2022 USFL season
2022 USFL season | |
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League | United States Football League |
Sport | American football |
Duration | April 16 – July 3 |
Number of games | 43 (40 regular-season games, 3 postseason games) |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | Fox, FS1, NBC, Peacock, USA |
The 2022 USFL season is the ongoing inaugural season of the revived United States Football League (USFL), and the first season of a league using that name since 1985. The season began on April 16 and is scheduled to conclude on July 3. The league's eight teams represent various geographical locales and associated team names that were part of the 1984 season of the original USFL. For 2022, all regular-season games are being played in Birmingham, Alabama, at Protective Stadium (Week 1-7, 9) and at Legion Field (Week 8 & 10).
The USFL will play its postseason at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, adjacent to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Semifinal games are scheduled for June 25, featuring the top two teams from each division. The winners will then meet in USFL Bowl I on July 3.
Location[edit]
The city of Birmingham and the USFL announced that the city would host all eight teams. Regular-season games are played at Protective Stadium and Legion Field.[1]
The choice of Birmingham as the league's sole city led to substantial crowds for the Birmingham Stallions and to very small crowds for games involving only teams named after other cities and states. The opening-week matchup between the Tampa Bay Bandits and Pittsburgh Maulers, rescheduled to Monday night, was played in an almost entirely empty stadium.[2] USA Today reported that during the Week 2 matchup between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, crowd shots included more Fox broadcast staff members than fans.[3]
On February 16, 2022, the league announced that the 2022 playoffs would be held in Canton, Ohio, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium instead of Birmingham due to schedule conflicts with the 2022 World Games. Playoffs will be held from June 25 and July 3.[4]
Draft[edit]
The 2022 USFL Draft occurred on February 22 and 23, 2022, and had a format similar to the 2020 XFL Draft, where players were selected in phases based on positions.[5]
Teams[edit]
The eight teams competing in the USFL's 2022 season all feature the names and colors of USFL teams that existed in 1984.[6] During the 2022 season, all regular-season games will be held at Protective Stadium (Week 1-7, 9) and at Legion Field (Week 8 & 10) in Birmingham, Alabama.[1][7]
Team[8] | Head coach | ||
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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 | ||
New Orleans Breakers | Larry Fedora | ||
Tampa Bay Bandits | Todd Haley |
Standings[edit]
North Division | |||||||||||
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# | W | L | PCT | DIV | LEAG | PF | PA | STK | |||
1 | New Jersey Generals | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 106 | 80 | W4 | ||
2 | Philadelphia Stars | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 106 | 125 | L1 | ||
3[a] | Michigan Panthers | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 87 | 80 | L2 | ||
4 | Pittsburgh Maulers | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 60 | 112 | W1 | ||
Tiebreakers | |||||||||||
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South Division | |||||||||||
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# | W | L | PCT | DIV | LEAG | PF | PA | STK | |||
1 | Birmingham Stallions | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 129 | 92 | W5 | ||
2[a] | New Orleans Breakers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 110 | 85 | L1 | ||
3 | Tampa Bay Bandits | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 84 | 99 | W1 | ||
4 | Houston Gamblers | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 107 | 116 | L4 | ||
Tiebreakers | |||||||||||
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Season schedule[edit]
The league announced in November 2021 that teams would each play a ten-game schedule, with each team facing divisional opponents twice and non-divisional opponents once. The champion and runner-up of each division will qualify for the playoffs, which will consist of a 2 semifinals played on June 25 and championship round played on July 3.[9] Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with some "special broadcasts" on Fridays and Mondays.[10] On January 6, 2022, the league announced on its website that the season would begin on April 16.[11]
The full 2022 season schedule was released March 7, 2022, with the highlights including a doubleheader of Week 1 games on Easter Sunday.[12][13][14]
Regular season[edit]
All games at Protective Stadium during Weeks 1–7 and 9, and at Legion Field during weeks 8 and 10. All times listed are EDT. All games on NBC are simulcast on Peacock.
Changes to game schedules or broadcasting are listed in notes after each week's matchups.
