List of Ultimini Champions
The Ultimini is the annual American football game that determines the champion of the Developmental Simulation Football League (DSFL). The game culminates a Developmental Simulation Football League regular season that begins in the previous calendar year and is the conclusion of the DSFL playoffs. The contest is held in the city of the home team. Since January 2018, the winner of the Southern Football Conference (SFC) Championship Game has faced the winner of the Northern Football Conference (NFC) Championship Game in the culmination of the Developmental Simulation Football League playoffs.
The SFC leads in Ultimini wins with 30, while the NFC has won 16. Eight franchises have won the Ultimini.
The Tijuana Luchadores (13-9) have won the most Ultiminis with twelve championships, the Portland Pythons (7-12) are second with seven wins. The Minnesota Grey Ducks (Formerly the San Antonio Marshals) (6-7), and the Bondi Beach Buccaneers (6-1) are third with six wins each. The Norfolk Seawolves (5-4) have 5 wins, the Dallas Birddogs (4–0) have four wins, the Kansas City Coyotes (3–8) have three wins, and the London Royals (2–3) have two wins.
Tijuana has the most Ultimini appearances with twenty two. Tijuana has the most consecutive appearances with five from 2022 to 2026, while the Portland Pythons (2024–2026 and 2029–2032), and Minnesota Grey Ducks (2034-2035 and 2043-2045) are the only other teams to have more than two consecutive appearances. The Portland Pythons (6-12) have lost a record twelve Ultiminis.
The Palm Beach Solar Bears (2-0) were undefeated in title appearances and the Dallas Birddogs (4-0) are the only active undefeated team in the Ultimini. The London Royals have the longest active appearance drought, from 2059 to the 2061. The record for consecutive wins is three and is held by the Tijuana Luchadores (2023–2025). The largest margin of victory was achieved by the Minnesota Grey Ducks with 40 points in the 2045 against Tijuana. This game was the first shutout in Ultimini Bowl history.
Due to Division Re-alignment between Norfolk and Minnesota, the total conference wins for the SFC and NFC slightly misalign with the record for the teams as they are now. Although Minnesota is currently has 6 Ultimini wins, only 4 count towards the North win total. The same goes for the Norfolk Seawolves, whose 6 wins only count as 5 towards the South.
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Ultimini Championship (2019–present)
Numbers in parentheses in the table are Ultimini appearances as of the date of that Ultimini and are used as follows:
- Winning team and losing team columns indicate the number of times that team has appeared in a Ultimini as well as each respective teams' Ultimini record to date.
- Venue column indicates number of times that stadium has hosted a Ultimini.
- City column indicates number of times that metropolitan area has hosted a Ultimini.
Northern Football Conference (NFC, 2018–present) | Southern Football Conference (SFC, 2018–present) |
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NFC champion (46, 18-28) |
SFC champion (46, 28-18) |
Consecutive winners
Four franchises have won consecutive Ultiminis:
- Tijuana Luchadores (Ultimini Bowls VI, VII, and VIII), (XIV and XV) (XLII and XLIII), Minnesota Grey Ducks (Ultimini XVII and XVIII), (XXVII and XXVIII), Norfolk Seawolves (Ultimini XXX and XXXI), and Kansas City Coyotes (Ultimini XXXVI, and XXXVII)
No franchise has yet won four Ultiminis in a row, although one has come close:
- The Tijuana Luchadores won three consecutive Ultiminis (VI, VII, and VIII); in both of the seasons before and after their run (V and IX) they were defeated in the Ultimini by the Portland Pythons.
Consecutive losers
Three franchises have lost consecutive Ultiminis:
- Portland Pythons (Ultimini Bowls VII and VIII and again in XIII, XIV, and XV and again in XXXIV, XXXV), Tijuana Luchadores (Ultimini XXVI, XXVIII, XXVIII) Minnesota Grey Ducks (Ultimini XXXI, XXXII), and Norfolk Seawolves (Ultimini XXXVI, XXXVII)
Ultimini appearances by team
NFC teams (16 wins) | SFC teams (30 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 a Ultimini. In the "Seasons" column, bold years indicate winning seasons, and italic years indicate games not yet completed.
Appearances | Team | Wins | Losses | Winning percentage |
Seasons | Drought |
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22 | Tijuana Luchadores | 13 | 9 | .590 | 2023, 2024', 2025, 2026, 2027, 2029, 2030, 2032, 2033, 2035, 2038, 2041, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2052, 2057, 2059, 2060, 2061, 2063,2064 | 0 |
19 | Portland Pythons | 7 | 12 | .368 | 2020, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2042, 2048, 2052, 2053, 2056, 2059, 2060, 2063 | 1 |
13 | Kansas City Coyotes | 3 | 10 | .231 | 2022, 2024, 2028, 2029, 2037, 2039, 2043, 2047, 2051, 2054, 2055, 2057, 2061 | 4 |
13 | Minnesota Grey Ducks | 6 | 7 | .462 | 2018*, 2019*, 2021*, 2027*, 2034*, 2035, 2036, 2045, 2046, 2049, 2050, 2058,2064 | 0 |
9 | Norfolk Seawolves | 5 | 4 | .600 | 2019, 2039, 2040, 2048, 2049, 2051, 2054, 2055, 2058 | 6 |
7 | Bondi Beach Buccaneers | 6 | 1 | .857 | 2021**, 2031**, 2036, 2037, 2042, 2053, 2056 | 8 |
5 | London Royals | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2038, 2040, 2041, 2044, 2062 | 2 |
4 | Dallas Birddogs | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 2043, 2047, 2050, 2062 | 2 |
(*)These games are attributed to the San Antonio Marshals who relocated and rebranded as the Minnesota Grey Ducks
(**)These games are attributed to the Palm Beach Solar Bears who relocated and rebranded as the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers
Ultimini rematches
The following teams have faced each other more than once in the Ultimini:
- Portland Pythons and Tjuana Luchadores (11) – Ultimini V, IX, XII, XLI, and XLV were won by Portland, Ultimini VII, VIII, XIV, XV, XXXIV and XLII were won by Tijuana
- London Royals and Tijuana Luchadores (3) - Ultimini XXVI was won by London, Ultimini XX and XXIII were won by Tijuana
- Minnesota Grey Ducks and Tijuana Luchadores (4) - Ultimini XVII, XXVII, and XXVIII were all won by Minnesota. Ultimini XLVI was won by Tijuana
- Minnesota Grey Ducks Norfolk Seawolves (2) - Ultimini XXXI and XL were both won by Norfolk
- Kansas City Coyotes and Norfolk Seawolves (4) - Ultimini XXXVI, and XXXVII were won by Kansas City, Ultimini XXI, and XXXIII were won by Norfolk
- Portland Pythons and Bondi Beach Buccaneers (3) - Ultimini XXIV, and XXXV, and XXXVIII were all won by Bondi Beach
- Kansas City Coyotes and Dallas Birddogs (2) - Ultimini XXV, and XXIX were both won by Dallas
- Kansas City Coyotes and San Antonio Marshals (2) — Ultimini IV was won by San Antonio, Ultimini X was won by Kansas City
- Kansas City Coyotes and Tijuana Luchadores (3) — Ultimini VI, XI, and XXXIX were all won by Tijuana
- Portland Pythons and Palm Beach Solar Bears (2) — Ultimini III and XIII were both won by Palm Beach
Ultimini Non-Matches
- London Royals and Bondi Beach Buccaneers have never competed
- Portland Pythons and Dallas Birddogs have never competed