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1987–88 British Collegiate American Football League

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The 1987–88 BCAFL was the third 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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Division changes

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  • A third Conference (Southern) was added.

Team changes

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  • Cardiff University joined the Southern Conference, playing as the Cobras
  • University of East Anglia joined the Southern Conference, playing as the Pirates
  • Leicester Lemmings moved from Northern to Southern Conference
  • Newcastle Scholars moved from Scottish to Northern Conference
  • University of Reading joined the Southern Conference, playing as the Knights

This increased the number of teams playing to 11

Regular season

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Clansmen
 
Hawks
 
Tigers
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Locations of Scottish teams in BCAFL 1987-88
 
 
Cobras
 
Demons
 
Knights
 
Lemmings
 
MPs
 
Pirates
 
Scholars
 
Sharks
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Locations of English and Welsh teams in BCAFL 1987-88

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Scottish Conference

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Stirling Clansmen 6 5 1 0 150 76 0.833 Qualified for Playoffs
Strathclyde Hawks 6 4 2 0 129 84 0.667 Qualified for Playoffs
Glasgow Tigers 6 0 6 0 18 137 0.000

Northern Conference

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Hull Sharks 6 6 0 0 123 12 1.000 Qualified for Playoffs
Manchester MPs 6 2 2 2 2 42 0.500 Withdrew after this season
Newcastle Scholars 6 2 4 0 50 10 0.333
Teesside Demons 6 0 4 2 18 129 0.167

Southern Conference

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Cardiff Cobras 6 5 0 1 109 13 0.917 Qualified for Playoffs
Leicester Lemmings 6 4 2 0 63 57 0.667
UEA Pirates 6 2 3 1 2 64 0.417
Reading Knights 6 0 6 0 0 40 0.000

Playoffs

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Semi-finals College Bowl II
      
N1 Hull Sharks 22
Sc2 Strathclyde Hawks 0
Hull Sharks (Note 1) 0
Cardiff Cobras 0
Sc1 Stirling Clansmen 6
S1 Cardiff Cobras 22
  • Note 1 - the title was shared, as the final was still tied after three periods of Overtime.
  • Note 2 - 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". Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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