ISFL season 39
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| Duration | 27 September, 2054 to 10 January, 2055 |
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| Start date | 17 January, 2055 |
| ASFC champions | Arizona Outlaws |
| NSFC champions | Yellowknife Wraiths |
| Date | 07 February, 2055 |
| Site | Allegiant Stadium |
| Champions | Yellowknife Wraiths |
| Date | 31 January, 2055 |
ISFL season 39 (also referred to as the 2054 NSFL season) began on 27 September, 2054 with the New York Silverbacks hosting the Orange County Otters. The season concluded with Ultimus Bowl XXXIX, held at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas on 07 February, 2055, where the Yellowknife Wraiths were crowned ISFL champions after defeating the Arizona Outlaws by a score of 34-6.
Contents
Player movements
The league year began in March of 2054, with teams allowed to contact and enter negotiations with players whose contracts were not yet extended beyond the end of the 2053 ISFL season.
Free agency
Free agency began on 22 February, 2054
- Quarterbacks: Tron Carter (Cape Town -> Chicago)
- Running Backs: Marvin Toledo (Berlin -> Colorado)
- Wide Receivers: Quinton Crash (Arizona -> Baltimore), Swantavius Torch (Arizona -> New York), Rodka Raskolnikov (Orange County -> Honolulu)
- Tight Ends: Turt Golum (New Orleans -> Honolulu)
- Defensive tackles: Sexy Wilfork (Austin -> New York)
- Safeties: Fuzzy George (Berlin -> Colorado)
- Kickers: Levy Tate (Chicago -> Austin), Ikick Ballz (Cape Town -> Honolulu)
Trades
- Arizona -> Orange County: Arizona receives $3M in S39 cap space from Orange County in exchange for a S41 4th round pick (if the draft class contains more than 99 players, this becomes a 5th round pick)
- Arizona -> New Orleans: Arizona receives Amari Springer - S from New Orleans in exchange for a S40 6th round pick
- Cape Town -> Berlin: Cape Town receives Bageshwari Singh - QB and a S41 4th round pick from Berlin in exchange for a S41 3rd round and 4th round pick
- Austin -> New York: Austin receives Nick L. Back - TE from New York in exchange for a S40 5th round pick
- Sarasota -> Cape Town: Sarasota receives Zoltan - OL from Cape Town in exchange for a S40 3rd round pick
- Baltimore -> Colorado: Baltimore receives Fuzzy George - S and a S40 2nd round pick from Colorado in exchange for Cob Corning - CB and a S41 3rd round pick
- San Jose -> Orange County: San Jose receives President Camacho - WR, a S41 2nd round pick and a S41 conditional pick from Orange County in exchange for a S40 3rd round pick and a S41 1st round pick
- Honolulu -> Cape Town: Honolulu receives Theo Lariat - CB from Cape Town in exchange for a S40 3rd round pick (via New York)
- Yellowknife -> Honolulu: Yellowknife receives two S40 2nd round picks (one via New York) and $5M S40 cap space from Honolulu in exchange for a S40 1st round and 2nd round pick
- Orange County -> Colorado: Orange County receives a S40 1st round pick and a S41 4th round pick from Colorado in exchange for a S41 1st round pick (conditional; Part of 3-way trade with San Jose, COL receives the later pick 1st round pick of OCO or SJS)
- San Jose -> Colorado: San Jose receives Graham Harper - CB in from Colorado in exchange for Cedric Wilkins II - CB and a S41 1st round pick (conditional; see above trade. Part of 3-way trade with Orange County)
- San Jose -> Orange County: San Jose receives a S40 3rd round pick from Orange County (Part of 3-way trade with Colorado)
Retirements
- Modern Nazgûl
- Gronku Muerto
- Ray the Manta Ray
- Spot RoboDog
- Tre'Mendus Johnson
- DeCarr Rek
- Jean-Jacques Leroy
- Daniel O'Leary
- Madison Hayes
- IsHe... ReallyInvisible
- Marlon Brando
- Teddy Murphy
- Ivan Toastovich
- Joey Marston
- Remus Roman
- Romulus Roman
- Chunt the Badger
- Chathack'rius Smith IV
- Mongo
- HeHateMe PickSix II
- Garfield Despacito III
- Makoa Mahi'ai
- Michael Patrick Porkins
- Michael Carimi
- Nathan Claflin
- Tessie Garciaparra
- Omni Man
- Mauler Panda
- Anton Bruckner
- Busch Goose
- Panda McKyle
- Tony Demonson
- Paul Monitor
Draft
The 2054 ISFL Draft was held on 12 April, 2054. The Honolulu Hahalua selected linebacker Seth Leavitt with the first overall pick.
