Category: AAA Football Leagues

June 5, 2021

United Football League 2011

Final Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Virginia Destroyers (C)	4	3	1	0	105	63	.750
Las Vegas Locomotives (P)	4	3	1	0	83	67	.750
Omaha Nighthawks	4	1	3	0	62	96	.250
Sacramento Mountain Lions	4	1	3	0	80	104	.250

Reference: [3]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Consolation Game
21.10.2011	Omaha Nighthawks	19	Sacramento Mountain Lions	25
	Championship Game
21.10.2011	Virginia Destroyers	17	Las Vegas Locomotive	3

Reference: [3]

Regular Season

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
15.09.2011	Omaha Nighthawks	13	Virginia Destroyers	23
17.09.2011	Sacramento Mountain Lions	17	Las Vegas Locomotives	23
	Week 2
24.09.2011	Virginia Destroyers	34	Las Vegas Locomotives	17
	Week 3
01.10.2011	Sacramento Mountain Lions	30	Omaha Nighthawks	33
	Week 4
07.10.2011	Virginia Destroyers	28	Sacramento Mountain Lions	6
08.10.2011	Las Vegas Destroyers	30	Omaha Nighthawks	10
	Week 5
15.10.2011	Sacramento Mountain Lions	27	Virginia Destroyers	20
15.10.2011	Omaha Nighthawks	6	Las Vegas Locomotives	13

[References: 2]

Report

For the third season of the United Football League the league dropped back down to four teams with the loss of Florida Tuskers and Hartford Colonials but with the addition of new team Virginia Destroyers based in Virginia Beach. With a limited schedule of four games each plus one guaranteed post-season game per team, the Virginia Destroyers and Las Vegas Locomotives both reached the Championship Game on 3-1 records. This time Las Vegas Locomotives lost the title game 3-17, its’ first time losing a Championship Game. Sacramento Mountain Lions won the Consolation Game 25-19 versus Omaha Nighthawks 25-19 in overtime.

References

Images

[1] United Football League | Internet Archive (2012) UFL Shield [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20121029043349im_/http://ufl-football.com.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/Logos/UFL_Shield.png[Accessed 13 August 2019]

Internet Archive

[2] United Football League | Internet Archive (2011) Schedule 2011 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20111026023511/http://www.ufl-football.com/schedule [Accessed 13 August 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghaill.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 5 June 2021

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only.

June 4, 2021

United Football League 2010

UFL 2010

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Las Vegas Locomotives (C)	8	5	3	0	174	142	.625
Florida Tuskers (P)	8	5	3	0	213	186	.625
Sacramento Mountain Lions	8	4	4	0	169	164	.500
Hartford Colonials	8	3	5	0	169	194	.375
Omaha Nighthawks	8	3	5	0	113	202	.375

Reference: [2]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Championship Game
27.10.2010	Las Vegas Locomotives	23	Florida Tuskers	20

Reference: [2]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
18.09.2010	Hartford Colonials	27	Sacramento Mountain Lions	10
18.09.2010	Las Vegas Locomotives	20	Florida Tuskers	27
	Week 2
24.09.2010	Omaha Nighthawks	27	Hartford Colonials	26
25.09.2010	Sacramento Mountain Lions	24	Florida Tuskers	20
	Week 3
30.09.2010	Florida Tuskers	17	Las Vegas Locomotives	20
02.10.2010	Omaha Nighthawks	18	Sacramento Mountain Lions	17
	Week 4
08.10.2010	Las Vegas Locomotives	22	Omaha Nighthawks	10
09.10.2010	Hartford Colonials	20	Florida Tuskers	33
	Week 5
15.10.2010	Sacramento Mountain Lions	3	Las Vegas Locomotives	26
16.10.2010	Hartford Colonials	14	Omaha Nighthawks	19
	Week 6
21.10.2010	Florida Tuskers	17	Sacramento Mountain Lions	21
23.10.2010	Las Vegas Locomotives	24	Hartford Colonials	21 (OT)
	Week 7
28.10.2010	Omaha Nighthawks	10	Las Vegas Locomotives	24
30.10.2010	Sacramento Mountain Lions	26	Hartford Colonials	27
	Week 8
05.11.2010	Florida Tuskers	31	Omaha Nighthawks	14
06.11.2010	Las Vegas Locomotives	24	Sacramento Mountain Lions	27
	Week 9
11.11.2010	Florida Tuskers	41	Hartford Colonials	7
13.11.2010	Sacramento Mountain Lions	41	Omaha Nighthawks	3
	Week 10
19.11.2010	Omaha Nighthawks	10	Florida Tuskers	27
20.11.2010	Hartford Colonials	27	Las Vegas Locomotives	14

[References: 2]

Report

The second season of the resurrected United Football League in 2010 saw an expansion into the Midwest with the addition of Omaha Nighthawks (Nebraska). The Hartford Colonials replaced the New York Sentinels and the California Redwoods moved from San Jose to Sacramento renaming themselves the Mountain Lions. The League was also far more competitive with Las Vegas Locomotives and Florida Tuskers (Orlando) both reaching the Championship Game on 5-3 records, Florida after a 27-10 victory in Omaha which consigned the Nighthawks to bottom spot on 3-5. Hartford also finished 3-5 with a win at home to Las Vegas Locomotives on the last day of the season. Sacramento Mountain Lions finished 4-4 the week before with a huge 41-3 victory over Omaha but their slim hopes were dashed on the Final week when they had to watch on with a bye week. The Championship Game itself was also close as Las Vegas Locomotives won by 3 points against Florida Tuskers for the second time in as many seasons defeating the Tuskers 23-20 with a fourth quarter safety sealing the victory.

References

Internet Archive

Images

Internet Archives

[2] United Football League | Internet Archive (2011) Schedule 2010 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20110609043730/http://www.ufl-football.com/schedule [Accessed 13 August 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghaill.

About this document

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Last Updated: 4 June 2021

June 4, 2021

United Football League 2009

Final Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Florida Tuskers (C)	6	6	0	0	183	92	1.000
Las Vegas Locomotive (P)	6	4	2	0	167	100	.667
California Redwoods (P)	6	2	4	0	105	134	.333
New York Sentinels	6	0	6	0	56	185	.000

Reference: Compiled from results in : 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Championship Game
27.11.2009	Florida Tuskers	17	Las Vegas Locomotive	20 (OT)

Reference: [2]

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
08.10.2009	Las Vegas Locomotives	30	California Redwoods	17
10.10.2009	Florida Tuskers	35	New York Sentinels	13
	Week 2
14.10.2009	Las Vegas Locomotives	15	Florida Tuskers	29
17.10.2009	California Redwoods	24	New York Sentinels	7
	Week 3
24.10.2009	Florida Tuskers	34	California Redwoods	7
	Week 4
29.10.2009	New York Sentinels	13	California Redwoods	20
30.10.2009	Florida Tuskers	27	Las Vegas Locomotives	24
	Week 5
04.11.2009	New York Sentinels	10	Las Vegas Locomotives	41
	Week 6
12.11.2009	New York Sentinels	6	Florida Tuskers	24
14.11.2009	California Redwoods	10	Las Vegas Locomotives	16
	Week 7
19.11.2009	California Redwoods	27	Florida Tuskers	34
20.11.2009	Las Vegas Locomotives	41	New York Sentinels	7

[References: 2]

Report

The United Football League played its first season in 2009, styling itself as a development league for the National Football League (NFL). The 2009 season featured four teams: Las Vegas Locomotives, Florida Tuskers (Orlando), California Redwoods (San Jose) and New York Sentinels with each of the games during the regular season going according to form. Florida Tuskers won the Regular Season Championship with a 6-0 record, Las Vegas joined them in the Championship game with a 4-2 record. California Redwoods had a chance to overhaul Las Vegas on the penultimate week of the season but lost 10-16 in the crucial match-up with the Locomotives, dropping the Redwoods to 2-4 for the season after they lost another close encounter with Florida in their last match. New York Sentinels lost all six games. The Championship Game proved to be a thriller with Las Vegas Locomotives shocking the Florida Tuskers 20-17 in overtime.

