2003–04 British Collegiate American Football League
# 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

### Northern Conference, Borders Division

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| Wild Cards | Wild Cards | Wild Cards | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | College Bowl XVIII | College Bowl XVIII | College Bowl XVIII |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | S.E1 | Herts. Hurricanes | 26 | | | | | |
| | | | | Cardiff Cobras | 0 | | | | | |
| S.E2 | UEA Pirates | 0 | | Cardiff Cobras | 0 | | | | | |
| S.W1 | Cardiff Cobras | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| S.W1 | Cardiff Cobras | 8 | | | | Herts. Hurricanes | 32 | | | |
| | | | | | | Birmingham Lions | 20 | | | |
| S.S1 | Southampton Stags | 27 | | | | | | Birmingham Lions | 20 | |
| S.C2 | Warwick Wolves | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | Loughborough Aces | 14 | | | | | |
| N.W2 | Loughborough Aces | 40 | | | | | | | | |
| N.W2 | Loughborough Aces | 40 | | | | Leeds Celtics | 22 | | | |
| | | | | | | Staffordshire Stallions | 30 | | | |
| N.B1 | Stirling Clansmen | 32 | | | | | | Staffordshire Stallions | 30 | |
| N.B2 | Glasgow Tigers | 24 | | | | | | | | |
| 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.
