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<h2 id="team-history">Team history</h2> <ul><li>1974 Team founded. Team known as the <i>Matsushita Electric Works Impulse</i></li> <li>1995 Won first <a href="/facts/Japan_X_Bowl/LQcyrF4o">Tokyo Super Bowl</a> title. Also won first Rice Bowl National Championship.</li> <li>2004 Team celebrates 30th anniversary of founding. Won 2nd Rice Bowl National Championship.</li> <li>2008 Team name changed to <i>Panasonic Electric Works Impulse</i>. Won 3rd Rice Bowl National Championship.</li> <li>2011 Team name changed to <i>Panasonic Impulse</i>.</li> <li>2015 Won 7th Japan X Bowl title and 4th Rice Bowl National Championship.</li> <li>2024 Won 8th Japan X Bowl title.</li></ul> <h2 id="seasons">Seasons</h2> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Japan_X_Bowl/LQcyrF4o">X-League champions</a> (1987–present)</td><td>Division champions</td><td>Final stage/semifinals berth</td><td>Wild card/second stage berth</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Season</th><th rowspan="2">Division</th><th colspan="4">Regular season</th><th rowspan="2">Postseason results</th><th rowspan="2">Awards</th><th rowspan="2">Head coaches</th></tr><tr><th>Finish</th><th>Wins</th><th>Losses</th><th>Ties</th></tr><tr><th>1997</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Won semi-finals match (Asahi Beer) 26-6Lost Tokyo Super Bowl XI (Kashima) 12-48</td><td></td><td>Kawaguchi</td></tr><tr><th>1998</th><td>West</td><td>2nd</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Lost Wild card match (Asahi Beer) 10-26</td><td></td><td>Kawaguchi</td></tr><tr><th>1999</th><td>West</td><td>3rd</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td></td><td></td><td>Murakami</td></tr><tr><th>2000</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Won semi-finals match (Fujitsu)Lost <a href="/facts/Japan_X_Bowl/LQcyrF4o">Tokyo Super Bowl XIV</a> (<a href="/facts/Asahi_Soft_Drink_Challengers/5wIF7saH">Asahi Soft Drinks</a>) 18-20</td><td></td><td>Murakami</td></tr><tr><th>2001</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Won semi-finals match (<a href="/facts/Obic_Seagulls/AW78mPwG">Recruit</a>) 10-7 OTLost <a href="/facts/Japan_X_Bowl/LQcyrF4o">Tokyo Super Bowl XV</a> (at <a href="/facts/Asahi_Soft_Drink_Challengers/5wIF7saH">Asahi Soft Drinks</a>) 7-14</td><td></td><td>Murakami</td></tr><tr><th>2002</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Lost semi-finals match (<a href="/facts/Fujitsu_Frontiers/volaktgh">Fujitsu</a>) 0-7</td><td></td><td>Murakami</td></tr><tr><th>2003</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Lost semi-finals match (Asahi Beer) 14-21</td><td></td><td>Murakami</td></tr><tr><th>2004</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Won semi-finals match (Obic) 10-7Won Japan X Bowl XVIII (<a href="/facts/Asahi_Beer_Silver_Star/IfoRyXHM">Asahi Beer</a>) 15-6Won 58th <a href="/facts/Rice_Bowl/z7cQd1xu">Rice Bowl</a> National Championship game (at Ritsumeikan) 26-7</td><td></td><td>Murakami</td></tr><tr><th>2005</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>8</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>Won semi-finals match (Kashima) 3-0Lost Japan X Bowl XIX (at Obic) 16-25</td><td></td><td>Murakami</td></tr><tr><th>2006</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Lost semi-finals match (Kashima) 6-13</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>2007</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Won semi-finals match (Obic) 29-26 OTWon Japan X Bowl XXI (Fujitsu) 33-13Won 61st <a href="/facts/Rice_Bowl/z7cQd1xu">Rice Bowl</a> National Championship game (<a href="/facts/Kwansei_Gakuin_University/cvhdL01x">Kwansei Gakuin</a>) 52-38</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>2008</th><td>West</td><td>2nd</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Won Wild card match (Obic) 49-7Won semi-finals match (Onward) 44-17Won Japan X Bowl XXII (<a href="/facts/Lixil_Deers/2KkQNSml">Kashima</a>) 28-14Lost 62nd <a href="/facts/Rice_Bowl/z7cQd1xu">Rice