2022 USFL season | |
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League | United States Football League |
Sport | American football |
Duration | Regular season: April 16 – June 19 Playoffs: June 25 – 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 |
Season MVP | KaVontae Turpin |
North champions | Philadelphia Stars |
North runners-up | New Jersey Generals |
South champions | Birmingham Stallions |
South runners-up | New Orleans Breakers |
2022 USFL Championship | |
Venue | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio |
Champions | Birmingham Stallions |
Runners-up | Philadelphia Stars |
Finals MVP | Victor Bolden Jr. |
The 2022 USFL season was the inaugural season of the United States Football League, and the first season of a league using that name since 1985. The season began on April 16 and concluded 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 were played in Birmingham, Alabama, at Protective Stadium (Weeks 1–7, 9) and at Legion Field (Weeks 8 & 10).
The USFL played its postseason games at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, adjacent to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The Birmingham Stallions won the USFL Championship game against the Philadelphia Stars on July 3.