Category: World Gridiron

January 4, 2021

Canadian Football League Preseason 2019

Canadian Football League 2019 Logo [Reference: 1]

Preseason Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Western Division
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	2	2	0	0	55	32	4
Edmonton Eskimoes	2	1	1	0	25	27	2
BC Lions	2	1	1	0	45	58	2
Calgary Stampeders	2	1	1	0	73	39	2
Saskatchewan Roughriders	2	0	2	0	30	72	0
Eastern Division
Toronto Argonauts	2	2	0	0	75	43	4
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	2	1	1	0	48	51	2
Ottawa REDBLACKS	2	0	1	1	41	45	1
Montreal Alouettes	2	0	1	1	40	65	1

References: Compiled from Results in [3]

Pre-Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Preseason Week 1
26.05.2019	Edmomton Eskimoes	22	BC Lions	7
	Preseason Week 2
30.05.2019	Toronto Argonauts	45	Montreal Alouettes	20
01.06.2019	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	20	Edmonton Eskimoes	3
01.06.2019	Calgary Stampeders	37	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1
02.06.2019	Ottawa REDBLACKS	21	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	25
	Preseason Week 3
07.06.2019	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	23	Toronto Argonauts	30
07.06.2019	Montreal Alouettes	20	Ottawa REDBLACKS	20
07.06.2019	Saskatchewan Roughriders	29	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	35
08.06.2019	BC Lions	38	Calgary Stampeders	36

References: [3]

Report

Winnipeg Blue Bombers were the Canadian Football League Western Division Preseason Champions in 2019 with a 2-0 Record. Likewise the Toronto Argonauts won the Eastern Division with a 2-0 record.

About Canadian Football

The 12v12 version of the game played in Canada differs from American Football not only in the number of players allowed on the field at any one time (12 in a Canadian Football team versus 11 in an American Football team), but also in the size of the field (a Canadian Football field is 110 yards long with two 20-yard endzones, while an American Football field is 100 yards long with two 15 yard endzones). Canadian Football teams also have only three downs (attempts) in which to gain 10 yards or the ball is turned over as opposed to four downs in American Football. There is also the possibility of scoring a “Rouge” in Canadian Football – this happens when the ball is kicked through the back of the endzone, and is worth one point.

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

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

Acknowledgements

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

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 4 January 2021

January 3, 2021

Arena Football League Arena Bowls 1987-2019

Arena Football League Logo 2019 [Reference: 1]

Arena Bowl Results 1987-2019

Date	Arena Bowl	Winners		Runners-Up
01.08.1987	I	Denver Dynamite	45	Pittsburgh Gladiators	16
30.07.1988	II	Detroit Drive	24	Chicago Bruisers	13
18.08.1989	III	Detroit Drive	39	Pittsburgh Gladiators	26
11.08.1990	IV	Detroit Drive	51	Dallas Texans	27
17.08.1991	V	Tampa Bay Storm	48	Detroit Drive	42
22.08.1992	VI	Detroit Drive	56	Orlando Predators	38
21.08.1993	VII	Tampa Bay Storm	51	Detroit Drive	31
02.09.1994	VIII	Arizona Rattlers	36	Orlando Predators	31
01.09.1995	IX	Tampa Bay Storm	48	Orlando Predators	35
26.08.1996	X	Tampa Bay Storm	42	Iowa Barnstormers	38
25.08.1997	XI	Arizona Rattlers	55	Iowa Barnstormers	38
23.08.1998	XII	Orlando Predators	62	Tampa Bay Storm	31
21.08.1999	XIII	Albany Firebirds	59	Orlando Predators	48
20.08.2000	XIV	Orlando Predators	41	Nashville Kats	38
19.08.2001	XV	Grand Rapids Rampage	64	Nashville Kats	42
19.08.2002	XVI	San Jose SaberCats	52	Arizona Rattlers	14
22.06.2003	XVII	Tampa Bay Storm	43	Arizona Rattlers	29
27.06.2004	XVIII	San Jose SaberCats	69	Arizona Rattlers	62
12.06.2005	XIX	Colorado Crush	51	Georgia Force	48
11.06.2006	XX	Chicago Rush	69	Orlando Predators	61
29.07.2007	XXI	San Jose SaberCats	55	Columbus Destroyers	33
27.07.2008	XXII	Philadelphia Soul	59	San Jose SaberCats	56
2009		Season Cancelled
20.08.2010	XXIII	Spokane Shock	69	Tampa Bay Storm	57
12.08.2011	XXIV	Jacksonville Sharks	73	Arizona Rattlers	70
10.08.2012	XXV	Arizona Rattlers	72	Philadelphia Soul	54
17.08.2013	XXVI	Arizona Rattlers	48	Philadelphia Soul	39
23.08.2014	XXVII	Arizona Rattlers	72	Cleveland Gladiators	32
29.08.2015	XXVIII	San Jose SaberCats	68	Jacksonville Sharks	47
26.08.2016	XXIX	Philadelphia Soul	56	Arizona Rattlers	42
26.08.2017	XXX	Philadelphia Soul	44	Tampa Bay Storm	40
28.07.2018	XXXI	Washington Valor	69	Baltimore Brigade	55
11.08.2019	XXXII	Albany Empire	45	Philadelphia Soul	27

[Reference: 2-10]

Report

Arizona Rattlers and Tampa Bay Storm were the most successful Arena Football League team, winning the Arena Bowl a record fives times each. Other multiple winners of the Arena Bowl were San Jose SaberCats (4), Detroit Drive (4), Philadelphia Soul (3) and Orlando Predators (2). Single-time winners of the Bowl were Denver Dynamite (the first in 1987), Albany Empire (the last in 2019), Albany Firebirds, Grand Rapids Rampage, Colorado Crush, Chicago Rush, Jacksonville Sharks, Spokane Shock and Washington Valor.

The Arena Football League was the most successful of the Alternatives to the National Football League since the American Football League of 1960 to 1969. It played 32 seasons since its first official season in 1987, with one season (2009) cancelled. The Final Arena Bowl was played in 2019.

About Arena / Indoor Football

This version of American (or Gridiron) Football has become extremely popular in Mexico.

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 & Indoor Football is the rebound nets either side of the goalposts in Arena Football, which is the only part of the original patent given to the Arena Football League in 1989, that a subsequent ruling in 1998 ruled was copyright, the rest being Football already in other leagues.

References

Images

[1] 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]

Sources:

[2] Arena Football League (2016) 2016 Record and Factbook pp. 101-109 / 45.

Websites

[3] Arena Football League (2016) 2016 Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/standings.html [Accessed 1 April 2017][Broken Link]

[4] Arena Football League (2017) 2017 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=standings [Accessed 16 September 2017][Broken Link]

[5] Arena Football League (2017) 2017 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.arenafootball.com/2017-schedule [Accessed 16 September 2017][Broken Link]

[6] Arena Football League (2018) 2018 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=standings [Accessed 6 January 2019][Broken Link]

[7] Arena Football League (2018) 2018 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=schedule [Accessed 6 January 2019][Broken Link]

[8] Arena Football League (2018) 2019 Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.arenafootball.com/2019-standings [Accessed 26 July 2019][Broken Link]

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

[10]Arena Fan (2019) Arena Bowl History [Internet] Available from: http://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=abowls [Accessed 19 February 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan, Tim Leadingham. Bart Barden & Sam Thompson.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 19 February 2020

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

January 3, 2021

United States Football League 1983-1985

United States Football League Logo [Reference: 1]

USFL 1983

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

Reference: [1]

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

Reference:[2]

USFL 1984

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

Reference: [3}]

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

Reference: [4]

USFL 1985

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

Reference: [5]

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

Reference: [6]

Report

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

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

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

References

Websites

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

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

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

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

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

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

Images

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

Acknowledgements

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

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 3 January 2021

January 3, 2021

Ohio League Champions 1903-1919

Year	Champions	W	L	T
1903	Massillon Tigers	8	1	0
1904	Massillon Tigers	7	0	0
1905	Massillon Tigers	10	0	0
1906	Massillon Tigers	10	1	0
1907	All-Massillons	7	0	1
1908	Akron Indians	8	0	1
1909	Akron Indians	9	0	0
1910	Shelby Blues	?	0
1911	Shelby Blues	?	0
1912	Elyria Athletics	8	0	0
1913	Akron Indians	8	1	2
1914	Akron Indians	8	2	1
1915	No Clear Winner
1916	Canton Bulldogs	9	0	1
1917	Canton Bulldogs	9	1	0
1918	Dayton Triangles	8	0	0
1919	Canton Bulldogs	9	0	1

Reference: [1]

Note: * The Shelby Blues team of 1910-1911 was undefeated.

Bob Nash, E-T, Who was born in Collinstown, Co. Meath, played End & Tackle for the Massillon Tigers from 1917-1919. [Reference: 2]

Report

The Ohio League, while not a formal league, was the top Professional American Football League from 1903 to 1919, and the first to openly pay its players. Teams scheduled matches against both other Ohio teams and teams from other States. Bob Nash, who was born in Collinstown, Co. Meath, Ireland, played End and Tackle for the Massillon Tigers from 1917 to 1919. Masillon were one of the top teams in the League and vied for the Championship most seasons with Shelby Blues and Canton Bulldogs.

In 1920, with rising wage costs due to players continually jumping from one team to another across state lines, the top four teams in Ohio, along with the top teams in Upstate New York, New York City , New York / New Jersey and Pennsylvania Leagues joined forces to form the American Professional Football Association, which in 1922 changed its name to the National Football League. The importance of the Ohio League is noted by the National Football League in its’ placing of the Professional Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

References

Websites

[1] Braunwart, Bob & Carroll, Bob (1981) The Coffin Corner (1981) Professional Football Researchers Association.3 (7) https://web.archive.org/web/20140822043543/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/03-07-068.pdf [Accessed 20 July 2018]

[2] Pro Football Archives (2019) Bob Nash [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playern/nash00200.html [Accessed 11 October 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Declan Mulcahy, Nora Mulcahy, Brigid Kingston, Michael Tully & Mary Tully

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Last Updated: 3 January 2021

January 2, 2021

XFL 2001

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

Reference: [1]

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

[References: 1]

Regular Season Results

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

[References: 3]

Report

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

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

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

References

Images

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

Websites

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

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

Newspapers

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

Acknowledgements

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

About this document

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Last Updated: 2 January 2021

January 1, 2021

NCAA Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision 2014

NCAA Logo [Reference: 1]

2014 was the first year of the Postseason Playoff in NCAA Division 1 College Football. The four Conference Champions with the best records from the “Power 5” Conferences: Atlantic Coast, Big 10, Southeastern, Big 12 and Pacific-12 were invited to play in the College Football Playoff Semi-Finals, which were for the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl, with the winners meeting in the National Chmpionship. Ohio State Buckeyes won the National Championship 42-20 over Oregon Ducks.

Irish-born involvemetnt in the Football Bowl Subdivision included Ian Jones, an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Penn State Nittany Lions, who previously coached at South Carolina Gamecocks, as well as Cork GAA and London Welsh Rugby Union. Penn State finished the season with a 7-6 record, defeating Boston College Eagles 31-30 in the Pinstripe Bowl.

