NSFL season 8

NSFL season 8 (also referred to as the 2023 NSFL season) began on 01 October, 2023 with the defending champion Philadelphia Liberty hosting the Colorado Yeti. The season concluded with Ultimus Bowl VIII, held at the Burial Grounds, in Yellowknife, on 28 January, 2024.

Player movements

The league year began in March of 2023, with teams allowed to contact and enter negotiations with players whose contracts were not yet extended beyond the end of the 2022 ISFL season.

Free agency

Notable players to change teams in free agency include:

• Defensive Linemen Arbin Asipi Jr. (Wraiths to Hawks), and Fuego Wozy (Wraiths to Second Line)

It is also notable that a move by Yellowknife to sign defensive tackle Godfrey King was withdrawn amid controversy over the league's re-signing window

Trades

• Offseason: Otters traded Vladimir Fyodorovich and a 2023 Draft (S8) 1st round pick (7th overall) to Second Line for Jaylon Broxton

Retirements

• Player: Career summary

Other players

List other, non-notable retirees here

Draft

Main article: 2023 ISFL Draft

The 2023 ISFL Draft was held on 16 April, 2023. The Colorado Yeti selected linebacker Rickey Ramero with the first overall pick.

Rule changes

The following rule changes were approved by a committee consisting of NSFL general managers and Head Office, to come into effect for the 2023 season and beyond:

• Rule change goes here

Regular season

The regular season's 56 games, played over a fourteen week schedule, began on 01 October, 2023.

Standings

2023 (S8) ASFC standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Conf	Div	Str
(1) Orange County Otters	10	4	0	.714	432	289	5-2-0	5-2-0	4-2-0	4-3-0	L1
(2) New Orleans Second Line	9	5	0	.643	413	303	5-2-0	4-3-0	5-1-0	5-1-0	W1
Arizona Outlaws	5	9	0	.357	338	379	5-2-0	0-7-0	2-4-0	2-4-0	W1
San Jose Sabercats	1	13	0	.071	191	553	1-6-0	0-7-0	1-5-0	1-5-0	L8

NOTE: The higher seed (OCO) has home-field advantage in the conference championship

2023 (S8) NSFC standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Conf	Div	Str
(1) Yellowknife Wraiths	11	3	0	.786	446	286	6-1-0	5-2-0	6-0-0	6-0-0	W2
(2) Baltimore Hawks	7	7	0	.500	403	329	3-4-0	3-4-0	2-4-0	2-4-0	W3
Philadelphia Liberty	7	7	0	.500	387	373	5-2-0	2-5-0	2-4-0	2-4-0	L1
Colorado Yeti	6	8	0	.429	240	338	4-3-0	2-5-0	2-4-0	2-4-0	L2

NOTE: The higher seed (YKW) has home-field advantage in the conference championship

Overall

2023 (S8) ISFL-Overall standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Conf	Div	Str
(1) Yellowknife Wraiths	11	3	0	.786	446	286	6-1-0	5-2-0	6-0-0	6-0-0	W2
(2) Orange County Otters	10	4	0	.714	432	289	5-2-0	5-2-0	4-2-0	4-3-0	L1
(3) New Orleans Second Line	9	5	0	.643	413	303	5-2-0	4-3-0	5-1-0	5-1-0	W1
(4) Baltimore Hawks	7	7	0	.500	403	329	3-4-0	3-4-0	2-4-0	2-4-0	W3
Philadelphia Liberty	7	7	0	.500	387	373	5-2-0	2-5-0	2-4-0	2-4-0	L1
Colorado Yeti	6	8	0	.429	240	338	4-3-0	2-5-0	2-4-0	2-4-0	L2
Arizona Outlaws	5	9	0	.357	338	379	5-2-0	0-7-0	2-4-0	2-4-0	W1
San Jose Sabercats	1	13	0	.071	191	553	1-6-0	0-7-0	1-5-0	1-5-0	L8

NOTE: YKW secured home-field advantage throughout the playoffs

Postseason

Main article: 2023 ISFL playoffs

The 2023 (S8) NSFL playoffs consisted of just three games; the two conference championships – contested by the top two teams in each conference, with the regular season conference champion enjoying home-field advantage – and Ultimus Bowl VIII.

Bracket

	Conference Championships					Ultimus Bowl VIII
	2	Baltimore Hawks
	1	Yellowknife Wraiths
						New Orleans Second Line		13
						Yellowknife Wraiths		24
	2	New Orleans Second Line	20
	1	Orange County Otters	17

Hall of Fame

Season 8 marked the first ISFL Hall of Fame nomination class. Seven players were eligible for induction.

Below is a table showing who was on the ballot for the Hall of Fame in 2023 (S8), and the votes tallied for each nominee.

Players

Nominee	Nominations	Bio
Gosh Jarden	0/13	3
Levon Novel	0/13	4
Lincoln Jefferson	0/13	5
Vinny Cox	0/13	6
Arbin Asipi	0/13	7
Wyatt Fulton	0/13	8
Blaster Blade	0/13	9

Records, milestones and notable statistics

Week 1

• Somebody set a record for doing something

Awards

Award	Winner	Team	User
Most Valuable Player (HO)	???	???	???

Personnel changes

Team	Former	Replacement	Reason	Notes
x	x	x	x	x