Fujitsu Frontiers

Fujitsu Frontiers

Established	1985
Based in	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Home field	Kawasaki Stadium
Head coach	Hiroshi Yamamoto
General manager	Takahide Yamada
Owner(s)	Hiroyuki Ono
League	X-League
Division	X1 Super
Colors	FUJITSU Red, black, and white [1]
Mascot(s)	Fronti the wolf
Japan X Bowl Titles	9 (2014, 2016-19 & 2021-23
Division titles	10 (2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2013-2018)
Website	http://sports.jp.fujitsu.com/frontiers/

The Fujitsu Frontiers are an American football team located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. They are a member of the X-League. The Fujitsu Frontiers play their home games at the 2,700-capacity Kawasaki Stadium.

Team history

• 1985 Team was founded by the Fujitsu Group.
• 1986 Promoted from X2 to X1.
• 1992 Pearl Bowl runner-up
• 2000 Won first divisional title.
• 2002 Japan X Bowl runner-up.
• 2005 Satoshi Fujita hired as head coach.
• 2006 Won 1st Pearl Bowl Championship.
• 2009 Japan X Bowl runner-up
• 2010 Won second Pearl Bowl Championship.
• 2014 Won 1st X-League title and 1st National title.
• 2015 Japan X Bowl Runner-up.
• 2016 Won 2nd X-League & National title.

Seasons

X-League Champions (1987–present)

