2026 United Football League Betting Online
The early betting odds for the 2026 UFL season position the Birmingham Stallions as the team to beat at +351, with the defending champion D.C. Defenders close behind at +377. Dallas +446 and expansion team Orlando +536 sit in the next tier, while St. Louis +602 and Columbus +778 offer mid-range value. Louisville +1004 and Houston +1405 enter the season as longer shots, rounding out a competitive field with a clear top tier but plenty of room for movement as the season unfolds.
The 2026 UFL season begins with significant changes across the league, highlighted by a major coaching transition in Birmingham. Skip Holtz, one of the most successful coaches in spring football history, stepped away this offseason, handing the reins of the three-time champion Stallions to former Alabama quarterback and UFL veteran A.J. McCarron.
The new season kicks off Friday, March 27 on FOX as one of the league’s expansion franchises, the Louisville Kings, hosts Birmingham at Lynn Family Stadium (8 p.m. ET). The UFL continues to emphasize its role as a pathway to the NFL, with 66 players from modern spring leagues earning NFL roster or practice squad spots over the past two seasons.
The defending champion DC Defenders enter 2026 with strong continuity under head coach Shannon Harris, the 2025 UFL Coach of the Year. After leading the team to a title in his first season, Harris now returns with his full staff intact and a roster focused on building on last year’s success rather than repeating it.
Off the field, the league reshaped its footprint with three new markets. Teams from Memphis, San Antonio, and Michigan were relocated to Columbus, Louisville, and Orlando in an effort to boost attendance and improve the game-day atmosphere with smaller, more intimate venues.
The sidelines will also look much different this season, with six new head coaches across the league. Along with McCarron in Birmingham, Rick Neuheisel takes over the Dallas Renegades, Kevin Sumlin returns to lead the rebranded Houston Gamblers, Anthony Becht moves to Orlando, Ricky Proehl steps in at St. Louis, and Ted Ginn Jr. and Chris Redman take over the expansion teams in Columbus and Louisville.
On the field, several familiar names return, including quarterback Luis Perez in Dallas and reigning championship MVP Jordan Ta’amu in DC. Birmingham brings back Matt Corral and Deon Cain, while playmakers like Hakeem Butler (St. Louis) and Chris Rowland (Orlando) highlight a league that continues to blend established talent with new opportunities.
2026 United Football League Season Schedule (ET)
UFL Week 1
Friday, March 27
Birmingham Stallions at Louisville Kings — 8:00 PM | FOX
Saturday, March 28
DC Defenders at St. Louis Battlehawks — 12:00 PM | ESPN
Houston Gamblers at Dallas Renegades — 4:00 PM | FOX
Sunday, March 29
Columbus Aviators at Orlando Storm — 8:00 PM | ESPN
UFL Week 2
Friday, April 3
DC Defenders at Columbus Aviators — 8:00 PM | FOX
Saturday, April 4
Louisville Kings at Orlando Storm — 8:00 PM | ESPN
Sunday, April 5
Birmingham Stallions at Houston Gamblers — 6:00 PM | NFL Network
Tuesday, April 7
St. Louis Battlehawks at Dallas Renegades — 8:00 PM | FS1
UFL Week 3
Friday, April 10
Orlando Storm at Louisville Kings — 8:00 PM | FOX
Saturday, April 11
Houston Gamblers at DC Defenders — 12:00 PM | ESPN
Sunday, April 12
Columbus Aviators at Dallas Renegades — 12:00 PM | ABC
Birmingham Stallions at St. Louis Battlehawks — 3:00 PM | ABC
UFL Week 4
Thursday, April 16
Louisville Kings at Houston Gamblers — 8:00 PM | NFL Network
Friday, April 17
Dallas Renegades at Columbus Aviators — 8:00 PM | FOX
Saturday, April 18
St. Louis Battlehawks at DC Defenders — 12:30 PM | ABC
Orlando Storm at Birmingham Stallions — 4:00 PM | FOX
UFL Week 5
Friday, April 24
DC Defenders at Birmingham Stallions — 8:00 PM | FOX
Saturday, April 25
St. Louis Battlehawks at Orlando Storm — 7:00 PM | ESPN
Sunday, April 26
Columbus Aviators at Houston Gamblers — 12:00 PM | ABC
Louisville Kings at Dallas Renegades — 3:00 PM | ABC
UFL Week 6
