United States national junior American football team

The United States national U-19 American football team represents the United States in under-19 international American football competitions. The US has competed in all 5 of the IFAF Junior World Championship competitions in which they finished in First Place 2 times, Second Place 2 times, and Third Place 1 time. The US has also won the IFAF International Bowl 7 times. They are currently ranked no.2 in the IFAF U-19 rankings. Top competitions for the U-19s are the IFAF Junior World Championship, IFAF International Bowl, and U-19 North American Championships.

U-19 National Team during the 2018 International Bowl

Many top NFL players have gone through the U-19 National team, including Chase Young, Jameis Winston, Mac Jones, Dwayne Haskins, Todd Gurley, Trevon Diggs, and Mecole Hardman

Honors

Competitive

• IFAF Junior World Championship
  • Champions (2): 2009, 2014
  • Runners-up (2): 2012, 2016
  • Third Place (1): 2018

• International Bowl
  • Champions (7): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

• North American Championship
  • Champions (1): 2018

• NFL Global Junior Championship
  • Champions (4): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
  • Runners-up (3): 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Third Place (1): 2000

Results

NFL Global Junior Championship

• 2000 Third Place
• 2001 Champions
• 2002 Champions
• 2003 Champions
• 2004 Champions
• 2005 Runner-Up
• 2006 Runner-Up
• 2007 Runner-Up

IFAF Junior World Championship

• 2009 IFAF Junior World Cup Champions: 41-3 Vs. Canada
• 2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship Runners Up: 17-23 Vs. Canada
• 2014 IFAF U-19 World Championship Champions: 40-17 Vs. Canada
• 2016 IFAF U-19 World Championship Runners Up: 6-24 Vs. Canada
• 2018 IFAF U-19 World Championship Third Place: 61-9 Vs. Sweden

International Bowl

• 2014 Champions 43-7 Vs. Canada
• 2015 Champions 35-0 Vs. Canada
• 2016 Champions 33-0 Vs. Canada
• 2017 Champions 33-11 Vs. Canada
• 2018 Champions 47-7 Vs. Canada
• 2019 Champions 50-0 Vs. Tamaulipas
• 2020 Champions 67-0 Vs Panama

North American Championship

• 2018 Champions 33-11 Vs. Canada

Select team

The US National team also fields a Select team at the U-19 level. The U-19 select team competes at the International Bowl every year.

Select Team International Bowl Records

• 2016 Runners up 31-13 Vs. Canada
• 2018 Champions 48-13 Vs. Team Nordic
• 2019 Champions 53-0 Vs. Nuevo Leon

Rivals

Canada

The U-19's biggest rival is the Canada men's national football team. These 2 teams are widely considered as the two major powerhouses at the U-19 level, with all the U-19 World Championships being won between the two teams. The US leads the all time series 14-6.

Panama

In recent years the US has developed a rivalry with Panama