- Newcastle Raiders
BCAFL team
name = Newcastle Raiders
year = 1985-1986
colors = Royal Blue, Red & White
universities =Newcastle University
stadium =Gateshead International Stadium ,Gateshead , Tyne and Wear
division = Northern Conference-Eastern Division
record = 65-80-8
playoff record = 3-5-0
no_play_apps = 5
no_div_champs = 1
no_conf_champs = 1
no_league_champs = 0
play_apps= 1987, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
div_champs = 1987
conf_champs = 1987
league_champs = n/aThe Newcastle Raiders are one of the original four BUAFL teams which began play in the 1985-86 season (along with Teesside, Hull and the now-defunct Manchester). Throughout their time in the BCAFL, Newcastle has often found themselves left out of the playoffs despite ten winning seasons, though the Raiders have made the playoffs in three of the past four seasons. Newcastle was on the losing end of the inaugural College Bowl.
From 1985-1990 the team was know as the Newcastle Scholars, and from 1990-2002 they were known as the Newcastle Mariners. Newcastle did not compete in the 1991-92 season.
Team Records by Season
External links
* [http://www.bcafl.org BCAFL]
* [http://www.societies.ncl.ac.uk/americanfootball/ Newcastle Raiders] Official Site
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