Panasonic Impulse
| Established | 1974 |
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| Based in | Kadoma, Osaka |
| Head coach | Tadashi Araki |
| General manager | Tetsuro Shikata |
| League | X-League |
| Division | West |
| Colours | Panasonic Blue, Black and Yellow [1] |
| Japan X Bowl titles | 7 (1990, 1994-95, 2004, 2007-08, 2015) |
| Division titles | 10 (2004-07, 2009-13, 2015) |
| Website | http://panasonic.co.jp/es/go-go-impulse/ |
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The Panasonic Impulse are an American football team located in the Kadoma, Osaka,Japan. They are a member of the X-League.
Team History
- 1974 Team Founded. Team known as the Matsushita Electric Works Impulse
- 1995 Won first Tokyo Super Bowl title. Also won first Rice Bowl National Championship.
- 2004 Team celebrates 30th anniversary of founding. Won 2nd Rice Bowl National Championship.
- 2008 Team name changed to Panasonic Electric Works Impulse. Won 3rd Rice Bowl National Championship.
- 2011 Team name changed to Panasonic Impulse.
- 2015 Won 7th Japan X Bowl title and 4th Rice Bowl National Championship.
Seasons
| X-League Champions (1987–present) | Division Champions | Final Stage/Semifinals Berth | Wild Card /First Stage Berth |
| Season | Division | Regular Season | Post Season Results | Awards | Head coaches | |||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||
| 2012 | West | 1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | Won 2nd stage match (at IBM) 34-17 Lost 2nd stage match (Nojima Sagamihara) 27-28 |
Ryohei Imanishi (MVP) | Tadashi Araki |
| 2013 | West | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | Won 2nd stage match (at IBM) 55-24 Lost 2nd stage match (Kashima) 45-47 Lost Final stage match (at Fujitsu) 13-28 |
Tetsuo Takata (MVP) David Motu (ROY) |
Tadashi Araki |
| 2014 | West | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | Won 2nd stage match (at Asahi Beer) 65-3 Lost 2nd stage match (Fujitsu) 24-48 |
Tadashi Araki | |
| 2015 | West | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | Won 2nd stage match (at Asahi Beer) 38-14 Won 2nd stage match (Nojima) 36-0 Won Final stage match (Nojima) 45-17 Won Japan X Bowl XXIX (at Fujitsu) 24-21 Won 69th Rice Bowl National Championship game (Ritsumeikan) 22-19 |
Tetsuo Takata (MVP) | Tadashi Araki |
| Total | (1997–2015, includes only regular season) | |||||||
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Current Import Players
| Jersey # | Name | Position | Years with the team | Alma Mater |
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| #10 | Emory Polley | CB | 2015-present | Brown University |
| #21 | Carlton Jones | DE | 2015-present | Alabama State University |
| #24 | Benjamin Dupree | RB | 2015-present | The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina |
| #65 | Edmond Davis | C | 2015-present | Alabama State University |
Former Import Players
| Name | Position | Years with the team | Alma Mater |
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| Matthew Oh | LB | 2014 | Dartmouth University |
References
- ↑ "X-League profile, Panasonic Impulse". April 17, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
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