The Ultimus Bowl is the annual American football game that determines the champion of the International Simulation Football League (ISFL). The game culminates a season that begins in the previous calendar year and is the conclusion of the ISFL playoffs. Since January 2016, the winner of the American Simulation Football Conference (ASFC) Championship Game has faced the winner of the National Simulation Football Conference (NSFC) Championship Game in the culmination of the ISFL playoffs. Previously, the contest was held in the city of the home team, but starting in Season 29 , the host city for the Ultimus was left up to community choice.
The ASFC leads in Ultimus Bowl wins with 34, while the NSFC has won 15. Thirteen franchises have won the Ultimus Bowl, with the Berlin Fire Salamanders as the lone remaining ISFL teams without a championship win. The Baltimore Hawks are the most recent winners of the Ultimus.
The Arizona Outlaws (10-3) are sole leaders of the most Ultimus Bowls with ten championships. Orange County Otters (8-3) remains runner-up with eight Ultimus Bowl wins. The New Orleans Second Line (5-4) and Baltimore Hawks (5-9) have five wins, San Jose Sabercats (3-1) and New York Silverbacks (3-2) have three wins, and Sarasota Sailfish (2-4), Cape Town Crash (2-5) and Austin Copperheads (2-2) have two wins whilst the Colorado Yeti (1–5) has one win.
Yellowknife Wraiths and Arizona Outlaws have the most Ultimus Bowl appearances with thirteen. Orange County , Baltimore , Yellowknife and New Orleans have the most consecutive appearances with four. The Baltimore Hawks have lost a record nine Ultimus Bowls. The record for consecutive wins is three and is shared by two franchises: the Arizona Outlaws (Ultimus Bowl I –III ), and the Orange County Otters (Ultimus Bowl IV –VI and Ultimus Bowl XVII –XIX ).
Just nine times in history, the Liberty , (Ultimus Bowl VII ), the Copperheads (Ultimus Bowl XX ), the Yeti (Ultimus Bowl XXII ), the Otters (Ultimus Bowl XVII , Ultimus Bowl XVIII , and Ultimus Bowl XIX ), the Sabercats Ultimus XXIV - Ultimus XXV and the Silverbacks Ultimus LI has a team claimed the championship by winning the Ultimus Bowl on the road. Only one Ultimus Bowl has gone to overtime; Ultimus XI , between New Orleans and Baltimore .
Ultimus Bowl championship (2016–present)
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.
Game
Date/Season
Winning team
Score
Losing team
Venue
City
Attendance
Ref
Ultimus I 2016 (S1)
22 January, 2017
Arizona Outlaws (1, 1–0)
29–6
Colorado Yeti (1, 0–1)
Outlaw Stadium
Phoenix, Arizona
60,936
[1]
Ultimus II 2017 (S2)
28 January, 2018
Arizona Outlaws (2, 2–0)
33–6
Baltimore Hawks (1, 0–1)
Outlaw Stadium (2)
Phoenix, Arizona (2)
61,368
[2]
Ultimus III 2018 (S3)
27 January, 2019
Arizona Outlaws (3, 3–0)
49–12
Baltimore Hawks (2, 0–2)
Outlaw Stadium (3)
Phoenix, Arizona (3)
62,140
[3]
Ultimus IV 2019 (S4)
26 January, 2020
Orange County Otters (1, 1–0)
30–23
Yellowknife Wraiths (1, 0–1)
The Dam
Santa Ana, California
60,848
[4]
Ultimus V 2020 (S5)