Darragh O’Neill, who was also born in Cork, was Punter for Colorado Buffaloes, who finished with a 2-10 record. O’Neill won an Honourable Mention All-Pac-12 Team Award, as well as the Iron Buffalo Award for sepecialists for his work in the weightroom, and was fourth-team choice for Phil Steele’s College Football.

Sean Galvin, who coincidentally was also a Cork-born player, from Bandon, was Punter for the UCF Central Florida Knights in 2014, and fulfilled his childhood dream of playing at Croke Park when his UCF Knights took on Ian Jones’ Penn State Nittany Lions in the Croke Park Classic, which Penn State won 26-24.

NCAA Division 1 FBS 2014

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE	CW	CL	Pct	OW	OL	Pct
ACC Atlantic
Florida State Seminloes (D)	8	0	1.000	13	1	.938
Clemson Tigers	6	2	.750	10	3	.
Louisville Cardinals	5	3	.625	9	4
Boston College Eagles	4	4	.500	7	6
North Carolina State Wolfpack	3	5	.375	8	5
Syracuse Orange	1	7	.125	3	9	.250
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	1	7	.125	3	9	.250
ACC Coastal
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (D)	6	2	.750	11	3
Duke Blue Devils	5	3	.625	9	4
North Carolina Tar Heels	4	4	.500	6	7
Pittsburgh Panthers	4	4	.500	6	7
Miami (Fl.) Hurricanes	3	5	.375	6	7
Virginia Cavaliers	3	5	.375	5	7
Virginia Tech Hokies	3	5	.375	7	6
BIG 10 CONFERENCE	CW	CL	Pct	OW	OL	Pct
Big10 East
Ohio State Buckeys (D)	8	0	1.000	14	1	.933
Michigan State Spartans	7	1	.875	11	2	.846
Maryland Terrapins	4	4	.500	7	6	.538
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	3	5	.375	8	5	.615
Michigan Wolverines	3	5	.375	5	7	.417
*Penn State Nittany Lions*	2	6	.250	7	6	.538
Indiana Hoosiers	1	7	.125	4	8	.333
Big10 West
Wisconsin Badgers (D)	7	1	.875	11	3	.786
Minnesota Golden Gophers	5	3	.625	8	5	.615
Nebraska Cornhuskers	5	3	.625	9	4	.692
Iowa Hawkeyes	4	4	.500	7	6	.538
Illinois Fighting Illini	3	5	.375	6	7	.462
Northwestern Wildcats	3	5	.375	5	7	.417
Purdue Boilermakers	1	7	.125	3	9	.250
PACIFIC-12 CONFERENCE	CW	CL	Pct	OW	OL	Pct
Pac-12 North
Oregon Ducks (D)	9	1	.900	13	2	.867
Stanford Cardinal (B)	5	4	.556	8	5	.615
Washington Huskies (B)	4	5	.444	8	6	.571
California Golden Bears	3	6	.333	5	7	.417
Oregon State Beavers	2	7	.222	5	7	.417
Washington State Cougars	2	7	.222	3	9	.250
Pac-12 South
Arizona Wildcats (D)	7	3	.700	10	4	.714
Arizona State Sun Devils (B)	6	3	.667	10	3	.769
UCLA California-Los Angeles Bruins (B)	6	3	.667	10	3	.769
Southern California Trojans (B)	6	3	.667	9	4	.692
Utah Utes (B)	5	4	.556	9	4	.692
*Colorado Buffaloes*	0	9	.000	2	10	.167
BIG 12 CONFERENCE	CW	CL	Pct	OW	OL	Pct
Baylor Bears (B)	8	1	.889	11	2	.
TCU Texas Christian Horned Frogs (B)	8	1	.889	12	1
Kansas State Cowboys (B)	7	2	.778	9	4
Oklahoma Sooners (B)	5	4	.556	8	5
Texas Longhorns (B)	5	4	.556	6	7
West Virginia Mountaineers (B)	5	4	.556	7	6
Oklahoma State Cowboys (B)	4	5	.444	7	6
Texas Tech Red Raiders	2	7	.222	4	8	.250
Kansas Jayhawks	1	8	.111	3	9	.250
Iowa State Cyclones	0	9	.000	2	10	.167
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE	CW	CL	Pct	OW	OL	PCt
SEC West
Alabama Crimson Tide (D)	7	1	.875	12	2	.
Mississippi State (B)	6	2	.750	10	3
Mississippi Ole Miss Rebels (B)	5	3	.625	9	4
Auburn Tigers (B)	4	4	.500	8	5
LSU Louisiana State Tigers (B)	4	4	.500	8	5
Texas A&M Aggies (B)	3	5	.375	8	5
Arkansas Razorbacks (B)	2	6	.250	7	6
SEC East
Missouri Tigers (D)	7	1	.875	11	3
Georgia Bulldogs (B)	6	2	.750	10	3
Florida Gators	4	4	.500	7	5
South Carolina Gamecocks (B)	3	5	.375	7	6
Tennessee Volunteers (B)	3	5	.375	7	6
Kentucky Wildcats	2	6	.250	5	7
Vanderbilt Commodores	0	8	.000	3	9	.250
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE	CW	CL	Pct	OW	OL	Pct
Memphis Tigers (B)	7	1	.875	10	3	.769
Cincinnati Bearcats (B)	7	1	.875	9	4	.692
*Central Florida UCF Knights* (B)	7	1	.875	9	4	.692
East Carolina Pirates (B)	5	3	.625	8	5	.615
Houston Cougars (B)	5	3	.625	8	5	.615
Temple Owls	4	4	.500	6	6	.500
South Florida Bulls	3	5	.375	4	8	.333
Tulane Green Wave	2	6	.250	3	9	.250
Tulsa Golden Hurricane	2	6	.250	2	10	.167
Connecticut Huskies	1	7	.125	2	10	.167
Southern Methodist Mustangs	1	7	.125	1	11	.083
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
West
Northern Illinois (D)	8	1	.889	11	3	.
Toledo (B)	7	1	.875	9	4
Western Michigan (B)	6	2	.750	8	5
Central Michigan (B)	5	3	.625	7	6
Ball State	4	4	.500	5	7
Eastern Michigan	1	7	.125	2	10	.167
East
Bowling Green (D)	5	4	.556	8	6
Ohio (B)	4	4	.500	6	7	.500
Buffalo	3	4	.429	5	6	.455
Akron	3	5	.375	5	7	.
Massachusetts	3	5	.375	3	9	.250
Miami (Oh)	2	6	.250	2	10	.167
Kent State	1	6	.143	2	9	.182
CONFERENCE USA	CW	CL	PCt	OW	OL	PCt
CUSA East
Marshall Thundering Herd (D)	7	1	.875	13	1
Middle Tennessee	5	3	.625	6	6	.500
Old Dominion	4	4	.500	6	6	.500
UAB Alabama-Birmingham Blazers	4	4	.500	6	6	.500
Western Kentucky (B)	4	4	.500	8	5
Florida International	3	5	.375	4	8	.333
Florida Atlantic	2	6	.250	3	9	.250
CUSA West
Louisiana Tech (D)	7	1	.875	9	5	.
Rice Owls (B)	5	3	.625	8	5
UTEP Texas-El Paso (B)	5	3	.625	7	6
UTSA Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners	3	5	.375	4	8	.333
North Texas Red Raiders	2	6	.250	4	8	.333
Southern Mississippi	1	7	.125	3	9	.250
SUN BELT CONFERENCE
Georgia Southern (D)	8	0	1.000	9	3	.750
Louisiana-Lafayette (B)	7	1	.875	9	4
Appalachian State	6	2	.750	7	5
Arkansas State (B)	5	3	.625	7	6
South Alabama (B)	5	3	.625	6	7
Texas State	5	3	.625	7	5	.
Louisiana-Monroe	3	5	.375	4	8	.333
Troy	3	5	.375	3	9	.250
Idaho	1	7	.125	1	10	.091
New Mexico State Aggies	1	7	.125	2	10	.167
Georgia State	0	8	.000	1	11	.083
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
MWC Mountain
Boise State Broncos (D)	7	1	.875	12	2	.833
Colorado State Rams (B)	6	2	.750	10	3
Utah State (B)	6	2	.750	10	4
Air Force Fighting Falcons (B)	5	3	.625	10	3
New Mexico Lobos	2	6	.250	4	8	.333
Wyoming Cowboys	2	6	.250	4	8	.333
MWC West
Fresno State (D)	5	3	.625	6	8	.
San Diego State Aztecs (B)	5	3	.625	7	6
Nevada Wolfpack (B)	4	4	.500	7	6
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (B)	3	5	.375	4	9
San Jose State Spartans	2	6	.250	3	9	.250
UNLV Nevada-Las Vegas Rebels	1	7	.125	2	11
INDEPENDENTS
Army Black Knights	–	–	–	4	8	.333
Brigham Young BYU Cougars (B)	–	–	–	8	5
Navy Midshipmen (B)	–	–	–	8	5
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (B)	–	–	–	8	5

[Reference: 2]

Conference Championships

Conference	Winners		Runners-Up
POWER 5
ACC	Florida State Seminoles	37	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	35
Big 10	Ohio State Buckeyes	59	Wisconsin Badgers	10
SEC	Alabama Crimson Tide	42	Missouri Tigers	13
PAC-12	Oregon Ducks	51	Arizona Sun Devils	13
OTHER 5
MAC	Northern Illinois		Bowling Green
CUSA	Marshall Thudering Herd		Louisiana Tech
MWC	Boise State Broncos		Fresno State Bulldogs

[Reference: 3]

Note: Power 5 Conference Champions Qualify for College Football Playoff Semi-Finals (Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl).

