British Collegiate American Football League

BCAFL largely followed the rules of American college football (though there were restrictions on the number of North American players allowed on the field at any one time). As opposed to the conference and "bowl game" set-up used in American college football BCAFL divided itself into two conferences and used a season-ending playoff system, similar to the NFL (however, below the Bowl Subdivision of Division I, the NCAA uses a season-ending playoff system to crown national champions). At the end of an 8-game regular season, 16 teams would advance to the playoffs (the playoffs expanded from 12 to 16 teams in the 2004–2005 season), with the 4 division champions and 4 "wild card" teams from each conference participating. The playoffs culminated with a championship game, called the "College Bowl" which features the champions of the Northern and Southern Conferences.

• 1986 – Hull Sharks (5–0)
• 1987 – College Bowl I: Hull Sharks def. Newcastle Scholars 23–6
• 1988 – CB II: Cardiff Cobras tie Hull Sharks 0–0 (declared Co-Champions)
• 1989 – CB III: Hull Sharks def. Cardiff Cobras 7–6
• 1990 – CB IV: Teesside Demons def. Birmingham Lions 21–20
• 1991 – CB V: Teesside Demons def. UEA Pirates 19–0
• 1992 – CB VI: Southampton Stags def. Glasgow Tigers 53–0
• 1993 – CB VII: Southampton Stags def. Leeds Celtics 19–0
• 1994 – CB VIII: Glasgow Tigers def. Leicester Lemmings 26–0
• 1995 – CB IX: Loughborough Aces def. Cambridge Pythons 23–20
• 1996 – CB X: Leeds Celtics def. Cardiff Cobras 14–8
• 1997 – CB XI: Loughborough Aces def. Tarannau Aberystwyth 28–19
• 1998 – CB XII: Hertfordshire Hurricanes def. Leeds Celtics 16–7
• 1999 – CB XIII: Hertfordshire Hurricanes def. Loughborough Aces 7–3
• 2000 – CB XIV: Hertfordshire Hurricanes def. Leicester Lemmings 20–6
• 2001 – CB XV: Oxford Cavaliers def. Loughborough Aces 26–23
• 2002 – CB XVI: Loughborough Aces def. Oxford Cavaliers 39–23
• 2003 – CB XVII: Stirling Clansmen def. Hertfordshire Hurricanes 22–17
• 2004 – CB XVIII: Hertfordshire Hurricanes def. Staffordshire Stallions 27–6
• 2005 – CB XIX: Birmingham Lions def. Glasgow Tigers 34–7
• 2006 – CB XX: Southampton Stags def. UT Cougars 79–8
• 2007 – CB XXI: Bristol Bullets def. Loughborough Aces 31–14

Each season BCAFL held an All-Star game between the Northern Conference Cougars and the Southern Conference Wildcats. Trials for these All-Star teams are open to all players in the league. Along with the accolades of competing for their conference, All-Star players are also eligible to try out for the Great Britain Bulldogs, a national college team that competes with North American and other European American football national teams.