2023 USFL season

2023 USFL season
LeagueUnited States Football League
SportAmerican football
DurationRegular season:
April 15 – June 18
Playoffs:
June 24 – July 1
Number of games43 (40 regular-season games, 3 postseason games)
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Fox, FS1, NBC, Peacock, USA
Season MVPAlex McGough
North championsPittsburgh Maulers
  North runners-upMichigan Panthers
South championsBirmingham Stallions
  South runners-upNew Orleans Breakers
2023 USFL Championship
VenueTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio
ChampionsBirmingham Stallions
  Runners-upPittsburgh Maulers
Finals MVPDeon Cain
Seasons
← 2022

The 2023 USFL season was the second season of the United States Football League.[1][2] The regular season started on April 15 and ended on June 18. The postseason began on June 24 and ended with the 2023 USFL Championship Game on July 1. The league expanded the locations their teams play to four total stadiums, adding Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, and Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.

With the league beginning its second season on April 15, the USFL became the first American spring league since the World League of American Football to complete its first season and return for a second.[3] This ended up being the USFL's last season before it merged with the XFL to form the United Football League.

Offseason

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During the 2022 season, many were concerned about the hub model and attendance figures in Birmingham for non-Stallions games. While the league started strong with 17,500 fans in attendance for the first game, featuring the local Stallions vs New Jersey Generals, they did not release figures for the other 39 regular-season games, which appeared to be played in a mostly-empty stadium.[4][5] The poor attendance and the league's inability to connect with fans in most of their city-named teams' markets was believed to hurt league image and credibility amongst casual and mainstream football fans.[6]

On June 27, 2022, Fox Sports confirmed to Sports Business Journal that the USFL would return for another season in 2023, after a "profitable" first season, with an estimated annual revenue of $7.5 million.[7] There would be no team expansion, and the league would continue to use a hub model.[8] Both Fox and NBC were happy with the first season play quality, joint production and the viewership number, while acknowledge the sparse in-person attendance.[9][10] The USFL promised to play 2023 season in two to four cities, and the USFL parent company, Fox, hired investment bank Allen & Company to find minority investors to help fund the league's expansion into local markets.[11][12]

After the conclusion of the 2022 USFL co-founder, Brian Woods, has resigned from his role as the league CEO "for family reasons".[13][14] It would later be revealed that he was launching a spring football league for high school players.[15]

After the season the league saw ten of its coaches join XFL teams,[16] while some players chose to leave the USFL and join the rival league, including All-USFL and Championship Game Most Valuable Player Victor Bolden[17] and quarterback Luis Perez, who went on to become the XFL Championship Game MVP.[18] Nevertheless, 180 players from the 2022 season got invited to NFL tryouts, while 69 players signed with NFL teams and 13 players finished the 2022 NFL season on active 53-man NFL rosters.[19][20] 2022 season MVP KaVontae Turpin, who signed with Dallas Cowboys, finished the 2022 NFL season as a Pro Bowler. Another Dallas signee, former Birmingham Stallions place kicker Brandon Aubrey, set NFL records in 2023 for most consecutive field goals made to start a career and highest field goal percentage by a rookie in a single season.[21]

Locations

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Ford Field (Detroit MI)
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Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium (Canton OH)
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Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis TN)
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Protective Stadium (Birmingham AL)
Map of venues used in the USFL
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Protective Stadium (Birmingham AL)
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Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis TN)
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Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium (Canton OH)
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Ford Field (Detroit MI)

The league stated its intention to expand the locations in which teams play, from one (Birmingham, Alabama) in the previous season to two or four.[1] In November 2022, the league announced an agreement with Birmingham to continue hosting two of the league's eight teams, the Stallions and the Breakers, at Protective Stadium.[22]

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.[23]

The league contacted two stadiums in Michigan, Ford Field in Detroit and Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti, as potential locations for a North Division hub, with the Panthers as the host team.[24] It was later revealed that Ford Field would be the home of the Michigan Panthers and Philadelphia Stars, while Rynearson Stadium would host the teams' practices.[25][26]

On January 25, 2023, the league announced that the New Jersey Generals and the Pittsburgh Maulers (who sported a new gold-and-black uniform color scheme to emphasize the team's Pittsburgh identity) would play their home games at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, with the Generals as the host team.[27] The stadium will also be the site of both the North Division playoff game and the 2023 USFL Championship Game, as it was in 2022.

Teams

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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.[23] The seven other teams in the league returned as they were in 2022.

