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FUJITSU FRONTIERS

Frontiers players pose with their trophies after winning the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome on Wednesday.
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Jan 3, 2024
Frontiers roll over Impulse once again for third straight Rice Bowl
As with other recent title showdowns, Panasonic had opportunities throughout the game, but near-misses and questionable decisions saw them come up short.
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Dec 16, 2020
Seagulls deny Frontiers on final play of X Bowl to return to X League summit
The Obic Seagulls made their long-awaited return to the X League summit Tuesday night, knocking off the league's current dynasty.
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Nov 23, 2020
Fujitsu Frontiers secure eighth straight trip to Japan X Bowl
The Frontiers sealed a 34-3 victory Sunday over the Elecom Kobe Finies in their regular-season finale.
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Jan 3, 2020
Fujitsu Frontiers rout Kwansei Gakuin University for fourth straight Rice Bowl title
The Fujitsu Frontiers had no intention of spoiling the last game for Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters head coach Hideaki Toriuchi. The defending champions, however, were not ready to become the first X League title holder since 2009 to give away the Rice Bowl crown to its collegiate opponent.
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Dec 17, 2019
Adeyami relishes another X Bowl title for Fujitsu
The Fujitsu Frontiers have built a dynasty having won their fourth straight X League championship with a 28-26 victory over the Panasonic Impulse in Monday night's Japan X Bowl at Tokyo Dome.
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Dec 16, 2019
Samajie Grant's MVP effort pushes Frontiers to fourth straight Japan X Bowl title
Samajie Grant showed why he was named the X League's MVP in his first season in Japan.
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Nov 30, 2019
Fujitsu Frontiers running back Samajie Grant thrives on versatility
Seeking a fourth straight X League championship, the Fujitsu Frontiers acquired an exceptional weapon in young American Samajie Grant this year.
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Nov 30, 2019
Frontiers rout Finies, advance to Japan X Bowl for seventh consecutive season
Backup quarterback Tsubasa Takagi threw four touchdown passes and running back Samajie Grant rushed for 171 yards on nine carries to lead the defending X League champion Fujitsu Frontiers to a 31-13 victory over the Elecom Kobe Finies on Saturday in the X League playoff semifinals at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki.
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Jan 3, 2019
Fujitsu overcomes slow start, routs Kwansei Gakuin University in Rice Bowl
The X League champion was simply too much for the collegiate side — again.
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Dec 17, 2018
Frontiers ease past IBM for third straight Japan X Bowl title
Trashaun Nixon used to make plays as a linebacker by pressuring quarterbacks and tackling runners. One year later, he became the Japan X Bowl MVP as a running back.
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Nov 25, 2018
Frontiers stop Seagulls to reach sixth straight X Bowl
Trashaun Nixon scored on a 22-yard run with 4:11 remaining in the fourth quarter and Al-Rilwan Adeyemi made a game-clinching interception in the closing seconds, leading the Fujitsu Frontiers to a 13-10 victory over the Obic Seagulls in the semifinals of the X League on Sunday.
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May 20, 2018
Skyler Howard leads Seagulls past Frontiers into Pearl Bowl semifinals
Skyler Howard threw two touchdown passes and set up another score to guide the Obic Seagulls to a 21-6 victory over the reigning national champion Fujitsu Frontiers on Sunday at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki.
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Apr 22, 2018
Versatile Trashaun Nixon impresses at running back as Frontiers down Pirates
The X League champion Fujitsu Frontiers lost two offensive weapons — MVP quarterback Colby Cameron and longtime ace running back Gino Gordon — after last year's national championship-winning season.
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Jan 3, 2018
Frontiers rout Nihon University for third Rice Bowl crown in four years
The Fujitsu Frontiers have started a new dynasty. Nihon University's glory, however, still remains only as part of its proud history.
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Dec 18, 2017
Frontiers set new points record in Japan X Bowl rout of BigBlue
No team would have been able to match the Fujitsu Frontiers on this day.
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Nov 26, 2017
Frontiers overcome stingy Seagulls to reach Japan X Bowl
Fujitsu quarterback Colby Cameron ran for a touchdown just over two minutes into the game in his team's first drive of the day.
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Oct 1, 2017
Former ekiden star Kashiwabara brings new fans to football
Ryuji Kashiwabara used to be called "God of the Mountain" when he starred in Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden from 2009 to 2012.
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Jan 29, 2017
Cameron named X League MVP
Fujitsu quarterback Colby Cameron won the X League MVP award for the first time after guiding the Frontiers to their second national championship in three seasons, at the All X League Awards in Tokyo on Saturday.
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Jan 3, 2017
MVP Cameron carries unbeaten Fujitsu to Rice Bowl triumph
Two years ago, Colby Cameron played the role of a cheerleader on the sideline and watched his teammates beat the Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters for their first-ever national championship.
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Jan 3, 2017
Kwansei Gakuin can't match Fujitsu's size, strength in Rice Bowl
With 28 Japanese collegiate titles, Kwansei Gakuin University is indisputably the most dominant college football team in this nation's history.

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