If Only... Fantasy Football League 
Constitution and By-Laws

The If Only... Fantasy Football League (hereafter referred to as the IOFFL) exists solely for entertainment purposes. The purpose of the IOFFL is to enhance the enjoyment of NFL games. Any and all rules, regulations, and scoring methods are to be kept simple to support this goal.

IOFFL game outcomes are based on the actions of real NFL games and players. As an IOFFL franchise owner, general manager, and coach, you will draft a team, set starting lineups, and make trades and free-agent acquisitions. Your team’s success will depend on the NFL scoring of the players you draft, trade, and start. If your team’s starting players score during their NFL games, your team receives points for the those players' scores.

The IOFFL is comprised of 12 franchises. Any change in the number of franchises is subject to the approval of greater than fifty percent of the votes cast on a specfic proposal. Changes to the aforementioned and all subsequent by-laws are to be in accordance with Article X.

An entry "fee" of 135 units is charged to each franchise, and is to be recorded no later than draft night. These units are distributed to franchises based upon weekly, full season, and playoff performances. Additional prizes of 15/100 unit (.15 units) are tallied each week based upon each team's total points relative to each of the other 11 franchises. These additional prizes are "collected" from each franchise with a lower full season point total, and "paid" to each franchise with a higher full season point total. The points prizes are distributed at the conclusion of the IOFFL season. All units will be recorded no later than three weeks following the IOFFL Super Bowl.

Article II - League Commissioner

The League Commissioner position is elected by a majority of the franchises; those individuals who seek the position of League Commissioner will make themselves known at the Owners Meeting (if scheduled, to be held 30 days prior to Draft Night - but really just another excuse for a night out). If only one party or franchise "volunteers" for the position, a vote becomes unnecessary.

A. Responsibilities:

B. Term of Office:

C. Fees/Administrative Expenses:

Article III - Divisions

The IOFFL will consist of three divisions, with each division containing four teams. Teams are assigned to a division based upon their draft position.

• In general, the commissioner will not be responsible for the correctness of a line-up, and will not change any submitted line-up. Presuming to do so would be akin to mind-reading, and obviously those powers are beyond the capabilities of the Commissioner, powerful as he (or she) may be.


• The commissioner may contact the franchise submitting an incorrect line-up if the line-up deadline has not passed and if time permits, but is under no obligation to do so.


• The following actions may be taken by the Commissioner in the event an incorrect line-up is submitted, though the Commissioner is under no obligation to do so. Extenuating circumstances, as judged by the Commissioner, would need to exist.


• "Single Player" Position


• If a franchise submits a line-up that contains a player not on the roster of that franchise, and the position of that player is a "single player" position - i.e., Quarterback, Kicker, or Defense - then the commissioner may, at his/her discretion, substitute the player from the roster of that franchise that was played at that position the previous week. If that player is injured or on a bye, then the position will remain vacant.


• "Multiple Player" Position


• If a franchise submits a line-up that contains a player not on the roster of that franchise, and the position of that player is a "multiple player" position, - ie., Running Back or Receiver, so that multiple players could be selected from the previous week's line-up - then the commissioner may, at his/her discretion, substitute a player from the roster of that franchise who played the previous week. The player selected from the previous week's line-up would be based on the draft position, meaning the available player drafted highest would be selected. If that player is injured or on a bye, then the position will remain vacant.


• "Too Many Players Submitted"


• It has occasionally happened where a franchise has ended up with too many player in its line-up. This usually occurs when a franchise has had a player who played in a Thursday night game, and the player was in the line-up the previous week, but was not removed from the following week's line-up. When this occurs, the player is automatically considered to have played in that franchise's line-up for that week. (See "Riding" the Same Line-up). It has also happened where that franchise has subsequently called in a line-up which did not include that player. If this is a "single player" position - Quarterback, Kicker, or Defense - the player from the previous week will be considered to have been played this week, and the player submitted in the line-up will be disregarded. If this occurs in a "multiple position" - Running Back or Receiver - then the commissioner will complete the line-up by select the first player(s) entered by that franchise for that week's line-up. For example, if two running backs are submitted in a line-up, when only one line-up spot was empty, the running back entered in the line-up form or email first will be selected by the commissioner to complete the line-up.


• Submitting Players on a Bye or Injured Players


• If a franchise submits a line-up that contains a player who is injured or whose team is on a bye or that week, the commissioner shall make no adjustment to that line-up. 


