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The Hertfordshire Hurricanes American Football team represents the University of Hertfordshire in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) British Universities American Football League (BUAFL). The Hurricanes currently compete in the BUCS American Football Tier 1 Southern Division. The program began in 1993 entering the British Collegiate American Football League (BCAFL) for the 1994 season. Since then, Hertfordshire has won five national championships in the 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003 and 2010 seasons.

The Hertfordshire Hurricanes are among the most historic and decorated American football programs in British Universities American Football history. The Hurricanes have appeared in nine National Championship games, winning five - a feat only matched by the University of Birmingham Lions. Hertfordshire are the only team to win the National Championship three times in a row. Hertfordshire was ranked third on the list of all-time winningest teams in the British Collegiate American Football League up until 2007.> For the 2007 season, the BCAFL was succeeded by the BUAFL and in 2012 BUAFL was integrated into BUCS. Since then, Hertfordshire has become one of, if not, the most winningest British American football team of all time for teams competing at the highest level. Four University of Hertfordshire players have been named League MVP. Those players are Matt Coppinger (1996), Hugh Stacey (1998), Tony Gordon (2001),^[1] and Joe Thompson (2011).

Over 30 years of competitive football, the Hurricanes have compiled an all-time 171-51-9 regular season win/loss record. The team have won 171 out of their 231 regular season games for a .740 all-time winning percentage.

The Hurricanes have played 207 regular season games at the highest level of University sport, winning 155 for a .749 winning percentage.