British Universities American Football League

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British Universities American Football League
Buafl logo.png
BUAFL logo
Sport American football
Founded 2007
No. of teams 80 (2015-16 season)
Country  United Kingdom
Most recent champion(s) Birmingham Lions

The British Universities American Football League (BUAFL) is an American football league contested by university teams in England, Wales and Scotland. The league was formed by the British American Football Association (BAFA) in 2007 as the successor to the British Collegiate American Football League after the British Student American Football Association's (BSAFA) public disagreements with BAFA policies led to them being excommunicated by the other BAFA members,[1][2] in particular the BAFL, which was also later ex-communicated for almost exactly the same reason.

In 2012, BUAFL's league and teams were absorbed into British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) after American football became an official BUCS sport.[3]

The BUAFL was officially associated with the National Football League (NFL), through its partner organisation NFL UK.[4]

The reigning national champions are the Birmingham Lions(11-0), who secured the championship by defeating the Stirling Clansmen 19-13.[5]

League structure

Over the course of the regular season, each team plays eight regular season games. Each team plays everyone in their division twice; once home and once away

Current Structure

The latest structure for the BUAFL system was announced by BUCS on the 9th of June 2015.[6] For the 2015-16 season, the league will be split in three tiers. The premier will still be organized into North and South. The second tier contains 6 geographic division, three Northern (Scottish North, Northern and Midlands) and three Southern (Western, South and Southeastern). The third tier is organized into 8 divisions, four Northern (Scottish North, Northern, Midlands and North Midlands) and four Southern (Western, South, Southeastern and London).

Premier Divisions

North South
  • Derby Braves
  • Durham Saints
  • Loughborough Students
  • Sheffield Hallam Warriors
  • Stirling Clansmen
  • Bath Killer Bees
  • Birmingham Lions
  • Kingston Cougars
  • Hertfordshire Hurricanes
  • Imperial Immortals

Tier 1 Divisions

Scottish North Northern Midlands
  • Glasgow Tigers
  • Newcastle Raiders
  • Northumbria Mustangs
  • Sunderland Spartans
  • Lancaster Bombers
  • Sheffield Sabres
  • Hull Sharks
  • UCLan Rams
  • Huddersfield Hawks
  • Leeds Beckett Carnegie
  • Nottingham Trent Renegades
  • Warwick Wolves
  • Nottingham
  • Staffordshire Stallions
  • Worcester Royals
Western South South Eastern
  • Cardiff Cobras
  • Exeter Demons
  • Aberystwyth
  • Swansea Titans
  • UWE Bullets
  • BNU Buccaneers
  • Reading Knights
  • Surrey Stingers
  • Kings Regents
  • Solent Redhawks
  • Brighton Tsunami
  • Cambridge Pythons
  • East Anglia Pirates
  • Kent Falcons
  • Sussex Saxons

Tier 2 Divisions

2A Scottish North 2A Northern 2A North Midlands 2A Midlands
  • Edinburh Napier Knights
  • Edinburgh Predators
  • Teesside Cougars
  • West of Scotland Pyros
  • Heriot Watt
  • Bangor MudDogs
  • LJMU Fury
  • Keele Crusaders
  • Edge Hill Vikings
  • Liverpool Raptors
  • Bradford Bears
  • Manchester Tyrants
  • Leeds Celtics
  • Manchester Met Eagles
  • York Centurions
  • Coventry Jets
  • DMU Falcons
  • Leicester Longhorns
  • Northampton Nemesis
  • Lincoln Colonials
2A Western 2A South 2A London 2A Southeast
  • Bath Spa Bulldogs
  • Bristol Barracudas
  • Bournemouth Bobcats
  • Gloucester Gladiators
  • Plymouth Blitz
  • BNU Buccaneers
  • Chicester Spitfires
  • Portsmouth Destroyers
  • Southampton Stags
  • Brunel Burners
  • London City Sentinels
  • Greenwich Mariners
  • LSBU Spartans
  • East London Titans
  • Westminster Dragons
  • Anglia Ruskin Rhinos
  • Canterbury Chargers
  • Essex Blades
  • OBU Panthers
  • Oxford Lancers

2013-14 Final Standings

Championship qualification is shaded in green, and Plate qualification is shaded in orange. Seeding is based on number of points scored, with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss

Saltire
Team W L T PCT PF PA Pts
Stirling Clansmen 8 0 0 1.000 622 13 16
Glasgow Tigers 5 3 0 .625 176 264 10
Edinburgh Predators 4 4 0 .500 130 201 8
Edinburgh Napier Knights 3 5 0 .375 125 244 6
UWS Pyros 0 8 0 .000 42 373 0
Big North Western (BNWC)
Team W L T PCT PF PA Pts
Sheffield Sabres 7 1 0 .875 197 61 14
Derby Braves 7 1 0 .875 320 42 14
Hallam Warriors 7 1 0 .875 274 96 14
LJMU Fury 6 2 0 .750 246 129 12
UCLan Rams 5 3 0 .625 254 90 10
Bangor MudDogs 3 5 0 .375 140 208 6
MMU Eagles 3 5 0 .375 121 193 6
Lancaster Bombers 3 5 0 .375 174 294 6
Staffordshire Stallions 2 6 0 .250 140 229 4
Manchester Tyrants 0 7 0 .000 61 200 0
Keele Crusaders 0 7 0 .000 6 386 0
North Eastern (NEC)
Team W L T PCT PF PA Pts
Durham Saints 7 0 0 1.000 316 41 14
Sunderland Spartans 7 1 0 .875 229 115 14
Leeds Carnegie 6 2 0 .750 135 59 12
Hull Sharks 6 2 0 .750 155 87 12
Newcastle Raiders 5 3 0 .625 140 134 10
York Centurions 4 4 0 .500 140 215 8
Northumbria Mustangs 3 5 0 .375 104 114 6
Huddersfield Hawks 2 5 0 .286 146 144 4
Leeds Celtics 2 6 0 .250 100 162 4
Bradford Bears 1 7 0 .125 42 187 2
Teesside Cougars 0 8 0 .000 69 312 0
Midlands Athletics (MAC)
Team W L T PCT PF PA Pts
Birmingham Lions 8 0 0 1.000 206 21 16
Loughborough Students 7 1 0 .875 340 76 14
NTU Renegades 6 2 0 .750 214 117 12
Nottingham 4 4 0 .500 122 99 8
Warwick Wolves 4 4 0 .500 193 145 8
Coventry Jets 3 4 0 .429 149 190 6
DMU Falcons 3 5 0 .375 87 176 6
Worcester Royals 3 5 0 .375 77 213 6
Lincoln Colonials 3 4 0 .429 52 113 6
Wolverhampton Wildcats 1 6 0 .143 58 153 2
South Western Athletics (SWAC)
Team W L T PCT PF PA Pts
Bath Killer Bees 7 0 0 1.000 253 47 14
UWE Bullets 6 1 0 .857 211 65 12
Swansea Titans 6 1 0 .857 288 88 12
Exeter Demons 4 3 0 .571 198 175 8
Gloucester Gladiators 3 4 0 .429 63 97 6
Cardiff Cobras 2 3 0 .400 81 86 4
Plymouth Blitz 1 3 0 .250 56 141 2
Tarannau Aberystwyth 1 5 0 .166 88 127 2
Bristol Barracuda 1 6 0 .143 89 210 2
Bath Spa Bulldogs 0 5 0 .000 13 322 0
Oyster Card (London)
Team W L T PCT PF PA Pts
Imperial Immortals 8 0 0 1.000 145 36 16
Kingston Cougars 7 1 0 .875 186 21 14
Royal Holloway Bears 6 2 0 .750 228 82 12
Brunel Burners 5 3 0 .625 224 80 10
King's College Regents 4 4 0 .500 87 141 8
Greenwich Mariners 3 5 0 .375 97 172 6
Westminster Dragons 1 6 0 .143 60 142 2
London City Sentinels 0 8 0 .000 24 320 0
LSBU Spartans 1 6 0 .143 38 106 -2**
South Coast (SCC)
Team W L T PCT PF PA Pts
Brighton Tsunami 8 0 0 1.000 236 40 16
Southampton Stags 7 1 0 .875 236 48 14
Portsmouth Destroyers 6 2 0 .750 197 47 12
Surrey Stingers 5 3 0 .625 82 106 10
OBU Panthers 4 4 0 .500 96 103 8
Reading Knights 2 5 0 .286 86 155 4
Solent Redhawks 2 6 0 .250 209 217 4
Sussex Saxons 1 6 0 .143 102 218 2
Oxford Lancers 0 8 0 .000 31 294 0
South Central (SCC)
Team W L T PCT PF PA Pts
Hertfordshire Hurricanes 8 0 0 1.000 384 6 16
Cambridge Pythons 7 1 0 .875 243 67 14
Kent Falcons 5 2 0 .714 122 65 10
UEA Pirates 5 3 0 .625 142 65 10
Northampton Nemesis 4 3 0 .571 129 158 8
BNU Buccaneers 3 5 0 .375 67 143 6
Canterbury Chargers 1 6 0 .143 46 180 2
Anglia Ruskin Rhinos 1 7 0 .125 42 224 2
Essex Blades 0 7 0 .000 13 270 0

National Championship Games

Season Winning team Losing team notes
2007-2008 Southampton Stags 54 Staffordshire Stallions 20
2008-2009 Birmingham Lions 42 Newcastle Raiders 2
2009-2010 Birmingham Lions 27 Loughborough Aces 16
2010-2011 Portsmouth Destroyers 20 Birmingham Lions 19
2011-2012 Hertfordshire Hurricanes 37 Birmingham Lions 19
2012-2013 Birmingham Lions 17 Hertfordshire Hurricanes 13
2013-2014 Stirling Clansmen 20 Birmingham Lions 15
2014-2015 Stirling Clansmen 46 Hertfordshire Hurricanes 6

Challenge Trophy Finals

Season Winning team Losing team MVP
2008-2009 Bath Killer Bees 13 Sheffield Hallam Warriors 8
2009-2010 Greenwich Mariners 12 Stirling Clansmen 0
2010-2011 Cardiff Cobras 20 UCH Sharks 0
2011-2012 Sheffield Sabres 25 Bath Killer Bees 8
2012-2013 NTU Renegades 42 Southampton Stags 28 NTU QB Danny Miller
2013-2014 Swansea Titans 38 Royal Holloway Bears 12 ST QB Simon George

BUAFL Most Valuable Players

Season League MVP Offensive MVP Defensive MVP
2008-2009 Tristan Varney (Birmingham Lions) Ed Butcher (Southampton Stags)
2009-2010 David Saul (Sheffield Hallam Warriors) Tristan Varney (Birmingham Lions) Ed Butcher (Solent Redhawks)
2010-2011 Adam Hope (Loughborough Aces) Russ Waddell (Bristol Barracuda)
2011-2012 Joe Thompson (Hertfordshire Hurricanes)
2012-2013 Dan Conroy (Birmingham Lions)

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.bucs.org.uk/sport.asp?section=16641tab=1
  4. ↑ http://www.nfluk.com/news/NFLBUAFL_121108.html
  5. ↑ http://www.britishamericanfootball.org/news/stirling-clansmen-retain-bucs-national-championship#.VquqQIWLS00
  6. ↑ http://dblcoverage.com/bucs-update-new-league-alignment/

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