UNITED STATES FOOTBALL LEAGUE (2022-2023)

UNITED STATES FOOTBALL LEAGUE (USFL) kicked-off in April 2022 and in 2024, it merged with the XFL to form the United Football League. This was the fourth attempt to launch a game under this name with the previous times in 1945, 1983 (which lasted until 1985 and did not play its planned 1986 season) and 2010.

The USFL hosted 8 teams that played their games in Birmingham, AL in 2022 and then new hubs in Birmingham, Canton,OH, Detroit,MI and Memphis,TN for the 2023 seaosn.

The league was divided into two divisions (North and South). Each team played a ten-game schedule with no bye weeks, playing two games against each division rival (one home and one away) and one game against each team in the other division.

The Playoffs were made up of the top 2 teams per division, with division champion hosting the respective Division Championship, followed by the USFL Championship Game.

For the 2024 season, announced on the on 28 September 2023 the new merged UFL, the USFL's teams Birmingham Stallions, Memphis Showboats and the Michigan Panthers joining. Houston Gamblers were due to also join but were rebranded as the Houston Roughnecks.

TEAMS
NORTH DIVISION

MICHIGAN PANTHERS*
FORD FIELD
(DETROIT,MI)
(2023)

NEW JERSEY GENERALS
HALL OF FAME STADIUM
(CANTON,OH)
(2023)

PHILADELPHIA STARS
FORD FIELD
(DETROIT,MI)
(2023)

PITTSBURGH MAULERS
HALL OF FAME STADIUM
(CANTON,OH)
(2023)
DIVISION CHAMPIONS
2022 NEW JERSEY GENERALS (1)
2023 PITTSBURGH MAULERS (1)
SOUTH DIVISION

BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS*
PROTECTIVE STADIUM
(BIRMINGHAM,AL)
(2022-2023)

HOUSTON GAMBLERS*
LIBERTY STADIUM
(MEMPHIS,TN)

MEMPHIS SHOWBOATS*
LIBERTY STADIUM
(MEMPHIS,TN)

NEW ORLEANS BREAKERS
PROTECTIVE STADIUM
(BIRMINGHAM,AL)
(2022-2023)
DIVISION HISTORY
2022
4 BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS
HOUSTON GAMBLERS
NEW ORLEANS BREAKERS
TAMPA BAY BANDITS
2023-
4 BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS
HOUSTON GAMBLERS
NEW ORLEANS BREAKERS
TAMPA BAY BANDITS > MEMPHIS SHOWBOATS
DIVISION CHAMPIONS
2022 BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS (1)
2023 BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS (2)
TEAM T RT
Birmingham Stallions 1 2023
DEFUNCT TEAMS
TAMPA BAY BANDITS
(BIRMINGHAM,AL)
(2022)

PROTECTIVE STADIUM
(BIRMINGHAM,AL)
(2022)
EXPANSION HISTORY
2022
8 BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS
HOUSTON GAMBLERS
MICHIGAN PANTHERS
NEW JERSEY GENERALS
NEW ORLEANS BREAKERS
PHILADELPHIA STARS
PITTSBURGH MAULERS
TAMPA BAY BANDITS
2023
8 BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS*
HOUSTON GAMBLERS**
MICHIGAN PANTHERS*
NEW JERSEY GENERALS
NEW ORLEANS BREAKERS
PHILADELPHIA STARS
PITTSBURGH MAULERS
TAMPA BAY BANDITS > MEMPHIS SHOWBOATS*

All teams with a '*' are now found under UFL (2024).

PLAYOFFS

The top 2 (per Division) qualify for the Playoffs, making a total of 4 teams.

Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton,OH remain as the site of both the North Division Playoff and USFL Championship games, as it was in 2022.

All playoff pages, except for the USFL Championship, show '@' for away games and 'VS' for home games.

DIVISION Championships
SEASON ROUND WINNER SCORE LOSER STADIUM
2022 NORTH DIVISION
Championship

PHILADELPHIA
STARS (1)
19 @ 14
NEW JERSEY
GENERALS

Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Canton,OH
2023
PITTSBURGH
MAULERS (1)
31 VS 27 (OT)
MICHIGAN
PANTHERS
2022 SOUTH DIVISION
Championship

Birmingham
Stallions (1)
31 VS 17
New Orleans
Breakers
2023
Birmingham
Stallions (2)
47 VS 22
New Orleans
Breakers
USFL CHAMPIONSHIPs
SEASON WINNER SCORE LOSER STADIUM
1
2022

BIRMINGHAM
STALLIONS (1)
33-30
PHILADELPHIA
STARS

Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Canton,OH
2
2023

BIRMINGHAM
STALLIONS (2)
28 - 12
PITTSBURGH
MAULERS

2

MOST WINS

BIRMINGHAM
STALLIONS

2

MOST APPEARANCES

BIRMINGHAM
STALLIONS

Team REC A RT RA
Birmingham Stallions 2-0 2 2023 2023
Philadelphia Stars 0-1 1 0 2022
Pittsburgh Maulers 0-1 1 0 2023