List of American football games in Europe during World War II information
The following a list of American football games that United States Armed Forces servicemen played in Europe during World War II. Games are listed in chronological order. Most games took place in the United Kingdom.
Date
Location
Winning team
Losing team
Final score
Attendance
Game
November 21, 1942
Larne, Northern Ireland
Yarvard
Hale
9–7
10,000
Held at Ravenhill Stadium, the team names were parodies of the college football schools Harvard and Yale. Ticket sales went to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast and SSAFA.[1]
November 21, 1942
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Yarvard
Tech
14–0
Much of Tech's roster were players from Hale. Held at Sandy Bay Playing Fields, ticket sales went to the Red Cross.[2]
May 8, 1943
London, England
Crimson Tide Artillerymen
Fighting Irish Engineers
19–6
25,000
[3]
January 1, 1944
Newry, Northern Ireland
Navy Galloping Gaels
Army Wolverines
0–0
2,500
Known as the Potato Bowl.[4]
February 13, 1944
London, England
Canada
United States
16–6
30,000
Known as Tea Bowl I.[5]
March 19, 1944
London, England
United States
Canada
18–0
50,000
Known as Coffee Bowl I.[5]
November 12, 1944
London, England
Army G.I.s
Navy Bluejackets
20–0
~40,000
Known as the G.I. Bowl.[5]
November 23, 1944
Nottingham, England
Troop Carrier Command Berger's Bouncers
Henley's Hurricanes
6–0
25,000
[6]
November 26, 1944
Maastricht
29th Tactical Air Force Maroon Wave
9th Air Force Thunderbirds
3–0
?
[6]
December 19, 1944
Paris
9th Air Force
1st General Hospital
6–0
20,000
Known as the Parc des Princes Bowl.[7]
December 30, 1944
Leeds, England
Air Services Command Bearcats
Troop Carrier Command Berger's Bouncers
12–6
40,000
[8]
December 31, 1944
London, England
Air Services Command Warriors
8th Air Force Shuttle Raiders
13–0
12,000
Known as Tea Bowl II.[5]
January 1, 1945
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Navy
Army
0–0
?
Known as the Potato Bowl.[5]
January 1, 1945
Marseille
Railway Shop Battalion Unit
Army All-Stars
37–0
18,000
Known as the Riviera Bowl.[7]
January 1, 1945
Florence
5th Army
12th Air Force
20–4
?
Known as the Spaghetti Bowl.[9]
January 1, 1945
London, England
Army Air Base Bonecrushers
Army Airway Rams
6–0
1,200
Known as Coffee Bowl II.[5]
^Edgar, Scott (March 7, 2018). "American Football: Yarvard vs Hale at Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast". WartimeNI. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
^Edgar, Scott (January 30, 2020). "American Football: Tech vs Yarvard at Sandy Bay Playing Fields, Larne, Co. Antrim". WartimeNI. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
^"Harrisburg Men Play on Football Team in England". Harrisburg Telegraph. July 22, 1943. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^Edgar, Scott (January 30, 2020). "American Football: Galloping Gaels vs Wolverines at Newry Town FC, Newry, Co. Down". WartimeNI. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
^ abcdefLuchter, Paul S. (March 16, 2020). "American Football in Great Britain". Lucky Show. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
^ abFoglio, Massimo (December 4, 2012). L'europa Lunga Un Piede: Come Il Football Americano Ha Conquistato Il Vecchio Continente (in Italian). CreateSpace. ISBN 1481020285.
^ abLuchter, Paul S. (May 15, 2020). "American Football in France". Lucky Show. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
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Maastricht
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