The 2025 NFL Draft is less than a month away, and the regular season doesn’t start for another six months. However, the 2025 UFL season is about to kick off for any football fans desperate for a fix.
The spring league will begin its second season after the merger of the second iteration of the USFL and the third iteration of the XFL. Many ex-NFL players make up UFL rosters, along with plenty of NFL hopefuls looking to impress decision-makers across the league. Here’s a look at the UFL schedule for Week 1.
Are There Any UFL Games Tonight?
Professional spring football returned in 2019 when long-time NFL general manager Bill Polian helped found the Alliance of American Football. The league folded after one season, but Vince McMahon reupped the XFL the following year.
After COVID-19 shut down the revamped XFL midway through its inaugural season, the league remained dormant until 2023. While the XFL was idle, the USFL was revived in 2022. This iteration had no legal connection to the original league but brought back team names from the 1980s.
The new USFL survived for a second season, largely due to its ownership connection to Fox Sports, which allowed for easy and accessible television coverage. The Birmingham Stallions won both championships and helped put multiple players into the NFL, including All-Pro kicker Brandon Aubrey.
The XFL returned in 2023, with the Arlington Renegades winning its only title. The two leagues merged for the 2024 season, and each league brought four teams to the UFL, creating a USFL and XFL conference. The new spring league secured television deals with Fox and ESPN and kicks off its second season this weekend.
UFL Week 1 Schedule
The league begins its second season with all eight teams in action over three days. There is only one UFL game on Saturday, March 29, with the San Antonio Brahmas visiting Arlington, broadcast on Fox.
There are two games on Sunday, March 30, both being broadcast on ESPN.
Birmingham won its third championship in three years, defeating the San Antonio Brahmas in the inaugural UFL championship game. The spring football dynasty starts its quest for a four-peat on Sunday.
The UFL operates a 10-game schedule with the top two teams from each division making the playoffs. The championship game is slated for June 14.
Saturday, March 29
San Antonio Brahmas at Arlington Renegades
- Start Time: 4 p.m. ET
- Channel: Fox
San Antonio Brahmas
The Brahmas upset the St. Louis Battlehawks in the XFL Conference championship game last season before losing to Birmingham in the UFL title game. Texas A&M product Kellen Mond is slated to be the team’s starting quarterback after spending time with four NFL franchises.
Wade Phillips returns as head coach and looks to secure his first championship in charge of a professional team.
Arlington Renegades
The 2023 XFL champions kicked off the inaugural UFL season against Birmingham last year. They face the 2024 XFL Conference champions in Week 1. Head coach Bob Stoops is looking to improve on his team’s 3-7 record from a season ago.
Quarterback Luis Perez returns after leading the league in passing yards and touchdowns in 2024.
