The 2023 American Ultimate Disc League season was the league's eleventh. The New York Empire won their third championship after a second consecutive undefeated season, becoming the first franchise to win three championships and only the second franchise to win consecutive championships. Jeff Babbitt won the league's MVP award, and Antoine Davis won the Championship Weekend MVP award.
Preseason The Houston Havoc joined the league's South division, while the Tampa Bay Cannons and Ottawa Outlaws ceased operations.
Regular season Week 1 DateHomeGoalsGoalsAway4/28Salt Lake Shred2820Seattle Cascades4/29Atlanta Hustle2314Indianapolis AlleyCats4/29New York Empire178Philadelphia Phoenix4/29Houston Havoc1824Austin Sol4/29Pittsburgh Thunderbirds1817Madison Radicals4/29Carolina Flyers1621DC Breeze4/29Oakland Spiders2423Seattle Cascades
Week 2 DateHomeGoalsGoalsAway5/5Atlanta Hustle2419Carolina Flyers5/5Oregon Steel2022Salt Lake Shred5/5New York Empire2411Toronto Rush5/5San Diego Growlers1623Colorado Apex5/6Indianapolis AlleyCats2123Minnesota Wind Chill5/6Austin Sol3117Dallas Legion5/6Los Angeles Aviators1518Colorado Apex5/6Boston Glory2514Toronto Rush5/6Seattle Cascades1925Salt Lake Shred5/7DC Breeze2019Philadelphia Phoenix
Week 3 DateHomeGoalsGoalsAway5/12Atlanta Hustle2117Austin Sol5/12Los Angeles Aviators2013Oregon Steel5/13DC Breeze1718New York Empire5/13Chicago Union1619Indianapolis AlleyCats5/13Colorado Apex2614Seattle Cascades5/13San Diego Growlers2219Oregon Steel5/13Carolina Flyers2619Austin Sol5/13Dallas Legion1728Houston Havoc5/13Detroit Mechanix1329Pittsburgh Thunderbirds5/13Oakland Spiders2527Salt Lake Shred5/13Toronto Rush2520Montreal Royal5/13Boston Glory1916Philadelphia Phoenix
Week 4 DateHomeGoalsGoalsAway5/19Houston Havoc1723San Diego Growlers5/19Oregon Steel2324Oakland Spiders5/19Salt Lake Shred2513Los Angeles Aviators5/20Philadelphia Phoenix1618New York Empire5/20Indianapolis AlleyCats2221Madison Radicals5/20Austin Sol2117San Diego Growlers5/20Toronto Rush1320DC Breeze5/20Minnesota Wind Chill2612Pittsburgh Thunderbirds5/20Colorado Apex1814Los Angeles Aviators5/20Seattle Cascades2024Oakland Spiders5/20Montreal Royal1517Boston Glory5/21Carolina Flyers2115Atlanta Hustle
Week 5 DateHomeGoalsGoalsAway5/26Carolina Flyers2411Houston Havoc5/27Atlanta Hustle2011Houston Havoc5/27Madison Radicals1820Chicago Union5/27Pittsburgh Thunderbirds1920Philadelphia Phoenix5/27Detroit Mechanix1725Minnesota Wind Chill5/27Montreal Royal1215Toronto Rush5/28Chicago Union1612Minnesota Wind Chill5/28Dallas Legion1425Austin Sol
Week 6 DateHomeGoalsGoalsAway6/2Oregon Steel1827Seattle Cascades6/2Boston Glory58New York Empire6/2DC Breeze1920Carolina Flyers6/2Austin Sol2319Houston Havoc6/3Philadelphia Phoenix2017Carolina Flyers6/3Houston Havoc2119Dallas Legion6/3Salt Lake Shred2117Oakland Spiders6/3San Diego Growlers2122Los Angeles Aviators6/3Montreal Royal1016New York Empire6/3Minnesota Wind Chill2018Chicago Union6/3Detroit Mechanix1521Indianapolis AlleyCats6/4Madison Radicals2217Pittsburgh Thunderbirds6/4Colorado Apex2722Oakland Spiders