References

Internet Archive

Images

Internet Archive

[2] United Football League | Internet Archive (2010) Schedule 2009 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20100102212241/http://www.ufl-football.com/schedule [Accessed 13 August 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghaill

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Last Updated: 4 June 2021

May 6, 2021

FXFL Fall Experimental Football League 2015

FXFL 2015

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Brooklyn Bolts	4	3	1	0			.750
Florida Blacktips	1	1	0	0			1.000
Hudson Valley Fort	3	0	3	0			.000

FXFL Standings 2015 [Reference: 2]

Schedule

Week	Date	Home Team		Away Team
1	02.10.2015	Brooklyn Bolts	6	Florida Blacktips	29
2	10.10.2015	Hudson Valley Fort	23	Brooklyn Bolts	45
3	17.10.2015	Brooklyn Bolts	34	Hudson Valley Fort	9
4	23.10.2015	Hudson Valley Fort	L	Brooklyn Bolts	W
5	29.10.2015	Brooklyn Bolts		Florida Blacktips
6	06.11.2015	Hudson Valley Fort		Florida Blacktips

[References: 3]

Report

The FXFL was a Development Football League that lasted two seasons in 2014 and 2015. The 2015 season started with road team Florida Blacktips defeating Brooklyn Bolts 29-6, thereafter three games in-a-row were played by Brooklyn Bolts and Hudson Valley Fort as the New York-based league finished with all three games won by the Bolts. The Brooklyn Bolts finished top of the Standings on 3-1.

You Tube Video

Week 3 Brooklyn Bolts 34 Hudson Valley Fort 9

About

The FXFL or Fall Experimental Football League was a AAA American Football League which drew crowds in the region of 1,500 (Omaha Mammoths v Blacktips, 16 October 2014]

It operated for two seasons, with one team, the Blacktips, playing a half schedule, away from home, both seasons.

Brooklyn Bolts were the top team both seasons.

References

Images

[1] FXFL | Wayback Machine (2016) FXFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160129203021im_/http://nebula.wsimg.com/711d1b30ebf4524942d1be671325df74?AccessKeyId=B5844B09487E75DCA4FF&disposition=0&alloworigin=1%5BAccessed 24 January 2020]

You Tube

[2] FXFL | Wayback Machine (2016) Home [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160129101535/http://gofxfl.com/ [Accessed 24 January 2020]

[3] FXFL | Wayback Machine (2016) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20151120132806/http://www.gofxfl.com/schedule.html [Accessed 24 January 2020]

[4] Dan Lee Channel (2020) April 14, 2020 FXFL 2015 Oct 17 Hudson Valley Fort at Brooklyn Bolts [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvxtSofWFJs [Accessed 6 May 2021][Final Score at 2:33:45][Previous Score at: 0:30 to 2:00]

[5] hvsports Channel (2015) October 11, 2015 Fort vs Bolt FXFL [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dvcnLN1FKE [Accessed 6 May 2021] [Final Score at 6:17]

[6] Dan Lee Channel (2020) April 14, 2020 FXFL 2015 Oct 02 Florida Blacktips vs Brooklyn Bolts [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBnAslH240M [Accessed 6 May 2021] [Final Score at 1:52:57]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Michael O’Callaghan

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Last Updated: 6 May 2021

May 6, 2021

The Spring League Indianapolis & Houston 2021

Standings

The Spring League 2021	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
TSL North (Indianapolis)
Linemen	4	3	1	0	130	76	.750
Alphas	4	3	1	0	86	83	.750
Conquerors	4	2	2	0	121	99	.500
Aviators	4	0	4	0	25	104	.000
TSL South (Houston)
Jousters	4	3	1	0	84	40	.750
Blues	4	2	2	0	50	74	.500
Generals	4	2	2	0	69	61	.500
Sea Lions	4	1	3	0	53	75	.250

[References: 2]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Championship Game
19/06/2021	TBD	TBD

[References: 2]

Schedule

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
06/05/2021	Aviators	9	Alphas	23
06/05/2021	Linemen	20	Conquerors	27
07/05/2021	Blues	15	Sea Lions	12
08/05/2021	Jousters	19	Generals	21
	Week 2
15/05/2021	Alphas	26	Conquerors	21
15/05/2021	Aviators	3	Linemen	17
17/05/2021	Generals	13	Sea Lions	17
17/05/2021	Jousters	28	Blues	7
	Week 3
20/05/2021	Conquerors	34	Aviators	7
20/05/2021	Alphas	7	Linemen	47
22/05/2021	Blues	9	Generals	24
22/05/2021	Sea Lions	7	Jousters	22
	Week 4
27/05/2021	Conquerors	39	Linemen	46
27/05/2021	Alphas	30	Aviators	6
29/05/2021	Sea Lions	10	Blues	19
29/05/2021	Generals	11	Jousters	22
	Week 5
03/06/2021	Conquerors	27	Alphas	10
04/06/2021	Linemen		Aviators
05/06/2021	Sea Lions		Generals
05/06/2021	Blues		Jousters
	Week 6
11/06/2021	Generals		Blues
11/06/2021	Jousters		Sea Lions
12/06/2021	Aviators		Conquerors
12/06/2021	Linemen		Alphas

[References: 2]

Report

The Spring League expanded to 8 teams in 2021 with the addition of Linemen and Sea Lions and for the first time since its birth in 2017 shall consist of two divisions: North and South, each based in a different city: North in Indianapolis and South in Houston.

Week 1 5-7 May 2021

Brian Burt and Blake Morgan combined for 273 yards rushing and QB Vad Lee added two goal-line Touchdowns as the Alphas opened with a 23-9 win over Aviators in Indianapolis. Also in Indianapolis Conquerors utilised smart defensive play and a resilient quarterback to defeat expansion team Linemen 27-20. In Houston the South Division opened with the Blues outlasting the Sea Lions despite Wide receiver Tom Lavine’s fourth quarter touchdown catch of the day as it finished 15-12 to the Blues. An exciting finish in the fourth game saw Jousters take a late lead through Quarterback Drew Aderson only for his opposite number Ryan Mallett to strike back immediately for the win. Generals won 21-19 helped greatly by kicker Lirim Hajrullahu’s five from five field goals.

Week 2 12-14 May 2021

In Week 2 Alphas became the only undefeated The Spring League team with a 26-21 win over Conquerors, meanwhile in the other North Division match-up Linemen defeated Aviators 17-3 to move to 1-1 and leave Aviators the only team without a win. In the South Division all teams were on 1-1 records after Sea Lions defeated Generals 17-3 and Jousters beat Blues 28-7.

About

The Spring League is a Professional Development League (D-League) which plays all its’ games in one city to enable talent scouts from the NFL and CFL to view all the players in one location. As of March 23, 2020, the Spring League had seen 229 players sign professional contracts with Major or AAA Leagues since its’ first season in 2017: 90 with the National Football League, 51 with the Canadian Football League, 55 with the Alliance of American Football (AAA League 2019) and 33 with the XFL (AAA League 2020) [Ref: 6]

References

Images

[1] The Spring League (2017) Profile Picture August 13, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/68494309_2435273623417739_8497449137069883392_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ohc=osM0If13hRYAX9kbxYM&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=3d2ef90b030c12beaf5c4be4b091d540&oe=5E9E9711%5BAccessed 25 January 2020]

Websites

[2] The Spring League (2021) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://thespringleague.com/?page_id=5732 [Accessed 4 June 2021]

[3] The Spring League (2021) League [Internet] Available from: https://thespringleague.com/?page_id=136 [Accessed 6 May 2021]

[4] The Spring League Facebook (2021) Post, May 7:”The two headed Alphas RB monster of Brian Burt (139 yds) and Blake Morgan (134 yds/TD) ran all over the Aviators in Game 1 tonight en route to a decisive victory. QB Vad Lee added two goal line rushing TDs of his own.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/306368164193780 [Accessed 9 May 2021]

[5] The Spring League Facebook (2021) Post, May 7:”The difference in Game 2 of Week 1 was the Conquerors ability to capitalize on their opportunities while the Linemen could not. Strong ground game, smart QB play, and a resilient defense secure the W for the Conquerors..” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/306452994185297 [Accessed 9 May 2021]

[6] The Spring League Facebook (2021) Post, May 8:”The Blues take Round 1 of “The Hunt” at #TSL2021 in the South Division’s opening game from Rice Stadium in Houston. They outlast the Sea Lions despite WR Tom Lavine’s jaw dropping play-of-the-game TD grab in the fourth..” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/307258050771458 [Accessed 9 May 2021]

[7] The Spring League Facebook (2021) Post, May 8:”What an unbelievable finish in Houston! After QB Drew Aderson inspires the Jousters to a late lead, the Generals eek out a W on a convincing return to the gridiron for QB Ryan Mallett and an unreal 5/5 kicking performance from Lirim Hajrullahu!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/307715927392337 [Accessed 9 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan and Decy Maher.

