Diez Grandes Standings 1997 [Ref: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finales
07.11.1997	Borregos Monterrey	72	Aguilas Blancas	7
08.11.1997	Aztecas	50	Borregos CEM	7
	Final
15.11.1997	Aztecas	21	Borregos Monterrey	11

ONEFA Liga Mayor Conferencia Diez Grandes Playoffs 1997 [Ref: 2]

ONEFA Liga Mayor Diez Grandes 1998

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Monterrey	9	9	0	0	345	149	18
*Aztecas UDLA-Puebla	9	7	2	0	255	158	14
*Borregos Salvajes ITESM-CEM	9	6	3	0	212	93	12
*Autenticos Tigres UANL	9	5	4	0	139	144	10
Aguilas Blancas IPN	9	5	4	0	183	155	10
Pumas CU-UNAM	9	5	4	0	199	184	10
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Laguna	9	3	6	0	157	205	6
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Toluca	9	2	7	0	89	164	4
Centinelas CGP	9	2	7	0	138	255	4
Pielas Rojas ESIQIE-IPN	9	1	8	0	106	316	2

ONEFA Liga Mayor Conferencis Diez Grandes Standings 1998 [Ref: 3]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finales
06.11.1998	Borregos Monterrey	30	Autenticos Tigres	6
07.11.1998	Aztecas	32	Borregos CEM	29
	Final
14.11.1998	Borregos Monterrey	20	Aztecas	17

ONEFA Liga Mayor Conferencia Diez Grandes Playoffs 1998 [Ref: 3]

ONEFA Liga Mayor Diez Grandes 1999

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
*Aztecas UDLA-Puebla	9	9	0	0	357	222	18
*Borregos Salvejas ITESM-Monterrey	9	8	1	0	401	149	16
*Borregos Salvajes ITESM-CEM	9	7	2	0	261	138	14
*Pumas CU-UNAM	9	6	3	0	170	190	12
Aguilas Blancas IPN	9	5	4	0	266	193	10
Autenticos Tigres UANL	9	3	6	0	179	196	6
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Toluca	9	3	6	0	140	250	6
Lobos UA Coahuila	9	2	7	0	98	259	4
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Laguna	9	2	7	0	130	201	4
Centinelas CGP	9	0	9	0	113	317	0

ONEFA Liga Mayor Conferencis Diez Grandes Standings 1999 [Ref: 4]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finales
05.11.1999	Borregos Monterrey	30	Borrehos CEM	24
06.11.1999	Aztecas	21	Pumas CU	16
	Final
13.11.1999	Aztecas	25	Borregos Monterrey	38

ONEFA Liga Mayor Conferencia Diez Grandes Playoffs 1999 [Ref: 4]

Report

ONEFA is the Public Collegiate American Football Association of Mexico, and prior to the split with the Private Colleges (CONADIEP) the ONEFA LIga Mayor Conferencia de los Diez Grandes (Major League Big 10 Conference) was the primary College American Football Conference in Mexico (now ONEFA and CONADIEP play off for the title).

In 1997 Aztecas de UDLA Puebla (a city east of Mexico City) won their third Big 10 Championship in a row, defeating Borregos Salvajes CEM (Technological University of Monterrey Wild Sheep) 50-7. Borregos Salvajes Monterrey (Monterrey Wild Sheep) won 20-17, dethroning the Aztecas in the Final in 1998 and repeated in 1999, again defeating the Aztecas 38-25.

Osos ENEP Acatlan (ENEP Bears) , from Estado de Mexico (Mexico State, west of the Federal District and Mexico City) played in the same city as the Irish Institute, Naucalpan (Acatlan), as did Sentinels CGP.

Note on Team Names

Team	Translation	Home Field
Aguilas Blancas IPN	National Polytechnic Institute White Eagles	Wilfrido Massieu, Mexico City
Autenticos Tigres UANL	Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon Authentic Tigres	Gaspar Maas, San Nicolas de Los Garza (Monterrey)
Aztecas UDLA-Puebla	Universidad de las Americas Puebla Aztecas	Cholula, Puebla
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-CEM	Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey – Estado de Mexico Wild Sheep	Tecnologico, Mexico City
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Laguna	Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey – Laguna Wild Sheep	La Rosita, Laguna
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Monterrey	Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey – Monterrey Wild Sheep	Tecnologico, Monterrey
Borregos Salvajes ITESM-Toluca	Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey – Toluuca Wild Sheep	Tecnologico, Toluca
Centinelas CGP	Presidential Guards Corps Sentinels	Joaquin Amaro, Naucalpan
Condors UNAM	National Autonomous University of Mexico Condors	Olipmico CU, Mexico City
Lobos UA Coahuila	Autonmous University of Coahuila Grey Wolves	Jorge Castro, Saltillo
Pielas Rojos ESIQIE-PIN	Higher Education School of Chemical Engineering and Extractive Industries – National Polytechnic Institute Redskins	Wilfrido Massieu, Mexico City
Pumas CU-UNAM	National Autonomous University of Mexico Pumas	Centenario, Mexico City

