title: 1989–90 British Collegiate American Football League
text: # 1989–90 British Collegiate American Football League
  
  Commented out: [[File:Bcafl.png|right|BCAFL Logo]] The 1989–90 BCAFL was the fifth full season of the British Collegiate American Football League, organised by the British Students American Football Association.
  
  ## Changes from Last season
  
  Division Changes
  
  * The Southern Conference was split into Eastern & Western Conferences
  
  Team Changes
  
  * University of Birmingham joined the Western Conference, playing as the Lions
  * University of Paisley joined the Scottish Conference, playing as the Panthers
  * University of Sheffield joined the Northern Conference, playing as the Pirates
  * University of Southampton joined the Western Conference, playing as the Stags
  * University of Warwick joined the Eastern Conference, playing as the Wolves
  
  This increased the number of teams in BCAFL to 16.
  
  ## Regular season
  
  ### Scottish Conference
  
  | Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Strathclyde Hawks | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 28 | 1.000 | Qualified for Playoffs |
  | Stirling Clansmen | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 27 | 0.750 |
  | Glasgow Tigers | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 60 | 0.250 |
  | Paisley Panthers | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 0.083 |
  
  ### Northern Conference
  
  | Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Teesside Demons | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 40 | 0.833 | Qualified for Playoffs |
  | Hull Sharks | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 50 | 0.833 |
  | Sheffield Pirates | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 103 | 0.333 |
  | Newcastle Scholars | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 60 | 0.000 |
  
  ### Eastern Conference
  
  | Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Warwick Wolves | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 32 | 0.938 | Qualified for Playoffs |
  | UEA Pirates | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 62 | 0.500 |
  | Leicester Lemmings | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 89 | 105 | 0.438 |
  | Loughborough Aces | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 101 | 0.375 |
  
  ### Western Conference
  
  | Team | Pld | Won | Lst | Drw | PF | PA | Win% | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Birmingham Lions | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 193 | 20 | 0.812 | Qualified for Playoffs |
  | Cardiff Cobras | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 60 | 0.625 |
  | Southampton Stags | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 233 | 0.188 |
  | Reading Knights | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 74 | 0.125 |
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | College Bowl IV | College Bowl IV | College Bowl IV |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | N | Teesside Demons | 16 | | | |
  | E | Warwick Wolves | 14 | | | |
  | E | Warwick Wolves | 14 | Teesside Demons | Teesside Demons | 21 |
  | | | | Birmingham Lions | Birmingham Lions | 20 |
  | Sc | Strathclyde Hawks | 0 | Birmingham Lions | Birmingham Lions | 20 |
  | W | Birmingham Lions | 34 | | | |
  
  * Note – the table does not indicate who played home or away in each fixture.
  