• Commissioner Errors


• The line-up submitted by each franchise is always considered to be that franchise's line-up. If the commissioner mistakenly posts an incorrect line-up to the web page, e.g., a line-up containing a player different than what was submitted by a franchise, then the commissioner will adjust the line-up to that which was submitted by the franchise.  



Note: Most of the situations described above occurred prior to the usage of the CBS website. The CBS website allows each franchise owner to manage their own line-ups without communication to the Commissioner. It is not anticipated that these situations will occur in the future. However, should they occur, eg, through an error in the website, the Commissioner will make the decision to determine the appropriate course of action.




Article VIII - Scoring

• The IOFFL is what is traditionally known as a "scoring" league. Points are awarded when a player or team scores points in the NFL game. Points are not awarded for yardage ("performance") with the exception that bonus points are given for scores - offensive touchdowns or field goals - of greater than pre-defined yardage amounts (see table below). Effective with the 2022 season, points are also awarded for players achieving pre-determined yardage totals for rushing, passing, and receiving.



Score Type	Offense *	Defense	Yardage	Points
Touchdown - Rushing	Player Specific	N/A	<   30 Yards	6
Touchdown - Rushing	Player Specific	N/A	≥   30 Yards	12
Touchdown - Passing	Player Specific	N/A	<   30 Yards	3
Touchdown - Passing	Player Specific	N/A	≥   30 Yards	6
Touchdown - Receiving	Player Specific	N/A	<   30 Yards	3
Touchdown - Receiving	Player Specific	N/A	≥   30 Yards	6
Field Goal	Player Specific	N/A	<   50 Yards	3
Field Goal	Player Specific	N/A	≥   50 Yards	6
Point After Touchdown	Player Specific	N/A	N/A	1
Two Point Conversion - Rushing	Player Specific	N/A	N/A	2
Two Point Conversion - Passsing	Player Specific	N/A	N/A	1
Two Point Conversion - Receiving	Player Specific	N/A	N/A	1
Touchdown Return** - by Offense	Player Specific	N/A	N/A	6
Touchdown Return** - by Defense	N/A	Defensive Team	N/A	6
Safety	N/A	Defensive Team	N/A	2
Yardage Bonus - 100 Yards Rushing	Player Specific	N / A	≥   100 Yards	6
Yardage Bonus - 200 Yards Rushing	Player Specific	N / A	≥   200 Yards	12
Yardage Bonus - 100 Yards Receiving	Player Specific	N / A	≥   100 Yards	3
Yardage Bonus - 200 Yards Receiving	Player Specific	N / A	≥   200 Yards	6
Yardage Bonus - 300 Yards Passing	Player Specific	N / A	≥   300 Yards	3
Yardage Bonus - 400 Yards Passing	Player Specific	N / A	≥   400 Yards	6




Notes:
*   Offense is defined as the team that initiates the play (i.e., the team that snaps the ball).
** A return includes fumbles, laterals, interceptions, punt returns, kickoff returns, and blocked kick returns for defensive team, and fumble recoveries for the offensive team. A lateral on an offensive play will be treated as a rushing touchdown.

Specific Scoring Situations

1. A fake field goal or a fake punt is considered an offensive play, and if that play results in a touchdown, points will be awarded to the passer/receiver/rusher in the same manner as any other offensive touchdown. Rationale: The team hiking the football is considered the offensive team. Field goal and punt formations can be used to run passing or running plays as well as field goal attempts and punts. In this way, they can be viewed as no different than Split I or Four Receiver Spreads.
2. A kick-off or punt in which possession of the football moves to the defending / receiving team, and in which possession is regained by the kicking / punting team (e.g., through a fumble or interception of a lateral), resulting in a touchdown for the kicking / punting team, will be awarded as a defensive / special teams score. Rationale: Once possession was taken by the defending / receiving team, the kicking / punting team became the defending team.
3. An offensive play resulting in a touchdown and in which a lateral led to the touchdown, is treated as a rushing touchdown, with points for yardage awarded based upon the field marker at which the lateral occurred. Therefore, laterals from any offensive player to another result in points only for the player scoring the touchdown. This includes laterals from any player to another, including hook and ladder plays.
4. An offensive play in which the football is fumbled, recovered by the offensive team, and results in a touchdown, will be scored as a rushing touchdown but with no points awarded for yardage. This is considered a fumble "advance" rather than a fumble "return".
5. An offensive play in which possession of the football moves to the defending team, and in which possession is regained by the offensive team, resulting in a touchdown for the original offensive team, will be awarded as a score to the offensive team, with points given to the player scoring the touchdown. This will be scored as a rushing touchdown, but with no points awarded for yardage. This is considered a fumble "advance" rather than a fumble "return".

