2024 Memphis Showboats season

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The 2024 Memphis Showboats season was the second season for the Memphis Showboats as a professional American football franchise and their first as part of the United Football League. The Showboats played their home games at the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and were led by head coach John DeFilippo.

The Showboats failed to improve from their 5–5 record from the previous season.

Previous season

The Showboats finished the previous season with a 5–5 record. They would miss the USFL playoffs.

Roster

2024 Memphis Showboats final roster
Quarterbacks
  • 10 Case Cookus
  • 15 Josh Love
  • 11 Troy Williams

Running backs

  •  6 Cyrus Habibi-Likio
  •  8 Titus Swen
  • 27 Darius Victor

Wide receivers

  • 12 Jonathan Adams
  •  4 Dee Anderson
  •  2 Daewood Davis
  • 84 Lee Morris
  • 16 Diondre Overton
  • 13 Vinny Papale

Tight ends

  • 17 Wes Saxton
  • 83 Sage Surratt
  • 88 Jay Jay Wilson
 Offensive linemen
  • 77 Jarron Jones T
  • 72 Alec Lindstrom G
  • 51 Jordan McCray C
  • 76 Darrin Paulo G
  • 55 Terronne Prescod G
  • 64 Marcus Tatum T
  • 73 Jared Thomas C
  • 75 James Tunstall T
  • 62 Leka Uhatafe G

Defensive linemen

  • 99 John Atkins DT
  • 91 Josiah Bronson DE
  • 97 Connor Christian DT
  • 90 Dillon Faamatau DT
  • 92 P. J. Hall DE
  • 94 Daylon Mack DT
 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 33 Jeff McCulloch OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Rookies in italics
 50 active, 1 inactive

Schedule

All times Central

Week Day Date Kickoff TV Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
1 Sunday March 31 2:00 p.m. ESPN at Houston Roughnecks 18–12 1–0 Rice Stadium 9,157
2 Saturday April 6 11:00 a.m. ESPN San Antonio Brahmas 19–20 1–1 Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium 8,791
3 Saturday April 13 6:00 p.m. Fox at Birmingham Stallions 14–33 1–2 Protective Stadium 12,265
4 Saturday April 20 11:30 a.m. ABC at St. Louis Battlehawks 17–32 1–3 The Dome at America's Center 31,757
5 Sunday April 28 2:00 p.m. Fox Michigan Panthers 18–35 1–4 Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium 7,640
6 Saturday May 4 11:00 a.m. ABC Birmingham Stallions 21–39 1–5 Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium 5,609
7 Saturday May 11 12:00 p.m. ESPN at Arlington Renegades 23–47 1–6 Choctaw Stadium 8,042
8 Saturday May 18 3:00 p.m. Fox at Michigan Panthers 18–24 1–7 Ford Field 9,370
9 Sunday May 26 1:30 p.m. Fox DC Defenders 21–36 1–8 Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium 6,387
10 Sunday June 2 6:00 p.m. Fox Houston Roughnecks 19–12 2–8 Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium 6,039

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Houston Roughnecks

Week 1: Memphis Showboats at Houston Roughnecks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Showboats 9 6 0318
Roughnecks 0 3 0912

at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: March 31
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Haze, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 9,157
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Lowell Galindo, Tom Luginbill, Harry Douglas and Kayla Burton
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • MEM – Matt Coghlin 27-yard field goal, 4:31. Showboats 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 56 yards, 10:29.
  • MEM – Christian McFarland 12-yard fumble return (one-point run failed), 3:42. Showboats 9–0.

Second quarter

  • MEM – Vinny Papale 11-yard pass from Case Cookus (one-point pass failed), 6:57. Showboats 15–0. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 7:57.
  • HOU – J.J. Molson 55-yard field goal, 1:51. Showboats 15–3. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 5:06.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – J.J. Molson 45-yard field goal, 13:46. Showboats 15–6. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:12.
  • MEM – Matt Coghlin 51-yard field goal, 8:44. Showboats 18–6. Drive: 9 plays, 20 yards, 5:02.
  • HOU – Jarrett Guarantano 1-yard run (three-point pass failed), 5:29. Showboats 18–12. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:09.

