2023 Fundidores de Monterrey season
# 2023 Fundidores de Monterrey season

The 2023 Fundidores de Monterrey season is the Fundidores de Monterrey seventh season in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) and their fourth under head coach Carlos Strevel.

The Fundidores will come into 2023 as the defending Tazón México champions, after defeating Gallos Negros de Querétaro in the Tazón México V.

The team debuted losing against Reds 15–31.

On 9 April 2023, the team removed head coach Carlos Strevel and Carlos Mercado, defensive coordinator. They were replaced by Jorge Valdez as the Fundidores' new head coach and defensive coordinator. Valdez debuted with a defeat 14–21 against Raptors.

## Draft

2023 Fundidores de Monterrey draft :

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Isaac Cuevas | OL | ITESM Monterrey |
| 2 | 18 | Claudio Montalvo | TE | UANL |
| 3 | 28 | Carlos Valdez | RB | UANL |
| 4 | 37 | Oscar Muñoz | DB | UNAM |
| 5 | 46 | Ricardo Angüiz | QB | IPN |
| 6 | 58 | Jorge Castro | OL | IPN |

## Regular season

### Standings

Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesionalvte :

| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Stk | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Caudillos | 10 | 10 | 0 | 362 | 188 | W10 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Dinos | 10 | 7 | 3 | 285 | 252 | L1 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Reyes | 10 | 7 | 3 | 272 | 250 | W2 | Advance to Wild Card |
| 4 | Reds | 10 | 6 | 4 | 260 | 189 | L2 | Advance to Wild Card |
| 5 | Fundidores | 10 | 6 | 4 | 297 | 237 | W3 | Advance to Wild Card |
| 6 | Galgos | 10 | 5 | 5 | 214 | 216 | W1 | Advance to Wild Card |
| 7 | Raptors | 10 | 4 | 6 | 203 | 228 | L3 |
| 8 | Mexicas | 10 | 3 | 7 | 178 | 216 | W1 |
| 9 | Gallos Negros | 10 | 1 | 9 | 166 | 364 | L1 |
| 10 | Jefes | 10 | 1 | 9 | 201 | 295 | L4 |
| Tiebreakers |||||||||
| 1. Head-to-head 2. Points against 3. Average between points scored and points against 4. Best net points in common games 5. Best net points in all games 6. Coin toss |||||||||

Source: LFA

### Schedule

| Week | Date | Time | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 March | 17:00 (UTC–6) | Reds | L 15–31 | 0–1 | Estadio Banorte | Claro Sports | Recap |
| 2 | 12 March | 14:00 (UTC–7) | at Jefes | W 28–21 | 1–1 | Estadio 20 de Noviembre | Claro Sports | Recap |
| 3 | 19 March | 17:00 (UTC–6) | Gallos Negros | W 34–31 | 2–1 | Estadio Banorte | Claro Sports | Recap |
| 4 | 26 March | 17:00 (UTC–6) | Reyes | W 31–7 | 3–1 | Estadio Banorte | Claro Sports | Recap |
| 5 | 3 April | 19:00 (UTC–6) | at Dinos | L 31–38 | 3–2 | Estadio Francisco I. Madero | Claro Sports | Recap |
| 6 | 16 April | 12:00 (UTC–6) | at Raptors | L 14–21 | 3–3 | Estadio José Ortega Martínez | Claro Sports | Recap |
| 7 | 23 April | 17:00 (UTC–6) | Caudillos | | | Estadio Banorte | TBA | Recap |
| 8 | 29 April | 20:00 (UTC–6) | at Mexicas | | | Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" | TBA | Recap |
| 9 | 5 May | 19:00 (UTC–8) | at Galgos | | | Estadio Caliente | TBA | Recap |
| 10 | 14 May | 17:00 (UTC–6) | Dinos | | | Estadio Banorte | TBA | Recap |
