Minnesota Grey Ducks

Minnesota Grey Ducks
Current season
Established (2018-09-02)September 2, 2018 (42 years ago) First season: 2018 Play in The Quack Shack Duluth, Minnesota Headquartered in New TCO Performance Center Eagan, Minnesota
Logo Wordmark
League/conference affiliations
DSFL (2018–present) Southern Football Conference (2018–2031) East Division (2018–2019) West Division (2020) South Division (2021–2031) Northern Football Conference (2032–2049) North Division (2032–2049)
Current uniform
Team colors	Light Blue, Dark Grey, Light Grey
Fight song	"Quack, Grey Ducks, Quack"
Mascot	Sir Quacks a Lot
Personnel
Owner(s)	Revolution Five
Chairman	Deeeeeeee Walt
CEO	SuxLeMap
President	Threeducks In'Atrenchcoat
General manager	Painted TubaDeus
Head coach	Fourducks In'Atrenchcoat
Team history
San Antonio Marshals (2018–2033) Minnesota Grey Ducks (2034–present)
Team nicknames
Ducks Loons Mallards
Championships
League championships (6) Ultimini championships (6) 2018 (I), 2021 (IV), 2034 (XVII), 2035 (XVIII), 2044 (XXVII), 2045 (XXVIII)
Conference championships (10) SFC: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2027, 2033 NFC: 2034, 2035, 2044, 2045, 2048
Division championships (14) SFC East: 2018, 2019 SFC South: 2021, 2023, 2026, 2028, 2029 NFC North: 2034, 2035, 2037, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2048
Playoff appearances (23)
DSFL: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2037, 2040, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048
Home fields
Marshal Stadium (2018 (S3)–2032 (S17)) The Nest (2034 (S19)–2041 (S26)) The Quack Shack (2042 (S27)–present) Temporary stadiums 2033 due to construction on The Nest: Huntington Bank Stadium

The Minnesota Grey Ducks are a professional American football team based in Duluth, Minnesota. The Grey Ducks currently compete in the Developmental Simulation Football League (DSFL) as a member club of the league's Northern Football Conference (NFC). The franchise has a all-time overall record of 244–180–4, and have won six of their eleven Ultimini appearances in the process.

The franchise was founded in San Antonio, Texas, on September 2, 2018, and moved to Minnesota in 2034. They are one of the six franchises from the DSFL's founding in 2018, along with the Portland Pythons, Bondi Beach Buccaneers (originally the Chicago Blues), Norfolk Seawolves, Kansas City Coyotes, and the Tijuana Luchadores. The team played home games at Marshal Stadium in San Antonio, Texas through the 2034; they played in The Nest until the 2041 season; they now play in their rebuilt stadium in Duluth called The Quack Shack. The Grey Ducks have a long-standing rivalry with the Kansas City Coyotes.

The team headquarters, New TCO Performance Center, is in Dakota County suburb of Eagan, Minnesota. The buliding used to be used by the Minnesota Vikings, before it was rebuilt and sold to the franchise. The Grey Ducks practice at adjoining facilities there during the season, and began hosting Training Camp there in 2045 after major renovations.

History

Main article: History of the San Antonio Marshals

See also: List of Minnesota Grey Ducks seasons

2010s

2018–2019

The San Antonio Marshals franchise was established in the year 2018 (S3), the DSFL's inaugural season, by kckolbe, a highly controversial but nonetheless prominent figure in the ISFL. They came out to a hot start in their first-ever season as a professional franchise, led by their star rookie Quarterback Jameis Christ, star Running back John Goose, hard-hitting rookie Linebackers Barrick Acolyte and Brian Kelly, and their ball-hawking Cornerback Isaiah Rashad, the Marshals were able to finish the regular season with 9 wins and 5 losses (5-2 at home) and with a comfortable berth in the playoffs and home-field advantage. In their first matchup of the 2016 (S1), the Marshals faced the Kansas City Coyotes, a team that had amassed a 7-7 record in the regular season. The Coyotes came out to an early lead in the first quarter, with Patrick Greene nailing a 43-yard field goal to make the score 0-3, shutting out the Marshals for the rest of the quarter. This would be their best defensive performance of the game. Jameis Christ came out firing early into the second, throwing a touchdown pass to Sean Strong, with John Goose scoring on a touchdown later into the quarter, making the score 14-3 by the end of the second quarter. Going into the second half, the Coyotes knew that they were losing badly, and needed a quick score to narrow the gap. Patrick Greene nailed another 40+ yard field-goal to shorten the Marshal's lead to one score, which they quickly responded to, with Christ throwing a touchdown pass to Joseph Tkachuk to extend the lead to two scores once more, at 28-6. The Coyotes quickly retaliated with a field goal, but this was the last time they'd score in this game. The Marshals finished off the Coyotes with another rushing touchdown from Goose, capped off with a pick-6 from Rashad (despite a missed extra-point from Jimmy Darkapple) and left the stadium with a 41-9 win, and a shot at being the inaugural champions of the DSFL, the first team ever to win the Ultimini. They were able to accomplish exactly this in the next game, nearly shutting out the opposition (with the exception of a 47-yard field-goal by their kicker, Jason Jerek) and putting up 19 points off of a stellar kicking performance by Darkapple, and with the addition of a 1-yard rushing touchdown by Goose, they became the first-ever DSFL Ultimini Champions. At the conclusion of the season, the Marshals dominated and nearly swept the awards ceremony, with John Goose being named the League MVP, Offensive MVP, and Playoff MVP, while Barrick Acolyte took home the Defensive MVP award, capping off a magnificent and historical season of football by the San Antonio Marshals.

