Category: World Gridiron

Quebec Rugby Football Union 1883

1883 QUÉBEC RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION

SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP

Montréal Football Clubdefeated Westmount Britannia Athletic Club 
[References: see Canadian Football Almanac Reference List]

CHALLENGE GAMES

Montréal Football Club2Westmount Britannia AC1
Montréal Football ClubdefeatedMcGill University 
Montréal Football ClubdefeatedRoyal Military College 
Montréal Football Club defeated Bishop’s University 
Montréal Football Club defeated McGill University 
[References: see Canadian Football Almanac Reference List]

Report

The 1883 Quebec Rugby Football Union (Canadian Football) season was split into two with a Spring Championship, won by Montréal Football Club , who also won five Challenge Games, four of them against Universities.

References (Canadian Football Almanac 1875-2012 – David Stewart-Candy & Dave Clamen)

SOURCES

Ontario Rugby Football Union
Québec Rugby Football Union
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Kingston Rugby Football League
Winnipeg Rugby Football League
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kindly supplied by David Clamen
Thornhill, Ontario
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Fifth Floor
110 Elginton Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
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M4R 1A3
1986-1997 Canadian Football League

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http://www.cfl.ca

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published by Musson Book Company Limited
Don Mills, Ontario
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published by Bain & Cox
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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published by Pagurian Press Limited
Toronto, Ontario
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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published by the Ottawa Rough Riders Football Club
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published by the Toronto Argonauts Football Club
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published by The Sports Fanatic
San Ramon, California
1997 John M Fulgaro

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October 24th 1998
published by Pacific Press
Vancouver, British Columbia

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http://roughriders.ottawa.com/history/coachrecord.html

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http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Sideline/5960/contlg.htm

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http://members.tripod.com/mustangfootball/overallrecord.htm

Many thanks to Jim Stevenson (Statistician – Ontario Football Conference) for kindly providing OFC material for 1984 to 2000
Many thanks to Mitch Soivenski of Hampton, New Hampshire for submitting errata corrections

Acknowledgements

Thanks to David Stewart-Candy

About this document

Data Compiled by Dave Stewart-Candy & Dave Clamen, (Canadian Football Almanac 1875-2012, unpublished, Vancouver 2012).

Text Written by Enda Mulcahy

Kindly given to and edited by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 27 March 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

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

Ontario Rugby Football Union 1883

PLAYOFFS

Semi-Finals
Toronto Argonauts23University of Toronto4 *
Ottawa Football Club 22Hamilton Tigers9
 Final   
Toronto Argonauts 9Ottawa Football Club7
[References: see references list]

Note: *Toronto Argonauts defeated University of Toronto in two games, total points series 23-4

Report

The 1883 season in Canadian Rugby Football Union (Canadian Football) featured two separate Unions: Ontario and Quebec. Toronto Argonauts won the Final 9-7 against the Ottawa Football Club, having defeated the University of Toronto in the Playoffs. Ottawa FC had eliminated Hamilton Tigers.

References (Canadian Football Almanac 1875-2012 – David Stewart-Candy & Dave Clamen)

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Ontario Rugby Football Union
Québec Rugby Football Union
Western Canada Rugby Football Union
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British Columbia Rugby Football Union
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Kingston Rugby Football League
Winnipeg Rugby Football League
Intermediate Champions
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Calgary Stampeders Attendance Statistics 1979
Edmonton Eskimo Attendance Statistics 1966-1987
Montréal Alouettes Attendance Statistics 1977
CFL versus NFL Scores
kindly supplied by David Clamen
Thornhill, Ontario
Canada

Canadian Football League Facts Figures & Records 1986 Edition
Canadian Football League Facts Figures & Records 1994 Edition
Canadian Football League Facts Figures & Records 1995 Edition
Canadian Football League Facts Figures & Records 1996 Edition
Canadian Football League Facts Figures & Records 1997 Edition
published by Canadian Football League
Fifth Floor
110 Elginton Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M4R 1A3
1986-1997 Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League
http://www.cfl.ca

Canadian Football – The Grey Cup Years
written by Frank Cosentino
published by Musson Book Company Limited
Don Mills, Ontario
Canada
1969 Frank Cosentino

A Passing Game – A History of the CFL
written by Frank Cosentino
published by Bain & Cox
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada
1995 Frank Cosentino

100 Years of Canadian Football
written by Gordon Currie
published by Pagurian Press Limited
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
1968 Pagurian Press Limited

Rider Pride – The Story of Canada’s Best-Loved Football Team
written by Bob Calder and Garry Andrews
published by Western Producer Prairie Books
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1984

Gael Force – A Century of Football At Queen’s
written by Merv Daub
published by McGill-Queen’s University Press
Montréal, Québec & Kingston, Ontario
1996

1995 British Columbia Lions Media Guide
1996 British Columbia Lions Media Guide
published by Jim Dorash
1996 British Columbia Lions Football Club

Montréal Alouettes Guide Média / Media Guide ’86
published by Club de Football Les Alouettes de Montréal
1986

Ottawa Rough Riders ’87 Media Guide / Guide Média
published by the Ottawa Rough Riders Football Club
 1987

Ottawa Rough Riders 1995 Fact Book
published by the Ottawa Rough Riders Football Club
1995 Ottawa Rough Riders

Toronto Argonauts ’89 Yearbook & Media Guide
published by the Toronto Argonauts Football Club
 1989

Sports Logo Guide – Third Edition
written by John M. Fulgano
published by The Sports Fanatic
San Ramon, California
1997 John M Fulgaro

The Vancouver Sun
October 24th 1998
published by Pacific Press
Vancouver, British Columbia

1997 & 1998 Attendance
kindly supplied courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club

Canadian Junior Football League
http://www.cjfl.ca/

Ottawa Rough Riders Fan Page
http://roughriders.ottawa.com/history/coachrecord.html

Professional Football Researchers Association
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Sideline/5960/contlg.htm

University of Western Ontario Mustangs
http://members.tripod.com/mustangfootball/overallrecord.htm

Many thanks to Jim Stevenson (Statistician – Ontario Football Conference) for kindly providing OFC material for 1984 to 2000
Many thanks to Mitch Soivenski of Hampton, New Hampshire for submitting errata corrections

Acknowledgements

Thanks to David Stewart-Candy

About this document

Data Compiled by Dave Stewart-Candy & Dave Clamen, (Canadian Football Almanac 1875-2012, unpublished, Vancouver 2012).

Text Written by Enda Mulcahy

Kindly given to and edited by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 27 March 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

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

Canadian Football League Timeline 1873-2021

CFL Logo [References: Canada 1]

A SHORT HISTORY OF CANADIAN FOOTBALL

1861                               First documented football game in Canada on November 9, 1861 at the University of Toronto.           

1868           First documented football game in Québec on October 10, 1868 in Montréal.

1869                               Hamilton Foot Ball Club formed on November 3, 1869.

1872           Montréal Football Club formed on April 8, 1872.

1873           Toronto Argonauts formed on October 4, 1873 by the Toronto Argonaut Rowing Club. Hamilton Foot Ball Club renamed the Hamilton Tigers.

1875           First inter-provincial football game played on October 16, 1875 between Ontario and Québec in Toronto.

1876                               Ottawa Football Club formed on September 20, 1876.

1879                               Winnipeg Rugby Football Club formed.

1883           Ontario Rugby Football Union formed on January 6, 1883. Québec Rugby Football Union formed on January 16, 1883.

1884                               Canadian Rugby Football Union formed on February 7, 1884.

  1. Montréal Football Club joined the Montréal Amateur Athletic Association.

1887                               Ontario Rugby Football Union withdrew from the Canadian Rugby Football Union.

1888           Manitoba Rugby League formed by Winnipeg RugbyFootball Club, WinnipegSt. John’s College Rugby Club, and the Royal School of Infantry.

1890                               First football game played in Alberta.

1891           Canadian Rugby Union formed on December 19, 1891 by the Québec Rugby Football Union and the Ontario Rugby Football Union.

1892                               Manitoba Rugby Football Union formed on February 22, 1892.

1895                               Toronto Argonauts withdrew from the Ontario Rugby Football Union.

1897           Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union formed on November 24, 1897. Ottawa Football Club suspended by the Québec Rugby Football Union.

1898           First intercollegiate game played on October 8, 1898 in Kingston. Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union joined the Canadian Rugby Union but left later on during in the year. Ottawa Football Club re-organised as the Ottawa Rough Riders on September 9, 1898. Ottawa Rough Riders joined the Ontario Rugby Football Union. Toronto Argonauts re-joined the Ontario Rugby Football Union.

1903                               Ottawa Rough Riders joined the Québec Rugby Football Union.

1906                               Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club formed on March 14, 1906.

1908                               Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club renamed the Calgary Tigers on August 27, 1908.

1907           Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club formed on April 10, 1907. Interprovincial Rugby Football Union established on September 13, 1907 as a four-team league consisting of the Hamilton Tigers and Toronto Argonauts from the Ontario Rugby Football Union and Montreal Amateur Athletic Association and Ottawa Rough Riders from the Québec Rugby Football Union. Ottawa St. Patrick College merged with the Ottawa Rough Riders. Saskatchewan Rugby Football League established.

1908           Calgary Rugby Football Union established on September 29, 1908. Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club renamed the Edmonton Esquimaux on October 16, 1908.

1909           Albert Henry George, the fourth Earl of Grey donated a trophy for the rugby football champion of Canada. Only teams registered with the Canadian Rugby Union could enter competition for the Grey Cup. Hamilton Tigers defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders 11-6 in an exhibition game played in New York City.

1910           Regina Rugby Club formed on September 13, 1910. Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union established on September 22, 1910. Edmonton Esquimaux renamed the Edmonton Eskimos.

1911           Alberta Rugby Football Union, Manitoba Rugby Football Union, and Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union merge together and establish the Western Canada Rugby Football Union on October 21, 1911.

  1. Interprovincial Rugby Football Union suspended operations for the duration of the First World War.

1919                               Interprovincial Rugby Football Union re-commenced play.

1921                               Western Canada Rugby Football Union joined the Canadian Rugby Union.

1923                               Calgary Tigers renamed the Calgary 50th Battalion.

1924                               Regina Rugby Club renamed the Regina Roughriders.

1925           Ottawa Rough Riders merged with Ottawa St. Bridgit’s Club and renamed the Ottawa Senators. Calgary 50th Battalion renamed the Calgary Tigers.

