Post by David on Mar 13, 2024 10:33:51 GMT -8
The following is the full schedule for the United Football League's 2024 inaugural season.
The UFL was created created out of the merger of the USFL and the XFL. The USFL was the second incarnation of the United States Football League, beginning play in 2022. The XFL was the second incarnation of Vince McMahon's XFL, which began in 2020 and was shut down due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. The assets of the XFL were auctioned off and purchased by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, business partner and former wife Dany Garcia, and RedBird Capital founder Gerry Cardinale.
The two leagues formally announced the formal merger as the "United Football League" on December 31, 2023 during the NFL's Fox NFL Sunday pregame show. On January 1st, 2024, the league formally announced its charter teams on ESPN's College GameDay program.
The UFL is made up of eight franchises, and are owned and operated by the league in a single entity business model.
The XFL sees four of its eight teams from 2023 join the new league as part of the UFL's "XFL Conference." The XFL Champion Arlington Renegades, DC Defenders, San Antonio Brahmas and St. Louis Battlehawks join the new league, while the Orlando Guardians, Seattle Sea Dragons, and Vegas Vipers folded.
The USFL sees three of its eight teams from 2023 joint he new league as part of the UFL's "USFL Conference." The UFL Champion Birmingham Stallions, Memphis Showboats, and Michigan Panthers join the new league while the Philadelphia Stars, New Jersey Generals, New Orleans Breakers and Pittsburgh Maulers folded.
Both the XFL and the USFL had overlapping Houston based franchises: the Roughnecks (XFL) and the Gamblers (USFL). As a result of the merger, the XFL Roughnecks folded and the identity branding and coaching staff was transferred to the Gamblers. Despite the XFL identity, the new Roughnecks will align in the USFL Conference as the team is technically a continuation of the Gamblers.
Like the USFL and the XFL seasons prior, the 2024 season will span 10 weeks, beginning the weekend of March 30th, and ending the weekend of June 1st. Each UFL team will host 5 home games and play 5 road games. The schedule will feature home-and-home series against conference rivals, and one game against each team in the other conference.
At the end of the season, the top two teams from the XFL and USFL will advance to the playoffs, which will consist of an XFL and USFL Conference Championship. The winners of both conferences will advance to the UFL Championship, with the host venue revealed at a later date to take place on June 16th.
The UFL will carry over most of the XFL rules, such as not having to kick an extra point. The single point after will be replaced by a scrimmage play, which varies in point value depending on how far the scoring team chooses to take the snap from the goal line. A 2 yard attempt would yield 1 point, a 5 yard attempt yields 2 points, and a ten yard attempt yields 3 points. However, the league will use the USFL's kickoff rule, which resembles the traditional NFL kickoff instead of the XFL's hybrid kickoff formation.
The league's tv rights deal for the UFL will be held by Fox and ESPN, whom held the rights to the USFL and the XFL, respectively. NBC Sports, who was involved in broadcasting the USFL, will not be involved. Fox Sports' regular season coverage includes pairs of regional games in Weeks 4, 5, and 9 on Fox, 13 national games on Fox, and one game on FS1. The ESPN networks' regular season coverage includes 9 games on ABC, 10 games on ESPN, and one game on ESPN2. 63% of all UFL games will air on broadcast television (ABC or FOX) and 25% of the remaining games will air on the ESPN flagship network. ABC and Fox will also each air a semifinal game.
During the payoffs, ABC and FOX will air the USFL and XFL Conference Championships, while FOX will air the UFL Championship.
Each week's games will appear most recent at the top of the post. Final results will be updated following the conclusion of the games and listed in ascending order. All game times are listed in the Pacific Timezone (PST) and are subject to change. Where applicable, click on the final score to view the box score.