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Last Updated: 4 June 2021

March 12, 2021

Major Rival Football Leagues 2019

Canadian Football League 2019

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
West Division
Saskatchewan Roughriders (P)	18	13	5	0	487	386	26
Calgary Stampeders (P)	18	12	6	0	482	407	24
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (P)	18	11	7	0	508	409	22
Edmonton Eskimoes	18	8	10	0	406	400	16
BC Lions	18	5	13	0	411	452	10
East Division
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (P)	18	15	3	0	551	344	30
Montreal Alouettes (P)	18	10	8	0	479	485	20
Toronto Argonauts (P)	18	4	14	0	373	562	8
Ottawa REDBLACKS	18	3	15	0	312	564	6

Reference: [37]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Eastern Semi-Final
10.11.2019	Montreal Alouettes	29	Edmonton Eskimoes	37
	Western Semi-Final
10.11.2019	Calgary Stampeders	14	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	35
	Eastern Final
17.10.2019	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	36	Edmonton Eskimoes	16
	Western Final
17.10.2019	Saskatchewan Roughriders	13	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	20
	107th Grey Cup
24.11.2019	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	33	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	12

Reference: [38]

Alliance of American Football 2019

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Conference
Orlando Apollos	8	7	1	0	236	136	.875
Birmingham Iron	8	5	3	0	165	133	.625
Memphis Express	8	2	6	0	152	194	.250
Atlanta Legends	8	2	6	0	88	213	.250
Western Conference
San Antonio Commanders	8	5	3	0	158	154	.625
Arizona Hotshots	8	5	3	0	186	144	.625
San Diego Fleet	8	3	5	0	158	161	.375
Salt Lake Stallions	8	3	5	0	135	143	.200

Alliance of American Football Standings 2019 Reference: 11-12]

The Alliance of American Football filed for Bancruptcy afer 8 of 10 weeks.

Liga Football Americano (Mexico) 2019

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Conferencia Centro
*CDMX Condors	8	6	2	0	205	150	75
*CDMX Mayas	8	5	3	0	130	129	63
Puebla Artilleros	8	5	3	0	145	131	63
CDMX Mexicas	8	2	6	0	132	170	25
Conferencia Norte
*Edomex Raptors	8	6	2	0	210	118	75
Saltillo Dinos	8	3	5	0	110	125	38
Monterrey Fundidores	8	3	5	0	134	133	38
Toluca Osos	8	2	6	0	116	226	25

Reference: [8]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
27.04.19	CDMX Condors	18	CDMX Mayas	13
27.04.19	Edomex Raptors	53	Monterrey Fundidores	47
	Tazon Mexico IV		Cd. De Los Deportes
12.05.19	CDMX Condors	20	Edomex Raptors	16

Reference: [9]

European Super League 2019

Topliga 2019	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts	Pct
*Warsaw Eagles	6	6	0	0	288	16	12	1.000
*Bydgoszcz Archers	6	5	1	0	216	33	10	.833
*Vilnius Iron Wolves	6	4	2	0	94	81	8	.667
Krakow Tigers	6	2	4	0	72	200	4	.333
Kaunas Dukes	6	1	5	0	59	253	2	.167
Zabki Dukes	6	0	6	0	44	258	0	.000
EESL 2019
*Moscow Spartans	6	5	1	0	182	19	10	.833
*St. Petersburg North Legion	6	5	1	0	94	65	10	.833
Minsk Litvins	6	1	5	0	93	184	2	.167
St. Petersburg Griffins	6	1	5	0	45	146	2	.167

European Super League 2019 [Reference: 1

Date	HomeTeam		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
06.07.2019	Bydgoszcz Archers		Vilnius Iron Wolves
	Final
20.07.2019	Warsaw Eagles	20	Bydgoszcz Archers	0

European Super League Topliga Playoffs 2019 [Reference: 2

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	3rd Place Playoff
13.07.2019	St. Petersburg Griffins	36	Minsk Litvins	20
	Final
13.07.2019	St. Petersburg North Legion	16	Moscow Spartans	42

European Super League EESL Playoffs 2019 [Reference: 2]

Date	HomeTeam	Away Team
	ESL-EESL Final
27.07.2019	Moscow Spartans	Warsaw Eagles

European Super League Topliga-Eastern European Super League Playoffs 2019 [Reference: 2]

Arena Football League 2019

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Albany Empire	12	10	2	0	620	474	.833
*Washington Valor	12	7	5	0	538	552	.583
*Philadelphia Soul	12	7	5	0	523	530	.583
*Baltimore Brigade	12	7	5	0	500	439	.583
Atlantic City Blackjacks	12	4	8	0	518	550	.333
Columbus Destroyers	12	1	11	0	394	548	.083

Reference: [1]

Date	Time	Home Team		Away Team
		Playoffs
27.07.2019	19:00	Albany Empire	61	Baltimore Brigade	26
03.08.2019	19:00	Baltimore Brigade	21	Albany Empire	62
		(Albany won 123-47 on agg)
28.07.2019	15:30	Washington Valor	33	Philadelphia Soul	69
04.08.2019	16:00	Philadelphia Soul	48	Washington Valor	41
		(Philadelphia won 117-74 on agg)
		Arena Bowl
11.08.2019	20:00	Albany Empire	45	Philadelphia Soul	27

Reference: [2]

Legends Football League United States 2019

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Conference
*Atlanta Steam	5	3	2	0	157	109	.600
Nashville Knights	4	2	2	0	65	87	.500
Omaha Heart	4	2	2	0	101	158	.500
Chicago Bliss	4	0	4	0	47	106	.000
Western Conference
**Seattle Mist	6	5	1	0	303	117	.833
*Austin Acoustic	5	4	1	0	156	125	.800
*Los Angeles Temptation	6	3	3	0	185	212	.500
Denver Dream	4	0	4	0	65	155	.000

Reference: Compiled from: [4] Note: Playoff Results Count in Standings / ** Legends Cup 2019 Champions / * Qualify for Playoffs

Date	Time	Home Team		Away Team
		LFL Playoffs		Toyota Arena, Ontario, CA
24.08.2019	19:00 PT	Austin Acoustic	29	Los Angeles Temptation	39
24.08.2019	17:00 PT	Seattle Mist	38	Atlanta Steam	14
		LFL Legends Cup 2019		Accesso Showare Center, Kent, WA
14.09.2019		Seattle Mist	56	Los Angeles Temptation	20

Reference: [5]

Liga Xtrema de Futbol Arena Mexico Division 1 – Autumn 2019

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Division 1 A
*Spartans CDMX	6	6	0	0	226	86	12
*Cowboys	6	5	1	0	152	112	10
*Generales	6	4	2	0	158	131	8
*Demonios Showtime	6	3	3	0	155	112	6
Carneros Pre	6	2	4	0	93	173	4
Division 1B
*Supermans	6	5	1	0	179	162	10
*Toritos Texcoco	6	3	3	0	128	159	6
*Black Thunder	6	2	4	0	145	140	4
*Sharks	6	2	4	0	119	171	4
Cat Crazy	6	2	4	0	88	107	4
Knights	6	1	5	0	107	130	2

Lega Extrema de Futbol Arena Mexico LEXFA Division I Otoño Standings 2019 [Reference: 27]

