1. Champions
   The Beernuts were not intimidated by its first FFL Bowl appearnace in franchise history, and they raced out to a 23-0 lead over the favored Thunder. But the Thunder roared to life and closed it to 23-17. red Taylor scored a toucdown to give the Beernuts some space, but Leroy Hoard came back with a touchdown for the Thunder. With 1:37 left, Steve McNair led his thunder 71 yards into the Beernuts' red zone. On the final play he threw a underneath pass to Hoard, who head toward the endzone with the winning touchdown. But the Beernuts' Mike Jones dragged Hoard down an inch short to preserve the Beernuts' championship.
2. The "Willis Reed" Game
   The Beernuts and the first place Thunder were tied going in a 1997 game going into overtime. The Thunder thought they had the big advantage, as their bench depth was stronger while the Beernuts were ravaged by injury. But Beernuts backup quarterback Mark Brunell, who was sidelined by a injury for three months, inexplicably went to the dressing room and put on his uniform, even though he was listed as doubtful for the game. He threw a touchdown pass in overtime to complete the most stirring comeback by a player in sports history.
3. Carney vs. Stoyo
   The first meeting in a strange and bitter rivalry between the Beernuts and the Whippersnappers took place in 1996 and is considered the greatest game in FFL history. With both team's defense shutting down the offense, the game turned into a war of field goals. Beernuts kicker John Carney and Snappers kicker Pete Stoyanovich literally traded field goals and the lead between each other throughout the game. With seven seconds left to play and the Beernuts up by two, Stoyo lined up to kick the potential 37 yard game winner. But Anthony Pupunu managed to get a hand up and barely block the kick, preserving a Beernuts victory.
4. The Punt Return
   The Beernuts' first playoff appearance against their old rival the Whippersnappers didn't look good. Star receiver Cris Carter was knocked out in the first quarter, and a tough 'Snappers D put the Beernuts down, 16-0, in the fourth quarter. Then the comeback started. The Beernuts got a touchdown on a touchdown pass to Derrick Mayes to cut the lead. But the Beernuts turned the ball over twice to kill their comeback attempt. With 1:37 left, the Whippersnappers were forced to punt and the Beernuts dramatically returned the punt to tie the game at 16. Then after the Beernuts D forced a turnover, Fred Taylor, just back from a two month injury, reeled off a 38-yard touchdown run to send the Beernuts to FFL Bowl VI.
5. The Misprint in the Paper.
   The upstart Beernuts were 2-1 in their inaugural season in 1996, but they faced their first test as a franchise when they ran up against the Outlaws, one of the original teams and the only existing one at the time with a championship. With Emmitt Smith and Terry Allen, the greatest backfield of all time, the Outlaws were heavy favorites. But a young and fired-up Beernuts team scored early to the start the game. Then they scored often. Behind 18 points from quarterback Scott Mitchell and three touchdowns from Terrell Davis and Tony Martin, the Beernuts walloped the Outlaws 70-24, scoring the second most points in FFL history. Many people who heard about the game on the news or in the paper thought the score was a misprint. Maybe the Beernuts lost 7-24. But the score was correct. In their first challenge, the Beernuts scored 70 points to send a notice to everyone.

Beernuts Honorees
Brad Otton Award
1997-Brett Favre
Rocky Award
1996-Tony Martin
1997-Cris Carter
1999-Cris Carter
Most Improved Player Award
1996-Tony Martin
1997-Mike Alstott

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