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1989-1990 Minor League Football System (Shannon Ireland Trump)

Minor League Football System

—1989-1990

1989 Minor League Football System Eastern Division

1989 MLFS Eastern DivisionPWLTPFPAPCT
*Charlotte Barons121200462901.000
*Harrisburg Patriots10640205195.600
*Pocono Mountaineers10370177225.300
Virginia Storm10370144262.300
Florida Renegades10280169335.200
Ottawa Bootleggers #000000.000
1989 Minor League Football System Eastern Division Final Standings

1989 Minor League Football System Western Division

1989 MLFS Western DivisionPWLTPFPAPCT
*San Jose Bandits10730210216.700
*Colorado Springs Spirit12840285225.667
*Pueblo Crusaders10640292175.600
St. Louis Riverboat Gamblers12660299296.500
Hayward Outlaws12660216246.500
Seattle Express121110194377.083
1989 Minor League Football System Western Division Final Standings

1989 Minor League Football System Playoffs

DateHome TeamScoreRoad TeamScore
Quarter-Finals
28.10.1989Colorado Springs Spirit35St. Louis Riverboat Gamblers24
28.10.1989Pueblo Crusaders20Harrisburg Patriots7
Semi-Finals
11.11.1989Colorado Springs Spirit19San Jose Bandits7
11.11.1989Pueblo Crusaders20Charlotte Barons12
Championship Game
18.11.1989Pueblo Crusaders21Colorado Springs Spirit14
1989 Minor League Football System Playoff Results

1989 MLFS 1 2 3 4

1990 Minor League Football System International Friendlies v Moscow Bears

DateHome TeamScoreRoad TeamScore
02.07.1990Tacoma Express61Moscow Bears0
07.07.1990Oklahoma City Twisters54Moscow Bears0
10.07.1990Middle Georgia Heat Wave28Moscow Bears0
1990 Minor League Football System International Friendlies v Moscow Bears – First Ever Gridiron Football Team in USSR / Soviet Union.

1990 MLFS Friendlies: 5 6 7

1990 Minor League Football System Eastern Division

1990 MLFS Eastern DivisionPWLTPFPAPCT
*Charlotte Barons1091031096.900
*Bay State Titans10820226124.800
Middle Georgia Heat Wave10640176144.600
Florida Renegades11470135213.364
Harrisburg Patriots10280133255.200
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Stallions1129076260.182
1990 Minor League Football System Eastern Division Final Standings

1990 Minor League Football System Western Division

1990 MLFS Western DivisionPWLTPFPAPCT
*Pueblo Crusaders10910276110.900
Colorado Springs Spirit #8710180218.875
*Oklahoma City Twisters972024949.778
Fresno Bandits10460108183.400
Tacoma Express #817068149.125
California Outlaws909095315.000
1990 Minor League Football System Western Division Final Standings

1990 Minor League Football System Playoffs

DateHome TeamScoreRoad Team
Semi-Finals
22.09.1990Bay State Titans20Charlotte Barons21
23.09.1990Pueblo Crusaders21Oklahoma City Twisters10
Championship Game
29.09.1990Pueblo Crusaders18Charlotte Barons24
1990 Minor League Football System Playoff Results

1990 MLFS: 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

MLFS Report

—1989-1990

MLFS Outline

The Minor League Football System (MLFS) aspired to be an official Minor League affiliated to the National Football League (NFL). Following the disatstrous attempts of the World Football League (1974-1975) and United States Football League (1983-1985) the league determined that taking on the NFL was not in its’ interests and decided, in the absence of a proper minor league affiliated to the NFL, to become that minor league. The MLFS re-utilised the ‘Outlaw’ identity of the United States Football League (1983-1985) in its’ team names. 16

MLFS 1989 Season

The MLFS’ first season in 1989 featured 12 teams – An Eastern Division of six teams: four teams in the Appalachian Mountains Region: Charlotte Barons (NC), Harrisburg Patriots and Pocono Mountaineers (both PA), Virginia Storm (VA) plus Florida Renegades (FL) in the Southeast and Ottawa Bootleggers of Ontario, Canada. The Western Division also consisted of six teams: St. Louis Riverboat Gamblers (MO), Seattle Express (WA), Colorado Springs Spirit and Pueblo Crusaders (both CO), and San Jose Bandits and Hayward Outlaws (CA). 17 18

Colorado Springs Spirit featured a Trans Cheerleader on their squad, Shannon Ireland Trump, who claimed to be a niece of former USFL team New Jersey Generals owner and future President Donald Trump. The Colorado Springs Spirit went 8-4 in their inaugural season, reaching the Championship Game after two playoff wins, before being defeated by Pueblo Crusaders. Both teams were from the State of Colorado. 19 20

MLFS 1990 Season

The 1990 pre-season featured three games by MLFS teams versus the visting Moscow Bears – the first ever Gridiron Football team to be formed in the USSR / Soviet Union (now Russia). All three games were won by the MLFS teams with Moscow failing to score a point. 21 22

The 1990 season also featured 12 teams, with numerous moves and replacement teams. The Colorado Springs Spirit started the season 7-0 before Head Coach Pete Riehlman resigned, citing Health reasons, and the same day the MLFS’ leading running back Rick Gales and three-fifth’s of the offensive line left the team. The Spirit forfeited their next game due to being down to 22 players in total, and were duly expelled by the MLFS. The league unravelled, with the Tacoma Express also folding after eight games, leading the MLFS to shorten the regular season to 10 games. Pueblo Crusaders again reached the Championship Game, this time losing to Charlotte Barons 18-24. 23 24

MLFS Legacy

The MLFS folded after the 1990 season, never realising its’ dream of becoming the NFL’s official minor league and the following season, 1991, the NFL instituted its’ own official development (minor) league: the World League of American Football (WLAF) with six teams in USA, one in Canada, and three in Europe. 25 26

