Standings
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE | |||||||
| EFC North Division | |||||||
| Dayton Firebirds | |||||||
| Indiana Blue Bombers | |||||||
| Pittsburgh Pioneers | |||||||
| EFC South Division | |||||||
| Atlanta Wildcats | |||||||
| Virginia Beach Destroyers | |||||||
| Virginia Iron Horses | |||||||
| WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE | |||||||
| WFC North | |||||||
| Arkansas Twisters | |||||||
| Kansas City Kapitals | |||||||
| St. Louis Stampede | |||||||
| WFC South | |||||||
| Baton Rouge Redsticks | |||||||
| Houston Bighorns | |||||||
| Mississippi Mudcats |
Regular Season Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Week 1 | ||||
| 21.05.2020 | Pittsburgh Pioneers | Virginia Beach Destroyers | ||
| 22.05.2020 | Kansas City Kapitals | Arkansas Twisters | ||
| 23.05.2020 | Baton Rouge Redsticks | Houston Bighorns | ||
| 23.05.2020 | Indiana Blue Bombers | Virginia Iron Horses | ||
| 23.05.2020 | Dayton Firebirds | Atlanta Wildcats | ||
| 23.05.2020 | St. Louis Stampede | Mississippi Mudcats | ||
| Week 2 | ||||
| 30.05.2020 | Arkansas Twisters | Atlanta Wildcats | ||
| 30.05.2020 | Indiana Blue Bombers | Mississippi Mudcats | ||
| 30.05.2020 | Baton Rouge Redsticks | Kansas City Kapitals | ||
| 31.05.2020 | Houston Bighorns | Virginia Iron Horses | ||
| 31.05.2020 | Dayton Firebirds | Pittsburgh Pioneers | ||
| 02.06.2020 | Virginia Beach Destroyers | St. Louis Stampede | ||
| Week 3 | ||||
| 06.06.2020 | St. Louis Stampede | Virginia Iron Horses | ||
| 06.06.2020 | Arkansas Twisters | Indiana Blue Bombers | ||
| 06.06.2020 | Mississippi Mudcats | Atlanta Wildcats | ||
| 06.06.2020 | Dayton Firebirds | Kansas City Kapitals | ||
| 06.06.2020 | Pittsburgh Pioneers | Baton Rouge Redsticks | ||
| 07.06.2020 | Houston Bighorns | Virginia Beach Destroyers | ||
| Week 4 | ||||
| 13.06.2020 | St. Louis Stampede | Indiana Blue Bombers | ||
| 13.06.2020 | Virginia Iron Horses | Mississippi Mudcats | ||
| 14.06.2020 | Atlanta Wildcats | Pittsburgh Pioneers | ||
| 14.06.2020 | Virginia Beach Destroyers | Dayton Firebirds | ||
| 14.06.2020 | Kansas City Kapitals | Houston Bighorns | ||
| 14.06.2020 | Baton Rouge Redsticks | Arkansas Twisters | ||
| Week 5 | ||||
| 18.06.2020 | Atlanta Wildcats | St. Louis Stampede | ||
| 20.06.2020 | Kansas City Kapitals | Virginia Iron Horses | ||
| 20.06.2020 | Pittsburgh Pioneers | Houston Bighorns | ||
| 20.06.2020 | Mississippi Mudcats | Baton Rouge Redsticks | ||
| 20.06.2020 | Virginia Beach Destroyers | Arkansas Twisters | ||
| 21.06.2020 | Indiana Blue Bombers | Dayton Firebirds | ||
| Week 6 | ||||
| 27.06.2020 | Indiana Blue Bombers | Atlanta Wildcats | ||
| 27.06.2020 | Houston Bighorns | Mississippi Mudcats | ||
| 27.06.2020 | Virginia Iron Horses | Baton Rouge Redsticks | ||
| 28.06.2020 | St. Louis Stampede | Pittsburgh Pioneers | ||
| 28.06.2020 | Dayton Firebirds | Arkansas Twisters | ||
| 28.06.2020 | Virginia Beach Destroyers | Kansas City Kapitals | ||
| Week 7 | ||||
| 03.07.2020 | Pittsburgh Pioneers | Indiana Blue Bombers | ||
| 04.07.2020 | Baton rouge Redsticks | Virginia Beach Destroyers | ||
| 05.07.2020 | Virginia Iron Horses | Atlanta Wildcats | ||
| 05.07.2020 | Houston Bighorns | Dayton Firebirds | ||
| 05.07.2020 | St. Louis Stampede | Kansas City Kapitals | ||
| 05.07.2020 | Arkansas Twisters | Mississippi Mudcats | ||
| Week 8 | ||||
| 11.07.2020 | St. Louis Stampede | Dayton Firebirds | ||
| 11.07.2020 | Indiana Blue Bombers | Baton Rouge Redsticks | ||
| 11.07.2020 | Houston Bighorns | Arkansas Twisters | ||
| 11.07.2020 | Kansas City Kapitals | Mississippi Mudcats | ||
| 12.07.2020 | Atlanta Wildcats | Virginia Beach Detroyers | ||
