2025 Memphis Showboats season
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| 2025 Memphis Showboats season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Jim Monos |
| Head coach | Jim Turner (week 1, 4-10) Ken Whisenhunt (week 2-3) |
| Home stadium | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 1–4 |
| Division place | 4th in USFL Conference |
| Uniform | |
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The 2025 Memphis Showboats season is the third season for the Memphis Showboats as a professional American football franchise and the second season in the United Football League (UFL).[1] The Showboats will play their home games at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and will be led by head coach Ken Whisenhunt.
Head coach, John DeFilippo resigned along with general manager Dennis Polian on August 10, 2024.[2][3] Both served one season with the Showboats. The team would later appoint Ken Whisenhunt and Jim Monos as Head Coach and General Manager, respectively.[4] Whisenhunt missed Week 1 of the season to attend to a personal matter, during which offensive line coach Jim Turner served as interim head coach.[5]
Schedule
[edit]All times Central
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||||
| 1 | Sunday | March 30 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN | Michigan Panthers | 12–26 | 0–1 | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | 4,373 |
| 2 | Saturday | April 5 | 7:00 p.m. | ABC | at DC Defenders | 12–17 | 0–2 | Audi Field | 13,142 |
| 3 | Saturday | April 12 | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN | Houston Roughnecks | 17–18 | 0–3 | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | 4,753 |
| 4 | Friday | April 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Fox | at Michigan Panthers | 9–27 | 0–4 | Ford Field | 9,674 |
| 5 | Friday | April 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Fox | at Birmingham Stallions | Protective Stadium | |||
| 6 | Saturday | May 3 | 11:00 a.m. | ABC | at Houston Roughnecks | Space City Financial Stadium | |||
| 7 | Sunday | May 11 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN | St. Louis Battlehawks | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | |||
| 8 | Friday | May 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Fox | at San Antonio Brahmas | Alamodome | |||
| 9 | Saturday | May 24 | 11:00 a.m. | ABC | Arlington Renegades | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | |||
| 10 | Sunday | June 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Fox | Birmingham Stallions | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | |||
Standings
[edit]| USFL Conference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | TD+/- | TD+ | TD- | DIV | PF | PA | DIFF | STK | ||
| Michigan Panthers | 3 | 1 | .750 | – | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2–1 | 91 | 65 | 26 | W2 | ||
| Birmingham Stallions | 3 | 1 | .750 | – | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2–0 | 65 | 55 | 10 | W3 | ||
| Houston Roughnecks | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | -2 | 6 | 8 | 1–1 | 49 | 82 | -33 | L1 | ||
| Memphis Showboats | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3 | -6 | 4 | 10 | 0–3 | 50 | 88 | -38 | L4 | ||
| XFL Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | TD+/- | TD+ | TD- | DIV | PF | PA | DIFF | STK | ||
| Arlington Renegades | 3 | 1 | .750 | – | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2–0 | 83 | 43 | 40 | W1 | ||
| DC Defenders | 3 | 1 | .750 | – | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1–1 | 80 | 62 | 18 | L1 | ||
| St. Louis Battlehawks | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1–2 | 87 | 72 | 15 | L2 | ||
| San Antonio Brahmas | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | -3 | 8 | 11 | 1–2 | 65 | 103 | -38 | W1 | ||
| (x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched division; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention | ||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Williams, Eric (June 19, 2024). "UFL 2024: Year 2 evolution to include more innovation, player development". Fox Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ "John DeFillippo resigns as coach of Memphis Showboats". NBC Sports. August 10, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Memphis Showboats GM Stepping Down After One Season". Sports Illustrated. August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ Florio, Mike (August 9, 2024). "Anthony Becht will spend UFL offseason working Jets games". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ Coombs, Lydian (April 1, 2025). "Showboats head coach returning just week after his leave of absence announced, source confirms". WMC-TV. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Memphis Showboats Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved June 26, 2023.