24 January, 2021
Orange County Otters (2, 2–0)
26–15
Yellowknife Wraiths (2, 0–2)
The Dam (2)
Santa Ana, California (2)
61,753
[5]
Ultimus VI 2021 (S6)
23 January, 2022
Orange County Otters (3, 3–0)
23–17
Philadelphia Liberty (1, 0–1)
The Dam (3)
Santa Ana, California (3)
62,677
[6]
Ultimus VII 2022 (S7)
29 January, 2023
Philadelphia Liberty (2, 1–1)
28–19
Orange County Otters (4, 3–1)
The Dam (4)
Santa Ana, California (4)
61,569
[7]
Ultimus VIII 2023 (S8)
28 January, 2024
Yellowknife Wraiths (3, 1–2)
24–13
New Orleans Second Line (1, 0–1)
Burial Grounds
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
66,667
[8]
Ultimus IX 2024 (S9)
26 January, 2025
New Orleans Second Line (2, 1–1)
37–24
Baltimore Hawks (3, 0–3)
The Meme Coliseum
New Orleans, Louisiana
60,000
[9]
Ultimus X 2025 (S10)
25 January, 2026
Baltimore Hawks (4, 1–3)
29–23
New Orleans Second Line (3, 1–2)
The Aviary
Baltimore, Maryland
100,000
[10]
Ultimus XI 2026 (S11)
24 January, 2027
New Orleans Second Line (4, 2–2)
42–36 (OT)
Baltimore Hawks (5, 1–4)
The Meme Coliseum (2)
New Orleans, Louisiana (2)
60,000
[11]
Ultimus XII 2027 (S12)
23 January, 2028
Orange County Otters (5, 4–1)
48–24
Baltimore Hawks (6, 1–5)
The Dam (5)
Santa Ana, California (5)
9,000
[12]
Ultimus XIII 2028 (S13)
28 January, 2029
Orange County Otters (6, 5–1)
24–21
Colorado Yeti (2, 0–2)
The Dam (6)
Santa Ana, California (6)
9,000
[13]
Ultimus XIV 2029 (S14)
27 January, 2030
San Jose Sabercats (1, 1–0)
36–24
Philadelphia Liberty (3, 1–2)
HP Pavilion
San Jose, California
78,000
[14]
Ultimus XV 2030 (S15)
26 January, 2031
Baltimore Hawks (7, 2–5)
49–0
San Jose Sabercats (2, 1–1)
The Aviary (2)
Baltimore, Maryland (2)
100,000
[15]
Ultimus XVI 2031 (S16)
25 January, 2032
Arizona Outlaws (4, 4–0)
34–30
Philadelphia Liberty (4, 1–3)
Outlaw Stadium (4)
Phoenix, Arizona (4)
63,400
[16]
Ultimus XVII 2032 (S17)
23 January, 2033
Orange County Otters (7, 6–1)
28–17
Baltimore Hawks (8, 2–6)
The Aviary (3)
Baltimore, Maryland (3)
100,000
[17]
Ultimus XVIII 2033 (S18)
29 January, 2034
Orange County Otters (8, 7–1)
16–10
Yellowknife Wraiths (4, 1–3)
Burial Grounds (2)
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (2)
66,667
[18]
Ultimus XIX 2034 (S19)
28 January, 2035
Orange County Otters (9, 8–1)
30–27
Yellowknife Wraiths (5, 1–4)
Burial Grounds (3)
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (3)
66,667
[19]
Ultimus XX 2035 (S20)
27 January, 2036
Austin Copperheads (1, 1–0)
37–20
Yellowknife Wraiths (6, 1–5)
Burial Grounds (4)
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (4)
66,667
[20]
Ultimus XXI 2036 (S21)
25 January, 2037
New Orleans Second Line (5, 3–2)
33–13
Yellowknife Wraiths (7, 1–6)
The Meme Coliseum (3)
New Orleans, Louisiana (3)
60,000
[21]
Ultimus XXII 2037 (S22)
24 January, 2038
Colorado Yeti (3, 1–2)
25–24
Orange County Otters (10, 8–2)
The Dam (7)
Santa Ana, California (7)
9,000
[22]
Ultimus XXIII 2038 (S23)
06 February, 2039
Yellowknife Wraiths (8, 2–6)
38–13
Austin Copperheads (2, 1–1)
The Frostlands
