Showboats fall to Stallions; will team return for 2026 season?
Head coach Jim Turner of the Memphis Showboats looks on against the Arlington Renegades on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis. The team’s current contract with the stadium runs through the 2025 season, which ended with Sunday’s loss. (Wesley Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
The Memphis Showboats finished the 2025 United Football League season with a 2-8 record for the second straight year after suffering a 46-9 loss to the Birmingham Stallions at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on Sunday.
The 1-9 San Antonio Brahmas are the only other UFL team that failed to reach five wins in the 10-game regular season this year.
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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