All yardage bonus points are determined by the official NFL scoring for that play.

Any disputes regarding the awarding of points should be brought to the attention of the League Commissioner within one week of the occurrence. Resolution will be pursuant with Article X, Subsection E.




Article IX - Roster Changes / Transactions

This section covers player pick-ups during the waiver wire, player trades, and roster limits following Draft Night.

A. Roster Limits (Following Draft Night)
Immediately following the conclusion of the draft, trades may occur without regard to the Roster Integrity detailed in Article VI. Team rosters may be increased to a maximum of 20 players, in order to accomodate 2 for 1, 3 for 1, 3 for 2, etc., trades. When a team procures greater than 20 players as a result of multiple player trades, players must be dropped or traded prior to the that week's first game, such that the team remains at the 20 player maximum.

In addition to the limit on the total size of each roster, there are also limits by position for each roster. These are:
• 5 Quarterbacks
• 7 Running Backs
• 7 Receivers
• 3 Kickers
• 3 D/S

B. Waiver Wire Selections
1. The Waiver Wire is an opportunity for each franchise to add players not on the roster of any other franchise. Any player not on another team's roster can be selected in the waiver. Available players include those players not previously selected during Draft Night or previous Waiver Wires, as well as those players which had been on the roster of a franchise but dropped during a previous Waiver Wire. Other than where specifically indicated, each waiver selection also requires that a player be dropped. Players dropped during the current Waiver Wire cannot be selected by another team until the next Waiver Wire.
   Note: In years where a waiver has been held following Week 1, a drop has not always been required for team making waiver wire selections. This would allow expansion of the roster from 17 to 18 barring any other "unbalanced" trades.
2. A franchise may or may not choose to select a player during the Waiver Wire. If a franchise does choose to select a player, it must also drop a player currently on its roster.
3. Other than otherwise agreed, the order of selection for the Waiver Wire is based upon the reverse order of the total points standings. The team with the lowest number of total points at the time each Waiver Wire is conducted selects first, and the team with the highest total points selects last. If there are two or more teams tied with points, the team with the poorest Won/Lost record will pick first among those teams. If the Won/Lost records are also the same, the team with the fewest Weekly Wins will pick first. If the Weekly Wins are also the same, then the order of the picks will be determined using the inverse order of the draft; eg. if two or more teams are tied in total points at the time of the waiver, have the same number of wins and the same number of Weekly Wins, then the team which picked lower in the draft will pick prior to the team that picked higher in the draft.
   Note: If a waiver has been held following Week 1, at times the order of priority has been changed from using points to using the reverse order of the draft.
4. Waiver wire selections can be traded for future waiver wire selections, unless the waiver wire selection being traded does not require a drop.
5. The number of Waiver Wire selections held during a season may vary based upon agreement of the majority of the franchise owners. Waiver wire selections were initially held after the 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 13th weeks, and that was the schedule for many years. More recently, waiver wire selections have been held as often as every other week, and even as often as every week (though this was to allow for contingencies for Covid). Typically the waiver wire weeks should be agreed to at the draft meeting.
6. The League Commissioner should be notified of all Add/Drops at a time designated by the Commissioner. The Commissioner will post the results of the Waiver to the other league owners using whatever mode of communication is in place at that time.
7. A team may call in multiple players on its Add list, and will receive the first player on his/her list still available when his/her selection comes up.
8. Conditional Drops are allowed. For example, a franchise may choose to drop Player "A" if it receives Player "1" as its selection, and may wish to drop Player "B" if it receives Player "2" as its selection.

