Before the formation of the Sabres, Sheffield’s University team was known as the Zulus. Though affiliated to the University of Sheffield the team was a collaboration between both the city’s Universities. Briefly known as the Pirates, the Zulus had mixed success in the British Collegiate American Football League (BCAFL). Prior to their folding in 1997 they managed to earn two playoff births, both cut short in the first round.
1996-97
| Schedule | ||
| Away Team | Home Team | |
| Sheffield Zulus | 0-1 | Lancaster Bomber |
| Lancaster Bombers | 1-0 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Leeds Celtics | 45-6 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Sheffield Zulus | 28-42 | Newcastle Mariners |
| Sheffield Zulus | 0-1 | Nottingham Outlaws |
| Staffordshire Stallions | 48-0 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Sheffield Zulus | 0-0 | Sunderland Wearwolves |
| BCAFL Northern Conference- Eastern Division |
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| Team | Won | Lost | Tied | PCT. | For | Against |
| Lancaster Bombers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 254 | 122 |
| Leeds Celtics | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 311 | 111 |
| Newcastle Mariners | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 270 | 151 |
| Sunderland Wearwolves | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.500 | 88 | 164 |
| Sheffield Zulus | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.071 | 34 | 138 |
| Teeside Demons | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.071 | 24 | 230 |
1995-96
| Schedule | ||
| Away Team | Home Team | |
| Sheffield Zulus | 0-1 | Glasgow Tigers |
| Sheffield Zulus | 12-0 | Hull Sharks |
| Leicester Lemmings | 24-6 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Sheffield Zulus | 12-6 | Leicester Lemmings |
| Sheffield Zulus | 0-30 | Loughborough Aces |
| Loughborough Aces | 46-0 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Staffordshire Stallions | 2-8 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Strathclyde Hawks | 0-0 | Sheffield Zulus |
| BCAFL Northern Conference- Central Division |
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| Team | Won | Lost | Tied | PCT. | For | Against |
| Loughborough Aces | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 230 | 20 |
| Leicester Lemmings | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.625 | 53 | 51 |
| Sheffield Zulus |
3 | 4 | 1 | 0.438 | 38 | 109 |
| Hull Sharks | 3 |
5 |
0 |
0.375 | 62 |
101 |
| Staffordshire Stallions | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.188 | 22 | 104 |
1994-95
| Schedule | ||
| Away Team | Home Team | |
| Hull Sharks | 12-20 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Sheffield Zulus | 24-12 | Leicester Lemmings |
| Leicester Lemmings | 8-0 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Sheffield Zulus | 9-16 | Loughborough Aces |
| Staffordshire Stallions | 18-6 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Sheffield Zulus | 0-0 | Staffordshire Stallions |
| Stirling Clansmen | 6-41 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Sheffield Zulus | 14-72 | Glasgow Tigers |
| BCAFL Northern Conference- Central Division |
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| Team | Won | Lost | Tied | PCT. | For | Against |
| Staffordshire Stallions | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.875 | 144 | 39 |
| Loughborough Aces | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 247 | 54 |
| Leicester Lemmings | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 107 | 86 |
| Sheffield Zulus | 3 |
4 |
1 |
0.438 | 114 |
144 |
| Hull Sharks | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.188 | 54 | 188 |
1993-94
| Schedule | ||
| Away Team | Home Team | |
| Glasgow Tigers | 0-0 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Hull Sharks | 6-7 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Sheffield Zulus | 0-48 | Hull Sharks |
| Sheffield Zulus | 6-12 | Leeds Celtics |
| Sheffield Zulus | 33-0 | Sunderland Wearwolves |
| Sunderland Wearwolves | 8-50 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Sheffield Zulus | 0-0 | Teesside Demons |
| Sheffield Zulus | 0-0 | Glasgow Tigers |
| BCAFL Northern Conference | ||||||
| Team | Won | Lost | Tied | PCT. | For | Against |
| Glasgow Tigers | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.938 | 232 | 40 |
| Leeds Celtics | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.875 | 107 | 24 |
| Paisley Panthers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 73 | 65 |
| Sheffield Zulus | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.625 | 129 | 65 |
| Teesside demons | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.500 | 100 | 61 |
| Hull Sharks | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.438 | 75 | 73 |
| Lancaster Bombers | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.438 | 72 | 69 |
| Newcastle Mariners | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.375 | 72 | 133 |
| Strathclyde Hawks | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.312 | 58 | 81 |
| Stirling Clansmen | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0.188 | 33 | 126 |