Week 1[edit]
Week 1 | |||||||
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Date and time | Away team | Score | Home team | Broadcast | Ref. | ||
Network | Viewership (millions) |
Rating | |||||
April 16, 7:30 p.m. | New Jersey Generals | 24–28 | Birmingham Stallions | Fox and NBC | 3.07 | 1.8 | [15][16][17] |
April 17, 1:00 p.m.[W1 1] | Houston Gamblers | 17–12 | Michigan Panthers | NBC | 2.15 | 1.1 | [18][17] |
April 17, 5:00 p.m.[W1 2] | Philadelphia Stars | 17–23 | New Orleans Breakers | USA | 0.77 | 0.4 | [19][17] |
April 18, 7:00 p.m.[W1 3] | Tampa Bay Bandits | 17–3 | Pittsburgh Maulers | FS1 | 0.27 | 0.2 | [20][21][22] |
Week 2[edit]
Week 2 | |||||||
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Date and time | Away team | Score | Home team | Broadcast | Ref. | ||
Network | Viewership (millions) |
Rating | |||||
April 22, 8:00 p.m. | Michigan Panthers | 6–10 | New Jersey Generals | USA | 0.36 | 0.2 | [23][24][22] |
April 23, 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh Maulers | 23–30 | Philadelphia Stars | Fox | 1.06 | 0.7 | [22][25][24] |
April 23, 7:00 p.m. | Birmingham Stallions | 33–28 | Houston Gamblers | FS1[W2 1] | 0.42 | 0.2 | [24][26][22] |
April 24, 3:00 p.m. | New Orleans Breakers | 34–3 | Tampa Bay Bandits | NBC | 0.81 | 0.5 | [22][24][27] |
Week 3[edit]
Week 3 | |||||||
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Date and time | Away team | Score | Home team | Broadcast | Refs | ||
Network | Viewership (millions) |
Rating | |||||
April 30, 4:00 p.m. | Tampa Bay Bandits | 27–26 | Houston Gamblers | Fox | 0.83 | 0.54 | [28][29][30] |
April 30, 8:00 p.m.[W3 1] | Birmingham Stallions | 22–13 | New Orleans Breakers | 1.11 | 0.72 | [24][28][31][30] | |
May 1, 2:30 p.m.[W3 1] | Pittsburgh Maulers | 0–24 | Michigan Panthers | USA | 0.29 | 0.18 | [28][24][32][30] |
May 1, 8:00 p.m. | New Jersey Generals | 24–16 | Philadelphia Stars | Peacock | N/A | [33][30] |
Week 4[edit]
Week 4 | |||||||
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Date and time | Away team | Score | Home team | Broadcast | Refs | ||
Network | Viewership (millions) |
Rating | |||||
May 6, 10:20 p.m. | Philadelphia Stars | 26–25 | Michigan Panthers | FS1 | 0.21 | 0.13 | [34][35][36] |
May 7, 2:30 p.m. | New Jersey Generals | 21–13 | Pittsburgh Maulers | Peacock | N/A | [34][35][36] | |
May 7, 7:00 p.m. | Tampa Bay Bandits | 10–16 | Birmingham Stallions | Fox | 1.05 | 0.59 | [34][36][35] |
May 8, 3:00 p.m. | Houston Gamblers | 16–23 | New Orleans Breakers | NBC | 1.16 | 0.67 | [36][35] |
Week 5[edit]
Week 5 | |||||||
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Date and time | Away team | Score | Home team | Broadcast | Refs | ||
Network | Viewership (millions) |
Rating | |||||
May 13, 8:00 p.m. | Michigan Panthers | 20–27 | Tampa Bay Bandits | USA | |||
May 14, 3:00 p.m. | New Orleans Breakers | 17–27 | New Jersey Generals | Fox | |||
May 15, 12:00 p.m. | Birmingham Stallions | 30–17 | Philadelphia Stars | NBC | |||
May 15, 4:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh Maulers | 21–20 | Houston Gamblers | Fox |
Week 6[edit]
Week 6 | |||||||
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Date and time | Away team | Score | Home team | Broadcast | Refs | ||
Network | Viewership (millions) |
Rating | |||||
May 21, 1:00 p.m. | Tampa Bay Bandits | Philadelphia Stars | NBC | ||||
May 21, 7:30 p.m. | Michigan Panthers | Birmingham Stallions | |||||
May 22, 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh Maulers | New Orleans Breakers | FS1 | ||||
May 22, 4:00 p.m. | Houston Gamblers | New Jersey Generals | Fox |
Week 7[edit]
Week 7 | |||||||
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Date and time | Away team | Score | Home team | Broadcast | Refs | ||
Network | Viewership (millions) |
Rating | |||||
May 28–May 29
1 p.m., 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. |
New Jersey Generals | Tampa Bay Bandits | USA, FS1 or Peacock | [37] | |||
New Orleans Breakers | Michigan Panthers | ||||||
Philadelphia Stars | Houston Gamblers | ||||||
May 29, 2:00 p.m. | Birmingham Stallions | Pittsburgh Maulers | Fox |
Week 8[edit]
Week 8 | |||||||
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Date and time | Away team | Score | Home team | Broadcast | Refs | ||
Network | Viewership (millions) |
Rating | |||||
June 3–June 5 12 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m. or 8 p.m. |
Houston Gamblers | Tampa Bay Bandits | USA, Fox or Peacock | [37] | |||
Michigan Panthers | Philadelphia Stars | ||||||
New Orleans Breakers | Birmingham Stallions | ||||||
Pittsburgh Maulers | New Jersey Generals |
Week 9[edit]
Week 9 | |||||||
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Date and time | Away team | Score | Home team | Broadcast | Refs | ||
Network | Viewership (millions) |
Rating | |||||
