This article is about the first edition of the USFL team. For the team in the United Football League, see Memphis Showboats (2022).
Memphis Showboats (1984)
Established 1983 Folded 1986 Played in Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee
League/conference affiliations
United States Football League (1984–1985)
Eastern Conference (1984–1985)
Southern Division (1984)
Current uniform
Team colors
Scarlet, Silver, White
Personnel
Owner(s)
William Dunavant & Logan Young
Head coach
1984–1985 Pepper Rodgers (19-19)
Team history
Memphis Showboats (1984–1985)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (1)
1985
Home stadium(s)
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (1984–1985)
The Memphis Showboats were an American football franchise in the United States Football League. They entered the league in its expansion in 1984 and made the 1985 playoffs, losing in the semifinal round to the Oakland Invaders. Perhaps the most prominent players on the Showboats' roster during their two seasons of existence were future Pro Football Hall of Fame member Reggie White and future professional wrestler "The Total Package" Lex Luger.
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play at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, the USFL announced that the MemphisShowboats would be replacing the Tampa Bay Bandits for the 2023 season. The...
Game Book Week 2: San Antonio Brahmas at MemphisShowboats – Game summary at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee Date: April 6 Game time: 11:00 a...
when the USFL announced the MemphisShowboats, White, and every other Tampa Bay Bandit player was transferred to the Showboats. In the leadup to the opening...
The 2023 season was the MemphisShowboats' inaugural season in the United States Football League, their first at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, and their...
instead sharing stadiums with their rivals the Birmingham Stallions and MemphisShowboats under the USFL's hub model. The XFL stated that the Roughnecks would...
original United States Football League added the MemphisShowboats as an expansion team. The Showboats, featuring defensive end Reggie White and coached...
(born October 17, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the MemphisShowboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for...
unanimous All-American honors. After playing two seasons for the MemphisShowboats of the United States Football League (USFL), he was selected in the...
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Hilltoppers and has previously played for the Miami Dolphins and MemphisShowboats of the United Football League (UFL). Davis grew up in Broward County...
former MemphisShowboats owner William Dunavant and the estate of Elvis Presley) that tried to get a National Football League team into Memphis in 1993...
Los Angeles Raiders. Steve Ehrhart, who had managed both the MemphisShowboats and Memphis Mad Dogs, returned as general manager for the Maniax. The head...
March 11, 1994) is an American football offensive lineman for the MemphisShowboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for...
City of Memphis, Tennessee announced that the Tampa Bay Bandits organization would effectively be relocated to Memphis as the MemphisShowboats. The team...
DeFilippo (born April 12, 1978) is an American football coach for the MemphisShowboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football as...
American football coach who most recently was head coach for the MemphisShowboats of the United States Football League (USFL). From 1997 to 2006, he...
reporter) In Week 4, the Panthers hosted the MemphisShowboats. With the Showboats getting the ball first, the Showboats exploded for a 69-yard kickoff return...
played well overall until he suffered a broken collarbone against the MemphisShowboats in the season's 15th game, sidelining him for the rest of the season...
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