The Blue Devils went into the 2006 USFTL Nationals with high expectations after finishing 4th at last years tournament in their first year in the "A" division. But repeating last years performance would be difficult as the Devils were paired up with the DC Jets (Washington, DC) in the opening round. The DC Jets jumped ahead early as a long kickoff return gave their offense great field position. The Jets took full advantage as they scored on their first offensive play to take an 8-0 lead. The Devils offense quickly returned the favor and drove the length of the field as A.J. Saul connected with T.J. Parker for the score to tie the game at 8. The Devils offense had the ball late in the opening half down 14-8 hoping to take the lead but a costly interception for a touchdown put the Jets ahead for good and knocked the Devils into the losers bracket.

The Devils were able to regroup and get their game back on track early Saturday morning as they defeated the Wolfpac (Atlanta, GA) 24-0. In the next round the Devils would meet up with the Hitmen (New Orleans, LA). The Devils defense was able to control the Hitmen's spread offense for much of the first half. The Hitmen were finally able to get inside the Devils redzone just before halftime but an interception by Poog Williams should have put a stop to the Hitmen's chances of taking a lead going into halftime, but a very costly inadvertant whistle by the referee took away the interception and gave the Hitmen another chance to take the lead... and that's just what they did. Saul was able to lead two second-half scoring drives for the Devils to put them ahead 14-8 late in the game. A late score by the Hitmen and a successful 1-point conversion attempt put them ahead 15-14 with under 1 minute remaining in the game. Saul connected with Williams on a long pass down the sideline to give the Devils one last chance to win the game with a long field goal, but the attempt was no good as the Devils suffered their second loss and were eliminated from the tournament.

Click here to view photos from the tournament, including the Devils' games against DC Jets, Wolfpac, Hitmen, and the national championship game between the OSU Raiders and Brothers AC.