List of American football games in Europe during World War II
List of American football games in Europe during World War II - the list included American football games played by US Servicemen in Europe during the World War II. Games are listed in chronological order.
Date | Location | Winning team | Losing team | Final score | Attendance | Game |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 14, 1942 | Belfast, United Kingdom | Hale | Yarvard | 9–7 | 8,000[1] | - |
May 8, 1943 | London, United Kingdom | Crimson Tide Artillerymen | Fighting Irish Engineers | 19-6 | 25,000[2] | - |
February 13, 1944 | London, United Kingdom | Canada | United States | 16–6 | 30,000[3] | Tea Bowl I |
March 19, 1944 | London, United Kingdom | United States | Canada | 18–0 | 50,000[4] | Coffee Bowl I |
November 12, 1944 | London, United Kingdom | Army G.I.s | Navy Bluejackets | 20–0 | ?[5] | G.I. Bowl |
November 23, 1944 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Troop Carrier Command Berger's Bouncers | Henley's Hurricanes | 6–0 | 25,000[6] | - |
November 26, 1944 | Maastricht, Netherlands | 29th Tactical Air Force Maroon Wave | 9th Air Force Thunderbirds | 3-0 | ?[7] | - |
December 19, 1944 | Paris, France | 9th Air Force | 1st General Hospital | 6–0 | 20,000[8] | Parc des Princes Bowl |
December 30, 1944 | Leeds, United Kingdom | Air Services Command Bearcats | Troop Carrier Command Berger's Bouncers | 12-6 | 40,000[9] | - |
December 31, 1944 | London, United Kingdom | Air Services Command Warriors | 8th Air Force Shuttle Raiders | 13–0 | 12,000[10] | Tea Bowl II |
January 1, 1945 | Belfast, United Kingdom | Navy | Army | 0–0 | ?[11] | Potato Bowl |
January 1, 1945 | Marseille, France | Railway Shop Battalion Unit | Army All-Stars | 37–0 | 18,000[12] | Riviera Bowl |
January 1, 1945 | Florence, Italy | 5th Army | 12th Air Force | 20–4 | ?[13] | Spaghetti Bowl |
January 1, 1945 | London, United Kingdom | Army Air Base Bonecrushers | Army Airway Rams | 6–0 | 1,200[14] | Coffee Bowl II |
See also
References
- ↑ "American Football at Ravenhill, November 1942".
- ↑ "Harrisburg Telegraph".
- ↑ "American Football in Great Britain".
- ↑ "American Football in Great Britain".
- ↑ "American Football in Great Britain".
- ↑ "L'Europa lunga un piede".
- ↑ "L'Europa lunga un piede".
- ↑ "American Football in France".
- ↑ "American Football in Great Britain".
- ↑ "American Football in Great Britain".
- ↑ "American Football in Great Britain".
- ↑ "American Football in France".
- ↑ "American Football in Italy".
- ↑ "American Football in Great Britain".
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/25/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.