ONEFA Liga Mayor Big 10 Conference Home Fields and Name Transations. [Ref: 1-3 and Google Translate]

References

Websites

[1] Historia de Football en Mexico (2002) Conferencia di los 10 Grandes 1996 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20021017160349/http://www.geocities.com/~hl-mx/ [Accessed 20 December 2012]

[2] ONEFA (1997) Categoria Liga Mayor 1997 [Internet] Available from: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/3110/mayor/1997/may10g97.htm [Accessed 22 March 2000]

[3] ONEFA (1998) Categoria Liga Mayor 1998 [Internet] Available from: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/3110/mayor/1998/may10g98.htm [Accessed 22 March 2000]

[4] ONEFA (1999) Categoria Liga Mayor 1999 [Internet] Available from: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/3110/mayor/1999/may10g99.htm [Accessed 22 March 2000]

Images

[5] ONEFA (2020) ONEFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/PpcJl5QlfPoMSO4T5EdZd4ou8LwusCaoqw0_cjYcC2_CTplUWHkQJTa9S-DKMPI-FrkqeXFWoppz6Rha95yr [Accessed 11 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco

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Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association TCAA (Japan) Champions 1976-Present

TCAA Champions 1976-Present

Number	Year	Champions
I	1976	Nihon University College of Engineering
II	1977	Nihon University College of Engineering
III	1978	Nihon University College of Engineering
IV	1979	Tohoku Gakuin University
V	1980	Tohoku Gakuin University
VI	1981	Nihon University College of Engineering
VII	1982	Tohoku University
VIII	1983	Tohoku University
IX	1984	Tohoku University
X	1985	Tohoku Gakuin University
XI	1986	Tohoku University
XII	1987	Tohoku University
XIII	1988	Tohoku University
XIV	1989	Tohoku University
XV	1990	Tohoku University
XVI	1991	Tohoku University
XVII	1992	Tohoku University
XVIII	1993	Tohoku University
XIX	1994	Tohoku University
XX	1995	Tohoku University
XXI	1996	Sendai University
XXII	1997	Tohoku University
XXIII	1998	Tohoku University
XXIV	1999	Iwata University
XXV	2000	Tohoku University
XXVI	2001	Tohoku University
XXVII	2002	Tohoku University
XXVIII	2003	Tohoku University
XXIX	2004	Tohoku University
XXX	2005	Tohoku University
XXXI	2006	Tohoku University
XXXII	2007	Tohoku University
XXXIII	2008	Tohoku University
XXXIV	2009	Sendai University
XXXV	2010	Tohoku University
XXXVI	2011	Sendai University
XXXVII	2012	Tohoku University
XXXVIII	2013	Tohoku University
XXXIX	2014	Tohoku University
XL	2015	Tohoku University
XLI	2016	Tohoku University
XLII	2017	Tohoku University
XLIII	2018	Tohoku University
XLIII	2019	Tohoku University

Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association Champions 1976-Present [Ref: 1]

Composite Table

University	Wins
Tohoku University	33
Nihon University College of Engineering	4
Tohoku Gakuin University	3
Sendai University	3
Iwata University	1

Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association Champions Composite Table [Ref: 1]

Report

Tohoku University have won the Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association Championship a record 33 times since its inauguration in 1976. Nihon University (Faculty of Engineering) have won it 4 times, Tohoku Gakuin University and Sendai University 3 Times and Iwata University have won it once.

The Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (TCAA) is the College Conference for Tohoku Region – Northeast Japan (Honshu Island). the winners of the TCAA go on to meet the Champions of the Hokkaido Region for the Pine Bowl North Japan Championship, with the Winners of that match meeting the Champions of the Kanto Region for the East Japan Championship.

References

Websites

[1] Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (2019) Kekka-all [Internet] Available from: http://tcaa.jp/leaguekekka_arc/kekka-all.html [Accessed 10 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caoilfhionn Nic Fhearai, Grant Farrell and John Gunning

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 May 2020

May 10, 2020

Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association 2019

Japan Collegiate American Football Association Logo (Flag) [References: 1]

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Division 1
Tohoku University Hornets (C)	4	4	0	0	161	20	8
Iwata University Bisons	4	3	1	0	100	50	6
Akita University Augers	4	2	2	0	99	77	4
Tohoku Gakuin University Kayaks	4	1	3	0	45	158	2
Sendai University Silver Falcons	4	0	4	0	27	127	0
Division 2
Hirosaki University Star Kings	3	3	0	0	40	13	6
Yamagata University Tom Cats	3	2	1	0	39	34	4
Tohoku Industrial University Blue Raiders	3	1	2	0	14	46	2
Nihon University College of Engineering Crow Jackals #	3	0	3	0	0	0	0

Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association Standings 2019-20 [Ref: 3]

Note: # Nihon University College of Engineering Abstained from All Games.

