ISFL season 44
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| Duration | 28 September, 2059 to 11 January, 2060 |
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| Start date | 18 January, 2060 |
| ASFC champions | Honolulu Hahalua |
| NSFC champions | Cape Town Crash |
| Date | 08 February, 2060 |
| Site | Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Champions | Honolulu Hahalua |
| Date | 01 February, 2060 |
ISFL Season 44 (also referred to as the 2059 ISFL season) began on 28 September, 2059 with the Colorado Yeti hosting the Berlin Fire Salamanders. The season concluded with Ultimus Bowl XLIV, held at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville on 08 February, 2060, where the Honolulu Hahalua were crowned ISFL champions after defeating the Cape Town Crash by a score of 43-36.
Contents
Player movements
The league year began in March of 2059, with teams allowed to contact and enter negotiations with players whose contracts were not yet extended beyond the end of the 2058 ISFL season.
Free agency
Free agency began on 23 February, 2059
- Quarterbacks: Adrian St. Christmas (NOLA → BER)
- Wide Receivers: Forozka Duanei (NOLA → OCO), Derrick Prince (CTC → NOLA), Jay Money (BAL → CTC)
- Offensive Lineman: Josh Mabry (OCO → BAL)
- Defensive Ends: Xavier Valorian (OCO → SJS), Mabel Pines (BAL → CHI)
- Cornerbacks: Apollo Program (CTC → COL)
Trades
- Colorado → Honolulu: Colorado receive RB Henry Oswald-Newman from Honolulu in exchange for $1m in S44 cap space
- Yellowknife → Orange County: Yellowknife receive WR Artemis Entreri from Orange County in exchange for a S45 69th round draft pick
- Berlin → San Jose: Berlin receive $1m in S44 cap space from San Jose in exchange for $1m in S45 cap space
- Honolulu → Colorado: Honolulu receives OL Remi Musgrave-Smythe from Colorado in exchange for $2m in S44 cap space and $2m in S45 cap space
- Baltimore → New Orleans: Baltimore receive CB Dino Nuggets, $1m in S44 cap space, and $3m in S45 cap space from New Orleans in exchange for a S46 1st round draft pick, $1m in S44 cap space, and a S45 2nd round draft pick (via CTC)
- Cape Town → Baltimore: Cape Town receive CB Luigi Numberone without a cap hit from Baltimore in exchange for a S45 2nd round draft pick
Retirements
Draft
The 2059 ISFL Draft was held on 13 April, 2059. The New Orleans Second Line selected tight end Thomas Passarelli with the first overall pick.
Rule changes
No rule changes were approved by a committee consisting of ISFL general managers and Head Office that would have come into effect for the 2059 season and beyond
Preseason
Training camps for the 2059 season started on 03 August, 2059 league-wide, with the first preseason game being held on 31 August, 2059 between the Berlin Fire Salamanders and the Baltimore Hawks.
Regular season
The regular season's 112 games, played over a 16-week schedule, began on 28 September, 2059.
Standings
| 2059 (S44) ASFC standings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | Conf | Div | Str | |
| (1) Honolulu Hahalua | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 439 | 267 | 7-1-0 | 5-3-0 | 9-3-0 | 9-3-0 | W2 |
| (2) New York Silverbacks | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 424 | 341 | 7-1-0 | 4-4-0 | 10-2-0 | 10-2-0 | W3 |
| (3) Austin Copperheads | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 445 | 351 | 6-2-0 | 4-4-0 | 8-4-0 | 8-4-0 | L1 |
| (4) Arizona Outlaws | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 394 | 362 | 6-2-0 | 3-5-0 | 8-4-0 | 8-4-0 | W1 |
| Orange County Otters | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 388 | 407 | 4-4-0 | 2-6-0 | 4-8-0 | 4-8-0 | L2 |
| San Jose Sabercats | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 332 | 489 | 2-6-0 | 1-7-0 | 3-9-0 | 3-9-0 | L1 |
| New Orleans Second Line | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 316 | 567 | 2-6-0 | 1-7-0 | 0-12-0 | 0-12-0 | L5 |
NOTE: The highest seed in the conference championship (HON) has home-field advantage until the Ultimus; the second seed (NYS) has home-field advantage in the first round, SJS over NOLA on head-to-head results
| 2059 (S44) NSFC standings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | Conf | Div | Str | |
| (1) Cape Town Crash | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 464 | 318 | 6-2-0 | 7-1-0 | 10-2-0 | 10-2-0 | W1 |
| (2) Baltimore Hawks | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 508 | 378 | 6-2-0 | 6-2-0 | 8-4-0 | 8-4-0 | W1 |
| (3) Sarasota Sailfish | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 405 | 377 | 5-3-0 | 4-4-0 | 7-5-0 | 7-5-0 | W2 |
| (4) Berlin Fire Salamanders | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 406 | 395 | 4-4-0 | 4-4-0 | 6-6-0 | 6-6-0 | W1 |
| Yellowknife Wraiths | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 385 | 430 | 4-4-0 | 4-4-0 | 5-7-0 | 5-7-0 | L1 |