Bowl</a> National Championship game (<a href="/facts/Ritsumeikan_University/7cf8Jl8j">Ritsumeikan</a>) 13-17</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>2009</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>8</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Won 2nd stage match (<a href="/facts/IBM_Big_Blue_(X-League)/XMwM0QV2">IBM</a>) 49-7Won 2nd stage match (Obic) 23-20Lost final stage match (<a href="/facts/Lixil_Deers/2KkQNSml">Kashima</a>) 26-34</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>2010</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Won 2nd stage match (Asahi Beer) 24-19Won 2nd stage match (Fujitsu) 23-6Won final stage match (IBM) 31-28Lost Japan X Bowl XXIV (<a href="/facts/Obic_Seagulls/AW78mPwG">Obic</a>) 16-20</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>2011</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>8</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>Won 2nd stage match (<a href="/facts/Asahi_Beer_Silver_Star/IfoRyXHM">Asahi Beer</a>) 28-10Lost 2nd stage match (<a href="/facts/Fujitsu_Frontiers/volaktgh">Fujitsu</a>) 10-24</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>2012</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>Won 2nd stage match (at <a href="/facts/IBM_Big_Blue_(X-League)/XMwM0QV2">IBM</a>) 34-17<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a>Lost 2nd stage match (<a href="/facts/Nojima_Sagamihara_Rise/SUN37WnT">Nojima Sagamihara</a>) 27-28</td><td>Ryohei Imanishi (MVP)</td><td>Nobuyoshi Araki</td></tr><tr><th>2013</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>9</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Won 2nd stage match (at IBM) 55-24<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>Lost 2nd stage match (<a href="/facts/Lixil_Deers/2KkQNSml">Kashima</a>) 45-47Lost final stage match (at <a href="/facts/Fujitsu_Frontiers/volaktgh">Fujitsu</a>) 13-28</td><td>Tetsuo Takata (MVP)David Motu (ROY)</td><td>Nobuyoshi Araki</td></tr><tr><th>2014</th><td>West</td><td>2nd</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Won 2nd stage match (at <a href="/facts/Asahi_Beer_Silver_Star/IfoRyXHM">Asahi Beer</a>) 65-3<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a>Lost 2nd stage match (Fujitsu) 24-48</td><td></td><td>Nobuyoshi Araki</td></tr><tr><th>2015</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Won 2nd stage match (at Asahi Beer) 38-14<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a>Won 2nd stage match (Nojima Sagamihara) 36-0Won final stage match (Nojima Sagamihara) 45-17<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a>Won Japan X Bowl XXIX (at Fujitsu) 24-21Won <a href="/facts/69th_Rice_Bowl/z7cQd1xu">69th Rice Bowl</a> National Championship game (<a href="/facts/Ritsumeikan_University/7cf8Jl8j">Ritsumeikan</a>) 22-19<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td><td>Tetsuo Takata (MVP)</td><td>Nobuyoshi Araki</td></tr><tr><th>2016</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Won quarterfinals match (Asahi Beer) 21-14<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a>Lost semi-finals match (at Obic) 6-9 OT<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td><td></td><td>Nobuyoshi Araki</td></tr><tr><th>2017</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Won quarterfinals match (All Mitsubishi) 20-3Lost semifinals match (IBM) 24-31</td><td>Benjamin Anderson (MVP)</td><td>Nobuyoshi Araki</td></tr><tr><th>2018</th><td>West</td><td>1st</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Won quarterfinals match (Tokyo Gas) 45-0Lost semifinals match (IBM) 17-24</td><td></td><td>Nobuyoshi Araki</td></tr><tr><th>2019</th><td>X1 Super</td><td>3rd</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>Won semifinals match (Obic) 24-14Lost Japan X Bowl XXXIII (at Fujitsu) 26-28</td><td></td><td>Nobuyoshi Araki</td></tr><tr><th>2020</th><td>X1 Super</td><td>N/A</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Lost semifinals tournament match (Obic) 35-34</td><td></td><td>Nobuyoshi