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Merging the XFL and the United States Football League (USFL), the United Football League (UFL) is American football’s minor professional league. The best part about the UFL is that it takes place during the spring season, so sports fans can enjoy football before the NFL season even begins.
The UFL season officially starts on March 30th and we’ve found everything you need to know about watching UFL games at home.
When does the UFL season start?
The UFL’s inaugural season kicks off on March 30 at 1pm ET with the Birmingham Stallions and Arlington Renegades facing off.
How to watch UFL games online:
The UFL’s 10-week season has four games per week, which will be broadcast on a few different cable networks, including FOX, ESPN, ABC, FS1 and ESPN2. If you don’t have access to these channels, your best bet for watching these games at home is with a streaming service that offers live television, such as FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV or Funda TV.
One of the easiest ways to watch games is to stream them on FuboTV. With FuboTV’s Sports Focus live TV streaming service, you will have access to watch the game via ABC, FOX, ESPN, ESPN2 and FS1. A Fubo subscription costs $79.99 per month, but the streamer is offering a seven-day free trial right now, plus $20 off the first month. Take advantage of the free trial offer to stream the inaugural UFL games online for free.
Hulu + Live TV Subscribers can also watch games live because the provider offers ABC, FOX, ESPN, FS1 and ESPN2 channels to broadcast all UFL games broadcast on cable this season.
Another way to watch UFL football games is through Sling TV’s Orange + Blue plan, which includes ABC, FOX, ESPN, ESPN2 and FS1 channels. For a limited time, new subscribers can get half off the first month of a Funda TV Membership. This deal drops the price of the Orange + Blue plan on Sling TV from $60 per month to just $30 per month.
The UFL inaugural season schedule:
Ready to make your streaming plans to watch upcoming UFL games? Here are the weekly schedules for the entire season and which channels will air the games. All times are ET.
Week 1
Saturday, March 30
13:00 Birmingham Stallions vs. Arlington Renegades (FOX)
4:00 pm Lous Battlehawks vs. Michigan Panthers (FOX)
Sunday, March 31
12:00. DC Defenders x San Antonio Brahmas (ESPN)
15:00 Memphis Showboats x Houston Roughnecks (ESPN)
Week 2
Saturday, April 6
12:00. San Antonio Brahmas x Memphis Showboats (ESPN)
8:00 pm Arlington Renegades vs. St. Louis
Sunday, April 7th
12:00 Birmingham Stallions vs. Michigan Panthers (ESPN)
4:00 pm Houston Roughnecks x DC Defenders (FOX)
Week 3
Saturday, April 13
13:00. DC Defenders x Arlington Renegades (ESPN)
19:00 Memphis Showboats vs. Birmingham Stallions (FOX)
Sunday, April 14th
12:00 Houston Roughnecks x Michigan Panthers (ABC)
15:00 Louis Battlehawks vs. San Antonio Brahmas (ABC)
Week 4
Saturday, April 20
12:00. Memphis Showboats vs.
19:00 DC Defenders vs. Birmingham Stallions (FOX – regional coverage only)
19:00 Michigan Panthers vs. San Antonio Brahmas (FOX – regional coverage only)
Sunday, April 21
2:00 p.m. Arlington Renegades x Houston Roughnecks (FS1)
Week 5
Saturday, April 27th
19:00. San Antonio Brahmas vs. Arlington Renegades (FOX)
19:00 Birmingham Stallions vs. Houston Roughnecks (FOX)
Sunday, April 28
12:00 Louis Battlehawks vs. DC Defenders (ESPN)
15:00 Michigan Panthers vs. Memphis Showboats (FOX)
Week 6
Saturday, May 4th
12:00. Birmingham Stallions vs. Memphis Showboats (ABC)
15:00 Louis Battlehawks (FOX)
Sunday, May 5th
13:00 Arlington Renegades x Michigan Panthers (FOX)
4:00 pm San Antonio Brahmas x DC Defenders (FOX)
Week 7
Saturday, May 11th
13:00. Memphis Showboats x Arlington Renegades (ESPN)
4:00 pm Louis Battlehawks vs. Birmingham Stallions (FOX)
Sunday, May 12th
12:00 Michigan Panthers vs. DC Defenders (ESPN)
15:00 San Antonio Brahmas x Houston Roughnecks (ESPN)
Week 8
Saturday, May 18th
4:00 pm. Memphis Showboats vs. Michigan Panthers (FOX)
8:00 pm Houston Roughnecks x Birmingham Stallions (ESPN2)
Sunday, May 19th
12:00 DC Defenders vs.
4:00 pm Arlington Renegades x San Antonio Brahmas (FOX)
Week 9
Saturday, May 25th
12:00. Louis Battlehawks vs. Arlington Renegades (ABC)
15:00 Birmingham Stallions x San Antonio Brahmas (ABC)
Sunday, May 26th
2:30 p.m. DC Defenders vs. Memphis Showboats (FOX)
2:30 p.m. Michigan Panthers vs. Houston Roughnecks (FOX)
Week 10
Saturday, June 1st
12:00. Michigan Panthers vs. Birmingham Stallions (ESPN)
4:00 pm San Antonio Brahmas vs. St.
Sunday, June 2
12:00 Arlington Renegades x DC Defenders (ABC)
19:00 Houston Roughnecks vs. Memphis Showboats (FOX)
Playoff semi-finals
Saturday, June 8th at 3pm (ABC)
Sunday, June 9th @ TBD (FOX)
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