MLFS Report 1989-1990

—Trans Cheerleader Shannon Ireland Trump

Shannon Ireland Trump

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Trans con artist Shannon Ireland Trump, claiming to be niece of future President, and one-time owner of the New Jersey Generals (USFL), Donald Trump, made the cheerleading team of Colorado Springs Spirit. Ireland Trump’s real name was Charles Daugherty. 27

group of cheerleader on green field
group of cheerleader on green field

Trans Cheerleader

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The Colorado Springs Spirit Cheerleading Coach, remarked that while Ireland Trump was chunkier than most cheerleaders, she scored highest in the cheerleading exercises, and therefore made the cheerleading team, explaining that they were not meant to base the team on subjective reasons such as beauty. 28

References & Citations

[1] Greater Northwest Football Association (2024) MLFS [Internet] Available from: https://www.gnfafootball.org/MLFS.htm [Accessed 13 December 2024]

[2] Fun While It Lasted (2024) Minor League Football System [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/minor-league-football-system-1989-1990/ [Accessed 13 December 2024]

[3] Fun While It Lasted (2024) Charlotte Barons [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2023/02/14/charlotte-barons-football/ [Accessed 13 December 2024]

[4] Fun While It Lasted (2024) Colorado Springs Spirit [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2021/09/17/1989-1990-colorado-springs-spirit/ [Accessed 13 December 2024]

[5] Fun While It Lasted (2024) Bay State Titans [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2018/10/14/1990-bay-state-titans-football/ [Accessed 13 December 2024]

[6] Fun While It Lasted (2024) Tacoma Express [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2018/07/03/1990-tacoma-express-football/ [Accessed 13 December 2024]

[7] Fun While It Lasted (2024) Oklahoma City Twisters [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2015/07/12/1990-oklahoma-city-twisters-football/ [Accessed 13 December 2024]

[8] Fun While It Lasted (2024) Middle Georgia Heat Wave [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2020/09/19/1990-middle-georgia-heat-wave/ [Accessed 13 December 2024]

  1. Greater Northwest Football Association (2024) MLFS [Internet] Available from: https://www.gnfafootball.org/MLFS.htm [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  2. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Minor League Football System [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/minor-league-football-system-1989-1990/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  3. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Charlotte Barons [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2023/02/14/charlotte-barons-football/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  4. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Colorado Springs Spirit [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2021/09/17/1989-1990-colorado-springs-spirit/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  5. Greater Northwest Football Association (2024) MLFS [Internet] Available from: https://www.gnfafootball.org/MLFS.htm [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  6. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Tacoma Express [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2018/07/03/1990-tacoma-express-football/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  7. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Oklahoma City Twisters [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2015/07/12/1990-oklahoma-city-twisters-football/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  8. Greater Northwest Football Association (2024) MLFS [Internet] Available from: https://www.gnfafootball.org/MLFS.htm [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  9. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Minor League Football System [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/minor-league-football-system-1989-1990/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  10. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Charlotte Barons [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2023/02/14/charlotte-barons-football/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  11. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Colorado Springs Spirit [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2021/09/17/1989-1990-colorado-springs-spirit/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  12. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Bay State Titans [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2018/10/14/1990-bay-state-titans-football/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  13. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Tacoma Express [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2018/07/03/1990-tacoma-express-football/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  14. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Oklahoma City Twisters [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2015/07/12/1990-oklahoma-city-twisters-football/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  15. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Middle Georgia Heat Wave [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2020/09/19/1990-middle-georgia-heat-wave/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  16. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Minor League Football System [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/minor-league-football-system-1989-1990/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  17. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Minor League Football System [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/minor-league-football-system-1989-1990/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  18. Greater Northwest Football Association (2024) MLFS [Internet] Available from: https://www.gnfafootball.org/MLFS.htm [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  19. Greater Northwest Football Association (2024) MLFS [Internet] Available from: https://www.gnfafootball.org/MLFS.htm [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  20. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Colorado Springs Spirit [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2021/09/17/1989-1990-colorado-springs-spirit/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  21. Greater Northwest Football Association (2024) MLFS [Internet] Available from: https://www.gnfafootball.org/MLFS.htm [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  22. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Tacoma Express [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2018/07/03/1990-tacoma-express-football/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  23. Greater Northwest Football Association (2024) MLFS [Internet] Available from: https://www.gnfafootball.org/MLFS.htm [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  24. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Minor League Football System [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/minor-league-football-system-1989-1990/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  25. Greater Northwest Football Association (2024) MLFS [Internet] Available from: https://www.gnfafootball.org/MLFS.htm [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  26. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Minor League Football System [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/minor-league-football-system-1989-1990/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  27. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Colorado Springs Spirit [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2021/09/17/1989-1990-colorado-springs-spirit/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
  28. Fun While It Lasted (2024) Colorado Springs Spirit [Internet] Available from: https://funwhileitlasted.net/2021/09/17/1989-1990-colorado-springs-spirit/ [Accessed 13 December 2024] ↩︎
Tampa Bay Vipers Defender Mandato

XFL 2023

Standings

XFL North Division 2023

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
19100.90029824058W3
27300.70024317766W2
37300.70024920247W1
42800.200184252-68L3

XFL South Division 2023

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
17300.70024718265W3
24600.400146194-48L2
33700.300169183-14L1
41900.100204310-106L3

Please visit XFL website at: https://www.xfl.com/ for Official Standings [Last Accessed 18 February 2023]

Playoff Schedule

XFL Playoffs 2023

Match Day South Division Championship
(South Division Championship)
26 - 11

Arlington Renegades vs Houston Roughnecks

Match Day North Division Championship
(North Division Championship)
37 - 21

D.C. Defenders vs Seattle Sea Dragons

Match Day XFL Championship
(XFL Championship)
26 - 35

D.C. Defenders vs Arlington Renegades

Please visit XFL website at: https://www.xfl.com/ for Official Standings [Last Accessed 10 September 2023]