Week 7 DateHomeGoalsGoalsAway6/9Oregon Steel1129Los Angeles Aviators6/9Boston Glory1521Atlanta Hustle6/9Dallas Legion1927Carolina Flyers6/9Colorado Apex1819Salt Lake Shred6/10New York Empire2017Atlanta Hustle6/10Indianapolis AlleyCats2617Chicago Union6/10Austin Sol2022Carolina Flyers6/10Toronto Rush2327Philadelphia Phoenix6/10Minnesota Wind Chill1817Madison Radicals6/10Seattle Cascades2325Los Angeles Aviators6/10Oakland Spiders2117San Diego Growlers6/11Pittsburgh Thunderbirds2818Detroit Mechanix6/11Montreal Royal1222Boston Glory
Week 8 DateHomeGoalsGoalsAway6/16Salt Lake Shred2019Colorado Apex6/16DC Breeze2314Montreal Royal6/16New York Empire2516Boston Glory6/17Houston Havoc1518Austin Sol6/17Atlanta Hustle2914Dallas Legion6/17Philadelphia Phoenix2213Montreal Royal6/17Indianapolis AlleyCats2019Detroit Mechanix6/17Chicago Union2115Oregon Steel6/17San Diego Growlers1920Seattle Cascades6/17Toronto Rush1817Pittsburgh Thunderbirds6/17Madison Radicals1924Minnesota Wind Chill6/17Oakland Spiders2423Colorado Apex6/18Los Angeles Aviators2314Seattle Cascades
Week 9 DateHomeGoalsGoalsAway6/23Houston Havoc1423Atlanta Hustle6/23Chicago Union2520Detroit Mechanix6/23Madison Radicals2223Indianapolis AlleyCats6/23Montreal Royal1825DC Breeze6/24Dallas Legion1223Atlanta Hustle6/24Colorado Apex2515Minnesota Wind Chill6/24Boston Glory1620DC Breeze6/24Detroit Mechanix1218Chicago Union6/24Los Angeles Aviators2218San Diego Growlers6/25Toronto Rush2619Montreal Royal
Week 10 DateHomeGoalsGoalsAway6/30Oregon Steel1624Colorado Apex6/30Los Angeles Aviators1820Salt Lake Shred6/30New York Empire2118DC Breeze6/30Pittsburgh Thunderbirds2515Detroit Mechanix7/1Indianapolis AlleyCats2317Madison Radicals7/1Austin Sol2516Dallas Legion7/1San Diego Growlers1626Salt Lake Shred7/1Seattle Cascades918Colorado Apex7/1Toronto Rush2124Boston Glory7/2Montreal Royal1018Philadelphia Phoenix
Week 11 DateHomeGoalsGoalsAway7/7Philadelphia Phoenix2021Boston Glory7/7Madison Radicals1315Minnesota Wind Chill7/7Pittsburgh Thunderbirds2118Chicago Union7/7Austin Sol2520Houston Havoc7/7Salt Lake Shred3014Oregon Steel7/8DC Breeze2215Boston Glory7/8Chicago Union2014Pittsburgh Thunderbirds7/8Dallas Legion2124Austin Sol7/8Oakland Spiders2510Oregon Steel7/8Detroit Mechanix1423Madison Radicals7/9Minnesota Wind Chill2217Indianapolis AlleyCats
Week 12 DateHomeGoalsGoalsAway7/14Oregon Steel1815San Diego Growlers7/14Colorado Apex1519New York Empire7/15Philadelphia Phoenix1820DC Breeze7/15Indianapolis AlleyCats1816Pittsburgh Thunderbirds7/15Seattle Cascades2922San Diego Growlers7/15Salt Lake Shred1923New York Empire7/15Minnesota Wind Chill2213Chicago Union7/15Carolina Flyers1925Atlanta Hustle7/15Dallas Legion2316Houston Havoc7/15Oakland Spiders2019Los Angeles Aviators7/15Detroit Mechanix1325Toronto Rush