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Semi-Finales 1B
26.10.2019	Supermans	26	Sharks	7
27.10.2019	Toritos Texcoco	19	Black Thunder	41
	Semi-Finales 1A
26.10.2019	Spartans CDMX	48	Demonios Showtime	32
26.10.2019	Generales	24	Cowboys	18
	Finale 1B
02.11.2019	Supermans	42	Black Thunder	26
	Finale 1A
02.11.2019	Spartans CDMX	34	Generales	12

Lega Extrema de Futbol Arena Mexico LEXFA Division I Otoño Playoffs 2019 [Reference: 28-30

China Arena Football League 2019

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Wuhan Gators	3	3	0	0	28	6	1.000
*Beijing Lions	3	2	1	0	36	6	.667
Shenyang Black Rhinos	3	1	2	0	12	22	.333
Shanghai Legend	3	0	3	0	0	42	.000

References: Compiled from Results in :[16-17]

Date	Time	Home Team		Away Team
		3rd Place Game
08.12.2019	11:00 AM	Shenyang Black Rhinos	18	Shanghai Legend	6
		Championship
08.12.2019	11:00 AM	Wuhan Gators	30	Beijing Lions	22

Reference: [13; 18-19]

Report – General

The 2019 Major Rival Football season was one of the most full and exciting in a long time. With four outdoor leagues (Canadian Football League, Alliance of American Football, Liga de Futbol Americano Mexico and the European Super League, as well as four Arena Leagues (Arena Football League, Legends Football League United States, Liga Xtrema de Futbol Arena Mexico, and China Arena Football League) to choose from the Football Fan was spoilt.

Report – Canadian Football League 2019

Canadian Football League Logo [References: 36]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated three higher-ranked teams in the playoffs to win the Grey Cup in 2019 – having defeated Calgary Stampeders 35-14 in the Western Semi-Final, then Sasktatchewan Roughriders 20-13 in the Western Final, they proceeded to defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33-12 to take home the Grey Cup.

Report – Alliance of American Football 2019

The Alliance of American Football was a AAA (2nd Level) American Football League, which unusually for the time, managed to start the season, although it filed for bankruptcy after 8 of ten weeks, with Orlando Apollos (7-1) and Birmingham Iron (5-3) in the Eastern Conference, and San Antonio Commanders (5-3) and Arizona Hotshots (5-3) in the Western Coference, in Playoff spots.

Its’ place as a AAA Alternative to the National Football League was taken in 2020 by the second incarnation of the XFL. There was also failed attempts in 2020 to start Major League Football and the Freedom Football League. Ian Jones, who was born in Cork, Ireland, was Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Salt Lake Stallions in the AAF in 2019.

Biography of Ian Jones

Ian Jones, Irish-Born GAA Football, Rugby Union and NFL American Football Coach 2010-Present [Reference: 35][Picture Credit: Ian Jones LinkedIn Profile]

Ian Jones, born in Cork, was appointed Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the Houston Texans in 2017. He started doing voluntary work, mostly coaching in the GAA while still in College in 2010, where he was Head Strength & Conditioning Coach with Cork GAA (Official) and one other coach, Mark Kilgallon, who is now Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the AFL’s Sydney Swans, saw potential, and got him an Internship at the University of South Carolina, using his contacts with Craig Fitzgerald, whom he had worked with at Harvard University in the mid-2000s.

He worked 12 Hours a Day at USC, seven days a week, 8 hours each day coaching the Football Team.
[1] After two summers at USC he moved on to London Welsh Rugby Union team, and his first Professional Contract. he was surprised at how low-level the set-up was. They had just been promoted to the Premiership, but the budget was small compared the Colleges in the USA, where Stsdiums can seat 110,000 people and there are massively successful alumni who can fund the College Programmes. He decided to phone Fitzgerald again and tell him it was not working out and secured a contract with Penn State College Football Team.

He stayed for three years at Penn State coaching the University’s Football Team as well as being involved in Coaching 30 other sports during his time there, including the College Rugby Team, and the USA Women’s Rugby Squad which also had s base there. While involved with the USA Women’s Rugby Team he got to go to Canadaon Tour with the, and also travel to Wales, England and the World Cup in france in 2014. . By now Fitzgerald had moved on to become a Coach at the Houston Texans. Jones ended up taking a low level position with the Cleveland Browns in 2016, and from there went on to the Houston Texans in 2017, after Fitzgerald called him up when a position became vacant. [1]

At the Texans a typical day stated at 3 A.M. the S&C Staff train at 3:45 AM, At 6 AM they Preview the Day and set up the Weight Room. At 7 AM they train the 30-or-so Rookies (First Year Players). At 8 AM they have a team meeting and 8:30 AM the S&C staff meet for injury/rehab reports. 9 AM they train the five Long Snappers, Kickers and Punters. 10 AM is full practice – Three Hours Long. At 1 PM until 3 PM the non-Rookies are trained individually, staggerred, before they move off to their own individual training. After that it calms down – they eat, review what needs to be done in the Weightroom, look at data from Practice. at 5 or 6 PM another full team meeting and at 7 PM a Final walk-through for the Day. Once the meetings are finished around 8 or 9 PM, that’s the day done. [1]

From the Texans he took up the position of Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Salt Lake Stalions, of the Alliance of American Football, a AAA American Football League, the equivalent of Championship in English Soccer, and from July 2019 to July 2020 was Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance at Wagner College, Staten Island, New York, a multi-sports NCAA College programme position. In December 2019 he took up the position of Head StrengthConditioning Coach at Rugby United in New York, and also the role of Strength and Conditioning Consultant. From June 2018 to August 2020 he was also Head of Physical Performance of USA Rugby and at the same time Physical Performance Consultant. [References: 33-35]

Report – Liga de Futbol Americano Mexico 2019

Condores CDMX won the Mexica Bowl 20-16 against Raptors de Edomex. The two teams had defeated Mayas CDMX and Fundidores de Monterrey in the Playoffs by less than a touchdown, with the Raptors winning 53-47 in a shootout, and the other semi-final being a much closer affair, with Condores triumphing 18-13 in a Federal District battle.

Report – European Super League

European Super League Logo [Reference: 39]

The European Super League was an American Football League featuring four teams from Poland and two from Lithuania in the Topliga and three from Russia and one from Belarusin the East European Super League, that followed on from the Central European Football League (2006-2016) and the Amsterdam Crusaders (International-only schedule 2018) as the top level European American Football League played on a weekly basis in two or more countries.

The two Divisions (or Leagues) played separate schedules until the Final. Topliga Champions were Warsaw Eagles who defeated Bydgoszcz Archers, both Poland, 20-0 in the Topliga Final. Lithuania’s Vilnius Iron Wolves were defeated in the Semi-Final. East European Super League Champions were Moscow Spartans who had a surprisingly easy 42-16 victory over St. Petersburg North Legion in the EESL Final. There were plans for a European Super League Topliga – East European Super League Final between the Warsaw Eagles and EESL Champions Moscow Spartans but it appears to have not taken place.

Report – Arena Football League 2019

The 2019 season in the Arena Football League was the last in this most successful independent alternative to the National Football League since the American Football League of 1960 to 1969. With only six teams in it’s last season, Albany Empire triumphed in the Arena Bowl XXXIII 45-27 over Philadelphia Soul. Its’ legacy is Arena Indoor Football Leagues all over the USA, as well as in Mexico, and copycat leagues such as the Legends Football League based on the same idea of a reduced numbers American Football League in an Indoor Arena.

Report – Legends Football League United States 2019

In the Final season of the Legends Football League (the first full season was in 2009) Seattle Mist defeated Los Angeles Temptation 56-20 in Legends Cup 2019. Los Angeles Temptation had shocked Austin Acoustic in the Semi-Finals and Seattle Mist had knocked out Atlanta Sream.

Report – Liga Xtrema de Futbol Arena Mexico Division 1 2019

The Autumn (Otoño) season in the LEXFA (Lega Extrema de Futbol Americano) in Mexico was won by Spartans CDMX in 2019.

