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1996–97 British Collegiate American Football League

The 1996–97 BCAFL was the 12th full season of the British Collegiate American Football League, organised by the British Students American Football Association.

Changes from last season edit

Division Changes
There were no changes to the Divisional setup

Team Changes

  • University of Derby joined the Northern Conference, as the Braves
  • University of Kent joined the Southern Conference, as the Falcons
  • University of Nottingham joined the Northern Conference, as the Outlaws
  • Reading Knights moved within the Southern Conference from Eastern to Western Division
  • Sheffield Zulus moved within the Northern Conference from Central to Eastern Division
  • Stirling Clansmen returned after one season out

This increased the number of teams in BCAFL to 31, an all-time high.


Regular season edit

 
 
Clansmen
 
Hawks
 
Tigers
 
Panthers
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Locations of Scottish teams in BCAFL 1996–97
 
 
Aces
 
Bombers
 
Braves
 
Bullets
 
Cavaliers
 
Celtics
 
Cobras
 
Demons
 
Falcons
 
Hurricanes
 
Killer Bees
 
Knights
 
Lemmings
 
Lions
 
Mariners
 
Outlaws
 
Pirates
 
Pythons
 
Rhinos
 
Sharks
 
Stags
 
Stallions
 
Stingers
 
Tarannau
 
Wearwolves
 
Wolves
 
Zulus
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Locations of English and Welsh teams in BCAFL 1996–97

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Northern Conference, Scottish Division edit

Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Glasgow Tigers 8 5 1 2 93 48 0.750 Qualified for Playoffs
Strathclyde Hawks 8 3 3 2 99 89 0.500
Stirling Clansmen 8 3 4 1 81 157 0.438
Paisley Panthers 8 1 6 1 38 89 0.188 Withdrew after this season

Northern Conference, Eastern Division edit

Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Lancaster Bombers 8 7 1 0 254 122 0.875 Qualified for Playoffs
Leeds Celtics 8 6 2 0 311 111 0.750 Qualified for Playoffs
Newcastle Mariners 8 5 3 0 270 151 0.625
Sunderland Wearwolves 8 3 3 2 88 166 0.500
Sheffield Zulus 7 0 6 1 34 138 0.071 Withdrew after this season
Teesside Demons 7 0 6 1 24 230 0.071

Northern Conference, Central Division edit

Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Loughborough Aces 8 8 0 0 301 14 1.000 Qualified for Playoffs
Nottingham Outlaws 8 5 3 0 119 128 0.625
Staffordshire Stallions 8 5 3 0 208 153 0.625
Leicester Lemmings 8 3 5 0 74 172 0.375
Hull Sharks 8 2 6 0 40 143 0.250
Derby Braves 8 0 8 0 28 261 0.000

Southern Conference, Eastern Division edit

Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
UEA Pirates 8 7 1 0 168 66 0.875 Qualified for Playoffs
Cambridge Pythons 8 6 2 0 178 90 0.750 Withdrew after this season
Hertfordshire Hurricanes 8 5 3 0 168 70 0.625
Surrey Stingers 8 4 4 0 80 165 0.500
Kent Falcons 8 1 7 0 34 169 0.125

Southern Conference, Central Division edit

Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Tarannau Aberystwyth 8 8 0 0 176 0 1.000 Qualified for Playoffs
Birmingham Lions 8 6 2 0 132 40 0.750 Qualified for Playoffs
Warwick Wolves 8 5 3 0 68 93 0.625
Oxford Cavaliers 8 2 6 0 53 130 0.250
Aston Rhinos 8 0 7 1 7 77 0.062 Withdrew after this season

Southern Conference, Western Division edit

Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Bath Killer Bees 8 6 2 0 118 28 0.750 Qualified for Playoffs
Southampton Stags 8 5 2 1 119 43 0.688
Cardiff Cobras 8 2 4 2 64 49 0.375
Reading Knights 8 1 6 1 60 219 0.188
Bristol Bullets 8 1 6 1 38 116 0.188

Playoffs edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals College Bowl XI
         
N.C1 Loughborough Aces 43
N.E2 Leeds Celtics 0
Loughborough Aces 21
Glasgow Tigers 8
N.E1 Lancaster Bombers 6
N.S1 Glasgow Tigers 12
Loughborough Aces 28
Tarannau Aberystwyth 19
S.W1 Bath Killer Bees 14
S.E1 UEA Pirates 0
Bath Killer Bees 8
Tarannau Aberystwyth 20
S.C2 Birmingham Lions 13
S.C1 Tarannau Aberystwyth 15
  • Note – the table does not indicate who played home or away in each fixture.

References edit

  1. ^ "Full list of historical League tables". Retrieved 10 April 2014.

External links edit

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