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College Regionals
Baylor University
Photos/Results
Sept 10th,2002
A NEW BRAND OF FOOTBALL:
“NFL COLLEGE FLAG FOOTBALL” KICKS
OFF
ON 32 COLLEGE CAMPUSES
NFL, Sony PlayStation, Edge/Pro Gel,
AT&T,
Reebok-Finish Line & The National
Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Announce Program
On college
campuses and in the NFL, September is synonymous with the kickoff of
the football season…and for college students that also means the
start of intramural football. This year, on 32 college campuses, a
new brand of football – “NFL College Flag Football” – will debut,
the NFL announced today.
A joint venture
between the NFL and the National Intramural-Recreational Sports
Association (N.I.R.S.A), NFL College Flag Football will work with
each college’s intramural program. A majority of the 32
participating schools are located in or in close proximity to NFL
team markets and range in size from small colleges to large state
universities. The NFL will provide each school with footballs and
other equipment needed to run the leagues.
Students
participating in NFL College Flag Football will receive an official
NFL gift bag with merchandise from the NFL and NFL College Flag
Football sponsors Sony PlayStation, AT&T, Edge/Pro Gel and
Reebok-Finish Line.
The College
Flag season kicks off in mid-September and runs from six-to-eight
weeks. More than 50,000 students will take part in NFL College Flag
Football, which will include male, female, and co-ed divisions. At
the end of the intramural season, there will be a championship event
at each school featuring NFL and sponsor involvement. Clear Channel
Radio affiliates will broadcast from the championships locally. NFL
Films will cover selected championship events. The NFL hired CMI, a
division of Clear Channel Entertainment, to implement and execute
the program on college campuses.
Two college
teams will win a trip to San Diego to participate in a Super Bowl
NFL College Flag Football Exhibition at the NFL Experience. Those
squads will also be featured on “NFL Under the Helmet” Super Bowl
edition on FOX.
On each campus,
500,000 NFL sponsor-branded web decoder cards will be distributed.
Each decoder card features a code which must be activated on NFL.com/CollegeFlag.
The card will be used in a season-long promotion on ABC’s NFL
Monday Night Football and gives students a 10 percent discount
on merchandise purchased on NFLShop.com. Following the MNF game,
students will log on to NFL.com and will be asked a trivia question
relating to the game. Students answering correctly can redeem the
decoder for chance to win NFL and sponsor prizes each week. A
grand prize will send two fans to Hawaii for the 2003 AFC-NFC Pro
Bowl.
Following are
the 32 schools participating in NFL College Flag Football:
Alabama, University of
Arizona, University of
Barry University
Boston University
California, University Of (Davis)
California State University, Northridge
Connecticut, University Of
Cornell University
George Washington University
Georgia State University
Hofstra University
Illinois, University Of (Urbana/Champaign)
Marquette University
McDaniel College (Formerly Western Maryland)
Minnesota, University of
North Carolina, University Of (Charlotte)
North Texas, University Of
Northern Colorado, University Of
Ohio University (Athens)
Purdue University (West Lafayette)
Robert Morris University
Rutgers University
Saint Cloud State University
Saint Joseph's University
San Jose State University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Southern Mississippi, University of
Tennessee, University of
Texas, University Of (HSC Houston)
Toledo, University of
Vanderbilt University
Western Michigan
A
NIRSA Endorsed/Sponsored National Flag Football Tournament will not
be held this year.
Ohio
State University
October 18-20, 2002
Columbus, Ohio
Contact: Cory Taylor
(614) 247-6191
taylor.634@osu.edu
University of Florida
October 25-27, 2002
Gainesville, Florida
Contact: Patrick Bailey
(352) 846-1081 x229
pbailey@hhp.ufl.edu
Cornell University
November 8-10, 2002
Ithaca, New York
Contact: Kurt Klier
(607) 255-9592
kdk25@cornell.edu
University of Alabama
November 15-17, 2002
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Contact: Ken Dunlap
(205) 348-3906
kdunlap@sa.ua.edu
Arizona State University
November 15-17, 2002
Tempe, Arizona
Contact: Chad Ellsworth
(480) 965-5835
chad.ellsworth@asu.edu
University of North Carolina-Wilmington
November 15-17, 2002
Wilmington, North Carolina
Contact: Tim McNeilly
(910) 962-7443
mcneillyt@uncw.edu
University of Maryland
November 22-24, 2002
College Park, Maryland
Contact: Katie Helms
(301) 226-5500
kh151@umail.umd.edu
ACIC
Flag Football Regional & National Championships. All of these
tournaments are a part of the American Collegiate Intramural
Championships (ACICÔ).
In addition to the tournaments below, 200 campuses will also have
their 2002 intramural flag football leagues sponsored as part of the
ACIC program.
2002 ACIC Flag Football Regional Tournaments
(NOTE: The top two teams in men’s, women’s, & co-rec divisions at
each of the following tournaments receive travel stipend and free
entry into ACIC Flag Football National Championships at the
University of New Orleans.)
