Front Office Football Nine

Put yourself in the front office with Front Office Football Nine.

Front Office Football is a text-based sports simulation. It's a game for those of us who love the numbers and strategies in sports.

In Front Office Football, you play the role of your favorite team's general manager. You determine your team's future through trading with opponents, negotiating contracts, bidding for free agents and discovering new talent through the annual amateur draft.

You can also play the role of the armchair coach, setting game plans, creating playbooks and depth charts. You can call every play yourself if you like.

You can determine ticket prices and submit stadium construction plans for public approval. You can move your team if the public won't properly support your franchise.

The original game, released in 1998, received an Editors' Choice award from Computer Gaming World and a 4 1/2-star review. It was nominated for numerous Sports Game of the Year awards. This is the Ninth full version of the game, released with rosters for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 seasons.

In October 2025, the game was updated to include the 2025 rosters as well as the new "dynamic kickoffs" that were put into use in 2024 and modified in 2025.

Yearly Evaluation

In order to succeed in Front Office Football, you need to perform as well as possible in four different areas:

Major Front Office Football Features

Front Office Football focuses on roster management and career play. You can play hundreds of seasons into a new universe, as long as you have the disk space. There are several key elements emphasized in the game design:

What's New in Front Office Football Nine?

Front Office Football Nine was built on an entirely new code base, designed for simulation speed, growth and flexibility. The list of new features is extensive:

Those are only the highlights of all the new features in Front Office Football Nine. Thanks for considering the game.