List of American football games in Europe during World War II

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]

See also

• List of World War II military service football teams
• History of American football

References

1. Edgar, Scott (March 7, 2018). "American Football: Yarvard vs Hale at Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast". WartimeNI. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
2. Edgar, Scott (January 30, 2020). "American Football: Tech vs Yarvard at Sandy Bay Playing Fields, Larne, Co. Antrim". WartimeNI. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
3. "Harrisburg Men Play on Football Team in England". Harrisburg Telegraph. July 22, 1943. Retrieved March 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. Edgar, Scott (January 30, 2020). "American Football: Galloping Gaels vs Wolverines at Newry Town FC, Newry, Co. Down". WartimeNI. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
5. Luchter, Paul S. (March 16, 2020). "American Football in Great Britain". Lucky Show. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
6. Foglio, Massimo (December 4, 2012). L'europa Lunga Un Piede: Come Il Football Americano Ha Conquistato Il Vecchio Continente (in Italian). CreateSpace. ISBN   1481020285.
7. Luchter, Paul S. (May 15, 2020). "American Football in France". Lucky Show. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
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9. Luchter, Paul S. (May 13, 2020). "American Football in Italy". Lucky Show. Retrieved March 31, 2021.