2003–04 British Collegiate American Football League
The 2003–04 BCAFL was the 19th full season of the British Collegiate American Football League, organised by the British Students American Football Association.
Changes from last season[edit]
Divisional Changes
- The Northern Conference, Central Division became Western Division
- The Southern Conference expanded from three Divisions to four (gaining a Southern Division)
Team Changes
- Anglia Polytechnic University joined the Southern Conference, as the APU Phantoms
- University of Brighton joined the Southern Conference, as the Tsunami
- Glasgow Caledonian University joined the Northern Conference, as the Caledonian Roughriders
- Lancaster Bombers moved within the Northern Conference from Eastern to Borders Division
- Reading Knights moved within the Southern Conference from Central to Southern Division
- Sheffield Hallam University joined the Northern Conference, as the Warriors
- Southampton Stags moved within the Southern Conference from Western to Southern Division
- Sunderland Kings withdrew after one season back
- Surrey Stingers moved within the Southern Conference from Eastern to Southern Division
This increased the number of teams in BCAFL to 32.
Regular season[edit]
Clansmen
Roughriders
Tigers
Locations of Scottish teams in BCAFL 2003–04
Aces
Blades
Blitz
Bombers
Braves
Bullets
Cavaliers
Celtics
Cobras
Cougars
Falcons
Hurricanes
Killer Bees
Knights
Lightning
Lions
Outlaws
Phantoms
Pirates
Raiders
Sabres
Sharks
Stags
Stallions
Stingers
Tarannau
Tsunami
Warriors
Wolves
Locations of English and Welsh teams in BCAFL 2003–04
Northern Conference, Borders Division[edit]
| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stirling Clansmen | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 236 | 126 | 0.750 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Glasgow Tigers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 129 | 0.625 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Newcastle Raiders | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 189 | 120 | 0.625 | |
| Lancaster Bombers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 121 | 134 | 0.250 | |
| Caledonian Roughriders | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 376 | 0.000 |
Northern Conference, Eastern Division[edit]
| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Celtics | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 51 | 0.875 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Sheffield Sabres | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 174 | 136 | 0.625 | |
| UT Cougars | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 195 | 134 | 0.500 | |
| UCH Sharks | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 114 | 0.375 | |
| Sheffield Hallam Warriors | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 110 | 125 | 0.250 |
Northern Conference, Western Division[edit]
| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffordshire Stallions | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 252 | 54 | 0.875 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Loughborough Aces | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 102 | 0.875 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Nottingham Outlaws | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 100 | 0.750 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Leicester Lightning | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 197 | 0.312 | |
| Derby Braves | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 233 | 0.143 |
Southern Conference, Central Division[edit]
| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Lions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 31 | 1.000 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Warwick Wolves | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 185 | 126 | 0.750 | |
| Oxford Cavaliers | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 176 | 0.125 | |
| Tarannau Aberystwyth | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 226 | 0.125 |
Southern Conference, Eastern Division[edit]
| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire Hurricanes | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 32 | 1.000 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| UEA Pirates | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 84 | 0.750 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Essex Blades | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 97 | 151 | 0.438 | |
| UKC Falcons | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 187 | 0.375 | |
| APU Phantoms | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 219 | 0.000 |
Southern Conference, Western Division[edit]
| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Cobras | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 67 | 0.750 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Bristol Bullets | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 160 | 66 | 0.750 | |
| Plymouth Blitz | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 94 | 0.375 | |
| Bath Killer Bees | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 92 | 162 | 0.250 |
Southern Conference, Southern Division[edit]
| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton Stags | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 305 | 80 | 0.750 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Brighton Tsunami | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 73 | 0.625 | |
| Surrey Stingers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 152 | 0.250 | |
| Reading Knights | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 152 | 0.250 |
Playoffs[edit]
| Wild Cards | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | College Bowl XVIII | ||||||||||||||||
| S.E1 | Herts. Hurricanes | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cardiff Cobras | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S.E2 | UEA Pirates | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| S.W1 | Cardiff Cobras | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Herts. Hurricanes | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham Lions | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S.S1 | Southampton Stags | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
| S.C2 | Warwick Wolves | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Southampton Stags | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S.C1 | Birmingham Lions | 33 | |||||||||||||||||
| Herts. Hurricanes | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Staffordshire Stallions | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| N.E1 | Leeds Celtics | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Loughborough Aces | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| N.W3 | Nottingham Outlaws | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| N.W2 | Loughborough Aces | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leeds Celtics | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Staffordshire Stallions | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| N.B1 | Stirling Clansmen | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
| N.B2 | Glasgow Tigers | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stirling Clansmen | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| N.W1 | Staffordshire Stallions | 28 | |||||||||||||||||
- 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.