1926                               British Columbia Rugby Football Union established on September 1, 1926.

  1. Ottawa Senators reverted to their previous name of Rough Riders. Western Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union established.

1928                               Manitoba and Saskatchewan Rugby Football Unions form the Tri-City Rugby Football Union on August 25, 1928.

1929                               Tri-City Rugby Football Union disbanded and separate Manitoba and Saskatchewan Rugby Football Unions reformed.

1930           Winnipeg Rugby Football Club renamed the Winnipegs Rugby Football Club on June 10, 1930. Calgary Tigers renamed the Calgary Altomah-Tigers.

1932           Winnipeg St. John’s College Rugby Club merged with the Winnipegs Rugby Football Club. Calgary Altomah-Tigers renamed the Calgary Altomahs.

1934                               Eastern Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union stopped competing for the Grey Cup.

1935                               Calgary Altomahs renamed the Calgary Bronks.

1936           Montréal Amateur Athletic Association football club withdrew from competition and replaced by the Montréal Indians. Winnipegs Rugby Football Club renamed the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Western Interprovincial Football Union established as a three-team league consisting of the Calgary Bronks, Regina Roughriders, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Intercollegiate teams stopped competing for the Grey Cup.

1937                               Québec Rugby Football Union stopped competing for the Grey Cup.

1938           Edmonton Eskimos joined the Western Interprovincial Football Union. Montréal Indians renamed the Montréal Cubs.

1939                               Montréal Cubs renamed the Montréal Royals.

1940           Edmonton Eskimos withdrew from the Western Interprovincial Football Union.

1941           Interprovincial Rugby Football Union renamed the Eastern Canada Rugby Football Union. Hamilton Tigers withdrew from the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and joined the Ontario Rugby Football Union. Toronto Balmy Beach joined the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union as replacement for Hamilton. Montréal Royals renamed the Montréal Bulldogs. Calgary Bronks withdrew from the Western Interprovincial Football Union and replaced by the Vancouver Grizzlies for one season. 

1942           Eastern Canada Rugby Football Union and Western Interprovincial Football Union suspended operations for the duration of the Second World War.

1945           Interprovincial Rugby Football Union re-commenced play. Montréal club renamed the Montréal Hornets. Western Interprovincial Football Union teams playoff for the Grey Cup. Calgary Bronks renamed the Calgary Stampeders on September 28, 1945.

1946           Western Interprovincial Football Union re-commenced play. Montréal Hornets renamed the Montréal Alouettes.

1947           Regina Roughriders unofficially renamed the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

1948           Hamilton Tigers withdrew from Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and joined the Ontario Rugby Football Union. Hamilton Wildcats replaced the Hamilton Tigers. Regina Roughriders unofficially renamed the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

1949           Edmonton Eskimos rejoined the Western Interprovincial Football Union. Western Canada Rugby Football Union ceased operations.

1950           Hamilton Wildcats of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and the Hamilton Tigers of the Ontario Rugby Football Union merged to form the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Regina team officially renamed the Saskatchewan Roughriders on April 1, 1950.

1953                               British Columbia Lions formed on January 22, 1953.

1954           British Columbia Lions joined the Western Interprovincial Football Union.

1955                               Ontario Rugby Football Union stopped competing for the Grey Cup.

1956           Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and Western Interprovincial Football Union established the Canadian Football Council on January 22, 1956.

1958           Canadian Football Council withdrew from the Canadian Rugby Union and renamed the Canadian Football League on June 19, 1958.

1960                               Interprovincial Rugby Football Union renamed Eastern Football Conference.

  1. Western Interprovincial Football Union renamed Western Football Conference.

1965                               Continental Football League commenced operations with a franchise based in Toronto named the Toronto Rifles. 

1966           Trusteeship of the Grey Cup passed from the Canadian Rugby Union to the Canadian Football League. Fort Wayne Warriors of the Continental Football League transferred to Montréal and became the Beavers.

1967                               Victoria Steelers commenced operations in the Continental Football League.

1968           Toronto Rifles of the Continental Football League folded in mid-season after four games played. Montréal Beavers also folded in mid-season after twelve games played. Victoria Steelers folded after the completion of the season and the Continental Football League withdrew from Canada. The league would later cease operations during the following year.

1974           Bill C-22 “An Act Respecting Canadian Football” – referred usually as the Canadian Football Act – was drafted in April 1974. This legislation, introduced into Parliament by health minister Marc Lalonde, would effectively have prevented the operation of the Toronto franchise in the upstart World Football League. It would have set roster limits on import players, prevented the Canadian Football League from expanding to or operating outside of Canada, and prevented foreign-based players from playing league games in Canada. Bill C-22 never became law. Ontario Rugby Football Union ceased operations.

1981                               Eastern and Western Football Conferences renamed the Eastern and Western Divisions.

1982           Montréal Alouettes folded on March 13, 1982 and replaced with a new Montréal franchise named the Montréal Concordes.

1986           Montréal Concordes renamed the Montréal Alouettes.

1987           Montréal Alouettes folded on June 24, 1987 prior to the start of the 1987 season. Winnipeg Blue Bombers switched from the Western Division to the Eastern Division.

1991           World League of American Football commenced operations with a franchise based in Montréal. The Montréal Machine played two seasons in the league before both the team and league ceased operations after the 1992 season.

1992           Montréal hosted the second WLAF World Bowl championship game between the Sacramento Surge and Orlando Thunder.

1993           Sacramento Gold Miners joined the Canadian Football League as the first American team in the league on February 26, 1993. Las Vegas Posse joined the Canadian Football League for the 1994 season on July 26, 1993. Sacramento Gold Miners played in the Western Division.

1994           Baltimore CFL Colts joined the Canadian Football League on February 17, 1994. Shreveport Pirates joined the Canadian Football League on the following day. Baltimore CFL Colts and Shreveport Pirates played in the Eastern Division. Las Vegas Posse played in the Western Division. Baltimore CFL Colts prevented by court injunction to use “Colts” in their nickname and the team was referred to as the Baltimore CFLers during the season. Baltimore franchise renamed the Baltimore Football Club just prior to the commencement of the 1994 Grey Cup game.

1995           Sacramento Gold Miners transferred to San Antonio on February 21, 1995 and renamed the San Antonio Texans one month later. Birmingham Barracudas joined the Canadian Football League on January 11, 1995. Memphis Mad Dogs joined the Canadian Football League on January 28, 1995. Las Vegas Posse disbanded on April 18, 1995 after attempts to transfer the franchise to Jackson, Mississippi failed. Divisional format changed to an all-Canadian North Division and an all-American South Division. Baltimore Football Club renamed the Baltimore Stallions after first game of the season.

1996           Birmingham Barracudas, Memphis Mad Dogs, San Antonio Texans, and Shreveport Pirates folded when the Canadian Football League withdrew from the United States on February 6, 1996. Baltimore Stallions transferred to Montréal and renamed the Alouettes. Divisional format reverted back to Eastern and Western Divisions. Montréal Alouettes competed in the Eastern Division while Winnipeg Blue Bombers moved to the Western Division. Ottawa Rough Riders folded at the conclusion of the season on November 6, 1996.

  1. Winnipeg Blue Bombers switched from the Western Division to the Eastern Division.

2001           Ottawa Renegades granted expansion fra.nchise on October 16, 2001 to commence play in the 2002 season.

2006           Ottawa Renegades folded on April 9, 2006 prior to the 2006 season.

2021 Edmonton Eskimos renamed Edmonton Football Team

References (Canadian Football Almanac 1875-2012 – David Stewart-Candy & Dave Clamen)

SOURCES

Ontario Rugby Football Union
Québec Rugby Football Union
Western Canada Rugby Football Union
Manitoba Rugby Football Union
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union
Alberta Rugby Football Union
British Columbia Rugby Football Union
Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union
Kingston Rugby Football League
Winnipeg Rugby Football League
Intermediate Champions
CFL Attendance Statistics – All Teams for 1982, 1983, 1986 and 1987
Calgary Stampeders Attendance Statistics 1979
Edmonton Eskimo Attendance Statistics 1966-1987
Montréal Alouettes Attendance Statistics 1977
CFL versus NFL Scores
kindly supplied by David Clamen
Thornhill, Ontario
Canada

Canadian Football League Facts Figures & Records 1986 Edition
Canadian Football League Facts Figures & Records 1994 Edition
Canadian Football League Facts Figures & Records 1995 Edition
Canadian Football League Facts Figures & Records 1996 Edition
Canadian Football League Facts Figures & Records 1997 Edition
published by Canadian Football League
Fifth Floor
110 Elginton Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M4R 1A3
1986-1997 Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League
http://www.cfl.ca

Canadian Football – The Grey Cup Years
written by Frank Cosentino
published by Musson Book Company Limited
Don Mills, Ontario
Canada
1969 Frank Cosentino

A Passing Game – A History of the CFL
written by Frank Cosentino
published by Bain & Cox
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada
1995 Frank Cosentino

100 Years of Canadian Football
written by Gordon Currie
published by Pagurian Press Limited
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
1968 Pagurian Press Limited

Rider Pride – The Story of Canada’s Best-Loved Football Team
written by Bob Calder and Garry Andrews
published by Western Producer Prairie Books
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1984

Gael Force – A Century of Football At Queen’s
written by Merv Daub
published by McGill-Queen’s University Press
Montréal, Québec & Kingston, Ontario
1996

1995 British Columbia Lions Media Guide
1996 British Columbia Lions Media Guide
published by Jim Dorash
1996 British Columbia Lions Football Club

Montréal Alouettes Guide Média / Media Guide ’86
published by Club de Football Les Alouettes de Montréal
1986

Ottawa Rough Riders ’87 Media Guide / Guide Média
published by the Ottawa Rough Riders Football Club
 1987

Ottawa Rough Riders 1995 Fact Book
published by the Ottawa Rough Riders Football Club
1995 Ottawa Rough Riders

Toronto Argonauts ’89 Yearbook & Media Guide
published by the Toronto Argonauts Football Club
 1989

Sports Logo Guide – Third Edition
written by John M. Fulgano
published by The Sports Fanatic
San Ramon, California
1997 John M Fulgaro

The Vancouver Sun
October 24th 1998
published by Pacific Press
Vancouver, British Columbia

1997 & 1998 Attendance
kindly supplied courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club

Canadian Junior Football League
http://www.cjfl.ca/

Ottawa Rough Riders Fan Page
http://roughriders.ottawa.com/history/coachrecord.html

Professional Football Researchers Association
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Sideline/5960/contlg.htm

University of Western Ontario Mustangs
http://members.tripod.com/mustangfootball/overallrecord.htm

Many thanks to Jim Stevenson (Statistician – Ontario Football Conference) for kindly providing OFC material for 1984 to 2000
Many thanks to Mitch Soivenski of Hampton, New Hampshire for submitting errata corrections

Logos

[Canada 1] 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]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to David Stewart-Candy

About this document

Data Compiled by Dave Stewart-Candy & Dave Clamen, (Canadian Football Almanac 1875-2012, unpublished, Vancouver 2012).

