Category: XFLs (1993-2020)

Stars Football League 2012

Stars Football League Logo [Ref: 1]

Final Standings

PWLTPFPAPts
*Daytona Beach Racers22002294
+Ft. Myers Swampdogs211023162
+Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas20200200
Stars Football League Standings 2012 [Ref: Compiled from Results in: 3-5]

Note: * Qualify for Championship Game. + Qualify for Semi-Finals.

Playoff Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Final
14.07.2012Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas21Ft. Myers Swampdogs 10
SFL Championship GamePresidents Cup I
28.07.2012Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas14Daytone Beach Racers16
Stars Football League Playoffs 2012 [Ref: 6-8]

Regular Season Results

WeekDateHome TeamAway Team
119.06.2012Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas0Ft. Myers Swampdogs14
230.06.2012Ft. Myers Swampdogs9Daytona Beach Racers16
307.07.2012Daytona Beach Racers6Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas0
Stars Football League Regular Season Results 2012 [Ref: 3-5]

Report

The second Stars Football League featured three teams in Southern Florida, playing a 2-game schedule each, with all three teams making the Playoffs. The Fort Lauderdale Barracudas, taking homefield advantage in the Semi-Final, beat the Ft. Myers Swampdogs 21-10, to advance to the first Stars Football League Championship Game, which was also held in Central Broward Park in Lauderhill, Ft. Lauderdale.

Having failed to score during the regular season, the Barracudas again put up a much better showing in the President’s Trophy Championship Game, but this time fell short, with the Daytona Beach Swampdogs winning 16-14. [Ref: 6-8]

About

The Stars Football League was a Professional Spring Football League that played from 2011 to 2013, primarily in Florida, but also in 2011 in New Orleans (Louisiana) and Michigan. It is notable for introducing a 1-2-3 Rule after touchdowns, whereby Conversions are worth 1 Point if Kicked, or 2 Points if Passed or Ran into the Endzone from 2 Yards out, and 3 Points if Passed or Ran into the Endzone from 10 Yards out. [Ref: 2]

References

Images

[1] Stars Football League (2010) Stars Football League Logo [Internet] Available from:https://starsfootballleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sflLogo.jpg [Accessed 11 April 2020]

Websites

[2] Stars Football League (2011) SFL ANNOUNCES 1-2-3 RULE AFTER TOUCHDOWNS [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/sfl-announces-1-2-3-rule-touchdowns/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[3] Stars Football League (2012) FT. MYERS SWAMP DOGS BEATS THE FT. LAUDERDALE BARRACUDAS [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/ft-meyers-swamp-dogs-beats-ft-lauderdale-barracudas/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[4] Stars Football League (2012) DAYTONA BEACH RACERS RECORDS 1ST VICTORY OF THE YEAR [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/daytona-beach-racers-records-1st-victory-year/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[5] Stars Football League (2012) THE DAYTONA BEACH RACERS DEFEATS THE FT. LAUDERDALE BARRACUDAS [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/daytona-beach-racers-beat-ft-lauderdale-barracudas/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[6] Stars Football League (2012) THE FT. LAUDERDALE BARRACUDAS DEFEAT THE FT. MYERS SWAMP DOGS [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/ft-lauderdale-barracudas-defeat-ft-meyers-swamp-dogs/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[7] Stars Football League (2012) SFL’S FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP GAME [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/2572/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[8] Stars Football League (2012) THE SFL PRESIDENT’S CHAMPION TROPHY [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/sfl-presidents-champion-trophy/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tim Leadingham and Rebecca Martin

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Major League Football 2020

Major League Football Logo [Ref: 4]

Teams

Eastern ConferenceWestern Conference
Alabama AirborneNorthwest Empire
Arkansas AttackOklahoma Nation
Florida FusionTexas Independence
Ohio UnionUtah Stand
Virginia ArmadaOregon Crash
Major League Football Trademarked Team Names [Ref: 1]

About

Major League Football was a Publicly-Traded American Football League that intended to begin play in Spring 2020 with six unannounced teams. It announced the completion of purchase of former Alliance of American Football (AAF) equipment – a AAA (2nd Level) American Football League that played one season in 2019. It also trademarked 10 team names, which presumably would have been arranged in two Conferences – East and West – as seen above. [Ref: 1-3]