Team[28] Head coach Hub city Home stadium
North Division
Michigan Panthers Mike Nolan Detroit, Michigan Ford Field
Philadelphia Stars[a] Bart Andrus
New Jersey Generals Mike Riley Canton, Ohio Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Pittsburgh Maulers Ray Horton
South Division
Birmingham Stallions Skip Holtz Birmingham, Alabama Protective Stadium
New Orleans Breakers John DeFilippo
Houston Gamblers Curtis Johnson Memphis, Tennessee Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Memphis Showboats Todd Haley
  1. ^ Week 2 game played in Canton

Players

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For the 2023 season, each USFL team started training camp with 58-men rosters, with a mandatory cut down to 54 and then a last cut down to 50. The final rosters are 40 active players and 10 inactive players on game days.[29] The league also started a partnership with HUB Football for the 2023 season for players tryouts.[30][31]

Compensation

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On December 15, 2022, USFL player representatives (United Football Players Association and United Steelworkers[32]) and the league parent company FOX Sports tentatively agreed on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement starting at the 2023 season, six months after the league players voted to unionize. The proposed agreement increases minimum salaries and provides a stronger benefits package than they previously received, and slightly higher than most XFL salaries.[33] USFL players' minimum salaries will be $5,350 per week, up from the current $4,500 per week payout ($2,500 for inactive players) and $150 a week toward 401K contributions, while weekly performance bonuses will be cancelled. During training camp, all USFL players will get $850 a week.[34] Continuing as a benefit from the 2022 season, USFL players and staff are still 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.[35]

Draft

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See also: 2023 USFL draft

The 10-round 2023 USFL College Draft took place on February 21, 2023, while draft pool included over 3,000 eligible players. The first overall pick was decided by the winner of the Week 10 game between the 1–8 Pittsburgh Maulers and 1–8 Michigan Panthers. The Panthers were victorious 33–21.[36] The New Jersey Generals had their 1st round selection moved to the last pick in the draft and their rounds 2 to 5 picks were penalized due to "a violation of offseason roster management rules".[29] Michigan State offensive lineman Jarrett Horst was the first overall pick.[37]

Player movement

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Transactions[38]

Coaching changes

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On March 15, all teams announced their coaching staffs for the upcoming season.[55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62]

Team Departing coach Incoming coach Reason for leaving Notes
Michigan Panthers Jeff Fisher Mike Nolan Resigned Fisher compiled a record of 2-8 (.200) in his lone season as head coach. His replacement was announced February 2, 2023, for what the league described as "personal reasons."[63]

Nolan, who had previously been head coach of the San Francisco 49ers from 2005 to 2008, had most recently been defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys in 2020.

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.[64]

DeFilippo had spent the previous two seasons as quarterbacks coach of the Chicago Bears. This is his first head coaching position.

Pittsburgh Maulers Kirby Wilson Ray Horton Resigned Wilson compiled a record of 1-9 (.100) in his only season as head coach. His replacement was announced January 17, 2023, for what the league described as "personal reasons."[65]

Horton, who had been an NFL assistant coach from 1994 to 2019, is in his first head coaching position. His son Jarren Horton was the Maulers' defensive coordinator in 2022.

Houston Gamblers Kevin Sumlin Curtis Johnson Resigned Sumlin went 3–7 (.300) in his only season as the head coach for the Gamblers. He had already indicated his intentions to leave in fall 2022 but did not make it public nor official until accepting the associate head coach position for the Maryland Terrapins football team on February 14, 2023.[66]

Johnson won the 2001 national championship as the wide receivers coach with Miami as well as Super Bowl XLIV with the New Orleans Saints. Johnson also spent 4 seasons as the head coach of Tulane where he compiled a 15–33 record (.313).

Rule changes

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For the 2023 season, the league intends to change clock rules so every game will be played in a 180-minute window. Also, kickoffs will be from the 20-yard line and halftime is trimmed to 10 minutes, while the Championship Game will remain at 30 minutes.[67][68][69]

Standings

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North Division
#
W L PCT GB DIV PF PA STK
1 (y) Pittsburgh Maulers 4 6 .400 - 4–2 177 178 W2
2 (x) Michigan Panthers 4 6 .400 - 3–3 171 215 W1
3 (e) Philadelphia Stars 4 6 .400 - 2–4 220 258 L3
4 (e) New Jersey Generals 3 7 .300 1 3–3 187 212 L1
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched division; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention
South Division
#
W L PCT GB DIV PF PA STK
1 (y) Birmingham Stallions 8 2 .800 - 4–2 287 196 W5
2 (x) New Orleans Breakers 7 3 .700 1 4–2 237 184 W3
3 (e) Houston Gamblers 5 5 .500 3 2–4 223 236 L2
4 (e) Memphis Showboats 5 5 .500 3 2–4 190 213 L2
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched division; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention

Season structure

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Preseason

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Training camp started on March 21 in each team specific hub, a day later than what they had scheduled last year.[70][71]

Regular season

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The league announced that it would retain the previous season's scheduling format, with the regular season starting in April and ending in June and the playoffs extending to early July. The schedule was released on February 7, 2023.[1]

Postseason

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The postseason will be a four-team playoff, with the top 2 teams in each division making the postseason. On January 28, it was announced that the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, will host the 2023 USFL Championship.[72]

Season schedule

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All games produced by NBC Sports will stream on Peacock unless otherwise noted. Viewership figures for streaming platforms are released four weeks after the event, all times listed are in ET.

Week 1

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Week 1
Date Time
[73][74] 		Away team Score Home team Stadium Broadcast Refs
Network Viewership
(millions)[75] 		Rating
[76]
April 15 4:30 p.m.[77] Philadelphia Stars 27–23 Memphis Showboats Liberty Stadium Fox 0.84 0.5 [78][79]
7:30 p.m.[80] New Jersey Generals 10–27 Birmingham Stallions Protective Stadium 0.86 [81][82]
April 16 12:00 p.m.[83] Michigan Panthers 29–13 Houston Gamblers Liberty Stadium NBC 0.97 0.6 [84][85]
6:30 p.m.[86] Pittsburgh Maulers 15–22 New Orleans Breakers Protective Stadium FS1 0.48 0.3 [87][88]

Week 2

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Week 2
Date Time
[89][90] 		Away team Score Home team Stadium Broadcast Refs
Network Viewership
(millions)[91] 		Rating
[92]
April 22 12:30 p.m.[93] Houston Gamblers 31–38 New Orleans Breakers Protective Stadium USA 0.13 0.1 [94][95]
7:00 p.m.[96] Memphis Showboats 2–42 Birmingham Stallions Fox 0.80 0.5 [97][98]
April 23 1:00 p.m.[99] New Jersey Generals 20–3 Pittsburgh Maulers Hall of Fame Stadium NBC 0.73 [100][101]
7:00 p.m.[102] Michigan Panthers 24–10 Philadelphia Stars FS1 0.21 0.1 [103][104]

Week 3

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Week 3
Date Time
[105][106] 		Away team Score Home team Stadium Broadcast Refs
Network Viewership
(millions)[107] 		Rating
[108]
April 29 12:30 p.m.[109] New Orleans Breakers 45–31 Birmingham Stallions Protective Stadium USA 0.30 0.2 [110][111]
7:00 p.m.[112] Memphis Showboats 26–30 Houston Gamblers Liberty Stadium Fox 0.78 0.5 [113][114]
April 30 12:00 p.m.[115] Pittsburgh Maulers 21–13 Philadelphia Stars Ford Field NBC 0.76 [116][117]
4:00 p.m.[118] New Jersey Generals 28–13 Michigan Panthers Fox 0.56 0.4 [119][120]

Week 4

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Week 4
Date Time
[121][122] 		Away team Score Home team Stadium Broadcast Refs
Network Viewership
(millions)[123] 		Rating
[124]
May 6 1:00 p.m.[125] Houston Gamblers 41–16 Philadelphia Stars Ford Field Fox 0.52 0.3 [126][127]
7:30 p.m.[128] Memphis Showboats 29–10 Michigan Panthers NBC 2.06 1.1 [129][130]
May 7 3:00 p.m.[131] New Orleans Breakers 20–17 New Jersey Generals Hall of Fame Stadium NBC[W4 1] 0.83 0.5 [132][133]
6:30 p.m.[134] Birmingham Stallions 24–20 Pittsburgh Maulers FS1 0.55 0.3 [135][136]
  1. ^ NO–NJ game aired on Peacock for the first quarter due to NBC airing an MLB game going past its runtime.