Edited by Enda Mulcahy

Kindly given to and edited by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 27 March 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

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

International Federation of American Football Men’s World Championship Canton Ohio 2015

IFAF 2015 World Championship Logo [References: 1]

Final Standings

PlaceIFAF World Championship 2015PWLTPFPAPct
1USA4400214361.000
2Japan312065109.333
3Mexico31203372.333
4France422091111.500
5Australia431010881.750
6South Korea303012122.000
7Brazil31204247.333
[Refereces: Compiled from results in 2]

Playoffs

DateHome TeamAway Team
5th Place
18.07.2015Australia42South Korea14
Bronze Medal
18.07.2015Mexico20France7
Gold Medal
18.07.2015USA59Japan12
[References: 1]

Preliminary Round Standings

IFAF World Championship 2015PWLTPFPAPct
First Group
USA (X)3300155241.000
Japan (X)21105350.500
Mexico (Y)20201365.000
Second Group
France (Y)32108491.667
Australia (Z)32106667.667
South Korea (Z)2020675.000
Brazil31204247.333
[References: Compiled from results in 2]

Preliminary Games

DateHome TeamAway Team
Round 1
09.07.2015Australia47South Korea6
09.07.2015France31Brazil6
09.07.2015USA30Mexico6
Round 2
12.07.2015Brazil28South Korea0
12.07.2015France53Australia3
12.07.2015USA43Japan18
Round 3
15.07.2015Australia16Brazil8
15.07.2015Japan35Mexico7
15.07.2015USA82France0
[References: 1]

Report

USA as expected easily won the 2015 IFAF Men’s World Championship in American Football, held in the historic city of Canton, Ohio, where the National Football League (NFL) was founded in 1920. Having defeated Mexico (30-6), Japan (43-18) and France (82-8) in the Preliminary Round, they then again defeated Japan 59-12 in the Gold Medal Game. Mexico accounted for France (20-7) in the Bronze Medal Game and Australia won for the second time (42-14) against South Korea in the 5th Place Playoff.

The odd number of teams (seven), meant an unusual schedule which meant Brazil did not advance to the 5th Place Playoff despite defeating South Korea, who lost all their matches, and Mexico, who lost both matches in the First Group, advanced to the Bronze Medal Game in the absence of Canada. (Presumably matches against Canada were scheduled at one stage and then awarded later, which would account for the discrepancies, however, there is no mention of this on the IFAF World Championship website, nor a reason for Canada’a absence, the second most powerful country in American Football.)

References

Logos

[1] IFAF World Championship (2015) 2015-would-championship [Internet] Available from: http://ifafworldchampionship.org/wp-content/themes/2015-world-championship/img/2015-would-championship.png [Accessed 26 March 2021]

Internet Archives

[2] IFAF World Championship (2015) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://ifafworldchampionship.org/schedule [Accessed 26 March 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Gunning (American Football International)

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 March 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

You may quote this document in part provided proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All rights Reserved.

AMFA Mexican College Football Number 1 Rankings 2014-2019

AMFA Logo [References: 1]

Number 1 Ranking 2014-2019

YearTeamConferencePts
2014Aztecas UDLA PueblaCONADEIP Premier272.95
2015Borregos Salvajes MonterreyCONADEIP Premier269.9
2016Aztecas UDLA PueblaCONADEIP Premier281.6
2017Borregos Salvajes TolucaCONADEIP Premier268
2018Tigres UANL Nuevo LeonONEFA 8 Grandes247
2019Burros Blancos IPN ZacatencoONEFA 8 Grandes230
[References: 2]

Report

AMFA has produced Mexican College Football Rankings (American Football) since the split caused by the Private Colleges forming their own Conference: CONADEIP Premier. From 2014 to 2017 there was a different winner each year, although all came from CONADEIP Premier: Aztecas UDLA Puebla in 2014, Borregos Salvajes (White Rams) Monterrey in 2015, Aztecas UDLA Puebla again in 2016, and Borregos Salvajes Toluca in 2017. Tigers UANL Nuevo Leon won it for ONEFA 8 Grandes (Public Colleges Big 8) in 2018 and Burros Blancos (White Donkeys) IPN Zacatecas in 2019, again from ONEFA 8 Grandes. Without an Overall Playoff Final between the two big Conferences, the College Champion was decided by a poll conducted by AMFA. This is similar to the system used by US Colleges for 100 years until quite recently to decide the National Champions in NCAA Football, although the NCAA in USA now has a College Football Playoff.

References:

Images

[1] AMFA (2014) AMFA_logohead1 [Internet] Available from: http://amfa.com.mx/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/AMFA_logohead1.png [Accessed 25 March 2021 ]

Websites

[2] AMFA (2020) Ranking [Internet] Available from: http://amfa.com.mx/ranking/ [Accessed 25 March 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 25 March 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

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Canadian Football League Grey Cup Champions 1909-Present

Canadian Football League Logo [Reference: 1]

Grey Cup Champions 1909-Present

YearChampionFinalistVenue
1909University of TorontoToronto Parkdale Canoe ClubToronto
1910University of TorontoHamilton TigersHamilton
1911University of TorontoToronto ArgonautsToronto
1912Hamilton AlertsToronto ArgonautsHamilton
1913Hamilton TigersToronto Parkdale Canoe ClubHamilton
1914Toronto ArgonautsUniversity of TorontoToronto
1915Hamilton TigersToronto RAAToronto
1916no decision  
1917no decision  
1918no decision  
1919no decision  
1920University of TorontoToronto ArgonautsToronto
1921Toronto ArgonautsEdmonton EskimosToronto
1922Queen’s UniversityEdmonton EskimosKingston
1923Queen’s UniversityRegina Rugby ClubToronto
1924Queen’s UniversityToronto Balmy BeachToronto
1925Ottawa SenatorsWinnipeg Tammany TigersOttawa
1926Ottawa SenatorsUniversity of TorontoToronto
1927Toronto Balmy BeachHamilton TigersToronto
1928Hamilton TigersRegina RoughridersHamilton
1929Hamilton TigersRegina RoughridersHamilton
1930Toronto Balmy BeachRegina RoughridersToronto
1931Montréal AAARegina RoughridersMontréal
1932Hamilton TigersRegina RoughridersHamilton
1933Toronto ArgonautsSarnia ImperialsSarnia
1934Sarnia ImperialsRegina RoughridersToronto
1935Winnipegs Rugby Football ClubHamilton TigersHamilton
1936Sarnia ImperialsOttawa Rough RidersToronto
1937Toronto ArgonautsWinnipeg Blue BombersToronto
1938Toronto ArgonautsWinnipeg Blue BombersToronto
1939Winnipeg Blue BombersOttawa Rough RidersOttawa
1940Ottawa Rough RidersToronto Balmy BeachToronto & Ottawa
1941Winnipeg Blue BombersOttawa Rough RidersToronto
1942Toronto RCAF HurricanesWinnipeg RCAF BombersToronto
1943Hamilton Flying WildcatsWinnipeg RCAF BombersToronto
1944St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona NavyHamilton WildcatsHamilton
1945Toronto ArgonautsWinnipeg Blue BombersToronto
1946Toronto ArgonautsWinnipeg Blue BombersToronto
1947Toronto ArgonautsWinnipeg Blue BombersToronto
1948Calgary StampedersOttawa Rough RidersToronto
1949Montréal AlouettesCalgary StampedersToronto
1950Toronto ArgonautsWinnipeg Blue BombersToronto
1951Ottawa Rough RidersSaskatchewan RoughridersToronto
1952Toronto ArgonautsWinnipeg Blue BombersToronto
1953Hamilton Tiger-CatsWinnipeg Blue BombersToronto
1954Edmonton EskimosMontréal AlouettesToronto
1955Edmonton EskimosMontréal AlouettesVancouver
1956Edmonton EskimosMontréal AlouettesToronto
1957Hamilton Tiger-CatsWinnipeg Blue BombersToronto
1958Winnipeg Blue BombersHamilton Tiger-CatsVancouver
1959Winnipeg Blue BombersHamilton Tiger-CatsToronto
1960Ottawa Rough RidersEdmonton EskimosVancouver
1961Winnipeg Blue BombersHamilton Tiger-CatsToronto
1962Winnipeg Blue BombersHamilton Tiger-CatsToronto
1963Hamilton Tiger-CatsBritish Columbia LionsVancouver
1964British Columbia LionsHamilton Tiger-CatsToronto
1965Hamilton Tiger-CatsWinnipeg Blue BombersToronto
1966Saskatchewan RoughridersOttawa Rough RidersVancouver
1967Hamilton Tiger-CatsSaskatchewan RoughridersOttawa
1968Ottawa Rough RidersCalgary StampedersToronto
1969Ottawa Rough RidersSaskatchewan RoughridersMontréal
1970Montréal AlouettesCalgary StampedersToronto
1971Calgary StampedersToronto ArgonautsVancouver
1972Hamilton Tiger-CatsSaskatchewan RoughridersHamilton
1973Ottawa Rough RidersEdmonton EskimosToronto
1974Montréal AlouettesEdmonton EskimosVancouver
1975Edmonton EskimosMontréal AlouettesCalgary
1976Ottawa Rough RidersSaskatchewan RoughridersToronto
1977Montréal AlouettesEdmonton EskimosMontréal
1978Edmonton EskimosMontréal AlouettesToronto
1979Edmonton EskimosMontréal AlouettesMontréal
1980Edmonton EskimosHamilton Tiger-CatsToronto
1981Edmonton EskimosOttawa Rough RidersMontréal
1982Edmonton EskimosToronto ArgonautsToronto
1983Toronto ArgonautsBritish Columbia LionsVancouver
1984Winnipeg Blue BombersHamilton Tiger-CatsEdmonton
1985British Columbia LionsHamilton Tiger-CatsMontréal
1986Hamilton Tiger-CatsEdmonton EskimosVancouver
1987Edmonton EskimosToronto ArgonautsVancouver
1988Winnipeg Blue BombersBritish Columbia LionsOttawa
1989Saskatchewan RoughridersHamilton Tiger-CatsToronto
1990Winnipeg Blue BombersEdmonton EskimosVancouver
1991Toronto ArgonautsCalgary StampedersWinnipeg
1992Calgary StampedersWinnipeg Blue BombersToronto
1993Edmonton EskimosWinnipeg Blue BombersCalgary
1994British Columbia LionsBaltimore Football ClubVancouver
1995Baltimore StallionsCalgary StampedersRegina
1996Toronto ArgonautsEdmonton EskimosHamilton
1997Toronto ArgonautsSaskatchewan RoughridersEdmonton
1998Calgary StampedersHamilton Tiger-CatsWinnipeg
1999Hamilton Tiger-CatsCalgary StampedersVancouver
2000British Columbia LionsMontréal AlouettesCalgary
2001Calgary StampedersWinnipeg Blue BombersMontréal
2002Montréal AlouettesEdmonton EskimosEdmonton
2003Edmonton EskimosMontréal AlouettesRegina
2004Toronto ArgonautsBritish Columbia LionsOttawa
2005Edmonton EskimosMontréal AlouettesVancouver
2006British Columbia LionsMontréal AlouettesWinnipeg
2007Saskatchewan RoughridersWinnipeg Blue BombersToronto
2008Calgary StampedersMontréal AlouettesMontréal
2009Montréal AlouettesSaskatchewan RoughridersCalgary
2010Montréal AlouettesSaskatchewan RoughridersEdmonton
2011British Columbia LionsWinnipeg Blue Bombers
2012Toronto ArgonautsCalgary Stampeders
2013Saskatchewan RoughridersHamilton Tiger-Cats
2014Calgary StampedersHamilton Tiger-Cats
2015Edmonton EskimosOttawa REDBLACKS
2016Ottawa REDBLACKSCalgary Stampeders
2017Toronto ArgonautsCalgary Stampeders
2018Calgary StampedersOttawa REDBLACKS
2019Winnipeg Blue BombersHamilton Tiger-Cats
Grey Cup Champions 1909-Present [References: ]