References

Websites

[1] Justia Trademarks (2020) Major League Football, Inc. Trademarks [Internet] Available from: https://trademarks.justia.com/owners/major-league-football-inc-3226318/ [Accessed 10 April 2020]

[2] Major League Football (2020) About [Internet] Available from: http://www.mlfb.com/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]

[3] Major League Football (2020) Major League Football, Inc. Announces The Completion Of The Purchase Of Former Alliance OF American Football (AAF) Equipment [Internet] Available from: https://www.pressviewer.com/profiles/investor/NewsPrint.asp?b=2245&ID=91972&m=rl&v=2&g=896 [Accessed 11 April 2020]

Images

[4] Major League Football (2020) MLFB Logo [Internet] Available from: https://irsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/61a07cfa36556cbfcb8716f20e5dd225.png [Accessed 11 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Wills.

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FXFL Fall Experimental Football League 2014-2015

FXFL Logo [Reference: 11]

FXFL 2014

PWLTPFPAPct
Brooklyn Bolts44001.000
Omaha Mammoths4310.750
Florida Blacktips2020.000
Boston Brawlers4040.000
FXFL 2014 Standings [Reference: Compiled from Results in: 1-9]

FXFL 2015

PWLTPFPAPct
*Brooklyn Bolts4310.750
Florida Blacktips11001.000
Hudson Valley Fort3030.000
FXFL Standings 2015 [Reference: 10]

About

The FXFL or Fall Experimental Football League was a AAA American Football League which drew crowds in the region of 1,500 (Omaha Mammoths v Blacktips, 16 October 2014]

It operated for two seasons, with one team, the Blacktips, playing a half schedule, away from home, both seasons.

Brooklyn Bolts were the top team both seasons.

References

You Tube

[1] You Tube | FXFL Football Channel (2014) FXFL Presented by Nivea Men Boston at Omaha Highlights, Nov 6, 2014 [0:09] [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSIejJnIa_U [Accessed 24 January 2020]

[2] You Tube | FXFL Football Channel (2014) FXFL Highlights presented by NIVEA MEN – Blacktips at Brooklyn, Nov 8, 2014 [2:01][Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq_-zc-K2DM [Accessed 24 January 2020]

[3] You Tube | FXFL Football Channel (2014) FXFL Highlights Brooklyn at Boston – Halloween Night, Nov 1, 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lo4sB_VeQI [Accessed 24 January 2020]

[4] You Tube | FXFL Football Channel (2014) FXFL Highlights Presented by NIVEA MEN- Omaha at Brooklyn, Oct 27, 2014 [5:13] [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0-i0pUU4XU [Accessed 24 January 2020]

[5] You Tube | FXFL Football Channel (2014) FXFL Week #2 Boston at Brooklyn, Oct 16, 2014 [0:02][Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll58VNJBOTU [Accessed 24 January 2020]

[6] You Tube | FXFL Football Channel (2014) FXFL Opening Night Recap – National TV, Oct 9, 2014 [0:03][Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHPasGcAnMs [Accessed 24 January 2020]

[7] You Tube | Jeff Buss (2019) FXFL Omaha @ Brooklyn (October 24, 2014), Dec 31, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jps0DsyZ23A [Accessed 24 January 2020]

[8] You Tube | cflvideo1964 (2015) FXFL 2014 BOSTON BRAWLERS AT OMAHA MAMMOTHS, Apr 4, 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8FcOGnV4Dg [Accessed 24 January 2020]

Internet Archive

[9] Omaha World-Herald | Wayback Machine (2014) Missed extra point helps Mammoths survive [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20151128214125/http://www.omaha.com/sports/missed-extra-point-helps-mammoths-survive/article_a54427f4-55d4-5806-aaaf-726c8b899a62.html [Accessed 24 January 2020]

[10] FXFL | Wayback Machine (2016) Home [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160129101535/http://gofxfl.com/ [Accessed 24 January 2020]

Images

[10] FXFL | Wayback Machine (2016) FXFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160129203021im_/http://nebula.wsimg.com/711d1b30ebf4524942d1be671325df74?AccessKeyId=B5844B09487E75DCA4FF&disposition=0&alloworigin=1[Accessed 24 January 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Michael O’Callaghan

