2023 USFL season
| 2023 USFL season | |
|---|---|
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| League | United States Football League |
| Sport | American football |
| Duration | Regular season: April 15 – June 2023 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | Fox, FS1, NBC, Peacock, USA |
The 2023 USFL season is the planned second season of the United States Football League.[1][2]
Location
The league has stated their intentions to expand the locations in which teams play, from one (Birmingham, Alabama) in the previous season, to two or four.[1] As of October 2022, the league has not yet committed to returning to Birmingham as one of the hubs.[3]
On November 15, 2022, the league announced that it had secured an agreement to play games at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (formerly known as the Liberty Bowl) in Memphis, Tennessee.[4]
Teams
On November 15, 2022, in conjunction with its agreement to play at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, the USFL announced that the Memphis Showboats would be replacing the Tampa Bay Bandits for the 2023 season.[4] The seven other teams in the league will return as they were in 2022.
| Team[5] | Head coach | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| North Division | |||
| Michigan Panthers | Jeff Fisher | ||
| New Jersey Generals | Mike Riley | ||
| Philadelphia Stars | Bart Andrus | ||
| Pittsburgh Maulers | Kirby Wilson | ||
| South Division | |||
| Birmingham Stallions | Skip Holtz | ||
| Houston Gamblers | Kevin Sumlin | ||
| Memphis Showboats | Todd Haley | ||
| New Orleans Breakers | John DeFilippo | ||
Coaching changes
| Team | Departing coach | Incoming coach | Reason for leaving | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Breakers | Larry Fedora | John DeFilippo | Resigned | Fedora compiled a record of 6–4 (.600) in his lone season as head coach, losing his lone playoff game. He resigned on September 15, 2022, stating he would not return to the USFL unless all of its teams played in their home markets.[6]
DeFilippo had spent the previous two seasons as quarterbacks coach of the Chicago Bears. This is his first head coaching position. |
Season schedule
The league announced that they are keeping their same scheduling format, with the regular season starting in April and ending in June, with playoffs extending through to early July.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Kerr, Jeff (June 27, 2022). "USFL will return for second season, will play in multiple hub cities with no expansion in 2023". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ Young, RJ (July 7, 2022). "USFL'S INAUGURAL SEASON WAS A TRIUMPH, AND IT RETURNS IN 2023". foxsports.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Roy S. (2022-10-12). "USFL Effect: Did $3 million city, county, CVB pay off? Will league return to Birmingham?". al. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ a b Davis, Corey (November 15, 2022). "Local leaders: Why USFL Memphis Showboats' return could boost Memphis' economy". American City Business Journals. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ Pickman, Ben. "USFL Unveils Logos, Team Names Ahead of Return Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "Breakers head coach Larry Fedora stepping away from position, USFL says". WGNO. 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2022-09-16.