Top 10 Match-ups Highlight GDFL Week 6 Slate

by Gridiron Media


MEMPHIS- The weather is hot and the action is hotter in the Gridiron Developmental Football League. This week, some key match-ups are on deck. The top ranked Huntsville Rockets (4-0) will head up I-65 to Nashville to take on the Middle Tennessee Bulldawgs (3-0) who have leaped up to third in our rankings. Both teams endured hard fought victories. This week should be no different.

The second ranked Mississippi Road Warriors (4-0) will attempt to defeat the #10 Oklahoma Outlaws (2-1)As they prepare to make the road trip to Oklahoma City for an epic battle. The last top 10 game will feature the eighth ranked Tri-City Outlaws (2-1) taking on the ninth ranked Lexington Red Dragons (2-1). The three match-ups guarantee some shifting in next week’s rankings.

Other match-ups include the the Memphis Blast (2-2) welcoming the River City Pythons (2-2). and the Central Ohio Cavalry 0-3 head towards West Virginia to battle the Smash (0-3). Back to the top 10 the seventh ranked Starkville Steeldogs (2-1) with host the Madison Generals. The most intriguing game that a top 10 team will play should be the sixth ranked Georgia Crush (3-1) taking on a tough Chattanooga Eagle team that are the 2017 GDFL runners-up.

GDFL Top 10

1.Huntsville Rockets (4-0)

 (last week victory over #6 Georgia Crush)The top ranked team has another test as they travel to Nashville to take on the #5 Middle Tennessee Bulldawgs.

2.Mississippi Road Warriors (4-0)

 (victory over #10 Oklahoma Outlaws)
Road trip to Oklahoma to take on the #10 Oklahoma Outlaws

3.Middle Tennessee Bulldawgs (3-0)

 (victory over Alabama Sabers)

Home game against the top ranked Huntsville Rockets.

4.Erie Express (4-0) 

(victory over West Virginia Smash)

*Bye Week 

5.Oklahoma Thunder (3-1)

  (victory over Midwest Chargers)

*Bye Week 

6.Georgia Crush (3-1)

 (loss to #1 Huntsville Rockets)

Home against the Chattanooga Eagles.

7.Starkville Steeldogs (2-1)

 (was Idle did not play)

Home against the Madison Generals.

8.Tri-City Outlaws (2-1) 

 (victory over the Missouri Cyclones)

On the road against #9 Lexington Red Dragons.

9.Lexington Red Dragons 

(2-1) (loss to the Chattanooga Eagles)

Home game against the #8 Tri-City Outlaws.

10.Oklahoma Outlawz (2-1) 

(loss to #2 Mississippi Road Warriors)

Home against the #2 Mississippi Road Warriors.


GDFL Game Week 6/9

Central Ohio Cavalry vs West Virginia Smash
Mississippi Road Warriors vs Oklahoma City Outlaws
Madison Generals vs Starkville Steeldogs
River City Pythons vs Memphis Blast
Tri-City Outlaws vs Lexington Red Dragons
Huntsville Rockets vs MiddleTennessee Bulldawgs
Chattanooga Eagles vs Georgia Crush
Midwest Chargers vs Missouri Cyclones
Alabama Sabers vsTennessee Lighting Bolts
East Alabama Predators vs Georgia Knights
Cleveland Cobras vs Buffalo Spartans