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North American Football League 2016

North American Football League Logo [Reference: 3]

Teams

TeamTeam
Birmingham FreedomColumbus Flight
Connecticut ColonialsKentucky Thoroughbreds
Memphis KingsNorth Carolina Redwolves
Orlando SentinelsVirginia Crusaders
North American Football League Teams 2016 [Reference: 1]

About

The North American Football League was a proposed Spring American Football League that was to begin play in 2016, with 8 teams, all located in the Eastern Half of the USA.

The Leagues owners, however, were arrested and charged with Grand Theft for taking $150,000 from an investor, without ever having the intention to start the League, according to prosecutors. The League never started in Spring 2016, and there was a no-show at its own try-outs.

Christopher White (46) and his wife, Tracy (47), from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, were charged by Bay County, Fla. deputees, with assistance from the Rutherford County Sheriff’s office, of theft of $100,000 from the victim, who had said she had begun a relationship with Christopher White in 2010, and he had convinced her to invest in the League and an associated production company.

References

[1] North American Football League (2016) NAFL Teams [Internet] Available from: http://www.thenafl.com/naflteams [Accessed 30 August 2017]

[2] Fox Nashville | Kaylin Searles (2016) North American Football League chairman & wife arrested, accused of defrauding investors [Internet] Available from: https://fox17.com/news/local/north-american-football-league-chairman-wife-arrested-accused-of-defrauding-investors [Accessed 17 November 2020]

Images

[3] North American Football League (2016) NAFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.thenafl.com/images/NAFLlogo.png [Accessed 17 January 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Luke.

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Spring Football League 2000

Spring Football League Logo [Reference: 3]

Final Standings

PWLTPFPAPct
*Houston Marshals220056231.000
*San Antonio Matadors220042161.000
Los Angeles Dragons20202137.000
Miami Tropics20201861.000
Spring Football League Standings 2000 [Reference: 2]

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week 1
29.04.2000Houston Marshals16Los Angeles Dragons13
29.04.2000San Antonio Matadors21Miami Tropics8
Week 2
06.05.2000Los Angeles Dragons8San Antonio Matadors21
06.05.2000Houston Marshals40Miami Tropics10
Spring Football League Results 2000 [Reference: 2]

About

The Spring Football League of 2000 was founded by Ex-NFL players Eric Dickerson (Los Angeles Rams), Bo Jackson (Los Angeles Raiders) Tony Dorsett (Dallas Cowboys) among others. It set a 4-team 4-game schedule for its first season in 2000, to test the waters for a full League and Schedule for 2001.

The first season, dubbed “Festival 2000” only lasted 2 of the 4 game weeks, and the planned Championship Game was scrapped, with the Houston Marshals and San Antonio Matdors, both unbeaten on 2-0 records, declared Co-Champions. The demise of the League was due to the founding of the XFL by the WWF – World Wide Wrestling (now WWE) owners, and the low attendances, more like Junior High School Games than a AAA Pro League.

References

[1] Remember the SFL (2019) History [Internet] Available from: https://sites.google.com/site/rememberthesfl/history [Accessed 31 December 2019]

[2] Remember the SFL (2019) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://sites.google.com/site/rememberthesfl/standings [Accessed 31 December 2019]

Images

[3] Remember the SFL (2019) League Logo [Internet] Available from: https://sites.google.com/site/rememberthesfl/_/rsrc/1472874842074/logos/logo.gif [Accessed 31 December 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan

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Professional Spring Football League 1993

Professional Spring Football League Logo [Ref: 3]

Teams

TeamHome Venue
Eastern Conference
Carolina CougarsWilliams-Brice, Columbia, South Carlolina (72,000)
Miami TribeOrange Bowl (75,500)
New England BlitzHoly Cross Stadium, Worcester, Massachusetts (25,000)
Tampa Bay OutlawsTampa Stadium (72,126)
Washington MaraudersRFK Stadium, Washington DC (55,683)
Western Conference
Arkansas MinersWar Memorial Stadium, Little Rock (53,250)
Nevada AcesSilver Bowl, Las Vegas (32,500)
New Mexico RattlesnakesLobo Field, Albuquerque (30,646)
Oregon Lightning BoltsCivic Stadium, Portland (31,000)
Utah PioneersRice Stadium, Salt Lake City (35,000)
Professional Spring Football League 1993 Teams & Venues [Reference: 2]