Report

Earl Grey donated what is now the Canadian Football League’s Championship Trophy in 1909, thus starting a tradition which lasts to this day. The Grey Cup was the first of the great North American Football Championships, starting the Modern Era, and was first won by the University of Toronto. It is now in the sole possession of the Canadian Football League, which broke away from the Canadian Rugby Union in 1956. Toronto Argonauts first won the Cup in 1914 and last won it in 2012. Winnipeg Blue Bombers first success came in 1939 and after a long drought won the last one currently played in 2019. Ottawa Rough Riders won the Cup in 1940 for the first time and are considered the same team as the Ottawa REDBLACKS by the Canadian Football League, with the REDBLACKS a new replacement franchise who won the Grey Cup last in 2016. Calgary Stampeders first and last victories came in 1948 and 2018, and Montréal Alouettes in 1949 and 2010. Newly merged Hamilton Tiger-Cats first and last Cups were in 1953 and 1999, while Edmonton Eskimos’ (now Edmonton Football Team) maiden trophy was in 1954 and last in 2015. British Columbia Lions from Vancouver last won the Grey Cup in 2011 and first won it in 1964, while Saskatchewan Roughriders took the title for the first time in 1966 and last time in 2013.

References

Logos

[Canada 1] 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

[2] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2011 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2011/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[3] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2012 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2012/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[4] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2013/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[5] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2014/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[6] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2015/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[7] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2016/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[8] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2017/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[9] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2018/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[10] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2019/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

References (Canadian Football Almanac 1875-2012 – David Stewart-Candy & Dave Clamen)

SOURCES

Ontario Rugby Football Union
Québec Rugby Football Union
Western Canada Rugby Football Union
Manitoba Rugby Football Union
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union
Alberta Rugby Football Union
British Columbia Rugby Football Union
Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union
Kingston Rugby Football League
Winnipeg Rugby Football League
Intermediate Champions
CFL Attendance Statistics – All Teams for 1982, 1983, 1986 and 1987
Calgary Stampeders Attendance Statistics 1979
Edmonton Eskimo Attendance Statistics 1966-1987
Montréal Alouettes Attendance Statistics 1977
CFL versus NFL Scores
kindly supplied by David Clamen
Thornhill, Ontario
Canada

Canadian Football League Facts Figures & Records 1986 Edition
Canadian Football League Facts Figures & Records 1994 Edition
Canadian Football League Facts Figures & Records 1995 Edition
Canadian Football League Facts Figures & Records 1996 Edition
Canadian Football League Facts Figures & Records 1997 Edition
published by Canadian Football League
Fifth Floor
110 Elginton Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M4R 1A3
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http://www.cfl.ca

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written by Frank Cosentino
published by Musson Book Company Limited
Don Mills, Ontario
Canada
1969 Frank Cosentino

A Passing Game – A History of the CFL
written by Frank Cosentino
published by Bain & Cox
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada
1995 Frank Cosentino

100 Years of Canadian Football
written by Gordon Currie
published by Pagurian Press Limited
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
1968 Pagurian Press Limited

Rider Pride – The Story of Canada’s Best-Loved Football Team
written by Bob Calder and Garry Andrews
published by Western Producer Prairie Books
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Gael Force – A Century of Football At Queen’s
written by Merv Daub
published by McGill-Queen’s University Press
Montréal, Québec & Kingston, Ontario
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1995 British Columbia Lions Media Guide
1996 British Columbia Lions Media Guide
published by Jim Dorash
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Montréal Alouettes Guide Média / Media Guide ’86
published by Club de Football Les Alouettes de Montréal
1986

Ottawa Rough Riders ’87 Media Guide / Guide Média
published by the Ottawa Rough Riders Football Club
 1987

Ottawa Rough Riders 1995 Fact Book
published by the Ottawa Rough Riders Football Club
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Toronto Argonauts ’89 Yearbook & Media Guide
published by the Toronto Argonauts Football Club
 1989

Sports Logo Guide – Third Edition
written by John M. Fulgano
published by The Sports Fanatic
San Ramon, California
1997 John M Fulgaro

The Vancouver Sun
October 24th 1998
published by Pacific Press
Vancouver, British Columbia

1997 & 1998 Attendance
kindly supplied courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club

Canadian Junior Football League
http://www.cjfl.ca/

Ottawa Rough Riders Fan Page
http://roughriders.ottawa.com/history/coachrecord.html

Professional Football Researchers Association
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Sideline/5960/contlg.htm

University of Western Ontario Mustangs
http://members.tripod.com/mustangfootball/overallrecord.htm

Many thanks to Jim Stevenson (Statistician – Ontario Football Conference) for kindly providing OFC material for 1984 to 2000
Many thanks to Mitch Soivenski of Hampton, New Hampshire for submitting errata corrections

Acknowledgements

Thanks to David Stewart-Candy

About this document

Data Compiled by Dave Stewart-Candy & Dave Clamen, (Canadian Football Almanac 1875-2012, unpublished, Vancouver 2012).

Text Written by Enda Mulcahy

Kindly given to and edited by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 17 March 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2021

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

Global Football Kilimanjaro Bowl 2011

Global Football Logo [Refeences: 1]

Arusha, Africa – 21 May 2011 – Drake Bulldogs (USA) 17 CONADEIP All-Stars (Mexico) 7 – A fourth Quarter comeback by Drake University Bulldogs (USA) delighted a 12,000 strong Tanzanian crowd at the very first College American Football game in Africa on 21 May 2011. The Global Kilimanjaro Bowl, organized by Global Football, played at the Sheik Amri Abedi Memorial Stadium in Arusha, Tanzania. After Billy Janssen scored the first historic points in the first half with a 27 yard Field Goal for the Bulldogs, the CONADEIP All-Stars, from the Private Colleges League in Mexico went ahead in the third quarter when Jose Reyes, who had severely damaged the Drake University defense with 124 yards rushing, went in from 5 yards out. Trailing 7-3 in the Final Quarter, the Bulldogs sent in Back-Up Quarterback Nick Ens who completed an 8 yard Touchdown pass to Joey Orlando to put the Bulldogs back in front, then, also in the final quarter, linebacker Patrick Cashmore recovered a fumble on the 8 yard line, running in for a TD to make the Final score 17-7 to Drake after the successful Point After Touchdown kick. Following the game, on the 25th May, players from both gteams climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain at 19,341 ft, in the nearby Tanzania National Park. The event held was to raise funds for an orphanage in Tanzania [References: 2]. Ireland’s Glenn Baker, from near Athlone, Co. Roscommon, and originally Cork, had previously done that feat, in 2007, raising £4,000 for Charity while at Mount Ida Mustangs on a College Football Scholarship. [References: 3]

At Arusha, TanzaniaQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
CONADEIP All-Stars00707
Drake University Bulldogs 3001417
[References: 2 ]
TeamScorersScore
1st Quarter ?
DRABilly Janssen 27 FG3-0
2nd Quarter ?
–No scoring3-0
3rd Quarter
CONJose Reyes 5 yd Run3-7
4th Quarter
DRAJoey Orlando 8 ys Pass from Nick Ens (PAT Good)10-7
DRAPatrick Cashmore 7 yd Fumble Return (PAT Good)17-7
[References: 2]
Drake University Bulldogs (USA) 17 CONADEIP All-Stars (Mexico) 7 – Global Football Kilimanjaro Bowl 2011 [Reference: 4][Picture Credit: Chris Donahue]

