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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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1987–88 British Collegiate American Football League is located in Scotland
Clansmen
Clansmen
Hawks
Hawks
Tigers
Tigers
Locations of Scottish teams in BCAFL 1987-88
1987–88 British Collegiate American Football League is located in England
Cobras
Cobras
Demons
Demons
Knights
Knights
Lemmings
Lemmings
MPs
MPs
Pirates
Pirates
Scholars
Scholars
Sharks
Sharks
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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