Meet the League
A GM sim lives and dies on its league. So before anything else, Fourth & Franchise ships with a full one: thirty-two teams, every one built from scratch for the game.
Not placeholders. Every team has its own name, its own logo, its own colors — split across two conferences, the Alliance and the Nation, four divisions each. None of it is tied to any real league. It’s a world of its own, and it’s the one you’ll draft into, coach, and run for decades.
Alliance Conference
East
- Buffalo Stampeders
- Miami Tides
- New England Minutemen
- New York Aviators
North
- Baltimore Nightwings
- Cincinnati Bonfires
- Cleveland Foundry
- Pittsburgh Ironworkers
South
- Houston Wranglers
- Indianapolis Stallions
- Jacksonville Alligators
- Tennessee Sovereigns
West
- Denver Mustangs
- Kansas City Monarchs
- Las Vegas Outlaws
- Los Angeles Surge
Nation Conference
East
- Dallas Rangers
- New York Empire
- Philadelphia Liberty
- Washington Federals
North
- Chicago Bruins
- Detroit Wolverines
- Green Bay Pioneers
- Minnesota Norsemen
South
- Atlanta Phoenix
- Carolina Coyotes
- New Orleans Jesters
- Tampa Bay Mariners
West
- Arizona Scorpions
- Los Angeles Condors
- San Francisco Knights
- Seattle Osprey
Why invent a league
Two reasons.
It’s honest. This is an unlicensed game. Rather than pretend otherwise, I leaned all the way in: a complete, original football world with its own identity, designed to feel real without borrowing anyone’s.
It’s yours to change. The whole league is data and art in a mods/ folder. Don’t like the Stampeders? Rename them, redraw the logo, recolor the uniform — or import a whole league of your own. The teams that ship are a starting point, not a cage.
What’s next
The logos are done. Next comes the on-field look — the teams get uniforms, helmets, and stadiums to match. That work is what the next few devlogs are about.
If you want the reveals as they land — uniforms and helmets, the first game footage, the demo date — the newsletter’s the place. One email when something actually happens.