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UFL Championship
The UFL championship game is the annual championship game for the UFL at the end of its season in order to determine its league winner for that season. It began in 2024 and has continued ever since, usually taking place in the second week of June. Unlike the Super Bowl, which alternates where its championship game takes place every year, the UFL championship game has so far always been held at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri. (St. Louis is not a ''de jure'' permanent national stadium for the UFL but largely earned the second UFL championship by default after multiple other venues that were considered had scheduling conflicts.) Underdog Fantasy Sports is the game's presenting sponsor as of 2025. List of games Every winning team in bold. Appearances by year In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by year of first appearance. In the "Season(s)" column, bold years indicate winning Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Football League (2024)
The United Football League (UFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football high level Minor league football (gridiron), minor league in the United States. The league was created following the merger of the latest incarnations of the XFL (2020–2023), XFL and United States Football League (2022–2023), United States Football League (USFL); it started play in March 2024. It comprises eight teams, all of which were members of the XFL or USFL prior to the UFL's creation, concentrated in the Midwestern United States, Midwest and Southern United States. Background 2020–2021 In 2017, Vince McMahon, who had previously launched the XFL (2001), XFL in 2001 as a partnership with NBC Sports, registered a trademark for the United Football League name. An unrelated United Football League (2009–2012), United Football League, founded by Bill Hambrecht, had played four abbreviated seasons from UFL Premiere Season, 2009 to 2012 UFL season, 2012. McMahon ultimat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Antonio Brahmas
The San Antonio Brahmas are a professional American football team based in San Antonio, Texas. The Brahmas compete in the United Football League (UFL) as a member of the XFL Conference. The team is owned and operated by Dwayne Johnson's Alpha Acquico and Fox Corporation. The Brahmas play their home games at the Alamodome. The Brahmas have a franchise regular season record of 11-11 (.500). History Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia era (2023–present) The XFL played its first season in 2020 with eight teams, as a reboot to the league of the same name that played in 2001. After five games, it was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the league's April bankruptcy, the XFL had begun discussions with San Antonio to relocate one of its eight teams there. It had been unavailable as a market at the time of the league's launching due to the Alliance of American Football placing the San Antonio Commanders (that league's best-attended team) there, and because of the XFL's po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football Finals
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 UFL Championship Game
The 2011 UFL championship game was the third championship game of the United Football League and took place on October 21, 2011, the concluding weekend of the league's truncated third season. The game was won by the Virginia Destroyers, who, in front of a standing-room-only home crowd at Virginia Beach Sportsplex, defeated the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Locomotives 17–3, spurred by the performance of strong safety and game MVP Aaron Rouse. The win gave Destroyers coach Marty Schottenheimer, notorious for his failure to reach the Super Bowl in his NFL coaching career despite strong regular season statistics, his first and only championship as a professional head coach and his first professional championship since the 1965 American Football League championship game, Schottenheimer's rookie season as a player. Background The date of the 2011 championship game was the subject of ongoing upheaval in the UFL both before and during its 2011 season. At the start of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 UFL Championship Game
The 2010 UFL championship game was the concluding game of the United Football League's 2010 season. The game was staged at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska on Saturday, November 27, 2010, and saw the Las Vegas Locomotives repeat as league champions, defeating the Florida Tuskers by a 23–20 score. Background The UFL did not settle on a championship game site until mid-season, choosing to rely on a formula that took into consideration "advance ticket and merchandise sales, energy for all events prior to the season starting, and team record" to determine a site. The Omaha Nighthawks, who hosted the first sellout game in league history and the first game with over 20,000 tickets sold, were chosen as the hosts for the championship game on October 18, 2010. The game was the last scheduled event at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, which served as the Nighthawks' home field in 2010 (the team moved to TD Ameritrade Park in 2011). The selection of Omaha required the UFL to move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 UFL Championship Game