Thursday, April 30
St. Louis Battlehawks at Louisville Kings — 8:00 PM | FS1
Friday, May 1
Houston Gamblers at Columbus Aviators — 8:00 PM | FOX
Saturday, May 2
Dallas Renegades at DC Defenders — 12:00 PM | ABC
Sunday, May 3
Birmingham Stallions at Orlando Storm — 4:00 PM | FOX
UFL Week 7
Friday, May 8
Columbus Aviators at St. Louis Battlehawks — 8:00 PM | FOX
Saturday, May 9
Louisville Kings at DC Defenders — 1:30 PM | FOX
Dallas Renegades at Birmingham Stallions — 8:00 PM | ESPN
Sunday, May 10
Orlando Storm at Houston Gamblers — 6:00 PM | FS1
UFL Week 8
Friday, May 15
Orlando Storm at Dallas Renegades — 8:00 PM | FOX
Saturday, May 16
DC Defenders at Louisville Kings — 12:00 PM | ABC
Houston Gamblers at St. Louis Battlehawks — 3:00 PM | ABC
Sunday, May 17
Columbus Aviators at Birmingham Stallions — 1:00 PM | FOX
UFL Week 9
Friday, May 22
DC Defenders at Orlando Storm — 8:00 PM | FOX
Saturday, May 23
Birmingham Stallions at Columbus Aviators — 3:00 PM | ABC
Sunday, May 24
Dallas Renegades at Louisville Kings — 4:00 PM | FOX
St. Louis Battlehawks at Houston Gamblers — 7:00 PM | ESPN2
UFL Week 10
Friday, May 29
Dallas Renegades at St. Louis Battlehawks — 8:00 PM | FOX
Saturday, May 30
Houston Gamblers at Birmingham Stallions — 3:00 PM | ESPN2
Sunday, May 31
Orlando Storm at DC Defenders — 12:00 PM | ABC
Louisville Kings at Columbus Aviators — 6:00 PM | FOX
UFL Conference Championship
Sunday, June 7
UFL Championship
Sunday, June 14
The United Football League (UFL) is a professional spring football league born of a merger between the United States Football League (USFL) and the XFL. The 2026 UFL season will be the league’s third season and comes with major offseason changes. A large minority stake was sold to investor Mike Repole, who is now overseeing business operations and pushing for improved attendance and a stronger league structure.
Due to low attendance and stadium issues, several teams were relocated or rebranded. New teams in Columbus, Louisville, and Orlando replaced franchises in Michigan, Memphis, and San Antonio, while others were renamed and moved within new markets. Although expansion to 10 teams was considered, the league will remain at eight teams in 2026, with long-term plans to grow in future years.
The UFL will be comprised of eight teams and two divisions. All UFL regular season games will be played in the home fields of the teams involved. Unlike the old USFL format, there will be no neutral site games.
The regular season kicks off on Friday, March 27, 2026, with the Birmingham Stallions at the Louisville Kings on FOX. In the United States, the television rights for the UFL are held by FOX and ESPN, which previously held the rights to the USFL and XFL, respectively.
The league is divided into two conferences, the USFL Conference and the XFL Conference, each a continuation of its respective league. Each team will play a ten-game schedule with no bye weeks, playing two games against each conference rival (one home and one away) and one game against each team in the other conference, like the XFL, all eight teams playing in their home markets.
The UFL has reworked the playoff system so that the winners of each conference will host the league semifinals as before. In contrast, the two remaining playoff seeds will be wild-card bids going to the best remaining overall records, regardless of conference.
2026 UFL Teams
| TEAM |
LOCATION |
STADIUM |
HEAD COACH |
| Birmingham Stallions |
Birmingham, AL |
Protective Stadium |
A. J. McCarron |
| Columbus Aviators |
Columbus, OH |
Historic Crew Stadium |
Ted Ginn Jr. |
| Dallas Renegades |
Frisco, TX |
Toyota Stadium |
Rick Neuheisel |
| D.C. Defenders |
Washington, DC |
Audi Field |
Shannon Harris |
| Houston Gamblers |
Houston, TX |
Shell Energy Stadium |
Kevin Sumlin |
| Louisville Kings |
Louisville, KY |
Lynn Family Stadium |
Chris Redman |
| Orlando Storm |
Orlando, FL |
Inter&Co Stadium |
Anthony Becht |
| St. Louis Battlehawks |
Anthony Becht |
The Dome at America's Center |
Ricky Proehl |
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