LEXFA is an Arena (8v8 Indoor) version of American Football that has become quite popular in Mexico. A team called the Irish, who used the Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo played in a lower division.

Report – China Arena Football League 2019

China Arena Football League Logo [References: 22]

Benjamin Duhon had an interception and score for the Lions defense, and John Taggart added two rushing scores as the Beijing Lions beat the Shenyang Rhinos in Preseason Week 1 [2]

In Preseason Week 2, Wuhan Gators, thrilled the Home Fans by beating the Shanghai Legend 40-0. They were led by QB Jarred Evans, who threw 4 Touchdown passes, and ran for two more, and the defense played its part too, as Defensive Captain, Robert Williams had 2 sacks and several pass deflections. [3]

Wuhan Gators won all 3 Championship Tournament Round-Robin matches to finish top of the table, and earn a place in the Championship Game against Beijing Lions who won their other two matches. Shanghai Legend finished bottom, losing all their matches and played against Shenyang Black Rhinos in the 3rd Place Playoff. [4-5]

In the 3rd Place Playoff, the Shenyang Black Rhinos won again against the Shanghai Legend, after both teams came out guns blazing, scoring on their opening drives. [6]

The Championship Game proved an epic struggle, with Wuhan Gators sending their fans home happy, coming from behind to beat the defending Champions, Beijing Lions 30-22. The Lions had taken a 22-14 lead after an amazing catch and run by Wide Receiver Devin Jones, but the Gators came right back, with tournament MVP Jarred Evans leading the team to a tieing score. In Overtime QB Evans found WR Shida Wang, who outfought the defender, in tight coverage, for the score. The Two-Point Conversion was successful, leaving the Gators 30-22 up, and the there were wild celebrations in the Wuhan camp after the Lions were unable to respond on their next drive. [7]

References

Websites

[1] Arena Football League (2019) 2019 Standings [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com/2019-standings [Accessed 26 July 2019]

[2] Arena Football League (2019) 2019 Arena Football League Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=schedule&season=2019 [Accessed 8 September 2019]

Images

[3] Arena Football League (2019) Arena Football League Reveals New Logo [Internet] Available from: https://snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net/0000015a-a977-d135-adda-fb7fb65f0000/images/c3/b8/20eb27b6418aa78b71d4679d2988/1545950679236_1545950297199_viewliftarticle_16x9images_16x9Images.png [Accessed 17 September 2019]

Websites

[4] Legends Football League (US) (2019) 2019 Standings [Internet] Available from: https://lflus.com/standings [Accessed 15 September 2019]

[5] Legends Football League (US) (2019) Schedule 2019 Standings [Internet] Available from: https://lflus.com/schedule [Accessed 15 September 2019]

Media

[6] Legends Football League | You Tube Channel (2019) LFL | 2019 Season | Legends Cup | Los Angeles Temptation vs Seattle Mist [Final Score LA 20 Sea 56 @1:30:29 | Premiered 14 September 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5436&v=lEt-L0wpDHQ [Accessed 15 September 2019]

Images

[7] Work in Sports (2019) Legends Football League Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.workinsports.com/logos/24419.png [Accessed 17 September 2019]

Websites

[8] LFA Mexico (2019) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/standings/ [Accessed 15 April 2019]

[9] LFA Mexico (2019) Calendario [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/calendario/[Accessed 13 May 2019]

Images

[10] Brands of the World (2018) LFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://botw-pd.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/logo-thumbnail/s3/012017/untitled-1_0.jpg?itok=is8COLAV [Accessed 1 August 2018]

Websites

[11] Alliance of American Football (2019) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://aaf.com/standings [Accessed 4 April 2019]

[12] Alliance of American Football (2019) Scores [Internet] Available from: https://aaf.com/scores [Accessed 4 April 2019]

[13] Cinema Blend (2019) Alliance of American Football Logo [Internet] Available from: https://img.cinemablend.com/filter:scale/quill/7/f/2/2/7/0/7f22700886f49233eed3d503f8925c90f84e2de8.png?mw=600 [Accessed 17 September 2019]

Websites

[14] China Arena Football League (2019) CAFL 2019 Competition Breakdown! [Internet] Available from: http://caflfootball.com/cafl-2019-competition-breakdown/ [Accessed 3 December 2019]

[15] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, November 13, 2019: ” Final Score from Shenyang: Beijing 28 Shenyang 0 “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2768277399901933 [Accessed 3 December 2019]

[16] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, November 22, 2019: ” Final Score in Wuhan: Gators 40 Shanghai 0 “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2791563504239989 [Accessed 3 December 2019]

[17] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, December 6, 2019: ” Half way through Match Play and Day 1 of the CAFL Championship Tournament and here are the scores: “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2823067901089549 [Accessed 10 December 2019]

[18] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, December 6, 2019: “ The first day is complete and here is how the teams finished in day 1 of Match Play of the CAFL 2019 Championship Tournament. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2823301561066183 [Accessed 10 December 2019]

[19] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, December 8, 2019: ” The Shenyang Black Rhinos take home the 3rd Place OF THE CAFL 2029 Championship Tournament with an 18-6 win over the Shanghai Legends. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2827977440598595 [Accessed 10 December 2019]

[20] China Arena Football League | Facebook (2019) Post, December 8, 2019: ” What an epic battle as the CAFL 2019 Tournament Championship Game gave fans all that they could ask for as the Wuhan Gators came from behind in regulation to tie the score and take the game to overtime to defeat the 2016 champions Beijing Lions 30-22. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/posts/2827996027263403 [Accessed 10 December 2019]

[21] Arena Football League (2019) Official Statement [Internet] Available from: https://www.arenafootball.com/article/nov27-statement [Accessed 3 December 2019]

Images

[22] China Arena Football League (2019) CAFL-AFLG Logo [Internet] Available from: http://caflfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cafl-aflg-1.png [Accessed 3 December 2019]

[23] China Arena Football League (2019) CAFL 2019 Competition Medal [Internet] Available from: http://caflfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CAFL-2019-Competition-Medal-768×768.png [Accessed 10 December 2019]

[24] China Arena Football League | Facebook Page (2019) Photo December 8, 2019: “What an epic battle as the CAFL 2019 Tournament Championship Game ” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CAFLFootball/photos/pcb.2827996027263403/2827995430596796/?type=3&theater [Accessed 10 December 2019]

Images

[25] LEXFA Wayback Machine (2020) Lexfa-ORO-2 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Lexfa-ORO-2.png [Accessed 8 August 2020]

[26] LEXFA Wayback Machine (2017) bannerTop [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20131115003038im_/http://arenafootball.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bannerTop.jpg [Accessed 8 August 2020]

Internet Archive

[27] LEXFA Wayback Machine (2020) Tablas de Posiciones [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/tablas-de-posiciones/ [Accessed 8 August 2020]

[28] LEXFA Wayback Machine (2019) Finales [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/playoffs/ [Accessed 8 August 2020]

[29] LEXFA Wayback Machine (2019) Semifinals y Finales [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/playoffs/#1572295727138-bdd3bccf-2846 [Accessed 8 August 2020]

[30] LEXFA Wayback Machine (2019) Primera Ronda [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/playoffs/#1571783907460-0c128cb1-0e9b [Accessed 8 August 2020]

Online References

[31] Google Translate (2020) Google Translate [Internet] available from: https://translate.google.com/ [Accessed 9 August 2020]

[32] Google Maps (2020) Google Maps [Internet] available from: https://www.google.com/maps [Accessed 9 August 2020]

Websites

[33] Irish Times (2017) Jones’ Road: From coaching GAA to the backroom team of the Houston Texans Friday, September 8, 2017. [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/jones-road-from-coaching-gaa-to-the-backroom-team-of-the-houston-texans-1.3211694 [Accessed 7 April 2018]

Social Media

[34] Ian Jones LinkedIn (2020) Profile [Internet] Available from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-jones-735aa01ab [Accessed 30 December 2020

Images

[35] Ian Jones LinkedIn (2020) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://media-ep1.licdn.com/dms/image/C4E03AQEcEMKlYmWiLA/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/0/1605395567742?e=1614816000&v=beta&t=deF-6Z0ekS7Soo9on_4MB137hgWkme_JtsmQwZ9nkwY[Accessed 31 December 2020]

