List of Ultimus Bowl champions
The Ultimus Bowl is the annual American football game that determines the champion of the National Simulation Football League (NSFL). The game culminates a season that begins in the previous calendar year and is the conclusion of the NSFL playoffs. The contest is held in the city of the home team. 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 NSFL playoffs.
The ASFC leads in Ultimus Bowl wins with 11, while the NSFC has won 4. Seven franchises have won the Ultimus Bowl.
The Orange County Otters (5-1) have won the most Ultimus Bowls with five championships, while the Philadelphia Liberty (1–2), the Yellowknife Wraiths (1–2), and the San Jose Sabetcats (1-1) have one win. Baltimore have the most Ultimus Bowl appearances with seven, Orange County and New Orleans also has the most consecutive appearances with four from 2019 to 2022 and 2023 to 2026 and 2024–2026 respectively. The Arizona Outlaws and Baltimore Hawks are the only other team to have at least three consecutive appearances: 2016–2018. The Baltimore Hawks have lost a record five Ultimus Bowls. The Second line and Wraiths and Liberty and Yeti have lost two, while the Sabercats have lost one. The record for consecutive wins is three and is shared by two franchises: the Arizona Outlaws (2016–2018), and the Orange County Otters (2019–2021). The only team with multiple Ultimus Bowl appearances and no losses is the Arizona Outlaws.
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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.
| National Simulation Football Conference (NSFC, 2016–present) | American Simulation Football Conference (ASFC, 2016–present) |
|---|---|
| NSFC champion (15, 4–11) |
ASFC champion (15, 11–4) |
| Game | Date | NSFC team | Score | ASFC team | Venue | City | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | February 5, 2017 | Colorado Yeti (1, 0–1) |
6-29 | Arizona Outlaws (1, 1–0) |
Outlaw Stadium | Phoenix, Arizona | 63,400 |
| II | February 4, 2018 | Baltimore Hawks (1, 0–1) |
6-33 | Arizona Outlaws (2, 2–0) |
Outlaw Stadium (2) | Phoenix, Arizona (2) | 63,400 |
| III | February 3, 2019 | Baltimore Hawks (2, 0–2) |
12-49 | Arizona Outlaws (3, 3–0) |
Outlaw Stadium (3) | Phoenix, Arizona (3) | 63,400 |
| IV | February 2, 2020 | Yellowknife Wraiths (1, 0–1) |
23-30 | Orange County Otters (1, 1–0) |
Santa Ana Stadium | Santa Ana, California | 9,000 |
| V | February 7, 2021 | Yellowknife Wraiths (2, 0–2) |
15-26 | Orange County Otters (2, 2–0) |
Santa Ana Stadium (2) | Santa Ana, California (2) | 9,000 |
| VI | February 6, 2022 | Philadelphia Liberty (1, 0–1) |
17-23 | Orange County Otters (3, 3–0) |
Santa Ana Stadium (3) | Santa Ana, California (3) | 9,000 |
| VII | February 5, 2023 | Philadelphia Liberty (2, 1–1) |
28-19 | Orange County Otters (4, 3–1) |
Santa Ana Stadium (4) | Santa Ana, California (4) | 9,000 |
| VIII | February 4, 2024 | Yellowknife Wraiths (3, 1–2) |
24-13 | New Orleans Second Line (1, 0–1) |
Burial Grounds | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | 66,667 |
| IX | February 2, 2025 | Baltimore Hawks (3, 0–3) |
24-37 | New Orleans Second Line (2, 1–1) |
The Meme Coliseum | New Orleans, Louissiana | 60,000 |
| X | February 1, 2026 | Baltimore Hawks (4, 1–3) |
29-23 | New Orleans Second Line (3, 1–2) |
The Aviary | Baltimore, Maryland | 100,000 |
| XI | February 2, 2027 | Baltimore Hawks (5, 1–4) |
36-42 (OT) | New Orleans Second Line (4, 2–2) |
The Meme Coliseum(2) | New Orleans, Louissiana(2) | 60,000 |
| XII | February 6, 2028 | Baltimore Hawks (6, 1–5) |
24-48 | Orange County Otters (5, 4–1) |
Santa Ana Stadium (5) | Santa Ana, California (5) | 9,000 |
| XIII | February 7, 2029 | Colorado Yeti (2, 0–2) |
21-24 | Orange County Otters (6, 5–1) |
Santa Ana Stadium (6) | Santa Ana, California (6) | 9,000 |
| XIV | February 2, 2030 | San Jose Sabercats (1, 1-0) |
36-24 | Philadelphia Liberty (3, 1–2) |
Sabercats Stadium | San Jose, California | 78,000 |
| XV | February 1, 2031 | Baltimore Hawks (7, 2–5) |
49-0 | San Jose Sabercats (2, 1–1) |
The Aviary (2) | Baltimore, Maryland (2) | 100,000 |
Ultimus Bowl banners
Consecutive winners
Two franchises have won consecutive Ultimus Bowls:
- Arizona Outlaws (Ultimus Bowls I, II, and III)
- Orange County Otters (IV, V, and VI)
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)
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
Two franchises have lost consecutive Ultimus Bowls:
- Baltimore Hawks (2) (Ultimus Bowls II, III, XI, XII) – They also lost Ultimus Bowl IX.
- Yellowknife Wraiths (2) (Ultimus Bowls IV, V)
Ultimus Bowl appearances by team
| NSFL teams (2 wins) | ASFL teams (7 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 Ultimus Bowl. In the "Seasons" column, bold years indicate winning seasons, and italic years indicate games not yet completed.
| Appearances | Team | Wins | Losses | Winning percentage |
Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Orange County Otters | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| 4 | Baltimore Hawks | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2017, 2018, 2024, 2025 |
| 3 | Arizona Outlaws | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| 3 | Yellowknife Wraiths | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2019, 2020, 2023 |
| 3 | New Orleans Second Line | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Liberty | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2021, 2022 |
| 1 | Colorado Yeti | 0 | 1 | .00 | 2016 |
Team with no Ultimus Bowl appearance
One current team has never reached the Ultimus Bowl:
- San Jose SaberCats; ASFC Championship Game appearance in 2021.
Team with Ultimus Bowl appearance but no victories
One team has appeared in the Ultimus Bowl without ever winning.
- Colorado Yeti (1), appeared in Ultimus Bowl I.
Ultimus Bowl rematches
The following teams have faced each other more than once in the Ultimus Bowl:
- Arizona Outlaws and Baltimore Hawks (2) – Ultimus Bowls II and III were both won by Arizona.
- Orange County Otters and Yellowknife Wraiths (2) – Ultimus Bowl IV and V were both won by Orange County.
- Orange County Otters and Philadelphia Liberty (2) – Ultimus Bowl VI was won by Orange Country, Ultimus Bowl VII was won by Philadelphia.
- Baltimore Hawks and New Orleans Second Line (2) – Ultimus Bowl IX was won by New Orleans, Ultimus Bowl X was won by Baltimore.
