2016 Ritsumeikan Panthers football team

2016 Ritsumeikan Panthers football

Conference	Kansai Collegiate American Football League
Division	Division 1
2016 record	1-0 (1-0 Kansai)
Head coach	Akira Yonekura
Co-offensive coordinator	Akira Yonekura
Defensive coordinator	Yuji Ikegami
Home stadium	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium

2016 Kansai Collegiate American Football League Division 1 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Ritsumeikan		3	–	0		3	–	0
Kwansei Gakuin		3	–	0		3	–	0
Kansai		3	–	0		3	–	0
Ryukoku		1	–	2		1	–	2
Konan		1	–	2		1	–	2
Kyoto		1	–	2		1	–	2
Doshisha		0	–	3		0	–	3
Kobe		0	–	3		0	–	3

As of October 3, 2016;

The 2016 Ritsumeikan Panthers football team represents Ritsumeikan University in the Kansai Collegiate American Football League during the 2016 season. Ritsumeikan plays their home games at Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium in Kyoto, Japan.^[1]

Before the Season

Previous season

Main article: 2015 Ritsumeikan Panthers football team

Schedule

Preseason

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	Result
April 29	2:30 PM	Doshisha*	Nagahama Dome • Shiga Prefecture	W 30-7
May 8	1:30 PM	at Waseda*	Amino Vital Field •	W 17-9
May 15	2:00 PM	at Kyoto*	Kyoto University Faculty of Agriculture Ground • Kyoto	W 27-6
May 22	11:00 AM	Tokai*	Quince Stadium •	W 35-7
May 29	12:30 PM	Ryukoku*	BKC Greenfield •	W 27-6
June 5	2:00 PM	at Panasonic Impulse*	Prince Stadium •	L 14-40
June 12	4:00 PM	Meijo*	BKC Greenfield •	W 26-20
June 19	4:00 PM	Nagoya*	BKC Greenfield •	W 33-7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Japan Standard Time.

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	Result
August 26	7:00 PM	Konan	Expo Flash Field • Suita, Osaka	W 49-3
September 10	3:00 PM	at Doshisha	Kyocera Dome • Nishi-ku, Osaka	W 41-13
September 24	3:00 PM	Kobe	Expo Flash Field • Suita, Osaka	W 66-0
October 8	6:00 PM	Ryukoku	Expo Flash Field • Suita, Osaka	W 48-0
October 22	3:00 PM	at Kyoto	Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium • Kyoto
November 5	1:00 PM	at Kansai	Nagai Stadium • Osaka
November 20	2:30 PM	at Kwansei Gakuin	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium • Osaka
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Japan Standard Time.

References

↑ "Ritsumekian 2016 Schedule". Ritsumeikan Panthers football. Retrieved April 1, 2016.

External links

Official website

Ritsumeikan Panthers football

Venues	Expo Flash Field Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium Nagai Stadium

People	Masafumi Kawaguchi Noriaki Kinoshita

Seasons	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

College National championship seasons in bold

Kansai Collegiate American Football League

Division 1	Doshisha Wild Rover Kansai Kaisers Kobe Ravens Konan Red Gang Kwansei Gakuin Fighters Kyoto Gangsters Ritsumeikan Panthers Ryukoku Seahorse

Division 2 (A Block)	Hyogo Trail Blazers Osaka Gakuin Phoenix Osaka Kyoiku Dragons Osaka Sangyo Lions Otemon Gakuin Soldiers

Division 2 (B Block)	Kindai Devils Kobe Gakuin Navy Seals Kyoto Sangyo Sagittarius Momoyama Gakuin Thundering Legion Lions Osaka Prefecture Shrikes Osaka Tridents Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences Spartans

Division 3 (A Block)	Bukkyo Hawks KIT Cougars Kyoto Prefectural Wyverns Shiga Gladiators Tottori Rakers University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences Voyagers

Division 3 (B Block)	OIT Rowdies Okayama Badgers Osaka City Golden Cedars OUE Bombers Tenri Crushing Orcs Wakayama Blind Sharks

Division 3 (C Block)	Kansai Gaidai Lynx Kyoto University of Education Grampus Kyoto Gakuen Dare Devils Kyoto Pharmaceutical Scarlet Knights Setsunan Blue Crush

Division 3 (D Block)	Hannan Fighting Bears Kibi International Fortifiers OECU Black Angels Osaka Arts Vipers Tokushima Pirates

Division 3 (E Block)	Hyogo College of Medicine Siegfried KUFS Fightin` Bulldogs Ōtani Bandits Tezukayama Bisons

Division 3 (F Block)	Kobe International Crimson Knights Kyoto Seika Gawks Okayama University of Science Gators Osaka University of Economics and Law Blue Thunders OUC Steelers

Independents	Himeji Dokkyo Wild Boars Osaka International Maverick

Bowls	Koshien Bowl Rice Bowl Tokyo Bowl

See also	Legacy Bowl X-League

Seasons	1941 1942 Did not play 1943-1945 because of World War II 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Collegiate American Football in Japan

East Japan - 東日本	Kanto Hokkaido Tohoku

West Japan - 西日本	Chushikoku Hokuriku Kansai Kyūshū Tokai

Bowl games	Azuma American Atom Christmas Heiwadai Ivy Japan Japan X Koshien Legacy Mirage Pearl Pine Rice Tokyo

People	Masafumi Kawaguchi Joe Roth Paul Rusch David Stant

Seasons	2015 2016

Major Venues	National Olympic Stadium Sapporo Dome Tomahawks Field Tokyo Dome Yokohama Stadium Yurtec Stadium Sendai

See also	American football in Japan Eyeshield 21 IFAF Asia JAFA Japan national American football team List of Japanese collegiate American football programs Paul Rusch Cup X-League

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