Araki</td></tr><tr><th>2021</th><td>X1 Super</td><td>1st</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Won semifinals match (IBM) 38-31Lost 75th Rice Bowl Championship (Fujitsu) 18-24</td><td>Jaboree Williams (MVP)</td><td>Nobuyoshi Araki</td></tr><tr><th>2022</th><td>X1 Super Div. A</td><td>1st</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Won quarterfinals match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 38-28Won semifinals match (Obic) 30-10Lost 76th Rice Bowl Championship (Fujitsu) 21-29</td><td>Jaylon Henderson (ROY)</td><td>Nobuyoshi Araki</td></tr><tr><th>2023</th><td>X1 Super Div. A</td><td>1st</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>Won quarterfinals match (Asahi Beer) 27-0Won semifinals match (IBM) 47-23Lost 77th Rice Bowl Championship (Fujitsu) 10-16</td><td></td><td>Nobuyoshi Araki</td></tr><tr><th>2024</th><td>X1 Super</td><td>2nd</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Won quarterfinals match (Elecom Kobe) 24-3Won semifinals match (Obic) 24-5Won 78th Rice Bowl Championship (at Fujitsu) 34-27</td><td></td><td>Nobuyoshi Araki</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="3" colspan="3">Total</th><td>200</td><td>22</td><td>1</td><td colspan="3"><i>(1997–2024, includes only regular season)</i></td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>22</td><td>0</td><td colspan="3"><i>(1997–2024, includes only playoffs)</i></td></tr><tr><th>237</th><th>44</th><th>1</th><td colspan="3"><i>(1997–2024, includes both regular season and playoffs)</i></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="import-players">Import players</h2> <p>Current import players </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Jersey #</th><th>Name</th><th>Position</th><th>Years with team</th><th>Alma mater</th><th>Achievements</th></tr><tr><td>#85</td><td>Caleb Phillips</td><td><a href="/facts/Tight_end/CGbYeaoB">TE</a></td><td>2024–present</td><td><a href="/facts/Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football/Vz2KJQe5">University of Hawai'i</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>#23</td><td>Joshua Cox</td><td><a href="/facts/Defensive_back/x0GeQywf">DB</a></td><td>2019–present</td><td><a href="/facts/Central_Michigan_Chippewas_football/r5GHgyu7">Central Michigan University</a></td><td>3x All X-League Team member (2020, 2023–24)</td></tr><tr><td>#4</td><td>Jaboree Williams</td><td><a href="/facts/Linebacker_(American_football)/H35YRMPz">LB</a></td><td>2020–present</td><td><a href="/facts/Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_football/hWznVwtu">Wake Forest University</a></td><td>3X All X-League Team member (2021-22 & 2024)X1 Super MVP (2021)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Japanese-American players </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Jersey #</th><th>Name</th><th>Position</th><th>Years with team</th><th>Alma mater</th><th>Achievements</th></tr><tr><td>#12</td><td>Tsubasa Brennan</td><td><a href="/facts/Wide_receiver/lHcKSc0f">WR</a></td><td>2021–present</td><td><a href="/facts/Nihon_Phoenix_football/uQgNpBfc">Nihon University</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>#10</td><td><a href="/facts/Les_Maruo/RH4VyVcd">Les Maruo</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Linebacker/H35YRMPz">LB</a></td><td>2023–present</td><td><a href="/facts/UTSA_Roadrunners_football/FtJ52ee8">University of Texas at San Antonio</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>#5</td><td>Victor Jamal Mitchell</td><td><a href="/facts/Running_back/meHXyVWb">RB</a></td><td>2019–present</td><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Virginia%27s_College_at_Wise/pkaMSY8l">University of Virginia's College at Wise</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Japan_national_American_football_team/Fh6wfDUd">Japan</a> National Team Selection (2020)3x All X-League Team member (2020–22)</td></tr><tr><td>#40</td><td>Moses Kaito Wiseman</td><td><a href="/facts/Linebacker/H35YRMPz">LB</a></td><td>2019–present</td><td><a