Images:

[36] Canadian Football League (2019) CFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/wp-content/themes/cfl.ca/images/og-image-default.jpg?_t=201902271522 [Accessed 20 May 2019]

Websites:

[37] Canadian Football League (2019) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/standings/ [Accessed 30 November 2019]

[38] Canadian Football League (2019) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/#week-20 [Accessed 30 November 2019]

Logos

[39] American Football International (2019) ESL-2019-Logo [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 8 December 2020]

Websites

[40] Polska Liga Futbolu Amerykanskiego (2019) European Super League (ESL) – Topliga Tables 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://www.pzfa.pl/tables [Accessed 8 December 2020]

[41] Polska Liga Futbolu Amerykanskiego (2019) European Super League (ESL) – Topliga Matches 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://www.pzfa.pl/matches [Accessed 8 December 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan & Dublin Bay Raptors 2019.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 17 September 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

January 3, 2021

United States Football League 1983-1985

United States Football League Logo [Reference: 1]

USFL 1983

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Atlantic Division
*Philadelphia Stars	18	15	3	0	379	204	.833
Boston Breakers	18	11	7	0	399	334	.611
New Jersey Generals	18	6	12	0	314	437	.333
Washington Federals	18	4	14	0	297	422	.222
Central Division
*Michigan Panthers	18	12	6	0	451	337	.667
*Chicago Blitz	18	12	6	0	456	271	.667
Tampa Bay Bandits	18	11	7	0	363	378	.611
Birmingham Stallions	18	9	9	0	343	326	.500
Pacific Division
*Oakland Invaders	18	9	9	0	319	319	.500
Los Angeles Express	18	8	10	0	296	370	.444
Denver Gold	18	7	11	0	284	304	.389
Arizona Wranglers	18	4	14	0	261	442	222

Reference: [1]

Home Team		Away Team
Divisional Playoffs
Philadelphia Stars	44	Chicago Blitz	38
Michigan Panthers	37	Oakland Invaders	21
1983 USFL Championship Game		Mile High Stadium, Denver
Michigan Panthers	24	Philadelphia Stars	22

Reference:[2]

USFL 1984

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Conference
*Atlantic Division*
*Philadelphia Stars	18	16	2	0	479	225	.889
*New Jersey Generals	18	14	4	0	430	312	.778
Pittsburgh Maulers	18	3	15	0	259	379	.167
Washington Federals	18	3	15	0	270	492	.167
*Southern Division*
*Birmingham Stallions	18	14	4	0	539	316	.778
*Tampa Bay Bandits	18	14	4	0	498	347	.778
New Orleans Breakers	18	8	10	0	349	395	.444
Memphis Showboats	18	7	11	0	320	455	.389
Jacksonville Bulls	18	6	12	0	327	455	.333
Western Conference
*Central Division*
*Houston Gamblers	18	13	5	0	618	400	.722
*Michigan Panthers	18	10	8	0	400	382	.556
San Antonio Gunslingers	18	7	11	0	309	325	.389
Oklahoma Outlaws	18	6	12	0	251	359	.333
Chicago Blitz	18	5	13	0	340	466	.278
*Pacific Division*
*Los Angeles Express	18	10	8	0	338	373	.556
*Arizona Wranglers	18	10	8	0	502	284	.556
Denver Gold	18	9	9	0	356	413	.500
Oakland Invaders	18	7	11	0	242	348	.389

Reference: [3}]

Home Team		Away Team
Conference Semi-Finals
Philadelphia Stars	28	New Jersey Generals	7
Birmingham Stallions	36	Tampa Bay Bandits	17
Arizona Wranglers	17	Houston Gamblers	16
Los Angeles Express	27	Michigan Panthers	21
USFL Semi-Finals
Philadelphia Stars	20	Birmingham Stallions	10
Arizona Wranglers	35	Los Angeles Express	23
1984 USFL Championship		Tampa Stadium, Florida
Philadelphia Stars	23	Arizona Wranglers	3

Reference: [4]

USFL 1985

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Conference
*Birmingham Stallions	18	13	5	0	436	299	.722
*New Jersey Generals	18	11	7	0	418	378	.611
*Memphis Showboats	18	11	7	0	429	337	.611
*Baltimore Stars	18	10	7	1	368	260	.583
*Tampa Bay Bandits	18	10	8	0	405	422	.556
Jacksonville Bulls	18	9	9	0	407	402	.500
Orlando Renegades	18	5	13	0	308	481	.278
Western Conference
*Oakland Invaders	18	13	4	1	473	359	.750
*Denver Gold	18	11	7	0	433	389	.611
*Houston Gamblers	18	10	8	0	544	388	.556
Arizona Wranglers	18	8	10	0	376	405	.444
Portland Breakers	18	6	12	0	275	422	.333
San Antonio Gunslingers	18	5	13	0	296	436	.278
Los Angeles Express	18	3	15	0	266	456	.167

Reference: [5]

Home Team		Away Team
Quarter-Finals
Baltimore Stars	20	New Jersey Generals	17
Birmingham Stallions	22	Houston Gamblers	20
Memphis Showboats	48	Denver Gold	7
Oakland Invaders	30	Tampa Bay Bandits	17
USFL Semi-Finals
Baltimore Stars	28	Birmingham Stallions	14
Oakland Invaders	28	Memphis Showboats	19
1985 USFL Championship Game		Meadowlands, New Jersey
Baltimore Stars	28	Oakland Invaders	24

Reference: [6]

Report

Michigan Panthers defeated Philadelphia Stars 24-22 in the 1983 USFL Championship Game, but the Stars were to win the only two other USFL Championships: 23-3 against the Arizona Wranglers in 1984 and 28-24 as the Baltimore Stars in 1985, triumphing over the Oakland Invaders.

The 1960s, 1970s and 1980s were the heyday of Rival Major Football Leagues to the National Football League. Not only did the American Football League of 1960 to 1969 become so successful that it forced a merger with the NFL, so that there is now a Super Bowl between the AFL and NFL Champions (since the 1970 merger AFC and NFC). The United States Football League was the third such league after the World Football League of 1974-1975. Styling itself the “Outlaw League” it had team names such as Houston Gamblers, Arizona Wranglers, Portland Breakers and San Antonio Gunslingers.

The United States Football League put teams in cities that did not have NFL teams, and played a Spring Schedule, which gave it an edge when looking for fans on seats in stadiums, however, it was locked out of Television Contracts by the NFL, which was proven in an anti-trust action taken by the USFL against the NFL. However, the League was only awarded €1 in compensation by the courts, and folded in its third season, making the mistake off going head-to-head with the NFL in the autumn, an idea of Donald Trump, owner of the New Jersey Generals, and President of the United States of America from 2016 to 2020.

References

Websites

[1] USFL.info (2017) 1983 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1983standings.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[2] USFL.info (2017) 1983 Playoffs [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1983playoffs.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[3] USFL.info (2017) 1984 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1984standings.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[4] USFL.info (2017) 1984 Playoffs [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1984playoffs.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[5] USFL.info (2017) 1985 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1985standings.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[6] USFL.info (2017) 1985 Playoffs [Internet] Available from: http://www.usfl.info/1985playoffs.html [Accessed 3 February 2017]

Images

[7] Sports Logos History (2018) USFL Logo 1983-1985 [Internet] Available from: https://sportslogohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/united_states_football_league.png [Accessed 31 December 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jillian Glynn, Fiona Corrigan, Niamh Hughes, Jim Naughton, Kevin Smyth, Ian Collins, Ian Clarke, Brian Bird.