Week 5

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Week 5
Date Time
[137][138] 		Away team Score Home team Stadium Broadcast Refs
Network Viewership
(millions)[139] 		Rating
[140]
May 13 12:30 p.m.[141] Pittsburgh Maulers 23–7 Michigan Panthers Ford Field USA 0.26 0.2 [142][143]
4:00 p.m.[144] Houston Gamblers 27–20 Birmingham Stallions Protective Stadium Fox 0.91 0.5 [145][146]
May 14 12:00 p.m.[147] New Jersey Generals 21–24 Philadelphia Stars Ford Field NBC 0.76 [148][149]
3:00 p.m.[150] Memphis Showboats 17–10 New Orleans Breakers Protective Stadium Fox 0.56 0.4 [151][152]

Week 6

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Week 6
Date Time
[153][154] 		Away team Score Home team Stadium Broadcast Refs
Network Viewership
(millions)[155] 		Rating
[156]
May 20 12:30 p.m.[157] Pittsburgh Maulers 0–22 Memphis Showboats Liberty Stadium USA 0.23 0.1 [158][159]
4:00 p.m.[160] Birmingham Stallions 27–13 Michigan Panthers Ford Field Fox 0.73 0.5 [161][162]
May 21 12:00 p.m.[163] New Orleans Breakers 10–16 Philadelphia Stars FS1 0.22 0.1 [164][165]
4:00 p.m.[166] New Jersey Generals 10–16 Houston Gamblers Liberty Stadium Fox 0.63 0.4 [167][168]

Week 7

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Week 7
Date Time
[169][170] 		Away team Score Home team Stadium Broadcast Refs
Network Viewership
(millions)[171] 		Rating
[172]
May 27 4:00 p.m.[173] Birmingham Stallions 24–20 New Orleans Breakers Protective Stadium Fox 0.70 0.4 [174][175]
9:00 p.m.[176] Philadelphia Stars 37–31 Pittsburgh Maulers Hall of Fame Stadium FS1 0.16 0.1 [177][178]
May 28 3:00 p.m.[179] Houston Gamblers 20–23 Memphis Showboats Liberty Stadium USA 0.25 [180][181]
5:30 p.m.[182] Michigan Panthers 25–22 New Jersey Generals Hall of Fame Stadium FS1 0.27 0.2 [183][184]

Week 8

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Week 8
Date Time
[185][186] 		Away team Score Home team Stadium Broadcast Refs
Network Viewership
(millions)[187] 		Rating
[188]
June 3 12:00 p.m.[189] Houston Gamblers 20–19 Pittsburgh Maulers Hall of Fame Stadium USA 0.23 0.1 [190][191]
3:00 p.m.[192] Philadelphia Stars 24–27 Birmingham Stallions Protective Stadium NBC 0.75 0.5 [193][194]
June 4 1:00 p.m.[195] Memphis Showboats 25–16 New Jersey Generals Hall of Fame Stadium Fox 0.72 [196][197]
4:00 p.m.[198] Michigan Panthers 20–24 New Orleans Breakers Protective Stadium 0.78 [199][200]

Week 9

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Week 9
Date Time
[201][202] 		Away team Score Home team Stadium Broadcast Refs
Network Viewership
(millions)[203] 		Rating
[204]
June 10 12:00 p.m.[205] Michigan Panthers 7–19 Pittsburgh Maulers Hall of Fame Stadium Fox 0.70 0.4 [206][207]
3:00 p.m.[208] New Orleans Breakers 31–3 Memphis Showboats Liberty Stadium CNBC[W9 1] 0.67 [209][210]
June 11 1:00 p.m.[211] Birmingham Stallions 38–15 Houston Gamblers Peacock[W9 2] [212][213]
7:00 p.m.[214] Philadelphia Stars 33–37 New Jersey Generals Hall of Fame Stadium Fox 0.90 0.6 [215][216]
  1. ^ Game originally scheduled for NBC but switched at 6:30 p.m. due to a weather delay. It would be resumed on CNBC.
  2. ^ Game originally scheduled for NBC at 2 p.m. ET but switched to 1 p.m. on Peacock due to possibility of severe weather in the area that caused delay of three hours the previous day. NBC joined the game in progress after the conclusion of the French Open Men's Final.

Week 10

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Week 10
Date Time
[217][218] 		Away team Score Home team Stadium Broadcast Refs
Network Viewership
(millions)[219] 		Rating
[220]
June 17 1:00 p.m.[221] Pittsburgh Maulers 26–6 New Jersey Generals Hall of Fame Stadium USA 0.24 0.1 [222][223]
4:00 p.m.[224] Birmingham Stallions 27–20 Memphis Showboats Liberty Stadium Fox 0.64 0.4 [225][226]
June 18 1:00 p.m.[227] New Orleans Breakers 17–10 Houston Gamblers FS1[W10 1] 0.17 0.1 [228][229]
7:00 p.m.[230] Philadelphia Stars 20–23 Michigan Panthers Ford Field Fox 0.71 0.4 [231][232]
  1. ^ Game originally scheduled for 4 p.m. ET but changed to 1 p.m. due to the possibility of severe weather in the area.

