| First Stage East | | |
| Week 1 |
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| 8/29 | Fujitsu Frontiers | Meiji Yasuda Penta-Ocean Pirates | 76-7 |
| 9/5 | Obic Seagulls | Tōkyō MPD Eagles | 59-3 |
| 9/6 | Nojima Sagamihara Rise | All Mitsubishi Lions | 28-7 |
| Week 2 |
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| 9/12 | Fujitsu Frontiers | Tōkyō MPD Eagles | 98-7 |
| 9/13 | Obic Seagulls | Nojima Sagamihara Rise | ot 17-20 |
| 9/14 | All Mitsubishi Lions | Meiji Yasuda Penta-Ocean Pirates | 45-6 |
| Week 3 |
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| 9/22 | Fujitsu Frontiers | All Mitsubishi Lions | 69-10 |
| 9/25 | Nojima Sagamihara Rise | Tōkyō MPD Eagles | 45-3 |
| 9/27 | Obic Seagulls | Meiji Yasuda Penta-Ocean Pirates | 68-2 |
| Week 4 |
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| 10/3 | Fujitsu Frontiers | Nojima Sagamihara Rise | 37-10 |
| 10/3 | Meiji Yasuda Penta-Ocean Pirates | Tōkyō MPD Eagles | 24-0 |
| 10/4 | Obic Seagulls | All Mitsubishi Lions | 53-9 |
| Week 5 |
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| 10/17 | All Mitsubishi Lions | Tōkyō MPD Eagles | 40-7 |
| 10/17 | Fujitsu Frontiers | Obic Seagulls | 41-7 |
| 10/17 | Nojima Sagamihara Rise | Meiji Yasuda Penta-Ocean Pirates | 16-3 |
| Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Fujitsu Frontiers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 41 | 10 |
| Nojima Sagamihara Rise | 4 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 67 | 8 |
| Obic Seagulls | 3 | 2 | 0 | 204 | 75 | 6 |
| All Mitsubishi Lions | 2 | 3 | 0 | 111 | 163 | 4 |
| Meiji Yasuda Penta-Ocean Pirates | 1 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 205 | 2 |
| Tōkyō MPD Eagles | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 266 | 0 |
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| First Stage Central | | |
| Week 1 |
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| 8/30 | Tōkyō Gas Creators | Bulls Football Club | 17-27 |
| 8/30 | LIXIL Deers | Asahi Beer Silver Star | 24-31 |
| 9/5 | IBM BigBlue | Hurricanes | 117-0 |
| Week 2 |
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| 9/12 | IBM BigBlue | Bulls Football Club | 72-0 |
| 9/13 | LIXIL Deers | Hurricanes | 110-3 |
| 9/13 | Asahi Beer Silver Star | Tōkyō Gas Creators | 70-7 |
| Week 3 |
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| 9/21 | Asahi Beer Silver Star | Hurricanes | 65-0 |
| 9/21 | IBM BigBlue | Tōkyō Gas Creators | 42-0 |
| 9/21 | LIXIL Deers | Bulls Football Club | 31-0 |
| Week 4 |
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| 10/3 | Bulls Football Club | Hurricanes | 41-19 |
| 10/3 | LIXIL Deers | Tōkyō Gas Creators | 40-6 |
| 10/4 | IBM BigBlue | Asahi Beer Silver Star | 35-18 |
| Week 5 |
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| 10/18 | Tōkyō Gas Creators | Hurricanes | 49-16 |
| 10/18 | LIXIL Deers | IBM BigBlue | 33-25 |
| 10/18 | Asahi Beer Silver Star | Bulls Football Club | 71-10 |
| Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|
| IBM BigBlue | 4 | 1 | 0 | 291 | 51 | 8 |
| LIXIL Deers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 238 | 65 | 8 |
| Asahi Beer Silver Star | 4 | 1 | 0 | 255 | 76 | 8 |
| Bulls Football Club | 2 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 210 | 4 |
| Tōkyō Gas Creators | 1 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 195 | 2 |
| Hurricanes | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 382 | 0 |
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| First Stage West | | |
| Week 1 |
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| 8/29 | Elecom Kōbe Finies | As One Black Eagles | 20-0 |
| 8/29 | Panasonic Impulse | Fuji Xerox J-Stars | 90-0 |
| 8/30 | Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers | Nagoya Cyclones | 44-0 |
| Week 2 |
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| 9/13 | Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers | Fuji Xerox J-Stars | 62-6 |
| 9/13 | Elecom Kōbe Finies | Nagoya Cyclones | 71-14 |
| 9/13 | Panasonic Impulse | As One Black Eagles | 50-0 |
| Week 3 |
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| 9/22 | As One Black Eagles | Nagoya Cyclones | 21-0 |
| 9/23 | Elecom Kōbe Finies | Fuji Xerox J-Stars | 83-0 |
| 9/23 | Panasonic Impulse | Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers | 14-7 |
| Week 4 |
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| 10/4 | Panasonic Impulse | Nagoya Cyclones | 69-0 |
| 10/4 | Elecom Kōbe Finies | Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers | 15-18 |
| 10/4 | As One Black Eagles | Fuji Xerox J-Stars | 52-0 |
| Week 5 |
