1997–98 British Collegiate American Football League

The 1997–98 British Collegiate American Football League season was the 13th full season of the BCAFL, organised by the British Students American Football Association (BSAFA, now the BAFA).

Changes from last season

Division Changes
There were no changes to the Divisional setup

Team Changes

Aston Rhinos withdrew after seven seasons
Cambridge Pythons withdrew after seven seasons
Hull Sharks moved within the Northern Conference from Central to Eastern Division
Paisley Panthers withdrew after eight seasons
Sheffield Zulus withdrew after eight seasons

This decreased the number of teams in BCAFL to 27.

Regular season

Clansmen

Hawks

Tigers

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Locations of Scottish teams in BCAFL 1997–98

Aces

Bombers

Braves

Bullets

Cavaliers

Celtics

Cobras

Demons

Falcons

Hurricanes

Killer Bees

Knights

Lemmings

Lions

Mariners

Outlaws

Pirates

Sharks

Stags

Stallions

Stingers

Tarannau

Wearwolves

Wolves

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Locations of English and Welsh teams in BCAFL 1997–98

Northern Conference, Scottish Division

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	Drw	PF	PA	Win%
Glasgow Tigers	8	5	2	1	274	125	0.688	Qualified for Playoffs
Strathclyde Hawks	8	3	4	1	108	212	0.438
Stirling Clansmen	8	1	5	2	100	241	0.250

Northern Conference, Eastern Division

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	PF	PA	Win%
Leeds Celtics	8	8	0	393	79	1.000	Qualified for Playoffs
Hull Sharks	8	6	2	144	116	0.750	Qualified for Playoffs
Newcastle Mariners	8	6	2	278	122	0.750
Teesside Demons	8	4	4	120	160	0.500
Lancaster Bombers	8	2	6	50	267	0.250
Sunderland Wearwolves	8	0	8	64	253	0.000

Northern Conference, Central Division

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	PF	PA	Win%
Loughborough Aces	8	7	1	272	48	0.875	Qualified for Playoffs
Derby Braves	8	5	3	104	73	0.625
Nottingham Outlaws	8	4	4	138	81	0.500
Staffordshire Stallions	8	2	6	68	185	0.250
Leicester Lemmings	8	0	8	13	230	0.000

Southern Conference, Eastern Division

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	PF	PA	Win%
Hertfordshire Hurricanes	8	8	0	300	8	1.000	Qualified for Playoffs
UEA Pirates	8	4	4	106	133	0.500
Surrey Stingers	8	3	5	116	165	0.375
Kent Falcons	8	2	6	96	220	0.250

Southern Conference, Central Division

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	PF	PA	Win%
Tarannau Aberystwyth	8	7	1	134	37	0.875	Qualified for Playoffs
Warwick Wolves	8	5	3	130	92	0.625
Birmingham Lions	8	4	4	85	92	0.500
Oxford Cavaliers	8	1	7	36	147	0.125

Southern Conference, Western Division

Team	Pld	Won	Lst	Drw	PF	PA	Win%
Cardiff Cobras	8	5	1	2	110	44	0.750	Qualified for Playoffs
Southampton Stags	8	5	1	2	181	29	0.750	Qualified for Playoffs
Bath Killer Bees	8	4	3	1	205	58	0.562
Reading Knights	8	2	6	0	94	241	0.250
Bristol Bullets	8	0	7	1	10	299	0.062