Week 13 DateHomeGoalsGoalsAway7/21Los Angeles Aviators2423Oakland Spiders7/21Boston Glory1812Montreal Royal7/21DC Breeze2717Toronto Rush7/21Chicago Union1722Madison Radicals7/22Houston Havoc1518Dallas Legion7/22Atlanta Hustle2322Carolina Flyers7/22New York Empire2819Montreal Royal7/22Philadelphia Phoenix2522Toronto Rush7/22San Diego Growlers2019Oakland Spiders7/22Madison Radicals1815Detroit Mechanix7/22Pittsburgh Thunderbirds2021Indianapolis AlleyCats7/22Seattle Cascades2515Oregon Steel7/23Minnesota Wind Chill2216Detroit Mechanix7/25Carolina Flyers2721Dallas Legion
Standings
East TeamQualificationNew York Empire 12 0 1.000 +66First round byeDC Breeze 9 3 0.750 +47PlayoffsBoston Glory 7 5 0.583 +7Philadelphia Phoenix 6 6 0.500 +10Toronto Rush 5 7 0.417 -23Montreal Royal 0 12 0.000 -81
Central TeamQualificationMinnesota Wind Chill 10 2 0.833 +40First round byeIndianapolis AlleyCats 9 3 0.750 +14PlayoffsChicago Union 6 6 0.500 -2Pittsburgh Thunderbirds 5 7 0.417 +10Madison Radicals 4 8 0.333 +3Detroit Mechanix 0 12 0.000 -92
South TeamQualificationAtlanta Hustle 10 2 0.833 +66First round byeAustin Sol 9 3 0.750 +46PlayoffsCarolina Flyers 7 5 0.583 +23Houston Havoc 2 10 0.167 -52Dallas Legion 2 10 0.167 -80
West TeamQualificationSalt Lake Shred 11 1 0.917 +60First round byeColorado Summit 8 4 0.667 +51PlayoffsLos Angeles Aviators 7 5 0.583 +20Oakland Spiders 7 5 0.583 +14Seattle Cascades 4 8 0.333 -24San Diego Growlers 3 9 0.250 -31Oregon Steel 1 11 0.083 -92
Postseason
Season Awards Source:
Most Valuable Player: Jeff Babbitt (NY) Defensive Player Of The Year: Antoine Davis (NY) Rookie Of The Year: Lukas Ambrose (SEA) Most Improved Player: Jace Duennebeil (SLC) Coach Of The Year: Bryce Merrill (SLC)
Individual Leaders
Assists: 76, Ryan Osgar (NY) Goals: 60, Jeff Babbitt (NY) Blocks: 24, Lukas Ambrose (LA) Scores: 103, Jordan Kerr (SLC) Receiving Yards: 4193, Evan Swiatek (ATX) Throwing Yards: 5962, Pawel Janas (LA) Total Yards: 8092, Pawel Janas (LA) Completions: 860, Pawel Janas (LA) Points Played: 353, Kyle Henke (ATX)
All-AUDL Teams
First Team Jeff Babbitt (NY) Brett Hulsmeyer (ATL) Ben Jagt (NY) Pawal Janas (LA) Jordan Kerr (SLC) Sean McDougall (LA) Ryan Osgar (NY)
Second Team Christian Boxley (DC) Quinn Finer (COL) Kyle Henke (ATX) John Randolph (NY) Max Sheppard (PIT) Evan Swiatek (ATX) Jack Williams (NY)
Third Team Antoine Davis (NY) Travis Dunn (SD) Jacob Fairfax (CAR) Mac Hecht (OAK) Jonny Malks (DC) Garrett Martin (SEA) Jacob Miller (SLC)
All-Rookie Teams
First Team Lukas Ambrose (LA) Sam Berglund (MIN) Simon Carapella (BOS) Walker Frankenberg (OAK) Liam Haberfield (ATL) William Wettengel (IND) McKay Yorgason (SLC)
Second Team Raekwon Adkins (OAK) Tanner Barcus (MIN) Tobias Brooks (CAR) Dexter Clyburn (OAK) Max Gibson (SD) Anthony Gutowsky (MAD) Calvin Trisolini (PHI)
All-Defense Teams
First Team Lukas Ambrose (LA) Justin Burnett (ATL) Antoine Davis (NY) Ben Jagt (NY) John Randolph (NY) Cody Spicer (COL) Joey Wylie (ATX)
Second Team Dylan DeClerck (MIN) Ryan Drost (NY) Brett Hulsmeyer (ATL) AJ Merriman (DC) Paul Owens (PHL) Kyle Weinberg (SLC) William Wettengel (IND)
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