2000–2001
Andy Cochrane
Running back who was BCAFL Offensive MVP in 2002–03, rushing for 179 yards and two touchdowns in College Bowl XVII. He ran for 201 yards as game MVP of the 2003–04 College Bowl XVIII win.
Andy Cochrane: feature
Career with the Hurricanes
Emerged alongside Mike Willauer as one of the team’s running backs in a rebuilding season, with Ricardo McDonald coaching the backs.[2][4]
Ran for 937 yards in the regular season, behind a line that included Sol Rogers, Owen Powis and Matt Meyer. He was game MVP in the 13–0 win over Nottingham Outlaws, ran for two second-half touchdowns in the 23–7 playoff win over Birmingham Lions and scored four times in the 49–18 Southern Conference final win over Southampton Stags.[1][2]
2002–03 · 30 March 2003
Ran for 179 yards and two touchdowns in College Bowl XVII. The Hurricanes lost 22–17 to Stirling Clansmen after he and Ade Balogun drove them to the 1-yard line as time ran out.[1][2]
Named BCAFL Offensive MVP and selected for the Southern Conference Wildcats. At the club awards he won Players’ Player of the Year and Offensive MVP.[1]
Led the team in rushing with 678 yards from 92 carries (7.3 a carry) and five touchdowns as the Hurricanes went 8–0. He ran for 102 yards in the 26–0 playoff win over Cardiff Cobras, was named to the BCAFL All-College Squad with Ade Balogun and shared the club’s Offensive MVP award with Jon Gerring.[3]
2003–04 · 21 March 2004
Scored the first touchdown on a four-yard run and finished with 201 yards as game MVP of College Bowl XVIII, a 27–6 win over Staffordshire Stallions for the club’s fourth national title.[3][5]
Sources for this feature
- Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): 2002–03 season
- Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): History (2005)
- Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): 2003–04 season
- Caneweb (2002 club site), team/Coaching Staff.htm
- Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): home page, 19 Apr 2004 ("Champions! Hurricane strikes to blow away Stallions for record 4th College Bowl win")
- Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): 2004/05 season page (club colours awards)
Honours
Game MVP
- 2003–04 — College Bowl XVIII Game MVP
Photos

Short! Andy Cochrane reaches the 1 yard line in the dying seconds of College Bowl XVII.Photo: Roger Stacey In this photo: Andy Cochrane · Who’s in this photo?
Sources (4)
- Hertfordshire Hurricanes club records (2002), awards.txt: club annual awards, All-College, Wildcats and GB selections, and 1999–2000 and 2000–01 squad lists, compiled by webmaster Neil White (Sep 2002)
- Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): 2002–03 season
- Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): 2003–04 season
- Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): History (2005)