In the 2019 (S4) season, the San Antonio Marshals got off to a rocky start, jumping to 4-3 by mid-season. They hoped to right the boat and turn their record around by Week 8 in order to hopefully build enough momentum for a hot start to the playoffs, but despite the efforts of star Quarterback Vincent Draxel, a star Running back duo in Jack Stats and Thomas Mango, star Linebackers Ben Urlacher, and Brian Acolyte, and star Defensive end Bastion Barnhardt, the Marshals would finish the regular season with 7 wins and 7 losses, with a .500 win percentage and a 4-3 record at home. Despite this, they were still able to secure a berth in the playoffs, matching up against the 7-7 Tijuana Luchadores. This game turned out to be a battle for both sides, with the Marshals coming in with an early lead off of a Thomas Mango touchdown run. The Luchadores quickly answered with a touchdown pass from Quarterback Isaac Brown to WR Jordan Smith near the end of the first quarter. The Marshals began the second quarter with another touchdown run, this time by Jack Stats, and a few minutes later added onto their lead with a touchdown carry by backup Running back Warin Parry. The Luchadores, now being down 2 scores going into the 3rd quarter, attempted to come back from this deficit, but the Marshals defense held fast and put up the stops to shut them down going into the 4th. Early on into the 4th, Placekicker Jimmy Darkapple nailed a 41-yard field goal to propel the Marshals lead to 24-7, which is where it would remain for the rest of the game. The Marshals advanced to the Ultimini, where they would be defeated by the 11-3 Portland Pythons, ending their hopes at back-to-back Ultimini wins. They would not dominate the awards ceremony as they had a season prior, with only Jack Stats being nominated for League MVP and Offensive Rookie of the Year, neither of which he ended up winning, ending a heartbreaking campaign for the Marshals.

2020s

2020–2024

The San Antonio Marshals got off to a hot start in 2020 (S5), jumping to 4-0 by Week 4, but crashed and burned shortly afterward, with 3 straight losses to bring them to 4-3 by mid-season. Vincent Draxel and Jack Stats had both been demoted to a backup role for this season, despite their electrifying performances merely a season ago. Despite having the best-ranked offensive-line in the league during this season, rookie QB Christian Adams and starting RB Willy Nyquist could not get the offense moving, as the Marshals dropped to the 2nd-worst ranked passing offense in the league, and despite being ranked as the third-best rushing offense in the league, Nyquist only rushed for 811 yards, far flat of the 1000 yard threshold. The defense did not help much either, and despite being the 2nd-best punting team, the defense did nothing to get the offense in good field position, ending the season ranked just below the mid-line at 3rd-worst in the league. The Marshals would only win 2 more times that season, ending the season at 6 wins and 8 losses, with a .429 win percentage and a 3-4 record at home. They would miss the playoffs entirely, tied with the 2nd-worst record in the league, and the worst in their conference. Not a single Marshals player was nominated for an award.

In 2021 (S6), the Marshals came in determined to impress. Despite the fact that they lost all 4 of their pre-season games, under the lead of star rookie Quarterback Mike Vick, star WR Footballer Catcherman, and starting RB Willy Nyquist, the Marshals were able to accrue a 5-2 record by mid-season. After mid-season, however, their defense would give out despite a resurgent season from star CB Isaiah Rashad. They would only win 2 more games, tying 1 and losing the other 3. Regardless, they still made the playoffs with a 7 win, 6 loss, and 1 tie record, the best in their conference. In the first game of the playoffs, the Marshals would face the 5-9 Tijuana Luchadores. The game was a complete and utter blowout, with the Marshals scoring at least a touchdown in every quarter. Mike Vick, the Marshals starting QB threw touchdown passes to Footballer Catcherman and Jake Gore, with Jimmy Darkapple adding extra points to the Marshals total. Later on in the game, Vick was replaced by his backup, Ryan Applehort, who threw 2 more touchdown passes, one being to Footballer Catcherman, and another to Warren Droege. Backup RB for the Marshals, Carter Bush had a 106 yard game, filling in for Nyquist due to an underwhelming performance on his part. The only scores the Luchadores would register were a pick-6 from Brian Mills 2 off a Vick pass, a safety on Vick, and a field-goal from their kicker, Brandon Walsh. Following this excellent performance, the Marshals moved on, hoping to secure the Ultimini in their next game. They were matched up against the Kansas City Coyotes in the championship game. The Coyotes scored early with a touchdown run from RB Robby Rainey, and an extra point from Beat Meoff. The Marshals countered this with a field-goal from Jimmy Darkapple, but were not able to score for the remainder of the quarter. Going into the second quarter, the Coyotes scored once more with a Mark Strike 40-yard pass to Howard Miller, but with a missed extra point from Beat Meoff. This was all it took for the Marshals to get their wake-up call. For the remainder of the game, the Marshals would put on a clinic. Willy Nyquist had an 80-yard touchdown run, QB Mike Vick had a touchdown run, and Darkapple would kick two field-goals, and along with a stellar defensive performance, the Marshals would win the Ultimini once again, 23-13. Vick would go on to win the Playoffs MVP award, while Nyquist would win Offensive Rookie of the Year, capping off an amazing season of play from the San Antonio Marshals.

In 2022 (S7), the Marshals severely underachieved. They were 2-5 by mid-season, despite a decent 2-2 pre-season, and struggled to put out a strong defense on the field, even with the support of Mike Vick, who had broken most of the Marshals passing records by mid-season. Even though the passing aspect of their offense only seemed to improve as time passed, the Marshals were lackluster in the run, and their defense was horrid, having allowed at least 13 points in all but two occasions, both being close wins. Despite a terrible regular season, having concluded their run with a 5 win and 9 loss record, the Marshals were still able to surprisingly sneak into the playoffs, in part due to an equally bad season by the Palm Beach Solar Bears, who went 4-10. In their first and only playoff game of the season, the Marshals were on the receiving end of a 22-10 blowout at the hands of the 6-8 Tijuana Luchadores, another team that severely underperformed and still made the playoffs. Despite this terrible season, Vick would be considered for MVP and OPOY, but sadly did not win either award, capping off an underwhelming season of play from the San Antonio Marshals.