| 12.07.2020 | Virginia Iron Horses | Pittsburgh Pioneers | ||
| Week 9 | ||||
| 16.07.2020 | Mississippi Mudcats | Virginia Beach Destroyers | ||
| 16.07.2020 | Baton Rouge Redsticks | St. Louis Stampede | ||
| 18.07.2020 | Virginia Iron Horses | Dayton Firebirds | ||
| 18.07.2020 | Kansas City Kapitals | Indiana Blue Bombers | ||
| 18.07.2020 | Pittsburgh Pioneers | Arkansas Twisters | ||
| 19.07.2020 | Atlanta Wildcats | Houston Bighorns | ||
| Week 10 | ||||
| 22.07.2020 | Houston Bighorns | St. Louis Stampede | ||
| 25.07.2020 | Virginia Beach Destroyers | Indiana Blue Bombers | ||
| 25.07.2020 | Arkansas Twisters | Virginia Iron Horses | ||
| 25.07.2020 | Atlanta Wildcats | Kansas City Kapitals | ||
| 25.07.2020 | Dayton Firebirds | Baton Rouge Redsticks | ||
| 26.07.2020 | Mississippi Mudcats | Pittsburgh Pioneers | ||
| Week 11 | ||||
| 30.07.2020 | Arkansas Twisters | St. Louis Stampede | ||
| 01.08.2020 | Baton Rouge Redsticks | Atlanta Wildcats | ||
| 01.08.2020 | Virginia Beach Destroyers | Virginia Destroyers | ||
| 01.08.2020 | Indiana Blue Bombers | Houston Bighorns | ||
| 01.08.2020 | Pittsburgh Pioneers | Kansas City Kapitals | ||
| 02.08.2020 | Mississippi Mudcats | Dayton Firebirds |
About the National Gridiron League
The National Gridiron League is an American Arena Football League scheduled to begin play in May 2020. It has 12 teams situated in the South and Midwest.
About Arena / Indoor Football
Indoor Football, also known as Arena Football was developed in 1986 as an 8v8 form of Indoor American Football. After an initial few seasons where the game was developed with a 4 team league, a full seasons League with eventually over a dozen teams was developed in the 1990 which was considered by the Wall Street Journal to be a fifth major.
The Arena Football League over-expanded in the 2000s with a Minor League, and its importance (and number of teams) waned since it first experienced financial diffulties in 2009, and it ceased operations after the 2019 season due to the legacy debt incurred.
There is now, however, Indoor Football Leagues all over America, all of which would now be considered Minor League or Semi-Pro (AAA, AA, or even A)
Indoor Football is played on a 50-yard field with two 8-yard endzones, and teams have 5 downs (attempts) to reach the endzone or the ball is turned over. 3 of those downs must be passing plays, making Indoor Football highly explosive and high scoring.
The main difference between Arena Football & Indoor Football is the rebound nets either side of the goalposts in Arena Football, which is the only part of the original patent given to the Arena Football League in 1989, that a subsequent ruling in 1998 ruled was copyright, the rest being Football already in other leagues.
References
Websites
[1] National Gridiron League (2020) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.nationalgridiron.com/stats#/422/standings?season_id=1752 [Accessed 31 March 2020]
[2] National Gridiron League (2020) Schedule [Internet] Available from: nationalgridiron.com/stats#/422/schedule?season_id=1752 [Accessed 31 March 2020]
Images
[3] National Gridiron League (2020) National Gridiron League Logo [Internet] Available from: https://digitalshift-assets.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/pw/74d5d60d-554c-4ad6-ac2f-1efac76a9e62/p-2032d1f2-ea81-4d11-b0e1-ca4b0056de98/1566372277-full.png [Accessed 31 March 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Todd Zboyan and Tim Leadingham.
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 31 March 2020
(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020
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