ISFL season 9

2024 (S9) ISFL season

Regular season
Contested by 8 teams, across 14 matchdays
Duration	29 September, 2024 to 29 December, 2024
2024 ISFL playoffs (S9)
Start date	12 January, 2025
ASFC champions	New Orleans Second Line
NSFC champions	Baltimore Hawks
Ultimus Bowl IX
Date	26 January, 2025
Champions	New Orleans Second Line
2024 ISFL Pro Bowl (S9)
Date	19 January, 2025

ISFL season 9 (also referred to as the 2024 NSFL season) began on 29 September, 2024. The season concluded with Ultimus Bowl IX on 26 January, 2025, where the New Orleans Second Line were crowned ISFL champions after defeating the Baltimore Hawks by a score of 24-37.

Player movements

The league year began in March of 2024, with teams allowed to contact and enter negotiations with players whose contracts were not yet extended beyond the end of the 2023 ISFL season.

Free agency

Free agency began on 11 February, 2024

Draft

Main article: 2024 ISFL Draft

The 2024 ISFL Draft was held on 14 April, 2024. The San Jose Sabercats selected Wide Receiver Xavier Flash with the first overall pick.

Preseason

Training camps for the 2024 season started on 04 August, 2024 league-wide, with the first preseason game being held on 01 September, 2024.

Regular season

The regular season's 56 games, played over a 14-week schedule, began on 29 September, 2024.

Standings

2024 (S9) ASFC standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Conf	Div	Str
New Orleans Second Line	12	2	0	.857	530	197	6-1-0	6-1-0	6-0-0	6-0-0	W4
Orange County Otters	9	5	0	.643	445	293	6-1-0	3-4-0	3-3-0	3-3-0	L1
Arizona Outlaws	3	11	0	.214	219	433	1-6-0	2-5-0	2-4-0	2-4-0	W1
San Jose Sabercats	2	12	0	.143	184	475	1-6-0	1-6-0	1-5-0	1-5-0	L5

NOTE: The highest seed in the conference championship (NOLA) has home-field advantage in the ASFC Championship Game

2024 (S9) NSFC standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Conf	Div	Str
Baltimore Hawks	11	3	0	.786	473	240	6-1-0	5-2-0	6-0-0	6-0-0	L1
Colorado Yeti	8	6	0	.571	333	347	4-3-0	4-3-0	3-3-0	3-3-0	W3
Yellowknife Wraiths	7	7	0	.500	380	316	3-4-0	4-3-0	2-4-0	2-4-0	W1
Philadelphia Liberty	4	10	0	.286	218	481	2-5-0	2-5-0	1-5-0	1-5-0	L3

NOTE: The highest seed in the conference championship (BAL) has home-field advantage in the NSFC Championship Game

Overall

     Regular season conference champion
     ASFC playoff berth
     NSFC playoff berth

2024 (S9) ISFL-Overall standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	Conf	Div	Str
Baltimore Hawks	11	3	0	.786	473	240	6-1-0	5-2-0	6-0-0	6-0-0	L1
New Orleans Second Line	12	2	0	.857	530	197	6-1-0	6-1-0	6-0-0	6-0-0	W4
Orange County Otters	9	5	0	.643	445	293	6-1-0	3-4-0	3-3-0	3-3-0	L1
Colorado Yeti	8	6	0	.571	333	347	4-3-0	4-3-0	3-3-0	3-3-0	W3
Yellowknife Wraiths	7	7	0	.500	380	316	3-4-0	4-3-0	2-4-0	2-4-0	W1
Philadelphia Liberty	4	10	0	.286	218	481	2-5-0	2-5-0	1-5-0	1-5-0	L3
Arizona Outlaws	3	11	0	.214	219	433	1-6-0	2-5-0	2-4-0	2-4-0	W1
San Jose Sabercats	2	12	0	.143	184	475	1-6-0	1-6-0	1-5-0	1-5-0	L5

Postseason

The 2024 ISFL playoffs consisted of two rounds; with two conference championships – contested by the winner and runner up of each conference. The winners of the conference championship games then played in Ultimus Bowl IX.

	Conference Championships				Ultimus Bowl IX
	Yeti	34
	Hawks	40
					Hawks	24
					Second Line	37
	Otters	21
	Second Line	39

Regular-season statistical leaders

Individual
Scoring leader	Darren Smallwood	New Orleans Second Line	180
Touchdowns			30
Rushing yards			1,534
Most field goals made	Iyah Blewitt	New Orleans Second Line	32
Pass receiving yards	Carlito Crush	Orange County Otters	1,532
Pass receptions			100
Passing touchdowns	Mike Boss	Orange County Otters	40
Passing yards			5,187
Passer rating	Borkus Maximus III	New Orleans Second Line	96.2
Interceptions thrown	Kevin Fitzpatrick	Arizona Outlaws	22
Tackles	Mason Brown	Orange County Otters	130
Interceptions	Dermot Lavelle	Yellowknife Wraiths	8
Sacks	Dan Miller	Colorado Yeti	19
	Godfrey King	New Orleans Second Line
Punting	Beat Meoff	Philadelphia Liberty	4,872; 45.5 avg