The 2024 LFA season was the ninth season of operation (eighth season of play) of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), the top American football league in Mexico. The regular season began on 1 March and ended on 6 June with the Caudillos de Chihuahua defeating the Raptors de Naucalpanin the Tazón México VII in Querétaro City for their second consecutive league championship.

Preseason events Draft The LFA draft was held on January 13. There were a total of 108 picks, with the Jefes selecting Alonso Gaxiola from Borregos Monterrey with the first overall pick.

Team changes The Reds sat out the 2024 season after the LFA took over the team's operations following the conclusion of the previous season. A dispersal draft was held on 29 January that resulted in 32 players moving to 8 of the remaining 9 teams, as the Gallos Negros did not participate in the draft.

Teams Stadiums, locations and personnel Team Location Stadium Capacity Head coach Caudillos Chihuahua City, Chihuahua Estadio Olímpico de la UACH 22,000 Federico Landeros Dinos Saltillo, Coahuila Estadio Francisco I. Madero 16,000 Javier Adame Fundidores Monterrey, Nuevo León Estadio Banorte 10,057 Jorge Váldez Galgos Tijuana, Baja California Estadio Caliente 27,333 Mauricio Loyola Gallos Negros Querétaro City, Querétaro Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro 4,600 Carlos Strevel Jefes Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Estadio 20 de Noviembre 5,000 Eduardo Araujo Mexicas Iztacalco, Mexico City Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 6,000 Félix Buendía Raptors Naucalpan, State of Mexico Estadio FES Acatlán 3,000 Horacio García Reyes Guadalajara, Jalisco Estadio Reyes Comude 1,500 Carlos Rosado

Coaching changes Pre-seasonTeamDeparting CoachNew CoachReference Jefes José Ángel Reyes (interim) Eduardo Araujo Raptors Guillermo Gutiérrez Horacio García Reyes Ernesto Alfaro Carlos Rosado

Regular season Standings Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points against

Schedule Times shown in Mexico Central Standard time (UTC–6).

Week 1 Away Score Home Venue Date Time Reyes 24–27 Gallos Negros Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro1 March 19:00 Mexicas 35–6 Galgos Estadio Caliente 21:00 Dinos 17–31 Raptors Estadio FES Acatlán2 March 19:00 Jefes 12–28 Caudillos Estadio Olímpico de la UACH 14:00 Week 2 Away Score Home Venue Date Time Caudillos 10–3 Galgos Estadio Caliente 8 March 21:00 Gallos Negros 14–36 Mexicas Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" 9 March 15:00 Raptors 17–33 Reyes Estadio Reyes Comude 10 March 12:00 Jefes 6–47 Fundidores Estadio Banorte 11 March 20:00 Week 3 Away Score Home Venue Date Time Galgos 6–14 Raptors Estadio FES Acatlán16 March 16:00 Reyes 20–34 Mexicas Campo Redskins 19:00 Fundidores 28–7 Gallos Negros Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro 19:00 Dinos 7–6 Jefes Estadio 20 de Noviembre 17 March 14:00 Week 4 Away Score Home Venue Date Time Mexicas 13–34 Caudillos Estadio Olímpico de la UACH23 March 19:00 Gallos Negros 21–6 Dinos Estadio Francisco I. Madero 20:00 Fundidores 35–23 Reyes Estadio Reyes Comude 24 March 12:00 Raptors 24–17 Jefes Estadio 20 de Noviembre 11 May 14:00 Week 5 Away Score Home Venue Date Time Fundidores 20–41 Dinos Estadio Francisco I. Madero 4 April 20:00 Mexicas 29–21 Raptors Estadio FES Acatlán6 April 16:00 Galgos 16–20 Gallos Negros Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro 19:00 Caudillos 49–17 Reyes Estadio Reyes Comude 7 April 12:00 Week 6 Away Score Home Venue Date Time Galgos 26–22 Reyes Estadio Reyes Comude 11 April 20:00 Jefes 23–19 Mexicas Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"13 April 15:00 Raptors 36–31 Fundidores Estadio Banorte 17:00 Caudillos 39–8 Dinos Estadio Francisco I. Madero 15 April 20:00 Week 7 Away Score Home Venue Date Time Gallos Negros 14–25 Raptors Estadio FES Acatlán20 April 16:00 Fundidores 34–36 Caudillos Estadio Olímpico de la UACH 19:00 Reyes 0–28 Jefes Estadio 20 de Noviembre 21 April 14:00 Dinos 20–30 Galgos Estadio Caliente 22 April 21:00 Week 8 Away Score Home Venue Date Time Mexicas 44–29 Fundidores Estadio Banorte27 April 17:00 Caudillos 28–14 Gallos Negros Estadio Olímpico de Querétaro 19:00 Reyes 0–13 Dinos Estadio Francisco I. Madero 20:00 Jefes 31–36 Galgos Estadio Caliente 21:00 Week 9 Away Score Home Venue Date Time Dinos 27–24 Mexicas Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo"4 May 15:00 Galgos 14–45 Fundidores Estadio Banorte 17:00 Raptors 13–28 Caudillos Estadio Olímpico de la UACH 19:00 Gallos Negros 9–17 Jefes Estadio 20 de Noviembre 5 May 14:00

Playoffs Playoff bracket

Tazón México VII Tazón México VIIRaptorsvsCaudillos (5–3) (8–0) 14 34Head Coach:Head Coach:Horacio GarcíaFederico Landeros Teams 1 2 3 4 Raptors 0 0 7 7 Caudillos 7 7 13 7Date: 8 June 2024Kickoff Time: 7 p.m.Stadium: Estadio CorregidoraAttendance: 10,000MVP: Jeremy Johnson, QBFavorite: Referee: TV: Announcers: Pablo Viruega (play-by-play), Gabriel Pacheco (analyst), Carlos Rosado (analyst) The Tazón México VII was held on 8 June at the Estadio Corregidora in Querétaro City.

Awards

Players of the week The following were named the top performers during the 2024 season: Week OffensivePlayer of the Week DefensivePlayer of the WeekPlayerPos.TeamPlayerPos.Team 1 Jeremy Johnson QB Caudillos Kenneth Bradley LB Caudillos 2 Shelton Eppler QB Fundidores Kenneth Bradley (2) LB Caudillos 3 Timothy Whitfield RB Mexicas Jadarius Ceasar DE Dinos 4 Shelton Eppler (2) QB Fundidores Joshua Reed LB Fundidores 5 Erick Niño QB Dinos Sergio Schiaffino DB Dinos 6 Kevin Correa RB Raptors Leondre Crosby LB Caudillos 7 8 9

Statistical leaders +2024 LFA statistical leadersCategoryPlayerTeamStatOffensePassingYardsShelton EpplerFundidores1,596TouchdownsShelton EpplerFundidores19InterceptionsTrevone BoykinGalgos8RushingYardsTimothy WhitfieldMexicas535TouchdownsTimothy WhitfieldMexicas6ReceivingYardsTristen WallaceFundidores414ReceptionsMalik Stanley Caudillos32TouchdownsTied 26DefenseTacklesKenneth BradleyCaudillos39SacksLeondre Crosby Caudillos5.0InterceptionsTied 23Special teamsReturn yardsKickDe'John RogersRaptors272PuntLuis GonzálezRaptors84Field goals madeGabriel PérezDinos7

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