1987–88 British Collegiate American Football League
# 1987–88 British Collegiate American Football League

Commented out: [[File:Bcafl.png|right|BCAFL Logo]] The 1987–88 BCAFL was the third full season of the British Collegiate American Football League, organised by the British Students American Football Association.

## Changes from last season

### Division changes

* A third Conference (Southern) was added.

### Team changes

* Cardiff University joined the Southern Conference, playing as the Cobras
* University of East Anglia joined the Southern Conference, playing as the Pirates
* Leicester Lemmings moved from Northern to Southern Conference
* Newcastle Scholars moved from Scottish to Northern Conference
* University of Reading joined the Southern Conference, playing as the Knights

This increased the number of teams playing to 11

## Regular season

### Scottish Conference

| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stirling Clansmen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 76 | 0.833 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Strathclyde Hawks | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 84 | 0.667 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Glasgow Tigers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 137 | 0.000 |

### Northern Conference

| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hull Sharks | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 12 | 1.000 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Manchester MPs | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0.500 | Withdrew after this season |
| Newcastle Scholars | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 0.333 |
| Teesside Demons | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 129 | 0.167 |

### Southern Conference

| Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cardiff Cobras | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 13 | 0.917 | Qualified for Playoffs |
| Leicester Lemmings | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 57 | 0.667 |
| UEA Pirates | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 0.417 |
| Reading Knights | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0.000 |

## Playoffs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | College Bowl II | College Bowl II | College Bowl II |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N1 | Hull Sharks | 22 | | | |
| Sc2 | Strathclyde Hawks | 0 | | | |
| Sc2 | Strathclyde Hawks | 0 | Hull Sharks (Note 1) | Hull Sharks (Note 1) | 0 |
| | | | Cardiff Cobras | Cardiff Cobras | 0 |
| Sc1 | Stirling Clansmen | 6 | Cardiff Cobras | Cardiff Cobras | 0 |
| S1 | Cardiff Cobras | 22 | | | |

* Note 1 - the title was shared, as the final was still tied after three periods of Overtime.
* Note 2 - the table does not indicate who played home or away in each fixture.
