| Memphis Showboats | |
| Current: | 2025 Memphis Showboats season |
| Uniform: | Memphis Showboats UFL Uniform (2024).svg |
| First Season: | 2023 |
| City: | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| Location: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Stadium Years: |
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| Owner: | Fox Corporation (50%), Dany Garcia, Dwayne Johnson, RedBird Capital Partners (50%) |
| Coach: | Ken Whisenhunt |
| Manager: | Jim Monos |
| League: | United States Football League (2022–2023)
United Football League (2024–present)
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| Team History: |
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| No League Champs: | 0 |
| No Conf Champs: | 0 |
| No Div Champs: | 0 |
| No Playoff Appearances: | 0 |
| Colors: | Navy blue, yellow, white |
The Memphis Showboats are a professional American football team based in Memphis, Tennessee. They compete in the United Football League (UFL). The team is owned and operated by Dwayne Johnson's Alpha Acquico and Fox Corporation. The Showboats play their home games at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.[1]
The Showboats name and branding is based on the original Memphis Showboats of the original United States Football League. On November 15, 2022, it was announced that the Showboats were joining the United States Football League (USFL) to fill the Tampa Bay Bandits' spot after the team announced their hiatus for the 2023 USFL season.[2] On the same day, Todd Haley was announced as the Showboats' inaugural head coach. Players and coaches from the existing Bandits team were transferred to the Showboats.[3]
In September 2023, Axios reported that the XFL was in advanced talks with the USFL to merge the two leagues prior to the start of their 2024 seasons.[4] On September 28, 2023, the XFL and USFL announced their intent to merge,[5] pending regulatory approval.[6] The merger was made official on December 31, 2023, and the league intends to begin its combined season on March 30, 2024.[7]
| Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | |||||
| Memphis Showboats | |||||||||||
| 1 | Todd Haley | 2023 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | - | - | - | ||
| 2 | John DeFilippo | 2024 | 10 | 2 | 8 | .200 | - | - | - | ||
| 3 | Ken Whisenhunt | 2025–present | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | |||||
| Memphis Showboats | |||||||||||
| 1 | Bob Saunders | 2023 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | - | - | - | ||
| 2 | 2024–present | 10 | 2 | 8 | .200 | - | - | - | |||
| All-time Showboats leaders | ||||
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| Leader | Player | Record | Years with Showboats | |
| Passing yards | Cole Kelley | 1,534 passing yards | 2023 | |
| Passing touchdowns | Cole KelleyCase Cookus | 7 passing touchdowns | 20232024–present | |
| Rushing yards | Darius Victor | 337 rushing yards | 2024–present | |
| Rushing touchdowns | Cole KelleyDarius Victor | 2 rushing touchdowns | 20232024–present | |
| Receiving yards | Vinny Papale | 649 receiving yards | 2023–present | |
| Receiving touchdowns | Vinny Papale | 8 receiving touchdowns | 2023–present | |
| Receptions | Vinny Papale | 69 receptions | 2023–present | |
| Tackles | Delrick Abrams | 76 tackles | 2023–present | |
| Sacks | Greg Reaves | 8.0 sacks | 2023–present | |
| Interceptions | Delrick Abrams | 2 interceptions | 2023–present | |
| Coaching wins | Todd Haley | 5 wins | 2023 | |
| UFL champions† (2024–present) | USFL champions§ (2022–2023) | Conference champions* | Division champions^ | Wild Card berth# |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | Head coaches | Pct. | ||||||
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| 2023 | 2023 | USFL | South | bgcolor= | 4th | bgcolor= | 5 | bgcolor= | 5 | bgcolor= | Todd Haley | ||||
| 2024 | 2024 | UFL | USFL | 3rd | 2 | 8 | John DeFilippo | ||||||||
| Total | 7 | 13 | All-time regular season record (2023–2024) | ||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | All-time postseason record (2023–2024) | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 13 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2022–2024) | |||||||||||||