2018 American Ultimate Disc League season
| 2018 American Ultimate Disc League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Dallas Roughnecks |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Madison Radicals |
The 2018 American Ultimate Disc League season was the seventh season for the league. The Madison Radicals won the championship, the team's first.[1] Rowan McDonnell of the DC Breeze won league MVP after the season.[2]
Offseason
The
Eleven Sports Network.[4]
Stadium televised one game a week live as well as all three games during Championship Weekend VII.
Regular season
Week 1
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/31 | Detroit Mechanix | 12 | 24 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 3/31 | Raleigh Flyers
|
27 | 22 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
Week 2
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/7 | Seattle Cascades
|
29 | 28 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 4/7 | Los Angeles Aviators | 30 | 17 | San Diego Growlers |
| 4/7 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 17 | 16 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 4/7 | DC Breeze | 22 | 24 | Montreal Royal
|
| 4/7 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 20 | 21 | San Jose Spiders
|
| 4/7 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 15 | 17 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 4/7 | Raleigh Flyers
|
14 | 17 | Dallas Roughnecks
|
| 4/7 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 13 | 20 | Madison Radicals |
Week 3
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/14 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 15 | 20 | Chicago Wildfire
|
| 4/14 | Seattle Cascades
|
16 | 22 | San Diego Growlers |
| 4/14 | New York Empire
|
14 | 18 | Toronto Rush |
| 4/14 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 17 | 20 | Raleigh Flyers
|
| 4/14 | San Jose Spiders
|
27 | 28 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 4/14 | Austin Sol | 23 | 22 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 4/15 | Dallas Roughnecks
|
20 | 17 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 4/15 | Philadelphia Phoenix
|
18 | 19 | Toronto Rush |
| 4/15 | Nashville NightWatch | 17 | 18 | Atlanta Hustle |
Week 4
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/21 | Detroit Mechanix | 12 | 27 | Madison Radicals |
| 4/21 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 24 | 23 | Chicago Wildfire
|
| 4/21 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 27 | 18 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 4/21 | Philadelphia Phoenix
|
26 | 21 | Montreal Royal
|
| 4/21 | Atlanta Hustle | 19 | 18 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 4/21 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 18 | 28 | Toronto Rush |
| 4/21 | New York Empire
|
28 | 16 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 4/21 | San Diego Growlers | 26 | 25 | Seattle Cascades
|
| 4/21 | Nashville NightWatch | 26 | 31 | Raleigh Flyers
|
| 4/22 | Dallas Roughnecks
|
23 | 21 | Austin Sol |
| 4/22 | DC Breeze | 26 | 19 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 4/22 | Los Angeles Aviators | 25 | 16 | San Jose Spiders
|
Week 5
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/27 | Austin Sol | 25 | 23 | Raleigh Flyers
|
| 4/27 | San Jose Spiders
|
18 | 17 | San Diego Growlers |
| 4/28 | Ottawa Outlaws | 33 | 35 | Montreal Royal
|
| 4/28 | Madison Radicals | 29 | 13 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 4/28 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 21 | 25 | San Diego Growlers |
| 4/28 | Philadelphia Phoenix
|
18 | 18 | DC Breeze |
| 4/28 | Dallas Roughnecks
|
20 | 24 | Raleigh Flyers
|
| 4/28 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 25 | 13 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 4/28 | Chicago Wildfire
|
21 | 25 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
Week 6
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/4 | San Diego Growlers | 31 | 28 | San Jose Spiders
|
| 5/5 | Montreal Royal
|
14 | 17 | Philadelphia Phoenix
|
| 5/5 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 19 | 20 | Madison Radicals |
| 5/5 | Detroit Mechanix | 22 | 31 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 5/5 | Atlanta Hustle | 22 | 23 | Austin Sol |
| 5/5 | New York Empire
|
19 | 18 | DC Breeze |
| 5/5 | Seattle Cascades | 27 | 25 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 5/5 | Raleigh Flyers
|
23 | 20 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 5/5 | Los Angeles Aviators | 33 | 31 | San Jose Spiders
|
| 5/6 | Ottawa Outlaws | 22 | 19 | Philadelphia Phoenix
|
| 5/6 | Nashville NightWatch | 22 | 20 | Austin Sol |
| 5/6 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 18 | 27 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
Week 7
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/12 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 34 | 17 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 5/12 | Chicago Wildfire
|
21 | 16 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 5/12 | Atlanta Hustle | 27 | 26 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 5/12 | DC Breeze | 25 | 24 | Raleigh Flyers
|
| 5/12 | Austin Sol | 23 | 27 | Dallas Roughnecks
|
| 5/12 | San Jose Spiders
|
23 | 26 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 5/13 | Madison Radicals | 37 | 8 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 5/13 | Montreal Royal
|
18 | 21 | Toronto Rush |
| 5/13 | Seattle Cascades | 26 | 30 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 5/13 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 27 | 24 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