Rule changes
The following rule changes were approved by a committee consisting of ISFL general managers and Head Office, to come into effect for the 2054 season and beyond:
- Beginning 24 hours before the Ultimus stream airs and ending when the draft officially starts, allow ISFL GMs to post and accept trades involving players in public league spaces. These trades take effect at the beginning of the offseason after the Ultimus stream finishes airing once approved by the budget team.
- Teams are allowed to begin re-signing inactive players once Week 13 ends. Any inactive player who is not re-signed prior to the posting of the Free Agency list will enter Open Bidding at the start of free agency.
Preseason
Training camps for the 2054 season started on 02 August, 2054 league-wide, with the first preseason game being held on 30 August, 2054 between the Arizona Outlaws and the Orange County Otters.
Regular season
The regular season's 112 games, played over a 16-week schedule, began on 27 September, 2054.
Standings
| 2054 (S39) ASFC standings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | Conf | Div | Str | |
| (1) Arizona Outlaws | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 511 | 354 | 6-2-0 | 5-3-0 | 9-3-0 | 9-3-0 | W2 |
| (2) Austin Copperheads | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 405 | 319 | 7-1-0 | 4-4-0 | 9-3-0 | 9-3-0 | W1 |
| (3) New Orleans Second Line | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 374 | 380 | 4-4-0 | 4-4-0 | 7-5-0 | 7-5-0 | W1 |
| (4) San Jose Sabercats | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 417 | 389 | 6-2-0 | 1-7-0 | 6-6-0 | 6-6-0 | L1 |
| New York Silverbacks | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 337 | 425 | 3-5-0 | 3-4-1 | 5-6-1 | 5-6-1 | L1 |
| Orange County Otters | 4 | 11 | 1 | .281 | 363 | 488 | 2-5-1 | 2-6-0 | 3-8-1 | 3-8-1 | L1 |
| Honolulu Hahalua | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 373 | 596 | 3-5-0 | 0-8-0 | 2-10-0 | 2-10-0 | L2 |
NOTE: The highest seed in the conference championship (ARI) has home-field advantage until the Ultimus; the second seed (AUS) has home-field advantage in the first round
| 2054 (S39) NSFC standings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | Conf | Div | Str | |
| (1) Yellowknife Wraiths | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 510 | 221 | 8-0-0 | 5-3-0 | 9-3-0 | 9-3-0 | L2 |
| (2) Sarasota Sailfish | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 483 | 354 | 5-2-1 | 5-3-0 | 8-3-1 | 8-3-1 | W3 |
| (3) Chicago Butchers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 413 | 393 | 5-3-0 | 5-3-0 | 6-6-0 | 6-6-0 | W2 |
| (4) Colorado Yeti | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 | 437 | 395 | 5-3-0 | 4-3-1 | 5-6-1 | 5-6-1 | W3 |
| Cape Town Crash | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 388 | 433 | 5-3-0 | 3-5-0 | 6-6-0 | 6-6-0 | W1 |
| Baltimore Hawks | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 316 | 445 | 3-5-0 | 3-5-0 | 3-9-0 | 3-9-9 | L1 |
| Berlin Fire Salamanders | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 332 | 467 | 3-5-0 | 1-7-0 | 4-8-0 | 4-8-0 | L4 |
NOTE: The highest seed in the conference championship (YKW) has home-field advantage; the second seed (SAR) has home-field advantage in the first round
Overall
Regular season conference champion
ASFC playoff berth
NSFC playoff berth
| 2054 (S39) ISFL-Overall standings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | Conf | Div | Str | |
| Yellowknife Wraiths | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 510 | 221 | 8-0-0 | 5-3-0 | 9-3-0 | 9-3-0 | L2 |
| Arizona Outlaws | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 511 | 354 | 6-2-0 | 5-3-0 | 9-3-0 | 9-3-0 | W2 |