Regular Season Schedule

XFL 2023

Match Day Week 1
(Week 1)
22 - 20

Arlington Renegades vs Vegas Vipers

(Week 1)
15 - 18

San Antonio Brahmas vs St. Louis Battlehawks

(Week 1)
22 - 18

D.C. Defenders vs Seattle Sea Dragons

Match Day Week 2
(Week 2)
18 - 20

Seattle Sea Dragons vs St. Louis Battlehawks

(Week 2)
6 - 18

Vegas Vipers vs D.C. Defenders

Match Day Week 3
(Week 3)
26 - 30

Vegas Vipers vs Seattle Sea Dragons

(Week 3)
34 - 28

D.C. Defenders vs St. Louis Battlehawks

Match Day Week 4
(Week 4)
16 - 44

Orlando Guardians vs Houston Roughnecks

(Week 4)
15 - 6

Seattle Sea Dragons vs San Antonio Brahmas

(Week 4)
24 - 11

St. Louis Battlehawks vs Arlington Renegades

(Week 4)
32 - 18

D.C. Defenders vs Vegas Vipers

Match Day Week 5
(Week 5)
21 - 14

Seattle Sea Dragons vs Houston Roughnecks

(Week 5)
20 - 28

St. Louis Battlehawks vs D.C. Defenders

(Week 5)
35 - 32

Vegas Vipers vs Orlando Guardians

Match Day Week 6
(Week 6)
19 - 26

Orlando Guardians vs Seattle Sea Dragons

(Week 6)
6 - 29

Vegas Vipers vs St. Louis Battlehawks

(Week 6)
37 - 26

D.C. Defenders vs Houston Roughnecks

Match Day Week 7
(Week 7)
15 - 24

Arlington Renegades vs Seattle Sea Dragons

(Week 7)
15 - 24

Houston Roughnecks vs St. Louis Battlehawks

(Week 7)
26 - 12

Vegas Vipers vs San Antonio Brahmas

(Week 7)
37 - 36

Orlando Guardians vs D.C. Defenders

Match Day Week 8
(Week 8)
21 - 17

St. Louis Battlehawks vs Vegas Vipers

(Week 8)
33 - 34

Seattle Sea Dragons vs D.C. Defenders

Match Day Week 9
(Week 9)
28 - 21

Houston Roughnecks vs Vegas Vipers

(Week 9)
28 - 26

D.C. Defenders vs Arlington Renegades

(Week 9)
12 - 30

St. Louis Battlehawks vs Seattle Sea Dragons

Match Day Week 10
(Week 10)
53 - 28

St. Louis Battlehawks vs Orlando Guardians

(Week 10)
28 - 29

San Antonio Brahmas vs D.C. Defenders

(Week 10)
28 - 9

Seattle Sea Dragons vs Vegas Vipers

Match Day Week 1
(Week 1)
33 - 12

Houston Roughnecks vs Orlando Guardians

Match Day Week 2
(Week 2)
12 - 30

Orlando Guardians vs San Antonio Brahmas

(Week 2)
23 - 14

Houston Roughnecks vs Arlington Renegades

Match Day Week 3
(Week 3)
10 - 9

Arlington Renegades vs Orlando Guardians

(Week 3)
22 - 13

Houston Roughnecks vs San Antonio Brahmas

Match Day Week 5
(Week 5)
10 - 12

San Antonio Brahmas vs Arlington Renegades

Match Day Week 6
(Week 6)
9 - 15

Arlington Renegades vs San Antonio Brahmas

Match Day Week 8
(Week 8)
16 - 18

Orlando Guardians vs Arlington Renegades

(Week 8)
15 - 17

San Antonio Brahmas vs Houston Roughnecks

Match Day Week 9
(Week 9)
25 - 23

San Antonio Brahmas vs Orlando Guardians

Match Day Week 10
(Week 10)
9 - 25

Arlington Renegades vs Houston Roughnecks

All Times ET. Please visit XFL website at: https://www.xfl.com/schedule for Official Schedule [Last Accessed 18 February 2023]

Weekly Recaps

Week 1 (18-19 February 2023)

Vegas Vipers travelled to Arlington, Texas to open the 2023 XFL season at the Renegades. Inspite of two first half touchdown passes from Luis Perez to Jeff Badet, building up a 14-3 lead at halftime, Vegas fell behind in the third quarter to a T Laulile Interception Return for touchdown and two T Russolino Field Goals as Arlington Renegades went into the final quarter 15-14 up. Another Luis Perez to Jeff Badet pass intercepted and return for touchdown by De Vante Bausby with just over four minutes to go and subsequent two-point conversion by Deveon Smith left Vegas needing a TD and 2-point conversion to force the game into overtime. Cinque Sweeting caught a 20 TD pass from Luis Perez with 12 seconds remaining but Arlington were left to celebrate after the 2-point conversion attempt failed. [References: 2]

Despite taking the lead early in the first quarter through Cody Latimer’s reception touchdown from Paxton Lynch, Orlando Guardians were to fall 6-24 down by the fourth quarter as Houston Roughnecks rattled off three touchdowns and two field goals in a 24-point scoring streak. Jontre Kirklin and Deontay Burnett both catching touchdown passes from Brandon Silvers and a 27-yard Max Borghi rushing TD left Orlando with a mountain to climb with 10 minutes remaining. Andrew Jameil caught a Quinten Dormady pass for a touchdown to reduce the deficit, but the game was put beyond doubt after Cole McDonald’s five yard rushing Touchdown with three minutes to go. H Duplessis added a third field goal for Houston near the end as the Roughnecks finished the game 33-12 winners. [References: 3]

Despite leading 15-3 with a little over two minutes renmaining San Antonio Brahmas lost their home opener to St. Louis Battlehawks after the Battlehawks drew within three points on Hakeem Butler’s TD reception from A.J. McCarron with 1:25 left in the fourth quarter. Following a successful three-pioint conversion pass from A.J. McCarron to Austin Proehl which brought St. Louis within three points, the Battlehawks were successful with the onside kick before a successful 14 yard pass for touchdown from McCarron to Proehl to wrap up an amazing comeback. [References: 4]

