2025 Memphis Showboats season

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2025 Memphis Showboats season
General manager Jim Monos
Head coach Jim Turner (week 1, 4-10)
Ken Whisenhunt (week 2-3)
Home stadium Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Results
Record2–8
Conference place4th in USFL Conference
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Uniform
Memphis Showboats UFL Uniform (2024).svg

The 2025 Memphis Showboats season was 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 played their home games at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and were led by head coach Ken Whisenhunt and Jim Turner.

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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 later appointed Ken Whisenhunt and Jim Monos as Head Coach and General Manager, respectively. [4] Whisenhunt missed Week 1 of the season to attend to a personal matter, during which offensive line coach Jim Turner served as interim head coach. [5] Whisenhunt resigned permanently after week 3, leaving Turner in charge. This had confused Turner, who had initially attempted to keep Whisenhunt's system in place thinking he would return; by the time it became evident that he would be coach the rest of the season, the team was too far out of the playoff hunt to stand a chance, which prompted Turner to use the season for development purposes, particularly rotating all of his quarterbacks. [6]

The Showboats had one of the UFL's worst outcomes in 2025. In addition to the head coaching uncertainties, the team squandered the first overall draft selection it had earned on Jason Bean, who was under contract to the Indianapolis Colts and refused to join the Showboats. The team ultimately failed to win any games in regulation, its only two wins coming in overtime. [6] Offensive line struggles, which had been a major problem in 2024, continued in 2025, with the team eventually resorting to a mass formation of offensive linemen, defensive linemen and tight ends, the "grenade formation," to make any substantial offensive progress by the end of the season. [7] This contributed to the Showboats consistently having the UFL's worst attendance. [6]

Roster

2025 Memphis Showboats roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

  • 84 Thomas Burke
  • 89 Chris Pierce Jr.
  • 88 Jay Jay Wilson
 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Rookies in italics
50 active, 1 reserve

Staff

Memphis Showboats staff

Front office

  • General manager - Jim Monos

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks - Noel Mazzone
  • Running Backs - Luke Ferdinand
  • Wide receivers/Tight ends - T. J. Vernieri
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator - Jarren Horton
  • Defensive line - Brian Baker
  • Linebackers/Special teams - Marc Hull
  • Offensive Quality Control - Lee Morris
  • Defensive Quality Control - Steve Meyer



Schedule

All times Central

WeekDayDateKickoffTVOpponentResultsLocationAttendance
ScoreRecord
1SundayMarch 3011:00 a.m.ESPN Michigan Panthers 12–260–1 Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium 4,373
2SaturdayApril 57:00 p.m.ABCat DC Defenders 12–170–2 Audi Field 13,142
3SaturdayApril 121:30 p.m.ESPN Houston Roughnecks 17–180–3Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium4,753
4FridayApril 187:00 p.m.Foxat Michigan Panthers9–270–4 Ford Field 9,674
5FridayApril 257:00 p.m.Foxat Birmingham Stallions 24–201–4 Protective Stadium 9,127
6SaturdayMay 311:00 a.m.ABCat Houston Roughnecks20–211–5 Space City Financial Stadium 4,134
7SundayMay 112:00 p.m.ESPN St. Louis Battlehawks 9–191–6Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium4,215
8FridayMay 167:00 p.m.Foxat San Antonio Brahmas 24–22 (OT)2–6 Alamodome 9,244
9SaturdayMay 242:00 p.m.ESPN3 Arlington Renegades 12–302–7Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium2,044
10SundayJune 12:00 p.m.FoxBirmingham Stallions9–462–8Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium4,573

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Standings

2025 UFL standings
USFL Conference
TeamWLPCTGBTD+/-TD+TD-DIVPFPADIFFSTK
(y) Birmingham Stallions 73.700–828205–124416777W2
(x) Michigan Panthers 64.6001830223–324519847L2
(e) Houston Roughnecks 55.5002022223–3183201-18W2
(e) Memphis Showboats 28.2005-1315281–5148246-98L2
XFL Conference
TeamWLPCTGBTD+/-TD+TD-DIVPFPADIFFSTK
(y) St. Louis Battlehawks 82.800–726194–223116368W6
(x) DC Defenders 64.6002328254–22252241L2
(e) Arlington Renegades 55.5003423193–322916861W2
(e) San Antonio Brahmas 19.1007-1714311–5136274-138L6
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched conference; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Eric (June 19, 2024). "UFL 2024: Year 2 evolution to include more innovation, player development". Fox Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ↑ "John DeFillippo resigns as coach of Memphis Showboats". NBC Sports. August 10, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Memphis Showboats GM Stepping Down After One Season". Sports Illustrated. August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  4. ↑ Florio, Mike (August 9, 2024). "Anthony Becht will spend UFL offseason working Jets games". ProFootballTalk . Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ Coombs, Lydian (April 1, 2025). "Showboats head coach returning just week after his leave of absence announced, source confirms". WMC-TV . Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 Levine, Sue (June 4, 2025). "What's Next for The Memphis Showboats?" . Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ Parks, Greg (June 4, 2025). "Parks's UFL Pulse – On Espanol, Heavyweights, and Grenades" . Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ "2025 Memphis Showboats Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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