C. Player Trades
1. The trading deadline for each week is one hour prior to the first game on Sunday. Players whose teams play that week prior to Sunday; eg, Thursday night games or Saturday games, can only be traded up to one hour before that game. Players whose teams play on Sunday can continue to be traded up to one hour before the first game on Sunday. If the trade involves a player who has already played that week and who was started by an IOFFL team; eg., a trade is made on Saturday and involves a player playing on Sunday or Monday, but also involves a player who played on that Thursday and was started in that game by his/her IOFFL owner, then the entire trade will be effective for the following week. If the trade involves a player who played on that Thursday and was not started in that game by his/her IOFFL owner, then the entire trade can be effective in the current week. However, the player who played on that Thursday night is not available to start for his/her new owner until the following week.
2. All trades must be reported to the League Commissioner at least one hour prior to the game that the players involved in the trade will be playing. Trades reported to the League Commissioner after the trading deadline for that player has passed will not be effective until the following week.
3. Owners may trade only players on their current roster or their own Waiver Wire selections. Teams receiving a Waiver Wire selection as part of a trade pick in the order where the team originally owning that Waiver Wire selection would have picked.
4. Trades may not be for cash, points, or future year selections.
5. Any objection to a trade can only be made by a franchise not articipating in that trade, and must be made within one week of being notified of the trade. (Objections are explained further in Article X).
6. No trades will be recognized following the trading deadline for Week 14.
7. No player traded away by a team can be traded back to that same team until four games have elapsed for that player's NFL team. If the player is injured and misses some number of those games, the games the player missed still count toward those four games. This rule is effective regardless of whether the player has been traded again during that four week period. For example, if team one trades "John Doe" to team two, and team two trades that player to team three, team three cannot trade that player back to team one until the fourth game has passed for that player's NFL team. The purpose of this rule is to avoid the perception of "player rentals".
8. The Commissioner reserves the right to void any trades which appear to be questionable in nature. (See Article X - Unusual Circumstances, "Best Interests of the League" Clause.)

D. Early Draft Considerations

The timing of the IOFFL draft can vary each year. In an ideal situation the draft would occur as close as possible to the first game of the NFL season. This would minimize the risk of last minute cuts or injuries affecting a player after he (or she- hey, it could happen!) has been drafted. This is not always possible because of the varying schedules of 12 franchise owners (or more, considering franchises can have multiple owners), and there will be years when in order to have as many teams as the draft as possible - the goal is always to have all teams representedat the draft - the draft has to be held early. For purposes of this rule, "early" will be defined as prior to the final cuts or prior to the final weekend of the pre-season.

In those years when a draft is held "early", there is risk that a player selected in the draft could be lost to his (or her) IOFFL team through either injury or final NFL roster cuts. The usual solution would be for that IOFFL team to either make a trade to replace that player, or wait until the first waiver to replace that player. The number of roster spots allocated in the draft to the QB, RB, and Receiver positions somewhat mitigate this risk for these positions. However, only two Kickers are selected on draft night. Should one of these be cut in the final roster cuts, an IOFFL team who may have selected that kicker becomes at risk of going without a kicker should his or her remaining kick be injured or cut.

Therefore, in a year when the draft is held early, as defined above, should a team lose one of its two drafted kickers in the final NFL roster cuts, and should the remaining kicker be either cut or injured prior to the first waiver, then that team will be able to select one of the kickers on an NFL team which did not have a kicker selected at the draft. No waiver pick will be given up. The kicker who was cut would have to be dropped. If both kickers drafted by an IOFFL team were cut - then either one could be dropped. If a kicker was cut in the final roster cuts, and that IOFFL team's second kicker was injured prior to the first waiver, then the kicker who was cut would have to be dropped.

If neither kicker is cut in the final NFL roster cuts, but both are subsequently injured prior to the first waiver, then this rule is not applicable. It only applies when the draft is held "early", and a kicker selected in the draft is then cut in those final NFL roster cuts.

The rationale for this is that if the IOFFL team had had full knowledge of the final NFL roster cuts at draft night, then the kicker who was on an NFL roster but subsequently cut would very likely not have been selected at the draft. At least we'll give the IOFFL owner the benefit of the doubt here.
Note: The term player refers to any QB, RB, TE, WR, K, or Defensive Team.


 


Article X - Other

This section covers various and sundry subjects not addressed in previous sections. It by no means will cover all possible situations that may be encountered. For other situations not addressed in these by-laws, the Commissioner will have the right to make the final decision. Of course that decision should always be made with consideration given to the opinions of the franchise owners. That said, not all franchise owners may agree - or need to agree - with the final decision made by the Commissioner.