An Interception by Michael Joseph which was returned for a touchdown in the third quarter proved decisive in D.C. Defenders comeback versus Seattle Sea Dragons. With the successful two-point conversion it left the Defenders two-pints behind the Sea Dragons and the home team won the game early in the fourth quarter when Deriq King ran in from five yards out. [References: 5]

Week 2 (23-28 February 2023)

D.C. Defenders and St. Louis Battlehawks were clear leaders in the North Division after Week 2, both teams standing on 2-0 as the Defenders defeated Vegas Vipers 18-6 on a wet and windy night at Las Vegas’ old Baseball stadium, Cashman Field, last used for Professional Football in 1964 when Oakland Raiders played Houston Oilers in the AFL. D.C. went on a 15-point scoring streak in the fourth quarter to haul back a 3-6 deficit and win the game [References: S-6]

St. Louis Battlewhawks joined the Defenders on 2-0 with a 44-yard Field Goal from Donny Hageman to win the game 20-18 versus Seattle Sea Dragons. There has been a long list of 44-yard Field Goal heartbreaks for the Emerald City – In 2019 the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL missed a last second FG to hand the game to St. Louis Rams. Arizona Cardinals also defeated Seattle Seahawks with a 44-yarder in Overtime in 2020 and the Seahawks Jason Myers had made 37 consecutive FGs before missing one from 44-yards. [References: S-6]

In the South Division San Antonio Brahmas moved to 1-1 with a 30-12 defeat of struggling Orlando Guardians. Former Notre Dame Fighting Irish College star Jack Coan passed for three touchdowns in the victory. The game was a homecoming for San Antonio running back Jacques Patrick who starred at a local High School. [References: S-6]

Houston Roughnecks and Arlington Renegades, both 1-0 coming into the game, served up a brilliant game for Texas football fans, as a see-saw battle in Houston, with Renegades 14-11 up at halftime. Cedric Byrd stepped up the pace for the Roughnecks in the second half, however, as the Houston wide receiver put the home town team ahead with a short touchdown catch. After a Renegades FG, Max Borghi ran up the middle for a late TD to seal the win for Houston Roughnecks, 23-14. [References: S-6]

Week 3 (4-5 March 2023)

Three high-octane shootouts and one quieter game greeted fans in week 3 of the XFL. Arlington Renegades moved into second place in the XFL South with a close 10-9 defeat of Orlando Guardians, leaving the Guardians on 0-3. Houston Roughnecks, meanwhile, were firmly in the lead of the South Division after a 22-13 victory over San Antonio Brahmas in the Texas rivalry game which closed out the weekend. Earlier in the weekend, the North Division similarly had a 3-2-1-0 cascade of wins in the Standings with Seattle Sea Dragons improving to 1-2 after a 30-26 defeat of Vegas Vipers in the battle of two winless teams. Meanwhile D.C. Defenders took the spoils at the top end of the table with a 34-28 defeat of St. Louis Battlehawks in a Wild West Shootout of a game between two teams yet to be defeated in 2023. [References: S-7]

Week 5 (16-19 March 2023)

The week started with Seattle Sea Dragons shocking the Houston Roughnecks 21-14 on Thursday night to hand the Texas team their first ever loss. The victory put the Sea Dragons on 3-2, two games behind new Kingpins D.C. Defenders who improved to 5-0 with a 28-20 win at St. Louis Battlehawks, who dropped to 3-2, both teams also playing in the XFL North Division. Also in the North Division Vegas Vipers finally managed to put a W in the win column with a close and high-scoring 35-32 defeat of Orlando Guardians in Nevada. The loss was Orlando’s fifth-straight to start the season and the Florida team prop up the XFL South Division. On Sunday evening Arlington Renegades made the trip South to take on fellow Texans San Antonio Brahmas, winning 12-10 in a low-scoring affair. With the win Arlington move a game closer to South Division leaders Houston on 3-2 and San Antonio drop to 1-4. [References: 1]

Week 6 (25-27 March 2023)

The XFL’s top two teams met in USA’s Capital City – D.C. Defenders triumphed 37-26 at home to Houston Roughnecks to remain the only undefeated team on 6-0 as the Roughnecks slumped to a second-straight defeat after starting the season 4-0. St. Louis Battlehawks and Seattle Sea Dragons both won over bottom-placed teams to improve to 4-2 in the North Division: Seattle winning by a touchdown, 26-19 over Orlando Guardians (0-6), and St. Louis having an easier time in Nevada, winning 29-6 at Vegas Vipers (1-5). In an all-Texas battle in the South Division, San Antonio Brahmas considerably improved their chances of a playoff place with a 15-9 defeat of Arlington Renegades to gain a second win of the season as Arlington dropped to the .500 mark with the loss, and also missed the chance to draw level with Houston at the top of the Division. [References: 1]

Week 7 (31 March-1 April 2023)

With all three teams in the North Division winning besides the undefeated coming into the week D.C. Defenders it left a close race for the Division title with only three games to go in the regular season. Both Seattle Sea Dragons (at Arlington Renegades, 3-4) and St. Louis Battlehawks (at Houston Roughnecks, 4-3) won by the identical scoreline of 24-15 as both teams improved to 5-2. Vegas Vipers gained a second win of the season, 26-12 versus San Antonio Brahmas in Nevada as the Brahmas dropped to 2-5. Meanwhile in the biggest shock of the entire campaign Orlando Guardians, who were winless coming into the game defeated the previously undefeated D.C. Defenders 37-36 in Central Florida. As it stood, Vegas Vipers are the only team eliminated from postseason play after week seven. [References: 1]

Division Championships (29-30 April 2023)