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (5)
66,667
[23]
Ultimus XXIV 2039 (S24)
12 February, 2040
San Jose Sabercats (3, 2–1)
17–12
Colorado Yeti (4, 1–3)
Yeti Stadium
Denver, Colorado
75,000
[24]
Ultimus XXV 2040 (S25)
10 February, 2041
San Jose Sabercats (4, 3–1)
34–17
Colorado Yeti (5, 1–4)
Yeti Stadium (2)
Denver, Colorado (2)
75,000
[25]
Ultimus XXVI 2041 (S26)
09 February, 2042
Yellowknife Wraiths (9, 3–6)
49–17
New Orleans Second Line (6, 3–3)
The Frostlands (2)
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (6)
66,667
[26]
Ultimus XXVII 2042 (S27)
08 February, 2043
Sarasota Sailfish (1, 1–0)
34–10
New Orleans Second Line (7, 3–4)
Fishnet Stadium
Sarasota, Florida
75,000
[27]
Ultimus XXVIII 2043 (S28)
07 February, 2044
Yellowknife Wraiths (10, 4–6)
24–19
Austin Copperheads (3, 1–2)
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Milan, Italy
66,667
[28]
Ultimus XXIX 2044 (S29)
05 February, 2045
New York Silverbacks (1, 1–0)
40–20
Berlin Fire Salamanders (1, 0–1)
Rogers Centre
Toronto, Ontario
81,555
[29]
Ultimus XXX 2045 (S30)
11 February, 2046
Sarasota Sailfish (2, 2–0)
27–10
Arizona Outlaws (5, 4–1)
Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
106,572
[30]
Ultimus XXXI 2046 (S31)
10 February, 2047
Honolulu Hahalua (1, 1–0)
30–27
Colorado Yeti (6, 1–5)
Kai Tak Sports Park
Kowloon, Hongkong
50,000
[31]
Ultimus XXXII 2047 (S32)
09 February, 2048
New York Silverbacks (2, 2–0)
27–24
Berlin Fire Salamanders (2, 0–2)
Perth Arena
Perth, Western Australia
50,000
[32]
Ultimus XXXIII 2048 (S33)
07 February, 2049
Baltimore Hawks (9, 3–6)
41–38
Orange County Otters (11, 8–3)
Seoul Olympic Stadium
Seoul, South Korea
50,000
[33]
Ultimus XXXIV 2049 (S34)
06 February, 2050
Chicago Butchers (1, 1–0)
33–27 (OT)
Honolulu Hahalua (2, 1–1)
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
50,000
[34]
Ultimus XXXV 2050 (S35)
12 February, 2051
Honolulu Hahalua (3, 2–1)
24–13
Baltimore Hawks (10, 3–7)
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
50,000
[35]
Ultimus XXXVI 2051 (S36)
11 February, 2052
Honolulu Hahalua (4, 3–1)
31-28
Sarasota Sailfish (3, 2–1)
Olympic Stadium of Athens
Athens, Greece
69,600
[36]
Ultimus XXXVII 2052 (S37)
09 February, 2053
Arizona Outlaws (6, 5–1)
31-11
Sarasota Sailfish (4, 2–2)
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
89,000
[37]
Ultimus XXXVIII 2053 (S38)
08 February, 2054
Arizona Outlaws (7, 6–1)
23-21
Berlin Fire Salamanders (3, 0–3)
Japan National Stadium
Tokyo, Japan
80,000
[38]
Ultimus XXXIX 2054 (S39)
07 February, 2055
Yellowknife Wraiths (11, 5–6)
34-6
Arizona Outlaws (8, 6–2)
Allegiant Stadium
Las Vegas, Nevada
71,000
[39]
Ultimus XL 2055 (S40)
06 February, 2056
Arizona Outlaws (9, 7–2)
45-21
Yellowknife Wraiths (12, 5–7)
Stadium Australia
Sydney, Australia
80,000
[40]
Ultimus XLI 2056 (S41)
11 February, 2057
Cape Town Crash (5, 2–3)
20-18
Arizona Outlaws (10, 7–3)
Croke Park
Dublin, Ireland
80,000
[41]
Ultimus XLII 2057 (S42)
10 February, 2058
Arizona Outlaws (11, 8–3)
38-14
Berlin Fire Salamanders (4, 0–4)