| Colorado Yeti | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 335 | 442 | 2-6-0 | 3-5-0 | 4-8-0 | 4-8-0 | L1 |
| Chicago Butchers | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 308 | 425 | 1-7-0 | 2-6-0 | 2-10-0 | 2-10-0 | L6 |
NOTE: The highest seed in the conference championship (CTC) has home-field advantage; the second seed (BAL) has home-field advantage in the first round, BER over YKW on head-to-head results
Overall
Regular season conference champion
ASFC playoff berth
NSFC playoff berth
| 2059 (S44) ISFL-Overall standings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | Conf | Div | Str | |
| Cape Town Crash | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 464 | 318 | 6-2-0 | 7-1-0 | 10-2-0 | 10-2-0 | W1 |
| Baltimore Hawks | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 508 | 378 | 6-2-0 | 6-2-0 | 8-4-0 | 8-4-0 | W1 |
| Honolulu Hahalua | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 439 | 267 | 7-1-0 | 5-3-0 | 9-3-0 | 9-3-0 | W2 |
| New York Silverbacks | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 424 | 341 | 7-1-0 | 4-4-0 | 10-2-0 | 10-2-0 | W3 |
| Austin Copperheads | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 445 | 351 | 6-2-0 | 4-4-0 | 8-4-0 | 8-4-0 | L1 |
| Sarasota Sailfish | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 405 | 377 | 5-3-0 | 4-4-0 | 7-5-0 | 7-5-0 | W2 |
| Arizona Outlaws | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 394 | 362 | 6-2-0 | 3-5-0 | 8-4-0 | 8-4-0 | W1 |
| Berlin Fire Salamanders | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 406 | 395 | 4-4-0 | 4-4-0 | 6-6-0 | 6-6-0 | W1 |
| Yellowknife Wraiths | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 385 | 430 | 4-4-0 | 4-4-0 | 5-7-0 | 5-7-0 | L1 |
| Orange County Otters | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 388 | 407 | 4-4-0 | 2-6-0 | 4-8-0 | 4-8-0 | L2 |
| Colorado Yeti | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 335 | 442 | 2-6-0 | 3-5-0 | 4-8-0 | 4-8-0 | L1 |
| San Jose Sabercats | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 332 | 489 | 2-6-0 | 1-7-0 | 3-9-0 | 3-9-0 | L1 |
| New Orleans Second Line | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 316 | 567 | 2-6-0 | 1-7-0 | 0-12-0 | 0-12-0 | L5 |
| Chicago Butchers | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 308 | 425 | 1-7-0 | 2-6-0 | 2-10-0 | 2-10-0 | L6 |
NOTE: BAL over HON on H2H, SAR over ARI on H2H, BER over YKW on H2H, SJS over NOLA and CHI on 3 way H2H, NOLA over CHI on H2H
Postseason
The 2059 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 will played in Ultimus Bowl XLIV.
| Conference Championships | Ultimus Bowl XLIV | |||||||||
| Outlaws | 28 | |||||||||
| Hahalua | 54 | 2059 ASFC Championship | ||||||||
| Silverbacks | 16 | |||||||||
| Hahalua | 19 | |||||||||
| Copperheads | 24 | |||||||||
| Silverbacks | 27 | |||||||||
| Hahalua | 43 | |||||||||
| Crash | 36 | |||||||||
| Fire Salamanders | 28 | |||||||||
| Crash | 37 | 2059 NSFC Championship | ||||||||
| Hawks | 30 | |||||||||
| Crash | 31 | |||||||||
| Sailfish | 14 | |||||||||
| Hawks | 19 | |||||||||
Regular-season statistical leaders
| Individual | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring leader | Bob Kickerson | Cape Town Crash | 154 |
| Most field goals made | 35 | ||
| Touchdowns | Frank Dux | New York Silverbacks | 21 |
| Rushing yards | 1372 | ||
| Passing yards | Adrian St. Christmas | Berlin Fire Salamanders | 4771 |
| Passing touchdowns | Nova Montagne | Honolulu Hahalua | 34 |
| Interceptions thrown | Wolfie McDummy Jr. | Colorado Yeti | 24 |
| Passer rating | Creg Jerrith IV | Cape Town Crash | 101 |
| Pass receptions | Sconnie McSix | Berlin Fire Salamanders | 116 |
| Pass receiving yards | 1564 | ||
| Tackles | Cruella de Ville | San Jose Sabercats | 145 |
| Interceptions | Benjamin Duvernay | Arizona Outlaws | 7 |
| Loose Cannon | New York Silverbacks | ||
| Punting | Alfonso Dos Santos | New Orleans Second Line | 4205, 48.9 avg |
| Sacks | Sledge Hammer | Baltimore Hawks | 18 |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Team | User |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player (HO) | Kumquat Archipelago | Baltimore Hawks | I Love Feet! |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Frank Dux | New York Silverbacks | ComebackZak |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Akaki Akayre | Arizona Outlaws | Ulaire |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Jayme Jayne Jay-Jaymison | Arizona Outlaws | hannahg32 |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Sem'ga Nah'sim | Chicago Butchers | TheCC |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | Cheecago Boucher | Yellowknife Wraiths | UberBJ |
| Performance of the Year | Nova Montagne - Week 12 | Honolulu Hahalua | OrbitingDeath |
