Standings
P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
New Orleans Jazz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 4 |
Daytona Beach Racers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 2 |
Michigan Coyotes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 46 | 0 |
Note: The Results of 3 matches currently unknown.
Results
Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
22.07.2011 | New Orleans Jazz | 15 | Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas | 9 ot |
04.08.2011 | Ft. Lauderdale Barracudas | 28 | Daytona Beach Racers | 31 |
11.08.2011 | New Orleans Jazz | 21 | Michigan Coyotes | 6 |
Note: The results of 3 matches currently unknown.
Report
The 2011 Stars Football League played 6 matches between 4 teams from 3 states [Ref: 5]. There was no Championship Game in the inaugural season, which was wrapped up in front of 1,900 fans at Tad Gormley Stadium, City Park, New Orleans, when the hometown Jazz beat the Michigan Coyotes 21-6. [Ref: 6]
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 (2011) FOOTBALL HISTORY WAS MADE WHEN THE JAZZ-BARRACUDA GAME WAS TIED USING THE SFL’S UNIQUE 1-2-3 RULE. [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/jazz-barracuda-game-tied-sfl-unique-1-2-3-rule/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]
[4] Stars Football League (2011) DAYTONA BEACH RACERS BEST FT. LAUDERDALE BARRACUDAS 31-28. [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/daytona-beach-racers-ft-lauderdale-barracudas-31-28/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]
[5] Stars Football League (2011) SFL WRAPS UP FIRST SEASON THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ 21; THE MICHIGAN COYOTES 6. [Internet] Available from: http://starsfootballleague.com/news/playing-spring-years-come/ [Accessed 11 April 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Tim Leadingham and Rebecca Martin
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 11 April 2020
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