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Panasonic Impulse
Established1974
Based inKadoma, Osaka
Head coachTadashi Araki
General managerTetsuro Shikata
LeagueX-League
DivisionWest
ColoursPanasonic Blue, Black and Yellow[1]
Japan X Bowl titles7 (1990, 1994-95, 2004, 2007-08, 2015)
Division titles14 (1997, 2000, 2002-07, 2009-13, 2015-16)
Websitehttp://panasonic.co.jp/es/go-go-impulse/
Panasonic Sports
Football Volleyball
(Men's)		 Volleyball
(Women's)
Rugby
union		 American
football		 Baseball
Athletics Kendo

The Panasonic Impulse are an American football team located in the Kadoma, Osaka, Japan. They are a member of the X-League.

Team History

  • 1974 Team Founded. Team known as the Matsushita Electric Works Impulse
  • 1995 Won first Tokyo Super Bowl title. Also won first Rice Bowl National Championship.
  • 2004 Team celebrates 30th anniversary of founding. Won 2nd Rice Bowl National Championship.
  • 2008 Team name changed to Panasonic Electric Works Impulse. Won 3rd Rice Bowl National Championship.
  • 2011 Team name changed to Panasonic Impulse.
  • 2015 Won 7th Japan X Bowl title and 4th Rice Bowl National Championship.

Seasons

X-League Champions (1987–present) Division Champions Final Stage/Semifinals Berth Wild Card /2nd Stage Berth
Season Division Regular Season Post Season Results Awards Head coaches
Finish Wins Losses Ties
1997 West 1st 5 0 0 Won Semi-finals match (Asahi Beer) 26-6
Lost Tokyo Super Bowl XI (Kashima) 12-48 		Kawaguchi
1998 West 2nd 4 1 0 Lost Wild card match (Asahi Beer) 10-26 Kawaguchi
1999 West 3rd 3 2 0 Murakami
2000 West 1st 5 0 0 Won Semi-finals match (Fujitsu)
Lost Tokyo Super Bowl XIV (Asahi Soft Drinks) 18-20 		Murakami
2001 West 1st 5 0 0 Won Semi-finals match (Recruit) 10-7 OT
Lost Tokyo Super Bowl XV (at Asahi Soft Drinks) 7-14 		Murakami
2002 West 1st 5 0 0 Lost Semi-finals match (Fujitsu) 0-7 Murakami
2003 West 1st 5 0 0 Lost Semi-finals match (Asahi Beer) 14-21 Murakami
2004 West 1st 5 0 0 Won Semi-finals match (Obic) 10-7
Won Japan X Bowl XVIII (Asahi Beer) 15-6
Won 58th Rice Bowl National Championship game (at Ritsumeikan) 26-7 		Murakami
2005 West 1st 5 0 0 Won Semi-finals match (Kashima) 3-0
Lost Japan X Bowl XIX (at Obic) 16-25 		Murakami
2006 West 1st 5 0 0 Lost Semi-finals match (Kashima) 6-13
2007 West 1st 9 0 0 Won Semi-finals match (Obic) 29-26 OT
Won Japan X Bowl XXI (Fujitsu) 33-13
Won 61st Rice Bowl National Championship game (Kwansei Gakuin) 52-38
2008 West 2nd 7 1 0 Won Wild card match (Obic) 49-7
Won Semi-finals match (Onward) 44-17
Won Japan X Bowl XXII (Kashima) 28-14
Lost 62nd Rice Bowl National Championship game (Ritsumeikan) 13-17
2009 West 1st 7 0 0 Won 2nd stage match (IBM) 49-7
Won 2nd stage match (Obic) 23-20
Lost Final stage match (Kashima) 26-34
2010 West 1st 7 0 0 Won 2nd stage match (Asahi Beer) 24-19
Won 2nd stage match (Fujitsu) 23-6
Won Final Stage match (IBM) 31-28
Lost Japan X Bowl XXIV (Obic) 16-20
2011 West 1st 7 0 0 Won 2nd stage match (Asahi Beer) 28-10
Lost 2nd stage match (Fujitsu) 10-24
2012 West 1st 6 1 0 Won 2nd stage match (at IBM) 34-17[2]
Lost 2nd stage match (Nojima Sagamihara) 27-28 		Ryohei Imanishi (MVP) Tadashi Araki
2013 West 1st 7 1 0 Won 2nd stage match (at IBM) 55-24[3]
Lost 2nd stage match (Kashima) 45-47
Lost Final stage match (at Fujitsu) 13-28 		Tetsuo Takata (MVP)
David Motu (ROY) 		Tadashi Araki
2014 West 2nd 7 1 0 Won 2nd stage match (at Asahi Beer) 65-3[4]
Lost 2nd stage match (Fujitsu) 24-48 		Tadashi Araki
2015 West 1st 7 0 0 Won 2nd stage match (at Asahi Beer) 38-14[5]
Won 2nd stage match (Nojima Sagamihara) 36-0
Won Final stage match (Nojima Sagamihara) 45-17[6]
Won Japan X Bowl XXIX (at Fujitsu) 24-21
Won 69th Rice Bowl National Championship game (Ritsumeikan) 22-19[7] 		Tetsuo Takata (MVP) Tadashi Araki
2016 West 1st 8 1 0 Won Quarterfinals match (Asahi Beer) 21-14[8]
Lost Semi-finals match (at Obic) 6-9 OT[9] 		Tadashi Araki
Total 127 9 0 (1997–2016, includes only regular season)
27 17 0 (1997–2016, includes only playoffs)
155 26 0 (1997–2016, includes both regular season and playoffs)

Current Import Players

Jersey # Name Position Years with the team Alma Mater Achievements
#10 Emory Polley CB 2015-present Brown University
#21 Carlton Jones DE 2015-present Alabama State University
#24 Benjamin Dupree RB 2015-present The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina All X-League Team member (2015)
#65 Edmond Davis C 2015-present Alabama State University All X-League Team member (2015)

Former Import Players

Name Position Years with the team Alma Mater Achievements
Matthew Oh LB 2014 Dartmouth University

References

  1. ^ "X-League profile, Panasonic Impulse". April 17, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. ^ Marantz, Ken (November 4, 2012). "Panasonic pounds out 2nd-stage win over IBM". xleague.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Marantz, Ken (November 3, 2013). "Panasonic repeats win over IBM, but in more dominant fashion". xleague.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Impulse force 9 turnovers, score on 4 of them, in rout of Silver Star". xleague.com. November 9, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Marantz, Ken (November 2, 2015). "Panasonic pummels 1st Kanto foe as Dupree, defensive line shine". xleague.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Marantz, Ken (December 1, 2015). "Impulse repeat rout of Rise, earn 1st trip to X bowl in 5 years". xleague.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  7. ^ Marantz, Ken (January 5, 2016). "Impulse hang on in Rice Bowl thriller for 1st national title since 2008". xleague.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  8. ^ "Impulse hold off Silver Star to book berth in semifinals". xleague.com. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  9. ^ "Obic emerges from deluge with OT win, ticket to Japan X Bowl". xleague.com. November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
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