# Fujitsu Frontiers

The Fujitsu Frontiers are an American football team located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. They are a member of the X-League. The Fujitsu Frontiers play their home games at the 2,700-capacity Kawasaki Stadium.

## Team history

* 1985 Team was founded by the Fujitsu Group.
* 1986 Promoted from X2 to X1.
* 1992 Pearl Bowl runner-up
* 2000 Won first divisional title.
* 2002 Japan X Bowl runner-up.
* 2005 Satoshi Fujita hired as head coach.
* 2006 Won 1st Pearl Bowl Championship.
* 2009 Japan X Bowl runner-up
* 2010 Won second Pearl Bowl Championship.
* 2014 Won 1st X-League title and 1st National title.
* 2015 Japan X Bowl Runner-up.
* 2016 Won 2nd X-League & National title.

## Seasons

| X-League Champions (1987–present) | Division Champions | Final Stage/Semifinals Berth | Wild Card /2nd Stage Berth |
| Season | Division | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Post Season Results | Awards | Head coaches |
| Season | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Post Season Results | Awards | Head coaches |
| 1997 | East | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | Kurt Rose |
| 1998 | Central | 4th | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | Kurt Rose |
| 1999 | Central | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | | | Kurt Rose |
| 2000 | East | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Won Wild Card match (at Nissan Prince Tokyo) Lost semi-finals match (Matsushita Electric Works) | | Kurt Rose |
| 2001 | East | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost Wild Card match (at Recruit) 14-24 | | Kurt Rose |
| 2002 | East | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Won Wild Card match (Onward) 20-17 Won Semi-finals match (at Matsushita Electric Works) 7-0 Lost Tokyo Super Bowl XVI (at Recruit) 7-14 | | Kurt Rose |
| 2003 | East | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | Kurt Rose |
| 2004 | Central | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | Shima |
| 2005 | East | 3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | | | Satoshi Fujita |
| 2006 | Central | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | | | Satoshi Fujita |
| 2007 | East | 1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | Won Semifinals match (Onward) 31-21 Lost Japan X Bowl XXI (Matsushita Denko) 13-33 | | Satoshi Fujita |
| 2008 | East | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost Wild Card match (Kashima) 19-21 | | Satoshi Fujita |
| 2009 | East | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | Won 2nd stage match (Nihon Unisys) 61-0 Won 2nd Stage match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 43-21 Won Final stage match (Asahi Beer) 31-21 Lost Japan X Bowl XXIII (Kashima) 14-21 | | Satoshi Fujita |
| 2010 | Central | 2nd | 8 | 1 | 0 | Won 2nd stage match (Asahi Beer) 34-3 Lost 2nd stage match (Panasonic Denko) 6-23 | | Satoshi Fujita |
| 2011 | East | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | Won 2nd stage match (Asahi Beer) 58-14 Won 2nd stage match (Panasonic) 24-10 Won Final stage match (Nojima Sagamihara) 38-3 Lost Japan X Bowl XXV (Obic) 17-24 | | Satoshi Fujita |
| 2012 | Central | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | Won 2nd stage match (at As One) 27-9 Lost 2nd stage match (at Kashima) 15-27 Lost final stage match (at Kashima) 14-24 | | Satoshi Fujita |
| 2013 | East | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | Won 2nd stage match (at As One) 55-0 Won 2nd stage match (Nojima Sagamihara) 45-24 Won Final stage match (Panasonic) 28-13 Lost Japan X Bowl XXVII (at Obic) 16-24 | Keiya Hiramoto (MVP) Junpei Yoshimoto (ROY) | Satoshi Fujita |
| 2014 | East | 1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | Won 2nd stage match (Asahi Beer) 65-0 Won 2nd stage match (at Panasonic ) 48-24 Won Final stage match (Obic) 27-17 Won Japan X Bowl XXVIII (IBM) 44-10 Won 68th Rice Bowl National Championship game (at Kwansei Gakuin) 33-24 | Gino Gordon (MVP) Colby Cameron (ROY) | Satoshi Fujita |
| 2015 | East | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | Won 2nd stage match (at Elecom Kobe) 28-7 Won 2nd Stage match (Lixil Deers) 34-24 Won Final stage match (Obic) 27-6 Lost Japan X Bowl XXIX (Panasonic) 21-24 | | Satoshi Fujita |
| 2016 | East | 1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | Won Quarterfinals match (Asahi Soft Drinks) 42-6 Won Semi-finals match (IBM) 28-26 Won Japan X Bowl XXX (Obic) 16-3 Won 70th Rice Bowl National Championship game (at Kwansei Gakuin) 30-13 | Colby Cameron (MVP) | Satoshi Fujita |
| 2017 | East | 1st | 7 | 2 | 0 | Won Quarterfinals match (Elecom Kobe) 47-17 Won Semifinals match (Obic) 7-0 Won Japan X Bowl XXXI (IBM) 63-23 Won 71st Rice Bowl National Championship (Nihon U.) 37-9 | | Satoshi Fujita |
| 2018 | East | 1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | Won Quarterfinals match (All Mitsubishi) 35-7 Won Semifinals match (Obic) 13-10 Won Japan X Bowl XXXII (IBM) 35-18 Won 72nd Rice Bowl National Championship (at Kwansei Gakuin U.) 52-17 | Trashaun Nixon (MVP) Michael Birdsong (ROY) | Satoshi Fujita |
| 2019 | X1 Super | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | Won Semifinals match (Elecom Kobe) 31-13 Won Japan X Bowl XXXIII (Panasonic) 28-26 Won 73rd Rice Bowl National Championship (Kwansei Gakuin U.) 38-14 | Samajie Grant (X1 Super ROY & MVP) | Hiroshi Yamamoto |
| 2020 | X1 Super | 1st | 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost Japan X Bowl XXXIV (Obic) 7-13 | | Hiroshi Yamamoto |
| 2021 | X1 Super | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | Won Semifinals match (Obic) 17-10 Won 75th Rice Bowl National Championship Game (Panasonic) 24-18 | | Hiroshi Yamamoto |
| 2022 | X1 Super Div. B | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | Won Quarterfinals match (Asahi Beer) 65-3 Won Semifinals match (Elecom Kobe) 39-21 Won 76th Rice Bowl National Championship Game (Panasonic) 29-21 | Trashaun Nixon (X1 Super MVP) | Hiroshi Yamamoto |
| 2023 | X1 Super Div. B | 1st | 6 | 1 | 1 | Won Quarterfinals match (Tokyo Gas) 10-3 Won Semifinals match (Obic) 24-17 Won 77th Rice Bowl National Championship Game (Panasonic) 16-10 | Trashaun Nixon (X1 Super MVP) | Hiroshi Yamamoto |
| 2024 | X1 Super | 1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | Won Quarterfinals match (IBM) 49-14 Won Semifinals match (Sekisui) 52-21 Lost 78th Rice Bowl National Championship Game (Panasonic) 27-34 | Samajie Grant (X1 Super MVP) | Hiroshi Yamamoto |
| Total | Total | Total | 160 | 36 | 3 | (1997–2024, includes only regular season) | (1997–2024, includes only regular season) | (1997–2024, includes only regular season) |
| Total | Total | Total | 47 | 15 | 0 | (1997–2024, includes only playoffs) | (1997–2024, includes only playoffs) | (1997–2024, includes only playoffs) |
| Total | Total | Total | 207 | 51 | 3 | (1997–2024, includes both regular season and playoffs) | (1997–2024, includes both regular season and playoffs) | (1997–2024, includes both regular season and playoffs) |

