Spring football history
USFL 2023 Stats
Standings plus every published player and team stat for each UFL season and the XFL and USFL seasons before it, by category, with all-time career totals.
USFL 2023 Year in Review
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In its second season the USFL played in four hub cities — Birmingham, Memphis, Detroit and Canton — with the same eight teams and a 10-week regular season. Birmingham had the league’s best record at 8–2 and New Orleans (7–3) also qualified from the South. In the North, Pittsburgh, Michigan and Philadelphia all finished 4–6; Pittsburgh won the division and Michigan took the second playoff spot. New Orleans’ McLeod Bethel-Thompson led the league with 2,433 passing yards, teammate Wes Hills led in rushing (679 yards), Philadelphia’s Corey Coleman led in receiving (669 yards) and Michigan’s Breeland Speaks led with 9 sacks. MVP Alex McGough, who took over after starter J’Mar Smith was injured in Week 1, led the league with 20 touchdown passes, then threw four more in the championship as Birmingham beat Pittsburgh 28–12 for its second straight title.
USFL awards
- Most Valuable PlayerAlex McGough
BHM · QB · source - Offensive Player of the YearMark Thompson
HOU · RB · source - Defensive Player of the YearFrank Ginda
MICH · LB · source - Special Teams Player of the YearDerrick Dillon
MEM · KR/WR · source - Coach of the YearSkip HoltzBHM · HC · source
- Assistant Coach of the YearJarren Horton
PIT · DC · source - Sportsman of the YearEthan WestbrooksMICH · DE · source
Sources: FOX Sports: McGough named MVP (and Sportsman of the Year); FOX Sports: Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year; FOX Sports: Special Teams Player of the Year; USFL release: 2023 Coaches of the Year (via Pro Football Newsroom); FOX Sports championship coverage; Wikipedia: 2023 USFL season; season records and stat totals from the standings and stat tables on this page. Only awards announced by the USFL are listed.
Source: player stats from FOX Sports USFL team stats pages (2023 regular season), with footballdb.com for scoring, field-goal distances; team stats from footballdb.com USFL team stats (2023); standings from Wikipedia: 2023 USFL season; title game from Wikipedia: 2023 USFL Championship Game. Player stats from FOX Sports (the USFL’s broadcast and stats partner) team pages; scoring and field goals by distance from footballdb.com. Rows FOX lists with zero games played (players added to rosters after the season) are excluded. W/L and points for/against from Wikipedia; points cross-checked against footballdb team scoring totals (8 of 8 teams identical). Regular season only; team names are as they were that season. Averages and percentages are computed from the published totals. Not published by the sources for this season, so not shown: Penalties.