ISFL season 40
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| Duration | 26 September, 2055 to 09 January, 2056 |
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| Start date | 16 January, 2056 |
| ASFC champions | Arizona Outlaws |
| NSFC champions | Yellowknife Wraiths |
| Date | 06 February, 2056 |
| Site | Accor Stadium, Sydney |
| Champions | Arizona Outlaws |
| Date | 30 January, 2056 |
ISFL season 40 (also referred to as the 2055 NSFL season) began on 26 September, 2055 with the Chicago Butchers hosting the Colorado Yeti. The season concluded with Ultimus Bowl XL, held at Accor Stadium, Sydney on 06 February, 2056, where the Arizona Outlaws were crowned ISFL champions after defeating the Yellowknife Wraiths by a score of 45-21.
Contents
Player movements
The league year began in March of 2055, with teams allowed to contact and enter negotiations with players whose contracts were not yet extended beyond the end of the 2054 ISFL season.
Free agency
Free agency began on 21 February, 2055
Trades
- Honolulu → New Orleans: Honolulu receives WR Rockbot Rockbo from New Orleans in exchange for WR Dick Grayson, a S41 3rd-round pick, and $2M S40 cap space
- Orange County → Colorado: Orange County receives DE Boone McCoy from Colorado in exchange for $1M S40 cap space
- New Orleans → Baltimore: New Orleans receives LB Sheriff Woody from Baltimore in exchange for a S41 5th-round pick
- New York → New Orleans: New York receives a S41 3rd-round pick from New Orleans in exchange for a S41 5th-round pick and $2.5M S40 cap space
- Berlin → New Orleans: Berlin receives RB Armor Queen, TE Rex Crenshaw, and a S41 3rd-round pick (via Honolulu) from New Orleans in exchange for RB Rab theCrab, RB Jay Cue Jr., and a S41 1st-round pick
- San Jose → Austin: San Jose receives RB Ozamataz Buckshank (excluding S40 cap hit) and a S41 3rd-round pick from Austin in exchange for RB DeAndre King and TE Deshawn Penne (both excluding S40 cap hit)
- Chicago → Berlin: Chicago receives WR Octavio Perez ($500k cap hit) from Berlin in exchange for a S41 5th-round pick
- Sarasota → San Jose: Sarasota receives WR Cornelius King III (excluding S40 cap hit) and a S42 2nd-round pick from San Jose in exchange for WR Sconnie McSix (excluding S40 cap hit)
Retirements
- Rean Schwarzer
- Dominos Pizzaman
- Zavier Perkins
- Guy Gibson
- Sakeem Webb
- Herc Kirkby
- Able Archer
- Nick L. Back
- Lonnie Jackson
- Konstantin Sleich
- Sir Peter Jackson
- Will Stern
- Daybe Downbad
- Jack Lewis
- George Fantobens
- Ben Delabaguette
- Anthony MacGuire
- Siaosi Multiauaopele
- Dumais Wells
- Pepelegs Johnson
- Stewart Johnson
- Bill de La T. Dauterive
- Miracle Whip
- Owen Reed
- Amadeus Redding
- Keane Lover
- Sam Squanch
- Will "Brick Wall" Smyth
- Cole Maxwell
- Raeni Clarke
- Xavier Walls
- Troy Abed
- Beeg Beeg Yoshi
Draft
The 2055 ISFL Draft was held on 11 April, 2055. The Honolulu Hahalua selected linebacker Liv Elsathelookout with the first overall pick.
Rule changes
The following rule changes were approved by a committee consisting of ISFL general managers and Head Office, to come into effect for the 2055 season and beyond:
- Teams may receive a net maximum of $10M in cap space per season from all incoming trades, and teams may send a net maximum of $10M in cap space per season in all outgoing trades. A team that retains some or all of a player's salary when trading that player away is treated as trading away the retained amount of cap space for the purposes of this rule. If salary is retained over multiple seasons, the amount retained each season will count towards that season's maximum.