Ullevaal Stadion
Oslo, Norway
80,000
[42]
Ultimus XLIII 2058 (S43)
09 February, 2059
Baltimore Hawks (11, 4–7)
16-10
New York Silverbacks (3, 2–1)
Hanga Roa Stadium
Easter Island, Chile
2,500
[43]
Ultimus XLIV 2059 (S44)
08 February, 2060
Honolulu Hahalua (5, 4–1)
43-36
Cape Town Crash (6, 2–4)
Neyland Stadium
Knoxville, Tenneessee
101,915
[44]
Ultimus XLV 2060 (S45)
06 February, 2061
Austin Copperheads (4, 2–2)
34-31
Sarasota Sailfish (5, 2–3)
Base Camp
Mount Everest, Nepal
10
[45]
Ultimus XLVI 2061 (S46)
12 February, 2062
Arizona Outlaws (12, 9-3)
14-6
Yellowknife Wraiths (13, 5-8)
Gillette Stadium
Boston, Massachusetts
64,628
[46]
Ultimus XLVII 2062 (S47)
11 February, 2063
Arizona Outlaws (13, 10-3)
33-17
Cape Town Crash (7, 2-5)
Taipei Municipal Stadium
Taipei, Taiwan
20,000
[47]
Ultimus XLVIII 2063 (S48)
10 February, 2064
New Orleans Second Line (8, 4-4)
37-27
Baltimore Hawks (12, 4-8)
Rod Carew Stadium
Panama City, Panama
32,000
[48]
Ultimus XLIX 2064 (S49)
08 February, 2065
New Orleans Second Line (9, 5-4)
27-20
Baltimore Hawks (13, 4-9)
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
8,500
[49]
Ultimus L 2065 (S50)
07 February, 2066
Baltimore Hawks (14, 5-9)
27-20
New York Silverbacks (4, 2-2)
Xi'an International Football Center
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
60,000
[50]
Ultimus LI 2066 (S51)
06 February, 2067
New York Silverbacks (5, 3-2)
26-18
Sarasota Sailfish (6, 2-4)
Area 51
Nevada, USA
18,500
[51]
Ultimus LII 2067 (S52)
12 February, 2068
New York Silverbacks (6, 3-3)
22-47
Baltimore Hawks (15, 6-9)
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh, Scotland
38,500
[52]
Consecutive winners
Four franchises have won consecutive Ultimus Bowls:
Arizona Outlaws (Ultimus Bowls I, II, and III), (XXXVII, XXXVIII)
Orange County Otters (IV, V, and VI), (XII and XIII), and (XVII, XVIII, XIX)
San Jose Sabercats (XXIV, XXV)
Honolulu Hahalua (XXXV, XXXVI)
New Orleans Second Line (XLVIII, XLIX)
Two franchises have won three Ultimus Bowls in a row:
No franchise has yet won four Ultimus Bowls in a row, although two have come close:
Consecutive losers
Five franchises have lost consecutive Ultimus Bowls:
Ultimus Bowl appearances by team
NSFC teams (17 wins)
ASFC teams (35 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
Wins
Losses
Winning percentage
Appearances
Seasons (champions in bold)
Arizona Outlaws
10
3
.769
13
2016 (S1) , 2017 (S2) , 2018 (S3) , 2031 (S16) , 2045 (S30) 2052 (S37) , 2053 (S38) , 2054 (S39) , 2055 (S40) , 2056 (S41) , 2057 (S42) , 2061 (S46) , 2062 (S47)
Orange County Otters
8
3
.727
11
2019 (S4) , 2020 (S5) , 2021 (S6) , 2022 (S7) , 2027 (S12) , 2028 (S13) , 2032 (S17) , 2033 (S18) , 2034 (S19) , 2037 (S22) , 2048 (S33)
Baltimore Hawks
6
9
.400
15
2017 (S2) , 2018 (S3) , 2024 (S9) , 2025 (S10) , 2026 (S11) , 2027 (S12) , 2030 (S15) , 2032 (S17) , 2048 (S33) , 2050 (S35) , 2058 (S43) , 2063 (S48) , 2064 (S49) , 2065 (S50) , 2067 (S52)
Yellowknife Wraiths
5
8
.385
13