A. Changes to By-Laws
All changes to these by-laws must be approved by greater than 50% of the votes cast. Each franchise has one vote, regardless of the number of owners for that franchise. Proposals should presented at the Owner's Meeting, where attendees - whether in attendance in person or virtually - can bring proposals to the attention of their fellow franchise owners. Certain votes, such as IOFFL expansion, may have to occur prior to Draft Night. In these cases, the League Commissioner will contact all franchise owners in the most appropriate and expedient manner (e.g., telephone, mail, e-mail, text, etc.). Administrative changes, eg, how the league is run, remain at the discretion of the League Commissioner.

B. Commissioner Impeachment
A majority vote can impeach the existing IOFFL League Commissioner. Upon removal of the Commissioner, those voting for impeachment must also have a majority approved selection for the incoming replacement.

C. "Best Interests of the League" Clause
1. The IOFFL League Commissioner may invoke the "Best Interests of the League" clause to void a questionable trade. The Commissioner must allow the participants to be heard prior to voidance of the trade.
2. The Commissioner may hear trade objections from non-participants and will follow the same process as in the prior point.
3. The Commissioner will serve as the "conscience" of the league, as will all other franchise owners. Through this power, all IOFFL members may challenge an issue based upon the "Best Interest of the League". Any and all actions taken by a franchise owner under this clause will be pursuant to Subsection A of this Article.

D. Franchise Bankruptcy/Disappearance
In the event of an unusual circumstance - such as a franchise leaving the league just prior to Draft Night - the IOFFL League Commissioner will be responsible for handling the issue. The League Commissioner will also be responsible for handling unusual circumstances which occur during the regular season, such as the refusal or inability of a franchise to settle any outstanding amounts due.

E. Scoring Disputes
All scoring disputes brought forth by any of the IOFFL franchises will be reviewed and resolved by the IOFFL League Commissioner.

F. "Police Blotter" Rule
Originally intended as a friendly way to charge somebody for a round of drinks, the Police Blotter rule now pays for the IOFFL domain name that we use for the league website (www.ioffl.com). The loser of the Police Blotter Rule will have the domain name cost - currently approximately twenty (20) dollars - added to their end of season assessment. Here are the rules - with all their ifs, ands, and buts - and maybe as complicated as the rest of the other IOFFL rules combined.


• The IOFFL franchise with the first position player on its roster to be arrested or charged with a criminal offense will be the "loser" of the Police Blotter Rule.
• Only position players on offense - quarterbacks, running backs, receivers, and kickers - apply. The rule does not apply to defensive or special teams players (unless they are also an offensive position player.)
• The infraction must have occurred during the current IOFFL season.
• The arrest, or charge of a crime, must occur during the current IOFFL season.
• The IOFFL franchise owning the player at the time of arrest/charge will be the "loser" of the Police Blotter Rule.
• If a player commits such an infraction but is not on an IOFFL roster at the time of the infraction, but is subsequently picked up in an IOFFL waiver, and is then arrested or charged, the IOFFL franchise owning that player at the time of his arrest will be considered the "loser" of the Police Blotter Rule.
• If a player commits such an infraction and is on an IOFFL roster at the time of the infraction, is subsequently traded to another IOFFL roster, and then is arrested or charged, the IOFFL franchise owning that player at the time of his arrest will be considered the "loser" of the Police Blotter Rule.
• If a player commits such an infraction and is on an IOFFL roster at the time of the infraction, is subsequently dropped from that roster so that he is no longer on any IOFFL roster, and then is arrested or charged, that player will NOT be considered for the Police Blotter Rule.

In the (unlikely!) event that none of the above conditions are met, and there is not a "loser" of the Police Blotter rule, then the cost for the domain name will be shared evenly by the league, and will be included in each team's assessment at the end of the year.

G. Other
Other items not explicitly noted within these by-laws will be subject to ruling by the IOFFL League Commissioner, with consideration always being given to the "Best Interests of the League".



Article XI - Update History

1999 Season:

a. Increased "per point charge/award" from .10 to .15





2000 Season:

a. Increased league "fee" from 100 units to 125 units per team. Prizes changed as follows:



DESCRIPTION	UNITS OLD	UNITS NEW	CHANGE
1. Weekly High Score (17 * 25 Units)	425	425	0
2. Super Bowl Winner	250	250	0
3. Super Bowl Loser	125	125	0
4. Total Points Bonus - 1st	150	200	+50
5. Total Points Bonus - 2nd	100	100	0
6. Total Points Bonus - 3rd	50	50	0
7. Total Points Bonus - 4th	0	25	+25
8. Three Division Winners (50 Units Each)	0	150	+150
9. Three Wild Card Teams (25 Units Each)	0	75	+75
10. Administrative Expenses	100	100	0
***** GRAND TOTAL *****	1200	1500	+300