Top passers

  • MEM – Case Cookus – 23/40, 204 yards, TD, INT
  • HOU – Jarrett Guarantano – 16/21, 157 yards

Top rushers

  • MEM – Case Cookus – 4 rushes, 16 yards
  • HOU – Jarrett Guarantano – 2 rushes, 22 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • MEM – Jonathan Adams – 4 receptions, 49 yards
  • HOU – Kirk Merritt – 4 receptions, 33 yards

Week 2: vs. San Antonio Brahmas

Week 2: San Antonio Brahmas at Memphis Showboats – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Brahmas 0 0 02020
Showboats 7 6 3319

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee

  • Date: April 6
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,791
  • Referee: Stewart Mullins
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott, Kirk Morrison, Eric MacLain and Ian Fitzsimmons
  • Game Book
Game information

First quarter

  • MEM – Daewood Davis 2-yard pass from Case Cookus (Case Cookus one-point run), 7:16. Showboats 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 42 yards, 7:44.

Second quarter

  • MEM – Matt Coughlin 23-yard field goal, 11:44. Showboats 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:29.
  • MEM – Matt Coughlin 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Showboats 13–0. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 0:37.

Third quarter

  • MEM – Matt Coughlin 22-yard field goal, 0:58. Showboats 16–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:49.

Fourth quarter

  • SA – Marquez Stevenson 10-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Chase Garbers-John Lovett two-point pass), 9:08. Showboats 16–8. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:36.
  • MEM – Matt Coughlin 22-yard field goal, 8:24. Showboats 19–8. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 5:58.
  • SA – Jontre Kirklin 5-yard pass from Chase Garbers (three-point pass failed), 0:48. Showboats 19–14. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:47.
  • SA – Cody Latimer 10-yard pass from Chase Garbers (two-point pass failed), 0:03. Brahmas 20–19. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 0:48.

Top passers

  • SA – Chase Garbers – 29/40, 287 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • MEM – Case Cookus – 17/31, 194 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • SA – Chase Garbers – 3 rushes, 20 yards
  • MEM – Case Cookus – 9 rushes, 58 yards

Top receivers

  • SA – Marquez Stevenson – 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD
  • MEM – Jonathan Adams – 3 receptions, 76 yards

Standings

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USFL Conference
Team W L PCT GB TD+/- TD+ TD- DIV PF PA DIFF STK
(y) Birmingham Stallions 9 1 .900 - 11 31 20 6–0 265 180 85 W1
(x) Michigan Panthers 7 3 .700 2 5 27 22 4–2 228 189 39 L1
(e) Memphis Showboats 2 8 .200 7 -19 20 39 2–4 188 290 -102 W1
(e) Houston Roughnecks 1 9 .100 8 -12 17 29 0–6 158 233 -75 L6
XFL Conference
Team W L PCT GB TD+/- TD+ TD- DIV PF PA DIFF STK
(y) St. Louis Battlehawks 7 3 .700 - 7 31 24 5–1 260 202 58 W1
(x) San Antonio Brahmas 7 3 .700 - 12 24 12 3–3 192 153 39 L1
(e) DC Defenders 4 6 .400 3 -2 24 26 2–4 209 251 -42 L1
(e) Arlington Renegades 3 7 .300 4 -2 26 28 2–4 247 249 -2 W2
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched division; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention


Staff

The 2024 coaching staff was announced on February 21, 2024.[2]

Memphis Showboats staff
Front office
  • General manager – Dennis Polian
Head coach

Head coach – John DeFilippo

Offensive coaches
  • Special Teams/Running Backs – Kirk Doll
  • Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – Doug Martin
  • Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line – Jim Turner
  • Tight Ends – T.J. Vernieri
  
Defensive coaches

References

  1. ^ "2024 Memphis Showboats Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Johnson, Rose (February 21, 2024). "Memphis Showboats announce coaching staff for 2024 UFL season". WMC-TV. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
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Memphis Showboats (2022)
  • Founded in 2022
  • Based in Memphis, Tennessee
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  • League: USFL (2023); United Football League (2024-present)
    Conference: USFL Conference (2024-present)
    Division: South (2023)
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