Irish-born punter Dan Whelan kicked a 57-yard punt for D.C. Defenders as the team from USA’s Capitol defeated Seattle Sea Dragons 37-21 in the North Division Championship to reach the XFL Championship Game. Defenders went on to play Arlington Renegades from Texas in the Championship after the Renegades defeated Houston Roughnecks 26-11 in an all-Texas South Division Championship Game. [References: 1-2, S-11, P1-P2]

XFL Championship (13 May 2023)

Irish-born punter Daniel Whelan kicked three punts for a total 158 yards, putting two punts inside the 20 yard line of Arlington and including a long of 64 yards, but was to be disappointed after his D.C. Defenders lost 35-26 to the Renegades in the 2023 XFL Championship Game. [References: 1-2, S-12, P1-P2]

About the 2023 XFL Season

The 2023 XFL season is the third in XFL History, having already played in 2001 and 2020. Seven of the eight teams from 2020 are returning in some form, the exception being Los Angeles Wildcats who were replaced by San Antonio Brahmas. D.C. Defenders, St. Louis Battlehawks and Houston Roughnecks return with the same name and much the same image. Seattle Dragons have been renamed Seattle Sea Dragons, and have adopted orange as their primary colour. Dallas Renegades have been renamed Arlington Renegades after the city where they are based, a satellite city of Dallas. Tampa Bay Vipers have been relocated to Vegas and adopted red and black as their colour-scheme rather than green and lime. New York Guardians have been moved to Orlando and adopted silver and lime as their primary colours. The eight teams are divided into two divisions of four teams each, with top two in each division playing in semi-finals.

XFL Photo (2020)

Picture Credit: XFL- 2/9/20-MetLife Stadium East Rutherford,NJ- Tampa Bay Vipers Defender Mandato. By Christopher Lyzcen[Shutterstock]

References

[1] XFL (2023) 2023 League Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/schedule [Accessed 9 April 2023][Print Schedule at: https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltc7f51537c5999ea8/blt502e44053a17fe3a/XFLLEAGUESCHED23_1SHEET.pdf ][Accessed 18 February 2023][Last Accessed 10 September 2023]

[2] XFL (2023) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/standings [Accessed 9 April 2023]

[S-2] XFL (2023) 202302001 Vegas at Arlington [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/games/2302001-VGS-at-ARL [Accessed 18 February 2023]

[S-3] XFL (2023) 202302002 Orlando at Houston [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/games/2302002-ORL-at-HOU [Accessed 18 February 2023]

[S-4] XFL (2023) 2302003 St. Louis at San Antonio [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/games/2302003-STL-at-SA [Accessed 20 February 2023]

[S-5] XFL (2023) 2302004 Seattle at D.C. [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/games/2302004-SEA-at-DC [Accessed 20 February 2023]

[S-6] XFL (2023) XFL Rewind: Week 2 Blog by Josh Lewis, 28 February 2023 [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/xfl-rewind/week-2 [Accessed 2 March 2023]

[S-7] XFL (2023) XFL Rewind: Week 3 Blog by Josh Lewis, 06 Mar 2023 [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/xfl-rewind/week-3 [Accessed 9 March 2023]

[S-8] XFL (2023) XFL Rewind: Week 4 Blog by Josh Lewis, 13 Mar 2023 [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/xfl-rewind/week-4 [Accessed 16 March 2023]

[S-11] XFL (2023) 2023 North Division Championship – Seattle Sea Dragons 21 DC Defenders 37 [Internet] Available from: https://www.xfl.com/games/2303001-NorthChamp-SEA-at-DC [Accessed 10 September 2023]

[S-12] XFL (2023) 2023 Championship – Arlington Renegades 35 DC Defenders 26 [Internet] Available from: hhttps://www.xfl.com/games/2303003-Champ-ARL-at-DC [Accessed 10 September 2023]

Player References

[P-1] RTE Online, 2023-08-29 (2023) Green Bay Packers take a punt on Irish-born Dan Whelan [Internet] Available from: https://www.rte.ie/sport/us-sport/2023/0829/1402335-green-bay-packers-take-a-punt-on-whelan/ [Accessed 10 September 2023]

[P-2] MSN / Journal.ie (2023) ‘Proud moment for the School’ – Excitement in Bray as former student chases NFL history [Internet] Available from: https://www.msn.com/en-ie/sports/nfl/proud-moment-for-the-school-excitement-in-bray-as-former-student-chases-nfl-history/ar-AA1ga5ec [Accessed 10 September 2023]

Logo References

[L-X1] XFL (2023) Arlington_Renegades_Mastersheet_Renegade_Lockup [Internet] Available from: https://res.cloudinary.com/xfl-production/image/upload/c_thumb,w_128,g_face/v1675657573/xfl-prod/logos/Arlington_Renegades_Mastersheet_Renegade_Lockup.png [Accessed 9 April 2023]

[L-X2] XFL (2023) DC_Defenders_Mastersheet_Defenders_Lockup [Internet] Available from: https://res.cloudinary.com/xfl-production/image/upload/c_thumb,w_128,g_face/v1675657573/xfl-prod/logos/DC_Defenders_Mastersheet_Defenders_Lockup.png [Accessed 9 April 2023]

[L-X3] XFL (2023) Houston_Roughnecks_Mastersheet_Roughnecks_Lockup [Internet] Available from: https://res.cloudinary.com/xfl-production/image/upload/c_thumb,w_128,g_face/v1675657573/xfl-prod/logos/Houston_Roughnecks_Mastersheet_Roughnecks_Lockup.png [Accessed 9 April 2023]

[L-X4] XFL (2023) Orlando_Guardians_Mastersheet_Guardians_Lockup [Internet] Available from: https://res.cloudinary.com/xfl-production/image/upload/c_thumb,w_128,g_face/v1675657573/xfl-prod/logos/Orlando_Guardians_Mastersheet_Guardians_Lockup.png [Accessed 9 April 2023]

