PUFL
Welcome to the League
Providence Universe Football League is a competitive NFL Universe Football league
run by Providence RoSports. Anyone can join, get signed to a team, and play. No experience needed.
This guide walks you from joining to the playoffs, one page at a time. Use the page list above or the buttons at the bottom.
- Join and verifyJoin the Discord server and finish both verification steps. How to verify
- Get signed to a teamPost that you're looking for a team, or answer a team's recruiting post. How to get signed
- Play your gamesYour team plays scheduled games each series. How a season works
- Earn points and climbWins earn points. Strong teams move up a division; struggling teams move down. How points work
- Reach the playoffsThe best teams make the bracket and play for the championship. How the playoffs work
In Discord, /help league posts a link to this page, /help tutorial opens this same guide
just for you, and /help gamelink posts the game link.
Finish both verification steps before trying to join a team. Both start in the verification
channel of the Discord server, and finishing one does not finish the other.
Discord (Double Counter)
Confirms your Discord account and unlocks the server.
- Open the verification channel.
- Find the Double Counter panel and press Verify.
- Finish the checks on Double Counter's page.
- Come back to Discord. The server unlocks within a moment.
This check must start from its panel. The league bot cannot finish it for you.
Roblox (Bloxlink)
Connects your Roblox account to your league profile.
- Press Verify on the Roblox panel, or run
/account roblox verify.
- If no account or the wrong one shows, press Verify or Change Accounts.
- Pick the Roblox account you want on Bloxlink's page.
- Press the panel again (or rerun the command) so the bot saves it.
Just changed accounts? Bloxlink can take 5–10 minutes to catch up. Wait, then try again.
You do not need league experience. Teams are always looking for new players who want to learn.
Option 1: Post that you're available
Introduce yourself in the free agents channel so teams can find you.
Include your positions, when you can usually play, and any experience. Clear posts get noticed faster.
Option 2: Answer a team's post
Teams post the players and positions they need in the free agency channel. Read them and message the team staff listed.
Want to see who's good first? Every team on Standings opens its own page.
Before you commit
- Check the team's game times fit your schedule.
- Be honest about your experience and availability.
- Ask what position they want you to play. Questions are welcome.
Keep looking
Not every team is the right fit. Leave your post up and keep checking openings until you find a good match.
Every win earns your team points, and a win in a higher division is worth more.
Your team's total season points decide its rank, whether it makes the playoffs, and its seed.
When a series ends, teams are compared inside their own division. The best move up
one division and the worst move down one. The same number go each way, so divisions stay the same size
(usually the top and bottom half).
| Division | Points per win |
| Division 1 | 6 |
| Division 2 | 4 |
| Division 3 | 2 |
Who moves up or down
Teams in a division are ordered by their series results:
- Series wins
- Series point differential (PD)
- Series points
- Previous rank
Rank after moving
Once every team has its new division, each division is ordered by total season points, then season wins and season PD.
Teams need an owner
A team with no owner drops to the lowest division and ranks at the next move, whatever its results.
A new owner taking over a team keeps only half its points (rounded up).
Series results decide movement. Season points decide rank. An active owner keeps a team's earned spot.
The top 8 teams make the playoffs.
Your division doesn't earn a spot by itself; season points do.
The bracket pairs the best seed with the worst (#1 vs #8, #2 vs #7, and so on).
Seeding
Teams are seeded by:
- Total season points
- Total season wins
- Total season PD
- Total points scored
Play-in round
Seeds #5–#8 first play the next 4
teams outside the field (#5 vs #12, and so on).
Each winner takes the better seed of its game.
Top seeds choose
The top 4 seeds pick their own first-round
opponent, highest seed first. Owners get a menu by DM and have until 11:59 PM ET that day, or they face the lowest seed left.
Advancing
Win and you move on; lose and you're out. Each round re-pairs best against worst. If both teams forfeit,
both are out, and an odd number left gives the top seed a bye. The last team standing is champion.
/help playoffs shows the current projected or live playoff matchups in Discord.
Standings
Reading Standings
W–LWins and losses, your team's record.
PDPoint differential: points scored minus points allowed. Higher is better and breaks ties.
PtsStandings points earned from wins. These decide rank and playoff seeding.
Division & RankYour division is your tier; your rank is your place in the whole league.
Click any team in standings to open its page: logo, colors, roster, and season history.
Star Ranks reward this season's best players at each position. Your stats are turned into an
Impact Score for each position you play, and your place on that position's Impact Score list
decides your star role (for example, 5x Star QB).
They update every hour and start over each season.
"Top 5" means you need to rank 5th or better at that position. Click a position to see this season's leaders.
/help starranks shows these same cutoffs in Discord.
Support the League
Donator & Shop
Donator memberships help keep the league running and come with a few extras. Each level includes everything from the levels below it.
Donator Level 1
$2.99
- ColorsSpruce up your server profile with a color role.
- ContractingAllows you to send and receive contracts that are enforced by the league.
- Image PermissionsYou can attach files / embed images & links in chats.
- Change Your NicknameChange your nickname to whatever you want it to be, rather than your Roblox/Discord username.
Donator Level 2
$4.99
Everything in Donator Level 1, plus:
- Media Center AccessGet immediate access to Media Center without having to earn an award.
Donator Level 3
$6.99
Everything in Donator Level 2, plus:
- Team RebrandYou are allowed to rebrand your team's name, logo, and color to whatever you want, once per month... as long as it is appropriate.
/help donator lists the levels in Discord, and /help servershop posts the shop link.
Cheat Sheet
Help Commands
Every /help command in the PUFL Discord server, and where this guide covers it.
| Command | What it does | Read more |
/help tutorial |
Opens this guide in Discord, just for you. |
Welcome |
/help league |
Posts a link to this page. |
Welcome |
/help gamelink |
Posts the link to the game. |
Welcome |
/help rules |
Posts the rulebook link. |
Rules & Help |
/help mod |
Calls the league moderators to your channel. |
Rules & Help |
/help standings |
Points you to the standings. |
Reading Standings |
/help groups |
Points you to the current groups. |
Reading Standings |
/help teamleaderboard |
Points you to the team leaderboard. |
Reading Standings |
/help playoffs |
Shows the playoff matchups, live or projected. |
Playoffs |
/help starranks |
Lists the Star Rank cutoffs. |
Star Ranks |
/help legacyranks |
Lists Legacy per award and every rank. |
Legacy Ranks |
/help donator |
Lists the donator levels and perks. |
Donator & Shop |
/help servershop |
Posts the Server Shop link. |
Donator & Shop |