American Football

Find out how you can get involved with American Football at UWE Bristol.

Join the American Football team

Run by The Students’ Union at UWE, you can join Team UWE Bristol American Football – the UWE Bullets – who compete in British Universities and Colleges (BUCS) league. There are two teams competing at different levels, and beginners are welcome.

The team practises and plays fixtures at Hillside Gardens, our purpose-built specialist pitch facilities near Frenchay Campus.

Join the American Football club
Student playing American Football at the Centre for Sport on Frenchay Campus.

Performance Sport

The American Football first team is one of our performance sports, they train at an elite level and compete in the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Premier league. If you are an elite (national or international) American Football player you are able to apply for the Performance Student-Athlete Award.

American Football Performance Sport

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