[L-X5] San Antonio Brahmas Facebook (2022) Profile Picture, October 31, 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/XFLBrahmas/photos/a.108127215315874/137042252424370 [Accessed 9 April 2023][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/313398847_137042249091037_9104381537955930824_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=hMdwiO4qmUIAX_OBOpU&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AfCq7u4MGmsAg38ijxc5pAwvwKGcWbZnU22bzZlyZOl44w&oe=6438AEC2 ][Accessed 9 April 2023]

[L-X6] XFL (2023) Seattle_SeaDragons_Mastersheet_Sea_Dragons_Lockup [Internet] Available from: https://res.cloudinary.com/xfl-production/image/upload/c_thumb,w_128,g_face/v1675657573/xfl-prod/logos/Seattle_SeaDragons_Mastersheet_Sea_Dragons_Lockup.png [Accessed 9 April 2023]

[L-X7] XFL (2023) STL_Battlehawks_MasterSheet_Battlehawk_Lockup [Internet] Available from: https://res.cloudinary.com/xfl-production/image/upload/c_thumb,w_128,g_face/v1675657573/xfl-prod/logos/STL_Battlehawks_MasterSheet_Battlehawk_Lockup.png  [Accessed 9 April 2023]

[L-X8] XFL (2023) Vegas_Vipers_Mastersheet_Vipers_Lockup [Internet] Available from: https://res.cloudinary.com/xfl-production/image/upload/c_thumb,w_128,g_face/v1675657573/xfl-prod/logos/Vegas_Vipers_Mastersheet_Vipers_Lockup.png [Accessed 9 April 2023]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Los Mysterio and all at Everything Football

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 September 2023

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2023

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ARLINGTON, USA - SEP 15, 2015: Interior view of the AT&T Stadium, formerly known as Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Texas, United States [Photo Credit; David J. Maldonaldo on Shutterstock.com]

NFL National Football League Preseason 2022

NFL Preseason Standings 2022

AFC American Football Conference East Division Preseason 2022

PosTeamWLTPctPFPAStreak
13001.0007964W3
22100.6678749W1
32100.6676960L1
41200.3334756L1

AFC American Football Conference North Division Preseason 2022

PosTeamWLTPctPFPAStreak
13001.0006442W3
23001.0006749W3
31200.3336455L2
41200.3336168W1

AFC American Football Conference South Division Preseason 2022

PosTeamWLTPctPFPAStreak
13001.0005833W3
22100.6674949W2
31200.3337764W1
40400.0005195L4

AFC American Football Conference West Division Preseason 2022

PosTeamWLTPctPFPAStreak
14001.0009150W4
22100.6675543W2
32100.6675562W1
40300.0005088L3

NFC National Football Conference East Division Preseason 2022

PosTeamWLTPctPFPA
12100.6676661
22100.6677574
31200.3335292
40300.0005064

NFC National Football Conference North Division Preseason 2022

PosTeamWLTPctPFPAStreak
13001.0006745W3
21200.3335155L1
31200.3335972L1
40300.0004066L3

NFC National Football Conference South Division Preseason 2022

PosTeamWLTPctPFPAStreak
12100.6675441W1
22100.6677159W1
31200.3335047W1
40300.0003766L3

NFC National Football Conference West Division Preseason 2022

PosTeamWLTPctPFPAStreak
12100.6674545L1
21200.3337673L2
31200.3335662L2
40300.0006286L3

Eirball’s NFL Preseason Standings 2022

NFL National Football League Preseason East 2022

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
13001.000796415W3
22100.667874938W1
32100.66769609L1
42100.66766615W2
52100.66775741L1
61200.3334756-9L1
71200.3335292-40L1
80300.0005064-14L3

NFL National Football League Preseason North 2022

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
13001.000674522W3
23001.000644222W3
33001.000674918W3
41200.33364559L2
51200.3335155-4L1
61200.3336168-7W1
71200.3335972-13L1
80300.0004066-26L3

NFL National Football League Preseason South 2022

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
13001.000583325W3
22100.667544113W1
32100.667715912W1
42100.66749490W2
51200.333776413W1
61200.33350473W1
70300.0003766-29L3
80400.0005195-44L4

NFL National Football League Preseason West 2022

PosTeamWLTPctPFPANet PtsStreak
14001.000915041W4
22100.667554312W2
32100.66745450L1
42100.6675562-7W1
51200.33376733L2
61200.3335662-6L2
70300.0006286-24L3
80300.0005088-38L3

Eirball has presented the NFL Preseason Standings for 2022 as per Geographic Division rather than Conference and Division because during the short preseason NFL teams usually play mostly teams from the same Geographic Region i.e. AFC Teams usually play NFC teams, AFC North Teams usually play NFC North Teams and so on. For Official NFL Preseason Standings for 2022 please see Reference: [S-5]

NFL Preseason Schedule 2022

NFL National Football League Preseason 2022

Match Day Hall of Fame
(Hall of Fame)
27 - 11

Las Vegas Raiders vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Match Day Preseason Week 1
(Preseason Week 1)
21 - 23

