101. Amsterdam Crusaders 2-0 Birmingham Bulls, EuroBowl. 31st May 1992 5 mns from end
In a hugely close game, the reigning British champions travelled to
Amsterdam for this Eurobowl match up and came home with a 2-0 defeat
conceding a safety in the 2nd quarter. Not only were they dumped out of
the competition, but they lost their Head Coach Steve Moon shortly
afterwards when he resigned. Match report
101. Coventry Jaguars
6-14 Northants Storm (OT). 30th May 1993
In windy conditions, the scores were
deadlocked at 6-6 after 4 quarters, and it took Johnny
Atlas’s 2 yard run in OT to secure the win for the Storm. Match
report
102. Leeds Cougars 36-34 Gateshead Senators, 15th June 1991
Tiggy Bell ran for 271 yards and 3 TDs, as the Cougars edged a cracker.
The teams were tied 28-28 at half time, but Pastorelli’s
35yard TD to Ward coupled with Chris Thomas adding the 2PAT gave the
Cougars the win. Match
report
103. Birmingham Bulls 26-34 London O’s. 6th September 2000,
BSL Division One Final
In one of the better finals in recent years, the O’s secured
a 4th successive national title despite 3 TDs from Bulls WR Marc Cohen.
The O’s led 21-7 early on, and always had control with Shola
Goppy making 10 tackles and Warren Keen running for a 47 yard TD. Match
report
104. Nottingham Hoods 40-35 Birmingham Bulls, 29th June 1986
Cliff Stroughter rushed for 266 yards on 40 carries and 5TDs, as the
Hoods won a vital Central Division matchup. The Hoods came from behind
on 3 occasions, before eventually edging into a winning lead. Match
report
105. Birmingham Bulls 19-14 Leicester Panthers, 17th April 1988
The Bulls tore into the Panthers early on with a dominant first half
moving into a 19-0 lead. A second half comeback, led by QB Sean
Payton’s 2 long TD passes pulled the scores back to 19-14,
and a last minute interception by Bulls CB Paul Roberts prevented a
tremendous Panthers win. Match report.
106. Oxford Bulldogs 31-26 Coventry Bears, 8th July 1990
Despite the Bulldogs backfield terrorising the Bears D all afternoon,
the Bears held onto a 26-24 lead with minutes to go, and it took a last
minute TD to take the victory. Match report
107. London Capitals 52-7 Clydesdale Colts, 15th September 1991, BNGL
National Bowl
The Capitals took the BNGL National Bowl by a record scoreline as they
dominated the Colts. Malcolm Glover passed for 320 yards and 2 scores
and Junior Cain ran for a 91 yard TD before a bench clearance ended the
game! Match report
108. Merseyside Nighthawks 17-14 Rockingham Rebels, 24th August 1992,
BNGL Premier Semi-Final.
In this BNGL Premier League semi-final in the 1992 season, the
Merseyside Nighthawks secured a thrilling victory with the winning
field goal just 4 minutes from the final gun. No match report.
109. Leeds Cougars 20-14 Birmingham Bulls, 24th June 1989
The Leeds Cougars secured a first victory over the reigning British
champions with an impressive 20-14 victory breaking the Bulls 17 game
winning streak in front of over 2,000 fans. The lead changed hands 4
times, and was settled when Cougars safety Orlando Weekes recovered a
Trevor Carthy fumble with 1.30 left on the clock. Match report.
110. Manchester Allstars 27-29 Luton Flyers, 17th August 1986, BAFL
Wild-Card
Dave Munn kicked the winning field goal with less than 5 minutes to
play in this 1986 wild card match up. Munn also ran for 169 yards on
just 12 carries as the Flyers upset the fancied Allstars. Match report
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