1989–90 British Collegiate American Football League
# 1989–90 British Collegiate American Football League

Commented out: [[File:Bcafl.png|right|BCAFL Logo]] The 1989–90 BCAFL was the fifth full season of the British Collegiate American Football League, organised by the British Students American Football Association.

## Changes from Last season

Division Changes

* The Southern Conference was split into Eastern & Western Conferences

Team Changes

* University of Birmingham joined the Western Conference, playing as the Lions
* University of Paisley joined the Scottish Conference, playing as the Panthers
* University of Sheffield joined the Northern Conference, playing as the Pirates
* University of Southampton joined the Western Conference, playing as the Stags
* University of Warwick joined the Eastern Conference, playing as the Wolves

This increased the number of teams in BCAFL to 16.

## Regular season

### Scottish Conference

| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Strathclyde Hawks | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 28 | 1.000 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Stirling Clansmen | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 27 | 0.750 |
| Glasgow Tigers | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 60 | 0.250 |
| Paisley Panthers | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 0.083 |

### Northern Conference

| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Teesside Demons | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 40 | 0.833 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Hull Sharks | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 50 | 0.833 |
| Sheffield Pirates | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 103 | 0.333 |
| Newcastle Scholars | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 60 | 0.000 |

### Eastern Conference

| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Warwick Wolves | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 32 | 0.938 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| UEA Pirates | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 62 | 0.500 |
| Leicester Lemmings | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 89 | 105 | 0.438 |
| Loughborough Aces | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 101 | 0.375 |

### Western Conference

| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Birmingham Lions | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 193 | 20 | 0.812 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Cardiff Cobras | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 60 | 0.625 |
| Southampton Stags | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 233 | 0.188 |
| Reading Knights | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 74 | 0.125 |

## Playoffs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | College Bowl IV | College Bowl IV | College Bowl IV |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | Teesside Demons | 16 | | | |
| E | Warwick Wolves | 14 | | | |
| E | Warwick Wolves | 14 | Teesside Demons | Teesside Demons | 21 |
| | | | Birmingham Lions | Birmingham Lions | 20 |
| Sc | Strathclyde Hawks | 0 | Birmingham Lions | Birmingham Lions | 20 |
| W | Birmingham Lions | 34 | | | |

* Note – the table does not indicate who played home or away in each fixture.
