HUS Wolves football

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HUS Wolves football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2017 HUS Wolves football team
First season1988 (1988)
Location Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Conference Hokkaido American Football Association
DivisionDivision 1
ColorsOrange and Black
Website HUS Wolves

The HUS Wolves football program, established in 1988, represents the Hokkaido University of Science in college football. HUS is a member of the Hokkaido American Football Association.

Hokkaido University of Science

Hokkaido University of Science, or HUS, is a private university in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan, established in 1967. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1924.

College football collegiate rules version of American/Canadian football, played by student-athletes of American/Canadian colleges and universities

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The Hokkaido American Football Association (北海道アメリカンフットボール協会) is an American college football league made up of colleges and universities on the island of Hokkaido, Japan.

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Nickname

Between 1988 and 2014 the university was known as the Hokkaido Institute of Technology and the football team was known as the Madwolves. When the university changed its name in 2014 to Hokkaido University of Science, the football team became the Wolves. [1]

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References

  1. "Team Overview". HUS Wolves football club. Retrieved October 1, 2017.