Dallas Birddogs season 25

2040 DSFL Season

(4-10) Missed Playoffs
Regular Season
Start date	30 September, 2040
End date	24 February, 2041
Conference Champions
DSFL North Champions	London Royals
DSFL South Champions	Myrtle Beach Buccaneers
Playoffs
Ultimini Champions	Tijuana Luchadores

The 2040 DSFL Season was the 25th season of the Developmental Simulation Football League and the Dallas Birddogs' 5th season in the league.

The season began on 30 September 2039 with the Dallas Birddogs being beaten by the London Royals 30-13.

The season concluded with the Dallas Birddogs (4-10) missing the playoffs.

The Dallas Birddogs endured their worst start to a season in their history losing 6 in a row (10 including pre-season).

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	2040-08-30	at Minnesota Grey Ducks	L 3–26	0-1	The Nest	Recap
2	2040-09-06	at Myrtle Beach Buccaneers	L 30-34	0–2	Grandstrand Stadium	Recap
3	2040-09-13	at Myrtle Beach Buccaneers	L 7–13	0–3	Grandstrand Stadium	Recap
4	2040-09-20	vs London Royals	L 21–17	0-4	Royal Wembley Stadium	Recap

Regular Season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	2040-09-27	vs Tijuana Luchadores	L 30–13	0-1	The Dog House	Recap
2	2040-10-04	at Minnesota Grey Ducks	L 17-20	0–2	The Nest	Recap
3	2040-10-11	vs Tijuana Luchadores	L 20–13	0-3	The Dog House	Recap
4	2040-10-18	at Kansas City Coyotes	L 17–34	0-4	Coyote Stadium	Recap
5	2040-10-25	at Myrtle Beach Buccaneers	L 14–16	0–5	Grandstrand Stadium	Recap
6	2040-11-01	vs Portland Pythons	L 23-17	0-6	The Dog House	Recap
7	2040-11-08	vs Norfolk Seawolves	W 14-17	1-6	The Dog House	Recap
8	2040-11-15	at London Royals	L 14–17	1-7	Royal Wembley Stadium	Recap
9	2040-11-22	vs Minnesota Grey Ducks	W 7–23	2-7	The Dog House	Recap
10	2040-11-29	at Tijuana Luchadores	W 15–10	3-7	El Santo Coliseo	Recap
11	2040-12-06	vs Kansas City Coyotes	L 27–14	3-8	The Dog House	Recap
12	2040-12-13	vs Myrtle Beach Buccaneers	L 34–6	3-9	The Dog House	Recap
13	2040-12-20	at Portland Pythons	L 7-14	3-10	The Snake Pit	Recap
14	2040-12-27	vs Norfolk Seawolves	W 14–10	4-10	Norfolksdale Norfolkdome	Recap

Standings

2040 (S25) SFC South standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Conf	Div	Str
(1) Myrtle Beach Buccaneers	11	3	0	.786	318	226	7-0-0	4-3-0	6-0-0	6-0-0	W4
(2) Tijuana Luchadores	6	8	0	.429	183	237	2-5-0	4-3-0	3-3-0	3-3-0	L1
(3) Dallas Birddogs	4	10	0	.286	201	276	2-5-0	2-5-0	3-3-0	3-3-0	W1
(4) Norfolk Seawolves	2	12	0	.143	115	304	2-5-0	0-7-0	0-6-0	0-6-0	L6

NOTE: The highest seed in the SFC South (MBB) had home-field advantage in the SFC South Championship Game.

2040 (S25) NFC North standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Conf	Div	Str
(1) London Royals	11	3	0	.786	315	201	6-1-0	5-2-0	6-0-0	6-0-0	W3
(2) Minnesota Grey Ducks	8	6	0	.571	262	202	5-2-0	3-4-0	3-3-0	3-3-0	W1
(3) Portland Pythons	7	7	0	.500	259	220	5-2-0	2-5-0	2-4-0	2-4-0	L1
(4) Kansas City Coyotes	7	7	0	.500	259	242	4-3-0	3-4-0	1-5-0	1-5-0	L3

NOTE: The highest seed in the NFC North (LON) had home-field advantage in the NFC North Championship Game.

Statistical Leaders

Individual
Passing yards	Mattathias Caliban	1,988
Passing touchdowns	Mattathias Caliban	8
Rushing Yards	Cobra Kai	1,482
Rushing Touchdowns	Zoe Watts	8
Receiving yards	Mark Callous	881
Receiving Touchdowns	Mark Callous	4
Tackles	Richard Leaking*	152
Interceptions	Byron Blackwell	4
Sacks	Primo Berto	7

(*) League Leader