Philadelphia Stars (2022)

The Philadelphia Stars are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are one of eight members of the United States Football League (USFL).

This article is about the second edition of the USFL. For the original USFL from the 1980s, see Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars.
Philadelphia Stars
Current season
Established 2021
Play in Protective Stadium/
Legion Field
in Birmingham, Alabama
https://twitter.com/USFLStars
League/conference affiliations
United States Football League (2022–present)
  • North Division (2022–present)
Team colorsCrimson, Orange, Gold, White
       
MascotBlob
Personnel
Owner(s)National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports)
Head coachBart Andrus
Team history
  • Philadelphia Stars (2022–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home stadium(s)

They currently play their home games at Protective Stadium and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, which also hosts the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers.

History

The Philadelphia Stars were one of eight teams that were officially announced as a USFL franchise on The Herd with Colin Cowherd on November 22, 2021.[1]

On January 6, 2022, It was announced on The Herd with Colin Cowherd that former CFL Head coach Bart Andrus was named the Head coach and General manager of the Stars.[2] Andrus later announced most of his staff on January 28, 2022 on the Dan Sileo Show.[3]

Mascot

On April 11, 2022, the Stars unveiled their mascot, a monstrous red creature that drew comparisons to other Philadelphia sports mascots Gritty and the Phillie Phanatic.[4][5] The Stars then held a Twitter poll asking fans whether the mascot should be named "Astro", "Cosmo", or "Blob".[6] "Blob" took 65 percent of the vote, and the name was confirmed on April 15.[7] The Stars have offered few details about Blob besides describing him as "out of this world" and noting that he enjoys dancing.[8]

Personnel

Staff
Philadelphia Stars staff
Front office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
Defensive Coaches
  • Defensive coordinator - Brad Miller
  • Defensive line - Brandon Maguire
  • Defensive Backs/Special teams coordinator - Martin Bayless
  • Defensive quality control - George Jackson

Current roster

Each team will have a 38-man active roster and a 7-man practice squad.[9]

Philadelphia Stars roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen
  • 64 Jackson Brown G
  • 65 Sean Brown C
  • 73 Jake Burton T
  • 74 Blake Camper T
  • 78 Jahair Jones G
  • 72 Paul Nosworthy G
  • 75 Gunnar Vogel T

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers
  • 22 Te'von Coney OLB
  • 30 Jordan Moore OLB
  • 55 Gabriel Sewell Jr. ILB

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Inactive roster


Rookies in italics

Roster updated April 30, 2022

38 active, 1 reserve(s), 7 inactive

→ USFL rosters

2022 Schedule

Fixture dates not yet confirmed from week 4 onwards.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 April 17 at New Orleans Breakers L 23–17 0-1 Protective Stadium Recap
2 April 23 Pittsburgh Maulers W 30-23 1-1 Protective Stadium Recap
3 May 1 New Jersey Generals L 16-24 1-2 Protective Stadium
4 May 6-8 at Michigan Panthers Protective Stadium
5 May 13-15 Birmingham Stallions Protective Stadium
6 May 21-22 Tampa Bay Bandits Protective Stadium
7 May 28-29 at Houston Gamblers Protective Stadium
8 June 3-5 Michigan Panthers Legion Field
9 June 11-12 at Pittsburgh Maulers Protective Stadium
10 June 18-19 at New Jersey Generals Legion Field

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

References
  1. "USFL unveils team cities, nicknames and logos for 2022 debut". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  2. Stephan Rachuk (January 6, 2022). "USFL Officially Reveals the First Four Head Coaches on The Herd". Pro Football Newsroom. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  3. "Bart Andrus Reveals Some Philadelphia Stars Coaching Hires". Pro Football Newsroom. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  4. Conde, Ximena (April 11, 2022). "Philly has yet another weird mascot – and we don't know what it is". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  5. Sykes, II, Mike D. (April 15, 2022). "The Philadelphia Stars' new 'Blob' mascot is just Dollar Tree Gritty". USA Today. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  6. Herman, Adam (April 15, 2022). "Philadelphia Stars let fans name mascot, and it's hilarious". NBC Sports Philadelphia.
  7. Clancy, Shamus (April 15, 2022). "Philadelphia Stars' mascot is named 'Blob'". PhillyVoice. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  8. Conde, Ximena (April 15, 2022). "Meet Blob, Philly's new and mysterious USFL mascot". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  9. "USFL to have a "player selection meeting" on February 22–23". ProFootballTalk. 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
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