2003–04 British Collegiate American Football League

The 2003–04 BCAFL was the 19th full season of the British Collegiate American Football League, organised by the British Students American Football Association.

Changes from last season

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Divisional Changes

  • The Northern Conference, Central Division became Western Division
  • The Southern Conference expanded from three Divisions to four (gaining a Southern Division)

Team Changes

  • Anglia Polytechnic University joined the Southern Conference, as the APU Phantoms
  • University of Brighton joined the Southern Conference, as the Tsunami
  • Glasgow Caledonian University joined the Northern Conference, as the Caledonian Roughriders
  • Lancaster Bombers moved within the Northern Conference from Eastern to Borders Division
  • Reading Knights moved within the Southern Conference from Central to Southern Division
  • Sheffield Hallam University joined the Northern Conference, as the Warriors
  • Southampton Stags moved within the Southern Conference from Western to Southern Division
  • Sunderland Kings withdrew after one season back
  • Surrey Stingers moved within the Southern Conference from Eastern to Southern Division

This increased the number of teams in BCAFL to 32.

Regular season

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Clansmen
 
Roughriders
 
Tigers
Locations of Scottish teams in BCAFL 2003–04
 
 
Aces
 
Blades
 
Blitz
 
Bombers
 
Braves
 
Bullets
 
Cavaliers
 
Celtics
 
Cobras
 
Cougars
 
Falcons
 
Hurricanes
 
Killer Bees
 
Knights
 
Lightning
 
Lions
 
Outlaws
 
Phantoms
 
Pirates
 
Raiders
 
Sabres
 
Sharks
 
Stags
 
Stallions
 
Stingers
 
Tarannau
 
Tsunami
 
Warriors
 
Wolves
Locations of English and Welsh teams in BCAFL 2003–04

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Northern Conference, Borders Division

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Stirling Clansmen 8 6 2 0 236 126 0.750 Qualified for Playoffs
Glasgow Tigers 8 5 3 0 270 129 0.625 Qualified for Playoffs
Newcastle Raiders 8 5 3 0 189 120 0.625
Lancaster Bombers 8 2 6 0 121 134 0.250
Caledonian Roughriders 8 0 8 0 36 376 0.000

Northern Conference, Eastern Division

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Leeds Celtics 8 7 1 0 100 51 0.875 Qualified for Playoffs
Sheffield Sabres 8 5 3 0 174 136 0.625
UT Cougars 8 4 4 0 195 134 0.500
UCH Sharks 8 3 5 0 83 114 0.375
Sheffield Hallam Warriors 8 2 6 0 110 125 0.250

Northern Conference, Western Division

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Staffordshire Stallions 8 7 1 0 252 54 0.875 Qualified for Playoffs
Loughborough Aces 8 7 1 0 161 102 0.875 Qualified for Playoffs
Nottingham Outlaws 8 6 2 0 172 100 0.750 Qualified for Playoffs
Leicester Lightning 8 2 5 1 35 197 0.312
Derby Braves 8 0 8 0 56 233 0.143

Southern Conference, Central Division

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Birmingham Lions 8 8 0 0 286 31 1.000 Qualified for Playoffs
Warwick Wolves 8 6 2 0 185 126 0.750
Oxford Cavaliers 8 1 7 0 29 176 0.125
Tarannau Aberystwyth 8 1 7 0 36 226 0.125

Southern Conference, Eastern Division

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Hertfordshire Hurricanes 8 8 0 0 300 32 1.000 Qualified for Playoffs
UEA Pirates 8 6 2 0 163 84 0.750 Qualified for Playoffs
Essex Blades 8 3 4 1 97 151 0.438
UKC Falcons 8 3 5 0 101 187 0.375
APU Phantoms 8 0 8 0 2 219 0.000

Southern Conference, Western Division

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Cardiff Cobras 8 6 2 0 186 67 0.750 Qualified for Playoffs
Bristol Bullets 8 6 2 0 160 66 0.750
Plymouth Blitz 8 3 5 0 74 94 0.375
Bath Killer Bees 8 2 6 0 92 162 0.250

Southern Conference, Southern Division

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Southampton Stags 8 6 2 0 305 80 0.750 Qualified for Playoffs
Brighton Tsunami 8 5 3 0 44 73 0.625
Surrey Stingers 8 2 6 0 44 152 0.250
Reading Knights 8 2 6 0 44 152 0.250

Playoffs

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Wild Cards Quarter-finals Semi-finals College Bowl XVIII
            
S.E1 Herts. Hurricanes 26
Cardiff Cobras 0
S.E2 UEA Pirates 0
S.W1 Cardiff Cobras 8
Herts. Hurricanes 32
Birmingham Lions 20
S.S1 Southampton Stags 27
S.C2 Warwick Wolves 6
Southampton Stags 0
S.C1 Birmingham Lions 33
Herts. Hurricanes 27
Staffordshire Stallions 6
N.E1 Leeds Celtics 20
Loughborough Aces 14
N.W3 Nottingham Outlaws 7
N.W2 Loughborough Aces 40
Leeds Celtics 22
Staffordshire Stallions 30
N.B1 Stirling Clansmen 32
N.B2 Glasgow Tigers 24
Stirling Clansmen 6
N.W1 Staffordshire Stallions 28
  • Note – the table does not indicate who played home or away in each fixture.

References

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  1. ^ "Full list of historical League tables". Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.