191.
Birmingham Bulls
23-2 Glasgow Lions,
Summerbowl II, 1986. Lloyd Queen returned the opening kickoff 86 yards for a TD,
and Richard Meanwell booted a 54 yard field goal as the Bulls won their first
national title. Match report to be added shortly.
192.
Leicester Panthers
18-32 Birmingham Bulls,
1986 Eurobowl. At a snowy Saffron Lane Stadium, the Bulls triumphed in this
Eurobowl I qualifier –the first meeting between two English sides in a European
competition. No match report
193.
Dublin Celts
13-18 Manchester Heroes,
1989. The Heroes squeezed through this CGL Duke Premier Division quarter-final
in Dublin with a
late TD, and then held of a determined Celts charge in the final minutes. No
match report.
194.
Dusseldorf Panthers
21-14 London
Olympians, 8th
July 1995. Eurobowl
Final. Estrus Crayton (formerly of the University of Southern California) scored
2 TDs and then intercepted Leonard Valentine’s hail mary pass in the final
seconds as the Olympians were thwarted in their attempt to win a Eurobowl three
peat. Richard Dunkley ran for 117 yards and was named MVP. Match
report
195.
Manchester Spartans
34-16 London Ravens,
5th
August 1989. Hazen
Choates bombed the Raven for 289 yards and 4TDs, and converted LB Chris Wood
scored on a 90 yard rushing play as the Spartans 3rd quarter blitz
sealed a semi-final spot for the Spartans. Match
report
196.
London Olympians
14-23 Southern
Sundevils,
7th May 2005. Two Scott Miller TD’s built up a 20-0 advantage for the
Sundevils, and they held on for a huge upset victory over the O’s. Match
report
197.
Crawley Raiders 14-12 Chiefs, 21st May 1995. Chiefs Tony
Peckham scored to pull the Chiefs to within 2pts, but Shulba Hunt was stopped on
the goal-line as they tried to tie the scores. The Raiders D held on for the
win. Match
report
198. Birmingham Bulls 9-21 Leicester Panthers, 3rd August
1992. In a
huge shock, the Panthers defeated the defending champions on their home pitch
thanks to 2 TD passes and one rushing TD from QB Akim Kargbo. The Panthers
picked off Bulls QB Jon English 4 times as the Panthers dominated with 336 yards
of offense in this NDMA Semi-Final. Match
report
199.
London Olympians 11-19
Leicester Panthers, 8th May 1988.
In front of 4,000 fans, Panthers QB Sean Payton passed for 2 TDs as the Panthers
opened up a 16-11 lead, but a clip by Leroy Innes caused a Richard Dunkley game
breaking TD to be called back, and the Panthers held on for victory. Match
report
200.
Portsmouth Warriors 51-36
Colchester Gladiators, 13th August
1989, CGL
Crown Division Semi-Final. The Warriors edged out the Gladiators in this points
fest that had over 700 offensive yards. No match
report