2001 Season:

a. Modified tie-breakers by adding most wins as the 3rd tie-breaker. The tie-breakers changed from:

1. Head to head record
2. Record vs. division (if two teams from the same division)
3. Total points scored
4. Point differential
5. Coin flip
to:
1. Head to head record
2. Record vs. division (if two teams from the same division)
3. Most wins
4. Total points scored
5. Point differential
6. Coin flip

b. Changed date of all units due from NFL Super Bowl Sunday to the end of the IOFFL season, plus 2 weeks.



2002 Season:

a. Increased league "fee" from 125 units to 135 units per team. Prizes changed as follows:



DESCRIPTION	UNITS OLD	UNITS NEW	CHANGE
1. Weekly High Score (17 * 25 Units)	425	425	0
2. Super Bowl Winner	250	250	0
3. Super Bowl Loser	125	125	0
4. Total Points Bonus - 1st	200	200	0
5. Total Points Bonus - 2nd	100	100	0
6. Total Points Bonus - 3rd	50	50	0
7. Total Points Bonus - 4th	25	25	0
8. Three Division Winners (50 Units Each)	150	150	0
9. Three Wild Card Teams (25 Units Each)	75	75	0
10. Four Semi-Final Playoff Teams (25 Units Each)	0	100	+100
11. Toilet Bowl Loser ("Winner")	0	20	+20
12. Administrative Expenses	100	100	0
***** GRAND TOTAL *****	1500	1620	+120



b. Modified tie-breakers by moving most wins from the 3rd tie-breaker to the 1st tie-breaker. Order of tie-breakers changed from:

1. Head to head record
2. Record vs. division (if two teams from the same division)
3. Most wins
4. Total points scored
5. Point differential
6. Coin flip
to:
1. Most wins
2. Head to head record
3. Record vs. division (if two teams from the same division)
4. Total points scored
5. Point differential
6. Coin flip



2003 Season:

a. Added specific scoring examples to Scoring section.

b. Changed the deadline for submitting line-ups from noon to 12:45 pm each Sunday. Line-up submissions for Thursday and Saturday games also change from one hour prior to the NFL game to 15 minutes prior to the NFL game.

c. Clarified the division of Total Points prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place in the event of one or more ties for those positions.

d. Clarified the procedure for submitting a line-up.





2004 Season:

a. None





2005 Season:

a. None





2006 Season:

a. In the Line-Up section, added actions to be taken (or not taken) for line-ups submitted which contain an error; e.g., a line-up submitted with a player not on the roster of the franchise submitting the line-up, or a line-up submitted with a player who is injured or on a bye.





2007 Season:

a. None





2008 Season:

a. Clarified the rules for the Toilet Bowl Playoffs. These rules have been in effect since the Toilet Bowl was initiated in 2002. The by-laws were updated to prevent any misunderstandings (not that there have been any!)

b. In the Line-Up section, clarified rules for submission of a line-up by a person other than an owner of a franchise.

c. In the Line-Up section, clarified the fact that the submission of the line-up by the franchise is considered to be that franchise's line-up, even if it is different than the line-up posted by the commissioner.





2009 Season:

a. Formalized the Police Blotter Rule in the Other section of the By-Laws.





2010 Season:

a. Changed the scoring of a fumble return, where following an interception or a fumble by the offense, the player who intercepted or recovered the fumble again fumbles back to the team which hiked the ball (the offense), and where that second fumble leads to a touchdown for the original offensive team, from a defensive score to an offensive score, with six points being awarded to the player scoring the touchdown. No bonus for yardage will be added.

b. Increased the number of waiver wires from four to six, and changed the waivers from the weeks following games 3, 6, 9, and 13, to the weeks following games 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13.





2011 Season:

a. Decreased the number of waiver wires from six to five, and changed the waivers from the weeks following games 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13, to the weeks following games 3, 5, 7, 10, and 13.





2012 Season:

a. None





2013 Season:

a. Reduced the yardage requirement for the bonus for touchdowns (12 vs 6 points) from 40 yards to 30 yards.

b. Increased the yardage requirement for the bonus for field goals (6 points vs 3 points) from 45 yards to 50 yards.

c. Added a requirement that no player traded by a team can be traded back to that team until four games have elapsed for that player's NFL team.





