Some Hughes Bowl Minutiae

Leading up to Hughes Bowl 42 featuring the Bombers and Blizzard I present some Hughes Bowl tidbits I gleaned from our record book. First up are scores from past title games played by this year's participants:

Bombers

• 1992 Bombers (as Banditos) 27 Heroes 3
• 2001 Holes 31 Bombers 25
• 2003 Bombers 47 Giants 38
• 2007 Bombers 86 Giants 81
• 2013 Bombers 114 Blizzard 57
• 2014 Blizzard 122 Bombers 98

Six games played, 4 wins, 2 losses. Qualified as Wild Card in 1992 and 2003. Qualified as Division Champs with a bye in '01 and '13. Qualified as Division Champs without a bye in '07 and '14.

Blizzard

• 1985 Blizzard 40 Attica 32
• 1991 Nats 26 Blizzard 22
• 1994 Heroes 47 Blizzard 22
• 1998 Blizzard 34 Strawmenn 22
• 2011 Holes 88 Blizzard 80
• 2013 Bombers 114 Blizzard 57
• 2014 Blizzard 122 Bombers 98
• 2016 Holes 116 Blizzard 89

Eight games played, 3 wins, 5 losses. Qualified as a Wild Card in '85* and '98. Qualified as Division Champs with a bye in '91, '94, '13, and '14. Qualified as Division Champs without a bye in '11 and '16.

*=qualified as Division Runner-up.

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This is the sixth postseason matchup between the Bliz and Bombers. In addition to splitting their two Hughes Bowl showdowns (2013 and 2014) they have played each other in three semifinal contests. All three games (1991, 2011, and 2016) were won by the Blizzard. They have never faced each other in the Wild Card round.

Blizzard-Bombers Postseason results with the top scorer from the winning team:

• 1991 Semifinals... Blizzard 46  Bombers 30   Jim Kelly 18 pts
• 2011 Semifinals... Blizzard 91  Bombers 76   Tom Brady 30 pts
• 2013 Hughes Bowl... Bombers 114  Blizzard 57   Eric Decker 25 pts
• 2014 Hughes Bowl... Blizzard 122  Bombers 98   CJ Anderson 27 pts
• 2016 Semifinals... Blizzard 91  Bombers 76   Matt Ryan 22 pts

Random stuff indicative of nothing... Paz joined the league in 1983 and was playing in the Hughes Bowl two seasons later (he won it)...Bobby began in 1981, played three seasons and then shared a franchise with Sam off and on over the next four years. He returned full time with his own team in 1988 and was in (and winning) the Hughes Bowl four years later (1992)... the 12 years between the Bliz' '98 and '11 Hughes Bowls is the longest title shot drought for either team. The Bombers went nine years after their first HB (1992) until their second (2001). 

This year marks Bobby's 15th postseason appearance. In 28 games (including this year) he is 18-10 and 4-2 in Hughes Bowls. His .643 winning percentage ranks first among all owners with at least ten postseason games. Paz has returned to the playoffs for the 19th time and his wins the past two weeks push him over .500 to 17-15. He is hoping to become the fifth owner to win a fourth Hughes Bowl. He is 3-5 in his 8 title games. His win this past week is his ninth semifinal victory (he is 9-5) and that ties him for second place in that category with Rick, one behind the Nats (Steve and Dan share that team's history/records).

That's all for now. Hopefully, this is a fun Hughes Bowl. 

These shows are dopey but Andreas Kümmert is incredible. 

 

And so is my little beauty!