| Austin Copperheads | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 405 | 319 | 7-1-0 | 4-4-0 | 9-3-0 | 9-3-0 | W1 |
| Sarasota Sailfish | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 483 | 354 | 5-2-1 | 5-3-0 | 8-3-1 | 8-3-1 | W3 |
| Chicago Butchers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 413 | 393 | 5-3-0 | 5-3-0 | 6-6-0 | 6-6-0 | W2 |
| Colorado Yeti | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 | 437 | 395 | 5-3-0 | 4-3-1 | 5-6-1 | 5-6-1 | W3 |
| New Orleans Second Line | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 374 | 380 | 4-4-0 | 4-4-0 | 7-5-0 | 7-5-0 | W1 |
| Cape Town Crash | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 388 | 433 | 5-3-0 | 3-5-0 | 6-6-0 | 6-6-0 | W1 |
| San Jose Sabercats | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 417 | 389 | 6-2-0 | 1-7-0 | 6-6-0 | 6-6-0 | L1 |
| New York Silverbacks | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 337 | 425 | 3-5-0 | 3-4-1 | 5-6-1 | 5-6-1 | L1 |
| Baltimore Hawks | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 316 | 445 | 3-5-0 | 3-5-0 | 3-9-0 | 3-9-9 | L1 |
| Orange County Otters | 4 | 11 | 1 | .281 | 363 | 488 | 2-5-1 | 2-6-0 | 3-8-1 | 3-8-1 | L1 |
| Berlin Fire Salamanders | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 332 | 467 | 3-5-0 | 1-7-0 | 4-8-0 | 4-8-0 | L4 |
| Honolulu Hahalua | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 373 | 596 | 3-5-0 | 0-8-0 | 2-10-0 | 2-10-0 | L2 |
NOTE: NOLA over CTC on head-to-head results
Postseason
The 2054 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 XXXIX.
| Conference Championships | Ultimus Bowl XXXIX | |||||||||
| Outlaws | 21 | |||||||||
| Sabercats | 9 | 2054 ASFC Championship | ||||||||
| Second Line | 24 | |||||||||
| Outlaws | 37 | |||||||||
| Second Line | 22 | |||||||||
| Copperheads | 21 | |||||||||
| Outlaws | 6 | |||||||||
| Wraiths | 34 | |||||||||
| Wraiths | 45 | |||||||||
| Yeti | 21 | 2054 NSFC Championship | ||||||||
| Butchers | 27 | |||||||||
| Wraiths | 48 | |||||||||
| Butchers | 24 | |||||||||
| Sailfish | 22 | |||||||||
Regular-season statistical leaders
| Individual | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring leader | Double Doink | Yellowknife Wraiths | 160 |
| Most field goals made | 35 | ||
| Touchdowns | Kumquat Archipelago | Yellowknife Wraiths | 22 |
| Rushing yards | Zane Cold | Orange County Otters | 1,664 |
| Passing yards | Carter Knight | Sarasota Sailfish | 5,192 |
| Passing touchdowns | 45 | ||
| Interceptions thrown | Bageshwari Singh | Cape Town Crash | 24 |
| Passer rating | Carter Knight | Sarasota Sailfish | 109.2 |
| Pass receptions | Leek Mai-Heinous | Honolulu Hahalua | 108 |
| Zayne Dangle | Berlin Fire Salamanders | ||
| Pass receiving yards | Rocky Moreaux | Colorado Yeti | 1,427 |
| Tackles | Sheriff Woody | Baltimore Hawks | 135 |
| Interceptions | Kalam Mekhar | Yellowknife Wraiths | 9 |
| Punting | Known Acquaintance | Berlin Fire Salamanders | 4,493; 47.8 avg |
| Sacks | Zephyr Greywolf | Yellowknife Wraiths | 19 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Team | User |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player (HO) | Kumquat Archipelago | Yellowknife Wraiths | ReverendOReily |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Carter Knight | Sarasota Sailfish | Frostbite |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Kalam Mekhar | Yellowknife Wraiths | ZootTX |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Double Doink | Yellowknife Wraiths | sarah |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Johnny Blaze Jr | Sarasota Sailfish | JBLAZE_THE_BOSS |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | Antoine Winfield Jr | Baltimore Hawks | Trempale |
| Performance of the Year | Adrian St. Christmas - W14 | Yellowknife Wraiths | nunccoepi |