A talented 2023 (S8) squad came in determined to impress. Despite the fact that they lost all 4 of their pre-season games, under the lead of star rookie Quarterback Kevin Fitzpatrick, who would set the franchise passing yards record for the Marshals in this very season, a record which still stands today. Aiding Fitzpatrick on offense was star rookie RB Marquise Brown, who would set both the franchise rushing yards and touchdowns records for the Marshals. Veteran WR Footballer Catcherman would go on to break the Marshals franchise receiving yards record this season, dominating secondaries for the entire season. The Marshals were able to accrue a 4-3 record by mid-season, showing promise for the rest of the season. After mid-season, however, their defense would finally step-up, with LB Jesse Marchand and veteran DE Brock Weathers III taking charge and helping the Marshals go undefeated after mid-season. The Marshals would make the playoffs with an 11 win and 3 loss record, going in as clear favorites to win the Ultimini. In the first round, they faced the 8-6 Tijuana Luchadores. Early in the first quarter, on the first play of the game, Fitzpatrick threw an interception to Luchadores Free Safety Thad Pennington, who returned it 35 yards for a touchdown, and with a successful extra point try the Luchadores were up 7-0. Shortly afterwards, Fitzpatrick would throw a 22-yard touchdown to Catcherman, and with a successful extra point, the teams were tied at 7-7. The game would remain fairly even and defensively-oriented for the next two quarters, with Fitzpatrick throwing an interception to Dean Vranos early in the third quarter. The Marshals were able to score twice more with 34 and 42 yard field goals from their kicker, Emilio Ramero. They would hold the lead at 13-7 until the late fourth quarter, and despite an interception thrown by the Luchadores to Marshals FS Nate Piazza, the Luchadores were able to successfully complete a late-game drive to take the lead, with a 16-yard touchdown run from Sydney Spinelli, making the score 14-13, and ending the Marshals season in heartbreak. Despite Brown's 145-yard rushing effort, the Marshals just could not stop the Luchadores in crunch time, which ended up costing them a shot at a third Ultimini. The Luchadores would go on to upset the 10-4 Kansas City Coyotes in the Ultimini game, winning 21-20. No Marshals player was able to win a league award during this season, which was a disappointing end to an amazing, but heartbreaking, season of play from the San Antonio Marshals.

After a disappointing playoff appearance, the San Antonio Marshals Opened up the 2024 season with a week one tie in Palm Beach against the Solar Bears, with both teams scoring 23 points. The Marshals got off to a slow start, failing to win a game until week 4 which would start a 4 game win streak to put them at 2nd place in the division behind the 6-1 Tijuana Luchadores. Thanks to a defense which held opponents to less than 20 points per game and an offense led by names such as rookie quarterback Zenyou Wozy, who threw the ball for almost 2400 yards and 9 touchdowns, running back Marquise Brown, who ran for 1665 yards and 13 touchdowns, and lead wide receiver Blake Marchand who caught the ball 55 times for 648 yards and 3 touchdowns, the Marshals were able to finish the season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses and earn themselves another playoff appearance and another shot at the Ultimini title. In the SFC conference championship, San Antonio went up against the Tijuana Luchadores for the second season in a row and again would lose, struggling to find the end zone, with a final score of 24-19.

2025–2029

After another failure in the playoffs thanks to the Tijuana Luchadores, the Marshals were looking to make it back to the playoffs, but this time, make a deeper run than in season nine. The Marshals got off to a hot start, winning their first three games including their opener vs the very team that knocked them out of the playoffs in the previous season, the Luchadores. The game was an excellent comeback win thanks to two 4th quarter touchdowns, including a late pick-six and 2 point conversion to put them in the lead by a field goal. Thanks to the league's best defense, a stingy group that gave up less than 15.9 points per game, and the league's best passing offense led by quarterback Zenyou Wozy, San Antonio was able to make it to the playoffs yet again, finishing second in the conference behind the Tijuana Luchadores with a 9-5 record, setting them up for another Southern Football Conference championship game south of the border in Mexico. The San Antonio Marshals went into the game hopeful and looking to make an appearance in the Ultimini, but they came out of the game absolutely deflated, defeated, and demoralized, getting crushed in a 34-3 beatdown. The Marshals were unable to score a single touchdown in the game and lost to the Luchadores in the conference championship round for the fourth season in a row.

The Marshals' loss to the Tijuana Luchadores in the SFC South conference championship lit a fire under them, and San Antonio was determined to do better in the 2026 (S11) season of the Developmental Simulation Football League. Led by returning quarterback Zenyou Wozy, who threw for more than 2900 yards and 16 touchdowns, the high scoring Marshals offense outscored their league rivals by over 100 points on the season. This amazing offense paired with the league's second-best defense, which gave up just 18.6 points per game allowed the Marshals to soar to the top of their division, finishing the season atop the SFC South conference with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, four wins more than the second-place Luchadores who had just 5 wins on the season. San Antonio was finally getting a home playoff game, this time playing a Tijuana team who's season up to that point had been lackluster, only making the playoffs because the third team in the division, the Palm Beach Solar Bears, managed to do worse, winning only 4 games. In this playoff game which finally favored the Marshals, Tijuana managed to swipe the victory away, coming back from a 14-0 first-quarter deficit, sending the Marshals packing for the fifth consecutive season.