New England Patriots vs New York Giants

(Preseason Week 1)
23 - 10

Baltimore Ravens vs Tennessee Titans

(Preseason Week 1)
23 - 27

Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons

(Preseason Week 1)
13 - 24

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Cleveland Browns

Match Day
23 - 36

Cincinnati Bengals vs Arizona Cardinals

Match Day Preseason Week 1
(Preseason Week 1)
21 - 24

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Jets

(Preseason Week 1)
28 - 21

San Francisco 49ers vs Green Bay Packers

(Preseason Week 1)
21 - 23

Washington Commanders vs Carolina Panthers

(Preseason Week 1)
19 - 14

Chicago Bears vs Kansas City Chiefs

(Preseason Week 1)
27 - 24

Buffalo Bills vs Indianapolis Colts

(Preseason Week 1)
32 - 25

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Seattle Seahawks

(Preseason Week 1)
24 - 26

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Miami Dolphins

(Preseason Week 1)
17 - 13

Houston Texans vs New Orleans Saints

(Preseason Week 1)
17 - 7

Denver Broncos vs Dallas Cowboys

(Preseason Week 1)
22 - 29

Los Angeles Chargers vs Los Angeles Rams

(Preseason Week 1)
26 - 20

Las Vegas Raiders vs Minnesota Vikings

Match Day Preseason Week 2
(Preseason Week 2)
11 - 27

Seattle Seahawks vs Chicago Bears

(Preseason Week 2)
20 - 10

New England Patriots vs Carolina Panthers

(Preseason Week 2)
20 - 10

Green Bay Packers vs New Orleans Saints

(Preseason Week 2)
20 - 24

Los Angeles Rams vs Houston Texans

(Preseason Week 2)
26 - 27

Indianapolis Colts vs Detroit Lions

(Preseason Week 2)
42 - 15

Buffalo Bills vs Denver Broncos

(Preseason Week 2)
24 - 14

Kansas City Chiefs vs Washington Commanders

(Preseason Week 2)
13 - 3

Tennessee Titans vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

(Preseason Week 2)
7 - 17

Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers

(Preseason Week 2)
15 - 16

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Pittsburgh Steelers

(Preseason Week 2)
13 - 15

Miami Dolphins vs Las Vegas Raiders

(Preseason Week 2)
18 - 32

Los Angeles Chargers vs Dallas Cowboys

(Preseason Week 2)
20 - 21

Cleveland Browns vs Philadelphia Eagles

(Preseason Week 2)
25 - 22

New York Giants vs Cincinnati Bengals

(Preseason Week 2)
17 - 24

Arizona Cardinals vs Baltimore Ravens

(Preseason Week 2)
24 - 16

New York Jets vs Atlanta Falcons

Match Day Preseason Week 3
(Preseason Week 3)
17 - 10

Kansas City Chiefs vs Green Bay Packers

(Preseason Week 3)
17 - 0

Houston Texans vs San Francisco 49ers

(Preseason Week 3)
21 - 0

Carolina Panthers vs Buffalo Bills

(Preseason Week 3)
27 - 26

Dallas Cowboys vs Seattle Seahawks

(Preseason Week 3)
27 - 10

New Orleans Saints vs Los Angeles Chargers

(Preseason Week 3)
23 - 6

Las Vegas Raiders vs New England Patriots

(Preseason Week 3)
28 - 12

Atlanta Falcons vs Jacksonville Jaguars

(Preseason Week 3)
16 - 7

Cincinnati Bengals vs Los Angeles Rams

(Preseason Week 3)
17 - 15

Baltimore Ravens vs Washington Commanders

(Preseason Week 3)
48 - 10

Miami Dolphins vs Philadelphia Eagles

(Preseason Week 3)
20 - 21

Cleveland Browns vs Chicago Bears

(Preseason Week 3)
26 - 23

Tennessee Titans vs Arizona Cardinals

(Preseason Week 3)
27 - 10

Indianapolis Colts vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

(Preseason Week 3)
23 - 13

Denver Broncos vs Minnesota Vikings

(Preseason Week 3)
31 - 27

New York Jets vs New York Giants

(Preseason Week 3)
19 - 9

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Detroit Lions

Weekly Recaps

Hall of Fame Game

Las Vegas Raiders defeated Jacksonville Jaguars 27-11 in the NFL Preseason Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio to get the 2022 season underway. [References: S-1]

Preseason Week 1

There were wins in the East for Buffalo Bills 27-24 versus Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants 23-21 at New England Patriots, New York Jets 24-21 at Philadelphia Eagles, and Miami Dolphins 26-24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Florida rivalry.

In the North Baltimore Ravens 23-10 versus Tennessee Titans; Cleveland Browns 24-13 at Jacksonville Jaguars; Chicago Bears 19-14 versus Kansas City Chiefs; and Pittsburgh Steelers 32-25 versus Seattle Seahawks all picked up victories.

South Division winners were Atlanta Falcons 27-23 at Detroit Lions, Carolina Panthers 23-21 at Washington Commanders and Houston Texans 17-13 versus New Orleans Saints.

The West was Best in Preseason Week 1 as five teams triumphed: Arizona Cardinals 36-23 at Cincinnati Bengals; San Francisco 49ers 28-21 versus Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos 17-7 versus Dallas Cowboys in the Wild West rivalry, Los Angeles Rams 29-22 at Los Angeles Chargers in the Southern California rivalry and Las Vegas Raiders, who went 2-0 with a 26-20 triumph in the Silver State versus Minnesota Vikings. [References: S-2]

Preseason Week 2 (19-23 August 2022)

Buffalo Bills, New York Jets and New York Giants all moved to the top of Eirball’s NFL Preseason East Standings on 2-0 after wins over Denver Broncos (42-15), Atlanta Falcons (24-16) and Cincinnati Bengals (25-22) respectively. New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles all improved to 1-1 with victories over the Carolina Panthers (20-10), Los Angeles Chargers (32-18) and Cleveland Browns (21-20) respectively. Miami Dolphins were 1-1 and Washington Commanders 0-2 after losses.

The NFL Preseason North in Eirball’s Rankings also saw three teams improve to 2-0 with wins: Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers picking up the wins over Seattle Seahawks (27-11), Arizona Cardinals (24-17) and Jacksonville Jaguars (16-15) respectively. Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions both improved to 1-1 with triumphs versus New Orleans Saints (20-10) and Indianapolis Colts (27-26). Cleveland Browns (1-1), Cincinnati Bengals (0-2) and Minnesota Vikings (0-2) all lost.

Houston Texans were the only team with a 100% record in the NFL Preseason South by Eirball’s rankings, as they defeated Los Angeles Rams 24-20 to go 2-0. Tennessee Titans (1-1) were the only other team to win in the South in week 2 as the Music City team defeated Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13-3. Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers both dropped to 1-1 with losses and four teams still winless after a second loss – Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints and Jacksonville Jaguars whose loss in the Hall of Fame Game meant they were on 0-3.

