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
editDivisional Changes
- The Northern Conference expanded from three Divisions to four (gaining a Central Division)
- The Northern Conference, Borders Division became the Scottish Division
Team Changes
- University of Greenwich joined the Southern Conference, as the Mariners
- Lancaster Bombers moved within the Northern Conference from Borders to Western Division
- Napier University joined the Northern Conference, as the Edinburgh Timberwolves
- Newcastle Raiders moved within the Northern Conference from Borders to Eastern Division
- University of Paisley rejoined the Northern Conference after seven seasons away, as the Pyros
- Sheffield Hallam Warriors moved within the Northern Conference from Eastern to Western Division
- Sheffield Sabres moved within the Northern Conference from Eastern to Western Division
- Sunderland Kings re-joined after one season back
- Surrey Stingers moved within the Southern Conference from Eastern to Southern Division
- UKC Falcons moved within the Southern Conference from Eastern to Southern Division
This increased the number of teams in BCAFL to 36.
Regular season
editLocations 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
editTeam | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glasgow Tigers | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 47 | 1.000 | Qualified for Playoffs |
Caledonian Roughriders | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 128 | 114 | 0.500 | |
Edinburgh Timberwolves | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 161 | 0.429 | |
Stirling Clansmen | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 140 | 160 | 0.375 | |
Paisley Pyros | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 271 | 0.000 |
Northern Conference, Eastern Division
editTeam | 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
editTeam | 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
editTeam | 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
editTeam | 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
editTeam | 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
editTeam | 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
editTeam | 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 |
Playoffs
edit1st 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.
References
edit- ^ "Full list of historical League tables". Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.