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2025 Memphis Showboats season | |
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General manager | Jim Monos |
Head coach | Ken Whisenhunt |
Home field | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 0–0 |
The 2025 Memphis Showboats season will be the third season for the Memphis Showboats as a professional American football franchise and the second season in the United Football League (UFL). [1] The Showboats will play their home games at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
Head coach, John DeFilippo resigned along with general manager Dennis Polian on August 10, 2024. [2] [3] Both served one season with the Showboats. The team would later appoint Ken Whisenhunt and Jim Monos as Head Coach and General Manager, respectively. [4]
All times Central
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
1 | Sunday | March 30 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN | Michigan Panthers | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | |||
2 | Saturday | April 5 | 7:00 p.m. | ABC | at DC Defenders | Audi Field | |||
3 | Saturday | April 12 | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN | Houston Roughnecks | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | |||
4 | Friday | April 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Fox | at Michigan Panthers | Ford Field | |||
5 | Friday | April 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Fox | at Birmingham Stallions | Protective Stadium | |||
6 | Saturday | May 3 | 11:00 a.m. | ABC | at Houston Roughnecks | Space City Financial Stadium | |||
7 | Sunday | May 11 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN | St. Louis Battlehawks | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | |||
8 | Friday | May 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Fox | at San Antonio Brahmas | Alamodome | |||
9 | Saturday | May 24 | 11:00 a.m. | ABC | Arlington Renegades | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | |||
10 | Sunday | June 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Fox | Birmingham Stallions | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium |
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