Tickets for all USFL regular-season games drop at 7 p.m. All the games will be in Birmingham, Alabama. Well, whats old is new again and the USFL is back, and so are the Michigan Panthers. Still, in recent years, the AAF has come and gone, and the XFL has come and gone, twice. The updated league will be begin this coming April, and will becontrolled by Fox Sports, according to the Sports Business Journal. Ken Haddad is the digital content and audience manager for WDIV / ClickOnDetroit.com. We didnt throw it as well as we would have liked, but the passing game is complemented by the run game. Game notes: Its the USFLs debut at Ford Field, as the Michigan Panthers host the New Jersey Generals at 4 p.m. on Fox. (Philly hosts Houston, which beat Memphis on Saturday night) in the day game at Ford Field, at 1 p.m. Saturday (Fox). The Panthers technically played as a traveling team due to them playing at Protective Stadium and Legion Field. Michigan Panthers lose 17-12 to Houston Gamblers: Game replay The Panthers came out strong after halftime, driving 74 yards downfield for a touchdown. All rights reserved. The Panthers also sacked Cookus four times and knocked him down four other times. Draft selections by the Michigan Panthers were announced on their social media. Breeland Speaks, who was Week 1's Defensive Player of the Week after posting three sacks and a forced fumble, capped the attack with another sack and forced fumble to end the Stars' final drive. In the second quarter, Panthers safety Orion Stewart intercepted Luis Perez and brought it back to the Generals 20 yard line. The Michigan Panthers' full schedule for the 2023 USFL season was released Tuesday. Here are three things you need to know about Michigan's schedule. Fans can visittheUSFL.com for purchasing information on affordable tickets, including general admission, premium, and reserved at all four USFL host cities. The league announced their grand return on Colin Cowherds show on FS1 on Monday and will start play next year. Haleys Chiefs defeated Fishers Titans 34-14 on Dec. 26, 2010, at Arrowhead Stadium. Can't see the updates? This years squad has done it with defense, holding opponents to 23 points total. We have got to figure out who we are and what we can do best, and focus in on those type of things. Michigan Panthers part of rebooted USFL; they won't play here until 2023 Your Michigan Panthers are coming back this spring! Next up, the Panthers will play their first game in the state of Michigan in nearly four decades at 4 p.m. next Sunday (Fox) when they host the New Jersey Generals at Ford Field. TheMichigan Panthers' full schedule for the 2022USFL season was released Monday. The USFL, building its own credibility, has hired Mike Pereira as head of officiating andDaryl "Moose" Johnston, a three-time Super Bowl champion with the Dallas Cowboys, as director of football operations. QB 23 6'3" 226 lbs Nevada Cole Hikutini #80. In November, the USFL were reportedly exploring options of having a hub in Metro Detroit, with possible locations being the Eastern Michigan Eagles' Rynearson Stadium . [1][2] The Panthers selected former Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson first overall. Since then, Patterson and Taamu were invited to training camp with the Chiefs as recently as 2020. In the end, the USFLs most enduring legacy was the $3 judgment it won in an antitrust suit against the NFL, a ruling that finished off the league in 1986 before it carried out a Trump-backed move from spring to fall. MICH Stevie Scott III 7 rushes, 25 yards, This page was last edited on 23 April 2023, at 23:19. Michigan Panthers, USFL return: First look at new uniforms The Panthers had a chance to take the lead with 5:12 remaining in the 4th, but failed to convert a 4th and 26 with 0:09 remaining, and turned it over on downs to lose 1217. [3], The Panthers, like all other teams, had a 38-man active roster with a 7-man practice squad. The only spring football league to be successful, at least commercially, was the United States Football League that was founded in 1982 and ended operations four years later in 1986. That didn't happen, obviously. The second game of the reinvented USFL's inaugural season pits the Houston Gamblers against the Michigan Panthers at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday afternoon. . When the Panthers meet the Maulers in Week 3 and again in the Week 10 