About

The Professional Spring Football League was founded in November 1992, and set about replacing the World League of American Football (1991-1992) – the defunct National Football League Development League. It set a $2 Million salary cap for each team, with players to be paid $40,000 a season. Teams would have needed to have averaged 20,000 fans per game to break even.

It had no Media Coveragem Television deals or Radio Coverage in line for its first season, and originally planned a 10-team 16-game schedule, only for one of the teams, Miami Tribe to pull out before the season started. Rosters were cut to 60 players, to be set at 43 active players by the Season Start, and franchise fees were set at $250,000. February 29, 1993 was to be the Leagues Opening Game, but the League folded 10 days before the start of the season.

The American Football League of Europe replaced the PSFL & WLAF as the AAA League other than the Arena Football League in 1994, and would last 2 seasons, before the NFL brought back the WLAF as a 6-team Europe-only League in 1995 (From 1991 to 1992 it had been a 10 team League like the proposed PSFL – with 3 Teams in Europe, 1 in Canada and 6 in USA).

References

[1] Remember the PSFL (2019) History [Internet] Available from: https://sites.google.com/site/rememberthepsfl/history [Accessed 31 December 2019]

[2] Remember the PSFL (2019) Teams [Internet] Available from: https://sites.google.com/site/rememberthepsfl/teams [Accessed 31 December 2019]

Images

[3] Wikipedia (2020) Professional Spring Football League Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0a/Psflclr.jpg [Accessed 11 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rose McCabe, Ann Hanley, Gabriel McCloyne, Peter Lemass, Ciaran Simms, Gerry Tully.

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XFL 2020

XFL 2020 Logo [Ref; 8]

Table

PWLTTDFTDA
East
DC Defenders5320912
St. Louis Battlehawks5230118
New York Guardians532089
Tampa Bay Vipers51401115
West
Houston Roughnecks55002114
Dallas Renegades5230912
Los Angeles Wildcats52301814
Seattle Dragons51401215
XFL Standings 2020 [Ref: 1]

Playoffs

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
18.04.2020East 1East 2
19.04.2020West 1West 2
Championship
26.04.2020EastWest

Reference: [2]

Regular Season

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week 1
08.02.2020DC Defenders31Seattle Dragons19
08.02.2020Houston Roughnecks37Los Angeles Wildcats17
09.02.2020New York Guardians23Tampa Bay Vipers3
09.02.2020Dallas Renegades9St. Louis Battlehawks15
Week 2
15.02.2020DC Defenders27New York Guardians0
15.02.2020Seattle Dragons17Tampa Bay Vipers9
16.02.2020Los Angeles Wildcats18Dallas Renegades25
16.02.2020Houston Roughnecks28St. Louis Battlehawks24
Week 3
22.02.2020Tampa Bay Vipers27Houston Roughnecks34
22.02.2020Seattle Dragons12Dallas Renegades24
23.02.2020St. Louis Battlehawks29New York Guardians9
23.02.2020Los Angeles Wildcats39DC Defenders9
Week 4
29.02.2020New York Guardians17Los Angeles Wildcats14
29.02.2020St. Louis Battlehawks23Seattle Dragons16
01.03.2020Dallas Renegades20Houston Roughnecks27
01.02.2020Tampa Bay Vipers25DC Defenders0
Week 5
07.03.2020Houston Roughnecks32Seattle Dragons23
07.03.2020Dallas Renegades12New York Guardians30
08.03.2020DC Defenders15St. Louis Battlehawks6
08.03.2020Los Angeles Wildcats41Tampa Bay Vipers34
Week 6
14.03.2020New York GuardiansHouston Roughnecks
14.03.2020Tampa Bay VipersSt. Louis Battlehawks
15.03.2020DC DefendersDallas Renegades
15.03.2020Seattle DragonsLos Angeles Wildcats
Week 7
21.03.2020Tampa Bay VipersDallas Renegades
21.03.2020St. Louis BattlehawksLos Angeles Wildcats
22.03.2020Seattle DragonsNew York Guardians
22.03.2020Houston RoughnecksDC Defenders
Week 8
28.03.2020DC DefendersTampa Bay Vipers
28.03.2020New York GuardiansSt. Louis Battlehawks
29.03.2020Los Angeles WildcatsHouston Roughnecks
29.03.2020Dallas RenegadesSeattle Dragons
Week 9
02.04.2020Houston RoughnecksDallas Renegades
04.04.2020New York GuardiansDC Defenders
05.04.2020St. Louis BattlehawksTampa Bay Vipers
05.04.2020Los Angeles WildcatsSeattle Dragons
Week 10
09.04.2020New York GuardiansLos Angeles Wildcats
11.04.2020Seattle DragonsHouston Roughnecks
12.04.2020St. Louis BattlehawksDC Defenders
12.04.2020Tampa Bay VipersNew York Guardians
XFL Regular Season Results 2020 [Ref: 2-3]