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| 10/17 | Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers | As One Black Eagles | 24-14 |
| 10/17 | Elecom Kōbe Finies | Panasonic Impulse | 0-27 |
| 10/17 | Nagoya Cyclones | Fuji Xerox J-Stars | 14-0 |
| Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|
| Panasonic Impulse | 5 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 7 | 10 |
| Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 49 | 8 |
| Elecom Kōbe Finies | 3 | 2 | 0 | 189 | 59 | 6 |
| As One Black Eagles | 2 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 94 | 4 |
| Nagoya Cyclones | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 205 | 2 |
| Fuji Xerox J-Stars | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 301 | 0 |
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| Second Stage Super 9 | | |
| Block A | | |
| 10/31 | Asahi Beer Silver Star | Panasonic Impulse | 14-38 |
| 11/8 | Nojima Sagamihara Rise | Asahi Beer Silver Star | ot 14-7 |
| 11/15 | Panasonic Impulse | Nojima Sagamihara Rise | 36-0 |
| Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|
| Panasonic Impulse | 7 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 21 | 14 |
| Nojima Sagamihara Rise | 5 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 110 | 10 |
| Asahi Beer Silver Star | 4 | 3 | 0 | 276 | 128 | 8 |
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| Second Stage Super 9 | | |
| Block B | | |
| 10/31 | IBM BigBlue | Obic Seagulls | 26-34 |
| 11/7 | Obic Seagulls | Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers | 52-9 |
| 11/15 | Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers | IBM BigBlue | 20-37 |
| Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|
| Obic Seagulls | 5 | 2 | 0 | 290 | 110 | 10 |
| IBM BigBlue | 5 | 2 | 0 | 354 | 105 | 10 |
| Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 184 | 138 | 8 |
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| Second Stage Super 9 | | |
| Block C | | |
| 10/31 | Elecom Kōbe Finies | Fujitsu Frontiers | 7-28 |
| 11/8 | Elecom Kōbe Finies | LIXIL Deers | 8-35 |
| 11/15 | Fujitsu Frontiers | LIXIL Deers | 34-24 |
| Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|
| Fujitsu Frontiers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 72 | 14 |
| LIXIL Deers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 297 | 107 | 10 |
| Elecom Kōbe Finies | 3 | 4 | 0 | 204 | 122 | 6 |
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| Final Stage Super 9 | | |
| Semifinals | | |
| 11/29 | Fujitsu Frontiers | Obic Seagulls | 27-6 |
| 11/29 | Panasonic Impulse | Nojima Sagamihara Rise | 45-17 |
| Japan X Bowl | | |
| 12/14 | Fujitsu Frontiers | Panasonic Impulse | 21-24 |
| Rice Bowl | | |
| 1/3 | Panasonic Impulse | Ritsumeikan University Panthers | 22-19 |
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| 2nd Stage Battle 9 East | | |
| 11/1 | Bulls Football Club | Tōkyō MPD Eagles | 17-24 |
| 11/1 | All Mitsubishi Lions | Hurricanes | 70-3 |
| 11/7 | Tōkyō Gas Creators | Tōkyō MPD Eagles | 31-28 |
| 11/8 | Meiji Yasuda Penta-Ocean Pirates | Hurricanes | 27-9 |
| 11/15 | Meiji Yasuda Penta-Ocean Pirates | Tōkyō Gas Creators | 14-21 |
| 11/15 | All Mitsubishi Lions | Bulls Football Club | 52-21 |
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| 2nd Stage Battle 9 West | | |
| 10/31 | As One Black Eagles | Fuji Xerox J-Stars | 73-0 |
| 11/8 | Nagoya Cyclones | Fuji Xerox J-Stars | 10-9 |
| 11/14 | As One Black Eagles | Nagoya Cyclones | 44-0 |
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| 2nd Stage Battle 9 Final | | |
| 11/29 | All Mitsubishi Lions | As One Black Eagles | 24-21 |
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| Relegation | | |
| 12/6 | Fuji Xerox J-Stars | Sidewinders | 10-17 |
| 12/19 | Tōkyō MPD Eagles | Dentsu Caterpillars | ot 20-14 |
| 12/19 | Bullseyes Tōkyō | Fuji Xerox Minerva AFC | 21-13 |
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Impulse prevails in Rice Bowl
(January 4, 2016) - X League champions Panasonic Impulse captured their first japanese championship since 2007 and fourth overall with a 22-19 win against the Ritsumeikan University Panthers in the Rice Bowl. More than 31.000 fans at the Tokyo Dome saw a thrilling finish. Coming back from a 12-point deficit the Panthers scored 16 unanswered points and took their first lead of the game (19-15) with a 54-yard touchdown pass from QB Yuto Nishiyama to WR Seiya Inokuma with four minutes and 19 seconds left in the game. But with one minute and 31 seconds left the Impulse answered with a 55-yard pass play to recapture the lead. It was the fourth meeting of the two teams in the Rice Bowl with the Impulse winning for the third time.
