Welcome to the second edition of Dogwood Daily, where we'll break down facts, stats, matchups, and other fun items of note. This episode will cover the conference championship games and the upcoming Ultimini.
Link to previous articles in this series:
S24 ISFL Conference Championships and Beyond
- Every postseason matchup between the Seawolves and Luchadores has gone to overtime.
- Only one quarterback did not throw an interception in the conference championship games - Suleiman Ramza (NOR)
- Half of the 100+ yard rushing performances came from the Royals.
- The Ultimini-bound Royals led the league in sacks and TFLs this season.
- Tomorrow's matchup pits the team who allowed the most sacks (London) against the team that allowed the fewest sacks (Norfolk) in the regular season.
- The Ultimini will feature two of the three teams who scored a punt return TD but not a kick return TD.
- Both time of possession winners won their conference championship games.
- This will be the first ever postseason game between the Seawolves and Royals.
- Both teams who scored first in the second quarter lost their conference championship games.
- The Royals led the way in yards per rush this week (6.3).
- The two teams are a combined 1-2 all-time in the Ultimini - Seawolves 1-1; Royals 0-1.
- Either the Seawolves or Royals have made the Ultimini in each of the last three seasons.
- The NFC has not won the Ultimini since S20 (Grey Ducks).
- The longest touchdown was a 52 yard scamper by Terry Yaki of the Royals.
- Tomorrow's Ultimini will feature the only two teams with two Os in their city name.
- London and Norfolk are the two oldest cities in the league, having been founded in the years 47 and 1682, respectively. Third place is Portland (1845).
- Both winning teams went on a scoring streak en route to victory. Norfolk scored the final 13 points, while London finished the game with 19 straight.
- Each winning team had a 50+ yard rush.
- The two longest made field goals were by the Seawolves (43) and Royals (53).
- The two Ultimini starting QB had similar TD:INT ratios in the regular season: Ramza 1.75; Cortez 1.70
- In the last nine Ultimini, the winning conference has rotated in streaks of three. SFC won S15-S17, NFC won S18-S20, and SFC has won S21-present.
- Both first scores in the conference championship games were by players whose first names are four letters or fewer.
- The player with the most receptions on the Seawolves and Royals both had 67 catches in the regular season.
- This was the third straight year where no team scored more than 22 points in the conference championship games.
- This will be the second-ever postseason game played in London (first was this year's NFCCG)
- The two winning teams in the conference championship games out-gained their opponents by a combined 830-583.
- All four teams in the conference championship games had at least one turnover. The Royals led the way with two.
- The final score in each game was a field goal by the winning team in the final minute of a quarter.
- Congratulations to Norfolk and London and good luck to both teams!
Link to previous articles in this series:
S24 ISFL Conference Championships and Beyond
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