The 2027 (S12) Marshals were distraught after losing yet another conference championship game to the Luchadores, and although they won their week one matchup vs a strong Kansas City Coyotes team, they would get off to a terrible start, with a record of 1-4 in their first five games. Despite having the league's best passing offense with quarterback Zenyou Wozy at the helm, the Marshals had a terrible defense, allowing opponents to score more than 22 points per game and rack up over 340 yards per game. Luckily, San Antonio was able to get back to the playoffs thanks to a Solar Bears team that was still struggling to figure out which side of the football you're supposed to throw. With just a 5-9 record, the Marshals were off to Tijuana to face them in another SFC South conference championship game. This time around, the Marshals managed to beat their rivals and make it to the Ultimini game, thanks to a great defense that kept the Luchadores from scoring after the first quarter in a low-scoring, 13-7 game. The Marshals could have used some of this defense in the Ultimini game vs the Kansas City Coyotes, because it seemed like the Coyotes were unstoppable, scoring 37 points on the Marshals and flying around the field for 417 yards. In a crushing Ultimini defeat, San Antonio went home empty-handed yet again, losing in the big game 37-7.

After being crushed in the previous season's Ultimini game, the Marshals rebounded with an excellent 2028 (S13) season. They won their first four games of the season, and they didn't lose a game from week 6 vs. the Palm Beach Solar Bears until week 12, where they lost to the Tijuana Luchadores by one point, 21-20. San Antonio had much success this season, thanks to an excellent offense, led by quarterback Zenyou Wozy, who threw for 2272 yards and 13 touchdowns, and running back Fast Boija, who had an excellent season 13, rushing for over 2500 yards and 19 touchdowns, both league records at the time, and one of them, the yards record, still stands today. The Marshals' offense averaged a league-best 23.4 points per game and 353.6 yards per game, while the defense gave up a league-best 13.8 points per game and 285.3 yards per game. The defense also proved they could put point on the board, scoring three defensive touchdowns, the second-most in the league. With regular season stats like these, it's no surprise that they finished at the top of the SFC South division at 11-3 on the season. Despite such an amazing regular season, the San Antonio Marshals once again found themselves the losers of the Conference championship game, this time losing to the Luchadores with an eerily similar score to the last season's finish, 37 to 10. The Luchadores would go on to win the Ultimini game against the Kansas City Coyotes, in overtime, with the final score being 30-27.

After a second straight embarrassment by the Tijuana Luchadores in the two previous SFC South Conference Championship games, the San Antonio Marshals somehow improved their 2029 (S14) record to 13-1, losing just one game, their week 8 matchup against the Portland Pythons, in Portland, including 4 preseason wins to start out the year. When you take a look at the season stats, this remarkable number is no surprise. The Marshals scored the most points of any team for the second season in a row, 28.4, and gave up fewer points than any other team for the second season in a row, 13.8. They also had the most yards in their conference and gave up the least yards in the league. New starting quarterback Cooter Bigsby threw the ball for 2276 yards and 18 touchdowns while running back Morgan Marshall had more than 1500 yards and 13 touchdowns. At the end of the regular season, the Marshals were once again looking at an SFC South Conference Championship game being played at home against the Tijuana Luchadores. After such a dominating regular season, where opponents scored more than 20 points against them just 3 times, the Luchadores put up 30, beating them 30-21 after the Marshals were unable to score a single point in what would be their last quarter of the 14th DSFL season. The Luchadores would go on to play the Ultimini game against the Portland Pythons, where they would end up losing 30-24 thanks to a late fourth-quarter touchdown.

2030s

2030–2034

The San Antonio Marshals were unable to continue with the success of their previous seasons, Thanks to the drafting of many of their previous starters to new NSFL in the NSFL draft that season. The Marshals offense did much worse than they had in the previous season, scoring a measly 18.4 points per game, which is exactly 10 fewer points than they had scored in the previous season. Their defense also performed at a lower standard than they had previously, giving up more than 20 points per game, almost 10 more points per game than the last season. Despite these regressions, the San Antonio Marshals were able to win all four of their preseason games, but they were not able to continue with this success during the regular season. They lost each of their first 3 games, not winning until their week 4 matchup against the Tijuana Luchadores, and failed to win more than two games in a row the entire season. Quarterback Peter Larson threw the ball for 2005 yards and 6 touchdowns, and running back Bast Foija ran the ball for 1592 yards and 15 touchdowns. The Marshals finished the season at 5 wins, 8 losses, and 1 tie (their week 5 matchup vs. the Palm Beach Solar Bears). This record put San Antonio at the bottom of the SFC South Conference, behind the 9-5 Tijuana Luchadores and the 7-6-1 Palm Beach Solar Bears, meaning they did not make the playoffs for the first time since the 5th DSFL season, in 2020.

The San Antonio Marshals were unable to continue with the success of their previous seasons, Thanks to the drafting of many of their previous starters to new NSFL in the NSFL draft that season. The Marshals offense did much worse than they had in the previous season, scoring a measly 18.4 points per game, which is exactly 10 fewer points than they had scored in the previous season. Their defense also performed at a lower standard than they had previously, giving up more than 20 points per game, almost 10 more points per game than the last season. Despite these regressions, the San Antonio Marshals were able to win all four of their preseason games, but they were not able to continue with this success during the regular season. They lost each of their first 3 games, not winning until their week 4 matchup against the Tijuana Luchadores, and failed to win more than two games in a row the entire season. Quarterback Peter Larson threw the ball for 2005 yards and 6 touchdowns, and running back Bast Foija ran the ball for 1592 yards and 15 touchdowns. The Marshals finished the season at 5 wins, 8 losses, and 1 tie (their week 5 matchup vs. the Palm Beach Solar Bears). This record put San Antonio at the bottom of the SFC South Conference, behind the 9-5 Tijuana Luchadores and the 7-6-1 Palm Beach Solar Bears, meaning they did not make the playoffs for the first time since the 5th DSFL season, in 2020.

