List of Japanese collegiate American football programs

This is a list of the schools in Japan that have varsity football teams and are overseen by the Japan American Football Association.[1]

There are a total of eight leagues divided between East Japan (東日本) and West Japan (西日本). Each league has at least two tiers of program. The top or first tier is the only one that sends teams to the post season tournament. The remaining teams are in lower tiers that can not compete in the post season, but may play their way into the top tier via promotion and relegation.

East (東日本)

The leagues comprising the East are:

Team Nickname City Prefecture League First
Played
Akita Ogres Akita Akita Tohoku
Chuo Racoons Hachiōji Tokyo Kantoh 1967[2]
Hokkai Gakuen Golden Bears Sapporo Hokkaido Hokkaido
Hokkaido Big Green Sapporo Hokkaido Hokkaido 1974[3]
Hokusei Gakuen Pirates Sapporo Hokkaido Hokkaido
Hosei Tomahawks Tokyo Tokyo Kantoh
Iwate Bisons Morioka Iwate Tohoku 1990[4]
Keio Unicorns Minato Tokyo Kantoh 1935[5]
Kokushikan Rhinoceros Setagaya Tokyo Kantoh (Big 8)
Meiji Griffins Setagaya Tokyo Kantoh 1934[6]
Nihon Phoenix Chiyoda Tokyo Kantoh 1940[7]
NSSU Triumphant Lion Setagaya Tokyo Kantoh 1956[8]
Obihiro Cowboys Obihiro Hokkaido Hokkaido
Rikkyo St. Paul's Rushers Toshima Tokyo Kantoh 1934[9]
Sapporo Cubs Sapporo Hokkaido Hokkaido
Sapporo Gakuin Crimson Knights Ebetsu Hokkaido Hokkaido 1978[10]
Sendai Silver Falcons Sendai Miyagi Tohoku
Senshu Green Machine Chiyoda Tokyo Kantoh (Big 8)
Tohoku Hornets Sendai Miyagi Tohoku
Tohoku Gakuin Kayaks Sendai Miyagi Tohoku
Waseda Big Bears Shinjuku Tokyo Kantoh 1934[11]

West (西日本)

The leagues comprising the West are:

Team Nickname City Prefecture League First
Played
Doshisha Wild Rovers Kyoto Kyoto Kansai
Ehime Bombers Matsuyama Ehime Chushikoku 1976[12]
Fukuoka Black Knights Fukuoka Fukuoka Kyushu
Hiroshima Racoons Hiroshima Hiroshima Chushikoku 1977[12]
Kansai Kaisers Suita Osaka Kansai
Kobe Ravens Kobe Hyōgo Kansai
Konan Red Gang Kobe Hyōgo Kansai
Kurume Mean Fighters Kurume Fukuoka Kyushu
Kwansei Gakuin Fighters Nishinomiya Hyōgo Kansai
Kyoto Gangsters Kyoto Kyoto Kansai
Kyushu Palookas Fukuoka Fukuoka Kyushu
Ritsumeikan Panthers Kyoto Kyoto Kansai 1953
Ryukoku Seahorse Kyoto Kyoto Kansai
Ryukyus Stingrays Nishihara Okinawa Kyushu
Seinan Gakuin Green Dolphins Fukuoka Fukuoka Kyushu 1973
Shimane Warriors Matsue Shimane Chushikoku 1982[12]
UTEF Lions Munakata Fukuoka Kyushu
Yamaguchi Gamblers Yamaguchi Yamaguchi Chushikoku 1980[12]
Kindai Devils Higashiōsaka Osaka Kansai
Kōchi Marine Corps Kōchi Kōchi Chushikoku 1977[12]
Matsuyama Blue Arrows Matsuyama Ehime Chushikoku 1978[12]
Momoyama Gakuin Thundering Legion Lions Izumi Osaka Kansai
Prefectural University of Hiroshima Knights Shōbara Hiroshima Chushikoku 1989[12]

References
  1. "国内アメフト". NFL Japan. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  2. "The Racoons". Chuo Racoons football. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  3. "1974年創部 BigGreenの歴史". 北海道大学アメリカンフットボール部. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  4. "Iwate Bisons football". Iwate Bisons football. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  5. "History of the Unicorns". Keio Unicorns football. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  6. "伝統の技を駆使したスピードフットボール". Meiji Griffins football. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  7. "日本大学保健体育審議会アメリカンフットボール部PHOENIX". Meiji Griffins football. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  8. "Team Info". NSSU football. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  9. "History of Rushers". St. Paul's Rushers football. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  10. "Team Profile". Sapporo Gakuin Crimson Knights football. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  11. "WEAREBIGBEARS". Waseda Big Bears football. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  12. "Chushikoku Leagues". Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

See also
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