Division Champions

Final Stage/Semifinals Berth

Wild Card /2nd Stage Berth

Season	Division	Regular Season				Post Season Results	Awards	Head coaches
		Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties
1997	East	4th	2	3	0			Kurt Rose
1998	Central	4th	2	2	1			Kurt Rose
1999	Central	3rd	3	2	0			Kurt Rose
2000	East	1st	5	0	0	Won Wild Card match (at Nissan Prince Tokyo) Lost semi-finals match (Matsushita Electric Works)		Kurt Rose
2001	East	2nd	4	2	0	Lost Wild Card match (at Recruit) 14-24		Kurt Rose
2002	East	1st	5	0	0	Won Wild Card match (Onward) 20-17 Won Semi-finals match (at Matsushita Electric Works) 7-0 Lost Tokyo Super Bowl XVI (at Recruit) 7-14		Kurt Rose
2003	East	3rd	4	2	1			Kurt Rose
2004	Central	4th	2	3	0			Shima
2005	East	3rd	3	3	0			Satoshi Fujita
2006	Central	3rd	5	2	0			Satoshi Fujita
2007	East	1st	6	1	0	Won Semifinals match (Onward) 31-21 Lost Japan X Bowl XXI (Matsushita Denko) 13-33		Satoshi Fujita
2008	East	2nd	7	2	0	Lost Wild Card match (Kashima) 19-21		Satoshi Fujita
2009	East	1st	7	1	0	Won 2nd stage match (Nihon Unisys) 61-0 Won 2nd Stage match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 43-21 Won Final stage match (Asahi Beer) 31-21 Lost Japan X Bowl XXIII (Kashima) 14-21		Satoshi Fujita
2010	Central	2nd	8	1	0	Won 2nd stage match (Asahi Beer) 34-3 Lost 2nd stage match (Panasonic Denko) 6-23		Satoshi Fujita
2011	East	2nd	6	1	0	Won 2nd stage match (Asahi Beer) 58-14 Won 2nd stage match (Panasonic) 24-10 Won Final stage match (Nojima Sagamihara) 38-3 Lost Japan X Bowl XXV (Obic) 17-24		Satoshi Fujita
2012	Central	2nd	7	1	0	Won 2nd stage match (at As One) 27-9 Lost 2nd stage match (at Kashima) 15-27 Lost final stage match (at Kashima) 14-24		Satoshi Fujita
2013	East	1st	7	1	0	Won 2nd stage match (at As One) 55-0 [2] Won 2nd stage match (Nojima Sagamihara) 45-24 [3] Won Final stage match (Panasonic) 28-13 [4] Lost Japan X Bowl XXVII (at Obic) 16-24	Keiya Hiramoto (MVP) Junpei Yoshimoto (ROY)	Satoshi Fujita
2014	East	1st	8	1	0	Won 2nd stage match (Asahi Beer) 65-0 [5] Won 2nd stage match (at Panasonic ) 48-24 [6] Won Final stage match (Obic) 27-17 [7] Won Japan X Bowl XXVIII (IBM) 44-10 [8] Won 68th Rice Bowl National Championship game (at Kwansei Gakuin) 33-24	Gino Gordon (MVP) Colby Cameron (ROY)	Satoshi Fujita
2015	East	1st	7	0	0	Won 2nd stage match (at Elecom Kobe) 28-7 Won 2nd Stage match (Lixil Deers) 34-24 [9] Won Final stage match (Obic) 27-6 [10] Lost Japan X Bowl XXIX (Panasonic) 21-24		Satoshi Fujita
2016	East	1st	8	1	0	Won Quarterfinals match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 42-6 [11] Won Semi-finals match (IBM) 28-26 [12] Won Japan X Bowl XXX (Obic) 16-3 [13] Won 70th Rice Bowl National Championship game (at Kwansei Gakuin) 30-13	Colby Cameron (MVP)	Satoshi Fujita
2017	East	1st	7	2	0	Won Quarterfinals match (Elecom Kobe) 47-17 Won Semifinals match (Obic) 7-0 [14] Won Japan X Bowl XXXI (IBM) 63-23 Won 71st Rice Bowl National Championship (Nihon U.) 37-9		Satoshi Fujita
2018	East	1st	8	1	0	Won Quarterfinals match (All Mitsubishi) 35-7 Won Semifinals match (Obic) 13-10 [15] Won Japan X Bowl XXXII (IBM) 35-18 Won 72nd Rice Bowl National Championship (at Kwansei Gakuin U.) 52-17	Trashaun Nixon (MVP) Michael Birdsong (ROY)	Satoshi Fujita
2019	X1 Super	1st	9	1	0	Won Semifinals match (Elecom Kobe) 31-13 Won Japan X Bowl XXXIII (Panasonic) 28-26 Won 73rd Rice Bowl National Championship (Kwansei Gakuin U.) 38-14	Samajie Grant (X1 Super ROY & MVP)	Hiroshi Yamamoto
2020	X1 Super	1st	3	0	0	Lost Japan X Bowl XXXIV (Obic) 7-13		Hiroshi Yamamoto
2021	X1 Super	2nd	6	1	0	Won Semifinals match (Obic) 17-10 Won 75th Rice Bowl National Championship Game (Panasonic) 24-18		Hiroshi Yamamoto
2022	X1 Super Div. B	1st	7	0	0	Won Quarterfinals match (Asahi Beer) 65-3 Won Semifinals match (Elecom Kobe) 39-21 Won 76th Rice Bowl National Championship Game (Panasonic) 29-21	Trashaun Nixon (X1 Super MVP)	Hiroshi Yamamoto
2023	X1 Super Div. B	1st	6	1	1	Won Quarterfinals match (Tokyo Gas) 10-3 Won Semifinals match (Obic) 24-17 Won 77th Rice Bowl National Championship Game (Panasonic) 16-10	Trashaun Nixon (X1 Super MVP)	Hiroshi Yamamoto
2024	X1 Super	1st	8	2	0	Won Quarterfinals match (IBM) 49-14 Won Semifinals match (Sekisui) 52-21 Lost 78th Rice Bowl National Championship Game (Panasonic) 27-34	Samajie Grant (X1 Super MVP)	Hiroshi Yamamoto
Total			160	36	3	(1997–2024, includes only regular season)
			47	15	0	(1997–2024, includes only playoffs)
			207	51	3	(1997–2024, includes both regular season and playoffs)