Playoffs

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The playoffs started on June 24 and 25 and ended with the championship game on July 1. The South Division championship was played at Protective Stadium and the North Division championship and championship game was played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.[72]

Division Finals
June 24–25, 2023 		USFL Championship
July 1, 2023
      
N1 Pittsburgh Maulers 31
N2 Michigan Panthers 27
N1 Pittsburgh Maulers 12
S1 Birmingham Stallions 28
S1 Birmingham Stallions 47
S2 New Orleans Breakers 22
This bracket:
Division Finals
Date Time
[233][234] 		Away team Score Home team Stadium Broadcast Refs
Network Viewership
(millions)[235] 		Rating
[236]
June 24 8:00 p.m.[237] Michigan Panthers 27–31 (OT) Pittsburgh Maulers Hall of Fame Stadium NBC 0.96 0.6 [238][239]
June 25 7:00 p.m.[240] New Orleans Breakers 22–47 Birmingham Stallions Protective Stadium Fox 0.85 0.5 [241][242]
USFL Championship
Date Time
[243][244] 		Away team Score Home team Stadium Broadcast Refs
Network Viewership
(millions)[245] 		Rating
[246][247]
July 1 8:00 p.m.[248] Pittsburgh Maulers 12–28 Birmingham Stallions Hall of Fame Stadium NBC 1.16 0.7 [249][250]

Reference:[251]

Awards

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Players of the Week

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The following Players of the Week were named the top performers during the 2023 season:

Week Offensive
Player of the Week 		Defensive
Player of the Week 		Special Teams
Player of the Week 		Ref.
1 QB Josh Love (1)
(Michigan Panthers) 		DE Breeland Speaks (1)
(Michigan Panthers) 		K Matt Coghlin
(New Orleans Breakers) 		[252]
2 QB Alex McGough (1)
(Birmingham Stallions) 		LB Frank Ginda (1)
(Michigan Panthers) 		KR Anthony Ratliff-Williams
(Houston Gamblers) 		[253]
3 RB Wes Hills
(New Orleans Breakers) 		LB Reuben Foster
(Pittsburgh Maulers) 		K Chris Blewitt
(Pittsburgh Maulers) 		[254]
4 RB Mark Thompson
(Houston Gamblers) 		LB Vontae Diggs
(New Orleans Breakers) 		KR Deon Cain
(Birmingham Stallions) 		[255]
5 QB Troy Williams
(Pittsburgh Maulers) 		DE Breeland Speaks (2)
(Michigan Panthers) 		K Luis Aguilar
(Philadelphia Stars) 		[256]
6 QB Alex McGough (2)
(Birmingham Stallions) 		LB Kyahva Tezino
(Pittsburgh Maulers)
LB Frank Ginda (2)
(Michigan Panthers) 		KR Derrick Dillon
(Memphis Showboats) 		[257]
7 QB Josh Love (2)
(Michigan Panthers) 		LB Quentin Poling
(Birmingham Stallions)
DT John Atkins
(Memphis Showboats) 		KR Josh Simmons
(Pittsburgh Maulers) 		[258]
8 WR Johnnie Dixon
(New Orleans Breakers) 		LB Frank Ginda (3)
(Michigan Panthers) 		K Alex Kessman
(Memphis Showboats) 		[259]
9 RB Darius Victor
(New Jersey Generals) 		LB Quentin Poling
(Birmingham Stallions) 		KR Cam Echols-Luper
(New Jersey Generals) 		[260]
10 QB Alex McGough (3)
(Birmingham Stallions) 		LB Frank Ginda (4)
(Michigan Panthers) 		KR Marcus Simms
(Michigan Panthers) 		[261]

All-USFL Team

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The following 28 players were selected by the league as "athletes who played consistently well over the course of the season".[262][263]

