2004–05 British Collegiate American Football League

The 2004–05 BCAFL was the 20th full season of the British Collegiate American Football League, organised by the British Students American Football Association.

Changes from Last Season

• There were two new teams representing:
  • University of Greenwich, joining the Southern Conference
  • Napier University, joining the Northern Conference
• University of Paisley re-joined the Northern Conference after seven seasons away, playing as the Pyros
• Sunderland Kings re-joined after one season back, meaning BCAFL now stood at 36 teams
• The Northern Conference expanded from three Divisions to four (gaining a Central Division), while the Borders Division became the Scottish Division
• Lancaster Bombers moved within the Northern Conference from Borders to Western Division
• Newcastle Raiders moved within the Northern Conference from Borders to Eastern Division
• Sheffield Sabres & Sheffield Hallam Warriors moved within the Northern Conference from Eastern to Western Division
• UKC Falcons moved within the Southern Conference from Eastern to Southern Division
• Surrey Stingers moved within the Southern Conference from Eastern to Southern Division

Regular Season

Clansmen

Pyros

Roughriders

Tigers

Timberwolves

Locations of Scottish teams in BCAFL 2004-05

Aces

Blades

Blitz

Bombers

Braves

Bullets

Cavaliers

Celtics

Cobras

Cougars

Falcons

Hurricanes

Killer Bees

Kings

Knights

Lightning

Lions

Mariners

Outlaws

Phantoms

Pirates

Raiders

Sabres

Sharks

Stags

Stallions

Stingers

Tarannau

Tsunami

Warriors

Wolves

Locations of English and Welsh teams in BCAFL 2004-05

Northern Conference, Scottish Division

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	Drw	PF	PA	Win%
Glasgow Tigers	8	8	0	0	290	47	1.000	Qualified for Playoffs
Edinburgh Timberwolves	7	3	4	0	94	161	0.429
Stirling Clansmen	8	3	5	0	140	160	0.375
Caledonian Roughriders	6	2	4	0	128	114	0.333
Paisley Pyros	7	0	7	0	8	271	0.000

Northern Conference, Eastern Division

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	Drw	PF	PA	Win%
Leeds Celtics	8	7	1	0	198	83	0.875	Qualified for Playoffs
Newcastle Raiders	8	5	3	0	193	96	0.625	Qualified for Playoffs
UT Cougars	8	4	4	0	184	125	0.500
UCH Sharks	7	2	5	0	72	112	0.286
Sunderland Kings	7	1	6	0	30	254	0.143

Northern Conference, Western Division

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	Drw	PF	PA	Win%
Sheffield Hallam Warriors	8	6	1	1	139	84	0.812	Qualified for Playoffs
Lancaster Bombers	8	6	2	0	216	105	0.750	Qualified for Playoffs
Staffordshire Stallions	8	4	3	1	152	147	0.562	Qualified for Playoffs
Sheffield Sabres	8	0	8	0	54	265	0.000

Northern Conference, Central Division

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	Drw	PF	PA	Win%
Loughborough Aces	8	6	1	1	230	41	0.812	Qualified for Playoffs
Nottingham Outlaws	8	5	3	0	130	55	0.625	Qualified for Playoffs
Derby Braves	8	4	4	0	153	111	0.500
Leicester Lightning	8	0	7	1	14	178	0.062

Southern Conference, Central Division

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	Drw	PF	PA	Win%
Birmingham Lions	8	8	0	0	257	54	1.000	Qualified for Playoffs
Oxford Cavaliers	8	6	2	0	121	125	0.750	Qualified for Playoffs
Warwick Wolves	8	4	4	0	160	160	0.500
Tarannau Aberystwyth	8	2	6	0	53	98	0.250

Southern Conference, Eastern Division

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	Drw	PF	PA	Win%
Hertfordshire Hurricanes	8	7	1	0	413	33	0.875	Qualified for Playoffs
UEA Pirates	8	5	3	0	122	181	0.625	Qualified for Playoffs
Essex Blades	8	5	3	0	139	147	0.625	Qualified for Playoffs
Greenwich Mariners	7	2	5	0	102	201	0.286
APU Phantoms	7	0	7	0	12	366	0.000

Southern Conference, Western Division

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	Drw	PF	PA	Win%
Bristol Bullets	8	6	2	0	195	108	0.750	Qualified for Playoffs
Bath Killer Bees	8	5	3	0	145	115	0.625	Qualified for Playoffs
Plymouth Blitz	8	4	4	0	82	99	0.500
Cardiff Cobras	8	1	7	0	50	97	0.125

Southern Conference, Southern Division

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	Drw	PF	PA	Win%
Southampton Stags	8	6	2	0	221	114	0.750	Qualified for Playoffs
Surrey Stingers	8	4	3	1	166	156	0.562
Brighton Tsunami	8	3	4	1	108	151	0.438
Reading Knights	8	2	6	0	142	182	0.250
UKC Falcons	8	1	7	0	96	213	0.125	Changed name to Kent Falcons

Playoffs

	1st Round					Quarter-Finals					Semi-Finals					College Bowl XIX
	Birmingham Lions		37
	Essex Blades		0
						Birmingham Lions		38
						Bristol Bullets		8
	Bath Killer Bees		19
	Bristol Bullets		22
											Birmingham Lions		26
											Herts. Hurricanes		14
	Southampton Stags		34
	Oxford Cavaliers		13
						Southampton Stags		12
						Herts. Hurricanes		48
	UEA Pirates		5
	Herts.Hurricanes		56
																Birmingham Lions		34
																Glasgow Tigers		7
	Loughborough Aces		20
	Nottingham Outlaws		6
						Loughborough Aces		21
						Leeds Celtics		14
	Newcastle Raiders		14
	Leeds Celtics		27
											Loughborough Aces		21
											Glasgow Tigers		24
	Lancaster Bombers		12
	Sheffield Hallam Warriors		6
						Lancaster Bombers		12
						Glasgow Tigers		47
	Staffordshire Stallions		6
	Glasgow Tigers		14

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

External links

• Official BUAFL Website
• Official BAFA Website