British Universities American Football League

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The British Universities American Football League is the successor to the British Collegiate American Football League, which folded in 2007.

BUAFL Largely follows the rules of the North American College league NCAA Football. The season consists of 8 divisional games followed by a 4 tier play-off system similar to the NFL. BUAFL is split into 2 conferences, the Northern Conference and the Southern Conference, each consisting of 4 Divisions. The best 8 teams from each conference (4 Divisional Champions plus 4 Best Runners Up) compete in the play-offs for the conference championship and ultimately a chance at the College Bowl. The College Bowl is the final competitive game of the year where the best northern and southern team compete for the title. It is thought that the name of the 'College Bowl' will be replaced in keeping with the new 'improved' governing body. Though with its over 20 years history, the prestigious final will likely be dubbed the 'College Bowl' by its desirers for years to come.

2007-08 Season

Divisional Standings

Accurate up to Game Week 6.

Scottish
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Stirling Clansmen	4	0	0	1.000	164	14
Glasgow Tigers	3	1	0	0.750	58	48
Napier Mavericks	2	2	0	0.500	44	92
GCU Roughriders	1	3	0	0.250	40	86
Paisley Pyros	0	4	0	0.000	24	90
North East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Newcastle Raiders	5	0	0	1.000	248	52
UT Cougars	3	1	0	0.750	72	70
Sunderland Spartans	2	3	0	0.400	76	122
UCH Sharks	1	3	0	0.250	60	141
Durham Saints	0	4	0	0.000	27	98
Roses
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Sheffield Sabres	4	0	0	1.000	142	8
Leeds Celtics	2	1	0	0.666	65	7
Sheffield Hallam Warriors	2	2	0	0.500	122	62
Lancaster Bombers	2	3	0	0.400	64	129
Huddersfield Hawks	0	4	0	0.000	14	200
Midlands
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Staffordshire Stallions	5	0	0	1.000	222	18
Nottingham Outlaws	4	1	0	0.800	114	77
Loughborough Aces	3	2	0	0.600	107	80
Lincoln Colonials	1	2	0	0.333	46	115
Leicester Longhorns	1	3	0	0.250	99	46
Derby Braves	0	4	0	0.000	44	149

Central
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Birmingham Lions	5	0	0	1.000	168	19
Oxford Cavaliers	3	2	0	0.600	74	72
Tarannau Aberystwyth	1	3	0	0.250	26	84
Warwick Wolves	0	4	0	0.000	2	95
Southern
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Southampton Stags	5	0	0	1.000	248	14
Royal Holloway Vikings	3	1	0	0.750	79	90
Portsmouth Destroyers	2	2	0	0.500	23	29
Reading Knights	2	3	0	0.400	41	121
Brighton Tsunami	1	4	0	0.333	22	132
Surrey Stingers	0	4	0	0.000	0	95
Eastern
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Hertfordshire Hurricanes	4	0	0	1.000	171	31
UEA Pirates	4	1	0	0.800	95	26
Greenwich Mariners	3	1	0	0.750	90	54
Kent Falcons	1	3	0	0.250	57	96
Essex Blades	1	3	0	0.250	64	131
ARU Phantoms	0	5	0	0.000	12	147
Western
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Bath Killer Bees	3	0	0	1.000	113	38
UWE Bullets	4	1	0	0.800	124	70
Cardiff Cobras	1	2	0	0.333	39	43
Bristol Barracuda	1	2	0	0.333	62	113
Plymouth Blitz	0	4	0	0.000	50	124

Playoff Standings

Northern
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Staffordshire Stallions	5	0	0	1.000	222	18
Newcastle Raiders	5	0	0	1.000	248	52
Sheffield Sabres	4	0	0	1.000	142	8
Stirling Clansmen	4	0	0	1.000	164	14
Nottingham Outlaws	4	1	0	0.800	114	77
Glasgow Tigers	3	1	0	0.750	58	48
UT Cougars	3	1	0	0.750	72	70
Leeds Celtics	2	1	0	0.666	65	7

Southern
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Southampton Stags	5	0	0	1.000	248	14
Birmingham Lions	5	0	0	1.000	168	19
Hertfordshire Hurricanes	4	0	0	1.000	171	31
Bath Killer Bees	3	0	0	1.000	113	38
UEA Pirates	4	1	0	0.800	95	26
UWE Bullets	4	1	0	0.800	124	70
Greenwich Mariners	3	1	0	0.750	90	54
Royal Holloway Vikings	3	1	0	0.750	79	90

Tie Breakers(in order of importance) - Fines, Ejections, Head-to-Head, Points Conceded, Points Scored, Coin Toss.