The NFL Preseason West saw Las Vegas Raiders move to the top of the Standings on 3-0 with a 15-13 victory at Miami Dolphins. San Francisco 49ers (2-0) and Kansas City Chiefs (1-1) also won in week 2 with wins against Minnesota Vikings (17-7) and Washington Commanders (24-14). The losing teams in the west in preseason week 2 were Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos (all 1-1) and Los Angeles Chargers and Seattle Seahawks (both 0-2). [References: S-3]

Preseason Week 3 (26-28 August 2022)

New York Jets finished unbeaten in NFL Preseason after winning 31-27 versus New Jersey neighbours New york Giants (2-1) in East Rutherford. Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys both finished 2-1 after wins in the East with Miami triumphing 48-10 over Philadelphia Eagles (1-2) and the Cowboys winning 27-26 versus Seattle Seahawks. New England Patriots (1-2) and Washington Commanders (1-2) both lost.

Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers each finished with a perfect 3-0 record in the North during Preseason as the Bears sqeaked by the Cleveland Browns (1-2) 21-20, the Baltimore Ravens likewise just about beat neighbours Washington Commanders 17-15 and the Pittsburgh Steelers won 19-9 versus Detroit Lions (1-2). Cincinnati Bengals were the only other team to win in the North as they gained revenge over Los Angeles Rams 16-7 in a Super Bowl rematch. Green Bay Packers (1-2) and Minnesota Vikings (0-3) both lost to finish the preseason.

Houston Texans (3-0) were the only team in the South to finish with a perfect record after beating San Francisco 49ers 17-0. Five other teams also finished the preseason on a high as Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons and Tennessee Titans all finished on 2-1 with wins over Buffalo Bills (21-0), Jacksonville Jaguars (28-12) and Arizona Cardinals (26-23). Indianapolis Colts (1-2) and New Orleans Saints (1-2) both got their first wins of 2022 in the final week of preseason as they won 27-10 versus Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Chargers (also 27-10) respectively. Two Florida teams Tampa Bay (0-3) and Jacksonville (0-4) both finished presaeson without a win.

Three teams won in the West in the final week of preseason as Las Vegas Raiders took the best record in the league on 4-0 with a 23-6 defeat of New England Patriots. Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos also won in preseason week 3 to finish 2-1 as the Broncos won 23-13 versus Minnesota and the Chiefs defeated the Packers 17-10. San Francisco 49ers (2-1), Arizona Cardinals (1-2), Los Angeles Rams (1-2), Seattle seahawks (0-3) and Los Angeles Chargers (0-3) all finished with losses in the West. [References: S-4]

Map of USA Showing National Football League Teams 2022

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AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas – Home of Dallas Cowboys

ARLINGTON, USA - SEP 15, 2015: Interior view of the AT&T Stadium, formerly known as Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Texas, United States [Photo Credit; David J. Maldonaldo on Shutterstock.com]
ARLINGTON, USA – SEP 15, 2015: Interior view of the AT&T Stadium, formerly known as Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Texas, United States [Photo Credit; David J. Maldonaldo on Shutterstock.com]

SCHEDULE REFERENCES

[S-1] National Football League (2022) Schedule – 2022 Hall of Fame [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2022/PRE0/  [Accessed 22 August 2022]

[S-2] National Football League (2022) Schedule – 2022 Preseason Week 1 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2022/PRE1/ [Accessed 22 August 2022]

[S-3] National Football League (2022) Schedule – 2022 Preseason Week 2 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2022/PRE2/ [Accessed 22 August 2022][Last Accessed 16 September 2022]

[S-4] National Football League (2022) Schedule – 2022 Preseason Week 3 [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2022/PRE3/  [Accessed 22 August 2022][Last Accessed 16 September 20222]

[S-5] National Football League (2022) Standings – 2022 Preseason [Internet] Available from: https://www.nfl.com/standings/ [Accessed 22 August 2022][Last accessed 16 september 2022]

TEAM LOGO REFERENCES

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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NCAA Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision Power 5 Conferences 2021

Overall Standings (Power 5 Conferences 2021)

Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division Overall 2021

PosTeamWLTPct
1*Wake Forest Demon Deacons1130.786
2Clemson Tigers1030769
3North Carolina State Wolfpack930.750
4Boston College Eagles660.500
5*Louisville Cardinals670.462
6Syracuse Orange570.417
7Florida State Seminoles570.417

Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division Overall 2021

PosTeamWLTPct
1*Pittsburgh Panthers1130.786
2Miami Hurricanes750.583
3Virginia Cavaliers660.500
4*Virginia Tech Hokies670.462
5*North Carolina Tar Heels670.462
6Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets390.250
7Duke Blue Devils390.250

Big Ten Conference East Division Overall 2021

PosTeamWLTPct
1*Michigan Wolverines1220.857
2*Ohio State Buckeyes1120.846
3*Michigan State Spartans1120.846
4*Maryland Terrapins760538
5*Penn State Nittany Lions760.538
6*Rutgers Scarlet Knights580.385
7Indiana Hoosiers2100.167

Big Ten Conference West Division Overall 2021

PosTeamWLTPct
1*Iowa Hawkeyes1040.714
2*Minnesota Golden Gophers940.692
3*Wisconsin Badgers940.692
4*Purdue Boilermakers940.692
5Illinois Fighting Illini570.417
6Nebraska Cornhuskers390.250
7Northwestern Wildcats390.250

Big 12 Conference Overall

PosTeamWLTPct
1*Oklahoma State Cowboys1220.857
2*Baylor Bears1220.857
3*Oklahoma Sooners1120.846
4*Kansas State Wildcats850.615
5*Iowa State Cyclones760.538
6*Texas Tech Red Raiders760.538
7*West Virginia Mountaineers