References

Images

[1] Global Football (2019) Global Football Logo 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://www.globalfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2018-GF-logo2.png [Accessed 17 January 2010]

Websites

[2] Cision News (2011) Drake University Bulldogs triumph 17-7 over CONADEIP All-Stars from Mexico in Global Kilimanjaro Bowl [Internet] Available from: https://news.cision.com/drake-university/r/drake-university-bulldogs-triumph-17-7-over-conadeip-all-stars-from-mexico-in-global-kilimanjaro-bowl,g9125375#:~:text=Global%20Kilimanjaro%20Bowl-,Drake%20University%20Bulldogs%20triumph%2017%2D7%20over%20CONADEIP%20All%2DStars,Mexico%20in%20Global%20Kilimanjaro%20Bowl&text=An%20enthusiastic%20crowd%20of%20nearly,collegiate%20football%20game%20in%20Africa. [Accessed 16 March 2021]

[3] Gavin Cummiskey – Irish Times – 27 February (2008) Man mountain climbing high [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/man-mountain-climbing-high-1.897923 [Accessed 7 May 2018]

Images

[4] Chris Donahue / Drake University / Cision News (2011) bf5865fe245812df_800x800ar [Internet] [Available from: https://mb.cision.com/Public/MigratedWpy/98361/9125375/bf5865fe245812df_800x800ar.jpg [Accessed 16 March 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 16 March 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020-2021

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

Regional AA American Arena Indoor Football Leagues 2019

National Arena League

PWLTPFPAPct
Jacksonville Sharks141310800475.929
Carolina Cobras14950674433.643
Massachusetts Pirate14860677660.571
Columbus Lions14680646673.429
New York Streets144100610724.286
Orlando Predators142120398840.143
National Arena League Standings 2019 Reference: [1]

American Arena League 2019

PWLTPFPAPct
North
West Virginia Roughriders1111001.000
West Michigan Ironmen7520.714
Jersey Flight4220.500
New England Bobcats3120.333
Indianapolis Enforcers3030.000
Burgh Defenders5050.000
New England Cavalry1010.000
South
Carolina Energy5410.800
Carolina Havoc9720.778
Peach State Cats5320.600
Cape Fear Heroes8440.500
Georgia Doom4220.500
Carolina Cowboyz5140.200
Carolina Predators5050.000
American Arena League Standings 2019 [Reference: Compiled from Results in: 4-16]

Champions Indoor Football 2019

PWLTPFPAPct
Northern
*Salina Liberty14950682603.643
Omaha Beef13850578503.615
Sioux City Bandits12750692592.583
Wichita Force122100380663.167
Southern
*Duke City Gladiators141130830468.786
*Amarillo Venom13850756720.615
Texas Revolution9450269253.444
Oklahoma Flying Aces122100457630.167
NTX Savages303028241.000
Champions Indoor Football Standings 2019 Reference: [18] 

Note: Playoff Results counted in Standings. Note 2: Texas Revolution folded after 6 weeks – remaining 4 home games awarded 2-0 to opponents # and 3 remaining road games replaced by the NTX Savages.

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
29.06.2019Salina Liberty44Omaha Beef42
29.06.2019Duke City Gladiators70Amarillo Venom62
CIF Champions Bowl V
13.07.2019Duke City Gladiators35Salina Liberty29
Champions Indoor Football Standings 2019 Reference: [19-20]

Indoor Football League 2019

PWLTPFPAPct
*Arizona Rattlers1414008795101.000
*Iowa Barnstormers141220716522.857
*Sioux Falls Storm141130738589.786
*Green Bay Blizzard14950590521.643
*Nebraska Danger14770714656.500
*Tucson Sugar Skulls14770728705.500
Quad Cities Steamwheelers14680709650.429
Bismarck Bucks142120474751.143
Cedar Rapids River Kings141130413730.071
San Diego Strike Force141130524871.071
Reference: [21]
DateHome TeamAway Team
1st Round Playoffs
21.06.2019Green Bay Blizzard40Nebraska Dangers45
23.06.2019Sioux Falls Storm50Tucson Sugar Skulls47
United Conference Championship
29.06.2019Iowa Barnstormers50Sioux Falls Storm52
Intense Conference Championship
29.06.2019Arizona Rattlers62Nebraska Danger45
United Bowl Championship Game
13.07.2019Arizona Rattlers53Sioux Falls Storm56
Indoor Football League Playoffs 2019 Reference: [22]

American West Football Conference 2019

PWLTPFPAPct
*Idaho Horsemen1212005973311.000
*Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks12660461381.500
*Reno Express12660339396.500
Tri-Cities Fire120120303592.000
American West Football Conference Standings 2019 Reference: [26]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Playoff
14.07.2019Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks27Reno Express28
AWFC Championship
28.07.2019Idaho Horsemen40Reno Express20
American West Football Conference Standings 2019 Reference: [27]

Super 8 Football League – Battle for San Diego 2019

PWLTPFPAPts
Duo Sports Thundercats (C)220053224
Mecca Town Bulldogs211032292
California Rhinos202016500
Super 8 Football League Battle 4 San Diego Tournament 2019 [Reference: 30]

Super 8 Football League – Baja Series 2019

PWLTPFPAPts
*Duo Sports Thundercats5410177778
*Transformers Endenada5410160898
*Diablos Endsenada53201621386
*Aztecas Tijuana53201061016
Vigingos Ensenada51401191802
Black Dragons Tijuana5050221630
Super 8 Football League Baja Standings 2019 [Reference: 32]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
17.08.2019Duo Sports ThundercatsAztecas Tijuana
17.08.2019Transformers EnsenadaDiablos Ensenada
Baja Bowl VIII
24.08.2019Transformers Ensenada28Duo Sports Thundercats18
Super 8 Football League Baja Playoffs 2019 [Reference: 32-33]

Report – General

The 2019 Regional AA Arena Indoor Football League season in USA was historic as it was the last season of its’ parent League – the Arena Football League – the original Arena League folded after the 2019 season. The regional AA Leagues, however, played full seasons in 2019, covering the entire USA, and also playing a league cross-border between San Diego, California, and Baja California, Mexico.

The Champions of the Leagues were Jacksonville Sharks (13-1, National Arena League, No Playoffs), West Virginia Roughriders (11-0, American Arena League, No Playoffs), Duke City Gladiators (Albuquerque, 35-29 versus Salina Liberty, Champions Indoor Football), Sioux Falls Storm (56-53 versus Arizona Rattlers, Indoor Football League), Idaho Horsemen (40-20 versus Reno Express, American West Football Conference), Duo Sports Thundercats (San Diego, 2-0 Super 8 Football League Battle for San Diego) and Diablos Ensenada (28-18 versus Duo Sports Thundercats, Baja Bowl VIII 2018)

Report – National Arena League 2019

National arena League Logo [Reference: 3]

Jacksonville Sharks won the 2019 NAL Championship with a 13-1 record (there were no playoffs), ahead of the Carolina Cobras (9-5) and the Massachusetts Pirate (8-6). Columbus Lions (6-8), New York Streets (4-10) and former AAA Arena Football League team Orlando Predators (2-12) made up the bottom half of the six team league.

The National Arena League is a AA Regional Arena League along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States.

Report – American Arena League 2019

Amerivcan Arena Leagie Logo [References: 17]

West Virginia Roughriders came ou tops in the American Arena League in 2019, finishing with a 11-0 record, the only undefeated team in the AAL.

The American Arena League is a AA Regional Arena Football League along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States.

Report – Champions Indoor Football 2019

Champions Indoor Football Logo [Reference: 25]

The Duke City Gladiators won the 2019 CIF Champions Bowl 35-29 against Salina Liberty after posting an 9-3 regular season record. Salina Liberty (8-4), Omaha Beef (8-4) and Amarillo Venom (8-4) also qualified for the Playoffs. Texas Revolution folded after 5 games and were replaced for the reamaining 3 away fixtures by NTX Savages. Oklahoma Flying Aces posted a 2-10 record and Sioux City Bandits (7-5) and Wichita Force (2-10) failed to make the Playoffs in the Northern Division.

The Champions Indoor Football is a AA (Third Level) American Football League based primarily in the Southwestern States of the USA and Prairie States of the Mid-West. 

Report – Indoor Football League 2019

Indoor Football League Logo [References: 24]

Sioux Falls Storm shocked the previously unbeaten Arizona Rattlers 56-53 in the United Bowl to win their 10th United Bowl, extending their record.

Arizona had finished 14-0 in Regular Season play, and Iowa Barnstormers 12-2 in second. Sioux Falls beat both of these one-time AAA Arena Football League teams on the way to the title after winning against Tucson Sugar Skulls (50-47) in the First Round Playoffs.

The United Conference Championship game was also extremely close, with the Storm beating Nebraska Danger 52-50. In the Intense Conference Championship Arizona Rattlers had beaten Nebraska Danger 62-45. Nebraska had earlier beaten Green Bay Blizzard 45-40 in the Playoffs.

Six of the 10 teams made the playoffs, with Quad Cities Steamwheelers just missing out of a spot in the post-season with a 6-8 record. Bismarck Bucks (2-12), Cedar Rapids River Kings (1-13) and San Diego Strike Force (1-13) won a total of 4 games between them.

The Indoor Football League is a AA American Football League played Reduced Numbers (8v8) Arena Football in the Western MidWest & American Southwest.

Report – American West Football Conference 2019

American West Football Conference Logo [Reference: 28]

Idaho Horsemen went through the Inaugural AWFC season undefeated, winning all 12 regular season games and defeating Reno Express 40-20 in the Final. Reno Express and Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks had both qualified for the playoffs with a 6-6 record. Tri-Cities Fire, based in Washington State, lost all 12 games, finishing bottom of the four team league.

Report – Super 8 Football League Battle for San Diego 2019

Super 8 Football League Logo [References: 29]

Duo Sports Thundercats (San Diego & Tijuana) won the 2019 Super 8 Football League Battle 4 San Diego, played on the 12th October 2019 in Eastlake Soccer League in San Diego. They won a three-team Tournamentt defeating California Rhinos and Mecca Town Bulldogs.

