Warwick Wolves

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Warwick Wolves

Logo

Entered BCAFL

1989-1990

Team Colors

Red & Black

Universities

University of Warwick

Home Field

Westwood Sports Centre, University of Warwick

Division

Southern Conference-Central Division

Record

49-77-8

Playoff Record

0-3-0

Playoff Appearances (3)
1990, 1991, 2004

Division Championships (1)
1990

Conference Championships (0)
n/a

BCAFL Championships (0)
n/a

The Warwick Wolves are a member of the British Collegiate American Football League (BCAFL)'s Southern Conference-Central Division. The Warwick Wolves, despite being one of the Southern Conference's longtime members, have only enjoyed five winning seasons of a possible seventeen and only three trips to the playoffs.

[edit] History

The Warwick Wolves were founded in 1988, and the following year they joined BCAFL. With the help of head coach Graham Huber and several experienced players, the team went 7-0-1 and earned a position in the playoffs. Warwick's form had been so good throughout the season, that they quickly became favourites to win the Championship that season.

However the year ended with a 16-14 loss in the semi-final to the eventual College Bowl IV champions, the Teesside Demons. In their second season, the Wolves again made the playoffs, with a 5-1-2 record. Warwick lost in the first round to Leicester, finding themselves unable to handle Leicester's newly-installed "Run'n'Shoot" offence.

For five seasons following the 1990/1 season, a lack of consistent offense plagued the team and prevented it from being a winner. Through much of that period, however, the Wolves featured two of the best players in the League: two-way lineman Andy Starling, who was twice named national lineman of the year, and three-time Great Britain Bulldogs linebacker Jake Box. At the end of the 1995-96 season, the Wolves' first 'Old Boy Game' was played, with 30 former Warwick players participating. In 1996-97, under new coach Graham Corner, the Wolves recorded their first winning season in six years.

Lean times followed until the 2003-2004 season when under Coach Lawrence "Andy" Cap, the Wolves reached the playoffs for the first time in over ten years. The record of 6 wins and only 2 losses (both to local rivals Birmingham) was the Wolves best season since their formation year. The campaign was ended in the conference semi-final away at Southampton.

2004-2005 was transitional season for the Wolves, having lost a number of players to graduation at the end of the previous season. The record of 4 wins and 4 losses was disappointing but this was countered by the individual success of a number of players in representing both the southern All Star team, and subsequently the Great Britain Bulldogs.

The 2005 - 2006 season has seen the Wolves undertake a complete re-branding exercise. Primarily this has seen the development of a new logo.