Early on it was a battle of the kickers with Panasonic's Eita Saeki and Ritsumeikan's Yuki Tochio providing the only points for a 9-3 halftime lead for the Impulse. Midway through the third quarter RB Shun Yokota, who was named the game's MVP, gave the Impulse a 15-3 lead with a 1-yard touchdown run. Ritsumeikan's comeback began with a 13-yard touchdown run by RB Nanato Nishimura in the final minute of the third quarter.
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Game Report at The Japan Times Online
Game Statistics Impulse vs Panthers
(Text: Dieter Hoch / Photo: Huddle Magazine)
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Impulse knocks off Frontiers
(December 15, 2015) - Panasonic Impulse advanced to the Rice Bowl for the first time since 2008 by beating defending national champion Fujitsu Frontiers 24-21 in the Japan X Bowl on Monday. On January 3rd Impulse will face the Ritsumeikan University Panthers who won the college championship on Sunday with a 28-27 Koshien Bowl win against the Waseda University Big Bears. It will be the fourth time that the Panthers and Impulse will face each other in the Rice Bowl. Impulse won the first two meetings in the 1994 and 2004 seasons, the Panthers won in 2008 when Impulse came into the game as defending japanese champion.
QB Tetsuo Takata was voted the game's MVP after throwing two touchdown passes in the final minutes of the game. The Frontiers had taken a 21-10 lead with little over seven minutes left in the game with the third touchdown pass from QB Colby Cameron. Two minutes later Takata cut his team's deficit to five points with a 42-yard touchdown pass to WR Tatsuya Tonka. About four minutes later Impulse took the lead for good with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Takata to TE Yuji Mizuno. The Frontiers had four turnovers, two of them leading to 13 points for Impulse.
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Game Report at The Japan Times Online
Game Statistics Frontiers vs Impulse
(Text: Dieter Hoch / Photo: X League)
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Rise upsets Seagulls
(September 18, 2015) - Nojima Sagamihara Rise provided the early stage of the 2015 X League season that saw an unprecedented number of extremely lopsided games with a much needed spark. K Kohei Mochizuki kicked a short field goal at the end of the first overtime period to give the Rise a 20-17 win against record japanese champion Obic Seagulls. The game was dominated by the defenses with Nojima's defense having a few more big plays at crucial stages of the game. The Rise intercepted four passes including one that was returned 37 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter by american newcomer Manu Ngatikaura, who played college football at San Jose State in California (2009-2012), and another one to end the Seagulls' possession in overtime.
Game Report Seagulls vs Rise at www.xleague.com
Game Statistics Seagulls vs Rise
(Text: Dieter Hoch / Photo: X League)
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Improved Silver Star beats Deers
(August 30, 2015) - The Asahi Beer Silver Star did send a clear messsage that with offensive newcomers Mason Mills (QB) and Roman Wilson (WR) they are no longer the team that was ripped apart regularly in second stage play in recent years. Mills threw three touchdown passes, two to Wilson and one to TE Yasuhiro Hashizume, leading Silver Star to a 31-24 win against the LIXIL Deers at the end of the first weekend of the 2015 X League season.
Silver Star never trailed and twice took 10-point leads but with a touchdown late in the third quarter and a short field goal early in the fourth the Deers tied the score at 24. With all of the new offensive firepower it was the defense that provided the game-winning points for Silver Star when DB Yuto Omori scored with a 55-yard interception return two minutes and 30 seconds before the end of the game.
In other action on Sunday the Bulls Football Club surprised the Tokyo Gas Creators 27-17. RBs Shunsuke Kikuchi and Keita Saruwatari and QB Keita Fujiwara each scored a rushing touchdown. DL Yohei Yamada added a fourth touchdown with a 48-yard interception return early in the third quarter. On Saturday defending champion Fujitsu Frontiers opened the season with a 76-7 win against the Meiji Yasuda Penta-Ocean Pirates. QB Colby Cameron, last year’s X League Rookie of the Year, was responsible for the first five scores throwing three touchdown passes to WR Teruaki Clark Nakamura and two more to rookie TE Yuji Mizuno.
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Game Statistics Deers vs Silver Star
(Text: Dieter Hoch / Photo: X League)
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