Division 1 Star Chart

	Toh U	Iwa U	Aki U	TGU	Sen U
Tohoku University	xxx	16-14	21-6	68-0	56-0
Iwata University	14-16	xxx	35-14	37-14	14-6
Akita University	6-21	14-35	xxx	39-14	40-7
Tohoku Gakuin University	0-68	14-37	14-39	xxx	17-14
Sendai University	0-56	6-14	7-40	14-17	xxx

Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association Division 1 Results 2019-20 [Ref: 2]

Division 2 Star Chart

	Hiro U	Yam U	TIU	NUCE
Hirosaki University	xxx	20-13	20-0	A-A
Yamagata University	13-20	xxx	26-14	A-A
Tohoku Industrial University	0-20	14-26	xxx	A-A
Nihom University College of Engineering	A-A	A-A	A-A	xxx

Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association [Ref: 2]

Report

Tohoku University Hornets won the 2019 Tohoku Collegiate American Football association Championship with a perfect 4-0 Won-Loss Record. They then went on to meet Hokkaido University in the North Japan Pine Bowl, where they won 34-9. This allowed them to play in the East Japan Championship against the winners of the Kanto Region, where they lost 41-10 to Inada University. Tohoku Region is the Northeast Region of Japan, on Honshu Island, the biggest of Japan’s Islands.

Map of Tohoku Region, Japan

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References

Logo

[1] Tokai Collegiate American Football Association (2021) flag [Internet] Available from: http://www.tkcafa.jp/button/flag.gif [Accessed 2 May 2021]

Websites

[2] Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (2019) Hoshitori [Internet] Available from: http://tcaa.jp/hoshitori.html [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[3] Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (2020) Taikai [Internet] Available from: http://tcaa.jp/taikai.html [Accessed 10 May 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caoilfhionn Nic Fhearai, Keiko, Grant Farrell and John Gunning

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 3 May 2021

May 10, 2020

North Japan University Football Pine Bowl (Tohoku v Hokkaido) 2012-Present

Pine Bowl Results 2012-Present

Date	Tohoku Region Champions		Hokkaido Region Champions
11.11.2012	Tohoku University Hornets	34	Sapporo Gakuin University	13
17.11.2013	Tohoku University Hornets	20	Hokkaido University	16
08.11.2014	Tohoku University Hornets	10	Hokkaido University	7
15.11.2015	Tohoku University Hornets	17	Hokkaido University	0
05.11.2016	Tohoku University Hornets	29	Hokkaido University	22
04.11.2017	Tohoku University Hornets	14	Hokkaido University	3
03.11.2018	Tohoku University Hornets	38	Hokkai Gakuin University	14
03.11.2019	Tohoku University Hornets	34	Hokkaido University	9

Tohoku Student American Football Association (TCAA) Pine Bowl 2012-Present [Ref: 1-8]

Report

The Pine Bowl is the University Championship game for North Japan. It is played between the winners of the Tohoku Region (Northeast Japan – Honshu Island, the largest of Japan’s Islands) and Hokkaido Region (Hokkaido Island – the Northernmost of Japan’s main Islands). The winner goes on to meet the winners of Kanto Championship for the East Japan Championship.

Tohoku University Hornets (Tohoku Region) won the Pine Bowl 8 years in a row from 2012 to 2019. Hokkaido University were the Hokkaido representatives on six of these occasions, Sapporo Gakuin University the Hokkaido representatives in 2012, and Hokkai Gakuin University the representatives in 2018.

Pine Bowl 2018 Action Photo – Tohoku University Hornets v Hokkai Gakuin University (Pic: Takayanagi)[Ref: 9]

References

Websites

[1] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2012) Pine Bowl 2012 result [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 5 March 2019]

[2] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2013) Pine Bowl 2013 result [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 5 March 2019]

[3] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2014) Pine Bowl 2014 result http://www.tcaa.jp/pinebowl2014/PineBowl_result.html [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 5 March 2019]

[4] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2015) Pine Bowl 2015 result [Internet] Available from: http://www.tcaa.jp/pinebowl2015/PineBowl_result.html [Accessed 5 March 2019]

[5] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2016) Pine Bowl 2016 result [Internet] Available from: http://www.tcaa.jp/pinebowl2016/PineBowl_result.html [Accessed 5 March 2019]

[6] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2017) Pine Bowl 2017 result [Internet] Available from: http://www.tcaa.jp/pinebowl2017/PineBowl_result.html [Accessed 5 March 2019]

[7] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2018) Pine Bowl 2018 result [Internet] Available from: http://www.tcaa.jp/pinebowl2018/PineBowl_result.html [Accessed 5 March 2019]

[8] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2019) Pine Bowl 2019 result [Internet] Available from: http://www.tcaa.jp/pinebowl2019/PineBowl_result.html [Accessed 5 March 2019]

Images

[9] Tohoku Student American Football Association (2018) 下記の各画像をクリックするとおおきな画像をご覧いただけます。t [Photo by Takayanagi [Internet] Available from: http://www.tcaa.jp/pinebowl2018/ST6A02281.jpg [Accessed 5 March 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caoilfhionn Nic Fhearai, Grant Farrell and John Gunning

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 May 2020