Minor Bowls

Bowl	Winners		Runners-Up
New Orleans	Louisiana-Lafayette	16	Nevada	3
New Mexico	Utah State	21	UTEP	6
Las Vegas	JUtah	45	Colorado State	10
Potato	Air Force	38	Wesstern Michigan	24
Camellia	Bowling Green	33	South Alabama	28
Miami Beach	Memphis	55	BYU	48
Boca Raton	Marshall	52	Northern Illinois	23
Poinsettia	Navy	17	San Diego State	26
Popeyes	Western Kentucky	49	Central Michigan	48
Hawaii	Rice	30	Fresno State	6
Heart of Dallas	Louisiana Tech	35	Illinois	18
Quick Lane	Rutgers	40	North Carolina	21
St. Petersburg	North Carolina State	34	Central Florida	27
Military	Virginia Tech	33	Cincinati	17
Sun	Arizona State	38	Duke	31
Independence	South Carolina	24	Miami (Fl.)	21
Pinstripe	Penn State	31	Boston College	30
Holiday	Southern California	45	Nebraska	42
Liberty	Texas A&M	45	West Virginia	37
Russell Athletic	Clemson	40	Oklahoma	6
Texas	Arkansas	31	Texas	7
Music City	Notre Dame	31	LSU Louisiana State	28
Belk	Georgia	37	Louisville	14
Foster Farms	Stanford	45	Maryland	21
Peach	TCU Texas Christian	42	Ole Miss Mississippi	3
Fiesta	Boise State	38	Arizona	30
Orange	Georgia Tech	49	Mississippi State	34
Outback	Wisconsin	34	Auburn	31
Cotton	Michigan State	42	Baylor	41
Citrus	Missouri	33	Minnnesota	17
Armed Forces	Houston	35	Pittsburgh	34
Gator	Tennessee	45	Iowa	28
Alamo	UCLA California-Los Angeles	40	Kansas State	35
Cactus	Oklahoma State	30	Washington	22
Birmingham	Florida	28	East Carolina	20
GoDaddy	Toledo	63	Arkansas State	44

[Reference: 4]

College Football Playoff

Bowl	Winners		Runners-Up
	CFP Semi-Finals
Rose	Oregon Ducks	59	Florida State	20
Sugar	Ohio State	42	Alabama	35
	National Championship
Rose v Sugar	Ohio State	42	Oregon	20

[Reference: 4]

Irish-Born NCAA Division 1 FBS Players and Coaches 2014

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 [Reference: 12] — Ian Jones – Irish-Born GAA Football, Rugby Union and NFL American Football Coach [Reference: 12][Picture Credit: Ian Jones LinkedIn Profile]

Biography

Ian Jones, born in Cork, was appointed Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the Houston Texans in 2017. He coached for three years at Penn State (2013 to 2015) 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]

Darragh O’Neill Irish-Born College American Football Player 2011-2014

Darragh O’Neill – Irish-Born Colorado Buffaloes Player (NCAA Div. 1) 2011-2014 [7]

Darragh O’Neill – Colorado Buffaloes 2011 Roster Photo – Courtesy CU Buffaloes

Born: Cork, Ireland
Position: Punter
University: University of Colorado Buffaloes (NCAA Division 1 Football Bowl Series)
Biography:Darragh O’Neill was born in Cork and moved to America when he was three, growing up in Louisville, Colorado. He played as a punter in the National Collegiate Athletic Association from 2011-2014 for the Colorado Buffaloes. He was ranked 18th in America at College level in 2012 with an average of 43 Yards per Punt.[1]
Career Summary:
2014: His best season came in 2014, earning honorable mention All-Pac 12 from the coaches, His average hit a career-high of 44.14 yards per punt. Darragh also placed a Colorado University record 27 punts inside opposition’s 20 Yard line. He won the Iron Buffalo Award for specialists for his work in the weightroom, and also a fourth-team choice by Phil Steele’s College Football.[6]

[1][6]

Yearly Statistics

Kicking

Punting

Kickoffs

Avg Yds

XPM

XPA

XP%

FGM

FGA

FG%

Pts

Punts

Yds

Avg

2011

–

3152

42.6

2012

–

3307

43.5

2013

–

2673

40.5

2014

–

2869

44.1

Total

–

281

12001

42.7

[6]

Sean Galvin Irish-Born College American Football Player 2012-2014

Sean Galvin – Irish-Born University of Central Florida Knights Player (2012-2014) [8]

Sean Galvin – UCF 2014 Roster Photo – Courtesy UCF Knights

Born: Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland
Position: Kicker
University: University of Central Florida Knights (NCAA Division 1 Football Bowl Series)
Biography: Sean Galvin was born in Bandon, Co. Cork and was a talented GAA Footballer and Hurler and had ambitions of one day playing at GAA headquarters, Croke Park. When he was 15 he left Cork for America, where he took up American Football in High School where he excelled as a kicker. He was picked up by the University of Central Florida in 2012 and in 2014 he fulfilled his dream of playing in Croke Park when the UCF Knights took on the Penn State Nittany Lions in an American Football College Showcase Game played in the hallowed GAA grounds.[1].He was named as one of the team captains for the Croke Park classic in 2014, and totalled 218 Kickoffs over a three year career at UCF, averaging 62.1 Yards. [7]

[3]

Yearly Statistics

[4]

	Kicking	Punting
	Kickoffs	Avg Yds	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Punts	Yds	Avg
2012	88	61.9	1	1	100	0	0	0	1	–	–	–
2013	74	62.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–
2014	56	61.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–
Total	218	62.1	1	1	100	0	0	0	1	–	–	–

[5][6][7]
Total Compiled from [5][6][7]

References (Standings and Playoffs)

Images

[1] NCAA | Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2015) logo [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160923081703im_/http://www.ncaa.com/sites/all/themes/ncaa/ncaa-respo/logo.png [Accessed 4 May 2020]

Internet Archive

[2] NCAA College Football Wayback Mchine (2015) College Football Standings (FBS) [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20150318162415/http://www.ncaa.com/standings/football/fbs[Accessed 12 February 2019]

[3] NCAA College Football Wayback Mchine (2015) College Football Playoff [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20150318184042/http://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2014-12-05/college-football-playoff [Accessed 12 February 2019]

[4] NCAA College Football Wayback Mchine (2015) College Football – Home [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20150318191340/http://www.ncaa.com/sports/football/bowls [Accessed 12 February 2019]

References (Ian Jones)

Websites

[1] 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]

[2] National Football League (2017) 2017 | Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/standings/division/2017/REG [Accessed 28 December 2019]

[3] Sports Reference College Football (2020) 2010 College Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/2010-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[4] Sports Reference College Football (2020) 2011 College Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/2011-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[5] Sports Reference College Football (2020) 2013 College Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/2013-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[6] Sports Reference College Football (2020) 2014 College Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/2014-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[7] Sports Reference College Football (2020) 2015 College Football Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/2015-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

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

[9] Premiership Rugby (2020) Premiership Final Table 2012/13 ‘[Internet] Available from: https://www.premiershiprugby.com/gallagher-premiership-rugby/league-table/# [Accessed 30 December 2020]

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

Internet Archive

[11] GAA (2020) Football League Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20100515192928/http://www.gaa.ie/fixtures-and-results/league-tables/[Accessed 30 December 2020]

Images

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

References (Darragh O’Neill)

Websites

[1] Eoghan McNeill – Irish Independent – August 28 (2014) “Video: Cork-born American football star to fulfil childhood dream of playing at Croke Park” [Internet] Available from: https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/video-corkborn-american-football-star-to-fulfil-childhood-dream-of-playing-at-croke-park-30544419.html [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[2] Sport Reference (2011) 2011 Pacific 12 Conference Year Summary [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/pac-12/2011.html [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[3] Sport Reference (2012) 2012 Pacific 12 Conference Year Summary [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/pac-12/2012.html [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[4] Sport Reference (2013) 2013 Pacific 12 Conference Year Summary [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/pac-12/2013.html [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[5] Sport Reference (2014) 2014 Pacific 12 Conference Year Summary [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/pac-12/2014.html [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[6] CU Buffs (2014) 2011 Football Roster – 8 Darragh O’Neill [Internet] Available from: http://cubuffs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=276 [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[7] CU Buffs (2014) 2011 Football Roster – 8 Darragh O’Neill Picture [Internet] Available from: http://cubuffs.com/images/2014/5/9/WVMUHCRXSUGWUEI.20140509181056.jpg?width=300 [Accessed 9 May 2018]

References (Sean Galvin)

Websites

[2] Sport Reference (2012) 2012 Conference USA Year Summary [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/cusa/2012.html [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[3] Sport Reference (2013) 2013 American Athletic Conference Year Summary [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/american/2013.html [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[4] Sport Reference (2014) 2014 American Athletic Conference Year Summary [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/american/2014.html [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[5] Sport Reference (2012) 2012 UCF Knights Stats – Kicking & Punting [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/central-florida/2012.html [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[6] Sport Reference (2013) 2013 UCF Knights Roster [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/central-florida/2013-roster.html [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[7] UCF Knights (2014) 2014 Football Roster – 35 Sean Galvin [Internet] Available from: http://ucfknights.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=495 [Accessed 9 May 2018]

Images

[8] UCF Knights (2014) 2014 Football Roster – 35 Sean Galvin Picture [Internet] Available from: http://ucfknights.com/images/2016/5/30/10199097.jpeg?width=300 [Accessed 9 May 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sean Douglas of the Dubliin Rebels (Irish American Football League).

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 31 December 2020

December 31, 2020

Alliance of American Football 2019

Alliance of American Football Logo [Ref: 3]

Final Standings

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

Results

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

Alliance of American Football Results [Ref: 2]

About

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

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

Biography of Ian Jones

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

Websites

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

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

Images

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

Websites

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

Social Media

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

Images

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

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rick Kelley & Kim Kelley.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive 2020

Last Updated: 11 April 2020

December 31, 2020

National Football League (Irish Players) 1976-1987

NFL Super Bowl XXII 1988 Official Match Programme Washington Redskins v Denver Broncos Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego [References: 1][Photo Credit: Enda Mulcahy – Author’s Personal Collection]

In 1976 the National Football League expanded to 28 teams with the addition of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks. In between this expansion and the relocation of the St. Louis Cardinals to Phoenix, Arizona in 1988, two Irish-born players, Neil O’Donoghue from Dublin, and John Sinnott from Wexford played in the National Football League. O’Donoghue was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1977, and went on to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1978 to 1979 and St. Louis Cardinals from 1980 to 1985. Sinnott was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1978, but cut from the roster in Training Camp, and picked up by the New York Giants, where he was on the Roster from 1980 to 1981, before playing for the Baltimore Colts in 1982.

The Standings and Playoff Results of the NFL (1976-1987) are followed by the Career Statistics and Biographies of the two Irish-born Players in this period, as well as a Video Highlights reel of Neil O’Donoghue playing for the Cardinals and Buccaneers.

NFL 1976

NFL 1976	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Baltimore Colts (D)	14	11	3	0	417	246	.786
New England Patriots (P)	14	11	3	0	376	236	.786
Miami Dolphins	14	6	8	0	263	264	.429
New York Jets	14	3	11	0	169	383	.214
Buffalo Bills	14	2	12	0	245	363	.143
AFC Central
Pittsburgh Steelers (D)	14	10	4	0	342	138	.714
Cincinnati Bengals	14	10	4	0	335	210	.714
Cleveland Browns	14	9	5	0	267	287	.643
Houston Oilers	14	5	9	0	222	273	.357
AFC West
Oakland Raiders (D)	14	13	1	0	350	237	.929
Denver Broncos	14	9	5	0	315	206	.643
San Diego Chargers	14	6	8	0	248	285	.429
Kansas City Chiefs	14	5	9	0	290	376	.357
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	0	14	0	125	412	.000
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys (D)	14	11	3	0	296	194	.786
Washington Redskins (P)	14	10	4	0	291	217	.714
St. Louis Cardinals	14	10	4	0	309	267	.714
Philadelphia Eagles	14	4	10	0	165	286	.286
New York Giants	14	3	11	0	170	250	.214
NFC Central
Minnesota Vikings (D)	14	11	2	1	305	176	.821
Chicago Bears	14	7	7	0	253	216	.500
Detroit Lions	14	6	8	0	262	220	.429
Green Bay Packers	14	5	9	0	218	299	.357
NFC West
Los Angeles Rams (D)	14	10	3	1	351	190	.750
San Francisco 49ers	14	8	6	0	270	190	.571
Atlanta Falcons	14	4	10	0	172	312	.286
New Orleans Saints	14	4	10	0	253	346	.286
Seattle Seahawks	14	2	12	0	229	429	.143

[Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1976	Oakland Raiders	24	New England Patriots	21
1976	Baltimore Colts	14	Pittsburgh Steelers	40
	AFC Championship
1976	Oakland Raiders	24	Pittsburgh Steelers	7
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1976	Minnesota Vikings	35	Washington Redskins	20
1976	Dallas Cowboys	12	Los Angeles Rams	14
	NFC Championship
1976	Minnesota Vikings	24	Los Angeles Rams	13
	Super Bowl XI		At Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Ca.
1976	Oakland Raiders (AFC)	32	Minnesota Vikings (NFC)	14

[Reference: 1]

NFL 1977

NFL 1977	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Baltimore Colts (D)	14	10	4	0	295	221	.714
Miami Dolphins	14	10	4	0	313	197	.714
New England Patriots	14	9	5	0	278	217	.643
New York Jets	14	3	11	0	191	300	.214
*Buffalo Bills*	14	3	11	0	160	313	.214
AFC Central
Pittsburgh Steelers (D)	14	9	5	0	283	243	.643
Houston Oilers	14	8	6	0	299	230	.571
Cincinnati Bengals	14	8	6	0	238	235	.571
Cleveland Browns	14	6	8	0	269	267	.429
AFC West
Denver Broncos (D)	14	12	2	0	274	148	.857
Oakland Raiders (P)	14	11	3	0	351	230	.786
San Diego Chargers	14	7	7	0	222	205	.500
Seattle Seahawks	14	5	9	0	282	373	.357
Kansas City Chiefs	14	2	12	0	225	349	.143
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys (D)	14	12	2	0	345	212	.857
Washington Redskins	14	9	5	0	196	189	.643
St. Louis Cardinals	14	7	7	0	272	287	.500
Philadelphia Eagles	14	5	9	0	220	207	.357
New York Giants	14	5	9	0	181	265	.357
NFC Central
Minnesota Vikings (D)	14	9	5	0	231	227	.643
Chicago Bears (P)	14	9	5	0	255	253	.643
Detroit Lions	14	6	8	0	183	252	.429
Green Bay Packers	14	4	10	0	134	219	.286
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	2	12	0	103	223	.143
NFC West
Los Angeles Rams (D)	14	10	4	0	302	146	.714
Atlanta Falcons	14	7	7	0	179	129	.500
San Francisco 49ers	14	5	9	0	220	260	.357
New Orleans Saints	14	3	11	0	232	336	.214

[Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Divisional playoff
1977	Denver Broncos	34	Pittsburgh Steelers	21
1977	Baltimore Colts	31	Oakland Raiders	37 ot
	AFC Championship
1977	Denver Broncos	20	Oakland Raiders	17
	NFC Divisional Playoff
1977	Dallas Cowboys	37	Chicago Bears	7
1977	Los Angeles Rams	7	Minnesota Vikings	14
	NFC Championship
1977	Dallas Cowboys	23	Minnesota Vikings	6
	Super Bowl XII		At Superdome, New Orleans, La.
1977	Dallas Cowboys (NFC)	27	Denver Broncos (AFC)	10

[Reference: 1]

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the Buffalo Bills in 1977.

NFL 1978

NFL 1978	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
New England Patriots (D)	16	11	5	0	358	286	.688
Miami Dolphins (P)	16	11	5	0	372	254	.688
New York Jets	16	8	8	0	359	364	.500
Buffalo Bills	16	5	11	0	302	354	.313
Baltimore Colts	16	5	11	0	239	421	.313
AFC Central
Pittsburgh Steelers (D)	16	14	2	0	356	195	.875
Houston Oilers (P)	16	10	6	0	283	298	.625
Cleveland Browns	16	8	8	0	334	356	.500
Cincinnati Bengals	16	4	12	0	252	284	.250
AFC West
Denver Broncos (D)	16	10	6	0	282	198	.625
Oakland Raiders	16	9	7	0	311	283	.563
Seattle Seahawks	16	9	7	0	345	358	.563
San Diego Chargers	16	9	7	0	355	309	.563
Kansas City Chiefs	16	4	12	0	243	327	.250
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys (D)	16	12	4	0	384	208	.750
Philadelphia Eagles (P)	16	9	7	0	270	250	.563
Washington Redskins	16	8	8	0	273	283	.500
St. Louis Cardinals	16	6	10	0	248	296	.375
New York Giants	16	6	10	0	264	298	.375
NFC Central
Minnesota Vikings (D)	16	8	7	1	294	306	.531
Green Bay Packers	16	8	7	1	249	269	.531
Detroit Lions	16	7	9	0	290	300	.438
Chicago Bears	16	7	9	0	253	274	.438
*Tampa Bay Buccaneers*	16	5	11	0	241	259	.313
NFC West
Los Angeles Rams (C)	16	12	4	0	316	245	.750
Atlanta Falcons (P)	16	9	7	0	240	290	.563
New Orleans Saints	16	7	9	0	281	298	.438
San Francisco 49ers	16	2	14	0	219	350	.125

[Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
1978	Miami Dolphins	9	Houston Oilers	17
	AFC Divisional playoff
1978	New England Patriots	14	Houston Oilers	31
1978	Pittsburgh Steelers	33	Denver Broncos	10
	AFC Championship
1978	Pittsburgh Steelers	34	Houston Oilers	5
	NFC First Round Playoff
1978	Atlanta Falcons	14	Philadelphia Eagles	13
	NFC Divisional Playoff
1978	Dallas Cowboys	27	Atlanta Falcons	10
1978	Los Angeles Rams	34	Minnesota Vikings	10
	NFC Championship
1978	Los Angeles Rams	0	Dallas Cowboys	28
	Super Bowl XIII		At Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla.
1978	Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC)	35	Dallas Cowboys (NFC)	31

[Reference: 1]

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1978.

NFL 1979

NFL 1979	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Miami Dolphins (D)	16	10	6	0	341	257	.625
New England Patriots	16	9	7	0	411	326	.563
New York Jets	16	8	8	0	337	383	.500
Buffalo Bills	16	7	9	0	268	279	.438
Baltimore Colts	16	5	11	0	271	351	.313
AFC Central
Pittsburgh Steelers (D)	16	12	4	0	416	262	.750
Houston Oilers (P)	16	11	5	0	362	331	.688
Cleveland Browns	16	9	7	0	359	352	.563
Cincinnati Bengals	16	4	12	0	337	421	.250
AFC West
San Diego Chargers (D)	16	12	4	0	411	246	.750
Denver Broncos (P)	16	10	6	0	289	262	.625
Seattle Seahawks	16	9	7	0	378	372	.563
Oakland Raiders	16	9	7	0	365	337	.563
Kansas City Chiefs	16	7	9	0	238	262	.438
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys (D)	16	11	5	0	371	313	.688
Philadelphia Eagles (P)	16	11	5	0	339	282	.688
Washington Redskins	16	10	6	0	348	295	.625
New York Giants	16	6	10	0	237	323	.375
St. Louis Cardinals	16	5	11	0	307	358	.313
NFC Central
*Tampa Bay Buccaneers* (D)	16	10	6	0	273	237	.625
Chicago Bears (P)	16	10	6	0	306	249	.625
Minnesota Vikings	16	7	9	0	259	337	.438
Green Bay Packers	16	5	11	0	246	316	.313
Detroit Lions	16	2	14	0	219	365	.125
NFC West
Los Angeles Rams (D)	16	9	7	0	323	309	.563
New Orleans Saints	16	8	8	0	370	360	.500
Atlanta Falcons	16	6	10	0	300	388	.375
San Francisco 49ers	16	2	14	0	308	416	.125

[Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
1979	Houston Oilers	13	Denver Broncos	7
	AFC Divisional playoff
1979	San Diego Chargers	14	Houston Oilers	17
1979	Pittsburgh Steelers	34	Miami Dolphins	14
	AFC Championship
1979	Pittsburgh Steelers	27	Houston Oilers	13
	NFC First Round Playoff
1979	Philadelphia Eagles	27	Chicago Bears	17
	NFC Divisional Playoff
1979	*Tampa Bay Buccaneers*	24	Philadelphia Eagles	17
1979	Dallas Cowboys	19	Los Angeles Rams	21
	NFC Championship
1979	*Tampa Bay Buccaneers*	0	Los Angeles Rams	9
	Super Bowl XIV		AT Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Ca.
1979	Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC)	31	Los Angeles Rams (NFC)	19

[Reference: 1]

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1979.

NFL 1980

NFL 1980	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Buffalo Bills (D)	16	11	5	0	320	260	.688
New England Patriots	16	10	6	0	441	325	.625
Miami Dolphins	16	8	8	0	266	305	.500
Baltimore Colts	16	7	9	0	355	387	.438
New York Jets	16	4	12	0	302	395	.250
AFC Central
Cleveland Browns (D)	16	11	5	0	357	310	.688
Houston Oilers (P)	16	11	5	0	295	251	.688
Pittsburgh Steelers	16	9	7	0	352	313	.438
Cincinnati Bengals	16	6	10	0	244	312	.375
AFC West
San Diego Chargers (D)	16	11	5	0	418	327	.688
Oakland Raiders (P)	16	11	5	0	364	306	.688
Kansas City Chiefs	16	8	8	0	319	336	.500
Denver Broncos	16	8	8	0	310	323	.500
Seattle Seahawks	16	4	12	0	291	408	.250
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Philadelphia Eagles (D)	16	12	4	0	384	222	.750
Dallas Cowboys (P)	16	12	4	0	454	311	.750
Washington Redskins	16	6	10	0	261	293	.375
*St. Louis Cardinals*	16	5	11	0	299	350	.313
*New York Giants*	16	4	12	0	249	425	.250
NFC Central
Minnesota Vikings (D)	16	9	7	0	317	308	.563
Detroit Lions	16	9	7	0	334	272	.563
Chicago Bears	16	7	9	0	304	264	.438
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	5	10	1	271	341	.344
Green Bay Packers	16	5	10	1	231	371	.344
NFC West
Atlanta Falcons (D)	16	12	4	0	405	272	.750
Los Angeles Rams (P)	16	11	5	0	424	289	.688
San Francisco 49ers	16	6	10	0	320	415	.375
New Orleans Saints	16	1	15	0	291	487	.063

[References: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
1980	Oakland Raiders	27	Houston Oilers	7
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1980	San Diego Chargers	20	Buffalo Bills	14
1980	Cleveland Browns	12	Oakland Raiders	14
	AFC Championship
1980	San Diego Chargers	27	Oakland Raiders	34
	NFC First Round Playoffs
1980	Dallas Cowboys	34	Los Angeles Rams	13
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1980	Philadelphia Eagles	31	Minnesota Vikings	16
1980	Atlanta Falcons	27	Dallas Cowboys	30
	NFC Championship
1980	Philadelphia Eagles	20	Dallas Cowboys	7
	Super Bowl XV		At SuperDome, New Orleans
1980	Oakland Raiders (AFC)	27	Philadelphia Eagles (NFC)	10

[Reference: 1]

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1980.

John Sinnott, who was born in Wexford, was on the New York Giants Roster in 1980.

NFL 1981

NFL 1981	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Miami Dolphins (D)	16	11	4	1	345	275	.719
New York Jets (P)	16	10	5	1	355	287	.656
Buffalo Bills (P)	16	10	6	0	311	276	.688
Baltimore Colts	16	2	14	0	259	533	.188
New England Patriots	16	2	14	0	322	370	.188
AFC Central
Cincinnati Bengals (D)	16	12	4	0	421	304	.750
Pittsburgh Steelers	16	8	8	0	356	297	.500
Houston Oilers	16	7	9	0	281	355	.438
Cleveland Browns	16	5	11	0	276	375	.313
AFC West
San Diego Chargers (D)	16	10	6	0	478	390	.625
Denver Broncos	16	10	6	0	321	289	.625
Kansas City Chiefs	16	9	7	0	343	290	.563
Oakland Raiders	16	7	9	0	273	343	.438
Seattle Seahawks	16	6	10	0	322	388	.375
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys (D)	16	12	4	0	367	277	.625
Philadelphia Eagles (P)	16	10	6	0	368	221	.625
*New York Giants* (P)	16	9	7	0	295	257	.563
Washington Redskins	16	8	8	0	347	349	.500
*St. Louis Cardinals*	16	7	9	0	315	408	.438
NFC Central
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (D)	16	9	7	0	315	268	.563
Detroit Lions	16	8	8	0	397	322	.500
Green Bay Packers	16	8	8	0	324	361	.500
Minnesota Vikings	16	7	9	0	325	369	.438
Chicago Bears	16	6	10	0	253	324	.375
NFC West
San Francisco 49ers	16	13	3	0	357	250	.813
Atlanta Falcons	16	7	9	0	426	356	.438
Los Angeles Rams	16	6	10	0	303	351	.375
New Orleans Saints	16	4	12	0	207	378	.250

[References: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
181	New York Jets	27	Buffalo Bills	31
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1981	Miami Dolphins	38	San Diego Chargers	41 ot
1981	Cincinnati Bengals	28	Buffalo Bills	21
	AFC Championship
1981	Cincinnati Bengals	27	San Diego Chargers	7
	NFC First Round Playoffs
1981	Philadelphia Eagles	21	*New York Giants*	27
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1981	Dallas Cowboys	38	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0
1981	San Francisco 49ers	38	*New York Giants*	24
	NFC Championship
1981	San Francisco 49ers	28	Dallas Cowboys	27
	Super Bowl XVI		At Silverdome, Pontiac, Mich.
1981	San Francisco 49ers (NFC)	26	Cincinnati Bengals (AFC)	21

[Reference: 1]

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1981.

John Sinnott, who was born in Wexford, was on the New York Giants Roster in 1981.

NFL 1982

NFL 1982	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Los Angeles Raiders (P)	9	8	1	0	260	200	.889
Miami Dolphins (P)	9	7	2	0	198	131	.778
Cincinnati Bengals (P)	9	7	2	0	232	172	.778
Pittsburgh Steelers (P)	9	6	3	0	204	146	.667
San Diego Chargers (P)	9	6	3	0	288	221	.667
New York Jets (P)	9	6	3	0	245	166	.667
New England Patriots (P)	9	5	4	0	143	157	.556
Cleveland Browns (P)	9	4	5	0	140	182	.444
Buffalo Bills	9	4	5	0	150	154	.444
Seattle Seahawks	9	4	5	0	127	147	.444
Kansas City Chiefs	9	3	6	0	178	184	.333
Denver Broncos	9	2	7	0	148	226	.222
Houston Oilers	9	1	8	0	136	245	.111
*Baltimore Colts*	9	0	8	1	113	236	.056
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Washington Redskins (P)	9	8	1	0	190	128	.889
Dallas Cowboys (P)	9	6	3	0	226	145	.667
Green Bay Packers (P)	9	5	3	1	226	169	.611
Minnesota Vikings (P)	9	5	4	0	187	198	.556
Atlanta Falcons (P)	9	5	4	0	183	199	.556
*St. Louis Cardinals* (P)	9	5	4	0	135	170	.556
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (P)	9	5	4	0	158	178	.556
Detroit Lions (P)	9	4	5	0	181	176	.444
New Orleans Saints	9	4	5	0	129	180	.444
New York Giants	9	4	5	0	164	160	.444
San Francisco 49ers	9	3	6	0	209	208	.333
Chicago Bears	9	3	6	0	141	174	.333
Philadelphia Eagles	9	3	6	0	191	195	.333
Los Angeles Rams	9	2	7	0	200	250	.222

[References: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
1982	Miami Dolphins	28	New England Patriots	13
1982	Los Angeles Raiders	27	Cleveland Browns	10
1982	Cincinnati Bengals	10	Los Angeles Raiders	27
1982	Pittsburgh Steelers	28	San Diego Chargers	31
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1982	Los Angeles Raiders	14	New York Jets	17
1982	Miami Dolphins	34	San Diego Chargers	13
	AFC Championship
1982	Miami Dolphins	14	New York Jets	0
	NFC First Round Playoffs
1982	Washington Redskins	31	Detroit Lions	7
1982	Green Bay Packers	41	St. Louis Cardinals	16
1982	Minnesota Vikings	30	Atlanta Falcons	24
1982	Dallas Cowboys	30	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1982	Washington Redskins	21	Minnesota Vikings	7
1982	Dallas Cowboys	37	Green Bay Packers	26
	NFC Championship
1982	Washington Redskins	31	Dallas Cowboys	17
	Super Bowl XVII		At Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Ca.
1982	Washington Redskins (NFC)	27	Miami Dolphins (AFC)	17

[Reference: 1]

Note: Regular Season reduced from 16 games to 9 due to Players Strike.

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982.

John Sinnott, who was born in Wexford, played for the Baltimore Colts in 1982.

NFL 1983

NFL 1983	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Miami Dolphins (C)	16	12	4	0	389	250	.750
New England Patriots	16	8	8	0	274	289	.500
Buffalo Bills	16	8	8	0	283	351	.500
Baltimore Colts	16	7	9	0	264	354	.438
New York Jets	16	7	9	0	313	331	.438
AFC Central
Pittsburgh Steelers (D)	16	10	6	0	355	303	.625
Cleveland Browns	16	9	7	0	356	342	.563
Cincinnati Bengals	16	7	9	0	346	302	.438
Houston Oilers	16	2	14	0	288	460	.125
AFC West
Los Angeles Raiders (D)	16	12	4	0	442	338	.750
Seattle Seahawks (P)	16	9	7	0	403	397	.563
Denver Broncos (P)	16	9	7	0	302	327	.563
San Diego Chargers	16	6	10	0	358	462	.375
Kansas City Chiefs	16	6	10	0	386	367	.375
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Washington Redskins (D)	16	14	2	0	541	332	.875
Dallas Cowboys (P)	16	12	4	0	479	360	.750
*St. Louis Cardinals*	16	8	7	1	374	428	.531
Philadelphia Eagles	16	5	11	0	233	322	.313
New York Giants	16	3	12	1	267	347	.219
NFC Central
Detroit Lions (D)	16	9	7	0	347	286	.563
Green Bay Packers	16	8	8	0	429	439	.500
Chicago Bears	16	8	8	0	311	301	.500
Minnesota Vikings	16	8	8	0	316	348	.500
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	2	14	0	241	360	.125
NFC West
San Francisco 49ers (D)	16	10	6	0	432	293	.625
Los Angeles Rams (P)	16	9	7	0	361	344	.563
New Orleans Saints	16	8	8	0	319	337	.500
Atlanta Falcons	16	7	9	0	370	389	.438

[Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
1983	Seattle Seahawks	31	Denver Broncos	7
	AFC Divisional playoff
1983	Miami Dolphins	20	Seattle Seahawks	27
1983	Los Angeles Raiders	38	Pittsburgh Steelers	10
	AFC Championship
1983	Los Angeles Raiders	30	Seattle Seahawks	14
	NFC First Round Playoff
1983	Dallas Cowboys	17	Los Angeles Rams	24
	NFC Divisional Playoff
1983	San Francisco 49ers	24	Detroit Lions	23
1983	Washington Redskins	51	Los Angeles Rams	7
	NFC Championship
1983	Washington Redskins	24	San Francisco 49ers	21
	Super Bowl XVIII		At Tampa Stadium, Fla.
1983	Los Angeles Raiders (AFC)	38	Washington Redskins (NFC)	9

[Reference: 1]

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1983.

NFL 1984

NFL 1984	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Miami Dolphins (D)	16	14	2	0	513	298	.875
New England Patriots	16	9	7	0	362	352	.563
New York Jets	16	7	9	0	332	364	.438
Indianapolis Colts	16	4	12	0	239	414	.250
Buffalo Bills	16	2	14	0	250	454	.125
AFC Central
Pittsburgh Steelers (D)	16	9	7	0	387	310	.563
Cincinnati Bengals	16	8	8	0	339	339	.500
Cleveland Browns	16	5	11	0	250	297	.313
Houston Oilers	16	3	13	0	240	437	.188
AFC West
Denver Broncos (D)	16	13	3	0	353	241	.813
Seattle Seahawks (P)	16	12	4	0	418	282	.750
Los Angeles Raiders (P)	16	11	5	0	368	278	.688
Kansas City Chiefs	16	8	8	0	314	324	.500
San Diego Chargers	16	7	9	0	394	413	.438
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Washington Redskins (D)	16	11	5	0	426	310	.688
New York Giants (P)	16	9	7	0	299	301	.563
*St. Louis Cardinals*	16	9	7	0	423	345	.563
Dallas Cowboys	16	9	7	0	306	308	.563
Philadelphia Eagles	16	6	9	1	278	380	.406
NFC Central
Chicago Bears (D)	16	10	6	0	325	246	.625
Green Bay Packers	16	8	8	0	390	309	.500
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	6	10	0	335	380	.375
Detroit Lions	16	4	11	1	283	408	.281
Minnesota Vikings	16	3	13	0	276	484	.188
NFC West
San Francisco 49ers (D)	16	15	1	0	475	227	.938
Los Angeles Rams (P)	16	10	6	0	346	315	.625
New Orleans Saints	16	7	9	0	298	361	.438
Atlanta Falcons	16	4	12	0	281	382	.250

[Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
1984	Seattle Seahawks	13	Los Angeles Raiders	7
	AFC Divisional playoff
1984	Miami Dolphins	31	Seattle Seahawks	10
1984	Denver Broncos	17	Pittsburgh Steelers	24
	AFC Championship
1984	Miami Dophins	45	Pittsburgh Steelers	28
	NFC First Round Playoff
1984	Los Angeles Rams	13	New York Giants	16
	NFC Divisional Playoff
1984	San Francisco 49ers	21	New York Giants	10
1984	Washington Redskins	19	Chicago Bears	23
	NFC Championship
1984	San Francisco 49ers	38	Chicago Bears	0
	Super Bowl XIX		At Stanford Stadium, Ca.
1984	San Francisco 49ers (NFC)	38	Miami Dolphins (AFC)	16

[Reference: 1]

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1984.

NFL 1985

NFL 1985	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Miami Dolphins (D)	16	12	4	0	428	320	.750
New York Jets(P)	16	11	5	0	393	264	.688
New England Patriots	16	11	5	0	362	290	.688
Indianapolis Colts	16	5	11	0	320	386	.313
Buffalo Bills	16	2	14	0	200	381	.125
AFC Central
Cleveland Browns (D)	16	8	8	0	287	294	.500
Cincinnati Bengals	16	7	9	0	441	437	.438
Pittsburgh Steelers	16	7	9	0	379	355	.438
Houston Oilers	16	5	11	0	284	412	.313
AFC West
Los Angeles Raiders (D)	16	12	4	0	354	308	.750
Denver Broncos	16	11	5	0	380	329	.688
Seattle Seahawks	16	8	8	0	349	303	.500
San Diego Chargers	16	8	8	0	467	435	.500
Kansas City Chiefs	16	6	10	0	317	360	.375
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys (D)	16	10	6	0	357	333	.625
New York Giants (P)	16	10	6	0	399	283	.625
Washington Redskins	16	10	6	0	297	312	.625
Philadelphia Eagles	16	7	9	0	286	310	.438
*St. Louis Cardinals*	16	5	11	0	278	414	.313
NFC Central
Chicago Bears	16	15	1	0	456	198	.938
Green Bay Packers	16	8	8	0	337	355	.500
Minnesota Vikings	16	7	9	0	346	359	.438
Detroit Lions	16	7	9	0	307	366	.438
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	2	14	0	294	448	.125
NFC West
Los Angeles Rams (D)	16	11	5	0	340	277	.688
San Francisco 49ers (P)	16	10	6	0	411	263	.625
New Orleans Saints	16	5	11	0	294	401	.313
Atlanta Falcons	16	4	12	0	282	452	.250

[Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC First Round Playoff
1985	New York Jets	14	New England Patriots	26
	AFC Divisional playoff
1985	Miami Dolphins	24	Cleveland Browns	21
1985	Los Angeles Raiders	20	New England Patriots	27
	AFC Championship
1985	Miami Dolphins	14	New England Patriots	21
	NFC First Round Playoff
1985	New York Giants	17	San Francisco 49ers	3
	NFC Divisional Playoff
1985	Los Angeles Rams	20	Dallas Cowboys	0
1985	Chicago Bears	24	Los Angeles Rams	0
	NFC Championship
1985	Chicago Bears	24	Los Angeles Rams	0
	Super Bowl XII		At Superdome, New Orleans, La.
1985	Chicago Bears (NFC)	46	New England Patriots (AFC)	10

[Reference: 1]

Neil O’Donoghue who was born in Dublin played Kicker for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1985.

NFL 1986

NFL 1986	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
New England Patriots (D)	16	11	5	0	412	307	.688
New York Jets (P)	16	10	6	0	364	386	.625
Miami Dolphins	16	8	8	0	430	405	.500
Buffalo Bils	16	4	12	0	287	348	.250
Indianapolis Colts	16	3	13	0	229	400	.188
AFC Central
Cleveland Browns (D)	16	12	4	0	391	310	.750
Cincinnati Bengals	16	10	6	0	409	394	.625
P:ittsburgh Steelers	16	6	10	0	307	336	.375
Houston Oilers	16	5	11	0	274	329	.313
AFC West
Denver Broncos (D)	16	11	5	0	378	327	.688
Kansas City Chiefs (P)	16	10	6	0	358	326	.625
Seattle Seahawks	16	10	6	0	366	293	.625
Los Angeles Raiders	16	8	8	0	323	346	.500
San Diego Chargers	16	4	12	0	335	396	.250
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
New York Giants (D)	16	14	2	0	371	236	.875
Washington Redskins (P)	16	12	4	0	368	296	.750
Dallas Cowboys	16	7	9	0	346	337	.438
Philadelphia Eagles	16	5	10	1	256	312	.344
St. Louis Cardinals	16	4	11	1	218	351	.281
NFC Central
Chicago Bears (D)	16	14	2	0	352	187	.875
Minnesota Vikings	16	9	7	0	398	273	.563
Detroit Lions	16	5	11	0	277	326	.313
Green Bay Packers	16	4	12	0	254	418	.250
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	2	14	0	239	473	.125
NFC West
San Francisco 49ers	16	10	5	1	374	247	.656
Los Angeles Rams	16	10	6	0	309	267	.625
Atlanta Falcons	16	7	8	1	280	280	.469
New Orleands Saints	16	7	9	0	288	287	.438

[Reference: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Wild-Card Playoff
1986	New York Jets	35	Kansas City Chiefs	15
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1986	Cleveland Browns	23	New York Jets	20 ot
1986	Denver Broncos	22	New England Patriots	17
	AFC Championship
1986	Cleveland Browns	20	Denver Broncos	23 ot
	NFC Wild-Card Playoff
1986	Washington Redskins	19	Los Angees Rams	7
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1986	Chicago Bears	13	Washington Redskins	27
1986	New York Giants	49	San Francisco 49ers	3
	NFC Championship
1986	New York Giants	17	Washington Redskins	0
	Super Bowl XXI		At Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Ca.
1986	New York Giants (NFC)	39	Denver Broncos (AFC)	20

[Reference: 2]

NFL 1987

NFL 1987	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
Indianapolis Colts (D)	15	9	6	0	300	238	.600
New England Patriots	15	8	7	0	320	293	.533
Miami Dolphins	15	8	7	0	362	335	.533
Bufalo Bills	15	7	8	0	270	305	.467
New York Jets	15	6	9	0	3334	360	.400
AFC Central
Ceveland Browns (D)	15	10	5	0	390	239	.667
Houston Oilers (P)	15	9	6	0	345	349	.600
Pittsburgh Steelers	15	8	7	0	285	299	.533
Cincinnati Bengals	15	4	11	0	285	370	.267
AFC West
Denver Broncos (D)	15	10	4	1	379	288	.700
Seattle Seahawks (P)	15	9	6	0	371	314	.600
San Diego Chargers	15	8	7	0	253	317	.533
Los Angeles Raiders	15	5	10	0	301	289	.333
Kansas City Chiefs	15	4	11	0	273	388	.267
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
Washington Redskins (D)	15	11	4	0	379	285	.733
Dallas Cowboys	15	7	8	0	340	348	.467
St. Louis Cardinals	15	7	8	0	362	368	.467
Philadelphia Eagles	15	7	8	0	337	380	.467
New York Giants	15	6	9	0	280	312	.400
NFC Central
Chicago Bears (D)	15	11	4	0	356	282	.733
Minnesota Vikings (P)	15	8	7	0	336	335	.533
Green Bay Packers	15	5	9	1	255	300	.367
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	4	11	0	286	360	.267
Detroit Lions	15	4	11	0	269	384	.267
NFC West
San Francisco 49ers (D)	15	13	2	0	459	253	.867
New Orleans Saints (P)	15	12	3	0	422	283	.800
Los Angeles Rams	15	6	9	0	317	361	.400
Atlanta Falcons	15	3	12	0	205	436	.200

[Reference: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	AFC Wild-Card Playoff
1987	Houston Oilers	23	Seattle Seahawks	20 ot
	AFC Divisional Playoffs
1987	Cleveland Browns	38	Indianapolis Colts	21
1987	Denver Broncos	34	Houston Oilers	10
	AFC Championship
1987	Denver Broncos	38	Cleveland Browns	33
	NFC Wild-Card Playoff
1987	New Orleans Saints	10	Minnesota Vikings	44
	NFC Divisional Playoffs
1987	San Francisco 49ers	24	Minnesota Vikings	36
1987	Chicago Bears	17	Washington Redskins	21
	NFC Championship
1987	Washington Redskins	17	Minnesota Vikings	10
	Super Bowl XXI		At Jack Murphy Stm, San Diego, Ca,
1987	Washington Redskins (NFC)	42	Denver Broncos (AFC)	10

[Reference: 2]

Note: Regular Season reduced from 16 games to 15 due to Players Strike.

Neil O’Donoghue (Buffalo Bills 1977; Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1978-1979; St. Louis Cardinals 1980-1985)

Factfile

O’Donoghue, Cornelius Joseph Dennis

Height: 6’6″ Weight: 210lb

Born: 18 June 1953, Dublin, Ireland

High School:

National Amateur: Dublin Minors [GAA Football][1970]

Semi-Pro: Shamrock Rovers[Soccer][1971-72][1972-73][1973-74]

College: St. Bernard College, Auburn [Soccer 1974] Auburn Tigers [1975][1976]

Pro Football: Buffalo Bills [1977] Tampa Bay Buccaneers [1978][[1979] St. Louis Cardinals [1980][1981][1982][1983][1984][1985]

Draft: 5th Round (127th Overall) 1977 Buffalo Bills

Honours: All-American (Auburn 1976).

Biography

Neil O’Donoghue was born in Dublin in 1953 and grew up in Clondalkin, where at the age of 12 he started playing Gaelic Football (GAA) where he excelled, being selected for the Dublin Minor Team which reached the All Ireland Final in 1970, losing to Cork. He switched codes to Soccer, scoring on his debut for Shamrock Rovers in the League of Ireland when he was 18. He played 16 games for Rovers, scoring two goals, and gaining a soccer Scholarship to St. Bernard’s College, in Alabama, the first Irishman ever to gain a Soccer Scholarship to the USA.

After the College Soccer Programme closed down he transfered to Auburn University, winning the starting Kicker position for the Tigers. In 1976 he won All-American Honours for Auburn, who play in the SEC (South Eastern Conference – traditionally the best in US College Football). He was drafted to the NFL (National Football League) in 1977 by the Buffalo Bills, playing five games before being cut from the roster and picked up by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he played two year, turning around a 2-26 record in the first two years of the expansion franchise to a 15-17 record.

He then signed for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1980, where he managed to set the record for points scored in a season for the team which stood for 21 years, but will probably be best remembered by the Cardinals (now Arizona Cardinals) fans for lacking clutch kicking skills, most notably missing three Field Goals in a Playoff match against the New York Giants in 1983, including a 19-yard attempt in overtime which would have won the game for St. Louis. On the last day of the season in 1984 he missed what would have been a game-winning Field Goal in the dying seconds which would have secured a Playoff place. After the 1985 season he retired. He continued to play Senior Football Championship Football for Round Towers GAA in Clondalkin during the NFL off-season.

