National Simulation Football Conference
Current season, competition or edition: NSFL Season 22 | |
| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| Founded | May 1, 2016 (46 years ago) |
| Inaugural season | 2016 (S1) |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | Colorado Yeti (3rd title) |
| Most titles | Baltimore Hawks (8 titles) |
| Official website | nsfl |
The National Simulation Football Conference (or NSFC) is one of the is one of the two conferences of the National Simulation Football League (NSFL) in a professional American football league. This conference and its counterpart, the American Simulation Football Conference (ASFC), currently contain 6 teams each, making up the 12 teams of the NSFL. Both conferences were created in inaugural season of 2016 (S1) with 3 teams each. Conferences expanded three times: 2017 (S2), which added Philadelphia Liberty to the NSFC, in 2031 (S16) which added the Chicago Butchers, and the Sarasota Sailfish in 2037 (S22).
Current Teams
Since 2037 (S22), the NSFC has 6 teams.
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | First season | General Manager | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Hawks† | Baltimore, MD | The Aviary | 100,000 | 2016 | Taco MacArthur | |
| Colorado Yeti† | Denver, CO | Yeti Stadium | 75,000 | 2016 | Tom Ozzborne | |
| Philadelphia Liberty | Philadelphia, PA | Taco Bell Stadium | 89,000 | 2017 | Derek Yeeter | |
| Yellowknife Wraiths† | Yellowknife, NT | Burial Grounds | 66,667 | 2016 | Stringer Bell | |
| Chicago Butchers | Chicago, IL | The Chopping Block | 71,000 | 2031 | Tyler Swift | |
| Sarasota Sailfish† | Sarasota, FL | Fishnet | 75,000 | 2037 | Jimothy Johnson | |
| † denotes that the club was a founding member of the NSFL | ||||||
Season Format
The NSFC season format consists of a four-week preseason, a fourteen-week regular season (each team plays 13 games), and a four-team single-elimination playoff culminating in the Ultimus Bowl, the league's championship game.
History
Both the NSFC and ASFC were created during the inaugural year of 2016 (S1). During NSFL season 2 expansion draft one more team joined the NSFC - Philadelphia Liberty. 14 years later in the Season 16 Expansion Draft the conference added the Chicago Butchers. In 2037 (S22) the Sarasota Sailfish joined the conference as the third expansion team.
The first title was won by the Colorado Yeti. After that, we had a period of back to back titles: Baltimore Hawks (2017 (S2), 2018 (S3)) followed by the Yellowknife Wraiths (2019 (S4), 2020 (S5)) and Philadelphia Liberty (2021 (S6), 2022 (S7)). Yellowknife won one more NSFC Championship in 2023 (S8). Starting in 2024 (S9), the Hawks completed the first-ever four-peat in NSFC history, winning the conference championship every year from 2024 (S9) to 2027 (S12).
The Baltimore Hawks lead the conference in NSFC Championship appearances with 13 separate appearances. The Baltimore Hawks are also the only NSFC team to win multiple Ultimus Bowls.
Table of results
| Year | Regular Season champions | Conference championship winners |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 (S1) | Colorado Yeti (8-6) | Colorado Yeti |
| 2017 (S2) | Baltimore Hawks (8-6) | Baltimore Hawks |
