Coventry Jets
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| Year Formed | 2003 |
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| Team Colours | Blue and White |
| Home Field | Butts Park Arena, Coventry |
| Conference Alignment | BAFL Division 1a, North |
| President | None |
| General Manager | Peter Evans |
| Head Coach | Gerry McManus |
| Regular Season Record | 20-8-0 |
| Playoff Record | 5-0-0 |
| Overall Record | 25-8-0 |
| Playoff Appearances (2) 2005, 2006 |
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| Conference Championships (2) 2005, 2006 |
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| Divisional Championships (2) 2005, 2006 |
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| League Championships (0) | |
The Coventry Jets are an American Football Team based in Coventry, UK.
They currently play in the Northern Conference in Division 1a of the BAFL but have won promotion to BAFL Premier for the 2007 season.
Their home games are played at the Butts Park Arena in Coventry, which is home to the Coventry Rugby Club.
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[edit] History
Though there have been other American Football teams in Coventry in the past the current team started as the Coventry Jaguars in 2003.
They entered the then British Senior League in 2004 into Division 2 South-West as a team of mainly rookies. Though the Jags finished the season without a win they were only shutout once and there were promising signs for the future.
During the offseason the Jags rebranded as the Jets which had NOTHING TO DO WITH JAGUAR CAR PLANT it was purely a rebrand as the club has never had an association with Jaguar/Ford.
In 2005 the Jets signed many new players. The team won every match and won the Division 2 playoffs in a thrilling final against the Kent Exiles. Tony Perkins scored the winning touchdown with a kickoff return minutes from the end. The only points conceded during the regular season were in the final game.
2006 was another brilliant season for the Jets. They again didn't lose a game all season and won the playoffs and promotion to the top tier of British American Football. Along the way they beat every team placed before them, including the Birmingham Bulls. The Jets are the first team from a lower division to beat all four opponents from the Division above them. The Jets have scored more points and conceded less than any other team in the league.
[edit] Record
| Season | W | L | T | Scored | Conceded | Conference | Finish | Playoffs | Notes |
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| 2004 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 90 | 264 | Division 2, South-West | 6th | - | - |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 610 | 7 | Division 2, Central | 1st | Won Final 30-26 v Kent Exiles |
Promotion to Division 1a |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 418 | 21 | Division 1a, North | 1st | Won Final 52-20 v Bristol Aztecs |
Promotion to BAFL Premier |
[edit] Stats
The Streak...(the longest active winning streak in the BAFL, standing at 25 domestic games)
2006 Season:
Game 12: vs Bristol Aztecs, at DVS, won 52-20 Game 11: vs Kent Exiles, won 63-18 Game 10: vs Nottingham Caesars, conceded, won 1-0 Game 9: vs Staffordshire Surge, won 79-0 Game 8: at Nottingham Caesars, conceded, won 1-0 Game 7: at Doncaster Mustangs won 47-0 Game 6: vs Yorkshire Rams, won 48-0 Game 5: vs Gateshead Senators, won 54-15 Game 4: at East Kilbride Pirates, won 67-6 Game 3: at Yorkshire Rams, won 55-0 Game 2: vs Birmingham Bulls, won 27-0 Game 1: at Staffordshire Surge, won 39-0
2005 Season:
Game 13: vs Kent Exiles at DVS, won 30-26 Game 12: vs West Coast Trojans, won 55-6 Game 11: vs Dundee Hurricanes, won 35-0 Game 10: vs Norwich Devils, won 64-7 Game 9: vs Manchester Titans, won 67-0 Game 8: vs East Midlands Saxons, won 57-0 Game 7: at Merseyside Nighthawks, won 75-0 Game 6: at Manchester Titans, won 61-0 Game 5: at East Midlands Saxons, won 67-0 Game 4: vs Merseyside Nighthawks, won 67-0 Game 3: at Manchester Titans, won 48-0 Game 2: vs Merseyside Nighthawks, won 45-0( Game Abandoned H/T) Game 1: at East Midlands Saxons, won 57-0
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