The Super 8 Football League is a cross-border Arena (8v8 Indoor) Football League, that plays primarily in Southern California (USA) and Baja California (Mexico), whiile also playong tournaments with teams from Northern California, Texas and Nevada.

Report – Super 8 Football League Baja Series 2019

Diablos Ensenada defeated Duo Sports Thundercats 28-18 in Baja Bowl VIII in the Super 8 Football League Baja Series in 2019. In a closely run regular season Duo Sports Thundercats had finished top with a 4-1 record, followed by Transformers Ensenada (also 4-1), Diablos Ensenada (3-2) and Aztecas Tijuana (3-2). These four teams qualified for the Playoffs, with fifth place in the six team sries going to Vikingos Ensenada, and then Black Dragons Tijuana coming in last

About Arena Indoor Football

Indoor Football, also known as Arena Football was developed in 1986 as an 8v8 form of Indoor American Football. After an initial few seasons where the game was developed with a 4 team league, a full seasons League with eventually over a dozen teams was developed in the 1990 which was considered by the Wall Street Journal to be a fifth major.

The Arena Football League over-expanded in the 2000s with a Minor League, and its importance (and number of teams) waned since it first experienced financial diffulties  in 2009, and it ceased operations after the 2019 season due to the legacy debt incurred.

There is now, however, Indoor Football Leagues all over America, all of which would now be considered Minor League or Semi-Pro (AAA, AA, or even A)

Indoor Football is played on a 50-yard field with two 8-yard endzones, and teams have 5 downs (attempts) to reach the endzone or the ball is turned over. 3 of those downs must be passing plays, making Indoor Football highly explosive and high scoring.

The main difference between Arena Football and Indoor Football is that there are Rebound Nets in Arena Football either side of the goalposts, allowing the ball to return into play, which are not present in Indoor Football.

References

Websites

[1] National Arena League (2019) National Arena League Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/ [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[2] National Arena League (2018) Schedules [Internet] Available from: http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/schedules/nal-full-schedule.html [Accessed 16 September 2017]

Images

[3] National Arena League (2018) logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.nationalarenaleague.com/images/logo.png [Accessed 26 November 2019]

Websites

[4] Scorestream (2019) Georgia Doom [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/georgia-doom-297565/games [Accessed 19 February 2020]

[5] Scorestream (2019) Cape Fear Heroes [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/cape-fear-heroes-278452/games [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[6] Scorestream (2019) Peach State Cats [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/peach-state-cats-cats-300393 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[7] Scorestream (2019) Carolina Cowboyz [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/carolina-cowboys-cowboyz-291295 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[8] Scorestream (2019) Carolina Energy [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/carolina-energy-299223 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[9] Scorestream (2019) Carolina Havoc [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/carolina-havoc-havoc-304473 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[10] Scorestream (2019) West Virginia Roughriders [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/west-virginia-roughriders-roughriders-292029/games [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[11] Scorestream (2019) Burgh Defenders [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/burgh-defenders-defenders-304472 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[12] Scorestream (2019) Indianapolis Enforcers [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/indianapolis-enforcers-enforcers-300565 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[13] Scorestream (2019) Jersey Flight [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/jersey-flight-flight-298897 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[14] Scorestream (2019) New England Bobcats [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/new-england-bobcats-300970 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[15] Scorestream (2019) West Michigan Ironmen [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/west-michigan-ironmen-282001/games [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[16] Scorestream (2019) Carolina Predators [Internet] Available from: https://scorestream.com/team/carolina-predators-predators-304475 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

Images

[17] American Arena League Forum Facebook (2018) Profile, September 28, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/c375.0.600.600a/p600x600/42638379_674264769609815_5888126070888071168_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ohc=0efndG4RomIAX-N9wjI&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=21d37d85f63b746b94a24d10fede4b19&oe=5EF4D741 [Accessed 19 February 2020]

Websites

[18] Champions Indoor Football (2019) 2019 Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/sports/fball/2018-19/standings [Accessed 26 November 2019]

[19] Champions Indoor Football (2019) 2019 Composite Schedule Sat Jul 13 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite [Accessed  26 November 2019]

[20] Champions Indoor Football (2019) 2019 Composite Schedule Sat Jun 29 [Internet] Available from: https://gocifstats.com/composite?d=2019-06-29 %5BAccessed  26 November 2019]

Images

[25] Champions Indoor Football (2019) logo [Internet] Available from: http://gocif.net/images/logo.png %5BAccessed  26 November 2019]

Websites

[21] Indoor Football League (2019) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.goifl.com/sports/fball/2018-19/standings [Accesed 27 October 2019]

[22] Indoor Football League (2019) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.goifl.com/sports/fball/2018-19/schedule [Accesed 27 October 2019]

Images

[23] Indoor Football League | Wayback Machine (2019) 2019 Indoor Football League | Geographic Map [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20190708201232/https://www.goifl.com/members/Geographic_Map [Accesed 27 October 2019]

[24] SportsLogos.net (2019) Indoor Football League Alternate Logo (2009-2019) [Internet] Available from: http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/159/4848/full/982_-indoor_football_league-alternate-2009.gif [Accesed 27 October 2019]

Websites

[26] American West Football Conference (2019) Standings | 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanwestfootballconference.com/stats#/562/standings?division_id=5611 [Accessed 23 November 2019]

[27] American West Football Conference (2019) Scores | 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.americanwestfootballconference.com/stats#/562/scores?division_id=5611 [Accessed 23 November 2019]

Images

[28] American West Football Conference Twitter Account (2019) Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1113654646696865792/w5D1Q9P1_400x400.png [Accessed 11 March 2020]

Images

[29] Super 8 Football League (2018) Super 8 Football League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://super8footballleague.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/10378207_1545248759045177_2010222216677056541_n.jpg [Accessed 20 July 2019]

Websites

[30] Super 8 Football League (2018) Super 8 West Coast 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://super8footballleague.info/super8westcoast/ [Accessed 9 February 2020]

Images

[31] Super 8 Football League (2018) Super 8 Football League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://super8footballleague.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/10378207_1545248759045177_2010222216677056541_n.jpg [Accessed 20 July 2019]

Websites

[32] Super 8 Football League (2018) Super 8 Football League | Baja 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://super8footballleague.info/super8baja/ [Accessed 9 February 2020]

[33] Super 8 Football League (2018) History-About [Internet] Available from: http://super8footballleague.info/history/ [Accessed 9 February 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan and Dublin Bay Raptors 2019 & Tim Leadingham.

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Last Updated: 13 March 2021

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Major Rival Football Leagues 2019

Canadian Football League 2019

PWLTPFPAPts
West Division
Saskatchewan Roughriders (P)18135048738626
Calgary Stampeders (P)18126048240724
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (P)18117050840922
Edmonton Eskimoes18810040640016
BC Lions18513041145210
East Division
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (P)18153055134430
Montreal Alouettes (P)18108047948520
Toronto Argonauts (P)1841403735628
Ottawa REDBLACKS1831503125646
Reference: [37]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Eastern Semi-Final
10.11.2019Montreal Alouettes29Edmonton Eskimoes37
Western Semi-Final
10.11.2019Calgary Stampeders14Winnipeg Blue Bombers35
Eastern Final
17.10.2019Hamilton Tiger-Cats36Edmonton Eskimoes16
Western Final
17.10.2019Saskatchewan Roughriders13Winnipeg Blue Bombers20
107th Grey Cup
24.11.2019Winnipeg Blue Bombers33Hamilton Tiger-Cats12
Reference: [38]

Alliance of American Football 2019

 

 PWLTPFPAPct
Eastern Conference       
Orlando Apollos8710236136.875
Birmingham Iron8530165133.625
Memphis Express8260152194.250
Atlanta Legends826088213.250
Western Conference       
San Antonio Commanders8530158154.625
Arizona Hotshots8530186144.625
San Diego Fleet8350158161.375
Salt Lake Stallions8350135143.200
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

PWLTPFPAPct
Conferencia Centro
*CDMX Condors862020515075
*CDMX Mayas853013012963
Puebla Artilleros853014513163
CDMX Mexicas826013217025
Conferencia Norte
*Edomex Raptors862021011875
Saltillo Dinos835011012538
Monterrey Fundidores835013413338
Toluca Osos826011622625

Reference: [8]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
27.04.19CDMX Condors18CDMX Mayas13
27.04.19Edomex Raptors53Monterrey Fundidores47
Tazon Mexico IVCd. De Los Deportes
12.05.19CDMX Condors20Edomex Raptors16

Reference: [9]

European Super League 2019

Topliga 2019PWLTPFPAPtsPct
*Warsaw Eagles660028816121.000
*Bydgoszcz Archers65102163310.833
*Vilnius Iron Wolves642094818.667
Krakow Tigers6240722004.333
Kaunas Dukes6150592532.167
Zabki Dukes6060442580.000
EESL 2019
*Moscow Spartans65101821910.833
*St. Petersburg North Legion6510946510.833
Minsk Litvins6150931842.167
St. Petersburg Griffins6150451462.167
European Super League 2019 [Reference: 1
DateHomeTeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
06.07.2019Bydgoszcz ArchersVilnius Iron Wolves
Final
20.07.2019Warsaw Eagles20Bydgoszcz Archers0
European Super League Topliga Playoffs 2019 [Reference: 2
DateHome TeamAway Team
3rd Place Playoff
13.07.2019St. Petersburg Griffins36Minsk Litvins20
Final
13.07.2019St. Petersburg North Legion16Moscow Spartans42
European Super League EESL Playoffs 2019 [Reference: 2]
DateHomeTeamAway Team
ESL-EESL Final
27.07.2019Moscow SpartansWarsaw Eagles
European Super League Topliga-Eastern European Super League Playoffs 2019 [Reference: 2]

Arena Football League 2019

PWLTPFPAPct
*Albany Empire121020620474.833
*Washington Valor12750538552.583
*Philadelphia Soul12750523530.583
*Baltimore Brigade12750500439.583
Atlantic City Blackjacks12480518550.333
Columbus Destroyers121110394548.083

Reference: [1]

