The
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation (using the trademark IBM), nicknamed Big Blue, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, and present in over 175 countries. It is ...
Big Blue are an
American football
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...
team located in the
Tsukuba, Ibaraki
is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of January 1, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 256,526 in 121,001 households and a population density of 900 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 wa ...
. They are a member of the
X-League.
Team history
*1976 Team founded as the IBM Thinkers.
*1977 Joined the X-League.
*1989 Team name changed to IBM Big Blue.
*1996 Won X2 Central Divisional title. Defeated
Penta-Ocean Construction Co. 28-27 in X2-X1 replacement game.
*1997 Promoted from X2 to X1.
*2010 Advanced to Final stage. Lost to
Panasonic Impulse 28-31.
*2014 Defeated the
Lixil Deers in the Final stage to advance to the
Japan X Bowl. Lost to the
Fujitsu Frontiers
The Fujitsu Frontiers are an American football team located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. They are a member of the X-League. The Fujitsu Frontiers play their home games at the 2,700-capacity Kawasaki Stadium
is a stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagaw ...
10-44.
*2016 Celebrated 40th anniversary of team founding.
Seasons
Current import players
Former Import Players
See also
IBM Big Blue (rugby union)
References
External links
* (Japanese)
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American football in Japan
Tsukuba, Ibaraki
1976 establishments in Japan
American football teams established in 1976
Sports clubs and teams in Ibaraki Prefecture
X-League teams