After missing the playoffs in season 16, the San Antonio Marshals rebounded in season 17. They started of hot, winning their first 3 games of the season before losing their week 4 matchup against the Kansas City Coyotes. San Antonio also finished their season with two wins in a row, which put them at a record of 8 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie, (their week 6 game played against the Tijuana Luchadores), they were able to make the playoffs for another season. They accomplished this thanks to two factors. One was that they had the league's second best defense, which gave up less than 18 points per game and exactly 341 yards per game. The other was that they had the league's second best offense, scoring 25.4 points per game and averaging just less than 370 yards per game, led by quarterback Jim McMahon, who threw for 2188 yards and 12 touchdowns and rookie running back Ruff Ruff, who ran for 1438 yards and scored 24 touchdowns. The Marshals would play the Tijuana Luchadores in the SFC South Conference championship game for another time, again away in Tijuana. In this tight matchup, San Antonio took an early 3 point lead thanks to a field goal off the foot of Dave Anima, but it wouldn't last long thanks to a touchdown to end the 1st quarter. After to more touchdowns, one for each team, the score going into halftime would be 14-13, Tijuana leading. However, the Marshals couldn't find the end zone at all in the 2nd half and ended up losing to the Luchadores 24-16.

The 18th DSFL season would be the last season for the San Antonio Marshals, as they would change their name and relocate to Minnesota, becoming the Minnesota Grey Ducks. In this final seasoning San Antonio, the Marshals would win all 4 of their preseason games before opening up the regular season with a loss against the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers. The number of points they scored and gave up per game were much closer in this season than in previous ones, the offense averaging 21.9 points per game and the defense giving up an average of 19.9 points per game. Rookie quarterback for the Marshals Zack Vega threw the ball for just under 2500 yards, at 2496, and 11 touchdowns, and running back Matthais Hanyadi ran for 1208 yards, and scored 8 touchdowns on the season. The Marshals finished their last regular season with a record of 6-8, a .429 win percentage, and they made the playoffs behind the Tijuana Luchadores once again, who had a record of 13 wins and only one loss. In their final matchup against Tijuana, in another SFC South Conference championship, the San Antonio Marshalls would finally triumph over the Luchadores, winning the game with a final score of 17-10, and earning them another trip to the Ultimini game and a chance at the title of league champions. San Antonio would play the Portland Pythons, and they opened the game up with an early touchdown to put them on the board. Unfortunately, the Marshals wouldn't be able to do much more scoring, losing their final game as a team 23-10.

The Marshals received a makeover in the 19th DSFL season, becoming the Minnesota Grey Ducks, which they are still known as today. In addition to a relocation and a name change, the Grey Ducks also switched conferences, moving to the NFC North Conference. The Ducks did much better than they had in the last season, even though their offense wasn't particularly outstanding, thanks to a good defensive squad. The offense, led by quarterback Zack Vega, who threw the ball for 1713 yards and 7 touchdowns, and running back Darrel Williams, who ran the ball for 1713 yards and 11 touchdowns, scored an average of 18.1 points per game, 4th in the league. The Minnesota defense gave up 16.1 points per game, which was 1st in the conference, but 3rd in the league. They also gave up just less than 280 (279.5) yards per game, which was first in the league. The Grey Ducks finished the regular season with a record of 9-5, including a home record of 6-1. This put them in first in their conference and into their first playoff game under the new branding, the NFC North Conference championship game, against their conference rival, the 8-6 Portland Pythons. The Ducks would end up winning this very close game, thanks to a field goal off the foot of rookie kicker Silver Banana with 5 seconds left on the clock, putting them ahead 30-27 and sending them to the Ultimini and giving them a chance to win the Ultimini trophy. In they Ultimini they faced long-time rivals, the Tijuana Luchadores. After getting ahead 13-0 in this game, Minnesota let the Luchadores back in when they tied it in the third quarter at 13-13. Then, kicker Silver Banana came in clutch again and hit a 34-yard field goal to put them ahead, a lead that Tijuana would be unable to overcome, bringing the Ultimini trophy to Minnesota for the first time ever.

2035–2039

After their previous taste of victory, the Minnesota Grey Ducks wanted more, and they showed it. They won all four of their preseason games and won their first two regular-season games. They had the league's best offense, scoring nearly 28 points per game, thanks to an amazing year by quarterback Zack Vega, who had 1840 yards through the air and 18 passing touchdowns on the season. Their newest running back, Baby Yoda, also helped out the cause, running for 1410 yards and scoring 7 times. The Ducks also had the league's second-best defense, which gave up just 13.3 points per game and allowed only 284.4 yards per game. These stats both would've been first nearly any other season, however, the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers had a stifling defense as well, giving up only 8.5 points per game, an amazingly low number. The Minnesota Grey Ducks would finish out the season with 6 straight wins, which put them at the top of the NFC North with 12 wins and 2 losses. In the NFC NORTH Conference championship game, the Grey Ducks played at home against the Kansas City Coyotes, who they absolutely crushed thanks to their stellar offense and defense, winning the game 36-7. They then had to face the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers, the league's defensive powerhouse. However, try way Minnesota played, you wouldn't have known that the Bucs defense was good, as they scored 4 touchdowns and gave up only a field goal. The Minnesota Grey Ducks beat the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers 28-3 and won themselves a second consecutive DSFL championship.

Season 21 saw the addition of two new teams to the league, one for each conference. This meant that Minnesota would have another opponent to beat when trying to make the playoffs, the London Royals. It seems these new additions to the league messed with the heads of the Minnesota players, because they had the league's worst offense, scoring only 15.9 points per game. The Grey Ducks defense gave up almost 10 points more per game on average, at 20.8 points per game, the 5th best in the league. Quarterback Zack Vega had a very underwhelming season, and he threw for just 863 yards and 2 touchdowns, while running back Baby Yoda did slightly better, racking up just 959 yards on the ground and scoring only 3 touchdowns on the season. Wide Receiver William Alexander, the Grey Ducks leading receiver, had 41 receptions for 502 yards, and caught just one touchdown pass the entire season. With these lackluster numbers, it's no surprise that the Grey Ducks had a much worse season than the last one, finishing with a record of 6 wins and 8 losses, including one stretch where they lost 5 games in a row. Minnesota finished the season in 3rd in the NFC North conference, in front of only the new expansion team, the London Royals, who had a record of 5 wins and 9 losses. After winning the Ultimus 2 seasons in a row, the Ducks just fell right off the map and failed to make it to the playoffs at all.