Week 8
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/18 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 32 | 29 | Seattle Cascades
|
| 5/19 | Chicago Wildfire
|
16 | 24 | Madison Radicals |
| 5/19 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 21 | 33 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 5/19 | Toronto Rush | 33 | 20 | DC Breeze |
| 5/19 | San Diego Growlers | 20 | 25 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 5/19 | San Jose Spiders
|
24 | 14 | Seattle Cascades
|
| 5/19 | New York Empire
|
23 | 15 | Philadelphia Phoenix
|
| 5/19 | Nashville NightWatch | 32 | 30 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 5/19 | Austin Sol | 28 | 19 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 5/20 | Detroit Mechanix | 24 | 34 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 5/20 | Dallas Roughnecks
|
26 | 21 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 5/20 | Montreal Royal
|
21 | 20 | DC Breeze |
| 5/20 | Toronto Rush | 21 | 19 | Ottawa Outlaws |
Week 9
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/26 | Toronto Rush | 28 | 23 | Philadelphia Phoenix
|
| 5/26 | Los Angeles Aviators | 25 | 23 | San Diego Growlers |
| 5/26 | DC Breeze | 29 | 21 | New York Empire
|
| 5/26 | Madison Radicals | 16 | 24 | Raleigh Flyers
|
| 5/26 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 26 | 22 | Chicago Wildfire
|
| 5/26 | Nashville NightWatch | 27 | 21 | Austin Sol |
| 5/27 | Ottawa Outlaws | 30 | 18 | Philadelphia Phoenix
|
Week 10
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/1 | Raleigh Flyers
|
32 | 14 | Austin Sol |
| 6/2 | Detroit Mechanix | 18 | 25 | Chicago Wildfire
|
| 6/2 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 22 | 18 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 6/2 | Montreal Royal
|
20 | 24 | Toronto Rush |
| 6/2 | Seattle Cascades
|
25 | 29 | San Jose Spiders
|
| 6/2 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 11 | 20 | DC Breeze |
| 6/2 | San Diego Growlers | 24 | 25 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 6/2 | New York Empire
|
24 | 21 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 6/2 | Nashville NightWatch | 21 | 31 | Dallas Roughnecks
|
| 6/2 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 26 | 27 | Austin Sol |
| 6/3 | Philadelphia Phoenix
|
22 | 21 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 6/3 | Atlanta Hustle | 28 | 29 | Dallas Roughnecks
|
| 6/3 | Los Angeles Aviators | 23 | 19 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
Week 11
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/8 | Madison Radicals | 20 | 17 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 6/8 | Ottawa Outlaws | 26 | 27 | Montreal Royal
|
| 6/9 | DC Breeze | 25 | 24 | Toronto Rush |
| 6/9 | Philadelphia Phoenix
|
30 | 21 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 6/9 | Nashville NightWatch | 21 | 24 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 6/9 | Chicago Wildfire
|
21 | 22 | Madison Radicals |
| 6/9 | San Jose Spiders
|
21 | 20 | San Diego Growlers |
| 6/9 | Austin Sol | 17 | 19 | Dallas Roughnecks
|
Week 12
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/16 | Montreal Royal
|
26 | 22 | New York Empire
|
| 6/16 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 37 | 18 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 6/16 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 21 | 25 | Madison Radicals |
| 6/16 | Los Angeles Aviators | 26 | 17 | Seattle Cascades
|
| 6/16 | Atlanta Hustle | 20 | 24 | Dallas Roughnecks
|
| 6/16 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 21 | 17 | San Jose Spiders
|
| 6/16 | Toronto Rush | 27 | 17 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 6/16 | Raleigh Flyers
|
27 | 15 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 6/17 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 25 | 28 | Dallas Roughnecks
|
| 6/17 | San Diego Growlers | 25 | 27 | Seattle Cascades
|
| 6/17 | Toronto Rush | 25 | 18 | New York Empire
|
| 6/17 | Chicago Wildfire
|
34 | 12 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 6/17 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 21 | 20 | Madison Radicals |
Week 13
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/23 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 28 | 29 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 6/23 | Atlanta Hustle | 30 | 20 | Raleigh Flyers
|
| 6/23 | Toronto Rush | 28 | 21 | DC Breeze |
| 6/23 | Austin Sol | 24 | 23 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 6/23 | New York Empire
|
22 | 23 | Montreal Royal
|
| 6/23 | Seattle Cascades
|
22 | 23 | San Diego Growlers |
| 6/23 | San Jose Spiders
|
18 | 27 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 6/23 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 40 | 20 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 6/24 | Detroit Mechanix | 27 | 31 | Chicago Wildfire
|
| 6/24 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 24 | 25 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 6/24 | Dallas Roughnecks
|
28 | 16 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 6/24 | Philadelphia Phoenix
|
27 | 19 | Montreal Royal
|
| 6/24 | Ottawa Outlaws | 29 | 30 | DC Breeze |
Week 14
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/30 | Detroit Mechanix | 19 | 20 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 6/30 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 25 | 23 | Chicago Wildfire
|
| 6/30 | Madison Radicals | 26 | 17 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 6/30 | Ottawa Outlaws | 23 | 29 | New York Empire
|
