United States national American football team

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Association	USA Football
Region	North America (PAFAF)
Founded	1984
IFAF Affiliation	2002
Colors	Red, White, and Blue
Head coach	Dan Hawkins
General manager	Todd Bell

First international
South Korea 0-77 United States (Kawasaki, Japan; July 10th 2007)
Biggest win
France 0–82 United States (Canton, United States; July 15th 2015)
Biggest defeat
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United States national American football team

Medal record
Men’s American football
Representing United States
World Championship
	2007 Japan	Team Competition
	2011 Austria	Team Competition
	2015 United States	Team Competition

The United States national American football team represents the United States in international men's American football competitions. It is controlled by USA Football and is recognized by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). USA Football is a full member of the International Federation of American Football.

The United States is the most successful team at the IFAF World Championship, winning on all three of their entries in the tournament, most recently when hosting the event in 2015.

Player eligibility

The national team was selected to encompass a cross-section of amateur football in the United States, and as such USA Football used strict criteria to select team members. Interestingly, this does not allow the top American football players in the United States to compete as the restrictions include:

• Professionals from any US or Canadian league were ineligible
• Player must have graduated from college—current college players were ineligible
• All levels of NCAA and NAIA athletics were required to be represented, not just DI-A
• Players must be no more than one year removed from college

IFAF World Championship

2007

Main article: 2007 IFAF World Championship

The United States competed for the first time in the 2007 IFAF World Cup. The team's first ever game was a 77–0 smashing of South Korea in the first round of the tournament. The Team USA defense set an IFAF all-time tournament record in holding South Korea to minus-31 yards in total offense, as well as the record for fewest rushing yards allowed with minus-47. In the second round the USA defeated Germany 33–7. They played Japan on July 15 for the championship. Japan was making their third appearance in the finals, winning the previous two World Championships. Japan took a 17-10 lead with seven minutes and seven seconds left in regulation. University of Arizona quarterback Adam Austin guided Team USA with an 11-play, 80-yard drive that ended with the second 5-yard touchdown run by RB Kyle Kasperbauer, to tie the game at 17. IFAF follows the overtime system used by the NCAA, and both teams scored field goals with their first possession. In the second overtime, Japan got the ball first but missed a 34-yard field goal attempt. Team USA then reached Japan's 6-yard line. On 4th and one, Craig Coffin kicked the game winning 22-yard field goal, with the final score at 23-20. University of Nebraska-Omaha running back Kyle Kasperbauer was named MVP of the game after scoring two touchdowns and running for 54 yards on 15 carries. Austin finished 12 of 25 for 109 yards, with no TD's, and one interception. Former Williams player Jon Drenckhahn was the top receiver, catching 5 passes for 40 yards.

The team included players representing all levels of college football, with 13 from NCAA Division I FBS, 12 from NCAA Division I FCS, 10 from NCAA Division II, 9 from NCAA Division III and 1 former NAIA player.

USA 2007 final roster
Quarterbacks  8 Adam Austin (Arizona) 12 Jeff Ballard (TCU)  3 Rocky Pentello (Capital) Running Backs 28 Doug Blakowski (Hobart)  2 Cody Childs (Wisconsin–Stevens Point) 26 Kyle Kasperbauer (Nebraska-Omaha)  5 Wendell Johnson (Fairmont State) Wide Receivers 81 Greg Aker (Minnesota-Duluth) 88 Bobby Awrey (Saginaw Valley State) 82 Jon Drenckhahn (Williams)  9 Steve Odom (Toledo) Tight Ends 91 D’Monn Baker (California (Pa.)) 35 Brian Thompson (Michigan)		Offensive Linemen 65 Alex Atkins (Tennessee-Martin) G 62 Marcel Burrough (San Jose State) G 72 Rick Drushal (Wooster) T 78 Kris King (Gardner-Webb) C 77 David Livengood (Indiana (Pa.)) G 60 Chris Lundin (Adams State) T 66 Matt Padron (Texas State) T 58 Brad Poston (Coastal Carolina) T Defensive Linemen 11 Dustin Dlouhy (Montana) E 95 Ryan Kleppe (Wisconsin–Whitewater) T 97 Matt Ludeman (Western Michigan) E/T 40 Shawn Moorehead (Iowa State) E 55 Chris Thorner (Syracuse) T 50 Jeremy Van Alstyne (Michigan) E		Linebackers 43 Dan Adams (Holy Cross) 54 Demetrius Eaton (Northwestern) 52 Adam Paulson (Sioux Falls) 37 Ryan Tully (Harvard) 21 Brig Walker (Princeton) Defensive Backs 20 Manauris Arias (Maine) CB 24 Diezeas Calbert (Northwest Missouri State) CB 33 Kenny Chicoine (Cal Poly) S 32 Jason Hoffschneider (North Dakota) FS 25 Josh Kubiak (Mary Hardin-Baylor) FS 14 Rob Rodriguez (Christopher Newport) CB 30 Steve Teeples (Wisconsin–La Crosse) CB  6 Cary Wade (Virginia Tech) FS Special Teams  4 Craig Coffin (Southern Illinois) P/K		Head Coach John Mackovic Assistant Coaches Bob Berezowitz Richard Cundiff George Darlington Adam Dorrel Clayt Birmingham Trainer Yosuke Murashima Equipment Manager Taylor Hanohano Director of Operations Todd Bell Roster accessed 2009-02-23