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Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 3 January 2021

January 2, 2021

XFL 2001

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	PCT
Eastern Division
*Orlando Rage	10	8	2	0	213	185	.800
*Chicago Enforcers	10	5	5	0	186	184	.500
New York / New Jersey Hitmen	10	4	6	0	132	145	.400
Birmingham Thunderbolts	10	2	8	0	131	239	.200
Western Division
*Los Angeles Xtreme	10	7	3	0	235	136	.700
*San Francisco Demons	10	5	5	0	156	161	.500
Memphis Maniax	10	5	5	0	164	166	.500
Las Vegas Outlaws	10	4	6	0	169	143	.400

Reference: [1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
07.04.2001	Orlando Rage	25	San Francisco Demons	26
08.04.2001	Los Angeles Xtreme	33	Chicago Enforcers	16
	XFL Championship		Million Dollar Game Los Angeles, CA
21.04.2001	Los Angeles Xtreme	24	San Francisco Demons	26

[References: 1]

Regular Season Results

DAte	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
03.02.2001	Chicago Enforcers	29	Orlando Rage	23
03.02.2001	NY / NJ Hitmen	0	Las Vegas Outlaws	19
04.02.2001	Birmingham Bolts	20	Memphis Maniax	22
04.02.2001	Los Angeles Xtreme	13	San Francisco Demons	15
	Week 2
10.02.2001	Chicago Enforcers	32	Los Angeles Xtreme	39 2ot
10.02.2001	San Francisco Demons	14	Orlando Rage	26
11.02.2001	NY / NJ Hitmen	12	Birmingham Bolts	19
11.02.2001	Memphis Maniax	3	Las Vegas Outlaws	25
	Week 3
17.02.2001	Las Vegas Outlaws	9	Los Angeles Xtreme	12
17.02.2001	Memphis Maniax	6	San Francisco Demons	13
18.02.2001	Chicago Enforcers	3	Birmingham Bolts	19
18.02.2001	NY / NJ Hitmen	12	Orlando Rage	18
	Week 4
24.02.2001	Chicago Enforcers	0	NY / NJ Hitmen	13
24.02.2001	Birmingham Bolts	6	Orlando Rage	30
25.02.2001	San Francisco Demons	9	Las Vegas Outlaws	16
25.02.2001	Los Angeles Xtreme	12	Memphis Maniax	18
	Week 5
03.03.2001	NY / NY Hitmen	7	Los Angeles Xtreme	22
03.03.2001	Birmingham Bolts	10	San Francisco Demons	39
04.03.2001	Memphis Maniax	19	Orlando Rage	21
04.03.2001	Las Vegas Outlaws	13	Chicago Enforcers	15
	Week 6
10.03.2001	Las Vegas Outlaws	15	Orlando Rage	27
10.03.2001	Chicago Enforcers	23	Memphis Maniax	29
10.03.2001	San Francisco Demons	12	NY / NJ Hitmen	20
10.03.2001	Birmingham Bolts	26	Los Angeles Xtreme	35
	Week 7
17.03.2001	Memphis Maniax	15	NY / NJ Hitmen	16
17.03.2001	Birmingham Bolts	12	Las Vegas Outlaws	34
18.03.2001	Orlando Rage	6	Los Angeles Xtreme	31
18.03.2001	San Francisco Demons	19	Chicago Enforcers	25
	Week 8
24.03.2001	Las Vegas Outlaws	26	Los Angeles Xtreme	35
24.03.2001	Memphis Maniax	12	San Francisco Demons	21
25.03.2001	NY / NJ Hitmen	12	Orlando Rage	17
25.03.2001	Birmingham Bolts	0	Chicago Enforcers	13
	Week 9
31.03.2001	NY / NJ Hitmen	18	Chicago Enforcers	23
31.03.2001	Birmingham Bolts	24	Orlando Rage	29
01.04.2001	Los Angeles Xtreme	12	Memphis Maniax	27
01.04.2001	Las Vegas Outlaws	9	San Francisco Demons	14
	Week 10
07.04.2001	San Francisco Demons	0	Los Angeles Xtreme	24
07.04.2001	Las Vegas Outlaws	3	Memphis Maniax	16
08.04.2001	Birmingham Bolts	0	NY / NJ Hitmen	22
08.04.2001	Orlando Rage	6	Chicago Enforcers	23

[References: 3]

Report

Los Angeles Xtreme won the XFL Championship Game – the Million Dollar Game – in 2001, triumphing 38-6 over San Francisco Demons. There were eight teams in the inaugural season of the XFL, five of them in cities without NFL teams: Los Angeles Xtreme, Birmingham Bolts, Orlando Rage, Memphis Maniax and Las Vegas Outlaws.

The XFL of 2001 was the brainchild of Vince McMahon of the World Wrestling Entertainment, who was refused a license to buy a Canadian Football League team, and instead decided to bankroll his own league. He gained a Television contract with NBC which had lost the rights to show the NFL, and initially, amid much hype the first weeks rating were good, but slid rapidly before the league went out of existence after one season.

The reasons given for this were numerous – there was too much variation on standard Football Rules, the team names were too violent, referencing either criminality or extreme mental states. The cheerleaders were too much like strippers rather compared with the NFL’s cheerleaders. The League was intended to give fans back Hard Working Class Football as had been seen to have disappeared from the NFL, but the XFL was seen as being too hard, more criminally insane than Working Class, according to First Down, a British American Football Newspaper.

References

Images

[2] Birmingham Thunderbolts (2001) XFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.birminghamprosports.com/birminghamthunderbolts/logo%20xfl.jpg [Accessed 20 July 2019]

Websites

[2] Remember the XFL (2017) XFL Final Standings [Internet] Available from: http://sites.google.com/site/rememberthexfl/standings [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[3] Remember the XFL (2017) Weekly Results [Internet] Available from: http://sites.google.com/site/rememberthexfl/weekly-results [Accessed 31 December 2019]

Newspapers

[4] First Down (2001) February to April 2001.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Donie, Nigs, Ian Breathnach, Alan Gray, Mark Mahon, Mark, Denis Culhane, Willie Winters

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 2 January 2021

December 31, 2020

Alliance of American Football 2019

Alliance of American Football Logo [Ref: 3]

Final Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Eastern Conference
Orlando Apollos	8	7	1	0	236	136	.875
Birmingham Iron	8	5	3	0	165	133	.625
Memphis Express	8	2	6	0	152	194	.250
Atlanta Legends	8	2	6	0	88	213	.250
Western Conference
San Antonio Commanders	8	5	3	0	158	154	.625
Arizona Hotshots	8	5	3	0	186	144	.625
San Diego Fleet	8	3	5	0	158	161	.375
Salt Lake Stallions	8	3	5	0	135	143	.200

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
10.02.2019	San Antonio Commanders	15	San Diego Fleet	6
10.02.2019	Orlando Apollos	40	Atlanta Legends	6
10.02.2019	Birmingham Iron	26	Memphis Express	6
11.02.2019	Arizona Hotshots	38	Salt Lake Stallions	22
	Week 2
16.02.2019	Birmingham Iron	12	Salt Lake Stallions	9
17.02.2019	Memphis Express	18	Arizona Hotshots	20
17.02.2019	San Antonio Commanders	29	Orlando Apollos	37
18.02.2019	San Diego Fleet	24	Atlanta Legends	12
	Week 3
23.02.2019	Salt Lake Stallions	23	Arizona Hotshots	15
24.02.2019	Orlando Apollos	21	Memphis Express	17
24.02.2019	Atlanta Legends	12	Birmingham Iron	28
25.02.2019	San Diego Fleet	31	San Antonio Commanders	11
	Week 4
02.03.2019	Memphis Express	26	San Diego Fleet	23
03.03.2019	Salt Lake Stallions	11	Orlando Apollos	20
03.03.2019	Birmingham Iron	11	San Antonio Commanders	12
04.03.2019	Arizona Hotshots	11	Atlanta Legends	14
	Week 5
09.03.2019	Birmingham Iron	14	Orlando Apollos	31
10.03.2019	San Diego Fleet	27	Salt Lake Stallions	25
10.03.2019	Atlanta Legends	23	Memphis Express	20
11.03.2019	Arizona Hotshots	25	San Antonio Commanders	29
	Week 6
2019	Atlanta Legends	6	San Antonio Commanders	37
2019	Orlando Apollos	17	Arizona Hotshots	22
2019	Salt Lake Stallions	22	Memphis Express	9
2019	San Diego Fleet	29	Birmingham Iron	32
	Week 7
2019	Atlanta Legends	6	Orlando Apollos	36
2019	Memphis Express	31	Birmingham Iron	25
2019	Arizona Hotshots	32	San Diego Fleet	15
2019	San Antonio Commanders	19	Salt Lake Stallions	15
	Week 8
2019	Birmingham Iron	17	Atlanta Legends	9
2019	Memphis Express	31	Orlando Apollos	34
2019	Salt Lake Stallions	8	San Diego Fleet	3
2019	San Antonio Commanders	6	Arizona Hotshots	23
	Week 9
2019	Atlanta Legends		Salt Lake Stallions
2019	Arizona Hotshots		Birmingham Iron
2019	San Antonio Commanders		Memphis Express
2019	Orlando Apollos		San Diego Fleet
	Week 10
2019	Memphis Express		Atlanta Legends
2019	Orlando Apollos		Birmingham Iron
2019	San Diego Fleet		Arizona Hotshots
2019	Salt Lake Stallions		San Antonio Commanders