Offense

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Position Player(s)
Quarterback 2 Alex McGough, Birmingham Stallions
Running back 7 Mark Thompson, Houston Gamblers
31 Wes Hills, New Orleans Breakers
Wide receiver 1 Corey Coleman, Philadelphia Stars
17 Justin Hall, Houston Gamblers
Tight end 12 Jace Sternberger, Birmingham Stallions
Offensive tackle 74 Avery Gennesy, Houston Gamblers
77 Jarron Jones, Memphis Showboats
Guard 71 Calvin Ashley, New Jersey Generals
77 Paul Adams, New Orleans Breakers
Center 68 Jake Lacina, New Jersey Generals

Defense

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Position Player(s)
Defensive end 57 Breeland Speaks, Michigan Panthers
58 Adam Rodriguez, Philadelphia Stars
Defensive tackle 99 John Atkins, Memphis Showboats
90 Toby Johnson, New Jersey Generals
Linebacker 5 Frank Ginda, Michigan Panthers
31 Kyahva Tezino, Pittsburgh Maulers
2 Chris Orr, New Jersey Generals
Cornerback 30 Mark Gilbert, Pittsburgh Maulers
20 DJ Daniel, New Jersey Generals
Safety 2 Arnold Tarpley III, Pittsburgh Maulers
22 Manny Bunch, Houston Gamblers

Special teams

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Position Player(s)
Kicker 15 Luis Aguilar, Philadelphia Stars
Punter 15 Colby Wadman, Birmingham Stallions
Kickoff returner 38 Josh Simmons, Pittsburgh Maulers
Punt returner 17 Isiah Hennie, Pittsburgh Maulers
Long Snapper 41 Ryan Langan, Birmingham Stallions
Special teamer 13 Vinny Papale, Memphis Showboats

Regular season

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Most Valuable
Player of the Year 		Offensive
Player of the Year 		Defensive
Player of the Year 		Special Teams
Player of the Year 		Coach of the Year Assistant Coach of the Year Sportsman
of the Year 		Ref.
Alex McGough (QB) (Birmingham Stallions) Mark Thompson (RB) (Houston Gamblers) Frank Ginda (LB) (Michigan Panthers Derrick Dillon (KR) (Memphis Showboats) Skip Holtz (Birmingham Stallions) Jarren Horton (Pittsburgh Maulers) Ethan Westbrooks (DE) (Michigan Panthers)

Statistical leaders

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2023 USFL statistical leaders
Category Player Team Stat
Offense
Passing Yards McLeod Bethel-Thompson New Orleans Breakers 2,433
Touchdowns Alex McGough Birmingham Stallions 20
Interceptions Josh Love Michigan Panthers 10
Rushing Yards Wes Hills New Orleans Breakers 679
Touchdowns Mark Thompson Houston Gamblers 14
Receiving Yards Corey Coleman Philadelphia Stars 669
Receptions 51
Touchdowns Jace Sternberger Birmingham Stallions 7
Defense
Tackles Frank Ginda Michigan Panthers 104
Sacks Breeland Speaks Michigan Panthers 9.0
Interceptions Mark Gilbert Pittsburgh Maulers 4
Passes Defensed 15
Special teams
Return yards Kick Josh Simmons Pittsburgh Maulers 862
Punt Isiah Hennie Pittsburgh Maulers 297
Field goals Made Luis Aguilar Philadelphia Stars 25
Percentage Matt Coghlin New Orleans Breakers 95%
Punting Yards Matt Mengel Pittsburgh Maulers 1,675
Average Colby Wadman Birmingham Stallions 41.1

Reference[264]

League finances

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After the 2022 season, Fox Sports had hired investment bank Allen & Company to find minority investors to help fund the league's expansion into local markets, with a plan to raise between $150 million and $200 million.[265]

For the 2023 regular season ticket prices ranged from $25 to $120.[266]

Business partnerships

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In April 13, the league with Blockchain Creative Labs (BCL), FOX's Web3 media and creative technology company launched an all-new fans loyalty program.[267] In April 14, Upper Deck Announced as the exclusive trading card partner[268] and Antigua Apparel named an "Authentic Sideline Apparel Partner Of The USFL".[269]

Other USFL's sponsors include: FedEx, Gatorade, Henry Schein, Jersey Mike's Subs, Mars, Molson Coors, Rocket Mortgage, T-Mobile and Wendy's.[270]

Media

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This was the second year of the three-year rights deal agreement between NBC Sports along with Fox Sports (Fox doesn't have to pay a rights fee due to being one of the owners of the league).[271]

