Dallas Birddogs season 28

2043 DSFL Season

(5-9) Missed Playoffs
Regular Season
Start date	27 September, 2043
End date	21 February, 2044
Conference Champions
DSFL North Champions	London Royals
DSFL South Champions	Tijuana Luchadores
Playoffs
Ultimini Champions	London Royals

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 Dallas Birddogs (5-9) missing the Playoffs.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	2043-08-27	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]
2	2043-09-03	at Minnesota Grey Ducks	W 31-28	2–0	The Quack Shack	Recap
3	2043-09-10	at Portland Pythons	W 20–14	3–0	The Snake Pit	Recap
4	2043-09-17	at Kansas City Coyotes	L 24–27	3-1	Coyote Stadium	Recap

Regular Season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	2043-09-24	at Norfolk Seawolves	L 28–31	0-1	Norfolksdale Norfolkdome	Recap
2	2043-10-01	at Bondi Beach Buccaneers	W 24-20	1–1	Emu War Memorial Stadium	Recap
3	2043-10-08	vs Tijuana Luchadores	W 3–38	2-1	The Dog House	Recap
4	2043-10-15	vs London Royals	W 24–35	3-1	The Dog House	Recap
5	2043-10-22	vs Portland Pythons	W 16–20	4–1	The Dog House	Recap
6	2043-10-29	at The Minnesota Grey Ducks	L 11-14	4-2	The Quack Shack	Recap
7	2043-11-05	at Kansas City Coyotes	L 24-35	4-3	Coyote Stadium	Recap
8	2043-11-12	at Kansas City Coyotes	L 17–22	4-4	Coyote Stadium	Recap
9	2043-11-19	vs London Royals	L 47–42	4-5	The Dog House	Recap
10	2042-11-27	vs Bondi Beach Buccaneers	L 34–28	4-6	The Dog House	Recap
11	2043-12-03	vs Portland Pythons	L 20–17	4-7	The Dog House	Recap
12	2043-12-10	at Minnesota Grey Ducks	L 28–41	4-8	The Quack Shack	Recap
13	2043-12-17	vs Norfolk Seawolves	W 0-28	5-8	The Dog House	Recap
14	2043-12-24	at Tijuana Luchadores	L 7–34	5-9	El Santo Coliseo	Recap

Standings

2043 (S28) SFC South standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Conf	Div	Str
(1) Tijuana Luchadores	8	6	0	.571	.571	338	300	5-2-0	3-4-0	5-1-0	5-1-0
(2) Bondi Beach Buccaneers	6	8	0	.429	.429	346	361	2-5-0	4-3-0	3-3-0	3-3-0
(3) Dallas Birddogs	5	9	0	.357	.357	350	341	4-3-0	1-6-0	3-3-0	3-3-0
(4) Norfolk Seawolves	1	13	0	.071	.071	241	496	1-6-0	0-7-0	1-5-0	1-5-0

NOTE: The highest seed in the SFC South (TIJ) had home-field advantage in the SFC South Championship Game.

2043 (S28) NFC North standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Conf	Div	Str
(1) London Royals	11	3	0	.786	.786	380	308	6-1-0	5-2-0	5-1-0	5-1-0
(2) Portland Pythons	11	3	0	.786	.786	410	282	7-0-0	4-3-0	4-2-0	4-2-0
(3) Minnesota Grey Ducks	7	7	0	.500	.500	312	270	4-3-0	3-4-0	2-4-0	2-4-0
(4) Kansas City Coyotes	7	7	0	.500	.500	333	352	4-3-0	3-4-0	1-5-0	1-5-0

NOTE: The highest seed in the NFC North (LON) had home-field advantage in the NFC North Championship Game.

Statistical Leaders

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