United States national American football team
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| Association | USA Football | |||||||||||||||
| Region | North America (PAFAF) | |||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1984 | |||||||||||||||
| IFAF Affiliation | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
| Colors | Red, White, and Blue | |||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Dan Hawkins | |||||||||||||||
| General manager | Todd Bell | |||||||||||||||
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 South Korea 0-77 United States(Kawasaki, Japan; July 10th 2007) |
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 France 0–82 United States(Canton, United States; July 15th 2015) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Mexico 35 - 7 United States(Monterrey, Mexico; June 11, 2016) |
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2007 Japan | Team Competition |
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2011 Austria | Team Competition |
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2015 United States | Team Competition |
The United States National American football team represents the United States in international men's American football competitions. It is controlled by USA Football, and is recognized by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF), of which USA Football is a full member.
The United States is the most successful team at the IFAF World Championship, winning on all three of their entries in the tournament, most recently when hosting the event in 2015.
The national team was selected to encompass a cross-section of amateur football in the United States, and as such USA Football used strict criteria to select team members. Interestingly, this does not allow the top American football players in the United States to compete as the restrictions include:
The United States competed for the first time in the 2007 IFAF World Cup. The team's first ever game was a 77–0 smashing of South Korea in the first round of the tournament. The Team USA defense set an IFAF all-time tournament record in holding South Korea to minus-31 yards in total offense, as well as the record for fewest rushing yards allowed with minus-47. In the second round the USA defeated Germany 33–7. They played Japan on July 15 for the championship. Japan was making their third appearance in the finals, winning the previous two World Championships. Japan took a 17-10 lead with seven minutes and seven seconds left in regulation. University of Arizona quarterback Adam Austin guided Team USA with an 11-play, 80-yard drive that ended with the second 5-yard touchdown run by RB Kyle Kasperbauer, to tie the game at 17. IFAF follows the overtime system used by the NCAA, and both teams scored field goals with their first possession. In the second overtime, Japan got the ball first but missed a 34-yard field goal attempt. Team USA then reached Japan's 6-yard line. On 4th and one, Craig Coffin kicked the game winning 22-yard field goal, with the final score at 23-20. University of Nebraska-Omaha running back Kyle Kasperbauer was named MVP of the game after scoring two touchdowns and running for 54 yards on 15 carries. Austin finished 12 of 25 for 109 yards, with no TD's, and one interception. Former Williams player Jon Drenckhahn was the top receiver, catching 5 passes for 40 yards.
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