- UEA Pirates
BUAFLinfobox | name = UEA Pirates
founded = 1987
city =Norwich ,Norfolk
university =University of East Anglia
uniform =
colours =Black and Golden Yellow color box|#000000 color box|#FFDF00
owner =
general manager = Tim Barber
coach = Martyn Doust
mascot =
song =affiliate_old =
BCAFL (1987–2007)
*Northern Conference (1987–2007)
**Central Division (1987–2007)
BUAFL_start_yr = 2007–present
division_hist =
*Conference 4 - South East (2007–present)
**Eastern Division (2007–present)
no_league_champs = 0
no_conf_champs = 1
no_div_champs = 2
league_champs =
*
conf_champs =
*BCAFL Northern Conference: 1991
*
div_champs =
*BCAFL NC Central Division: 1991, 1997
*
stadium_years =
*Colney Lane Sports Fields (1987–present)The UEA Pirates used to be a member of the
British Collegiate American Football League (BCAFL) , however in 2007 moved to theBritish Universities American Football League (BUAFL) . The UEA Pirates were one of the first southern teams to enter BCAFL, and have a long and inconsistent history. Though the Pirates have remained a competitive team throughout, they only have five playoff appearances to their credit and have not won a playoff contest since reaching the College Bowl in 1991.Team Records by Season
*1987-88 - 2-3-1
*1988-89 - 3-5-0
*1989-90 - 4-4-0
*1990-91 - 7-1-0
*1991-92 - 3-5-0
*1992-93 - 5-3-0
*1993-94 - 1-7-0
*1994-95 - 4-3-1
*1995-96 - 5-3-0
*1996-97 - 7-1-0
*1997-98 - 4-4-0
*1998-99 - 1-6-1
*1999-2000 - 5-3-0
*2000-01 - 4-3-1
*2001-02 - 4-4-0
*2002-03 - 3-5-0
*2003-04 - 6-2-0
*2004-05 - 5-3-0
*2005-06 - 3-5-0
*2006-07 - 2-5-1
*2007-08 - 5-3-02007-08 Season
In 2007, the UEA Pirates joined the British Universities American Football League.
UEA Pirates 40 - ARU Phantoms 0
Essex Blades 6 - UEA Pirates 33
UEA Pirates 13 - Kent Falcons 6
UEA Pirates 0 - Grenwich Mariners 14
ARU Phantoms 6 - UEA Pirates 9
UEA Pirates 0 - Essex Blades 28
Hertfordshire Hurricanes 64 - UEA Pirates 0
Kent Falcons 0 - UEA Pirates 7
Annual Alumni Game
Every year, the current UEA Pirate team play a team composed of ex - players in the Old Boys Game.
2006 UEA Pirates 0 - UEA Parrot Olde Boys 22
2007 UEA Pirates 0 - UEA Parrot Olde Boys 21
Sinece 1997 the annual alumni game has always gone the way of the old boys, known as the "Parrots"
Annual Charity Game
In 2007, the UEA Pirates played the first friendly game against long established local team, the Norwich Devils, with all proceeds going to local eating disorder charity B.E.A.T. The end result was 17 - 6 in favour of the Pirates. This game was the first annual game between the two teams.
External links
* [http://www.buafl.net BUAFL]
* [http://www.ueapirates.com/ UEA Pirates] Official Site
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