href="/facts/Nihon_Phoenix_football/uQgNpBfc">Nihon University</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Japan_national_American_football_team/Fh6wfDUd">Japan</a> National Team Selection (2020) 2x All X-1 Super Team member (2023–24)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Former import players </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Position</th><th>Years with the team</th><th>Alma mater</th><th>Achievements</th></tr><tr><td>Dax Raymond</td><td><a href="/facts/Tight_end/CGbYeaoB">TE</a></td><td>2023</td><td><a href="/facts/Utah_State_Aggies_football/fXeHDdaa">Utah State University</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Shay_Fields/SRwujteF">Shay Fields</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Wide_Receiver_(American_football)/lHcKSc0f">WR</a></td><td>2020-21, 2023</td><td><a href="/facts/Colorado_Buffaloes_football/e4v1Hefm">University of Colorado Boulder</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jaylon Henderson</td><td><a href="/facts/Quarterback/AFP39x6G">QB</a></td><td>2022</td><td><a href="/facts/Boise_State_Broncos_football/23p9U1G0">Boise State University</a></td><td>X-1 Super ROY award (2022)</td></tr><tr><td>Alfonso Onunwor</td><td><a href="/facts/Wide_receiver/lHcKSc0f">WR</a></td><td>2022</td><td><a href="/facts/Idaho_Vandals_football/MN5UsYGT">Idaho</a></td><td>4x All X-League Super team member (2019–22)</td></tr><tr><td>Anthony Lawrence</td><td><a href="/facts/Quarterback/AFP39x6G">QB</a></td><td>2019–2021</td><td><a href="/facts/San_Diego_Toreros_football/LWeWu9Bo">University of San Diego</a></td><td>All X-League Team member (2021)</td></tr><tr><td>Gabe Ahner</td><td><a href="/facts/Offensive_lineman/bG92WB1Q">OL</a></td><td>2019</td><td><a href="/facts/Louisville_Cardinals_football/dPl3jaa1">University of Louisville</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aaron Ahner</td><td><a href="/facts/Defensive_lineman/bG92WB1Q">DL</a></td><td>2017–2019</td><td><a href="/facts/Louisville_Cardinals_football/dPl3jaa1">University of Louisville</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Daniel Wise</td><td><a href="/facts/Wide_receiver_(American_football)/lHcKSc0f">WR</a></td><td>2019</td><td><a href="/facts/CSU_Pueblo_ThunderWolves_football/13VLzVGK">Colorado State Pueblo</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Carlton Jones</td><td><a href="/facts/Defensive_end/aKFXMG9Y">DE</a></td><td>2015–2019</td><td><a href="/facts/Alabama_State_Hornets_football/hlNwjKnc">Alabama State</a></td><td>All X-League Team member (2017)</td></tr><tr><td>Edmond Davis</td><td><a href="/facts/Center_(gridiron_football)/u70MK114">C</a></td><td>2015–2018</td><td><a href="/facts/Alabama_State_Hornets_football/hlNwjKnc">Alabama State</a></td><td>4x All X-League Team member (2015–18)</td></tr><tr><td>Benjamin Anderson</td><td><a href="/facts/Quarterback/AFP39x6G">QB</a></td><td>2017–2018</td><td><a href="/facts/Arkansas%E2%80%93Pine_Bluff_Golden_Lions_football/wrMQBHwJ">UAPB</a></td><td>MVP award (2017)</td></tr><tr><td>Edward Burns</td><td><a href="/facts/Cornerback/AE6Yog1a">CB</a></td><td>2018</td><td><a href="/facts/Elon_Phoenix/1qFfElm5">Elon</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Emory Polley</td><td><a href="/facts/Cornerback/AE6Yog1a">CB</a></td><td>2015–2017</td><td><a href="/facts/Brown_Bears_football/lNmkq2Ph">Brown</a></td><td>2x All X-League Team member (2016–17)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ben_Dupree/9RP1bIfK">Ben Dupree</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Running_back/meHXyVWb">RB</a></td><td>2015–2016</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Citadel_Bulldogs_football/oIcmnYyo">The Citadel</a></td><td><a href="/facts/All_X-League_Team/4Sbfkukp">All X-League Team</a> member (2015)</td></tr><tr><td>Matthew Oh</td><td><a href="/facts/Linebacker/H35YRMPz">LB</a></td><td>2014</td><td><a href="/facts/Dartmouth_Big_Green_football/ShvHjqVY">Dartmouth</a></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="notable-coaches">Notable