November 8 - 10, 2002
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL
Michael Bond
(850) 474-2486
mbond@uwf.edu
www.uwf.edu/recreation/flag_football.htm
November 15 - 17, 2002
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Mark Williams
(270) 745-6541
mark.williams@wku.edu
www.wku/dept/support/stuaffairs/intram
November 22 - 24, 2002
Baylor University
Waco, TX
Kevin Engelbrecht
(254) 710-6632
kevin_engelbrecht@baylor.edu
www.baylor.edu/~rec-sports/
November 22 - 24, 2002
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Mark Powell
(402) 472-4772
mpowell@unlnotes01.unl.edu
www.unl.edu/crec
2002
ACIC Flag Football National Championships
December 27-31, 2002
University of New Orleans
New
Orleans, LA
Margaret Royerre
(504) 280-6357
June 27,2002
Corvails,OR- NIRSA Solicits Bids for Nationals.
After a
bitter battle with the current Sports Marketing agency,Campus
concepts, it appears that NIRSA will split away from the traditional
College nationals held in New Orleans just after Christmas. NIRSA is
currently soliciting bids to host eight regionals and and one
national tournament for 2002.Campus Concepts currently has the
contract to host the nationals Dec 27-21st in New Orleans,LA
June
19th,2002
Corvails, OR-College Nationals
NIRSA considers another National Tournament! There may be two
College National championships this year, as NIRSA is considering
severing all ties with the current marketing agency, Campus
Concepts. NIRSA( National Intramural & Recreational Sports
Association) is in a bitter battle with Campus concepts over monies
owed from the year 2000. NIRSA did not endorse last years College
Nationals held at the University of New Orleans due to its
disagreement with Campus Concepts. NIRSA is meeting with its
executive board this week to discuss the possibilities of conducting
another College National tournament in early January
12/31/01
College Nationals
New Orleans,LA -
The largest 7Man no contact flag football tournament of the year took place in the big
easy as an amazing 130 teams competed at the 2001 College Nationals held at
the University of New Orleans from Dec. 27-31.
The 2001 tournament drew 57 teams from
the Men's division, 27 Women's teams, 22 Co-Rec teams, 18 teams from the Men's Open
division, 3 teams from the Women’s Open division and 3 teams CoRec Open division.
Both the Women and CoRec open are newly added divisions. Last years event had 127 teams.
The 7Man Screen game is played on
a 40 x 80 yard field with a one yard rush. Players are allowed to stand in front of
defenders (screen, basketball picks) but are not allowed to have contact with them. There
are two 24 minute half’s with the clock running continuous until the last two
minutes, where the clock stops on in completions, out of bounds, change of possession, and
scores. Teams are placed in pools of three teams, were they play tow games and the top two
advance to single elimination playoffs.
In the Men’s
Collegiate division #1 Ranked Shut’ em
Down won the championship for the first time
by defeating #3 Florida A & M’s Black
Magic 32-22. Shutem down was led by QB Troy Moore who was earlier selected to play for
TEAM USA at this years World Cup in
Miami, FL slated for Feb 20/21. Shut’em
down had an impressive year by winning the College Nationals and the World Cup qualifier
in Tampa this past October. Their next
quest will be at the World Cup open tournament in February where they will test there
skills against teams from all over the World.
In the Women’s
collegiate division, #1 ranked Aquilas Blancas of
Mexico City, Mexico claimed their 5th Consecutive
national championship by defeating an exhausted #16 Samford 38-0. Samford played the
entire tournament with only 7players. Thier two previous playoff games came down to the
final play as they defeated N. Georgia in the quarter finals
21-20 in Overtime and in the semifinals they beat Georgia Southern 13-7 on a
80 yard TD bomb in the closing seconds. The Aquilas blancas toughest challenge came from
Dream Team of Southern in the semi-finals as they won 18-6. In the first round of the
playoffs for the Aguilas Blancas, a potential World Cup match up, Fly De lys of
Montréal, Canada held the Mexicans scoreless in the
first half. The Canadians kept the game close but were not able to score against the tough
Mexican defense as they lost 20-0. The
Mexicans defense only gave up 12 points in 6 games.
The Mexicans were earlier reported as not attending the tournament, but they aquired there
visas in time to compete in the event.
In the CoRec division,
Florida beat WYP of LA Monroe 32-15 for
its first title.
Florida thumped Our Lady of the Lake in the semis 48-9 and thrashed the
All Stars of USM 33-10 in the quarter finals.WYP defeated
new comer Central
Michigan 15-2 in the
semis.
In the Men’s
Open division, #2 Hitmen won their second consecutive title by easily defeating their
opponents. All games were won by the mercy rule (18 points or more in the final 2 minutes)
The Hitmen thumped LA Independent in the championship 28-6. The Hitmen were led by Team USA players Darryn Melerine and Rob
Sloane. The Hitmen are winners of the World Cup qualifier in Dallas this past september
and will be looking to take on the #1 Ranked team in the World, Cardio Energy of Montreal
Canada at the World Cup open tournament in Feb.
In the Women’s
open, the Aquilas Blancas of Mexico combined with some Americans to win the title. The
Mexicans narrowly defeated home town team Ice3 24-13. Ice3 put up a good challenge but
came up short in the first championship for women’s open at college nationals. In the
Corec open, the Pack Attack defeated Ikonz of Atlanta 35-6.
NIRSA does not endorse College Nationals!!
NIRSA(National Intramural Recreational Sports Association)
has withdrawn its endorsement of the College Nationals. NIRSA is currently in a bitter
dispute with the events sports marketing company, Campus Concepts.
NIRSA states that Campus Concepts has Historically
poor service quality and fulfillment issues . NIRSA also claims Campus Concepts owes them
money. Campus Concepts was only involved with the Nationals and only one regional(Nebraska) this past season.
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