| 6/30 | San Diego Growlers | 27 | 22 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 6/30 | DC Breeze | 25 | 15 | Philadelphia Phoenix
|
| 6/30 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 19 | 16 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 6/30 | Raleigh Flyers
|
33 | 20 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 6/30 | Dallas Roughnecks
|
29 | 25 | Austin Sol |
| 7/1 | Montreal Royal
|
18 | 26 | New York Empire
|
| 7/1 | Los Angeles Aviators | 28 | 21 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 7/1 | Seattle Cascades
|
25 | 24 | San Jose Spiders
|
| 7/3 | Madison Radicals | 35 | 24 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
Week 15
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/7 | Chicago Wildfire
|
18 | 25 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 7/7 | Toronto Rush | 28 | 24 | Montreal Royal
|
| 7/7 | Raleigh Flyers
|
26 | 25 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 7/7 | New York Empire
|
27 | 23 | Philadelphia Phoenix
|
| 7/7 | Dallas Roughnecks
|
21 | 18 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 7/8 | Austin Sol | 6 | 7 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 7/8 | Ottawa Outlaws | 13 | 26 | Toronto Rush |
Week 16
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/13 | San Jose Spiders
|
27 | 24 | Seattle Cascades
|
| 7/14 | Madison Radicals | 27 | 24 | Chicago Wildfire
|
| 7/14 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 32 | 10 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 7/14 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 20 | 31 | Seattle Cascades
|
| 7/14 | DC Breeze | 29 | 19 | New York Empire
|
| 7/14 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 24 | 23 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 7/14 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 26 | 16 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 7/14 | San Diego Growlers | 34 | 21 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 7/15 | Montreal Royal
|
25 | 32 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 7/15 | Chicago Wildfire
|
20 | 23 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 7/15 | Philadelphia Phoenix
|
22 | 30 | New York Empire
|
| 7/15 | Atlanta Hustle | 30 | 26 | Nashville NightWatch |
Standings
East Division
| Team | W | L | T | Qualifying position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Rush | 13 | 1 | 0 | East Division Final |
| DC Breeze | 8 | 5 | 1 | East Division Playoff |
New York Empire
|
8 | 6 | 0 | |
Philadelphia Phoenix
|
5 | 8 | 1 | |
Montreal Royal
|
5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Ottawa Outlaws | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Midwest Division
| Team | W | L | Qualifying position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Radicals | 12 | 2 | Midwest Division Final |
| Indianapolis AlleyCats | 11 | 3 | Midwest Division Playoff |
| Minnesota Wind Chill | 8 | 6 | |
Chicago Wildfire
|
5 | 9 | |
| Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 4 | 10 | |
| Detroit Mechanix | 0 | 14 |
South Division
| Team | W | L | Qualifying position |
|---|---|---|---|
Dallas Roughnecks
|
13 | 1 | South Division Final |
Raleigh Flyers
|
10 | 4 | South Division Playoff |
| Austin Sol | 7 | 7 | |
| Atlanta Hustle | 7 | 7 | |
| Tampa Bay Cannons | 4 | 10 | |
| Nashville NightWatch | 3 | 11 |
West Division
| Team | W | L | Qualifying position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Aviators | 11 | 3 | West Division Final |
| San Diego Growlers | 7 | 7 | |
San Jose Spiders
|
6 | 8 | |
| San Francisco FlameThrowers | 5 | 9 | |
Seattle Cascades
|
5 | 9 |
Postseason
Divisional playoff
| Date | Division | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21 | East Division | DC Breeze | 15 | 19 | New York Empire
|
| 7/21 | Midwest Division | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 20 | 19 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 7/27 | South Division | Raleigh Flyers
|
26 | 23 | Austin Sol |
Divisional final
| Date | Division | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21 | West Division | Los Angeles Aviators | 26 | 22 | San Diego Growlers |
| 7/28 | Midwest Division | Madison Radicals | 27 | 18 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 7/28 | East Division | Toronto Rush | 17 | 18 | New York Empire
|
| 7/28 | South Division | Dallas Roughnecks
|
20 | 19 | Raleigh Flyers
|
Championship Weekend VII
Championship Weekend VII was held in Madison, Wisconsin at Breese Stevens Field from August 11-12, 2018.[5]
| Date | Match | Seed | Team | Goals | Goals | Team | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11 | Semifinal | 1 | Dallas Roughnecks
|
32 | 30 | New York Empire
|
4 |
| 8/11 | Semifinal | 2 | Madison Radicals | 24 | 19 | Los Angeles Aviators | 3 |
| 8/12 | Final | 1 | Dallas Roughnecks
|
16 | 20 | Madison Radicals | 2 |
The Madison Radicals won their first championship, and did so in front of a home crowd.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Madison Radicals win first AUDL Championship". WKOW. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Matthew "Rowan" McDonnell: 2018 AUDL MVP". Sludge Output. December 19, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ Eisenhood, Charlie (December 29, 2017). "AUDL's Vancouver Riptide Shutting Down, Owners Moving Team To Portland In 2019". Ultiworld. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ Eisenhood, Charlie (January 25, 2018). "New AUDL Media Deal Worth Six Figures". Ultiworld. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "American Ultimate Disc League Championship comes to Madison". Channel 3000. Retrieved January 20, 2020.