## Head coaches

| Coach | Years | Record |
| Kurt Rose | 1997-2003 | 28-12 (.700) |
| Shima | 2004 | 2-3 (.400) |
| Satoshi Fujita | 2005-2018 | 125-27 (.822) |
| Yo Yamamoto | 2019-present | 52-7-1 (.881) |

## Current Import Players

| Jersey # | Name | Position | Years with the team | Alma Mater | Achievements |
| #0 | Joe Mathis | OLB | 2018-19, 2021-present | Washington | 3X All X-League Team member (2018, 2020 and 2022) |
| #2 | Trashaun Nixon | OLB/RB | 2015-18, 2020-present | New Mexico State | 3x X-League MVP award (2018, 2022-23) 7x All X-League Team member (2016-17, 2020-24) |
| #4 | Samajie Grant | RB/WR | 2019-present | Arizona | X1 Super Rookie of the Year (2019) 2x X1 Super MVP (2019 & 2024) X Bowl MVP (2019) 3x All X-League Super Team member (2019-20 & 2024) |
Former Import Players
| Name | Position | Years with the team | Alma Mater | Achievements |
| Al-Rilwan Adeyemi | CB | 2013-23 | San Diego | 11x All X-League Team member (2013-17, 2020-23) |
| Michael Birdsong | QB | 2018-2020 | Tennessee Tech | X-League ROY (2018) X1 Super MVP (2020) All X-League Super Team member (2020) |
| Colby Cameron | QB | 2014-2017 | Louisiana Tech | X-League MVP award (2016) X-League ROY award (2014) 2x All X-League Team member (2014 & 2016) |
| Gino Gordon | RB | 2013-2017 | Harvard | X-League MVP award (2014) 3x All X-League Team member (2014, 2016-17) |
| Austin Flynn | DE | 2014 | Arkansas | |
| Andrew Seumalo | DE | 2013 | Oregon State | |
| Brad Brennan | WR | 2002-2011 | Arizona | 2x All X-League Team member (2004 and 2009) |