2015 Chicago Outlaws UFFL season

The 2015 Chicago Outlaws season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the United Furry Football League (UFFL). After a rough first season, the Outlaws bounced back and earned their first playoff berth.

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2015 Chicago Outlaws season
Owner (OOC)	pythos_cheetah
Owner (IC)
Head Coach	Richard Routledge
Offensive Coordinator	Forrest Heyerdahl (male timber wolf)
Defensive Coordinator	Joshua Pierzynski (male red squirrel)
Special Teams Coordinator	Annawake Ryan (female osprey)
Details
Conference / Division	United /
Location	Chicago, IL, USA
Home field	Magnificent Mile Stadium
Standings
Record
Place	Division:
	Conference:
Last Update

Draft Picks

Main article: 2015 UFFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Species	Position
1	1	Jean-Étienne Tremblay	Brown Bear	RB
2	13	Oliver McKinnon	Grey Wolf	TE
3	25	Cecil Grates	Black Rhinoceros	DT

Roster

Photo	#	Name	Pos.	Species	Ht	Wt	Yr	College
		Darius Smith	QB	African Wild Dog	6'2	205	2	Forest Park
		Nigel Seals	QB	Seal
	45	Jean-Étienne Tremblay	RB	Bear- Brown	6'4	255	R	U. Animalière Laval
		Jerry Simons	RB	Rhinoceros - Black	6'1	270	8	Appalachian State
		Ellsworth Starr	RB	Swallow- Tree	6'0	195	2	Harvaardwak
		Amos Granger	RB	Dog- Australian Shepherd	6'2	236	6	California Canine
		Ty Bassett	FB	Possum	5'11	250	4	Southern Mississippi
		James Schroeder	WR	Seagull	6'1	190	4	Montana State
		Ricky Mitchell	WR	Iguana - Gray's Spiny-tailed	6'2	195	5	Duke
File:Reuyters Olen.jpg		Olen Reuyters	WR	Rat - Brown	6'0	212	2	Faxwell (OH)
		Dyana Cobalt	WR	Dolphin	6'0	163	2	FATU
		Sean Smith	WR	Panther - black	6'4	216	3
		Byrus Downey	TE	Porcupine - North American	6'0	235	4	Minnesota's West
	88	Olliver McKinnon	TE	Wolf - grey	6'2	234	R	Victoria Wolfpack
		Zachery Munson	OL	Cat - Birman	6'0	285	4	Texas Tech
		Minh Gan	OL	Seal - Elephant	6'0	315	10	None (Vietnam)
		Sal Darden	OL	Leopard - Snow	6'3	270	3	Yarmouth
		Otis Benitez	OL	Cow	6'2	300	4	Western Illinois
		Aron Matos	OL	Cat - Balinese	5'11	291	14	Tennessee
		Kenneth Urban	C	Hartebeest	6'3	306	9
		Dewitt Sewell	DL	Avocet	5'11	240	3	Florida State
		Tristan Dorsey	DL	Penguin - Galapagos	5'10	316	4	Houston
		Marcelino Christopher	DL	Fox - Arctic	6'2	260	5	Michigan Tech
		Sam O'Brien	DL	Caribou	6'5	300	2	The Dakotas
	54	Cecil Grates	DL	Rhinoceros - Black	6'6	315	R	Privost
		Philip White	DE	Wallaby	6'3	285	4
		Wallace Curtis	LB	Cat - Marbled	6'1	255	11	Michigan
		Edmond Theisen	LB	Cattle	6'4	275	2	Edgerton
		Brad Ulrich	LB	Chinchilla	6'0	255	4	Iowa
		Harlan Freeman	LB	Pika- American	6'0	245	6	Vulpine State
		Chloe Moore	CB	Weasel - Long-tailed	6'1	228	9	Oklahoma
		Joe Jackson	CB	Quokka	6'4	232	8	Georgia
		David Locke	CB	Wildebeest -blue	6'2	220	2	Wyoming Herd
		Ronny Beard	FS				2
		Quincy Doss	FS	Dog- Canaan	6'1	230	6
		Patrice Bush	SS	African Palm Civet	6'4	226	5	Western Louisiana
		Armando Eastman	SS	Squirrel - Eastern Grey	5'11	205	1
File:Thalia Head.png		Thalia Perez	K	Bear	5'8	145	2	SFU
		Corbin Daniels	K	Mouse- house	5'8	175	9	Cornelius
		Rodger Blackman	P	Dog - Neapolitan Mastiff	6'1	210	8	Washington State

Practice Squad

The table below includes players who were appointed to the Practice Squad in 2015. These players could be promoted to the starting roster in the event that a certain position was needed due to injury. No contributor-created players could be on the Practice Squad.