Playoff Match Ups

(based on current records)

	Wild Card Round					Divisional Round					Conference Championships					College Bowl XXII
	1	Staffordshire Stallions
	8	Leeds Celtics
	3	Sheffield Sabres
	6	Glasgow Tigers
	Northern Conference
	2	Newcastle Raiders
	7	UT Cougers
	4	Stirling Clansmen
	5	Nottingham Outlaws
	1	Southampton Stags
	8	Royal Halloway Vikings
	3	Hertfordshire Hurricanes
	6	UWE Bullets
	Southern Conference
	2	Birmingham Lions
	7	Greenwhich
	4	Bath Killer Bees
	5	UEA Pirates

All Time Records

These are the All Time regular season records of every competitive game ever played by the BUAFL teams (including BCAFL records). Accurate up to 10/12/2007.

North

Team	Record	Winning Pct.	Division Champ.	Conference Champ.	BCAFL Champ.
Derby Braves	31-56-3	.361	0	0	0
Durham Saints	0-4-0	.000	0	0	0
GCU Roughriders	11-24-1	.319	0	0	0
Glasgow Tigers	95-56-13	.619	9	3	1
Huddersfield Hawks	0-4-0	.000	0	0	0
Lancaster Bombers	64-62-7	.508	2	0	0
Leeds Celtics	99-27-10	.765	7	3	1
Leicester Longhorns	68-90-9	.434	1	2	0
Lincoln Colonials	1-10-1	.125	0	0	0
Loughborough Aces	124-29-2	.806	12	6	3
Napier Mavericks	12-16-0	.429	0	0	0
Newcastle Raiders	70-80-8	.468	1	1	0
Nottingham Outlaws	48-44-1	.522	1	0	0
Paisley Pyros	20-64-6	.256	0	0	0
Sheffield Hallam Warriors	15-18-3	.458	1	0	0
Sheffield Sabres	50-62-10	.451	1	0	0
Staffordshire Stallions	68-47-10	.584	3	1	0
Stirling Clansmen	67-70-15	.490	5	1	1
Sunderland Spartans	21-75-5	.234	0	0	0
UCH Sharks	79-75-13	.512	5	3	4
UT Cougars	77-77-13	.500	6	3	2

South

Team	Record	Winning Pct.	Division Champ.	Conference Champ.	BCAFL Champ.
ARU Phantoms	2-35-0	.054	0	0	0
Bath Killer Bees	64-48-11	.565	3	0	0
Birmingham Lions	98-41-10	.691	7	2	1
Brighton Tsunami	15-20-2	.432	0	0	0
Bristol Barracuda	1-2-0	.333	0	0	0
Cardiff Cobras	104-43-14	.689	11	2	1
Essex Blades	20-28-3	.422	1	0	0
Greenwich Mariners	16-11-0	.593	1	0	0
Hertfordshire Hurricanes	76-26-6	.731	7	5	4
Kent Falcons	30-63-0	.322	0	0	0
Oxford Cavaliers	68-60-5	.530	4	2	1
Plymouth Blitz	14-36-2	.288	0	0	0
Portsmouth Destroyers	3-8-1	.292	0	0	0
Reading Knights	29-124-8	.205	0	0	0
Royal Holloway Vikings	7-13-0	.350	0	0	0
Southampton Stags	94-44-11	.668	5	3	3
Surrey Stingers	50-53-5	.486	2	0	0
Tarannau Aberystwyth	53-67-4	.444	3	1	0
UEA Pirates	81-76-5	.515	2	1	0
UWE Bullets	49-62-13	.448	2	1	1
Warwick Wolves	52-85-9	.387	1	0	0

Teams

ARU Phantoms • Bath Killer Bees • Birmingham Lions • Brighton Tsunami • Bristol Barracuda • Cardiff Cobras • Derby Braves • Durham Saints • Essex Blades • GCU Roughriders • Glasgow Tigers • Gloucestershire Gladiators • Greenwich Mariners • Hallam Warriors • Hertfordshire Hurricanes • Huddersfield Hawks • Kent Falcons • Lancaster Bombers • Leeds Celtics • Leicester Longhorns • Lincoln Colonials • Loughborough Aces • Napier Mavericks • Newcastle Raiders • Nottingham Outlaws • Oxford Cavaliers • Paisley Pyros • Plymouth Blitz • Portsmouth Destroyers • Reading Knights • RHU Vikings • Sheffield Sabres • Southampton Stags • Staffordshire Stallions • Stirling Clansmen • Sunderland Spartans • Surrey Stingers • Tarannau Aberystwyth • UCH Sharks • UEA Pirates • UT Cougars • UWE Bullets • Warwick Wolves •

External Links

Official BUAFL Website