When does the USFL season start in 2022? Dates, times, TV schedule for every USFL game

The USFL schedule is set for 2022. The newest spring league will host its first game in mid-April and its 12-week season will run through the first weekend of July, during which its championship game will be played.

The USFL is an eight-team league that is divided into two, four-team divisions-- North and South. The teams will face each of their three divisional opponents twice while playing each of the four teams in the other division once for a total of 10 games. Each team will play five games "at home" and five "on the road," though all of the teams are playing the league's first season in Birmingham, Ala.

The USFL's North division will include the Michigan Panthers, New Jersey Generals, Philadelphia Stars and Pittsburgh Maulers. The South division will be comprised of the Birmingham Stallions, Houston Gamblers, New Orleans Breakers, and Tampa Bay Bandits.

The first USFL game is set to kick off on April 16, 2022, when the Generals square off against the Stallions. The remaining six teams will embark on their inaugural seasons the following day as part of the USFL's opening weekend.

Below is a full schedule of the USFL's games for 2022. Not all of the matchups have been matched to broadcast time slots, but here's what we know about the schedule so far.

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USFL 2022 schedule

The USFL has announced its full 10-game schedule for 2022. The 10-week season will run from April 16 through June 19 with 40 total regular-season games. There will then be three playoff games — two divisional playoffs and one championship game — that will take place in late June and early July.

So far, the league has announced dates, times and channels for the first three weeks of its games. Select games can also be streamed on fuboTV which offers a free trial.

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They have released the matchups for each of the final seven weeks of the season but they have not yet announced on which network each matchup will air.

Week 1

Saturday, April 16

Sunday, April 17

Week 2

Friday, April 22

Saturday, April 23

Sunday, April 24

Week 3

Saturday, April 30

Sunday, May 1

The USFL has not yet announced its full TV schedule. The matchups are set, but the times will be released at a later date and filled in when they become available.

Below are the matchups for the rest of the 2022 regular season, as well as the expected TV schedule for each week. Select games will also be available for streaming on fuboTV.

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Week 4

Matchups

• New Jersey Generals at Pittsburgh Maulers
• Houston Gamblers at New Orleans Breakers
• Philadelphia Stars at Michigan Panthers
• Tampa Bay Bandits at Birmingham Stallions

Friday, May 6

Saturday, May 7

Sunday, May 8

Week 5 (May 13-15)

Matchups

• Birmingham Stallions at Philadelphia Stars
• Michigan Panthers at Tampa Bay Bandits
• New Orleans Breakers at New Jersey Generals
• Pittsburgh Maulers at Houston Gamblers

Friday, May 13

Saturday, May 14

Sunday, May 15

Week 6

Matchups

• Houston Gamblers at New Jersey Generals
• Michigan Panthers at Birmingham Stallions
• Pittsburgh Maulers at New Orleans Breakers
• Tampa Bay Bandits at Philadelphia Stars

Saturday, May 21

Sunday, May 22

Week 7

Matchups

• Birmingham Stallions at Pittsburgh Maulers
• New Jersey Generals at Tampa Bay Bandits
• New Orleans Breakers at Michigan Panthers
• Philadelphia Stars at Houston Gamblers

Saturday, May 28

Sunday, May 29

Week 8

Matchups

• Houston Gamblers at Tampa Bay Bandits
• Michigan Panthers at Philadelphia Stars
• New Orleans Breakers at Birmingham Stallions
• Pittsburgh Maulers at New Jersey Generals

Friday, June 3

Saturday, June 4

Sunday, June 5

Week 9

Matchups

• Houston Gamblers at Birmingham Stallions
• New Jersey Generals at Michigan Panthers
• Philadelphia Stars at Pittsburgh Maulers
• Tampa Bay Bandits at New Orleans Breakers

Saturday, June 11

Sunday, June 12

Week 10

Matchups

• Birmingham Stallions at Tampa Bay Bandits
• Michigan Panthers at Pittsburgh Maulers
• New Orleans Breakers at Houston Gamblers
• Philadelphia Stars at New Jersey Generals

Saturday, June 18

Sunday, June 19

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USFL playoffs schedule 2022

The USFL playoffs will take place immediately after the conclusion of the regular season. The first round of the playoffs will take place on Saturday, June 25 with the top two teams in each division facing off. The No. 1 team in the North division will host the division's No. 2 team while the same thing will happen in the South division. The winner of those two games will then face off in the USFL championship game on Sunday, July 3.

While the USFL's regular season will be played entirely in Birmingham, Ala., the playoff games will be at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

Saturday, June 25

Sunday, June 3

How to watch USFL games

The USFL games will all be broadcast on the Fox and NBC families of networks. They shouldn't be too hard to find, though some may have trouble when first locating the games that will exclusively stream on Peacock, NBC's free streaming service.

Below is a full list of the networks that will carry games throughout the 2022 USFL season. 

• Fox: 14
• NBC: 9
• USA: 9
• FS1: 8
• Peacock (exclusive): 4

Fox and NBC will essentially be splitting coverage of the USFL down the middle. They will each be given 22 broadcasts with 21 being exclusive events and one being a shared simulcast between the two networks for the season opener. That simulcast helps to account for the odd number of games on the USFL's schedule.

It's also worth noting that the games on NBC will be available to stream on Peacock as well. However, the four Peacock broadcasts will be exclusive to the streaming platform.