United States national American football team
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| Association | USA Football | |||||||||||||||
| Region | North America | |||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1984 | |||||||||||||||
| IFAF Affliation | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
| Colors | Red, White, and Blue | |||||||||||||||
| Head coach | John Mackovic | |||||||||||||||
| General manager | Todd Bell | |||||||||||||||
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The United States national American football team is the official American football senior national team of the United States. It is controlled by USA Football and competed for the first time in the American Football World Cup in 2007. John Mackovic, former coach at Wake Forest, Illinois, Texas, Arizona, and the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League, led the 45-man roster, which was made up of college players who completed their senior year in 2006. USA Football is a full member of the International Federation of American Football.
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[edit] 2007 IFAF World Cup
During the 2007 IFAF World Cup the United States claimed dominance in American Football as it staked claim to the 2007 IFAF World Cup title. On July 10, the USA won their first game ever, a 77-0 smashing of South Korea in the first round of the tournament. In the second round team USA defeated Germany 33-7. They played Japan on July 15 for the championship and beat the two time defending champions in double overtime 23-20. The United States took the World Cup Title with relative ease with the exception of the overtime clash with Japan and have a perfect 3-0 record in international play.
[edit] Player eligibility
The national team was selected to encompass a cross-section of amateur football in the United States, and as such USA Football used a strict criteria to select team members. Interestingly, this does not allow the top American football players in the United States to compete as the restrictions include:
- Professionals from any US or Canadian league were ineligible
- Player must have graduated from college - current college players were ineligible
- All levels of NCAA and NAIA athletics were required to be represented, not just DI-A
- Players must be no more than one year removed from college
[edit] Team USA Roster for the 2007 IFAF World Cup
The team included players representing all levels of college football, with 13 from Division I-A, 12 from Division I-AA, 10 from Division II, 9 from Division III and 1 former NAIA player.
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Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
Trainer
Equipment Manager
Director of Operations
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