After failing to make it to the playoffs in the previous season, the Minnesota Brey Ducks looked to get back into fighting form for the 22nd DSFL season, and they definitely did much better than they did in season 21. New starting quarterback Sim SnowBow threw for more than 2500 yards and had 18 passing touchdowns, and running back Jamar Lackson had 320 carries for 1410 yards, crossing the plane a total of 9 times. They had the league's second-best offense, which scored 22.6 points per game, as well as the league's best defense, which gave up only 15.4 points per game. Even though they had a record of just 8-6, the Grey Ducks led their division for almost all of the season and finished it in first place, ahead of the 6-8 London Royals, the new expansion team, the 5-9 Portland Pythons, and the 5-9 Kansas City Coyotes. Minnesota would play the London Royals in the Royals' first playoff game since becoming a team, and Minnesota would lose to the Royals and their first playoff game since becoming a team. It was a very low scoring affair, and it needed more than regulation time to finish. In the end, the Royals would take the game thanks to an overtime field goal off the foot of kicker Datsum Phastbawl to put them ahead 13-10. The Royals would go on to lose in the Ultimini game in Tijuana to the Tijuana Luchadores in an even more low scoring game, the final score being 10-6 Luchadores.

Following the 2037 (S22) season the Minnesota Grey Ducks were looking to continue on the trend of making the playoffs. They were led by Quarterback Sim SnowBow, who was looking to follow up on his impressive last season. However, they were not able to get the start they were hoping to get, dropping their first game on the season to Norfolk Seawolves 24-6. This was not even a competitive game, as they were not able to surmount any type of offensive assault. They were able to bounce back with some nice wins, before going on a losing streak of 5 games. The season continued on like this with ups and down, but bigger losing streaks then winning. They ended the regular season strongly with impressive wins against, Portland Pythons, Kansas City Coyotes, and Dallas Birddogs. They were unable to make the playoffs posting a 6-8 record and a .429 winning percentage. Sim SnowBow had a decent season throwing for 2169 yards and 13 touchdowns. They were led on the ground by Keppler, running for close to 1300 yards and 10 touchdowns. The winning streak to end the season should give Minnesota Grey Ducks hope going into next season.

The Grey Ducks went into the season with low expectation after losing some of their weapons. They dropped their first two games to the London Royals 24-21, and Norfolk Seawolves 20-0. They then went on a 2-game win streak where they beat Portland and Tijuana. Their next four games were a complete disaster losing 4 straight. They would end the season winning only 3 of their last 6. The only bright spot on their offense would be their running back Vermillion. He finnished with 219 carries, 1134 yards, and 4 touchdowns. Minnesota's lack of a passing offense showed and that's what ended up costing them in the end.

2040s

2040–2044

Minnesota got off to a hot start, going 2-0 in their first two games in 2040 (S25). After winning 4 of their first 5, Minnesota would go on to loss four straight games. They had a solid run game all season up to this point. They then went on to win 4 of their last 5, finishing the season 8-6. Minnesota finished 5-2 at home and 3-4 on the road. A solid campaign was put up by their running back Rotchburns. 314 carries, 1488 yards, and 11 touchdowns. Their quarterback Negs went on to throw for 2477 yards, on 472 pass attempts and 251 completions. Minnesota lost in the Conference Finals to London Royals, 33-13.

Minnesota had a rocky start to the 2041 (S26) season. They were 2-2 to start off their first four games, until they went on a 3-game win streak. But it all went to hell after that, losing 5 straight games and dropping to 5-7. They went on to win their last two games against the Kansas City Coyotes and the Bondi Beach Buccaneers. They ended the season 7-7 and didn't make the playoffs. They had another great season from their veteran QB Negs. He went 231/418, for 2399 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Rough starts are often the theme for Minnesota at this point. They lost 4 straight games to open up the 2042 (S27) season. They would however, bounce back by winning 5 of their next 6 games. They lost their last 2 games on the road making them 6-8 on the season. They were lead by their young WR Mike Hunt, who had 80 receptions, 1033 yards, and 7 touchdowns. They had another great season from their QB Negs, who passed for 2310 yards, on 232 completions through 384 attempts, whilst also having thrown 13 touchdowns. Minnesota missed the playoffs for the second year in a row.

Minnesota is cursed when it comes to the beginning of the season. Losing 3 of their first 4 games in 2043 (S28) season. But a 41-0 shutout victory over Norfolk Seawolves set them at least in the right direction. They won 6 of their last 10 games on the season, including another victory over Norfolk Seawolves where a last second field goal gave them a 38-37 victory. Minnesota finished 7-7 and missed the playoffs for the third straight season. Their first year QB Jacob Raske threw for 2582 yards, while throwing 14 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Their leading receiver Joe Bay had an excellent year, finishing with 1316 yards on 98 receptions, and 12 touchdowns.

The curse has finally been lifted in Minnesota, during the 2044 (S29) season. They finally had a good start, winning 6 of their first 7 games, including a 48- 7 blowout win against the Tijuana Luchadores. They would finish the season winning 4 of their last 7, having a respectable 10-4 record and first place of the DSFL North. They would go on to play the Kansas City Coyotes in the North Conference Finals, winning big 40-20. Minnesota went on to play the Tijuana Luchadores in the Ultimini, and eventually winning in a shutout, 40-0. A +60 point differential in just the playoffs. Lead by their QB Kazimir Oles Jr, with his spectacular year. Throwing for 4094 yards and 31 touchdowns (to 12 interceptions), Oles lead a spectacular team to their first Ultimini since 2035 (S20).