Telecasts for the 2023 season will air on Fox, FS1, NBC, USA Network and CNBC. Fox aired 17 regular season games and 1 semi-final, NBC broadcast 7 full regular season games plus the first quarter of 1 game on June 10 then the remaining 2 hours of another game on June 11 (originally scheduled to air 9 full games), 1 semi-final and the Championship game, and FS1 and USA Network broadcast 7 games each, and CNBC broadcast the remaining one of the games on NBC caused by a weather delay on June 10. Unlike the 2022 season, in order to increase the leagues exposure, Peacock will not air exclusive games (however it aired an hour of exclusive game coverage on Sunday June 11). Instead, Peacock will simply simulcast all games produced by NBC Sports. An emphasis will also be made on having high-profile events serve as lead-ins to the league, with some games following NASCAR and Major League Baseball broadcasts on Fox or the Kentucky Derby on NBC.[272]

Curt Menefee and Joel Klatt will return as Fox's lead commentary team for USFL coverage. Kevin Kugler and Mark Sanchez serve as the second broadcast team. Brock Huard will report from the sidelines during selected games. Devin Gardner will also appear on select games.[273]

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, Corey Robinson, Lewis Johnson, and Caroline Pineda are the sideline reporters. Colt McCoy, Kyle Rudolph and Anthony Herron are the additional analysts for selected games.

Viewership

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In millions of viewers

Broadcaster 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Division finals Championship
game		 Total Average
Fox 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 – 13.1 0.7
0.9 – 0.6 – 0.6 0.6 – 0.8 0.9 0.7 – –
FS1 0.5 0.2 – 0.6 – 0.2 0.2 – – 0.2 – – 2.2 0.3
– – – – – – 0.3 – – – – –
NBC 1.0 0.7 0.8 2.1 0.8 – – 0.8 0.7 – 0.9 1.2 9.8 1.0
– – – 0.8 – – – – – – – –
USA – 0.1 0.3 – 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 – 0.2 – – 1.6 0.2
CNBC – – – – – – – – 0.5 – – – 0.5 0.5
Total 3.2 1.8 2.5 4.0 2.6 1.7 1.5 2.5 2.8 1.7 1.7 1.2 27.2  
Average 0.8 0.5 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.2   0.6

* One decimal place is shown in table but three decimal places are used in all calculations.
* Viewership figures for games streaming on Peacock were not released.

International broadcasters

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NBC Sports, FOX Sports and DAZN will broadcast live international coverage of the 14-game schedule, including the playoffs and the championship game (excludes coverage in the U.S. and the 14 countries with separate broadcast deal). In the United Kingdom and Ireland it will be will be broadcast through Sky Sports, in Australia by FOX Sports Australia, in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Sweden by Viaplay in Hungary by Network 4 and in the Philippines by Elite.[274]

Games involving the Michigan Panthers have been broadcast by radio station WJR, which covers a substantial portion of the midwestern United States and Southern Ontario in Canada with a 50,000-watt signal.[275] WKIM carried the Memphis Showboats.[276]

Reception

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The USFL open the season strong with between 15,000[277] and 20,000[278] fans in Memphis and ~17,000 in Birmingham.[279] Alas, the league second return to play was also marked with the same complaints from the previous season of a lack of fans in the stands in other locations (5,000-8,000 fans in Canton for week 1[280] and approximately 7,500 fans in the Panthers opener[281]) or "neutral site games",[282] while the league announced "it will be maintaining their policy in partnership with their venues of not releasing attendance figures" during the season.[283] It was later reveled that most "neutral site games" had between 800 and 900 fans in the stands.[284] President of Football Operations Daryl Johnston acknowledged the issue before the championship game and said: "it does motivate us to make sure we get our eight teams into their home markets as quickly as we can, but we can't rush it".[270] After the USFL merged with the XFL, Johnston would acknowledge that the league lacked the raucous fan environments present in the XFL's markets, especially the St. Louis Battlehawks, and that this had had a negative impact on the USFL's players.[285] He also noted that the Showboats' attendance had dropped substantially over the course of the 2023 season, a trend that continued into 2024, concerning him.[286]

Before the season, some fans felt disrespected of the USFL commercials to promote the league's return, which took aim at the XFL.[287][288] Nonetheless, the USFL week 1 ratings outdraws XFL Week 9, as the USFL averaged 789,500 viewers across four games with the XFL posting an averaged of 588,250 viewers across four games, although three USFL games were on broadcast TV while three XFL games were on cable.[289] USFL average viewership in 2023 was down 16% from its debut season to 601,000 and 3% lower than the XFL's 2023 season, despite having 28 over the air network games compare to the XFL's eight.[270] Johnston himself expressed disappointment and anger that the USFL was comparable to the XFL in ratings for the 2023 season, dismissing the XFL as "no competition" to the "far superior" USFL and questioning how "to be on par with our competition from a ratings standpoint in Year 2, I'm still trying to figure out: How did that happen? (...) they're not even close."[270]