Alliance of American Football Results [Ref: 2]

About

Biography of Ian Jones

Ian Jones, Irish-Born GAA Football, Rugby Union and NFL American Football Coach 2010-Present [Reference: 6][Picture Credit: Ian Jones LinkedIn Profile]

References

Websites

[1] Alliance of American Football (2019) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://aaf.com/standings [Accessed 4 April 2019]

[2] Alliance of American Football (2019) Scores [Internet] Available from: https://aaf.com/scores [Accessed 4 April 2019]

Images

[3] Seeklogo (2019) Alliance of American Football Logo [Internet] Available from: https://seeklogo.com/images/A/alliance-of-american-football-logo-8F9D3F5942-seeklogo.com.jpg [Accessed 11 April 2020]

Websites

[4] Irish Times (2017) Jones’ Road: From coaching GAA to the backroom team of the Houston Texans Friday, September 8, 2017. [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/jones-road-from-coaching-gaa-to-the-backroom-team-of-the-houston-texans-1.3211694 [Accessed 7 April 2018]

Social Media

[5] Ian Jones LinkedIn (2020) Profile [Internet] Available from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-jones-735aa01ab [Accessed 30 December 2020

Images

[6] Ian Jones LinkedIn (2020) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://media-exp1.licdn.com/dms/image/C4E03AQEcEMKlYmWiLA/profile-displayphoto-shrink_200_200/0/1605395567742?e=1614816000&v=beta&t=deF-6Z0ekS7Soo9on_4MB137hgWkme_JtsmQwZ9nkwY[Accessed 31 December 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rick Kelley & Kim Kelley.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive 2020

Last Updated: 11 April 2020

November 5, 2020

European League of Football 2021

European League of Football Logo [References: 1]

Standings

ELF 2021	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
North
Panthers Wroclaw
Berlin Thunder
Hamburg Sea Devils
Leipzig Kings
South
Barcelona Dragons
Cologne Centurions
Frankfurt Galaxy
Stuttgart Surge

[Reference: 4]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Semi-Finals
11.09.2021
12.09.2021
	ELF Bowl
26.09.2021

[References: 3]

Regular Season

Date	Home Team	Away Team
	Week 1
19.06.2021	Barcelona Dragons	Stuttgart Surge
19.06.2021	Panthers Wroclaw	Cologne Centurions
20.06.2021	Hamburg Sea Devils	Frankfurt Galaxy
20.06.2021	Berlin Thunder	Leipzig Kings
	Week 2
26.06.2021	Panthers Wroclaw	Leipzig Kings
27.06.2021	Cologne Centurions	Barcelona Dragons
27.06.2021	Stuttgart Surge	Frankfurt Galaxy
	Week 3
03.07.2021	Leipzig Kings	Cologne Centurions
03.07.2021	Barcelona Dragons	Hamburg Sea Devils
04.07.2021	Frankfurt Galaxy	Panthers Wroclaw
04.07.2021	Berlin Thunder	Stuttgart Surge
	Week 4
10.07.2021	Cologne Centurions	Frankfurt Galaxy
10.07.2021	Stuttgart Surge	Leipzig Kings
10.07.2021	Hamburg Sea Devils	Berlin Thunder
	Week 5
18.07.2021	Berlin Thunder	Panthers Wroclaw
18.07.2021	Leipzig Kings	Hamburg Sea Devils
18.07.2021	Frankfurt Galaxy	Barcelona Dragons
	Week 6
24.07.2021	Panthers Wroclaw	Hamburg Sea Devils
24.07.2021	Barcelona Dragons	Berlin Thunder
25.07.2021	Stuttgart Surge	Cologne Centurions
	Week 7
31.07.2021	Hamburg Sea Devils	Barcelona Dragons
31.07.2021	Cologne Centurions	Panthers Wroclaw
01.08.2021	Leipzig Kings	Berlin Thunder
01.08.2021	Frankfurt Galaxy	Stuttgart Surge
	Week 8
07.08.2021	Barcelona Dragons	Cologne Centurions
07.08.2021	Frankfurt Galaxy	Hamburg Sea Devils
08.08.2021	Leipzig Kings	Stuttgart Surge
	Week 9
14.08.2021	Panthers Wroclaw	Frankfurt Galaxy
14.08.2021	Stuttgart Surge	Barcelona Dragons
15.08.2021	Berlin Thunder	Hamburg Sea Devils
	Week 10
21.08.2021	Cologne Centurions	Leipzig Kings
22.08.2021	Hamburg Sea Devils	Panthers Wroclaw
22.08.2021	Berlin Thunder	Barcelona Dragons
	Week 11
28.08.2021	Cologne Centurions	Stuttgart Surge
28.08.2021	Barcelona Dragons	Frankfurt Galaxy
28.08.2021	Panthers Wroclaw	Berlin Thunder
29.08.2021	Hamburg Sea Devils	Leipzig Kings
	Week 12
05.09.2021	Stuttgart Surge	Berlin Thunder
05.09.2021	Leipzig Kings	Panthers Wroclaw
05.09.2021	Frankfurt Galaxy	Cologne Centurions

[References: 3]

Report

A new 8-team fully professional American Football League in Europe – the European League of Football is planned to start in June 2021 with a 12-week 10-game schedule announced, playing by NFL rules as opposed to NCAA as everywhere else in Europe.

It will be the first fully professional league since the demise of NFL Europa in 2007, and has been met with much criticism by the German Football League – the current top league in Europe – as 6 of the franchises will be based in Germany, with two more in Spain (Barcelona Dragons) and Poland (three times Champions Wroclaw Panthers).

Following the demise of the NFLE/WLAF, the Central European Football League, featuring teams from Poland to Turkey and France to Hungary was a weekly Football League, but not fully pro, lasting until 2016.

The six German teams are Berlin Thunder, Frankfurt Galaxy, Cologne Centurions and Hamburg Sea Devils (all using the same names as their previous NFL Europe/World League of American Football team), Stuttgart Surge (using the name of the old Sacramento Surge team in the WLAF) and Leipzig Kings. Barcelona Dragons is also a resurrection of the previous NFLE/WLAF team name.

References

Logos

[1] European League of Football Facebook Page (2021) Profile Picture, February 4, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/europeanleagueoffootball/photos/a.100150555247238/159345569327736/ [Accessed 27 April 2021]

Websites

[2] American Football International (2020) Pro football returns to Europe: European League of Football kicks off in 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/pro-football-returns-to-europe-european-league-of-football-kicks-off-in-2021/ [Accessed 5 November 2020]

[3] Mailchimp ELF (2021) European League of Football Season Schedule 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://mailchi.mp/468f778ac192/european-league-of-league-of-football-season-schedule-2021?e=8720ab58ac [Accessed 20 April 2021]

[4] European League of Football Facebook Page (2021) Post, 26 April 2021: “The divisions with the updated Leipzig Kings logo!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/europeanleagueoffootball/photos/a.189040923024867/211338784128414 [Accessed 27 April 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Gunning (American Football International); Tomas; Carmine and Morgan (Dublin Bay Raptors)

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 20 April 2021

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