1989–90 British Collegiate American Football League

The 1989–90 BCAFL was the fifth full season of the British Collegiate American Football League, organised by the British Students American Football Association.

Changes from Last Season

• With the increase to 16 teams, the Southern Conference was split into Eastern & Western Conferences.
• There were five new teams, representing:
  • University of Birmingham, joining the Western Conference
  • University of Paisley, joining the Scottish Conference
  • University of Sheffield, joining the Northern Conference
  • University of Southampton, joining the Western Conference
  • University of Warwick, joining the Eastern Conference

Regular Season

Clansmen

Hawks & Tigers

Panthers

Locations of Scottish teams in BCAFL 1989-90

Aces

Cobras

Demons

Knights

Lemmings

Lions

Pirates (EA)

Pirates (Sh)

Scholars

Sharks

Stags

Wolves

Locations of English and Welsh teams in BCAFL 1989-90

Scottish Conference

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	Drw	PF	PA	Win%
Strathclyde Hawks	6	6	0	0	118	28	1.000	Qualified for Playoffs
Stirling Clansmen	6	4	2	0	111	27	0.750
Glasgow Tigers	6	1	4	1	34	60	0.250
Paisley Panthers	6	0	5	1	0	148	0.083

Northern Conference

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	Drw	PF	PA	Win%
Teesside Demons	6	4	0	2	137	40	0.833	Qualified for Playoffs
Hull Sharks	6	4	0	2	88	50	0.833
Sheffield Pirates	6	2	4	0	14	103	0.333	Changed name to Sheffield Zulus
Newcastle Scholars	6	0	6	0	14	60	0.000	Changed name to Newcastle Mariners

Eastern Conference

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	Drw	PF	PA	Win%
Warwick Wolves	8	7	0	1	154	32	0.938	Qualified for Playoffs
UEA Pirates	8	4	4	0	79	62	0.500
Leicester Lemmings	8	3	4	1	89	105	0.438
Loughborough Aces	8	3	5	0	54	101	0.375

Western Conference

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	Drw	PF	PA	Win%
Birmingham Lions	8	6	1	1	193	20	0.812	Qualified for Playoffs
Cardiff Cobras	8	5	3	0	86	60	0.625
Southampton Stags	8	1	6	1	12	233	0.188
Reading Knights	8	1	7	0	20	74	0.125

Playoffs

	Semi-Finals					College Bowl IV
	N	Teesside Demons	16
	E	Warwick Wolves	14
						Teesside Demons		21
						Birmingham Lions		20
	Sc	Strathclyde Hawks	0
	W	Birmingham Lions	34

• Note - the table does not indicate who played home or away in each fixture.

External links

• Official BUAFL Website
• Official BAFA Website