Photo	Name	Pos	Species	Ht	Wt	Yr	College
	Nestor Scribner	C		6'2	283	R
	Chris Baron	WR		6'5	205	1
	Robert Shipp	DE		6'2	268	2
	Adam Ward	CB		6'1	195	1

Schedule

The 2015 UFFL schedule consisted of 2 preseason weeks and 16 regular season games. The weekends of October 4th and November 22nd were 'Bye' weeks for all 12 teams. The first playoff weekend games began on January 2nd, 2016. The UFFL reverted to the customary single-elimination style bracket.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Player of the Game
1	8/16/15	Abilene Lancers	L 14–17	0-1	Magnificent Mile Stadium	Aaron Whitman, ABI
2	8/23/15	at Fargo Axemen	W 7-6	1–1	Fargodome	Jerry Simons, CHI

Regular Season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Player of the Game
1	8/30/15	at New York Titans	L 26–28	0-1	Polo Grounds IV	John Cameron, NYT
2	9/6/15	Downriver Waves	W 30-0	1–1	Magnificent Mile Stadium	Jerry Simons, CHI
3	9/13/15	North Florida Renegades	W 23-6	2-1	Magnificent Mile Stadium	Patrice Bush, CHI
4	9/20/15	at Texas Ramblers	L 24-30 (OT)	2–2	Lone Star Stadium	Isaac Sierra, TEX
5	9/27/15	at Las Vegas Bandits	L 21-24	2–3	Silver State Stadium (Bandit Valley)	Justin Brown, LVB
Bye
6	10/11/15	Easton Bald Eagles	W 27–0	3–3	Magnificent Mile Stadium	Jean-Etienne Tremblay, CHI
7	10/18/15	California Dons	W 35-23	4–3	Magnificent Mile Stadium	Patrice Bush, CHI
8	10/25/15	at Baltimore Ponies	L 20-27	4–4	The Bali'mer Horseshoe	Dewitt Sewell, BAL
9	11/01/15	at Abilene Lancers	W 48-17	5-4	Shotwell Stadium	Jean-Etienne Tremblay, CHI
10	11/08/15	at Grand Rapids Dragons	W 27-13	6-4	Meijer Field (The Dragon's Lair)	Jean-Etienne Tremblay, CHI
11	11/15/15	Fargo Axemen	L 20-26 (OT)	6–5	Magnificent Mile Stadium	Bernard Randolph, FAR
Bye
12	11/29/15	at Downriver Waves	W 35-10	7-5	Wave Stadium	Darius Smith, CHI
13	12/6/15	at North Florida Renegades	W 16-6	8-5	Capital Stadium	Joe Jackson, CHI
14	12/13/15	Texas Ramblers	W 27-10	9-5	Magnificent Mile Stadium	Nigel Seals, CHI
15	12/20/15	New York Titans	W 24-10	10-5	Magnificent Mile Stadium	Ricky Mitchell, CHI
16	12/27/15	Las Vegas Bandits	W 23-20	11-5	Magnificent Mile Stadium	Joe Jackson, CHI

Standings

United Conference
Team	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(1) Las Vegas Bandits	13	3	0	.813	8–2	383	266	L1
(2) Chicago Outlaws	11	5	0	.688	7-3	426	250	W5
(3) New York Titans	11	5	0	.688	7–3	361	308	W1
(4) Texas Ramblers	8	8	0	.500	4-6	341	342	L4
North Florida Renegades	6	10	0	.375	2-8	246	330	L5
Downriver Waves	3	13	0	.188	2-8	217	380	W2

2015 Team Statistics

Team Leaders

2015 Chicago Outlaws Team Leaders
Category	Player(s)	Value
Passing Yards	Darius Smith	2628
Touchdown Passes	Darius Smith	19
Rushing Yards	Jean-Étienne Tremblay	1078
Touchdown Runs	Jean-Étienne Tremblay	10
Receptions	Olen Reuyters	59
Receiving Yards	Ricky Mitchell	1233
Touchdown Catches	Ricky Mitchell	8
Points Scored	Thalia Perez	126
Kick Return Yards	Amos Granger	416
Punt Return Yards	Amos Granger	387
Tackles	Edmond Theisen	133
Sacks	Dewitt Sewell	11
Forced Fumbles	Edmond Theisen	4
Interceptions	Joe Jackson	8

League Rankings

Offense			Defense			Special Teams
Category	Value	Rank (out of 12)	Category	Value	Rank (out of 12)	Category	Value	Rank (out of 12)
Total Yards	351.3 YPG	5th	Total Yards	340.8 YPG	7th	Kickoff returns	20.6 YPR	7th
Yards per play			Yards per play			Punt returns	8.6 YPR	3rd
Rushing Yards	132.6 YPG	2nd	Rushing Yards	128.7 YPG	10th	FG Made %	82.4 %	10th
Yards per Rush	4.3 YPR	3rd	Yards per Rush			Net punting	48.7 YPP	1st
Passing Yards	218.8 YPG	7th	Passing Yards	212.1 YPG	7th	Kickoff coverage
Yards per Pass	7.0	6th	Yards per Pass			Punt coverage
Scoring	426	1st	Scoring	250	2nd
Pass completions	(290/501) 57.9%	10th	Pass completions
3rd Down %			3rd Down %
Possession Avg.			Sacks	34	12th
Fewest Sacks Allowed	37	4th	Forced fumbles	17	1st-T
Turnover differential			Fumble recoveries	13	4th-T
			Interceptions	28	1st