Preseason
Training camps for the 2055 season started on 01 August, 2055 league-wide, with the first preseason game being held on 29 August, 2055 between the Colorado Yeti and the Yellowknife Wraiths.
Regular season
The regular season's 112 games, played over a 16-week schedule, began on 26 September, 2055.
Standings
| 2055 (S40) ASFC standings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | Conf | Div | Str | |
| (1) Arizona Outlaws | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 509 | 249 | 8-0-0 | 6-2-0 | 11-1-0 | 11-1-0 | W5 |
| (2) Austin Copperheads | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 428 | 389 | 5-3-0 | 5-3-0 | 9-3-0 | 9-3-0 | W4 |
| (3) Orange County Otters | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 369 | 450 | 4-4-1 | 3-4-1 | 6-6-0 | 6-6-0 | L3 |
| (4) New Orleans Second Line | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 314 | 404 | 4-4-0 | 2-6-0 | 4-8-0 | 4-8-0 | W1 |
| San Jose Sabercats | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 382 | 449 | 3-5-0 | 2-6-0 | 5-7-0 | 5-7-0 | L3 |
| Honolulu Hahalua | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 392 | 518 | 3-5-0 | 2-6-0 | 4-8-0 | 4-8-0 | L1 |
| New York Silverbacks | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 344 | 416 | 1-7-0 | 3-5-0 | 3-9-0 | 3-9-0 | L2 |
NOTE: The highest seed in the conference championship (ARI) has home-field advantage until the Ultimus; the second seed (AUS) has home-field advantage in the first round
| 2055 (S40) NSFC standings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | Conf | Div | Str | |
| (1) Yellowknife Wraiths | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 429 | 305 | 7-1-0 | 5-3-0 | 9-3-0 | 9-3-0 | W3 |
| (2) Chicago Butchers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 414 | 363 | 7-1-0 | 5-3-0 | 9-3-0 | 9-3-0 | L1 |
| (3) Cape Town Crash | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 413 | 376 | 6-2-0 | 4-4-0 | 6-6-0 | 6-6-0 | W1 |
| (4) Sarasota Sailfish | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 429 | 293 | 5-3-0 | 3-4-1 | 6-5-1 | 6-5-1 | W3 |
| Colorado Yeti | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 427 | 456 | 4-3-1 | 3-5-0 | 5-6-1 | 5-6-1 | W1 |
| Berlin Fire Salamanders | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 362 | 426 | 3-4-1 | 2-6-0 | 2-19-0 | 2-10-0 | L1 |
| Baltimore Hawks | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 412 | 530 | 5-3-0 | 0-8-0 | 4-8-0 | 4-8-0 | L4 |
NOTE: The highest seed in the conference championship (YKW) has home-field advantage; the second seed (CHI) has home-field advantage in the first round
|} NOTE: YKW over CHI on head-to-head results
Overall
Regular season conference champion
ASFC playoff berth
NSFC playoff berth
| 2055 (S40) ISFL-Overall standings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | Conf | Div | Str | |
| Arizona Outlaws | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 509 | 249 | 8-0-0 | 6-2-0 | 11-1-0 | 11-1-0 | W5 |
| Yellowknife Wraiths | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 429 | 305 | 7-1-0 | 5-3-0 | 9-3-0 | 9-3-0 | W3 |
| Chicago Butchers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 414 | 363 | 7-1-0 | 5-3-0 | 9-3-0 | 9-3-0 | L1 |
| Austin Copperheads | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 428 | 389 | 5-3-0 | 5-3-0 | 9-3-0 | 9-3-0 | W4 |
| Cape Town Crash | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 413 | 376 | 6-2-0 | 4-4-0 | 6-6-0 | 6-6-0 | W1 |
| Sarasota Sailfish | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 429 | 293 | 5-3-0 | 3-4-1 | 6-5-1 | 6-5-1 | W3 |
