The Limburg Shotguns (Flemish pronunciation: [ˈlɪmbʏr(ə)x ˈɕɔtxʏns]) are an American football team based in Korspel [nl], 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.

Limburg Shotguns
Established2008
Based inLimburg
Home stadiumKorspel, Beringen
Head coachChase Curren
LeagueBelgian Football League
DivisionFlemish American Football League
League titles1 (2021)
Division titlesNone
Current uniform
Helmet
Left arm Body Right arm
Trousers
Socks
Home
Helmet
Left arm Body Right arm
Trousers
Socks
Away

History

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2010 season

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Shotguns 2010 Season[2]
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]
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

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Pre-season

FFL 2011 Standings
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

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FFL 2012 Standings
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

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FAFL 2014 Standings
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

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Performance (2010-2011)

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This 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
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

Achievements

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References

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  1. ^ "Evi baas over stoere mannen".
  2. ^ "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  3. ^ "Flemish American Football League". AmericanFootball.be. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  4. ^ "thursday mailbag". Dale Housden. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
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