The Limburg Shotguns (Flemish pronunciation: [ˈlɪmbʏr(ə)x ˈɕɔtxʏns]) are an American football team based in Korspel , Beringen, Limburg. The Shotguns are currently the newest members of the Flemish American Football League (FAFL) conference in the Belgian Football League (BFL) since the 2010 regular season.[1] In 2022 they joined the new created BNL.
Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Based in | Limburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Korspel, Beringen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Chase Curren | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Belgian Football League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | Flemish American Football League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League titles | 1 (2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division titles | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current uniform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
edit2010 season
editShotguns 2010 Season[2] | ||||||
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Week | Date | Kickoff | Visitors | Results | Home | Game Site |
1 | 14-02 | Bye week due to bad weather: (rescheduled 04-04) | ||||
2 | 21-02 | 15.00 | Bornem Titans | 36 - 12 | Limburg Shotguns | Leopoldsburg |
3 | 28-02 | 12.30 | Limburg Shotguns | (02-05) | Brussels Black Angels | Izegem |
4 | 07-03 | Bye | ||||
5 | 14-03 | 12.30 | Brussels Bulls | 35 - 14 | Limburg Shotguns | Brussels (BBA) |
6 | 21-03 | 16.00 | Limburg Shotguns | 14 - 20 | Ghent Gators | Ghent |
7 | 28-03 | 12.30 | Antwerp Diamonds | 24 - 6 | Limburg Shotguns | Heverlee, Leuven |
8 | 04-04 | 12.30 | Limburg Shotguns | 6 - 33 | West Flanders Tribes | Bornem |
9 | 11-04 | 14.00 | Leuven Lions | 14 - 18 | Limburg Shotguns | Leopoldsburg |
10 | 18-04 | 12.30 | Limburg Shotguns | 6 - 13 | Ghent Gators | Brussels (BB) |
11 | 25-04 | Bye | ||||
12 | 02-05 | 12.30 | Limburg Shotguns | 0 - 33 | Brussels Black Angels | Izegem |
COLOR KEY:
- Win - Tie - Loss.
- The game on week 3 was rescheduled due to a frozen underground of the gamefield.
FFL 2010 Standings[3] | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
West Flanders Tribes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 263 | 77 | W8 | ||
Brussels Black Angels | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 179 | 66 | W4 | ||
Bornem Titans | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 192 | 94 | L2 | ||
Ghent Gators | 4 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 127 | 100 | T1 | ||
Antwerp Diamonds | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 79 | 170 | W1 | ||
Brussels Bulls | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 95 | 197 | L3 | ||
Leuven Lions | 1 | 6 | 1 | .125 | 46 | 144 | T1 | ||
Limburg Shotguns | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 76 | 208 | L2 |
2011 season
editPre-season
FFL 2011 Standings | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
West Flanders Tribes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 283 | 62 | W8 | ||
Brussels Black Angels | 6 | 1 | 1 | .928 | 220 | 26 | W5 | ||
Brussels Bulls | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 253 | 52 | W4 | ||
Bornem Titans | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 114 | 142 | L2 | ||
Antwerp Diamonds | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 101 | 162 | L2 | ||
Limburg Shotguns | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 90 | 286 | L4 | ||
Ghent Gators | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 44 | 239 | L1 | ||
Leuven Lions | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 57 | 193 | L7 |
2012 season
editFFL 2012 Standings | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
Brussels Bulls | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 117 | 55 | L1 | ||
West Flanders Tribes | 4 | 1 | 1 | .667 | 157 | 80 | W3 | ||
Antwerp Diamonds | 4 | 1 | 1 | .667 | 78 | 47 | W1 | ||
Brussels Black Angels | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 77 | 37 | W3 | ||
Ghent Gators | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 76 | 114 | L2 | ||
Leuven Lions | 0 | 5 | 1 | .000 | 57 | 95 | L4 | ||
Puurs Titans | 0 | 5 | 1 | .000 | 47 | 183 | L3 | ||
Limburg Shotguns (*) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- (*)Limburg Shotguns gave forfait for the entire 2012 season. The games the Shotguns played became null and void, as if they were never played.
2014 season
editFAFL 2014 Standings | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
Ghent Gators | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 288 | 65 | W2 | ||
Brussels Black Angels | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 226 | 66 | W7 | ||
Ostend Pirates | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 196 | 84 | W4 | ||
Brussels Bulls | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 158 | 73 | W2 | ||
Leuven Lions | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 148 | 138 | W1 | ||
Puurs Titans | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 84 | 219 | L3 | ||
Limburg Shotguns | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | 80 | 208 | L2 | ||
Izegem Tribes | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 90 | 203 | L3 | ||
Antwerp Diamonds | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 51 | 265 | L8 |
Statistics
editPerformance (2010-2011)
editThis is an overview of the performance of the Shotguns against the teams in the BFL during the BFL regular and post seasons from 2010 until 2011.
Overview Shotguns 2010-2011 performance | ||||||||
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Opponent | W | L | T | PCT | Last Match | Last Win | Last Loss | |
FFL Teams | ||||||||
Antwerp Diamonds | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | March 27, 2011 | None | March 27, 2011 | |
Bornem Titans | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | April 10, 2011 | None | April 10, 2011 | |
Brussels Black Angels | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | May 1, 2011 | None | May 1, 2011 | |
Brussels Bulls | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | May 8, 2011 (FF) | None | May 8, 2011 (FF) | |
Ghent Gators | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | March 20, 2011 | March 20, 2011 | April 18, 2010 | |
Leuven Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | April 3, 2011 | April 3, 2011 | None | |
West Flanders Tribes[4] | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | March 13, 2011 | None | March 13, 2011 | |
LFFAB Teams | ||||||||
No match played yet
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Achievements
editReferences
edit- ^ "Evi baas over stoere mannen".
- ^ "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ "thursday mailbag". Dale Housden. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-22.