Tampa Bay Bandits (2022)
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Legion Field
in Birmingham, Alabama
| Tampa Bay Bandits | |||
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 2021 | ||
| Ended | 2022 | ||
| Headquartered | Protective Stadium/ Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama | ||
| Colors | Red, silver, black, white | ||
| Mascot | The Bayside Bandit | ||
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| Owners | National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports) | ||
| Head coach | Todd Haley | ||
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United States Football League (2022)
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The Tampa Bay Bandits were a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida, The Bandits competed in the United States Football League (USFL) as a member club of the league's South division, prior to going on hiatus after the season. All 2022 USFL regular season games were played at Protective Stadium and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Tampa Bay Bandits 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 Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley was named the head coach and general manager for the Bandits.[2]
On November 15, 2022, it was announced that the Tampa Bay Bandits would not play during the 2023 season. This came with the announcement of the creation of the Memphis Showboats.[3] The players and coaches on the existing Bandits team were transferred to the Showboats.[4] In June 2023, league president Daryl Johnston acknowledged that the change was not a "temporary hiatus" as it was portrayed at the time, stating "It was a very difficult decision to move away from Tampa Bay and to bring the franchise here to Memphis, but it was the right decision and if we have an opportunity to go back and engage with Tampa Bay, we can."[5]
Roster
Final roster
Initially, each team carried a 38-man active roster and a 7-man practice squad, but the rosters were increased to 40 active players and 50 total in May, 2022.[6][7]
Quarterbacks (QB)
Running backs (RB)
Wide receivers (WR)
Tight ends (TE)
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Offensive linemen (OL)
Defensive linemen (DL)
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Linebackers (LB)
Defensive backs (DB)
Special teams (ST)
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Practice squad
Reserve
Rookies in italics 40 active, 5 reserve, 10 practice squad |
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Coach history
Head coach history
| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||
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| GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | ||||
| Tampa Bay Bandits | ||||||||||
| 1 | Todd Haley | 2022 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | - | - | - | |
Offensive coordinator history
| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||
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| GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | ||||
| Tampa Bay Bandits | ||||||||||
| 1 | Bob Saunders | 2022 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | - | - | - | |
Defensive coordinator history
| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||
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| GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | ||||
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| 1 | Pepper Johnson | 2022 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | - | - | - | |
