Category: World Gridiron

October 22, 2020

Hokkaido Student American Football Association 2019

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

Standings

HSAFA 2019	P	W	L	T
HCAFA Division 1
Hokkaido Big Green	5	5	0	0
Hokkai Gakuen Golden Bears	5	4	1	0
Sapporo Gakuin Crimson Knights	5	2	2	1
Hokusai Gakuen Pirates	5	2	3	0
Obihiro Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine Cowboys	5	1	3	1
Sapporo Cubs	5	0	5	0
HSAFA Division 2
Muroran Institute of Technology Black Panthers	4	4	0	0
Tokyo Agriculture Fighting Radish	4	3	1	0
Hokkaido Kagaku Wolves	4	2	2	0
Hokkaido Iryo First Molars	4	0	4	0
Kushiro Public University of Economics Golden Cranes	4	1	3	0

[References: ]

Fall League Battle Star Chart 1 League

1 League	HokU	HkdGU	SGU	HksGU	OUAVM	SapU
Hokkaido Uni	xxx	50-20	59-6	68-10	40-3	111-0
Hokkai Gakuen Uni	20-50	xxx	56-7	26-22	35-7	124-0
Sapporo Gakuin Uni	6-59	7-56	xxx	35-21	16-16	90-8
Hokusei Gakuen Uni	10-68	22-26	21-35	xxx	21-7	68-7
Obihiro Uni AVM	3-40	7-35	16-16	7-21	xxx	43-0
Sapporo Uni	0-111	0-124	8-90	7-68	0-43	xxx

Hokkaido Student American Football Association Fall League Battle Star Chart 2019 [Reference: 2]

Fall League Battle Star Chart 2 League

2 League	MIT	TUA	HUS	KPU	HMU
Muroran IT	xxx	15-8	22-0	48-0	14-0 #
Tokyo Uni of Agriculture	8-15	xxx	13-9	74-0	73-0
Hokkaido Uni of Science	0-22	9-13	xxx	57-7	22-0
Kushiro Public Uni	0-48	0-74	7-57	xxx	7-14
Hokkaido Medical Uni #	0-14 #	0-73	0-22	14-7	xxx

Hokkaido Student American Football Association Fall League Battle Star Chart 2 League 2019 [Reference: 2]

Note: # As there was an Abstention Game for Hokkaido Medical University, they placed last according to the rules.

Postseason Games

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Relegation/Promotion
27.10.2019	Sapporo University	10	Muroran IT	28

Hokkaido Student American Football Association Fall League Postseason Games 2019 [Reference: 2]

Report

Hokkaido University won the 1st Division League in the Hokkaido Student American Football association in 2019, and then went on to meet Tohoku University in the Pine Bowl (North Japan College Bowl) for the right to play in the East Representaive Final (Japan Semi-Final), but lost 9-34. Muroran Institute of Technology won Promotion from the 2nd Division League after defeating the last placed team of the 1st Division 28-10 in the Postseason Relegation Match.

Hokkaido University v Tohoku University – Pine Bowl 2019 [Reference: 4]

About the Hokkaido American Football Association

The Hokkaido American Football Association is one of 25 Local American Football Associations in 9 of Japan’s Districts and Areas. It forms a level below the Japan American Football Association which runs Collegiate and Social (Corporation) Leagues. The Hokkaido American Football Association runs the Hokkaido Student League, Hokkaido Workers League, Hokkaido High School Championship, and the Hokkaido Flag Football League. Hokkaido is famous for its potatoes and there is a Potato Bowl All-Star Charity Bowl in Hokkaido American Football. Ireland is the 20th largest island in the world and Hokkaido is the 21st largest.

Map of Hokkaido Region/Island, Japan

[googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps?q=Hokkaido%20Japan&output=embed&hl=en-US&z=12&w=425&h=350]

References

Logos

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

[??] Hokkaido American Football Association (2020) hafa [Internet] Available from: http://www.hokkaido-afa.com/img/hafa.jpg [Accessed 22 October 2020]

Websites

[2] Hokkaido American Football Association (2020) College 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://hokkaido-afa.com/college2019.html [Accessed 22 October 2020]

[3] Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (2019) Pine Bowl 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://tcaa.jp/pinebowl2019/PineBowl_result.html [Accessed 22 October 2020]

Images

[4] Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (2019) ST6A05881 [Internet] Available from: http://tcaa.jp/pinebowl2019/ST6A05881.jpg [Accessed 22 October 2020]

Online Translation Service

[5] Google Translate (2020) Japanese to English [Internet] Available from: https://translate.google.com/ [Accessed 22 October 2020]

Acknowledgements

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

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 3 May 2021

August 10, 2020

Legends Football League Australia 2013-14

Final Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*NSW Surge	4	3	1	0	112	38	.750
*Western Australia Angels	4	2	2	0	106	76	.500
Queensland Brigade	4	2	2	0	50	117	.500
Victoria Maidens	4	1	3	0	57	94	.250

Legends Football League Australia Final Standings 2013-14 [Compiled from Results in: 2-7]

Playoff Results

	Legends Cup Australia
2014	NSW Surge	36	*Western Australia Angels*	15

Legends Football League Australia Legends Cup Australia 2013-14 [Reference: 8]

Regular Season Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
07.12.2013	NSW Surge	44	Queensland Brigade	6
14.12.2013	Victoria Maidens	32	*Western Australia Angels*	26
21.12.2013	*Western Australia Angels*	20	NSW Surge	13
28.12.2013	NSW Surge	36	Victoria Maidens	12
06.01.2014	Queensland Brigade	0	*Western Australia Angels*	41
Week 6	NSW Surge	14	Victoria Maidens	0
Week 7	Queensland Brigade	18	Victoria Maidens	13
02.02.2014	Queensland Brigade	26	*Western Australia Angels*	19

Legends Football League Australia Regular Season Results 2013-14 [Compiled from Results in: 2-7]

Report

Linda Holland was born in Cork before moving to Perth, Western Australia in 2009. She started playing American Football there and in 2013 when the Legends Football League came to Australia she jumped at the opportunity to play Professional American Football. Even though the League has garnered criticism for the tiny shorts and crop tops the players wear (at first they played in Lingerie but that was changed after sexism claims) Linda said it was an honour to represent her country, describing herself as “Irish by birth, Irish by grace of God”. [1]

The Western Australia Angels reached the Final in 2013-14, losing 36-15 to NSW Surge.[8] They had qualified for the Legends Cup by finishing second in the four team league with a 2-2 record, losing in Week 1, 26-32 to the Victoria Maidens, before winning the next two against NSW Surge, 20-18 in Week 3, and 41-0 against Queensland Brigade in Week 5. They surprisingly lost their last regular season match 26-19 in the return match with Queensland, but made the Legends Cup Final on head-to-head.

The Lingerie Football League was a Ladies 7v7 Indoor Gridiron (American Football) League that started as an alternative to the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2004. The Ladies played with very little in terms of protective clothing. The League was criticized as sexist, although in 2013 the lingerie was replaced with bicycle shorts and crop-tops, changing its name to the Legends Football League in the process.

In 2012-13 LFL Global introduced a four-team League in Canada, which lost its broadcasting rights after one season, and was replaced by another four team league in Australia, which again only lasted one season.

Linda Holland dancing an Irish Jig on the sidelines while playing for the Western Australia Angels [Reference: 1]

References

Websites

[1] Brian O’Reilly – Irish Independent (2014) February 13 2014: Video: Irish woman becomes star of Australia’s Lingerie Football League [Internet] Availabble from: https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/video-irish-woman-becomes-star-of-australias-lingerie-football-league-30007193 [Accessed 6 May 2018]

[2] LFL 360 (2013) NSW Surge vs QLD Brigade – The inaugural Australian LFL game [Internet] Available from: https://www.lfl360.com/australia/new-south-wales-surge/nsw-surge-qld-brigade-the-inaugural-australian-lfl-game/ [Accessed 6 May 2018]

[3] LFL 360 (2013) A Packed Stadium and Upset Win Add to an Ulnikely Maiden Voyage [Internet] Available from: https://www.lfl360.com/australia/packed-stadium-upset-win-add-maiden-voyage/ [Accessed 6 May 2018]

[4] LFL 360 (2013) Heavenly Debut for the Angels [Internet] Available from: https://www.lfl360.com/australia/heavenly-debut-angels/ [Accessed 6 May 2018]

[5] LFL 360 (2013) A Surge Capsizes Maiden Voyage, NSW 36 VIC 12 [Internet] Available from: https://www.lfl360.com/australia/surge-capsizes-maiden-voyage-34-12-sydney [Accessed 6 May 2018]

[6] LFL 360 (2014) Massacre on the Gold Coast, Angels soar above Brigade 41-0 [Internet] Available from: https://www.lfl360.com/australia/massacre-gold-coast-angels-soar-brigade-41-0 [Accessed 6 May 2018]

[7] LFL 360 (2014) LFL Australia: Articles [Internet] Available from: https://www.lfl360.com/category/australia/ [Accessed 6 May 2018]

[8] LFL 360 (2014) LFL Australia: Articles – Page 2 [Internet] Available from: https://www.lfl360.com/category/australia/page/2/ [Accessed 6 May 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Larrisa McCloyne.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

World Gridiron Archive

Last Updated: 26 January 2019

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

August 9, 2020

Super 8 Football League Copa Tijuana 2017

Super 8 Football League Logo

Super 8 Football League – Copa Tijuana 2017

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Duo Sports Thundercats	4	4	0	0	175	104	8
All Blacks Tijuana	4	2	2	0	95	130	4
Aztecas Tijuana	4	0	4	0	108	144	0

Super 8 Football League – Copa Tijuana 2017 [Reference: 9]

Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
22.10.2017	Aztecas Tijuana	14	Duo Sports Thundercats	28
29.10.2017	Aztecas Tijuana	25	All Blacks Tijuana	28
05.11.2017	All Blacks Tijuana	34	Duo Sports Thundercats	35
12.11.2017	Duo Sports Thundercats	62	Aztecas Tijuana	49
19.11.2017	All Blacks Tijuana	26	Aztecas Tijuana	20
26.11.2017	All Blacks Tijuana	7	Duo Sports Thundercats	50

Super 8 Football League – Copa Tijuana 2017 [Reference: 9]

Report

Duo Sports Thundercats (San Diego & Tijuana) won the 2017 Copa Tijuana in the Super 8 Football League, finishing 4-0 ahead of All Blacks Tijuana (2-2) and Aztecas Tijuana (0-4). The Super 8 football League is an Arena (8v8 Indoor) American Football League in the States of California (USA) and Baja California (Mexico).

References

Websites

[2] Super 8 Football League (2017) Super 8 – Copa Tijuana [Internet] Available from: http://super8footballleague.info/super8baja/ [Accessed 20 May 2018]

Images

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

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 9 August 2020

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

August 9, 2020

Super 8 Football League Eight Man Outdoor 2020

Super 8 Football League 2020 Logo [Reference: 3]

Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Duo Sports Thundercats	2	1	1	0	52	27	2
West Texas Buccaneers	2	1	1	0	33	56	2
Las Vegas Black	2	1	1	0	20	23	2
California Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Super 8 Football League Eight Man Outdoor Standings 2020 [Reference: 1]

Results & Schedule

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
29.02.2020	California Bulldogs	c	West Texas Buccaneers	c
29.02.2020 +	Duo Sports Thundercats	50	West Texas Buccaneers	13
	Week 2
28.03.2020	Las Vegas Black	6	West Texas Buccaneers	21
	Week 3
26.04.2020	Las Vegas Black	c	California Bulldogs	c
	Week 4
25.06.2020	Duo Sports Thundercats	2	Las Vegas Black	14
	Week 5
20.06.2020	West Texas Buccaneers		Duo Sports Thundercats
	Week 6
27.06.2020	Duo Sports Thundercats	c	California Bulldogs	c

Super 8 Football League Eight Man Outdoor Results 2020 [Reference: 1]

Note: California Bulldogs pulled out of the League before it started. + Game added to schedule after California Bulldogs pulled out.

Home Venues

Team	Home Town
California Bulldogs	Sacramento, California
Duo Sports Thundercats	San Diego, California & Tijuana, Baja California
Las Vegas Black	Las Vegas, Nevada
West Texas Buccaneers	El Paso, Texas

Super 8 Football League Eight-Man Outdoor 2020 Home Venues {Reference: 3]

Report

Duo Sports Thundercats won against West Texas Buccaneers, who defeated Vegas Black in the other game played in the Super 8 Football League Outdoor season in 2020. The Final Game was played on 25 July 2020, two weeks late, with Las Vegas Black defeating Duo Sports Thundercats 14-2, meaning all three teams finished tied on 1-1-0.

About the Super 8 Football League

The Super 8 Football started in 2010 when the San Diego Thundercats and Astros Mexicali participated in an Arena (8-v-8 Indoor American Football) Football game in Mexicali, Mexico.

Since then there has been a League straddling the border in Baja California (Mexico) and California & Nevada (United States of America), with a US West Coast League added in 2015.

In 2020, to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Super 8 Football League, the League added an Outdoor 8-Man League with teams in San Diego & Sacramento (California), El Paso (Texas) and Las Vegas (Nevada).

References

Websites

[1] Super 8 Football League (2018) Super 8 Outdoor [Internet] Available from: http://super8footballleague.info/indoor/ [Accessed 9 February 2020][11 March 2020][Last Accessed 31 October 2020]

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

[3] Super 8 Football League (2018) Super 8 Introduces 8 Man Football in 2020 [Internet] Available from:http://super8footballleague.info/2020/01/29/super-8-introduces-8-man-football-in-2020/[Accessed 9 February 2020]

Images

[4] Super 8 Football League (2018) Super 8 Football League 2020 Logo [Internet] Available from: http://super8footballleague.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/super-8-football-logo-2020-small.png [Accessed 20 July 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan, Bart Barden and Eoin O’Fearghaill.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 31 October 2020

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

August 9, 2020

Super 8 Football League Winter Bowl 2014

Super 8 Football League Logo

Super 8 Football League – Winter Bowl 2015

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Duo Sports Thundercats	8	8	0	0			16
Bufalos Mexicali	6	4	2	0			8
All Blacks Tijuana	7	2	5	0			4
Desert Sentinels	4	1	3	0			2
Titans CUT	5	0	5	0			0

Super 8 Football League winter Bowl 2015 [Reference: 1]

Report

The 2014 Super 8 Football League Winter League finished with Duo Sports Thundercats (San Diego & Tijuana) as Champions with an unblemished 8-0 record. Bufalos Mexicali finished in second place on 4-2, followed by All-Blacks Tijuana on 2-5, USA side Desert Sentinels on 1-3 and Titans CUT on 0-5.

The Super 8 Football League is a Cross-Border Football League in the states of California (USA) and Baja California (Mexico), which started in 2010;

References

Websites

[1] Super 8 Football League (2018) Super 8 Football League [Internet] Available from: http://super8footballleague.info/page/3/ [Accessed 20 May 2018]

Images

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

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Eoin O’Fearghaill

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

World Gridiron Archive

Last Updated: 4 April 2019

July 19, 2020

National Football League Preseason 2020

National Football League logo [Ref: 7]

Preseason Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
AFC East
New England Patriots
Buffalo Bills
New York Jets
Miami Dolphins
AFC North
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns
Cincinnati Bengals
Baltimore Ravens
AFC South
Tennessee Titans
Jacksonville Jaguars
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
AFC West
Denver Broncos
Las Vegas Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
NFC East
New York Giants
Washington AFC
Philadelphia Eagles
Dallas Cowboys
NFC North
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Minnesota Vikings
NFC South
Atlanta Falcons
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carolina Panthers
NFC West
Los Angeles Rams
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Arizona Cardinals

National Football League Preseason Standings 2020 [Ref: 1]

Preseason Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	PS Week 0: Hall of Fame		Canton, Ohio
07.08.2020	Dallas Cowboys	c	Pittsburgh Steelers	c
	PS Week 1
14.08.2020	Indianapolis Colts		Philadelphia Eagles
14.08.2020	Seattle Seahawks		Las Vegas Raiders
14.08.2020	Carolina Panthers		Jacksonville Jaguars
14.08.2020	New England Patriots		Detroit Lions
14.08.2020	New York Jets		New York Giants
15.08.2020	Atlanta Falcons		Miami Dolphins
15.08.2020	Los Angeles Rams		New Orleans Saints
15.08.2020	Minnesota Vikings		Houston Texans
15.08.2020	Baltimore Ravens		Buffalo Bills
15.08.2020	Pittsburgh Steelers		Tampa Bay Buccaneers
15.08.2020	Chicago Bears		Cleveland Browns
15.08.2020	Green Bay Packers		Arizona Cardinals
15.08.2020	Washingtion AFC		Tennessee Titans
16.08.2020	Kansas City Chiefs		Cincinnati Bengals
16.08.2020	Denver Broncos		San Francisco 49ers
17.08.2020	Los Angeles Chargers		Dallas Cowboys
	PS Week 2
21.08.2020	Miami Dolphins		Philadelphia Eagles
21.08.2020	New England Patriots		Carolina Panthers
21.08.2020	Detroit Lions		New York Jets
22.08.2020	Buffalo Bills		Atlanta Falcons
22.08.2020	Cincinnati Bengals		Minnesota Vikings
22.08.2020	San Francisco 49ers		Las Vegas Raiders
22.08.2020	Green Bay Packers		Cleveland Browns
23.08.2020	Arizona Cardinals		Kansas City Chiefs
23.08.2020	Dallas Cowboys		Baltimore Ravens
23.08.2020	Houston Texans		Seattle Seahawks
23.08.2020	Los Angeles Chargers		Los Angeles Rams
23.08.2020	Tennessee Titans		New York Giants
23.08.2020	Denver Broncos		Chicago Bears
23.08.2020	Tampa Bay Buccaneers		Jacksonville Jaguars
24.08.2020	Pittsburgh Steelers		New Orleans Saints
25.08.2020	Indianapolis Colts		Washington AFC
	PS Week 3
28.08.2020	Seattle Seahawks		Los Angeles Chargers
28.08.2020	Las Vegas Raiders		Arizona Cardinals
28.08.2020	Miami Dolphins		Detroit Lions
28.08.2020	Philadelphia Eagles		New England Patriots
29.08.2020	New York Jets		Pittsburgh Steelers
29.08.2020	Atlanta Falcons		Cincinnati Bengals
29.08.2020	Chicago Bears		San Francisco 49ers
29.08.2020	Buffalo Bills		Indianapolis Colts
30.08.2020	Dallas Cowboys		Kansas City Chiefs
30.08.2020	Jacksonville Jaguars		Washington AFC
30.08.2020	Los Angeles Rams		Denver Broncos
30.08.2020	New Orleans Saints		Houston Texans
30.08.2020	Tampa Bay Buccaneers		Tennessee Titans
29.08.2020	New York Giants		Green Bay Packers
30.08.2020	Cleveland Browns		Minnesota Vikings
31.08.2020	Baltimore Ravens		Carolina Panthers
	PS Week 4
04.09.2020	Arizona Cardinals		Denver Broncos
04.09.2020	Cincinnati Bengals		Indianapolis Colts
04.09.2020	Detroit Lions		Buffalo Bills
04.09.2020	Houston Texans		Dallas Cowboys
04.09.2020	Jacksonville Jaguars		Atlanta Falcons
04.09.2020	Kansas City Chiefs		Green Bay Packers
04.09.2020	Las Vegas Raiders		Los Angeles Rams
04.09.2020	Minnesota Vikings		Seattle Seahawks
04.09.2020	New Orleans Saints		Miami Dolphins
04.09.2020	New York Giants		New England Patriots
04.09.2020	San Francisco 49ers		Los Angeles Chargers
04.09.2020	Tennessee Titans		Chicago Bears
04.09.2020	Cleveland Browns		Tampa Bay Buccaneers
04.09.2020	Philadelphia Eagles		New York Jets
04.09.2020	Washington AFC		Baltimore Ravens
04.09.2020	Carolina Panthers		Pittsburgh Steelers

National Football League Preseason Results 2020 [Ref: 2-6]

Report

The National Football League cancelled the 2020 Preseason Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The rest of the Preseason schedule was going ahead as planned as of 19 July 2020. The Preseason was eventually cancelled in its entirety.

References:

Websites

[1] National Football League (2020) Standings Preseason 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/standings/division/2020/pre/ [Accessed 12 August 2019]

[2] National Football League (2020) Schedule 2020 Preseason Hall of Fame [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/scores/2020/PRE0 [Accessed 12 August 2019]

[3] National Football League (2020) Schedule 2020 Preseason Week 1 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/scores/2020/PRE1 [Accessed 12 August 2019]

[4] National Football League (2020) Schedule 2020 Preseason Week 2 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/scores/2020/PRE2 [Accessed 12 August 2019]

[5] National Football League (2020) Schedule 2020 Preseason Week 3 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/scores/2020/PRE3 [Accessed 12 August 2019]

[6] National Football League (2020) Schedule 2020 Preseason Week 4 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/scores/2020/PRE4 [Accessed 12 August 2019]

Images

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European Theater of Operations (ETO) Football Championship Autumn 1942

Results Autumn 1942

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Game 1		Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast
14.11.1942	Hale Blue Devils	9	Yarvard Crimson Tide	7
	Game 2		Inver Park, Larne
21.11.1942	Yarvard Crimson Tide	14	Tech Fighting Irish	0

European Theater of Operations (ETO) Football Championship Results Autumn 1942 [Ref: 1]

Report

From 1942-1943 the US Army played a series of American Football matches in Northern Ireland, Wales & England in aid of the Red Cross. Teams were named Tech (Engineering), Hale (Infantry) and Yarvard (Artillery).

Irish and British newspaper readers would have been familiar with reports in the papers of US College Football, and the team names reflect this (Yarvard and Hale are not mis-spellings, but the names reflect the Ivy League Colleges of Harvard and Yale, similarly Tech is a nod to the big American Tech Colleges.

Starting in Northern Ireland in 1942, matches were played at the home of Ulster Rugby, Ravenhill (Hale winning 9-7) and Larne (Yarvard getting a 14-0 win over Tech). 8, 000 turned up to see the Ravenhill game, and a full capacity 2,000 for the Larne match.

Yarvard Team at Sandy Bay, Larne, 1942 [14]

References

Websites

[1] Irish American Football Association (2016) Journey to Thirty [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/journeyto-thirty/ [Accessed 08 August 2016]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2016) History of US Teams playing in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/history-of-us-teams-playing-in-ireland/ [Accessed 22 November 2016]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2016) History [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/history.htm [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[4] Lucky Show (2016) American Football in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.luckyshow.org/football/Shamrock%20Bowl.htm [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[5] Dublin Town – Article by Gerry Farrell (2016) College Football Classic Ireland’s Relationship with American Football [Internet] Available from: http://www.dublintown.ie/irelands-relationship-with-american-football/ [Accessed 7 May 2018]

Sources.

[6] Anon. (1942) . “Photo caption: American Football att Ravenhill”. Belfast News-Letter. 16 November 1942. pg. 6.

[10] Magee, Damian. “English Beer and American Football: Exporting American Football as a Cultural Commodity to the British Isles.” Irish Journal of American Studies, vol. 7, 1998, pp. 121–148. JSTOR, JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/30002410.

[11] Foglio, Massimo & Ford, Mark L. (2017) Touchdown in Europe – How American Football Came to the Old Continent. pg. 47-82. Published by the author.

Social Media

[12] Belfast Blitzers | Faacebook (2019) Post 22 August 2019: “ So this is the last of the photos in the archive, it’s of the Yarvard team at Sandy Bay, Larne Harbour on the 21st November 1942. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/pcb.2260513057393170/2260507127393763/?type=3&theater [Accessed 23 August 2019]

[13] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Post 22 August 2019: “So this is the last of the photos in the archive, it’s of the Yarvard team at Sandy Bay, Larne Harbour on the 21st November 1942. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/rpp.454643317980162/2260507354060407/?type=3&theater[Accessed 23 August 2019]

Images

[14] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Photo 22 August 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/pcb.2260513057393170/2260507127393763/?type=3&theater [Accessed 23 August 2019]

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European Theater of Operations (ETO) Football Championship Autumn 1944

ETO Championship Autumn 1944

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Championship		3rd Bombardment Division
03.12.1944	94th Bomb Group Fighting Eagles	3	Helton’s Hellcats	0
	Championship		8th Air Force Command
10.12.1944	Shuttle-Raders	18	3rd Air Depot Liberators	0

References: [1]

Tea Bowl II Autumn 1944

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Bowls
03.12.1944	Air Force Command Warriors	23	Cowboys	0
03.12.1944	Shuttle-Raders	25	Ramblers	0
	Tea Bowl II		White City stadium
31.12.1944	Air Force Command Warriors	13	8th Air Force Shuttle-Raders	0

References: [1]

Army-Navy Grid Classic Autumn 1944

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Army-Navy Grid Classic		White City Stadium
12.11.1944	1st Air Depot Shuttle-Raders	20	Navy Sea Lions	0
	Army-Navy Grid Classic II
17.12.1944	Navy Green Waves	13	Army Red Raiders	7

References: [1]