2045–2049

This 2045 (S30) Grey Ducks were amazing. How does a team dominate this much? Winning their first 6 games before losing to the Norfolk Seawolves 48-34, and not to mention this would be their first and last loss of the season. 8-0 the rest of the way. Finishing with an astounding 13-1 record. Which is tied for 2nd place of the best seasons by a team in the DSFL all-time. Kazimir Oles Jr returned for another season, throwing for 33 touchdowns and only 15 interceptions. Not to mention that he threw for 4478 yards and finishing with an 100.9 QBr. What a season! What's next for them? The playoffs! With the first seed in the DSFL North the Grey Ducks should have cruised through everyone right? Well they didn't, but they did. Winning the Conference Championship against the Portland Pythons 30-16 and moving on to their second straight Ultimini appearance, facing the Tijuana Luchadores. It was a crazy game coming down to the wire, but Minnesota wasn't going to give up their title seat that easy winning a close one, 33-30 for their second straight Ultimini victory!

After winning 2 straight Ultiminis, the 2046 (S31) Grey Ducks lost a few pieces to their offense. But that wasn't going to stop them. 3-3 was their record through the first 6 games and it didn't get a lot better from there. To finish out the season, Minnesota won 5 out of their last 8 finishing 8-6 and the best record in the DSFL North for the third year in a row. Their first year QB Tobias Worthington III threw for 3891 yards and 21 touchdowns to only 8 interceptions. Even while being at the top it has to end some point. Minny lost to the Kansas City Coyotes in the Conference Title game in a close one, 30-27 on a under a minute left touchdown. Losing a close one like that hurts and Minnesota has to deal with the most call ups in the DSFL.

Minnesota was still feeling the effects of their championship run in 2047 (S32), but that wouldn't stop them. Starting 2-2 their first four games, but they then went 0-3. Making them 2-5 their first seven games. But then they finally kicked into high gear, winning 4 straight, and taking 5 of their last 7. They had another .500 season and it is a theme for them here of late. They were lead by QB Tobias Worthington Iii, RB Lalu Muhammad Zohri, and WR Lane Frost II. Worthington threw for 3144 yards and 13 touchdowns. Zohri rushed for 1765 yards on 409 carries and 10 touchdowns, whilst maintaining a strong 4.5 yards per attempt. Frost burst on the the scene as a rookie. He had 74 catches, 995 yards, and 2 touchdowns. Leading the defense was LB Daron Arnold, who had 105 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 7 pass deflections, and 2 forced and recover fumbles. The Grey Ducks made it to the playoffs by a land slide. With the second seed in the DSFL North. Minnesota would go on to loss that game, 38-26.

The 2048 (S33) Minnesota Grey Ducks were back to their old ways. Minnesota started off the season by beating the Portland Pythons 41-14, with the help of Lane Frost II's 7 receptions, 198 yards (a Grey Ducks record) and 3 touchdowns (tied a Grey Duck record). They were in 2nd place for the entirety of the first half of the season. They were 5-2 at the half way mark and were tied with the Kansas City Coyotes for 1st. They would loss two of their next three games, but then caught fire again, winning their last four games in the process. In his final season, Tobias Worthington Iii threw for 252 completions, 3577 yards, and 21 touchdowns. Their star runningback, Kawai Bartok, ran the ball 395 times, for 1756 yards, and a Grey Ducks record, 21 touchdowns. Breakout star, Lane Frost II, caught 73 passes, a career high 1297 yards, and 8 touchdowns. Worthington also had a good second option with Billy Stinkwater, who caught 65 passes for 985 yards and 4 touchdowns. Former draftee Cross-Eriksen had a great first season with the Ducks. 57 tackles, 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 3 sacks, 4 interceptions, 13 pass deflections, and a defensive touchdown, as well as adding a blocked punt. Daron Arnold had a pretty decent sophomore season with 107 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovered, 8 sacks, and 10 pass deflections. The Grey Ducks went on to play the Kansas City Coyotes in the North Conference Title Game. They would go on to win the game 32-27 in their revenge game after being swept by them in the regular season. In Ultimini XXXI the Grey Ducks had to go up against a red hot Norfolk team. Norfolk got up to a 24-0 lead late in the 2nd before Billy Stinkwater caught a touchdown pass to make it 24-7. The Ducks failed to score any points on back to back drives and Theo Lariat missed both field goals, which would bite them later in the game. Early in the 3rd Lane Frost II caught a touchdown pass to make it 24-14 and Theo Lariat made a field goal in the 4th to make it 24-17. Going into the final minutes they had to go for a touchdown instead of a go-ahead field goal if they made both of the other field goals. They got all the way to the Norfolk 31 before they failed to find the endzone where they would end the game. Minnesota fell in the Ultimini with a final score of 24-17.

Logo and uniforms

When the Marshals were first formed by general manager and franchise owner at the time, kckolbe wanted to put a team in Texas, preferably San Antonio and finally got it approved by the league. Their logo was a western cowboy with a green bandanna around his neck and a star on his hat (taking after the Dallas Cowboys). Their colors would match their logo and be dark brown, dark green, and black. During the 2034 (S19) offseason, general manager, woelkers got the go ahead to move the team to Minnesota. The team was moved and changed names to the Grey Ducks. Their logo was a light blue and grey duck with a large M-N in the background of the image. They would change their logo later to a Grey Duck 2D head instead of 3D and replace the M-N with just a M, and the colors remained the same.

Stadium history

During the creation of the franchise, San Antonio got a grant to build their first stadium. They would name it Marshal Stadium and it had the capacity of 25,000 seats, 150 private sweets, and over 20 restaurants, while having a contractible roof. When the team was moved to Minnesota in 2034 (S19) their stadium The Nest was still under construction and they had to find a field to play on. They decided on Huntington Bank Stadium which was the home of the University of Minnesota football team at the time. In 2035 (S20) they moved into their new stadium and were there for quite some time. In 2041 (S26) multiple teams were upgrading and Minnesota followed suit and started construction on The Quack Shack and moved into the stadium in 2042 (S27). It had 35,000 seats, 200 private sweets, and over 40 restaurants. They are still located there today.

