The 2008 Irish American Football League (IAFL) season is the 22nd season since its establishment. The current champions are the UL Vikings. The first games were played on 30 March (after the 16 March game between DCU Saints and UL Vikings was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch). The Shamrock Bowl was scheduled for 10 August in Cork Institute of Technology's brand new stadium. The Shamrock Bowl was the first major national event played there.
The 2008 season also has seen the first season of the new Development League, dubbed DV8. This is an eight a side league dedicated to helping rookie players and new teams get some experience before joining the league proper.
Results
Week 1
Carrickfergus Knights 18-7 DCU Saints
Dublin Rebels 16-0 Belfast Trojans
Belfast Bulls 0-66 Cork Admirals
Week 2
Dublin Rhinos 0-25 Carrickfergus Knights
Belfast Trojans 0-22 UL Vikings
Tallaght Outlaws 0-98 Cork Admirals
Week 3
Dublin Rebels 64-0 Dublin Rhinos
UL Vikings 22-6 Belfast Bulls
DCU Saints 44-0 Tallaght Outlaws
Week 4
Belfast Bulls 8-24 Belfast Trojans
Cork Admirals 6-0 Dublin Rebels
Week 5
Dublin Rhinos 3-32 D.C.U. Saints
Belfast Trojans 42-0 Carrickfergus Knights
Tallaght Outlaws 0-36 Univ. of Limerick Vikings
Week 6
DCU Saints 0-25 Dublin Rebels
Cork Admirals 3-20 UL Vikings
Carrickfergus Knights 14-30 Belfast Bulls
Week 7
Tallaght Outlaws 0-34 Dublin Rhinos
Belfast Trojans 30-14 Belfast Bulls
Week 8
Cork Admirals 60-0 Tallaght Outlaws
Dublin Rhinos 0-52 Dublin Rebels
Carrickfergus Knights 19-44 Belfast Trojans
Week 9
UL Vikings 34-25 Cork Admirals
Dublin Rebels 39-0 DCU Saints
Belfast Bulls 26-14 Carrickfergus Knights
Week 10
UL Vikings 92-0 Tallaght Outlaws
Week 11
DCU Saints 32-6 Dublin Rhinos
Week 12
Cork Admirals 44-32 Carrickfergus Knights
Belfast Bulls 0-72 Dublin Rebels
Belfast Trojans 56-0 Dublin Rhinos
Week 13
Tallaght Outlaws 0-30 Belfast Trojans
Dublin Rebels 32-14 UL Vikings
Week 14
Dublin Rhinos 6-34 Cork Admirals
Carrickfergus Knights 30-0 Tallaght Outlaws (Note: Tallaght forfeited the game and subsequently retired from the league) DCU Saints 6-0 Belfast Bulls
Week 15
UL Vikings 47-12 DCU Saints
Wildcard Weekend
DCU Saints 2-34 Cork Admirals
Remaining Fixtures
Semi-final
Belfast Trojans 8 - 52 UL Vikings
Cork Admirals 12 - 19 Dublin Rebels
Shamrock Bowl XXII
10 August, CIT Stadium, Cork
Dublin Rebels(H)12 vs 14 University of Limerick Vikings(A)
DV8’s League
League Positions
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
DV8’s League Table
In the DV8's League, a win is worth four points, scoring three touchdowns is worth one extra point and losing by less the 7 points is worth one extra point e.g. a team could lose 24-30 and still gain 2 points, due to scoring three touchdowns and losing by less than seven points.