Week 5
Sat., April 27 - San Antonio Brahmas 25, Arlington Renegades (H) 15
Sat., April 27 - Birmingham Stallions (32, Houston Roughnecks (H) 9
Sun., April 28 - St. Louis Battlehawks 45, DC Defenders (H) 12
Sun., April 28 - Michigan Panthers 35, Memphis Showboats (H) 18
Week 6
Sat., May 4 - Birmingham Stallions (5-0) at Memphis Showboats (1-4), 9 a.m. (ABC)
Sat., May 4 - Houston Roughnecks (1-4) at St. Louis Battlehawks (4-1), 12 p.m. (FOX)
Sun., May 5 - Arlington Renegades (0-5) at Michigan Panthers (3-2), 10 a.m. (FOX)
Sun., May 5 - San Antonio Brahmas (4-1) at DC Defenders (2-3), 1 p.m. (FOX)
Week 7
Sat., May 11 - Memphis Showboats at Arlington Renegades, 10 a.m. (ESPN)
Sat., May 11 - St. Louis Battlehawks at Birmingham Stallions, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Sun., May 12 - Michigan Panthers at DC Defenders, 9 a.m. (ESPN)
Sun., May 12 - San Antonio Brahmas at Houston Roughnecks, 12 p.m. (ESPN)
Week 8
Sat., May 18 - Memphis Showboats at Michigan Panthers, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Sat., May 18 - Houston Roughnecks at Birmingham Stallions, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)
Sun., May 19 - DC Defenders at St. Louis Battlehawks, 9 a.m. (ABC)
Sun., May 19 - Arlington Renegades at San Antonio Brahmas, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Week 9
Sat., May 25 - St. Louis Battlehawks at Arlington Renegades, 9 a.m. (ABC)
Sat., May 25 - Birmingham Stallions at San Antonio Brahmas, 12 p.m. (ABC)
Sun., May 26 - DC Defenders at Memphis Showboats, 11:30 a.m. (FOX*)
Sun., May 26 - Michigan Panthers at Houston Roughnecks, 11:30 a.m. (FOX*)
*Regional Game
Week 10
Sat., June 1 - Michigan Panthers at Birmingham Stallions, 9 a.m. (ESPN)
Sat., June 1 - San Antonio Brahmas at St. Louis Battlehawks, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Sun., June 2 - Arlington Renegades at DC Defenders, 9 a.m. (ABC)
Sun., June 2 - Houston Roughnecks at Memphis Showboats, 4 p.m. (FOX)
2024 UFL Playoffs
Conference Championships
USFL/XFL Conference Championship: Sat., June 8 - #2 TBA at #1 TBA, 12 p.m (ABC)
USFL/XFL Conference Championship: Sun., June 9 - #2 TBA at #1 TBA, TBA (FOX)
UFL Championship
Sun., June 16 - USFL/XFL Winner vs USFL/XFL Winner, TBA (FOX) - (St. Louis, Missouri)
Regular Season
Week 4
Sat., April 20 - St. Louis Battlehawks (H) 32, Memphis Showboats 17
Sat., April 20 - Baltimore Stallions (H) 20, DC Defenders 18
Sat., April 20 - San Antonio Brahmas (H) 19, Michigan Panthers 9
Sun., April 21 - Houston Roughnecks (H) 17, Arlington Renegades 9
Week 3
Sat., April 13 - DC Defenders 29, Arlington Renegades (H) 28
Sat., April 13 - Birmingham Stallions (H) 33, Memphis Showboats 14
Sun., April 14 - Michigan Panthers (H) 34, Houston Roughnecks 20
Sun., April 14 - St. Louis Battlehawks 31, San Antonio Brahmas (H)24
Week 2
Sat., April 6 - San Antonio Brahmas 20, Memphis Showboats (H) 19
Sat., April 6 - St. Louis Battlehawks (H) 27, Arlington Renegades 24
Sun., April 7 - Birmingham Stallions 20, Michigan Panthers (H) 13
Sun., April 7 - DC Defenders (H) 23, Houston Roughnecks 18
Week 1
Sat. March 30 - Birmingham Stallions 27, Arlington Renegades (H) 14
Sat., March 30 - Michigan Panthers (H) 18, St. Louis Battlehawks 16
Sun., March 31 - San Antonio Brahmas (H) 27, DC Defenders 12
Sun., March 31 - Memphis Showboats 18, Houston Roughnecks (H) 12
XFL TEAM VENUES
Arlington Renegades - Choctaw Stadium; Arlington, Texas
Birmingham Stallions- Protective Stadium; Birmingham, Alabama
DC Defenders - Audi Field; Washington D.C.
Houston Roughnecks - Rice Stadium; Houston, Texas
Memphis Showboats - Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium; Memphis, Tennessee
Michigan Panthers - Ford Field; Detroit, Michigan
San Antonio Brahmas - Alamodome; San Antonio, Texas
St. Louis Battlehawks - The Dome at America's Center; St. Louis, Missouri
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