| Sunderland Wearwolves | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.062 | 14 | 219 |
1992-93
| Schedule | ||
| Away Team | Home Team | |
| Sheffield Zulus | 14-6 | Hull Sharks |
| Hull Sharks | 6-0 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Leeds Celtics | 44-26 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Sheffield Zulus | 12-6 | Newcastle Mariners |
| Sunderland Wearwolves | 0-39 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Sheffield Zulus | 8-0 | Sunderland Wearwolves |
| Lancaster Bombers | 0-8 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Sheffield Zulus | 0-0 | Lancaster Bombers |
| Sheffield Zulus | 12-42 | Leeds Celtics |
| BCAFL Northern Conference | ||||||
| Team | Won | Lost | Tied | PCT. | For | Against |
| Glasgow Tigers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 174 | 28 |
| Leeds Celtics | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.938 | 166 | 45 |
| Sheffield Zulus | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.688 | 107 | 63 |
| Strathclyde Hawks |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0.625 | 53 |
56 |
| Paisley Panthers | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.500 | 122 | 96 |
| Lancaster Bombers | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.438 | 39 | 84 |
| Hull Sharks | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 45 | 65 |
| Teeside Demons | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 81 | 122 |
| Sunderland Wearwolves | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.312 | 42 | 100 |
| Stirling Clansmen | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.188 | 33 | 134 |
| Newcastle Mariners | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.062 | 14 | 84 |
1991-92
| Schedule | ||
| Away Team | Home Team | |
| Sheffield Zulus | 20-8 | Lancaster Bombers |
| Lancaster Bombers | 0-20 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Sheffield Zulus | 6-2 | Leeds Celtics |
| Leeds Celtics | 1-0 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Sheffield Zulus | 0-1 | Teesside Demons |
| Teeside Demons | 16-6 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Sheffield Zulus | 014-2 | Hull Sharks |
| Hull Sharks | 0-10 | Sheffield Zulus |
| BCAFL Northern Conference | ||||||
| Team | Won | Lost | Tied | PCT. | For | Against |
| Strathclyde Hakws | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 199 | 58 |
| Teeside Demons | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 85 | 41 |
| Leeds Celtics | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.750 | 76 | 34 |
| Sheffield Zulus | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 76 | 30 |
| Glasgow Tigers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 80 | 71 |
| Hull Sharks | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.438 | 38 | 78 |
| Paisley Panthers | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 35 | 94 |
| Stirling Clansmen | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.188 | 17 | 102 |
| Lancaster Bombers | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | 31 | 129 |
1990-91
| Schedule | ||
| Away Team | Home Team | |
| Hull Sharks | 6-6 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Leeds Celtics | 12-8 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Leeds Celtics | 19-6 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Sheffield Zulus | 0-1 | Leeds Celtics |
| Sheffield Zulus | 1-0 | Newcastle Mariners |
| Newcastle Mariners | 0-1 | Sheffield Zulus |
| Sheffield Zulus | 0-1 | Hull Sharks |
| Hull Sharks | 28-0 | Sheffield Zulus |
| BCAFL Northern Conference | ||||||
| Team | Won | Lost | Tied | PCT. | For | Against |
| Teeside Demons | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.938 | 102 | 40 |
| Strathclyde Hakws | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.875 | 99 | 26 |
| Leeds Celtics | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.688 | 104 | 101 |
| Hull Sharks | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.562 | 64 | 60 |
| Glasgow Tigers | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.500 | 91 | 53 |
| Paisley Panthers | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.438 | 14 | 130 |
| Sheffield Zulus | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.312 | 22 | 67 |
| Stirling Clansmen | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.188 | 70 | 81 |
| Newcastle Mariners | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 8 |
1989-90
| Schedule | ||
| Away Team | Home Team | |
| Hull Sharks | 22-6 | Sheffield Pirates |
| Sheffield Pirates | 6-14 | Hull Sharts |
| Sheffield Pirates | 1-0 | Newcastle Scholars |
| Newcastle Scholars | 0-1 | Sheffield Pirates |
| Teeside Demons | 66-0 | Sheffield Pirates |
| Sheffield Pirates | 0-1 | Teeside Demons |
| BCAFL Northern Conference | ||||||
| Team | Won | Lost | Tied | PCT. | For | Against |
| Teeside Demons | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.833 | 137 | 40 |
| Hull Sharks | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.833 | 88 | 50 |
| Sheffield Pirates | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.333 | 14 | 103 |
| Newcastle Scholars | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.000 | 14 | 60 |