Video

[Reference: 10]

General Statistics

Year	Team (League)	No.	Pos	GP	GS	PGS
1970	Dublin Minors & Round Towers (GAA Football)
1971-72	Shamrock Rovers (League of Ireland Soccer)
1972-73	Shamrock Rovers (League of Ireland Soccer)
1973-74	Shamrock Rovers (League of Ireland Soccer)
1974	St. Bernard (NCAA Soccer)
1975	Auburn Tigers (NCAAF SEC)
1976	Auburn Tigers (NCAAF SEC)
1977	Buffalo Bills (NFL)	8	K	5	0	10
1978	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)	6	P-K	15	0	64
1979	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)	6	K	16	0	63
1980	St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	11	K	10	0	51
1981	St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	11	K	16	0	93
1982	St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	11	K	8	0	39
1983	St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	11	K	16	0	90
1984	St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	11	K	16	0	117
1985	St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)	11	K	8	0	49
3 Years	League of Ireland			16		2
9 Years	NFL			110	0	576

[Reference: 4]

Legend: No = Jersey Number, Pos = Position, GP = Games Played, GS = Games Started. K = Kicker, P = Punter. PGS= Points (NFL) or Goals (LoI) Scored.

John Sinnott (New York Giants 1980-1981; Baltimore Colts 1982)

Factfile

Sinnott, John Desmond

Height: 6-4 Weight: 279

Born: 18/04/1958 Wexford, Ireland

High School: Dedham (MA)

College: Brown [1976, 1977, 1978, 1979]

Professional: New York Giants NFL [1980, 1981] Baltimore Colts NFL [1982]

Draft: 3rd Round (60th Overall) 1980 St. Louis Cardinals.

Biography

John Sinnott was born in Wexford, Ireland in 1958, and played High School Football in Denham, Massachusetts, where he was recruited for Brown University Bears of the Ivy League in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). His High School Football Coach told hm that he might get injured in his first few weeks playing Football, so he should not concentrate on just Football, as his College Academic Achievement was as important, something which is not all that common these days. [Reference: 2] While at Brown, he played in the most successful Brown University Football Team in 50 years, in 1976 emulating the Iron Men of 1926 in winning their first Ivy League Chamoionship in half a century. [Reference: 8]

After College he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals, where he was cut from the roster during training camp. John was subsequently picked up by the New York Giants, and after two years on the squad, he was traded to the Baltimore Colts. There he played in 9 games in 1982, before injuring his back, an injury which still bothers him to this day, and retired from Football. [Reference: 11-12]

Career Statistics

General

Year	Team	No	Pos	GP	GS
1976	Brown University Bears (NCAA)
1977	Brown University Bears (NCAA)
1978	Brown University Bears (NCAA)
1979	Brown University Bears (NCAA)
1980	New York Giants (NFL)
1981	New York Giants (NFL)
1982	Baltimore Colts (NFL)	79	LOT	9	7

[Reference: 12-17]

Legend: No = Jersey Number, Pos = Position, GP = Games Played, GS = Games Started. LOT = Left Offensive Tackle.

Fumbles

Year	Team	No	Lost	Own	Opp	Rec	Yds	TD
1982	Baltimore Colts (NFL)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Career	NFL	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

[Reference: 3]

Legend: No = Number of Fumbles, Lost = Fumbles Lost, Own = Own Fumbles, Opp = Opposition Fumbles, Rec = Fumbles Recovered, Yds = Yards, TD = Fumbles Returned for a Touchdown.

References

Bibliography

[1] NFL (1987) “Past Standings” 1987 NFL Record & Factbook . pg. 226-228. Workman Publishing Company, New York.

Websites

[2] NFL Ireland (2011) Irish Players – Neil O’Donoghue – Kicker (1978-1985) [Internet] Available from: nfl-ireland.com/irish-players/70-irish-players-neil-odonoghue-kicker-1978-1985 [Accessed 25 February 2018][Broken Link – Available Online At the Wayback Machine Internet Archive at: https://web.archive.org/web/20130124024113/http://nfl-ireland.com/irish-players/70-irish-players-neil-odonoghue-kicker-1978-1985/[Accessed 30 December 2020]

[3] Round Towers GAA / Andrew Cronin (2012) The Last Irishman to Play in the NFL was a Towers man ! [Internet] Available from: http://roundtower.ie/news-2/last-irishman-play-nfl-was-towers-man-1797/ [Accessed 7 May 2018]

[4] Pro Football Archives (2020) Neil O’Donoghue [Internet] Available from: https://www.profootballarchives.com/playero/odon01000.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[5] Sports Reference (2020) College Football Standings 1975 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1975-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[6] Sports Reference (2020) College Football Standings 1976 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

Newspapers

[7] Anon. (1972) “Soccer Summary” Irish Independent. Monday, April 17, 1972. [pg. 14 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[8] Anon. (1973) “Soccer Summary” Irish Independent. Monday, April 16, 1973. [pg. 12-13 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[9] Anon. (1974) “Soccer Summary” Irish Independent. Monday, April 15, 1974. [pg. 10 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

Videos

[10] You Tube Highlight MaekR Channel (2018) October 1, 2018 Neil O’Donoghue – Tallest Kicker in NFL History [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEqIIkS-sgc [Accessed 30 December 2020]

Websites

[11] The 42.ie / Steve O’Rourke (2016) One of the last Irish-born NFL players says we’re ‘not too far away’ from another [Internet] Available from: https://www.the42.ie/john-sinnott-wexford-irish-nfl-player-3058766-Nov2016/ [Accessed 7 August 2018]

[12] Pro Football Archives (2020) John Sinnott [Internet] Available from: http://www.profootballarchives.com/players/sinn00400.html [Accessed 2 April 2020]

[13] Sports Reference (2020) College Football Standings 1976 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[14] Sports Reference (2020) College Football Standings 1977 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[15] Sports Reference (2020) College Football Standings 1978 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1978-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[16] Sports Reference (2020) College Football Standings 1979 [Internet] Available from: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1979-standings.html [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[17] Brown University Athletics (2020) Brown Bears 1976 [Internet] Available from: https://brownbears.com/sports/2018/5/8/ivy-league-championships-1976-football [Accessed 30 December 2020]

[18] Brown University Athletics (2020) image_handler [Internet] Available from: https://brownbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_id=0&image_path=/images/2018/5/8/viox1eg8koyhw2ms.jpg [Accessed 30 December 2020]

Logos

[1] Photo Credit: Enda Mulcahy: NFL Super Bowl XXII 1988 Official Match Programme Washington Redskins v Denver Broncos Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego – Author’s Personal Collection

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Kevin Smyth, John Malone, Tony Meenaghan, Jim Naughton, Robert Gorby, Brian Bird, Paul Hynes.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 30 December 2020

December 30, 2020

National Football League Preseason 1992

Final Preseason Standings

NFL Preseason 1992	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pcts
American Football Conference
New York Jets (PSC)	5	5	0	0	121	61	1.000
Houston Oilers	5	4	1	0	127	79	.800
Miami Dolphins	5	3	2	0	102	99	.600
Buffalo	4	2	2	0	60	104	.500
Cincinnati Bengals	4	2	2	0	78	57	.500
Indianapolis Colts	4	2	2	0	65	71	.500
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	2	2	0	85	81	.500
San Diego Chargers	4	2	2	0	78	84	.500
Seattle Seahawks	4	2	2	0	68	65	.500
Cleveland Browns	4	1	3	0	41	75	.250
Kansas City Chiefs	4	1	3	0	58	72	.250
Los Angeles Raiders	4	1	3	0	79	96	.250
New England Patriots	4	1	3	0	57	106	.250
Denver Broncos	5	1	4	0	85	92	.200
National Football Conference
San Francisco 49ers (PSC – J)	5	5	0	0	98	63	1.000
Minnesota Vikings (PSC – J)	4	4	0	0	140	6	1.000
Los Angeles Rams	4	3	1	0	75	66	.750
New Orleans Saints	4	3	1	0	80	67	.750
Phoenix Cardinals	4	3	1	0	86	65	.750
New York Giants	4	2	2	0	46	58	.500
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4	2	2	0	60	105	.500
Dallas Cowboys	5	2	3	0	96	98	.400
Philadelphia Eagles	5	2	3	0	99	133	.400
Atlanta Falcons	4	1	3	0	69	84	.250
Chicago Bears	4	1	3	0	85	95	.250
Detroit Lions	4	1	3	0	90	90	.250
Green Bay Packers	4	1	3	0	54	97	.250
Washington Redskins	5	1	4	0	76	106	.200

[Reference: 6]

Preseason Results

Date/W/E	Home Team		Away Team
	PS Week 1
01.08.1992	Washington Redskins	21	Miami Dolphins	22
01.08.1992	Denver Broncos	7	San Francisco 49ers	13
01.08.1992 !	Philadelphia Eagles	14	New York Jets	41
01.08.1992 ^	Dallas Cowboys	23	Houston Oilers	34
	PS Week 2
08.08.1992	Pittsburgh Steelers	33	Philadelphia Eagles	35
08.08.1992	San Francisco 49ers	24	Los Angeles Raiders	10
08.08.1992	Denver Broncos	31	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10
08.08.1992	Cleveland Browns	7	Atlanta Falcons	0
08.08.1992	Indianapolis Colts	34	New England Patriots	14
08.08.1992	Houston Oilers	17	Detroit Lions	7
08.08.1992	New York Jets	14	Washington Rdskins	13
08.08.1992	Minnesota Vikings	34	Buffalo Bills	3
08.08.1992	New York Giants	13	Cincinnati Bengals	7
08.08.1992	Miami Dolphins	24	Dallas Cowboys	27
08.08.1992	Chicago Bears	31	New Orleans Saints	34
08.08.1992	Green Bay Packers	21	Kansas City Chiefs	13
08.08.1992	Seattle Seahawks	7	Los Angeles Rams	21
08.08.1992	San Diego Chargers	14	Phoenix Cardinals	35
	PS Week 3
15.08.1992 *	San Francisco 49ers	17	Washington Redskins	15
15.08.1992	Philadelphia Eagles	27	Cincinnati Bengals	17
15.08.1992	Denver Broncos	27	Miami Dolphins	31
15.08.1992	New York Giants	16	Cleveland Browns	7
15.08.1992	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	40	AtlantaFalcons	28
15.08.1992	New England Patriots	10	San Diego Chargers	20
15.08.1992	Phoenix Cardinals	20	Chicago Bears	17
15.08.1992	Green Bay Packers	7	New York Jets	24
15.08.1992	Los Angeles Rams	19	Los Angeles Raiders	16
15.08.1992	Indianapolis Colts	10	Seattle Seahawks	27
15.08.1992	Minnesota Vikings	30	Kansas City Chiefs	0
15.08.1992	Pittsburgh Steelers	0	New Orleans Saints	26
15.08.1992	Detroit Lions	24	Buffalo Bills	30
15.08.1992	Dallas Cowboys	16	Houston Oilers	17
	PS Week 4
21.08.1992	San Diego Chargers	14	San Francisco 49ers	20
22.08.1992	New Orleans Saints	3	Houston Oilers	33
22.08.1992	Los Angeles Raiders	23	Washington Redskins	27
22.08.1992	Detroit Lions	42	New England Patriots	9
22.08.1992	Cincinnati Bengals		Indianapolis Colts
22.08.1992	New York Jets	20	New York Giants	14
22.08.1992	Dallas Cowboys	17	Denver Broncos	3
22.08.1992	Los Angeles Rams	16	Green Bay Packers	13
22.08.1992	Seattle Seahawks	17	Phoenix Cardinals	10
22.08.1992	Miami Dolphins	22	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7
23.08.1992	Atlanta Falcons	20	Philadelphia Eagles	10
23.08.1992	Chicago Bears	17	Pittsburgh Steelers	28
23.08.1992	Buffalo Bills	0	Kansas City Chiefs	35
23.08.1992	Minnesota Vikings	56	Cleveland Browns	3
	PS Week 5
27.08.1992	Philadelphia Eagles	17	New York Jets	22
27.08.1992	Miami Dolphins	3	New Orleans Saints	17
27.08.1992	San Diego Chargers	30	Los Angeles Rams	19
28.08.1992	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	Cleveland Browns	24
28.08.1992	Cincinnati Bengals	34	Detroit Lions	17
28.08.1992	Atlanta Falcons	21	Buffalo Bills	27
28.08.1992	Dallas Cowboys	13	Chicago Bears	20
28.08.1992	Kansas City Chiefs	10	Indianapolis Colts	21
28.08.1992	San Francisco 49ers	24	Seattle Seahawks	17
28.08.1992	Denver Broncos	17	Phoenix Cardinals	21
29.08.1992	Los Angeles Raiders	30	Houston Oilers	26
29.08.1992	Pittsburgh Steelers	24	New York Giants	3
29.08.1992	Washington Redskins	0	Minnesota Vikings	30
29.08.1992	Green Bay Packers	10	New England Patriots	24