Team culture

Mascots

The Minnesota Grey Ducks moved from San Antonio in 2035 and were left without a mascot. The team finally announced their first team-owned mascot in 2040 with the addition of "Sir Quacks a Lot". He is a duck-human hybrid with a large beak and wears a light blue Grey Ducks uniform. He can be seen with the team during many notable touchdown celebrations.

Fight song

Further information: Quack, Grey Ducks, Quack

"Quack, Grey Ducks, Quack" is the fight song for the Minnesota Grey Ducks. It was introduced during the teams move from San Antonio to Minnesota in 2035. It is played during a 3rd down, at the end of a half, or a touchdown is scored.

The chant was originally "Go, Mighty Ducks, Go" but was later changed after fans started saying: "Quack, Grey Ducks, Quack".

Rivalries

Further information: DSFL Rivalries

Players

Current roster

Minnesota Grey Ducks roster
Quarterbacks 9 Painted Penguin 16 Blaine Falco Running backs 16 Cape The Party Rhino 55 Luis Randall 21 Gavin Hoppe 8 Rick Skull Wide receivers 89 Florida Man 18 Brandon Rojas 27 Artemis Entreri 3 Honey Badger Tight ends 8 Zero Gibson II 88 Hex Amofah 86 Kenny Szymborski 23 Estuar Bromson		Offensive linemen 5 Modest Mussorgsky Defensive linemen 99 James Batista DE 58 Faust Leercor DE 14 Frederick Carlson DE 65 Chris Younts DE 92 Billy Jor-El DT		Linebackers 52 Bigton Hammer 13 Albert Einstein 52 Liath Squirrel Defensive backs 42 Sütő Tamás CB 45 Bill Cravy CB 11 Xavier Frost S 3 Joe Demoine S Special teams 4 Jayme Jayne Jay-Jaymison K/P				Roster updated February 21, 2023   28 Active → NFC rosters → SFC rosters
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Ring of Honor

Minnesota Grey Ducks Hall of Famers
Hall of Fame Class of 2042
No.	Name	Position(s)	Tenure
69	Fast Boija	RB	2026 (S11)-2028 (S13)
28	Marquise Brown	RB	2023 (S8)-2024 (S9)
82	Alejandro Chainbreaker	LB	2037 (S22)-2041 (S26)
76	Mike Franchet	DE	2032 (S17)-2034 (S19)
82	Tychondrius Hood	WR	2037 (S22)-2038 (S23)
62	Julio Jones	OL	2037 (S22)-2038 (S23)
16	Sim Snowbow	QB	2036 (S21)-2039 (S24)
45	Buck Thornton	S	2036 (S21)-2037 (S22)
23	Zack Vega	QB	2033 (S18)-2036 (S21)
87	Zenyou Wozy	QB	2024 (S9)-2028 (S13)
Hall of Fame Class of 2049
No.	Name	Position(s)	Tenure

25th Anniversary Team (2043)

BOLD indicates that the player was inducted into the Ring of Honor.

• Sim Snowbow QB, #16
• Fast Boija RB, #69
• Marquise Brown RB, #28
• Tychondrius Hood WR, #82
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• Timmy Hoss TE, #
• Julio Jones T, #62
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• -- G, #
• -- C, #
• -- DE, #
• -- DT, #
• -- DT, #
• Mike Franchet DE, #76
• Alejandro Chainbreaker OLB, #82
• -- ILB, #
• -- OLB, #
• Oskar Ludvig CB, #20
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• Buck Thornton S, #45
• Nate Piazza S, #--
• Gluteus Maximus K, #26
• Gluteus Maximus P, #26

Coaches

General managers

Name	Years	Won	Lost	Ties	Pct	Postseason
kckolbe	2018–2019	16	12	0	.571	2018, 2019
iamslm22	2020	6	8	0	.429	–
Roly	2021–2023	23	18	1	.560	2021–2023
Ramero	2024	8	5	1	.607	2024
DunnoMania	2025	9	5	0	.643	2025
timeconsumer	2026–2030	43	26	1	.621	2026–2029
Duilo	2031–2032	15	12	1	.554	2031, 2032
Total		246	184	4	.571	23

Current staff

Minnesota Grey Ducks staff
	Front Office President - Threeducks In'Atrenchcoat Director of Player Personnel - Ball Loon General Manager - Painted Assistant General Manager - IceBearGM Head Coaches Head Coach - Fourducks In'Atrenchcoat Assistant Head Coach - Quack IsBack Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator - Forty II. Zero Quarterbacks - Quackie Chan Running Backs - Sir Quacksly IV Wide Receivers - James Pond Tight Ends - The Quacken Offensive Line - Drake Mallard			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator - L o n g B o i Defensive Line - Fiveducks In'Atrenchcoat Linebackers - LeQuackatron Duckmarriott I Cornerbacks - Sixducks In'Atrenchcoat Safeties - Eggs Beneduckt Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator - Levy Tate Placekicking coach - Gluteus Maximus Strength and Conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning - Fire Quacker
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Radio and television

The Grey Ducks' flagship radio station is MINN-FM (101.2), which uses the branding "M120" based on its former calls on 1230 AM before a format flip between the AM and FM stations before the 2036 season; 1230 AM also continues to broadcast game play-by-play as M12F.

The games are also heard on the "MINN Radio Network" in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota, as well as many other outlets. Paul George has been the play-by-play announcer since the 2034 DSFL season with Pete Carol filling in as analyst, who began his first season in 2039.

Telecasts of preseason games not shown on national networks are aired on MFAN (Channel 12) in the Twin Cities with a simulcast of M120's radio broadcast while Fox Sports North shows a tape delay later.

See also

• List of Minnesota Grey Ducks seasons
• Minnesota Grey Ducks franchise records