DateTimeHome TeamAway Team
Playoffs
27.07.201919:00Albany Empire61Baltimore Brigade26
03.08.201919:00Baltimore Brigade21Albany Empire62
(Albany won 123-47 on agg)
28.07.201915:30Washington Valor33Philadelphia Soul69
04.08.201916:00Philadelphia Soul48Washington Valor41
(Philadelphia won 117-74 on agg)
Arena Bowl
11.08.201920:00Albany Empire45Philadelphia Soul27

Reference: [2]

Legends Football League United States 2019

PWLTPFPAPct
Eastern Conference
*Atlanta Steam5320157109.600
Nashville Knights42206587.500
Omaha Heart4220101158.500
Chicago Bliss404047106.000
Western Conference
**Seattle Mist6510303117.833
*Austin Acoustic5410156125.800
*Los Angeles Temptation6330185212.500
Denver Dream404065155.000

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

DateTimeHome TeamAway Team
LFL PlayoffsToyota Arena, Ontario, CA
24.08.201919:00 PTAustin Acoustic29Los Angeles Temptation39
24.08.201917:00 PTSeattle Mist38Atlanta Steam14
LFL Legends Cup 2019Accesso Showare Center, Kent, WA
14.09.2019Seattle Mist56Los Angeles Temptation20
Reference: [5]

Liga Xtrema de Futbol Arena Mexico Division 1 – Autumn 2019

PWLTPFPAPts
Division 1 A
*Spartans CDMX66002268612
*Cowboys651015211210
*Generales64201581318
*Demonios Showtime63301551126
Carneros Pre6240931734
Division 1B
*Supermans651017916210
*Toritos Texcoco63301281596
*Black Thunder62401451404
*Sharks62401191714
Cat Crazy6240881074
Knights61501071302
Lega Extrema de Futbol Arena Mexico LEXFA Division I Otoño Standings 2019 [Reference: 27]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finales 1B
26.10.2019Supermans26Sharks7
27.10.2019Toritos Texcoco19Black Thunder41
Semi-Finales 1A
26.10.2019Spartans CDMX48Demonios Showtime32
26.10.2019Generales24Cowboys18
Finale 1B
02.11.2019Supermans42Black Thunder26
Finale 1A
02.11.2019Spartans CDMX34Generales12
Lega Extrema de Futbol Arena Mexico LEXFA Division I Otoño Playoffs 2019 [Reference: 28-30

China Arena Football League 2019

PWLTPFPAPct
*Wuhan Gators33002861.000
*Beijing Lions3210366.667
Shenyang Black Rhinos31201222.333
Shanghai Legend3030042.000
References: Compiled from Results in :[16-17]
DateTimeHome TeamAway Team
3rd Place Game
08.12.201911:00 AMShenyang Black Rhinos18Shanghai Legend6
Championship
08.12.201911:00 AMWuhan Gators30Beijing Lions22
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

Alliance of American Football Logo [13]

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
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

LFA Mexico Logo [10]

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

Arena Football League Logo [3]

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

Legends Football League Logo [7]

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

LEXFA Logo [References: 25]

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.

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 17 September 2019

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

Major Rival Football Leagues 2020

Canadian Football League 2020 (Cancelled)

PWLTPFPAPts
West Division
British Columbia Lions0000000
Calgary Stampeders0000000
Edmonton Eskimoes0000000
Saskatchewan Roughriders0000000
Winnipeg Blue Bombers0000000
East Division
Hamilton Tiger-Cats0000000
Toronto Argonauts0000000
Ottawa REDBLACKS0000000
Montreal Alouettes0000000
Canadian Football League Standings 2020 [Ref: 2]

XFL 2020

PWLTTDFTDA
East
DC Defenders5320912
St. Louis Battlehawks5230118
New York Guardians532089
Tampa Bay Vipers51401115
West
Houston Roughnecks55002114
Dallas Renegades5230912
Los Angeles Wildcats52301814
Seattle Dragons51401215
XFL Standings 2020 [Ref: 4]

Liga de Futbol Americano Mexico 2020

PWLTPFPAPct
Division Nord
Raptors de Edomex541012182100
Dinos de Saltillo52308682100
Fundidores de Monterrey523010710740
Pioneros de Queretaro5140681160
Division Centro
CDMX Condors54101124480
Osos de Toluca5320938960
Artilleros de Puebla5320778160
CDMX Mexicas51404010320
Liga Football Americano Mexico Standings 2020 [Reference: 12]

The Spring League Fall 2020

PWLTPFPAPct
Generals33009362.1000
Aviators32107059.667
Alphas32102436.667
Conquerors31207874.333
Blues31206465.333
Jousters30301548.000
The Spring League Standings [Reference: 22]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Championship GameAlamodome
15.12.2020Generals37Aviators14
The Spring League Playoffs [Reference: 22]

The Spring League Las Vegas 2020

PWLTPFPAPct
Las Vegas Hughes (C)220031131.000
TSL North21102121.500
TSL East20201331.000
The Spring League Final Standings 2020 [Ref: Compiled from Results in 36-38]

LIga Xtrema de Futbol Arena Mexico Spring 2020

LEXFA Spring 2020PWDLPFPAPct
Division 1
Supermans220073371.000
Aztecas220052431.000
Black Thunder21106241.500
Toritos Texcoco21103645.500
Cowboys21103535.500
Zopilotes20203844.000
Deminios ST2020777.000
[References: 43]

Report – General

A total of 32 teams played in Major Rival Football Leagues to the National Football League in 2020. With the Canadian Football League cancelling the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic, it was left to the XFL, Liga de Futbol Americano Mexico, The Spring League and Liga Xtrema de Futbol Arena Mexico to compete with the NFL. Only The Spring League, however, would complete its two seasons, the Spring season in Las Vegas with only three teams playing a total of two matches each, won by Las Vegas Hughes, and the Fall Season, in San Antonio, with the only Championship game played: Generals triumphing 37-14 over Aviators. LEXFA Mexico only completed its short Spring Season, and cancelled its full-length Fall season, and both the XFL and LFA Mexico abandoned their seasons after five weeks of a 10 week season.

Report – Canadian Football League 2020

CFL Logo [References: 1]

The 2020 Canadian Football League season was cancelled due to concerns over the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic. [References: 1-3]

Report – XFL 2020

XFL Logo [References: 11]

The XFL continued to play behind closed doors through the coronavirus outbreak, which stopped a lot of sports leagues. It finally shut up shop on March 12 after a Seattle Dragons player had tested positive for coronavirus, after the game with Houston Roughnecks on March 7. This player had also participated in the February 29th game against St. Louis Battlehawks, and so all players and teams were alerted and the league stopped. A decision was made by Oliver Luck, XFL Commissioner to cancel the rest of the season. [Ref: 7-8]

At the time there was a three-way tie at the top of the Eastern Division, with DC Defenders, St. Louis Battlehawks and New York Guardians all on 3-2. In the West, Houston Roughnecks (5-0) had a clear lead over the teams in joint second, Dallas Renegades and Los Angeles Wildcats (both 2-3). It also did better than the Alliance of American Football in drawing fans to a AAA Football League. The XFL averaged about 18,600 fans a game, whereas its predecessor, the AAF averaged about 15,000 during its one season in 2019. [Ref: 10][References: 4-11]

Report – Liga de Futbol Americano Mexico 2020

Ligade Futbol Americano Mexico Logo [Reference: 14]

The 2020 Liga Futbol Americano was the 5th season of the Major Professional American Football League in Mexico. CDMX Mayas took the season out, intending to return in 2021, with Pioneros de Queretaro moving up from Futbol American de Mexico having won it in 2019.

The League was suspended after week 5 due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, with Condors CDMX two games ahead of CDMX Mexicas and Artilleros de Puebla on a 4-1 record in Division Norte, and Raptors de Edomex, chasing their first ever League title, on 4-1 also in Division Centro, one game ahead of Dinos de Saltillo and Fundidores de Monterrey. [References: 12-14]

Report – The Spring League San Antonio Fall 2020

The Spring League Logo [References: 34]

In the opening Week in The Spring League 2020 in San Antonio Alphas lost 0-19 to Blues with QB Shea Patterson throwing for 3 TDs, two of which went to Jovon Durante Cinco. Aviators defeated Jousters 28-0 as DeShaun Amos twice intercepted the ball, returning one for a TD and QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson passed for 2 TDs. In the third game of the day, which was Nationally televised Generals triumphed 33-19 over Conquerors, with Bryan Scott throwing for 3 Tds in his first professional start, and the Generals defense recording 3 Interceptions.

In Week 2, the Aviators won in overtime against the Blues, 23-17, as Wide Receiver Matthew Sexton scored with a walk-off Punt Return in a game televised Nationally on FS1 (Fox Sports 1). The win moved the Aviators to 2-0 as the Blues fell to 1-1. QB JT Barret led the Alphas to their first win of the season as they beat the Conquerors 22-17, dropping the conquerors to 0-2. In the other game, Jousters Kicker Ricky Aguayo had a perfect 5/5 night as the Generals came from behind in the fourth quarter, allowing no Touchdowns in the game and forcing two turnovers in the fourth quarter, leading them to an 18-15 victory as they moved to 2-0 in the standings, and the Jousters dropped to 0-2.

In the third week the Conquerors shocked the Aviators with a 42-19 victory against the undefeated team, giving the Conquerors their first win of the season. The Jousters forfeited their match against the Alphas, due to COVID-19 testing and protocols, and also lack of practice. Alphas were awarded a 2-0 win as per league rules. Quarterback Bryan Scott, led the Generals to the only team undefeated on 3-0 with four Touchdowns and was matched by his own defence who contributed four interceptions as the Generals downed the Blues 42-28 to claim sole ownership of the top spot.