The 2009 UFL championship game was the concluding game of the United Football League's inaugural season. The game was staged at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada on Friday, November 27, 2009 (one day after Thanksgiving), and was won by the Las Vegas Locomotives, who defeated the previously unbeaten Florida Tuskers 20–17 on a 33-yard field goal in overtime. Background The United Football League originally intended to begin play in 2008, and in March of that year selected Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada to host its championship game on the day after that year's Thanksgiving holiday. (The league intended to bill the game as "The United Bowl," but was unable to gain rights from the United Indoor Football or its successor, the Indoor Football League, to use the name; the IFL continues to use the United Bowl name.) When the UFL delayed its start until 2009, the game was moved to the corresponding date in 2009 and kept in Las Vegas. The Tuskers were the top team in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hambrecht Trophy
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XFL Championship
The XFL championship game, played first in 2023, decided the league champion of the XFL at the end of its season. After the 2024 merger of the XFL and the USFL into the United Football League (UFL), with the XFL becoming the XFL Conference of the UFL, the game became the XFL Conference championship. The XFL championship was awarded to one of the league's home stadiums several months in advance, following the lead of other professional championships such as the Super Bowl and Grey Cup; the UFL has continued that strategy, as opposed to its merger partner the USFL, which held its playoffs at a neutral site. As a conference championship, the game is held at the home stadium of the team with the best regular season record in the XFL Conference. List of games Every winning team in bold. Appearances by year In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by year of first appearance. In the "Season(s)" column, bol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USFL Championship Game
The USFL championship game was the annual championship game for the United States Football League that was played from 2022 to 2023. Held at the end of each season to determine its league winner for that season, both USFL championship games took place during the first week of July at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. Its modern successor is the USFL Conference championship, a playoff game in the United Football League (UFL); winners of the USFL Conference Championship advance to the UFL championship game. The defending USFL conference champions as of 2025 are the Michigan Panthers. The Birmingham Stallions have the most championships, with three. List of games Every winning team in bold. Appearances by year In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of appearances, then by number of wins, and finally by year of first appearance. In the "Season(s)" column, bold years indicate winning championship games. See also *UFL Championship Game T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan Panthers (UFL)
The Michigan Panthers are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Panthers compete in the United Football League (UFL) as a member of the USFL Conference. The team is owned and operated by Dwayne Johnson's Alpha Acquico and Fox Corporation. The team plays its home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit, which also hosts the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). History The Michigan Panthers were one of eight teams that were officially announced as a USFL franchise on ''The Herd with Colin Cowherd'' on November 22, 2021. On January 27, 2022, it was announced on ''The Herd with Colin Cowherd'' that former NFL head coach Jeff Fisher was named the head coach and general manager of the Panthers. The Panthers selected Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson with the first overall pick in the 2022 USFL draft. In the first two games of 2022, the Panthers lost to the Houston Gamblers and New Jersey Generals. On May 1, 2022, the team won their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Defenders
The DC Defenders are a professional American football team based in Washington, D.C. The Defenders compete in the United Football League (2024), United Football League (UFL) as a member of the XFL Conference. The team was founded by Vince McMahon's Alpha Entertainment and is owned by Dwayne Johnson's Alpha Acquico and Fox Corporation. The Defenders play their home games at Audi Field. The team won the UFL championship in 2025 UFL championship game, 2025. History McMahon era (2020) On December 5, 2018, Washington, D.C., was announced as one of eight cities that would join the newly reformed XFL, as well as Seattle Dragons, Seattle, Houston Roughnecks (2020), Houston, Los Angeles Wildcats (XFL), Los Angeles, New York Guardians, New York, St. Louis BattleHawks, St. Louis, Tampa Bay Vipers, Tampa Bay, and Dallas Renegades, Dallas. On February 21, 2019, the team hired Pep Hamilton, who was most recently an assistant with the Michigan Wolverines football team, as their first head coac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham Stallions (2022)
The Birmingham Stallions are a professional American football team based in Birmingham, Alabama. The Stallions compete in the United Football League (2024), United Football League (UFL) as a member of the USFL Conference. They were a founding member of the second iteration of the United States Football League (2022–2023), United States Football League (USFL) in 2022. The Stallions are owned and operated by Dwayne Johnson's Alpha Acquico and Fox Corporation, and play their home games at Protective Stadium. They have won three league championships since their founding, defeating the Philadelphia Stars (2022), Philadelphia Stars 33–30 in 2022 USFL Championship Game, 2022 and the Pittsburgh Maulers (2022), Pittsburgh Maulers 28–12 in 2023 USFL Championship Game, 2023 as part of the USFL, and most recently the San Antonio Brahmas 25–0 in the inaugural UFL Championship Game in 2024 UFL Championship Game, 2024. History The Birmingham Stallions were one of eight teams officiall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