June 11–June 12 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. |
Houston Gamblers | Birmingham Stallions | USA, NBC, Fox or Peacock | [37] | |||
New Jersey Generals | Michigan Panthers | ||||||
Philadelphia Stars | Pittsburgh Maulers | ||||||
Tampa Bay Bandits | New Orleans Breakers |
Week 10[edit]
Week 10 | |||||||
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Date and time | Away team | Score | Home team | Broadcast | Refs | ||
Network | Viewership (millions) |
Rating | |||||
June 18–June 19 12 p.m., 4 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. |
Birmingham Stallions | Tampa Bay Bandits | USA, Fox, FS1 or Peacock | [37] | |||
Michigan Panthers | Pittsburgh Maulers | ||||||
New Orleans Breakers | Houston Gamblers | ||||||
Philadelphia Stars | New Jersey Generals |
Playoffs[edit]
The playoffs will start on June 25 and will end with the championship on July 3. All games will be played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
Division round | Championship | ||||||||
N2 | North Division runner-up | ||||||||
N1 | North Division winner | ||||||||
North Division champion | |||||||||
South Division champion | |||||||||
S2 | South Division runner-up | ||||||||
S1 | South Division winner |
Semifinals | |||||||
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Date and time | Away team | Score | Home team | Broadcast | Refs | ||
Network | Viewership (millions) |
Rating | |||||
June 25, 3:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD | Fox | ||||
June 25, 8:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD | NBC |
USFL Championship | |||||||
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Date and time | Away team | Score | Home team | Broadcast | Refs | ||
Network | Viewership (millions) |
Rating | |||||
July 3, 7:30 p.m. | TBD | TBD | Fox |
Awards and statistics[edit]
Players of the Week[edit]
The following were named the top performers during the 2022 season:
Week | Offensive Player of the Week |
Defensive Player of the Week |
Special Teams Player of the Week |
Ref. |
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1 | J'Mar Smith QB (Birmingham Stallions) |
Davin Bellamy DE (New Orleans Breakers) |
Chad Williams WR (New Orleans Breakers) |
[38] |
2 | Kyle Sloter QB (New Orleans Breakers) |
Vontae Diggs LB (New Orleans Breakers) |
Nick Vogel K (Houston Gamblers) |
[39] |
3 | Johnnie Dixon WR (New Orleans Breakers) |
DeMarquis Gates LB (Birmingham Stallions) |
Tyler Rausa K (Tampa Bay Bandits) |
[40][41][42] |
4 | Reggie Corbin RB (Michigan Panthers) |
Scooby Wright LB (Birmingham Stallions) |
Taylor Bertolet K (New Orleans Breakers) |
[43] |
League finances[edit]
For the 2022 season, tickets cost $10 per person, with children aged 15 and under free. Tickets provide access to all games scheduled for the same day.[44] On March 3, 2022, the league announced that 15 states have approved legal, regulated betting on USFL games.[45]
Compensation[edit]
USFL players and staff will be able to receive a college degree "tuition-free and debt-free", through a partnership with for-profit universities Strategic Education’s Capella University and Strayer University. They will be able to take classes online or in-person.[46]
USFL players receive weekly salaries of $4,500 for active roster players, $1,500 for practice squad players, and $600 during training camp. Players also receive bonuses of $850 per regular-season or postseason win and $10,000 for winning the championship.[47][48] Players must cover their own housing costs. The league offers hotel rooms at a discounted price of $75 per room per day, with an option for two players to share a room.[49]
Media[edit]
Telecasts for the 2022 season are produced by Fox Sports and NBC Sports. Fox airs 12 regular season games, one semi-final, and the championship game.[50] NBC broadcasts eight regular season games and one semi-final. Peacock will broadcast 4 games exclusively and simulcasts all NBC games. Other games air on USA Network and FS1.[51]
The opening game was broadcast on April 16, 2022, at 7:30 PM Eastern time on both Fox and NBC. Fox produced the game and NBC produced all studio coverage. It was the first football game to be simulcast across two major American broadcast networks since the 2007 New England Patriots–New York Giants game.[52]
Fox brought back its lead XFL broadcast team from 2020, Curt Menefee and Joel Klatt, for USFL coverage.[53] Kevin Kugler and Mark Sanchez serve as the second broadcast team. Brock Huard reports from the sidelines during selected games.[54]
The NBC crew features Jac Collinsworth and Paul Burmeister handling play-by-play duties alongside analysts Jason Garrett, Michael Robinson and Cameron Jordan. Zora Stephenson and Corey Robinson are sideline reporters and Sara Perlman hosts halftime and post-game coverage.[55]
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