ISFL season 16
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| Duration | 28 September, 2031 to 21 December, 2031 |
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| Start date | 04 January, 2032 |
| ASFC champions | Orange County Otters |
| NSFC champions | Chicago Butchers |
| Date | 25 January, 2032 |
| Champions | Arizona Outlaws |
| Date | 18 January, 2032 |
'ISFL season 16 (also referred to as the 2031 NSFL season) began on 28 September, 2031. The season concluded with Ultimus Bowl XVI on 25 January, 2032, where the Arizona Outlaws were crowned ISFL champions after defeating the Philadelphia Liberty by a score of 30-34.
Contents
Player movements
The league year began in March of 2031, with teams allowed to contact and enter negotiations with players whose contracts were not yet extended beyond the end of the 2030 ISFL season.
Free agency
Free agency began on 09 February, 2031
Trades
Retirements
Draft
The 2031 ISFL Draft was held on 13 April, 2031. The Chicago Butchers selected Running Back Sam Torenson with the first overall pick.
Preseason
Training camps for the 2031 season started on 03 August, 2031 league-wide, with the first preseason game being held on 31 August, 2031.
Regular season
The regular season's 112 games, played over a 14-week schedule, began on 28 September, 2031.
Standings
| 2031 (S16) ASFC standings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | Conf | Div | Str | |
| Orange County Otters | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 417 | 244 | 6-1-0 | 4-2-0 | 7-1-0 | 7-1-0 | W1 |
| Arizona Outlaws | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 297 | 273 | 6-1-0 | 1-5-0 | 5-3-0 | 5-3-0 | L1 |
| San Jose Sabercats | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 337 | 311 | 3-3-0 | 4-3-0 | 4-4-0 | 4-4-0 | W2 |
| New Orleans Second Line | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 309 | 381 | 3-3-0 | 3-4-0 | 4-4-0 | 4-4-0 | W1 |
| Austin Copperheads | 0 | 13 | 0 | .000 | 186 | 424 | 0-6-0 | 0-7-0 | 0-8-0 | 0-8-0 | L13 |
NOTE: The highest seed in the conference championship (OCO) has home-field advantage until the Ultimus; the second seed (ARI) has home-field advantage in the first round
| 2031 (S16) NSFC standings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | Conf | Div | Str | |
| Chicago Butchers | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 307 | 257 | 6-0-0 | 4-3-0 | 6-2-0 | 6-2-0 | L1 |
| Yellowknife Wraiths | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 418 | 312 | 5-2-0 | 5-1-0 | 5-3-0 | 5-3-0 | W6 |
| Philadelphia Liberty | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 397 | 306 | 5-1-0 | 2-5-0 | 5-3-0 | 5-3-0 | W1 |
| Baltimore Hawks | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 324 | 268 | 4-3-0 | 3-3-0 | 4-4-0 | 4-4-0 | L1 |
| Colorado Yeti | 1 | 12 | 0 | .077 | 208 | 424 | 0-7-0 | 1-5-0 | 0-8-0 | 0-8-0 | L2 |
NOTE: The highest seed in the conference championship (CHI) has home-field advantage until the Ultimus; the second seed (YKW) has home-field advantage in the first round
Overall
Regular season conference champion
ASFC playoff berth
NSFC playoff berth
| 2031 (S16) ISFL-Overall standings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | Conf | Div | Str | |
| Orange County Otters | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 417 | 244 | 6-1-0 | 4-2-0 | 7-1-0 | 7-1-0 | W1 |
| Chicago Butchers | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 307 | 257 | 6-0-0 | 4-3-0 | 6-2-0 | 6-2-0 | L1 |
| Yellowknife Wraiths | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 418 | 312 | 5-2-0 | 5-1-0 | 5-3-0 | 5-3-0 | W6 |
| Philadelphia Liberty | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 397 | 306 | 5-1-0 | 2-5-0 | 5-3-0 | 5-3-0 | W1 |
| Baltimore Hawks | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 324 | 268 | 4-3-0 | 3-3-0 | 4-4-0 | 4-4-0 | L1 |
| Arizona Outlaws | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 297 | 273 | 6-1-0 | 1-5-0 | 5-3-0 | 5-3-0 | L1 |
| San Jose Sabercats | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 337 | 311 | 3-3-0 | 4-3-0 | 4-4-0 | 4-4-0 | W2 |
| New Orleans Second Line | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 309 | 381 | 3-3-0 | 3-4-0 | 4-4-0 | 4-4-0 | W1 |
| Colorado Yeti | 1 | 12 | 0 | .077 | 208 | 424 | 0-7-0 | 1-5-0 | 0-8-0 | 0-8-0 | L2 |
| Austin Copperheads | 0 | 13 | 0 | .000 | 186 | 424 | 0-6-0 | 0-7-0 | 0-8-0 | 0-8-0 | L13 |
Postseason
The 2031 ISFL playoffs consisted of three rounds; with four divisional games being played before two conference championships – contested by the winners of each divisional game. The winners of the conference championship games then played in Ultimus Bowl XVI.
| Conference Championships | Ultimus Bowl XVI | |||||||||
| Hawks | 13 | |||||||||
| Butchers | 16 | 2031 ASFC Championship | ||||||||
| Liberty | 47 | |||||||||
| Butchers | 34 | |||||||||
| Liberty | 35 | |||||||||
| Wraiths | 34 | |||||||||
| Liberty | 30 | |||||||||
| Outlaws | 34 | |||||||||
| Second Line | 21 | |||||||||
| Otters | 48 | 2031 NSFC Championship | ||||||||
| Outlaws | 3 | |||||||||
| Otters | 3 | |||||||||
| Sabercats | 21 | |||||||||
| Outlaws | 41 | |||||||||
Regular-season statistical leaders
| Individual | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring leader | Stephen Harris Jr | Yellowknife Wraiths | 138 |
| Most field goals made | Kulture Fulture | Chicago Butchers | 35 |
| Touchdowns | Marquise Brown | Baltimore Hawks | 15 |
| Rushing yards | Sam Torenson | Chicago Butchers | 1,458 |
| Pass receiving yards | Vinny Valentine | Orange County Otters | 1,392 |
| Pass receptions | Johnny Blaze | Orange County Otters | 94 |
| Passing yards | Cooter Bigsby | Yellowknife Wraiths | 4,468 |
| Passing touchdowns | Adriana Falconi | Philadelphia Liberty | 36 |
| Interceptions thrown | Wolfie McDummy | Colorado Yeti | 21 |
| Passer rating | Gus T.T. Showbiz | Orange County Otters | 100.7 |
| Tackles | Sandip Bakshi | Austin Copperheads | 124 |
| Interceptions | Danny Grithead | Yellowknife Wraiths | 10 |
| Punting | Alfredo Crisco | Austin Copperheads | 4,171; 46.3 avg |
| Sacks | Kolby Deringer | San Jose Sabercats | 16 |
| Freezer Riposte | San Jose Sabercats | ||
