Video: Heavy punches and one wild kick in a 100-man American football brawl

Two American college football teams engaged in one of the wildest fights seen in years after the final game of their season.

The push-and-shove quickly turned violent.

Tulsa and Mississippi State took the name of the Armed Forces Bowl a little too literally, engaging in a post-game battle that saw dozens of punches thrown, a player kicked while he was on the ground and another needing to be helped off the field.

There was tension from the outset at the end-of-season clash in Fort Worth, Texas, as players from both teams clashed before kick-off.

But that was just the entree as wild scenes followed Mississippi State’s 28-26 win.

Both squads had come together on the field when some push-and-shove turned violent.

Players began swinging wildly at each other, before one of the chief instigators was towel-whipped and kicked in the chest.

A massive brawl broke out at the end of the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl between Tulsa and Mississippi State. pic.twitter.com/zfaq912SWU

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Mississippi State coach Mike Leach didn’t seem overly perturbed when asked what his message to his team would be after the fight.

“Don’t do it anymore. It’s just dumb,” he told ESPN.

“This is a football game so we’re not going to be tearing cloth over this deal; somebody went to a football game and somebody got hit.”

Tulsa’s Kendarin Ray appeared to suffer the most damage and was helped off the field by two support staff.

“I think he has probably some version of a concussion and we‘ll leave it at that,” Tulsa coach Phillip Montgomery said.

Tulsa’s Kendarin Ray being helped off after being injured in the postgame brawl. pic.twitter.com/Ft90Ld3avu

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“The one thing I’ll say is our program, our guys, we’re a team that is going to stand up for each other and we’re going to battle,” Montgomery added. “We talk about faith, family and football - and family is going to take care of family. We’re a team that has battled all year long. We battled again today and from that standpoint our guys are going to continue to protect each other and go from there.”

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