2014 Season:

a. None





2015 Season:

a. Trade deadline changed from one hour prior to the first game of the week to one hour prior to the game for that player. If ANY player involved in the trade has already played that week and was started by an IOFFL team, then the entire trade will be effective for the following week.

b. Intra-divisional record as a tie-breaker will apply only to ties for the division title. They will not apply to a wildcard tie-breaker.

c. Provisional rule for kickers added for years when the draft is held "early", e.g., prior to the final NFL roster cuts or prior to the final NFL pre-season games, and a kicker selected in the draft is cut in the final NFL roster cuts.






2016 Season:

a. None





2017 Season:

a. Increased the number of waiver wires from five to seven, and changed the waivers from the weeks following games 3, 5, 7, 10, and 13, to the weeks following games 1, 3, 5, 7, 9,  11, and 13.





2018 Season:

a. None





2019 Season:

a. Modified the waiver following Week 1 to eliminate the drop. All other waivers continue to require a player on a team's current roster to be dropped. The Week 1 waiver will not be allowed to be traded.





2020 Season:

a. Modified the waiver following Week 1 to change the order from the inverse order of the points to reverse order of the draft. All other waivers will continue to be based on the inverse order of points at the time of each waiver.





2020 Season - Covid Specific:

a. The .15 units per point award/charge will not be in place for 2020.

b. A waiver will be held every week, done in reverse order of points, except for Week 1, which is the reverse order of the draft.

c. Changes to the waiver list can be made up til Sunday morning (Saturday morning for weeks where NFL games will be played on a Saturday.) The one exception would be if a team indicates they will start a player on their list, and they get that player in the waiver, then the waiver cannot be altered.

d. Waivers will be allowed up until Week 16 rather than being closed after Week 13. The only week without a waiver will be Week 17.

e. Other situations may arise because of Covid where entire games are cancelled or players are placed on the Covid-IR list at the last minute. These situations may not always be known with sufficient time to react. For example, you've drafted and carried two kickers with separate bye weeks but in one of those kicker's bye weeks, the active kicker is placed on Covid-IR shortly before game time. Rules may at times be updated "on the fly" or accomodations made to address and provide equitable solutions.






2021 Season:

a. Waivers will be done for Week 2 and then all odd-numbered weeks thereafter, up to and including Week 13.

b. Officially established roster limits by position, as follows:


• 5 Quarterbacks
• 7 Running Backs
• 7 Receivers
• 3 Kickers
• 3 D/S


c. Added the entire section on Divisions.
Note: This was a document change, not a rule change. It had previously been included in the Draft Night section.






2022 Season:

a. Updated scoring to award points for rushing, receiving, and passing yardage achievements:


• 100 Yards Rushing - 3 points
• 100 Yards Receiving - 3 points
• 300 Yards Passing - 3 points


b. Waivers will be done for Week 2 and then all thereafter, up to and including Week 17 (IOFFL Super Bowl / Toilet Bowl Week).





2023 Season:

a. Updated scoring to award additional points for a second tier of rushing, receivng, and passing yardage achievements:


• 100 Yards Rushing - 3 points (established in 2022)
• 200 Yards Rushing - 6 points (new for 2023)
• 100 Yards Receiving - 3 points (established in 2022)
• 200 Yards Receiving - 6 points (new for 2023)
• 300 Yards Passing - 3 points (established in 2022)
• 400 Yards Passing - 6 points (new for 2023)





2024 Season:

a. Updated scoring to change the additional points awarded for rushing yardage achievements:


• 100 Yards Rushing - 6 points (was 3)
• 200 Yards Rushing - 12 points (was 6)

Note: Points awarded for receiving and passing yardage achievements remain unchanged:


• 100 Yards Receiving - 3 points
• 200 Yards Receiving - 6 points
• 300 Yards Passing - 3 points
• 400 Yards Passing - 6 points


b. Made the following changes to draft night:


• Allowed the team with the highest card, number, etc to chose where they select in the draft. The team with the second highest card, number, etc would have the second choice. This continues until the team with the lowest card, number, etc gets the last remaining draft position.
• Allowed the order of the draft to be determined prior to draft night.










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The Commissioner will be glad to review any and all suggestions for the improvement of these by-laws. Please send your comments via e-mail to the league address: the commissioner!!









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