Nidaros Domers
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The NTNUI Nidaros Domers are an American football
team based in Trondheim
, Norway
. They are currently members of the Norway American Football Federation
(NoAFF).
Originally called the Trondheim Tomcats, the team was founded in 1992, competing in NoAFF Division II until winning the division championship in 1998. The team changed its name to the Nidaros Domers, and in the late 1990s, joined the NTNUI
, adding its initials to its moniker.
After going winless in their inaugural Division I season of 1999, In 2002, Canadian Quarterback Kenrick(Ken)Williams had the opportunity to live a dream and signed a contract to play football with the Nidaros Domers of the Norway American Football Federation.
The team earned their first Division I Western Conference title led by Williams as their quarterback.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team based in Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. They are currently members of the Norway American Football Federation
Norway American Football Federation
The Norway American Football Federation is the largest American football league in Norway, consisting of eleven teams from Norwegian cities and universities. The league is divided into two levels of competition and four age categories: Senior, Under 19, Under 16, and Under 13...
(NoAFF).
Originally called the Trondheim Tomcats, the team was founded in 1992, competing in NoAFF Division II until winning the division championship in 1998. The team changed its name to the Nidaros Domers, and in the late 1990s, joined the NTNUI
NTNUI
Norges Teknisk-naturvitenskapelige Universitets Idrettsforening, NTNUI, is the largest sports club in Norway with more than 10,000 members and a variety of participators on all levels of skills in more than 50 different sports. The athletic association is formally connected to the Norwegian...
, adding its initials to its moniker.
After going winless in their inaugural Division I season of 1999, In 2002, Canadian Quarterback Kenrick(Ken)Williams had the opportunity to live a dream and signed a contract to play football with the Nidaros Domers of the Norway American Football Federation.
The team earned their first Division I Western Conference title led by Williams as their quarterback.