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{{Infobox DSFL Season
| year           = 2043
| image          = Birddogs logo.png
| imagesize = 250px
| caption = <div style="text-align: center;"> '''(5-9) Missed Playoffs''' </div>
| start_date = {{GetDateLong|28|1}}
| end_date = {{GetDateLong|28|End}}
| ultimini_champion = [[London Royals]]
| north_conference_winner = [[London Royals]]
| south_conference_winner = [[Tijuana Luchadores]]
}}
The '''2043 DSFL Season''' was the 28th season of the [[Developmental Simulation Football League]] and the [[Dallas Birddogs]]' 8th season in the league.

The season began on 28 September 2043 with the [[Dallas Birddogs]] being beaten by the [[Norfolk Seawolves]] 28-31.

The [[Dallas Birddogs]] equalled their longest regular season losing streak of 7 games.

The season concluded with the {{tf|DBD}} (5-9) missing the Playoffs.

==Preseason==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="{{NSFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Birddogs|year=2043|border=2}}"| Week
!style="{{NSFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Birddogs|year=2043|border=2}}"| Date
!style="{{NSFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Birddogs|year=2043|border=2}}"| Opponent
!style="{{NSFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Birddogs|year=2043|border=2}}"| Result
!style="{{NSFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Birddogs|year=2043|border=2}}"| Record
!style="{{NSFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Birddogs|year=2043|border=2}}"| Venue
!style="{{NSFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Birddogs|year=2043|border=2}}"| Recap
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 1
| {{GetDateDSFL|28|P1}}
| at [[Bondi Beach Buccaneers]]
| '''W''' 48–10
| 1-0
| [[Emu War Memorial Stadium]]
| https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=363 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 2
| {{GetDateDSFL|28|P2}}
| at [[Minnesota Grey Ducks]]
| '''W''' 31-28
| 2–0
| [[The Quack Shack]]
| [https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=368 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 3
| {{GetDateDSFL|28|P3}}
| at [[Portland Pythons]]
| '''W''' 20–14
| 3–0
| [[The Snake Pit]]
| [https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=369 Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 4
| {{GetDateDSFL|28|P4}}
| at [[Kansas City Coyotes]]
| '''L''' 24–27
| 3-1
| [[Coyote Stadium]]
| [https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=375 Recap]
|}

==Regular Season==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="{{NSFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Birddogs|year=2043|border=2}}"| Week
!style="{{NSFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Birddogs|year=2043|border=2}}"| Date
!style="{{NSFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Birddogs|year=2043|border=2}}"| Opponent
!style="{{NSFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Birddogs|year=2043|border=2}}"| Result
!style="{{NSFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Birddogs|year=2043|border=2}}"| Record
!style="{{NSFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Birddogs|year=2043|border=2}}"| Venue
!style="{{NSFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Birddogs|year=2043|border=2}}"| Recap
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 1
| {{GetDateDSFL|28|1}}
| at [[Norfolk Seawolves]]
| '''L''' 28–31
| 0-1
| [[Norfolksdale Norfolkdome]]
| [https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=307 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 2
| {{GetDateDSFL|28|2}}
| at [[Bondi Beach Buccaneers]]
| '''W''' 24-20
| 1–1
| [[Emu War Memorial Stadium]]
| [https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=312 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 3
| {{GetDateDSFL|28|3}}
| vs [[Tijuana Luchadores]]
| '''W''' 3–38
| 2-1
| [[The Dog House]]
| [https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=313 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 4
| {{GetDateDSFL|28|4}}
| vs [[London Royals]]
| '''W''' 24–35
| 3-1
| [[The Dog House]]
| [https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=319 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 5
| {{GetDateDSFL|28|5}}
| vs [[Portland Pythons]]
| '''W''' 16–20
| 4–1
| [[The Dog House]]
| [https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=323 Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 6
| {{GetDateDSFL|28|6}}
| at [[The Minnesota Grey Ducks]]
| '''L''' 11-14
| 4-2
| [[The Quack Shack]]
| [https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=328 Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 7
| {{GetDateDSFL|28|7}}
| at [[Kansas City Coyotes]]
| '''L''' 24-35
| 4-3
| [[Coyote Stadium]]
| [https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=329 Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 8
| {{GetDateDSFL|28|8}}
| at [[Kansas City Coyotes]]
| '''L''' 17–22
| 4-4
| [[Coyote Stadium]]
| [https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=334 Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 9
| {{GetDateDSFL|28|9}}
| vs [[London Royals]]
| '''L''' 47–42
| 4-5
| [[The Dog House]]
| [https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=339 Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 10
| {{GetDateDSFL|27|10}}
| vs [[Bondi Beach Buccaneers]]
| '''L''' 34–28
| 4-6
| [[The Dog House]]
| [https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=344 Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 11
| {{GetDateDSFL|28|11}}
| vs [[Portland Pythons]]
| '''L''' 20–17
| 4-7
| [[The Dog House]]
| [https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=347 Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 12
| {{GetDateDSFL|28|12}}
| at [[Minnesota Grey Ducks]]
| '''L''' 28–41
| 4-8
| [[The Quack Shack]]
| [https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=352 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 13
| {{GetDateDSFL|28|13}}
| vs [[Norfolk Seawolves]]
| '''W''' 0-28
| 5-8
| [[The Dog House]]
| [https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=355 Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 14
| {{GetDateDSFL|28|14}}
| at [[Tijuana Luchadores]]
| '''L''' 7–34
| 5-9
| [[El Santo Coliseo]]
| [https://index.sim-football.com/DSFLS28/Boxscores/Boxscore.html?id=359 Recap]
|}