Contrary to the 2022 season, most markets decided to cover the teams locally, while the third week of games received tentative praise from national outlet, with Bill Shea of The Athletic writing an article titled "I attended a USFL game so you don't have to (but maybe you should?)" after attending a game between Michigan Panthers and New Jersey Generals.[290]

The league approach to adopt technology got rave reviews, especially for the use of first down measurements technology.[291]

Signees to the NFL

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The following list features players who signed with NFL teams during the 2023 NFL season following their involvement with the USFL in 2023:

Legend
Made an NFL team (active, practice squad or PUP)
Bold Made the active roster
Player Position USFL team NFL team(s) Ref.
Brandon Aubrey K Birmingham Stallions Dallas Cowboys [292]
Josh Pederson TE Houston Gamblers Jacksonville Jaguars [293]
Alex McGough QB Birmingham Stallions Green Bay Packers [294]
Austin Watkins WR Birmingham Stallions Cleveland Browns/Philadelphia Eagles [295]
Davion Davis WR Birmingham Stallions Arizona Cardinals/Houston Texans/Washington Commanders [296]
Jace Sternberger TE Birmingham Stallions Buffalo Bills [297]
Deon Cain WR Birmingham Stallions Philadelphia Eagles [298]
Kaden Davis WR Michigan Panthers Arizona Cardinals [299]
Levi Bell DE Michigan Panthers Seattle Seahawks [300]
Josh Butler DB Michigan Panthers Dallas Cowboys [301]
Kyahva Tezino LB Pittsburgh Maulers San Francisco 49ers [302]
Trey Quinn WR Michigan Panthers Detroit Lions [303]
Lorenzo Burns CB Birmingham Stallions Cleveland Browns [304]
LaBryan Ray DT Philadelphia Stars Carolina Panthers [305]
Cole Schneider C Birmingham Stallions Green Bay Packers [306]
La'Michael Pettway TE Birmingham Stallions Indianapolis Colts/New England Patriots [307]
Daniel Helm TE Memphis Showboats Detroit Lions [308]
Mark Gilbert CB Pittsburgh Maulers Miami Dolphins [309]
Khalil Davis DT Birmingham Stallions Houston Texans [310]
Jordan Ferguson OLB Memphis Showboats Seattle Seahawks [311]
Colby Wadman P Birmingham Stallions Washington Commanders [312]
Matt Kaskey OT Birmingham Stallions Los Angeles Chargers [313]
Stevie Scott RB Michigan Panthers Arizona Cardinals [314]
Breeland Speaks DE Michigan Panthers San Francisco 49ers [315]
Nate Brooks CB Birmingham Stallions San Francisco 49ers [316]
C. J. Marable RB Birmingham Stallions New England Patriots [317]
Micah Vanterpool OL New Jersey Generals New England Patriots [318]
Frank Ginda LB Michigan Panthers Atlanta Falcons [319]
E.J. Perry QB Michigan Panthers Houston Texans/Jacksonville Jaguars [320]
Olive Sagapolu DT Pittsburgh Maulers Philadelphia Eagles [321]
Nevelle Clarke CB New Orleans Breakers Pittsburgh Steelers [322]
Matt Hankins CB Birmingham Stallions Los Angeles Chargers [323]
Aaron Shampklin RB Houston Gamblers Los Angeles Chargers/Pittsburgh Steelers [324]
Isaiah Zuber WR Houston Gamblers Las Vegas Raiders [325]
Nehemiah Shelton CB Memphis Showboats New York Jets [326]
Braylon Jones C Houston Gamblers Arizona Cardinals [327]
D. J. Montgomery WR Michigan Panthers Indianapolis Colts [328]
DaShaun White LB Michigan Panthers Buffalo Bills [329]
Cohl Cabral C Birmingham Stallions Arizona Cardinals [330]
Devin Ross WR Michigan Panthers Las Vegas Raiders [331]
Brandon Wright P Memphis Showboats Los Angeles Rams [332]
Arnold Tarpley S Pittsburgh Maulers Atlanta Falcons [333]

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  300. ^ "#Seahawks are signing @USFLPanthers edge Levi Bell". July 25, 2023.
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