“Turkey Bowls” Autumn 1944

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Thanksgiving Bowls
23.11.1944	348th Bomb Group Kiwis	0	445th Bomb Group	0
23.11.1944	Berger’s Bouncers	6	Henley’s Hurricanes	0
23.11.1944	Moore’s Maulers	6	Bearcats	0
23.11.1944	78th Fighter Group Greyhounds	6	434th Troop Carrier Command Greyhounds	0
26.11.1944	Shuttle-Raders	33	398th Bomb Group Blue Blazers	0
26.11.1944	Helton’s Hellcats	14	356th Fighter Group Tukey’s Terrors	6
26.11.1944	Air Force Command Warriors	28	Photo Lightnings	0
	“Turkey” Bowls
10.12.1944	Air Force Command	40	Berger’s Bouncers	0
10.12.1944	Moore’s Maulers	0	Doughter’s Fighting Eagles	0

References: [1]

Note: Only Major “Turkey Bowl” Style games played in Stadiums in front of the British & Irish Public in aid of the Red Cross are shown above. From Autumn 1943-Autumn 1944 there were Championships organised in various Divisions, with teams playing as many as 10 games before the playoffs.

Report

94th Bomb Group Fighting Eagles won the 3rd Bombardment Division Bowl in Autumn 1944, and Shuttle-Raders the 8th Air Force Command Championship.

There was also a repeat of the “Tea Bowl” won by Air Force Command Warriors, as well as a second Army-Navy Grid Classic series, with the Army team and Navy team winning one each, as in Winter (Spring) 1944.

References

Bibliography

[1] Foglio, Massimo & Ford, Mark L. (2017) Touchdown in Europe – How American Football Came to the Old Continent. pg. 47-82. Published by the author.

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Thanks to Todd Zboyan & Tim Leadingham.

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European Theater of Operations (ETO) Football Championship Autumn 1943

ETO Autumn 1943

Date	Venue	Winners		Runners-Up
10.10.1943		Podhs		Ball Toters
17.10.1943	Elm Park, Reading	Red Tornado	14	Gremlins	0
24.10.1943	Wellingborough	Engineering Bulldozers	0	Ball Toters	0
31.10.1943	Elm Park, Reading	Skytrain	0	Red Tornado	0
28.11.1943	Oxford University	Army Blues	0	Army Greens	0
05.12.1943	White City Stadium	Central Base Pirates	8	8th Air Force Commandos	0
12.12.1943	St. Helen’s Stadium, Swansea	101st Screaming Eagles	6	Invaders	6

European Theater of Operations (ETO) Football Championship Autumn 1943 [Ref: 1]

Report

The Autumn 1943 European Theater of Operations (ETO) Football Championshp, among American soldiers in World war II, is notable for the appearance of the Bulldozers, an African-American Engineering team. The Championship was a series of “Turkey Bowl” style games, named after Thanksgiving, around which most games were played.

References

Bibliography

[1] Foglio, Massimo & Ford, Mark L. (2017) Touchdown in Europe – How American Football Came to the Old Continent. pg. 47-82. Published by the author.

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European Theater of Operations (ETO) Football Championship Spring 1943

Final Standings

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Yarvard Crimson Tide	3	3	0	0	73	6	1.000
Tech Fighting Irish	1	0	1	0	6	19	.000
Hale Blue Devils	2	0	2	0	0	54	.000

ETO Championship Spring Final Standings 1943 [Ref: 1]

Results

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Game 1		White City Stadium, London
08.05.1943	Yarvard Crimson Tide	19	Tech Fighting Irish	6
	Game 2		Ninian Park, Cardiff
10.06.1943	Yarvard Crimson Tide	14	Hale Blue Devils	0
	Championship		Eastville Stadium, Bristol
26.06.1943	Yarvard Crimson Tide	40	Hale Blue Devils	0

ETO Championship Spring Results 1943 [Ref: 1]

Report

After the ETO Championship in Northern Ireland in 1942, in spring the following year (1943), the European Theater of Operations Championship was organised in England & Wales, with the teams given the nicknames Fighting Irish (Tech – a nod to Notre Dame), Blue Devils (Hale – after Duke University) and Crimson Tide (Yarvard – in honour of Alabama University).

The Crimson Tide won all three matches played in front of the public, attracting crowds of 25,000 (London), 7, 000 (Cardiff), and 6, 000 (Bristol).

References

Bibliography

[1] Foglio, Massimo & Ford, Mark L. (2017) Touchdown in Europe – How American Football Came to the Old Continent. pg. 47-82. Published by the author.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Todd Zboyan, Sondra Maher, Rick Kelley & Tim Leadingham.

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Last Updated: 18 July 2020