2019 (S4) , 2020 (S5) , 2023 (S8) , 2033 (S18) , 2034 (S19) , 2035 (S20) , 2036 (S21) , 2038 (S23) , 2041 (S26) , 2043 (S28) , 2054 (S39) , 2055 (S40) , 2061 (S46)
New Orleans Second Line
5
4
.556
9
2023 (S8) , 2024 (S9) , 2025 (S10) , 2026 (S11) , 2036 (S21) , 2041 (S26) , 2042 (S27) , 2063 (S48) , 2064 (S49)
Honolulu Hahalua
4
1
.800
5
2046 (S31) , 2049 (S34) , 2050 (S35) , 2051 (S36) , 2059 (S44)
New York Silverbacks
3
3
.500
6
2044 (S29) , 2047 (S32) , 2058 (S43) , 2065 (S50) , 2066 (S51) , 2067 (S52)
San Jose Sabercats
3
1
.750
4
2029 (S14) , 2026 (S11) , 2039 (S24) , 2040 (S25)
Philadelphia Liberty / Cape Town Crash
2
5
.286
7
2021 (S6) , 2022 (S7) , 2029 (S14) , 2031 (S16) , 2056 (S41) , 2059 (S44) , 2062 (S47)
Sarasota Sailfish
2
4
.333
6
2042 (S27) , 2045 (S30) , 2051 (S36) , 2052 (S37) , 2060 (S45) , 2066 (S51)
Austin Copperheads
2
2
.500
4
2035 (S20) , 2038 (S23) , 2043 (S28) 2060 (S45)
Colorado Yeti
1
5
.166
6
2016 (S1) , 2028 (S13) , 2037 (S22) , 2039 (S24) , 2040 (S25)
Chicago Butchers
1
0
1.000
1
2049 (S34)
Berlin Fire Salamanders / Black Forest Brood
0
4
.000
4
2044 (S29) , 2047 (S32) , 2053 (S38) , 2057 (S42)
Team with Ultimus Bowl appearance but no victories
The Berlin Fire Salamanders (0-4) are the only team to have an Ultimus appearance and not a win.
Berlin Fire Salamanders holds the record for most Ultimus Bowl appearances before winning their first championship, with four failed attempts so far before their first win.
Berlin Fire Salamanders 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:
Baltimore Hawks and New Orleans Second Line (5) – Ultimus Bowl IX, XI, XLVIII and Ultimus Bowl XLIX were won by New Orleans , Ultimus Bowl X was won by Baltimore .
Orange County Otters and Yellowknife Wraiths (4) – Ultimus Bowl IV, V, XVIII, and XIX were all won by Orange County .
New York Silverbacks and Baltimore Hawks (3) - Ultimus Bowl XLIII, L and LII were all won by Baltimore .
Arizona Outlaws and Yellowknife Wraiths (3) - Ultimus Bowl XXXIX was won by Yellowknife , Ultimus Bowl XXXX and XLVI were won by Arizona
Yellowknife Wraiths and New Orleans Second Line (3) - Ultimus Bowls VIII and XXVI were won by Yellowknife , XXI was won by New Orleans .
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 County , Ultimus Bowl VII was won by Philadelphia .
Orange County Otters and Colorado Yeti (2) – Ultimus Bowl XIII was won by Orange County , 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 .
Arizona Outlaws and Cape Town Crash (2) - Ultimus Bowl XLI and XLVII were both won by Arizona .
Games
2010s 2020s
IV (2020, S4)
V (2021, S5)
VI (2022, S6)
VII (2023, S7)
VIII (2024, S8)
IX (2025, S9)
X (2026, S10)
XI (2027, S11)
XII (2028, S12)
XIII (2029, S13)
2030s
XIV (2030, S14)
XV (2031, S15)
XVI (2032, S16)
XVII (2033, S17)
XVIII (2034, S18)
XIX (2035, S19)
XX (2036, S20)
XXI (2037, S21)
XXII (2038, S22)
XXIII (2039, S23)
2040s
XXIV (2040, S24)
XXV (2041, S25)
XXVI (2042, S26)
XXVII (2043, S27)
XXVIII (2044, S28)
XXIX (2045, S29)
XXX (2046, S30)
XXXI (2047, S31)
XXXII (2048, S32)
XXXIII (2049, S33)
2050s
People Awards, trophies, records