Sarasota Sailfish
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First season: 2037 Sarasota Sailfish season Play in and headquartered in The ??? Sarasota, Florida | |||
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NSFL (2037–present)
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| Team colors | Blue, Green & White | ||
| Mascot | Sebastian the Sailfish | ||
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| General manager | Baxter Frost (Frostbite) | ||
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| League championships (0) | |||
Conference championships (0)
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Division championships (0)
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| Playoff appearances (1) | |||
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The Sarasota Sailfish is a professional American football franchise based in Sarasota, Florida. The Sarasota Sailfish currently compete in the International Simulation Football League (ISFL) as a member club of the league's National Simulation Football Conference (NSFC) which currently only has one division. The franchise was established in 2037 (S22) in the league's third expansion.
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History
The Sarasota Sailfish were founded after the historically large Developmental Simulation Football League Draft going into the 2037 (S22) season. Their founding general manager Bailey Cook used the first overall selection in the expansion draft to grab wide receiver Dexter Banks II; who would eventually convert to be their quarterback of the future. Meanwhile in the Season 22 ISFL Draft they traded the second overall selection and did not make their pick until 20th overall where they selected Cuco Clemente. They were also able to get pro bowlers Haha Mango-Panda, James Angler, Ragnar Rok, and Jacob Small in the massive draft.
The season got off to a good start for the expansion team as despite playing three consecutive road games to start the season the team went 2-2 to keep themselves in it. The middle of the season was not as kind as they went just 1-3 and lost just about any hope of a playoff berth. However a trade for quarterback Rose Jenkins before week nine saw them go 3-2 over the last five weeks of the season for a 6-7 record that just got them into the playoffs. They were knocked out in the first round by the eventual Ultimus Bowl XXII winners the Colorado Yeti 36-14, but the fact that they succeeded in making the playoffs in their first season of existence was considered a success by management. Unfortunately before the Ultimus it was announced that star safety Ragnar Rok had declared his retirement which left the team with an extra hole going into the next season.
After the massive draft class that brought them into existence things returned to normal in terms of draft class size as the draft before the 2038 (S23) season was just a third the size of the one that preceded it. Still the Sarasota Sailfish were able to capitalize with two first round selections that saw them get defensive rookie of the year Son Goku and fulfill their need at safety with Raphael d'Alcott. Combined with Dexter Banks II's position change and the Sarasota Sailfish planned to be in the playoffs once again.
Things did not go according to play to start th season though as they went just 2-3 over teh first five weeks; including a brutal loss to the Baltimore Hawks of 40-7 in Baltimore. The middle of the season was not much better as they went just 2-3 over the following five weeks, although with a win against their fellow expansion team the Honolulu Hahalua. They were able to get things in order though for the end of the season though as they finished with a 4-2 stretch including a 34-20 win to make up for their earlier loss to the Baltimore Hawks. Their 8-8 record left them fifth in their conference though and saw them miss the playoffs for the first time in their history.
Season-by-season records
| Season | Regular Season Record | Post Season Record | ||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | W | L | |||
| 2037 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2038 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 15 | 0 | .483 | 0 | 1 | ||
Players and Personnel
Current roster
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Sarasota Sailfish roster
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Running backs Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
DSFL Send-downs
Rookies in italics
Roster updated January 24th 2024 | ||||||
Current staff
Sarasota Sailfish staff
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