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1986–87 British Collegiate American Football League

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The 1986–87 BCAFL was the 2nd full season of the British Collegiate American Football League, organised by the British Students American Football Association.

Division changes

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With the increase in numbers, the single Division was replaced with two Conferences (Scottish & Northern), along with end-of-season playoffs.

Team changes

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After the completion of the first season, the League returned with all four of the previous season's teams joined by four new entries from:

Regular season

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1986–87 British Collegiate American Football League is located in Scotland
Clansmen
Clansmen
Hawks
Hawks
Tigers
Tigers
Locations of Scottish teams in BCAFL 1986-87
1986–87 British Collegiate American Football League is located in England
Demons
Demons
Lemmings
Lemmings
MPs
MPs
Scholars
Scholars
Sharks
Sharks
Locations of English teams in BCAFL 1986-87

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Scottish Conference

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Newcastle Scholars 6 4 1 1 4 1 0.750 Qualified for Playoffs
Stirling Clansmen 6 4 2 0 27 23 0.667 Qualified for Playoffs
Strathclyde Hawks 6 3 2 1 24 25 0.583
Glasgow Tigers 6 0 6 0 0 6 0.000

Note - All Glasgow's matches were awarded.

Northern Conference

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Team Pld Won Lst Drw PF PA Win%
Hull Sharks 6 6 0 0 138 21 1.000 Qualified for Playoffs
Teesside Demons 6 4 2 0 25 34 0.750 Qualified for Playoffs
Leicester Lemmings 6 1 5 0 33 63 0.167
Manchester MPs 6 1 5 0 19 97 0.167

Playoffs

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Semi-Finals College Bowl I
      
N1 Hull Sharks 26
Sc2 Stirling Clansmen 6
Hull Sharks 23
Newcastle Scholars 6
N2 Teesside Demons L
Sc1 Newcastle Scholars W

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

References

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  1. ^ "Full list of historical League tables". Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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