1995–96 British Collegiate American Football League

The 1995–96 British Collegiate American Football League season was the 11th full season of the BCAFL, organised by the British Students American Football Association (BSAFA, now the BAFA).

Changes from last season

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Division Changes
There were no changes to the Divisional setup.

Team Changes

  • Aberdeen Steamrollers withdrew after one season (without playing a match)
  • Stirling Clansmen withdrew after nine seasons

This reduced the number of teams in BCAFL (for the first time) to 27.

Regular season

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Hawks
 
Tigers
 
Panthers
Locations of Scottish teams in BCAFL 1995–96
 
 
Aces
 
Bombers
 
Bullets
 
Cavaliers
 
Celtics
 
Cobras
 
Demons
 
Hurricanes
 
Killer Bees
 
Knights
 
Lemmings
 
Lions
 
Mariners
 
Pirates
 
Pythons
 
Rhinos
 
Sharks
 
Stags
 
Stallions
 
Stingers
 
Tarannau
 
Wearwolves
 
Wolves
 
Zulus
Locations of English and Welsh teams in BCAFL 1995–96

Northern Conference, Scottish Division

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Strathclyde Hawks 8 6 0 2 138 18 0.875 Qualified for Playoffs
Glasgow Tigers 8 4 2 2 82 23 0.625
Paisley Panthers 8 0 8 0 8 224 0.000

Northern Conference, Eastern Division

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Leeds Celtics 8 7 1 0 296 79 0.875 Qualified for Playoffs
Newcastle Mariners 8 5 3 0 204 105 0.625
Lancaster Bombers 8 5 3 0 208 110 0.625
Sunderland Wearwolves 8 2 6 0 81 246 0.250
Teesside Demons 8 0 8 0 32 264 0.000

Northern Conference, Central Division

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Loughborough Aces 8 8 0 0 230 20 1.000 Qualified for Playoffs
Leicester Lemmings 8 4 2 2 53 51 0.625 Qualified for Playoffs
Sheffield Zulus 8 3 4 1 38 109 0.438
Hull Sharks 8 3 5 0 62 101 0.375
Staffordshire Stallions 8 1 6 1 22 104 0.188

Southern Conference, Eastern Division

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Cambridge Pythons 8 6 1 1 145 10 0.938 Qualified for Playoffs
UEA Pirates 8 5 3 0 192 110 0.625
Reading Knights 8 2 4 2 57 108 0.375
Surrey Stingers 8 2 5 1 72 144 0.312
Hertfordshire Hurricanes 8 1 6 1 38 181 0.188

Southern Conference, Central Division

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Birmingham Lions 8 7 0 1 180 78 0.938 Qualified for Playoffs
Warwick Wolves 8 2 3 3 32 54 0.438
Oxford Cavaliers 8 3 4 1 137 129 0.438
Tarannau Aberystwyth 8 3 4 1 112 159 0.438
Aston Rhinos 8 2 5 1 96 135 0.312

Southern Conference, Western Division

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Cardiff Cobras 8 7 0 1 150 18 0.938 Qualified for Playoffs
Bath Killer Bees 8 5 2 1 100 26 0.688 Qualified for Playoffs
Southampton Stags 8 4 4 0 132 122 0.500
Bristol Bullets 8 0 8 0 22 191 0.000

Playoffs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals College Bowl X
         
N.E1 Leeds Celtics 26
N.S1 Strathclyde Hawks 18
Leeds Celtics 14
Loughborough Aces 7
N.C2 Leicester Lemmings 8
N.C1 Loughborough Aces 24
Leeds Celtics 14
Cardiff Cobras 8
S.E1 Cambridge Pythons 17
S.C1 Birmingham Lions 6
Cambridge Pythons 6
Cardiff Cobras 12
S.W2 Bath Killer Bees 8
S.W1 Cardiff Cobras (3 x OT) 10
  • Note – the table does not indicate who played home or away in each fixture.

References

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