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The ASFC leads in Ultimus Bowl wins with 24, while the NSFC has won 13. Thirteen franchises have won the Ultimus Bowl, with the Berlin Fire Salamanders as the lone remaining ISFL teams without a championship win. The Arizona Outlaws are the most recent winners of the Ultimus.
Numbers in parentheses in the table are Ultimus Bowl appearances as of the date of that Ultimus Bowl and are used as follows:
Winning team and losing team columns indicate the number of times that team has appeared in a Ultimus Bowl as well as each respective teams' Ultimus Bowl record to date.
Venue column indicates number of times that stadium has hosted a Ultimus Bowl.
City column indicates number of times that metropolitan area has hosted a Ultimus Bowl.
Four franchises have won consecutive Ultimus Bowls:
Arizona Outlaws (Ultimus Bowls I, II, and III)
Orange County Otters (IV, V, and VI), (XII and XIII), and (XVII, XVIII, XIX)
San Jose Sabercats (XXIV, XXV)
Honolulu Hahalua (XXXV, XXXVI)
Two franchises have won three Ultimus Bowls in a row:
Arizona Outlaws (Ultimus Bowls I, II, and III)
Orange County Otters (IV, V, and VI) and (XVII, XVIII, XIX)
No franchise has yet won four Ultimus Bowls in a row, although one has come close:
The Orange County Otters won three consecutive Ultimus Bowls (IV, V, and VI); the following season they were eliminated in the Ultimus Bowl by the Philadelphia Liberty.
Consecutive losers
Five franchises have lost consecutive Ultimus Bowls:
Baltimore Hawks (Ultimus Bowls II - III and XI - XII)
Yellowknife Wraiths (Ultimus Bowls IV-V and XVIII-XXI)
Colorado Yeti (XXIV, XXV)
New Orleans Second Line (XXVI, XXVII)
Sarasota Sailfish (XXXVI, XXXVII
Ultimus Bowl appearances by team
NSFC teams (13 wins)
ASFC teams (24 wins)
In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by number of years since last appearing in an Ultimus Bowl. In the "Seasons" column, bold years indicate winning seasons, and italic years indicate games not yet completed.
Team with Ultimus Bowl appearance but no victories
The Berlin Fire Salamanders (0-2) are the only team to have an Ultimus appearance and not a win.
Baltimore holds the record for most Ultimus Bowl appearances before winning their first championship, with three failed attempts before their win in Ultimus Bowl X.
Berlin holds the record for worst win-ratio in the Ultimus Bowl, at 0.000.
Ultimus Bowl rematches
The following teams have faced each other more than once in the Ultimus Bowl:
Orange County Otters and Yellowknife Wraiths (4) – Ultimus Bowl IV, V, XVIII, and XIX were all won by Orange County.
Yellowknife Wraiths and New Orleans Second Line (3) - Ultimus Bowls VIII and XXVI were won by Yellowknife, XXI was won by New Orleans.
Baltimore Hawks and New Orleans Second Line (3) – Ultimus Bowl IX and XI were won by New Orleans, Ultimus Bowl X was won by Baltimore.
Yellowknife Wraiths and Austin Copperheads (3) - Ultimus Bowl XX was won by Austin, Ultimus Bowl XXIII and XXVIII were won by Yellowknife.
Arizona Outlaws and Baltimore Hawks (2) – Ultimus Bowls II and III were both won by Arizona.
Orange County Otters and Philadelphia Liberty (2) – Ultimus Bowl VI was won by Orange Country, Ultimus Bowl VII was won by Philadelphia.
Orange County Otters and Colorado Yeti (2) – Ultimus Bowl XIII was won by Orange Country, Ultimus Bowl XXII was won by Colorado.
Colorado Yeti and San Jose Sabercats (2) - Ultimus Bowl XXIV and XXV were both won by San Jose.
New York Silverbacks and Berlin Salamanders (2) - Ultimus Bowl XXIX and XXXII were both won by New York.