ARLINGTON, Texas – The United Football League has revealed dates for its inaugural season.
The USFL and XFL merged to form the newly launched UFL as the “premier spring football platform” with teams in eight cities divided into two conferences. The season will kick off on March 30 and will conclude with the UFL Championship game on June 16.
The UFL has teams in Arlington (TX), Birmingham (AL), Detroit (MI), Houston (TX), San Antonio (TX), Memphis (TN), St. Louis (MO), and Washington D.C. Each team will play a 10-game season and a four-team playoff will determine the champion.
UFL 2024 Home Stadiums | |
USFL Conference | XFL Conference |
Birmingham Stallions (Protective Stadium) | Arlington Renegades (Choctaw Stadium) |
Houston Roughnecks (Rice Stadium) | D.C. Defenders (Audi Field) |
Memphis Showboats (Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium) | San Antonio Brahmas (The Alamodome) |
Michigan Panthers (Ford Field) | St. Louis Battlehawks (The Dome at America’s Center) |
The Michigan Panthers host the St. Louis Battlehawks at Ford Field on Saturday, March 30 (4:00 PM ET, FOX) to kick off the 40-game regular season. Each team will play six in-conference games and four inter-conference matchups.
To conclude the season, the UFL Playoffs will consist of two Conference Championship games and one Championship game. The Conference Championships will pit the top two teams with the best records in their respective conferences against each other
UFL games will be broadcast on ABC, FOX, ESPN, FS1 and ESPN2. Games on ESPN and ABC will be streamed on ESPN+ and FOX games will stream on the FOX Sports App.