finale, Patterson will face his former University of Michigan teammate, Pittsburgh defensive end Carlo Kemp. The Panthers have more postseason wins (two) than the Detroit Lions since 1957, including winning the first-ever USFL championship in 1983. WEEK 1: Panthers QB makes USFL history in 2023 season-opening win over Houston Gamblers, TROPHY CASE: 2 Michigan Panthers, MSU's Matt Coghlin nab awards for Week 1 of 2023 USFL season. Meet the 17 Michigan players on 2023 USFL rosters. All rights reserved. Michigan Panthers (@USFLPanthers) April 23, 2022 10:35 p.m. The regular season is scheduled for 10 games, with semifinals between the top two teams in each division, and a championship game. They played as charter members of the United States Football League, one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2022 season. It's unclear who owns the rebooted Panthers, and if they would be able to play in 2023 and beyond at Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority-owned Ford Field. In fact, several USFL stars went on to great NFL careers, including eventual Pro Football Hall of Famers Jim Kelly, Steve Young, Reggie White and Gary Zimmerman. Michigan Panthers 2022 schedule info The schedule is as follows: USFL fans will note that the league has not confirmed times for Week 4 onward. . They started 1-1 in their USFL-championship season. The Panthers earned their first win with a 240 shutout against the Maulers. Equipment Manager Andrew Skwara (Birmingham Stallions), Breaking Down The Michigan Panthers 2023 USFL Roster. Michigan football lands Jadyn Davis, five-star QB . The Michigan Panthers, who were owned in the 1980s by Metro Detroit philanthropist A. Alfred Taubman, played at the Pontiac Silverdome, also home of the Detroit Lions, though the building was owned by a municipality and thus a share made sense. The USFL revealed its eight teams in a Twitter post, but few others details have been revealed, including where the teams will play, and who owns them. Michigan Panthers Roll Past Philadelphia Stars In Dominant Win. Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, OH. That is likely done to figure out which teams. Michigan Panthers QB Shea Patterson and Tampa Bay Bandits QB Jordan Ta'amu, former college teammates, both make RJ Young's top five. 2 overall picks in the USFL Draft, respectively. More than a fifth of those yards came on one play, a 36-yard TD pass to tight end Cole Hakutini (formerly of Louisville) in the first half. As of now, the teams are just in name and logo only. Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. 2ND IN NORTH. More on the USFL schedule release from FOX Sports: USFL Enterprises, LLC. The former Northwestern State Quarterback began his professional football career in the USFL in 1983, guiding the Michigan Panthers to a 1983 Championship before the Panthers merged with the Oakland Invaders in 1985. HOU Reggie Northrop 13-yard fumble return (Dalyn Dawkins rush), 15:00. ET: Generals' Brock Miller punts 41 yards to put Michigan at their own 12 with 4:20 remaining. Michigan Panthers' 2023 USFL schedule: Everthing to know The USFL announced on Thursday that Fisher will be the coach of the Michigan Panthers when the league opens business this spring. 2. In the fourth quarter, the Panthers scored off a 63 yard touchdown drive with a successful 2-point conversion, bringing the score to 240 for the Panthers, which would be the final score. They again missed a 2-point conversion to put the game within 3. Weve got to settle down at the quarterback spot. Here's a look at Michigan's 10 regular-season games, which will be played in Birmingham, Alabama, for the inaugural season: Week 1: vs. Houston Gamblers, April 17, noon ET, NBC and Peacock, Week 2: at New Jersey Generals, April 22, 8 p.m. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. USFL schedule release 2022: List of Michigan Panthers opponents, game They went 10-8 the following season, losing in triple-overtime in the playoffs to the Los Angeles Express at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum,but then merged with the Oakland (California) Invaders for 1985, once the USFL shifted to a fall season. "USFL DRAFT DETAILS: TIME, DRAFT ORDER, SELECTION PROCESS", "USFL DRAFT 2022: MICHIGAN PANTHERS' ROUND-BY-ROUND PICKS", "SHEA PATTERSON, PAXTON LYNCH TOP LIST OF USFL'S 10 MOST EXCITING PLAYERS", "Michigan Panthers Twitter; Cordel Iwuagwu", "Michigan Panthers Twitter; Walter Palmore", "Michigan Panthers Twitter; Syrus Tuitele", "USFL to have a "player selection meeting" on February 2223", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2022_Michigan_Panthers_season&oldid=1151420191. Fast-forward to 2022, and Patterson (Panthers) and Taamu (Bandits) were the No. A win is a win. ET, Week 3April 30: vs. New Jersey Generals in Detroit; Ford Field; 4 p.m. The Michigan Panthers, a Detroit-area football team that actually has won a championship in the last 40 years, have been revivedas part of the United States Football League reboot, it was announced Monday. RJ Young's game to watch: Panthers at Bandits, Week 5. Here is what you need to know about the Michigan Panthers this year. He was also the only one to rush for more than 500 yards whose team did not reach the playoffs. Heres why, a Goal from Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers, Michigan Panthers are back home, but don't expect the area to notice much, Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers - Game Highlights. After trading punts, the Generals drove downfield that was capped off by a Darius Victor 1 yard rush, putting the Panthers down 610. Copyright 2021 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit/Associated Press - All rights reserved. At Trump's urging, the USFL eventually sued the NFL, citing antitrust laws, but that didn't fly, either. Games will be played mostly on Saturday and Sunday, with occasional Friday and Monday broadcasts. The Detroit Sports Commission, reached Monday, said it knows nothing about the Panthers' plans, with a spokesman adding thatit's "not in our wheelhouse." Without a returning starting quarterback, Nolan will have to lean on Corbin, his best offensive weapon, in Year 2. It's the Pittsburgh Maulers vs Michigan Panthers this Sunday afternoon at Protective Stadium in. They also announced that Larry Fedora will coach the New Orleans Breakers. Meet the 17 Michigan players on 2023 USFL rosters, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Three plays later, starting quarterback Paxton Lynch rushed for 1 yard, bringing the Panthers to a 1 score lead at 160. NFL Draft: Reddit user's insane claim would be Panthers worst nightmare The win puts the Panthers (2-0) alone in first place in the North Division ahead of their home opener next Sunday at Ford Field in Detroit. After the 2022 USFL season, the Panthers ended up with a 28 record, as they were able to get the 1st round pick and the 1st pick of every other round in the 2023 USFL Draft after beating 19 Pittsburgh Maulers on week 10. 3RD 6:21. But there will be a shipping delay. Fisher spent 17 seasons as the head coach of the Oilers/Titans before moving on to the Rams. Follow him on Twitter @theford. Defensively, though, the Panthers return their most impactful player and leader in linebacker Ginda, who played college ball at San Jose State and was credited with 90 tackles in the USFLs inaugural 10-game season. Michigan Panthers | News, Roster, Schedule, Scores and more - USFL Newsroom "We look forward to the start of our inaugural season.". All of the . Gambling Problem? 2023 www.detroitnews.com. Related: 2022 USFL Rules: Overtime changes, 3-point conversions, forward passes and more USFL Score, highlights: Tampa Bay Bandits overtake Michigan Panthers WR 27 6'0" 212 lbs Boise State Brodarious Hamm #79. a USFL record last week with more touchdown passes (three) than incompletions (two, Panthers QB makes USFL history in 2023 season-opening win over Houston Gamblers, 2 Michigan Panthers, MSU's Matt Coghlin nab awards for Week 1 of 2023 USFL season, Welcome back, Michigan Panthers! The Panthers played against their division rival New Jersey Generals to open Week 2. THE ROSTERS: Welcome back, Michigan Panthers! 3. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & resort (KS). Check out some of the tremendous offers from the Detroit Free Press and subscribe today! Teams TEAMS. Pittsburgh Maulers vs Michigan Panthers: May 6, 2022 26 - 25. They started 1-1 in their USFL-championship season of 1983, 2-0 in 1984 (their final year in Michigan) and then 0-2 in last seasons reboot of the league. Like Matthew Stafford, Stetson Bennett won a title at SoFi Stadium The Panthers, coached by Jeff Fisher, open their season against the Houston Gamblers on Sunday, April 17, in the first game of a USFL tripleheader at noon ET.