Head coaches

Coach	Years	Record
Kurt Rose	1997-2003	28-12 (.700)
Shima	2004	2-3 (.400)
Satoshi Fujita	2005-2018	125-27 (.822)
Yo Yamamoto	2019-present	52-7-1 (.881)

Current Import Players

Jersey #	Name	Position	Years with the team	Alma Mater	Achievements
#0	Joe Mathis	OLB	2018-19, 2021-present	Washington	3X All X-League Team member (2018, 2020 and 2022)
#2	Trashaun Nixon	OLB/RB	2015-18, 2020-present	New Mexico State	3x X-League MVP award (2018, 2022-23) 7x All X-League Team member (2016-17, 2020-24)
#4	Samajie Grant	RB/WR	2019-present	Arizona	X1 Super Rookie of the Year (2019) 2x X1 Super MVP (2019 & 2024) X Bowl MVP (2019) 3x All X-League Super Team member (2019-20 & 2024)

Former Import Players

Name	Position	Years with the team	Alma Mater	Achievements
Al-Rilwan Adeyemi	CB	2013-23	San Diego	11x All X-League Team member (2013-17, 2020-23)
Michael Birdsong	QB	2018-2020	Tennessee Tech	X-League ROY (2018) X1 Super MVP (2020) All X-League Super Team member (2020)
Colby Cameron	QB	2014-2017	Louisiana Tech	X-League MVP award (2016) X-League ROY award (2014) 2x All X-League Team member (2014 & 2016)
Gino Gordon [16]	RB	2013-2017	Harvard	X-League MVP award (2014) 3x All X-League Team member (2014, 2016-17)
Austin Flynn	DE	2014	Arkansas
Andrew Seumalo	DE	2013	Oregon State
Brad Brennan	WR	2002-2011	Arizona	2x All X-League Team member (2004 and 2009)

References

1. "X-League profile, Fujitsu Frontiers". April 17, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
2. "Frontiers open 2nd stage with a bang, blast Black Eagles". xleague.com. November 5, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
3. Ikezaka, Hiroshi (November 17, 2013). "Frontiers down Rise in X League regular-season finale". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
4. "Frontiers flatten Impulse, earn 5th shot at elusive title". xleague.com. December 6, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
5. Marantz, Ken (November 3, 2014). "Fujitsu batters Asahi Beer from the air and ground". xleague.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
6. "Fujitsu pounds Panasonic, advances as lone unbeaten team". xleague.com. November 23, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
7. Ikezaka, Hiroshi (November 30, 2014). "Four-time defending champion Obic Seagulls eliminated from X League title chase". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
8. Marantz, Ken (December 16, 2014). "Gordon's 4 TDs lift Fujitsu to rout of IBM, 1st Japan X Bowl triumph". xleague.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
9. Ikezaka, Hiroshi (November 15, 2015). "Cameron leads Frontiers to win over Deers". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
10. Marantz, Ken (December 1, 2015). "Fast and furious Frontiers cruise past Seagulls, into Japan X Bowl". xleague.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
11. Marantz, Ken (November 13, 2016). "Unbeatens Fujitsu, Obic progress to semifinals in similar style". xleague.com. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
12. Marantz, Ken (November 29, 2016). "Cameron drives, Nishimura kicks Fujitsu in Japan X Bowl". xleague.com. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
13. Marantz, Ken (December 14, 2016). "Frontiers regain league crown as defense grounds Seagulls in Japan X Bowl". xleague.com. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
14. Marantz, Ken (November 27, 2017). "Cameron runs hot, Fujitsu defense stops Obic cold as Frontiers march back into Japan X Bowl". xleague.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
15. Marantz, Ken (November 25, 2018). "Flash News: Defending champion Fujitsu, IBM set up rematch in Japan X Bowl". xleague.com. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
16. Nagatsuka, Kaz (September 25, 2013). "Harvard grad Gordon hoping to make impact for Frontiers". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved February 28, 2016.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)