Los Angeles Sharks

**Los Angeles Sharks** is a franchise in the Simulation Football League. They have played the seven previous SFL seasons and qualified twice on playoffs in Seasons 1 and 3, reaching in the latter the SFL Championship once and losing it against the New York Knights. Up to Season 8 beginning, Sharks have played 67 games in total, with a record of 25-42.

## San Francisco Bulldogs (Seasons 1-6)

The **San Francisco Bulldogs** were awarded a SFL franchise in May 16, 2013 [1]. Their owner was **Daley Holder** and their colors were blue, red and white.

In their first season, they ended third just behind **Knights** and **Renegades** and qualified to playoffs, with a 5-3 record. But their playoff run was short when they lost 16-13 to **Oklahoma City** in the first overtime game in SFL History [2]. At the end of the season James Cooley (WR) and Gage Wilson (LB) made the ***ALL-SFL 1st team***, and Zach Elpheage (LB) made the 2nd team [3]

Their second season was less sucessful, Bulldogs ended with a 3-5 record and didn't make the playoffs. Although they eliminated the then-defending champions **New York Knights** by beating them 35-24 in second-to-last week [4] and had the chance to qualify in their last match, **Wyverns** defeat them in Kailua, once again in overtime, and went to playoffs instead [5]. At the end of the season Gage Wilson (LB) made the ***ALL-SFL 1st team*** [6]

Season 3 were the most successful so far. They started 1-4, but a late-season 3-0 run leaded them to playoffs, being the last of these games a 17-point comeback against the winless Dallas Stars [8]. In playoffs, the Bulldogs stun the then-undefeated Baltimore Crabs 31-21, mounting a 24-point comeback, to reach their first SFL Championship berth [9]. But they lose a very close encounter against the New York Knights, 22-20, on a fourth-quarter safety. [10]. At the end of the season **Randall Watts** (DE) made the ***ALL-SFL 1st team*** and became ***SFL MVP.*** Also A.Ball (CB) made the 1st team [11].-

Their fourth season was less sucessful, Bulldogs ended with a 3-5 record and didn't make the playoffs. Although they got their revenge against defending champions **New York Knights** by beating them 29-23 [12] and had the chance to qualify in their last match, **Legends** defeated them again, this time on a 52-19 blowout, and went to playoffs instead [13].

With the first big expansion coming in Season 5, the Bulldogs entered the **Gray Conference**. But it wasn't a good season for the Californian team, who entered August a game behind old-foe Knights and newcomers **D.C. Dragons** for the third seed in Conference. Although they defeated Dragons in a close game, they lost the other three games and got out of playoffs for a second season in-a-row.

With the second big expansion coming in Season 6, San Francisco were located in **Coastal Division**. Their season were dismal, they won only once in the twelve games, against the DC Dragons, 20-17, with a 47-yard field goal in the last second of regulation time [video]. The offensive struggles were a constant in this season, as the Bulldogs ended with the lowest points-scored rating, with 16.0. At the end of the season, Holder relinquished control of the team.

## Los Angeles Sharks (Seasons 7-...)

For the seventh season, Doug Boas took control of the franchise and moved it to Los Angeles. The new Los Angeles Sharks were moved to a different division (West) on the other conference (Teal Conference). After a rocky start, the Sharks recovered ground in mid-season and ended the season 5-7, once again losing the last match against Renegades, this time 30-14 and failing to qualify to post-season. Doug Boas was named coach of the year at the end of the season.

For the eighth season, Los Angeles will be playing in the West Conference.