Welcome to the 41st season of USFL/WFL football. While I'm not pleased we have 4 open teams I am pleased everyone used a real kicker and punter. Our defending champs have a new owner and were rudely welcomed by Philadelphia, as the Bell won 25-13. The other World Bowl XL team, San Antonio lost as well, falling 12-9 to San Jose. We have a lot of football left but that result might mean a home field advantage tiebreaker down the road.

Scoring seemed down in Week 1 as only 11 teams scored more than 20 points and only Sam Axe (Oklahoma) topped 300 passing yards. Rushing numbers were strong as 7 runners topped 100 yards, led by Washington's Scott Jackson, who ran for 188 yards and 2 scores. Only 4 receivers topped 100 yards but it was led by a Washington player as William Flock caught 10 for 134 yards and 2 TDs.

Whether you won or lost, it's a long season and nothing is guaranteed. Good luck in Week 2 and beyond.

World Bowls by Conference

American Conference 28
National Conference 13

Florida won the first one before American Conference teams won the next 6. New Jersey then won 2 of the next 3 to make it 7-3 American after 10. The American Conference won the next 13 in a row for a 20-3 lead before New Jersey broke the string with back to back titles. The American then won 3 more in a row and 6 of the next 8 to take a 26-7 lead. The National Conference has now won 6 of the last 8, closing the gap.

World Bowl Wins

Houston 9
Memphis 5
New Orleans 5
New Jersey 4
Portland 4
Pittsburgh 3
Detroit 2
San Jose 2
Oklahoma 2
Florida 1
Oakland 1
Los Angeles 1
Denver 1
San Antonio 1

World Bowl Records

Memphis 5-0
Florida 1-0
Oakland 1-0
Los Angeles 1-0
Houston 9-1
Detroit 2-1
San Jose 2-1
Portand 4-3
Pittsburgh 3-3
Oklahoma 2-2
Denver 1-1
New Orleans 5-6
New Jersey 4-6
San Antonio 1-3
Chicago 0-1
Birmingham 0-1
Orlando 0-1
Philadelphia 0-1
Tampa Bay 0-2
Baltimore 0-3
Washington 0-5

Just had my second leading receiver retire at age 30.

Was it that bad, guy?

Usually it's Smirt's guys who retire early