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Stirling Clansmen

Whilst the Stirling Clansmen was joined the league in 1986,  the American football program began in 1984 and the first game was played in 1985.

From 1986 to 1990 the Clansmen reached either 1st or 2nd place in the Scottish Conference. The following seasons saw the ‘Clan’ fall down the rankings finishing in the 8th and 10th positions between 1991 and 1994.

From there they developed into a stronger team maintaining the 3rd place position until in the 1999 season returning to 1st place in the Scottish division. In 2003 the hard work paid off with the reward of College Bowl XVII.

In the 2007 - 08 season they won the Scottish Division and remained unbeaten throughout the regular season.

The University of Stirling was founded in 1967.

Stirling is the national centre for teaching and research. Stirling was a completely new institution in Scotland, the last being the University of Edinburgh founded in 1582. Lord Robbins was appointed the first Chancellor of the University in 1968.

Since the University has opened there have been many changes and add ons to the grounds, like the Cottrell Building. The University is Scotland''''''''s leading university for sports. The University has a wide range of sporting facilities. These 5 star sporting facilities range from a 9 hole golf course to an indoor Olympic swimming pool.

The campus has been selected to be the headquarters of the Scottish Institute of Sport. The University is also the home of the facilities for the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland and Scottish Swimming.

Notable Alumni include : Iain Banks the author, Jack McConnell Former First Minister of Scotland, Gordon Sherry the professional golfer and Sir Bill Gammell the international rugby player.