LDFL Reference and History

Mighty Penguins Franchise Encyclopedia

Regular Season Record (all time) - 68-69-2 .496
Playoff Record (all time) - 3-6 .333 (last appearance 1997)
LDFL Championships Won - none

Franchise Leaders	Career		Single Season		Single Game
Quarterback	Brett Favre	1598	Brett Favre	316	Brett Favre	40
Running Back	Jerome Bettis	616	Jerome Bettis	183	Duce Staley	30
Wide Receiver	Keenan McCardell	318	Michael Jackson	112	Michael Jackson	24
Kicker	John Carney	572	John Carney	98	Jeff Wilkins	22
Defense	Green Bay Packers	530	Green Bay Packers	95	Green Bay Packers	20

Single Season	Quarterback	Running Back	Wide Receiver	Kicker	Defense
Career	Quarterback	Running Back	Wide Receiver	Kicker	Defense

Playoff Log / Head To Head Records / All Time Draft Log / History

Team Records, Leaders and League Ranks

Yr	Team	W	L	T	W-L%	Finish	QB	RB	WR	K	D
00	Mighty Penguins	7	6	1	.536	2	Collins	Bettis	McCardell	Wilkins	Green Bay
99	Mighty Penguins	7	7	0	.500	3	Flutie	Staley	McCardell	Carney	San Diego
98	Mighty Penguins	5	9	0	.357	3	Favre	Bettis	Morton	Carney	Green Bay
97	Mighty Penguins	9	4	1	.679	2	Favre	Bettis	McCardell	Stover	Green Bay
96	Mighty Penguins	9	5	0	.643	1	Favre	Bettis	Jackson	Carney	Green Bay
95	Mighty Penguins	6	8	0	.429	3	Favre	Bennett	Ellard	Carney	Green Bay
94	Mighty Penguins	4	7	0	.364	10	Favre	Allen	Coates	Carney	Green Bay
93	Chargers	4	7	0	.364	8	Favre	Allen	Birdin	Carney	Green Bay
92	Chargers	6	5	0	.545	5	Favre	Watters	Davis	Carney	San Diego
91	Chargers	7	4	0	.636	5	Friesz	Byner	Clayton	Treadwell	Green Bay
90	Chargers	4	7	0	.364	3	Majkowski	Byner	Johnson	Treadwell	San Diego

Playoff Game Log

				Score
	Week		Opponent	Tm	Opp
90	Wildcard	L	Leopards	54	55
91	Quarterfinals	L	Stinky Stingers	33	68
92	Quarterfinals	W	Ma's Gang	79	49
92	Semifinals	W	Hobbits	47	42
92	Championship	L	Rabid Bats	66	71
93	Quarterfinals	L	Rabid Bats	41	63
96	Semifinals	L	Golden Eagles	59	70
97	Semifinals	W	Hobbits	96	85
97	Championship	L	Stinky Stingers	61	67

Head to Head Franchise Records

	*Regular Season*						*Post Season*
Active Franchises	W	L	T	W-L%	PF	PA	W	L	W-L%	PF	PA
Happy Dragons	7	5	1	.577	771	747	0	0	.000	0	0
Hobbits	3	12	0	.200	963	1106	2	0	1.000	143	127
Hoppers	8	3	0	.727	722	605	0	0	.000	0	0
Krazy Kitties	10	5	0	.667	824	882	0	1	.000	54	55
Ma's Gang	5	8	0	.385	784	851	1	0	1.000	79	49
Rovers	4	7	0	.364	677	701	0	0	.000	0	0
Stinky Stingers	2	9	0	.182	618	711	0	2	.000	94	135
Transylvania Rabid Bats	6	4	1	.591	718	737	0	2	.000	107	134
Active Franchises	W	L	T	W-L%	PF	PA	W	L	W-L%	PF	PA
Golden Eagles	8	5	0	.615	683	641	0	1	.000	59	70
Scurvy Polywogs	5	6	0	.455	654	730	0	0	.000	0	0
South Park Cows	10	5	0	.667	839	742	0	0	.000	0	0

History

The Penguins seemed to be the perennial Cinderella story, always invited to the dance, but never quite good enough to be the queen. Starting their history as the Chargers, the team reached the LDFL Championship game in 1992 despite a 6-5 record. The Chargers lost the game 71-66 to the Rabid Bats. The Chargers were very consistent in their early years, yet it was towards the end of their existence that the team came into its’ own. The Penguins won their first division title in 1996, outlasting both the Hobbits and the Lions. A record of 9-5 was good enough to capture the division. Led by the dynamic Brett Favre, the Penguins charged into the playoffs. They fell to their archrivals, the Golden Eagles, in the semi-finals. The Penguins returned to the playoffs in 1997, grabbing the wildcard spot with a 9-4-1 record. Once again, the Penguins dropped in the semi-finals, this time to the predestined Stingers. Favre won his third straight quarterback title in 1997, this time with 280 points. Favre had already set the LDFL record at quarterback with 316 points in 1995. Hobbit quarterback Steve Young would break that record in 1998. Yet the Penguins were never just a one-man team. Jerome Bettis was unstoppable as the Penguins all-time leading running back. He averaged 11.0 ppg over six seasons as their top running back. Edgar Bennett, Marcus Allen and Ernest Byner all left their marks on the team as Bettis’ compliment. But the team always struggled at wide receiver, and that could have kept them from the championship. Michael Jackson was their top receiver during the 1996 and 1997 campaigns, not quite intimidating. Keenan McCardell suddenly emerged on the scene in 1998 as the Penguins tried to shore up that position. In 1999, Favre was sent to the Hoppers in exchange for Doug Flutie at quarterback. Flutie responded with 223 points, but could not get the team over the hump. Duce Staley became the teams second threat at running back, but it still was not enough to get past 7-7. The Penguins made a push in their final season, coming up just short of the playoffs as Kerry Collins replaced Flutie. But the team was full of nice players, and no superstars. The team was contracted before the 2001 season.