2011

Main article: 2011 IFAF World Championship

The head coach of Team USA was Mel Tjeerdsma of Northwest Missouri State University, with Larry Kehres the offensive coordinator and Lou Tepper the defensive coordinator. Players on the team were announced on the official Team USA Facebook on April 28, 2011. On July 8, Team USA played its 1st game, defeating Australia 61–0. After beating Mexico on July 11, the team qualified for its 2nd consecutive World Cup gold medal game. On July 16, USA defeated Canada 50-7 to claim its 2nd consecutive World Championship.

The United States routed Canada 50-7 in the Gold Medal game of the 2011 IFAF Senior World Championship. The 20,000 fans in attendance at Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, Austria, set a record for an IFAF Championship game. The game was never close, with Team USA leading 37-7 at halftime. Team USA dominated the rushing game, outgaining Canada 247-48, with four different players scoring touchdowns on the ground. While Henry Harris led the way for the Americans on the ground, with 114 yards on 15 carries and a TD, Mount Union RB Nate Kmic was the only American to score two TD's on the day. University of Colorado quarterback Cody Hawkins was 13 of 21 for 161 yards and 2 TD passes. Ricardo Lenhart (Otterbein) led the receivers, with 3 catches for 63 yards. The U.S. defense recorded four sacks, and Jordan Lake caught two interceptions.

2011 USA National Football Team roster
Quarterbacks  5 Matt Bassuener 11 Micah Brown  7 Cody Hawkins 13 Ben McLaughlin Running Backs 40 Richie Brockel FB/TE 37 Jason Haller 32 Henry Harris  1 Nate Kmic 20 Taylor Malm 25 Da'Shawn Thomas Receivers 81 Alex Anderson  2 Ricardo Lenhart 88 Mike Peterson TE		Offensive Linemen 60 Alex Alvarez OL 78 Darius Henderson OL 54 Brandon Jordan OL 72 Frank Knights OL 65 Josh Koeppel C 70 Luke Summers OL 77 Dane Wardenburg OT 60 Cameron Zipp C Defensive Linemen 91 Charles Bay DE 51 Gerard Bryant DL 99 Daniel Calvin DT 55 Daniel Catalano DT 93 Wacey Coleman DL 92 Johnny Dingle DT 98 Tyler Roach DL 75 Nick Rossi DL/OL		Linebackers 42 Demetrius Eaton 43 Terrence Jackson 56 John Jacobs 23 Osayi Osunde 44 Zach Watkins Defensive Backs 30 Maurice Banks S 10 Myles Burnsides S 29 Diezeas Calbert CB 18 Tommy Connors S 27 Jeff Franklin CB/S 21 Jordan Lake S 12 DeWayne Lewis CB 33 Joe Sturdivant S 24 Daniel Tromello DB 22 Stephan Virgil CB Special Teams 17 Gregg Berkshire K/P		Inactive List Roster updated 2011-07-08

2015

Main article: 2015 IFAF World Championship

The U.S. Men’s National Team is led by former Boise State and Colorado head football coach Dan Hawkins. Hawkins was 53-11 at Boise State from 2001–05, winning four consecutive Western Athletic Conference titles. His teams compiled a 31-game WAC winning streak, the longest in conference history. The U.S. Men’s National Team includes athletes from 24 states.