[Reference: 1-5]

Legend: ! Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, ^ American Bowl in Tokyo, Japan. * American Bowl in London, England,

Report

New York Jets topped the 1992 AFC Preseason Standings with a perfect 4-0 record, and likewise in the NFC both San Francisco 49ers (5-0) and Minnesota Vikings (4-0) had 100% records. Minnesota had out-scored opponents 140-6, including a 56-3 drubbing of Cleveland Browns in Preseason Week 4, and a 30-0 whitewash of Washington Redskins in Preseason Week 5.

Notable Match-Ups included the LA War between Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Raiders which went the Rams way 19-16 in a battle of Field Goal Kickers. Likewise in the War of Texas, Dallas Cowboys narrowly lost to Houston Oilers 17-16. Miami Dolphins hosted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Battle of Florida, winning 22-7, and in the New York Battle New York Jets downed New York Giants 20-14.

In American Bowls, Miami Dolphins defeated Washington Redskins 22-21. In Tokyo, Japan, the Houston Oilers triumphed 34-23 over the Dallas Cowboys, and in London, England, San Francisco 49ers won 17-15 against Washington Redskins. The Preseason opened, as is customary, in Canton, Ohio, home of the Hall of Fame, where New York Jets thrashed Philadelphia Eagles 41-14.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1994) “NFL Preseason Week 2” First Down. August , 8. pg. 6-7

[2] Anon. (1994) “NFL Preseason Week 2” First Down. August 15, 1992. pg.

[3] Anon. (1994) “NFL Preseason Week 3” First Down. August 22, 1994. pg.

[4] Anon. (1994) “NFL Preseason Week 4” First Down. August 29, 1994. pg. 4-10

[5] Anon. (1994) “NFL Preseason Week 5” First Down. September 5, 1992. pg.4-7

[6] Anon. (1994) “Standings” First Down. September 5, 1992. pg. 18

Images

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British American Football Association National Leagues Premiership 2019

British American Football Association Logo [Reference: 1

Final Standings

BAFANL Premiership	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Premiership North
Tamworth Phoenix (SF)	10	9	1	0	303	84	.900
Manchester Titans (SF)	10	7	3	0	276	170	.700
Merseyside Nighthawks	10	6	3	1	273	206	.650
Edinburgh Wolves	10	3	7	0	114	248	.300
Sheffield Giants	10	2	7	1	140	204	.250
Leicester Falcons	10	2	8	0	105	299	.200
Premiership South
London Warriors (SF)	10	10	0	0	611	35	1.000
London Blitz (SF)	10	8	2	0	269	145	.800
Bristol Aztecs	10	4	6	0	125	211	.400
London Olympians	10	4	6	0	233	245	.400
Kent Exiles	10	3	7	0	102	336	.300
Farnham Knights	10	1	9	0	56	424	.100

[Reference: 2-3]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
18.08.2019	Tamworth Phoenix	7	London Blitz	6
18.08.2019	London Warriors	63	Manchester Titans	0
	Championship		Britbowl 33
01.09.2019	London Warriors	56	Tamworth Phoenix	29

[Reference: 1-2]

Regular Season Results Premiership North

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
14.04.2019	Leicester Falcons	21	Sheffield Giants	8
	Week 2
21.04.2019	Sheffield Giants	6	Tamworth Phoenix	28
	Week 3
28.04.2019	Leicester Falcons	18	Merseyside Nighthawks	23
	Week 4
05.05.2019	Edinburgh Wolves	16	Sheffield Giants	15
05.05.2019	Manchester Titans	49	Leicester Falcons	16
05.05.2019	Tamworth Phoenix	34	Merseyside Nighthawks	6
	Week 5
12.05.2019	Sheffield Giants	0	Manchester Titans	6
12.05.2019	Merseyside Nighthawks	33	Edinburgh Wolves	14
	Week 6
19.05.2019	Edinburgh Wolves	0	Tamworth Phoenix	50
19.05.2019	Merseyside Nighthawks	50	Manchester Titans	33
	Week 7
25.05.2019	Tamworth Phoenix	22	Sheffield Giants	12
26.05.2019	Manchester Titans	14	Edinburgh Wolves	0
	Week 8
01.06.2019	Tamworth Phoenix	42	Leicester Falcons	9
	Week 9
09.06.2019	Sheffield Giants	14	Leicester Falcons	12
09.06.2019	Edinburgh Wolves	12	Merseyside Nighthawks	33
	Week 10
15.06.2019	Tamworth Phoenix	0	Manchester Titans	21
16.06.2019	Merseyside Nighthawks	20	Sheffield Giants	0
16.06.2019	Leicester Falcons	10	Edinburgh Wolves	0
	Week 11
23.06.2019	Leicester Falcons	7	Tamworth Phoenix	28
23.06.2019	Sheffield Giants	33	Edinburgh Wolves	8
23.06.2019	Manchester Titans	43	Merseyside Nighthawks	3
	Week 12
30.06.2019	Edinburgh Wolves	17	Manchester Titans	6
	Week 13
06.07.2019	Tamworth Phoenix	48	Edinburgh Wolves	0
07.07.2019	Manchester Titans	49	Sheffield Giants	30
07.07.2019	Merseyside Nighthawks	50	Leicester Falcons	0
	Week 14
21.07.2019	Leicester Falcons	6	Manchester Titans	38
	Week 15
28.07.2019	Sheffield Giants	22	Merseyside Nighthawks	22
28.07.2019	Manchester Titans	17	Tamworth Phoenix	21
28.07.2019	Edinburgh Wolves	47	Leicester Falcons	6

[References: 2]

Regular Season Results Premiership South

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
21.04.2019	London Warriors	85	Farnham Knights	0
21.04.2019	London Blitz	33	Bristol Aztecs	2
	Week 2
28.04.2019	London Blitz	41	Farnham Knights	0
	Week 3
05.05.2019	London Warriors	46	London Blitz	15
05.05.2019	London Olympians	33	Kent Exiles	23
	Week 4
12.05.2019	Bristol Aztecs	0	Kent Exiles	9
12.05.2019	London Olympians	14	London Blitz	21
	Week 5
19.05.2019	London Warriors	38	Bristol Aztecs	0
19.05.2019	Kent Exiles	7	London Blitz	42
19.05.2019	Farnham Knights	13	London Olympians	39
	Week 6
26.05.2019	London Warriors	71	Kent Exiles	6
26.05.2019	Farnham Knights	0	London Blitz	33
	Week 7
02.06.2019	Farnham Knights	0	London Warriors	70
02.06.2019	Bristol Aztecs	36	London Olympians	20
	Week 8
09.06.2019	Farnham Knights	9	Bristol Aztecs	26
	Week 9
16.06.2019	Farnham Knights	28	Kent Exiles	13
16.06.2019	London Olympians	7	London Warriors	54
	Week 10
23.06.2019	London Olympians	68	Farnham Knights	6
23.06.2019	Kent Exiles	17	Bristol Aztecs	12
23.06.2019	London Blitz	7	London Warriors	54
	Week 11
30.06.2019	Kent Exiles	8	London Olympians	28
30.06.2019	Bristol Aztecs	8	London Blitz	20
	Week 12
07.07.2019	London Olympians	10	Bristol Aztecs	11
07.07.2019	Kent Exiles	0	London Warriors	80
	Week 13
21.07.2019	London Warriors	58	London Olympians	0
21.07.2019	Bristol Aztecs	30	Farnham Knights	0
21.07.2019	London Blitz	42	Kent Exiles	0
	Week 14
28.07.2019	London Blitz	15	London Olympians	14
28.07.2019	Bristol Aztecs	0	London Warriors	55
28.07.2019	Kent Exiles	19	Farnham Knights	0

[References: 3]

Report

London Warriors again won the British American Football Association National Leagues Premiership Title, defeating Tamworth Phoenix 56-29 in the Final, Britbowl 33. They had dominated the season throughout, winning all 10 games during the regular season, amassing 611 points while only conceding 35, before trouncing Manchester Titans 63-0 in the Semi-Finals. The other Semi-Finalists were London Blitz who had finished on a 8-2-0 record in the Premiership South. Tamworth were Premiership North Champions with a 9-1-0 record, while Manchester Titans had finished 7-3-0. Other teams competing were Merseyside Nighthawks (6-3-1), Edinburgh Wolves (3-7-0), Sheffield Giants (2-7-1) and Leicester Falcons (2-8-0) in the Premiership North and Bristol Aztecs (4-6-0), London Olympians (4-6-0), Kent Exiles (3-7-0) and Farnham Knights (1-9-0) in the Premiership South.

Britbowl 33 Premiership Final Video

BAFA National Leagues Premiership Britbowl 33 2019 Video [Reference: ]

References

Images

[1] British American Football (2013) logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.britishamericanfootball.org/Images/logo.png [Accessed 30 August 2017]

Websites

[2] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League: Premiership North [Internet] Available from: bafanle.leaguerepublic.com.=/l/fg/1_567612366.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

[3] British American Football Association League Republic (2019) Adult League: Premiership South [Internet] Available from: https://bafanle.leaguerepublic.com/l/standingsForDate/494942526/2/-1/-1.html [Accessed 7 May 2020][Broken Link]

Videos

[3] Onside TV You Tube (2019) 1 September 2019, BRITBOWL33 Premiership Final (London Warriors vs Tamworth Phoenix) [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tyU49hjI9o [Accessed 29 December 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ralph Schmeer (IAFOA)

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 29 December 2020