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The following are the United States Football League standings, running from the league's 1983 founding through its 1985 closure. Team names shown in the standings reflect the teams' most recent names, as some changed cities during their existence.
Doug Flutie and Donald Trump at a New Jersey Generals football press conference in February 1985. Three consecutive Heisman Trophy winners signed with USFL teams directly out of college: Georgia running back Herschel Walker and Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie signed with the New Jersey Generals, and Nebraska running back Mike Rozier signed with the Pittsburgh Maulers.
The league was created following the merger of the latest incarnations of the XFL and United States Football League (USFL). [3] It consists of eight teams, all of which were members of the XFL or USFL prior to the UFL's creation, concentrated in the Midwest and Southern United States. [4]
The United States Football League (USFL) was a professional American football minor league [4] [5] that played two seasons from 2022 to 2023. It is now one of the two-component conferences of the United Football League (UFL), along with the XFL. The USFL was founded as a standalone league in 2022.
Birmingham, the two-time USFL champion, was one of four teams to survive along with four teams from the XFL. The Stallions are the league's only unbeaten team at 5-0 and can wrap up a playoff spot ...
On April 6, 2022, a report came out that sources close to the league had mentioned that XFL would be keeping five teams in their original 2020 locations (DC Defenders, St. Louis BattleHawks, Dallas Renegades, Houston Roughnecks and Seattle Dragons), following through with the Vipers proposed move to Orlando, and adding two new teams in San Antonio and Las Vegas.
By JOHN DORN It may be tough to fathom today, but in the early 1980s, the NFL had serious competition from a rival pro football league. The USFL, founded in 1982, was a spring/summer league that ...
A new book recounts the fascinating history of the USFL, and the role President Trump played in its downfall. Trump has wanted to be an NFL owner since 1981 [Video] Skip to main content