USA 2015 final roster
Quarterbacks  3 Dylan Favre (University of Tennessee-Martin) 11 Kevin Burke (Mount Union) Running Backs 4 Talir Satterfield-Rowe (West Virginia State)  6 Sadale Foster (Texas Tech) 27 Nick Griffin (Mississippi State)  28 Aaron Wimberly (Iowa State) Wide Receivers 5 Drew Banks (Middle Tennessee State) 13 Trent Steelman (Army) 18 Andy Erickson (Texas State)  81 Kevin Cummings (Oregon State)  83 Quillan Mathis (Northwood)  87 Brad Smithey (SW Oklahoma State)  88 Luc Meacham (Mount Union) Tight Ends 84 Ernst Brun (Iowa State) 86 Carrington Hanna (Sioux Falls)		Offensive Linemen 61 Alex Land (Weber State) 67 Mike Criste (Washington) 70 Randall Harris (Towson) 71 Jeremy Galten (Southern California) 73 Zack Williams (Washington State) 74 Manrey Saint-Amour (Georgia Southern) 76 Charlie Tuttle (Texas State) 79 James Atoe (Washington) Defensive Linemen 36 Jack Sherlock (South Dakota State) 55 Chris Alvarez (Rowan) 77 Bryan Wick (Bemidji State) 91 Willie Mobley (New Mexico State)	Linebackers 7 David Guthrie (New Mexico) 34 Alex Gross (Columbia) 35 Scott Thompson (North Carolina State) 40 Derrick Webb (Colorado) 44 B.J. Beatty (Colorado) 46 Talib Wise (Nevada) 50 Steven Kurfehs (Texas-San Antonio) 58 Matt Oh (Dartmouth) 92 Alec May (Georgetown) Defensive Backs 1 Bryan Douglas (Boise State) 6 Mike Edwards (Hawaii) 8 Calvin Burnett Jr. (Indiana State) 20 Robert Virgil (Sioux Falls) 22 Curtis Slater (West Texas A&M) 30 Cliff Stokes (Iowa State) 41 T.L. Edwards (Middle Tennessee State)  42 Lucky Dozier (Northern Arizona) Special Teams  32 Dan Zeidman (Idaho State) P/K		Head Coach Dan Hawkins Assistant Coaches Paul Wulff - Offensive coordinator/ Offensive linemen Robert Tucker - Defensive coordinator Cody Hawkins - Quarterbacks Darian Hagan - Running backs Dan Morrison - Receivers Jerry Brady - Defensive linemen Isaiah Jackson - Linebackers Matt White - Defensive backs [1] accessed 07-10-2015

IFAF World Championship All-time Tournament Series Records

Nation	Wins	Losses	Pct
Australia	1	0	1.000
Canada	1	0	1.000
France	1	0	1.000
Germany	2	0	1.000
Japan	3	0	1.000
Mexico	2	0	1.000
South Korea	1	0	1.000

IFAF World Championship record

Year	Position	GP	W	L	PF	PA
1999	Did Not Participate
2003
2007	1st	3	3	0	133	27
2011	1st	4	4	0	176	21
2015	1st	4	4	0	214	36

USA All-Time Tournament Game Records

Most First Downs

27 vs. Japan 7-12-15

Most Points Scored

82 vs. France 7-16-15

Most Passing Yards

267 Cody Hawkins vs. Mexico 7-12-11

Most Rushing Yards

117 Aaron Wimberly vs. France 7-15-15

Most Receiving Yards

106 Nate Kmic vs. Australia 7-8-11

Most Team Sacks

8 vs. Mexico 7-9-15

Most Team Tackles for Loss

18.5 vs. Mexico 7-9-15

Longest Plays

Rushing

60 Sadale Foster vs. Japan 7-12-15

Passing

64 McLaughlin to Malm vs. Australia 7-8-11

Punt Return

74 Awrey vs. South Korea 7-10-07

Kickoff Return

84 Awrey 84 vs. South Korea 7-10-07

Field Goal

46 Berkshire vs. Mexico 7-12-11

Interception Return

77 Banks vs. Germany 7-10-11

Fumble Return

10 Jackson vs. Germany 7-10-11

Blocked Punt Return Touchdown

26 Calbert vs. Australia 7-8-11

Blocked Field Goal Return Touchdown

75 Dingle vs. Germany 7-10-11

External links

• USA Football Official Site