===Standings===
{{ISFL standings header|28|SFC South}}
{{ISFL standings row|28|TIJ|  8| 6| 0|.571|338|300|5-2-0|3-4-0|5-1-0|5-1-0|W3|seed=1|color=ccffcc}}
{{ISFL standings row|28|BBB|  6| 8| 0|.429|346|361|2-5-0|4-3-0|3-3-0|3-3-0|W1|seed=2|color=ccffcc}}
{{ISFL standings row|28|DBD|  5| 9| 0|.357|350|341|4-3-0|1-6-0|3-3-0|3-3-0|L1|seed=3|color=FFFFFF}}
{{ISFL standings row|28|NOR|  1|13| 0|.071|241|496|1-6-0|0-7-0|1-5-0|1-5-0|L13|seed=4|color=FFFFFF}}
{{ISFL standings footer|The highest seed in the SFC South (TIJ) had home-field advantage in the [[SFC South Championship Game]].}}

{{ISFL standings header|28|NFC North}}
{{ISFL standings row|28|LON|11| 3| 0|.786|380|308|6-1-0|5-2-0|5-1-0|5-1-0|W1|seed=1|color=ccffcc}}
{{ISFL standings row|28|POR|11| 3| 0|.786|410|282|7-0-0|4-3-0|4-2-0|4-2-0|L1|seed=2|color=ccffcc}}
{{ISFL standings row|28|MIN| 7| 7| 0|.500|312|270|4-3-0|3-4-0|2-4-0|2-4-0|L1|seed=3|color=FFFFFF}}
{{ISFL standings row|28|KCC| 7| 7| 0|.500|333|352|4-3-0|3-4-0|1-5-0|1-5-0|W1|seed=4|color=FFFFFF}}
{{ISFL standings footer|The highest seed in the NFC North (LON) had home-field advantage in the [[NFC North Championship Game]].}}

== Statistical Leaders ==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" |Individual
|-
|'''Passing yards'''
| [[Joliet Christ Jr.]]*
| 4,103
|-
|'''Passing touchdowns'''
| [[Joliet Christ Jr.]]*
| 29
|-
|'''Rushing Yards'''
| [[Erik Gaare]]
| 1,023
|-
|'''Rushing Touchdowns'''
| [[Erik Gaare]]
| 9
|-
|'''Receiving yards'''
| [[Bayley Cowabunga]]*
| 1,601
|-
|'''Receiving Touchdowns'''
| [[Bayley Cowabunga]]
| 9
|-
|'''Tackles'''
| [[Luke Watterson]]
| 102
|-
|'''Interceptions'''
| [[Cole Maxwell]] & [[Charity Beaver]]
| 3
|-
|'''Sacks'''
| [[LeBron Brady Jr.]]
| 8
|}
''(*) League Leader''