| Orange County Otters | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 369 | 450 | 4-4-1 | 3-4-1 | 6-6-0 | 6-6-0 | L3 |
| Colorado Yeti | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 427 | 456 | 4-3-1 | 3-5-0 | 5-6-1 | 5-6-1 | W1 |
| New Orleans Second Line | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 314 | 404 | 4-4-0 | 2-6-0 | 4-8-0 | 4-8-0 | W1 |
| Berlin Fire Salamanders | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 362 | 426 | 3-4-1 | 2-6-0 | 2-19-0 | 2-10-0 | L1 |
| San Jose Sabercats | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 382 | 449 | 3-5-0 | 2-6-0 | 5-7-0 | 5-7-0 | L3 |
| Honolulu Hahalua | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 392 | 518 | 3-5-0 | 2-6-0 | 4-8-0 | 4-8-0 | L1 |
| Baltimore Hawks | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 412 | 530 | 5-3-0 | 0-8-0 | 4-8-0 | 4-8-0 | L4 |
| New York Silverbacks | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 344 | 416 | 1-7-0 | 3-5-0 | 3-9-0 | 3-9-0 | L2 |
NOTE: YKW over CHI on head-to-head results. AUS over CTC on conference record. OCO over COL on conference record. SJS over HON on head-to-head results. HON over BAL on head-to-head results
Postseason
The 2055 ISFL playoffs consisted of three rounds; with four divisional games being played before two conference championships – contested by the winners of each divisional game. The winners of the conference championship games then played in Ultimus Bowl XL.
| Conference Championships | Ultimus Bowl XL | |||||||||
| Outlaws | 27 | |||||||||
| Second Line | 17 | 2055 ASFC Championship | ||||||||
| Outlaws | 37 | |||||||||
| Otters | 17 | |||||||||
| Copperheads | 13 | |||||||||
| Otters | 20 | |||||||||
| Outlaws | 45 | |||||||||
| Wraiths | 21 | |||||||||
| Wraiths | 47 | |||||||||
| Sailfish | 31 | 2055 NSFC Championship | ||||||||
| Wraiths | 33 | |||||||||
| Butchers | 17 | |||||||||
| Butchers | 31 | |||||||||
| Crash | 20 | |||||||||
Regular-season statistical leaders
| Individual | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring leader | Jarvis Harbinger-Marjin | Cape Town Crash | 196 |
| Most field goals made | Double Doink | Yellowknife Wraiths | 38 |
| Touchdowns | Jarvis Harbinger-Marjin | Cape Town Crash | 28 |
| Rushing yards | Adebayo Akinfenwa | Yellowknife Wraiths | 1,666 |
| Passing yards | Preston Beatz | Baltimore Hawks | 5,093 |
| Passing touchdowns | Live Laughlove | Colorado Yeti | 39 |
| Interceptions thrown | 21 | ||
| Passer rating | Wendell Sailor | Arizona Outlaws | 99.9 |
| Pass receptions | Rocky Moreaux | Baltimore Hawks | 116 |
| Pass receiving yards | 1,653 | ||
| Tackles | Bay Webb | New York Silverbacks | 128 |
| Interceptions | Russet Buster | San Jose Sabercats | 7 |
| Dee Walt | Chicago Butchers | ||
| Punting | Known Acquaintance | Berlin Fire Salamanders | 3,892; 48.0 avg |
| Sacks | Aqeel Steele | Sarasota Sailfish | 18 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Team | User |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player (HO) | Jarvis Harbinger-Marjin | Cape Town Crash | DREAMSLOTH |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Adebayo Akinfenwa | Yellowknife Wraiths | PMoney |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Rumble Ronson, Joseph Reed | Chicago Butchers | MrStennett, Reedy0rNot |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Austin Morley | Chicago Butchers | soevil |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Creg Jerrith IV | Cape Town Crash | negs |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | NotSo Smarth | Arizona Outlaws | Pib |
| Performance of the Year | Kaguya Shinomiya - W2 | Orange County Otters | Matty7478 |
