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

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

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

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Northern Conference, Borders Division

Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Stirling Clansmen86202361260.750Qualified for Playoffs
Glasgow Tigers85302701290.625Qualified for Playoffs
Newcastle Raiders85301891200.625
Lancaster Bombers82601211340.250
Caledonian Roughriders8080363760.000

Northern Conference, Eastern Division

Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Leeds Celtics8710100510.875Qualified for Playoffs
Sheffield Sabres85301741360.625
UT Cougars84401951340.500
UCH Sharks8350831140.375
Sheffield Hallam Warriors82601101250.250

Northern Conference, Western Division

Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Staffordshire Stallions8710252540.875Qualified for Playoffs
Loughborough Aces87101611020.875Qualified for Playoffs
Nottingham Outlaws86201721000.750Qualified for Playoffs
Leicester Lightning8251351970.312
Derby Braves8080562330.143

Southern Conference, Central Division

Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Birmingham Lions8800286311.000Qualified for Playoffs
Warwick Wolves86201851260.750
Oxford Cavaliers8170291760.125
Tarannau Aberystwyth8170362260.125

Southern Conference, Eastern Division

Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Hertfordshire Hurricanes8800300321.000Qualified for Playoffs
UEA Pirates8620163840.750Qualified for Playoffs
Essex Blades8341971510.438
UKC Falcons83501011870.375
APU Phantoms808022190.000

Southern Conference, Western Division

Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Cardiff Cobras8620186670.750Qualified for Playoffs
Bristol Bullets8620160660.750
Plymouth Blitz835074940.375
Bath Killer Bees8260921620.250

Southern Conference, Southern Division

Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Southampton Stags8620305800.750Qualified for Playoffs
Brighton Tsunami853044730.625
Surrey Stingers8260441520.250
Reading Knights8260441520.250

Playoffs

  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

  1. "Full list of historical League tables". Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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