coaches</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Role</th><th>Years with the team</th><th>Alma mater</th><th>Achievements</th></tr><tr><td>Tim Goins</td><td>Offensive coordinator & director of international football operations<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td><td>2014-2015</td><td><a href="/facts/University_of_Nevada,_Las_Vegas/bLVCuQWw">UNLV</a></td><td>The first American coach in Panasonic Impulse historyRecruited the Impulse’s first full roster of import playersJapan National Champion (2015)</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://panasonic.co.jp/es/go-go-impulse//">Official website</a> (Japanese)</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Marantz, Ken (November 4, 2012). "Panasonic pounds out 2nd-stage win over IBM". xleague.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016. <a href="http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/panasonic-pounds-out-2nd-stage-win-over-ibm/" target="_blank">http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/panasonic-pounds-out-2nd-stage-win-over-ibm/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Marantz, Ken (November 3, 2013). "Panasonic repeats win over IBM, but in more dominant fashion". xleague.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016. <a href="http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/panasonic-repeats-win-over-ibm-but-in-more-dominant-fashion/" target="_blank">http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/panasonic-repeats-win-over-ibm-but-in-more-dominant-fashion/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Impulse force 9 turnovers, score on 4 of them, in rout of Silver Star". xleague.com. November 9, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2016. <a href="http://www.xleague.com/news/game_report/impulse-force-9-turnovers-score-on-4-of-them-in-rout-of-silver-star/" target="_blank">http://www.xleague.com/news/game_report/impulse-force-9-turnovers-score-on-4-of-them-in-rout-of-silver-star/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Marantz, Ken (November 2, 2015). "Panasonic pummels 1st Kanto foe as Dupree, defensive line shine". xleague.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016. <a href="http://www.xleague.com/news/game_report/panasonic-pummels-1st-kanto-foe-as-dupree-defensive-line-shine/" target="_blank">http://www.xleague.com/news/game_report/panasonic-pummels-1st-kanto-foe-as-dupree-defensive-line-shine/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Marantz, Ken (December 1, 2015). "Impulse repeat rout of Rise, earn 1st trip to X bowl in 5 years". xleague.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016. <a href="http://www.xleague.com/news/game_report/final-stage-impulse-repeat-rout-of-rise-earn-1st-trip-to-x-bowl-in-5-years/" target="_blank">http://www.xleague.com/news/game_report/final-stage-impulse-repeat-rout-of-rise-earn-1st-trip-to-x-bowl-in-5-years/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Marantz, Ken (January 5, 2016). "Impulse hang on in Rice Bowl thriller for 1st national title since 2008". xleague.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016. <a href="http://www.xleague.com/news/game_report/impulse-hang-on-in-rice-bowl-thriller-for-1st-national-title-since-2008/" target="_blank">http://www.xleague.com/news/game_report/impulse-hang-on-in-rice-bowl-thriller-for-1st-national-title-since-2008/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Impulse hold off Silver Star to book berth in semifinals". xleague.com. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016. <a href="http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/impulse-hold-off-silver-star-to-book-berth-in-semifinals/" target="_blank">http://www.xleague.com/news/news_league/impulse-hold-off-silver-star-to-book-berth-in-semifinals/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Obic emerges from deluge with OT win, ticket to Japan X Bowl". xleague.com. November 29, 2016. 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