The following a list of American football games that United States Armed Forces servicemen played in Europe during World War II. Games are listed in chronological order. Most games took place in the United Kingdom.
| Date | Location | Winning team | Losing team | Final score | Attendance | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 21, 1942 |  Larne, Northern Ireland
|
Yarvard | Hale | 9–7 | 10,000 | Held at Ravenhill Stadium, the team names were parodies of the college football schools Harvard and Yale. Ticket sales went to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast and SSAFA. |
| November 21, 1942 | Belfast, Northern Ireland
|
Yarvard | Tech | 14–0 | Much of Tech's roster were players from Hale. Held at Sandy Bay Playing Fields, ticket sales went to the Red Cross. | |
| May 8, 1943 | London, England
|
Crimson Tide Artillerymen | Fighting Irish Engineers | 19–6 | 25,000 | |
| January 1, 1944 | Newry, Northern Ireland
|
Navy Galloping Gaels | Army Wolverines | 0–0 | 2,500 | Known as the Potato Bowl. |
| February 13, 1944 | London, England
|
Canada | United States | 16–6 | 30,000 | Known as Tea Bowl I. |
| March 19, 1944 | London, England
|
United States | Canada | 18–0 | 50,000 | Known as Coffee Bowl I. |
| November 12, 1944 | London, England
|
Army G.I.s | Navy Bluejackets | 20–0 | ~40,000 | Known as the G.I. Bowl. |
| November 23, 1944 | Nottingham, England
|
Troop Carrier Command Berger's Bouncers | Henley's Hurricanes | 6–0 | 25,000 | |
| November 26, 1944 |  Maastricht
|
29th Tactical Air Force Maroon Wave | 9th Air Force Thunderbirds | 3–0 | ? | |
| December 19, 1944 |  Paris
|
9th Air Force | 1st General Hospital | 6–0 | 20,000 | Known as the Parc des Princes Bowl. |
| December 30, 1944 | Leeds, England
|
Air Services Command Bearcats | Troop Carrier Command Berger's Bouncers | 12–6 | 40,000 | |
| December 31, 1944 | London, England
|
Air Services Command Warriors | 8th Air Force Shuttle Raiders | 13–0 | 12,000 | Known as Tea Bowl II. |
| January 1, 1945 | Belfast, Northern Ireland
|
Navy | Army | 0–0 | ? | Known as the Potato Bowl. |
| January 1, 1945 | Marseille
|
Railway Shop Battalion Unit | Army All-Stars | 37–0 | 18,000 | Known as the Riviera Bowl. |
| January 1, 1945 |  Florence
|
5th Army | 12th Air Force | 20–4 | ? | Known as the Spaghetti Bowl. |
| January 1, 1945 | London, England
|
Army Air Base Bonecrushers | Army Airway Rams | 6–0 | 1,200 | Known as Coffee Bowl II. |
See also
References
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