Report

The XFL continued to play behind closed doors through the coronavirus outbreak, which stopped a lot of sports leagues. It finally shut up shop on March 12 after a Seattle Dragons player had tested positive for coronavirus, after the game with Houston Roughnecks on March 7. This player had also participated in the February 29th game against St. Louis Battlehawks, and so all players and teams were alerted and the league stopped. A decision was made by Oliver Luck, XFL Commissioner to cancel the rest of the season. [Ref: 4-5]

At the time there was a three-way tie at the top of the Eastern Division, with DC Defenders, St. Louis Battlehawks and New York Guardians all on 3-2. In the West, Houston Roughnecks (5-0) had a clear lead over the teams in joint second, Dallas Renegades and Los Angeles Wildcats (both 2-3). It also did better than the Alliance of American Football in drawing fans to a AAA Football League. The XFL averaged about 18,600 fans a game, whereas its predecessor, the AAF averaged about 15,000 during its one season in 2019. [Ref: 7]

About

The XFL 2020 is the second incarnation of Vince McMahon’s rival Pro Football League to the National Football League and Canadian Football League.

He started the original XFL in 2001 after being refused a license for a CFL team, and sought to bring Football back to its Hard-Working Class roots. At the time the NFL was starting to cut down on touchdown celebrations and bring in more laws protecting the quarterback, and was called the “No Fun League” by its detractors. Vince McMahon named all of the teams in the original XFL after criminals or extreme mental illnesses, and brought in hard-hitting rules, that aimed to bring the hard-nosed element among the working classes back into the game, by making it more like the Football of a century previously.

The original XFL, however, failed to bring in an audience, as it was seen as deviating too much from the standard rules of football. [Ref: 7]

This version of the XFL promises closer rules to the NFL, and has still used extreme names, just not criminal, or mentally ill.

While it positions itself as a Major League rival to the NFL & CFL, it can be thought of as more of a AAA Football League.

References

Websites

[1] XFL (2020) XFL Standings [Internet] Available from: https://stats.xfl.com/standings/ [Accessed 31 March 2020]

[2] XFL (2020) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/en-US/articles/xfl-releases-2020-schedule [Accessed 26 October 2019]

[3] XFL (2020) Schedule through Week 5 [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/2020-schedule [Accessed 31 March 2020]

[4] XFL (2020) XFL Statement on COVID-19 [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/articles/xfl-statement-covid-19 [Accessed 26 October 2019]

[5] XFL (2020) A Thank You to All Our Fans [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/articles/a-thank-you-to-our-fans [Accessed 31 March 2020]

[6] XFL (2020) XFL in the News – The Latest [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/articles/xfl-in-the-news-the-latest [Accessed 31 March 2020]

Sources

[7] First Down (2001) Issues from Spring 2001

Images

[8] Wikipedia (2019) XFL 2020 Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Logo_of_the_XFL.svg/1200px-Logo_of_the_XFL.svg.png [Accessed 24 September 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Donie, Ian Breathnach, Alan Gray, Matk Mahon, Mark, Denis Culhane, Willie Winters

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