On 17 November 2020, The Spring League made the announcement to cancel the matches for Week 4 due to positive COVID-19 tests. The Championship Game was postponed until 15 December 2020 where the Generals totally dominated the Aviators winning 37-14, with QB Bryan Scott named MVP. [References: 15-34]

Report – The Spring League Las Vegas 2020

The Spring League concluded its’ fourth showcase season in 2020, with a three-team two-match season in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Hughes finished Champions with a 14-7 victory over TSL North in game 1, and a 17-6 defeat of TSL East in game 3, with Defensive Back Brandon Brice sealing the game, and Championship with an interception on the final play. [Ref: 2-4][References: 35-39]

Report – Liga Xtrema de Futbol Arena Mexico Spring 2020

LEXFA Gold Logo [References: 40]

Peleadores, which translates as Fighters, and who used a Logo similar to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo, played in Division 4 of the LEXFA Liga Extrema de Futbol Americano Mexico during the Spring 2020 season, which is a short 2-game preseason prior to the full season in Autumn. Peleadores compiled a 1-1-0 record, scoring 41 points and conceding 55 in the process, finishing 6th of 11in the Division. In all 50 teams competed in the five divisions of the LEXFA Arena League in Spring 2020. [References: 40-50]

References

Images:

[1] 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:

[2] Canadian Football League (2020) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/standings/?season=2020 [Accessed 31 March 2020]

[3] Canadian Football League (2020) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/ [Accessed 31 March 2020]

Websites

[4] XFL (2020) XFL Standings [Internet] Available from: https://stats.xfl.com/standings/ [Accessed 31 March 2020]

[5] XFL (2020) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/en-US/articles/xfl-releases-2020-schedule [Accessed 26 October 2019]

[6] XFL (2020) Schedule through Week 5 [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/2020-schedule [Accessed 31 March 2020]

[7] XFL (2020) XFL Statement on COVID-19 [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/articles/xfl-statement-covid-19 [Accessed 26 October 2019]

[8] XFL (2020) A Thank You to All Our Fans [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/articles/a-thank-you-to-our-fans [Accessed 31 March 2020]

[9] XFL (2020) XFL in the News – The Latest [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/articles/xfl-in-the-news-the-latest [Accessed 31 March 2020]

Sources

[10] First Down (2001) Issues from Spring 2001

Images

[11] Wikipedia (2019) XFL 2020 Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Logo_of_the_XFL.svg/1200px-Logo_of_the_XFL.svg.png [Accessed 24 September 2019]

Websites

[12] Liga Football Americano Mexico (2020) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/standings-lfa-2020/ [Accessed 17 April 2020]

[13] Liga Football Americano Mexico (2020) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://lfa.mx/calendario-lfa-2020/ [Accessed 17 April 2020]

Images

[14] Liga Football Americano Mexico (2019) LFA 2018 Logo [Internet] Available from: https://i1.wp.com/lfa.mx/2018/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LFAlogonew.png?fit=734%2C734&ssl=1 %5BAccessed 1 August 2018]

Images

[15] 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

[16] The Spring League (2017) Post October 15, 2020″These six veteran coaches will lead the #TSL2020 teams in San Antonio:″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/photos/a.1870863563192084/2820021151609649/ [Accessed 22 October 2020]

Videos

[17] The Spring League (2017) Post October 26, 2020″The Conquerors make their #TSL2020 debut on FS1 this Tuesday night when they face the Generals. But, before they take the field, they are the subject of the newest episode of Kat’s Cover-Two.″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3441729842555635&notif_id=1603740233814214&notif_t=watch_follower_video&ref=notif [Accessed 27 October 2020]

Websites

[18] The Spring League (2020) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.thespringleague.com/?page_id=5732 [Accessed 21 November 2020]

Social Media

[19] The Spring League (2020) Post March 23, 2020: ″Since 2017, the year #TheSpringLeague began play, 229 of our players have been signed to pro football contracts #NFL: 90 #CFL: 51 #AAF: 55 #XFL: 33″ [Internet] Available from:  https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/2643855175892915 [Accessed 8 June 2020]

Websites

[20] The Spring League (2020) Game Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.thespringleague.com/?page_id=5732 [Accessed 28 October 2020]

Social Media

[21] The Spring League Facebook (2020) Post, October 27, 2020 “

FINAL in Game 1 – a Blues dominating performance.QB Shea Patterson threw for 3 TDsWR Jovon Durante cinco caught 2 TDsBlues defense forces INT, FR, and 7 sacks; allows 0 points”

[Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/2830871110524653 [Accessed 28 October 2020]

[22] The Spring League Facebook (2020) Post, October 27, 2020 “

Game over. The Aviators dominate the Jousters in Week 1.DB DaShaun Amos 2 INTs and returns one for a TDMcLeod Bethel-Thompson 2 passing TDsAviators Defense: 0 PA, 3 FR, 2 INT”

[Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/2831025990509165 [Accessed 28 October 2020]

[23] The Spring League Facebook (2020) Post, October 27, 2020 “

The Generals secure the last victory of the day with a thrilling nationally televised game over the Conquerors.@bryanscott18 throws for 3 TDs in his first professional start@yocrazylegs rushes for 2 TDsGenerals Defense records 3 INT”

[Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/2831230377155393 [Accessed 28 October 2020]

[24] The Spring League Facebook (2020) Post, 2020″The Aviators beat the Blues in Week 2 by a score of 23-17 in the first overtime game of the season. WR Mathew Sexton ended the contest on a walk off punt return for a TD during the nationally televised game on FS1!The Aviators remain undefeated while the Blues drop to 1-1.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/2838531756425255 [Accessed 7 November 2020]

[25] The Spring League Facebook (2020) Post, 5 November 2020″Full highlights from last night’s 22-17 Alphas victory over the Conquerors. QB JT Barrett led his squad to their first win of TSL2020 while the Conquerors fell to 0-2.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/2839245563020541 [Accessed 7 November 2020]

[26] The Spring League Facebook (2020) Post, 5 November 2020″The Generals steal a win from the Jousters behind a defense that allowed 0 TDs and created 2 fourth quarter turnovers.Despite the loss, the story of the game is Jousters K Ricky Aguayo’s perfect 5/5 night.The Generals improve to 2-0 and the Jousters remain win-less at 0-2.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/2839493712995726 [Accessed 7 November 2020]

[27] The Spring League Facebook (2020) Post, 5 November 2020″Through two weeks at #TSL2020 in San Antonio, here’s how the teams stack up.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/2840215369590227 [Accessed 7 November 2020]

[28] The Spring League Facebook (2020) POst, 11 November 2020“The game and the Aviators perfect season is over. Conquerors dominate in a very deserving win that was a long time coming.Aviators fall to 2-1. Conquerors pick up their first win to get to 1-2.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/2844086742536423 [Accessed 21 November 2020]

[29] The Spring League Facebook (2020) Post, 11 November 2020″Due to lack of practice time because of COVID-19 protocols, the Jousters will forfeit their Week 3 game against the Alphas. Per NFL rules, the Alphas will be rewarded a 2-0 win and move to 2-1.Both teams have resumed practicing.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/2844701922474905%5BAccessed 21 November 2020]

[30] The Spring League Facebook (2020) Post, 12 November 2020″Week 3 is done!The Generals (3-0) emerge as the only undefeated team left after a dominating performance tonight against the Blues (1-2).QB Bryan Scott (@bryanscott18) threw for 4 TDs only to be matched by his own defense who grabbed 4 picks of their own.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/2845008345777596 [Accessed 21 November 2020]

[31] The Spring League Facebook (2020) Post, 16 November 2020″Updated and corrected standings heading into a decisive Week 4 tomorrow.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/2849424112002686 [Accessed 21 November 2020]

[32] The Spring League Facebook (2020) Post, 17 November 2020″” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/2850475888564175 [Accessed 21 November 2020]

[33] The Spring League You Tube (2020) Post, 15 December 2020″The Generals dominated from start to finish to capture the #TSL2020 Championship in a 37-14 win over the Aviators. QB Bryan Scott took home MVP honors.” [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR0B9SB_2TQAS-KmZFg4uYAJVc8J3mpWfP3vUEkUnlVVqYdq3Dv6s60lfQI&v=Ca5Eix-3Wh0&feature=youtu.be [Accessed 17 December 2020]

Images

[34] 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

[35] The Spring League (2017) Post March 7, 2020″Game 1 ends with a final score of: Las Vegas Hughes: 14 TSL North: 7″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/photos/a.1870863563192084/2630097563935343/?type=3 [Accessed 8 June 2020]

[36] The Spring League (2017) Post March 7, 2020″Game 2 has gone final! TSL North: 14 TSL East: 7″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/photos/a.1870863563192084/2630133173931782/?type=3  [Accessed 8 June 2020]

[37] The Spring League (2017) Post March 11, 2020″DB Brandon Brice seals the game for Las Vegas capping off the final play with a pick-6. Las Vegas Hughes: 17 TSL East: 6″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/photos/a.1870863563192084/2633474570264309/?type=3  [Accessed 8 June 2020]

Images

[38] The Spring League (2020) Photo March 11, 2020″DB Brandon Brice seals the game for Las Vegas capping off the final play with a pick-6. Las Vegas Hughes: 17 TSL East: 6″ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/photos/a.1870863563192084/2633474570264309/?type=3&theater  [Accessed 8 June 2020]

Social Media

[39] The Spring League (2020) Post March 23, 2020: ″Since 2017, the year #TheSpringLeague began play, 229 of our players have been signed to pro football contracts #NFL: 90 #CFL: 51 #AAF: 55 #XFL: 33″ [Internet] Available from:  https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/2643855175892915 [Accessed 8 June 2020]

Images

[40] 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]

[41] 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]

Websites

[42] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/tabla-primavera-2020/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

[43] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 Division 1 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/otono-2019-division-1-2/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

[44] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 Division 2 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/otono-2019-division-2/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

[45] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 Division 3 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/primavera2020-division-3-2/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

[46] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 Division 4 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/primavera2020-division-4/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

[47] LEXFA (2021) Tabla Primavera 2020 Division 5 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/table/primavera2020-division-5/ [Accessed 29 January 2021]

Images

[48] LEXFA (2021) WALTER-ABRAHAM-QB-e1568234233463-212×400 [Internet] Available from: https://arenafootball.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/WALTER-ABRAHAM-QB-e1568234233463-212×400.jpg [Accessed 29 January 2021]

Online References

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

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

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan, Bart Barden, Decy Maher, Sean Douglas, Anton Pippo O’Grady, Joe Grey, Steve Hearn, Jimmy English, Brianna Wallace & Heather Foust.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 12 March 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020-2021

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