# 2024 Memphis Showboats season

The 2024 Memphis Showboats season was the second season for the Memphis Showboats as a professional American football franchise and their first as part of the United Football League. The Showboats played their home games at the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and were led by head coach John DeFilippo.
The Showboats failed to improve from their 5–5 record from the previous season. Head coach John DeFilippo and the general manager, both resigned after the season completed.

## Previous season

The Showboats finished the previous season with a 5–5 record. They would miss the USFL playoffs.

## Schedule

All times Central
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Sunday | March 31 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN | at Houston Roughnecks | 18–12 | 1–0 | Rice Stadium | 9,157 |
| 2 | Saturday | April 6 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN | San Antonio Brahmas | 19–20 | 1–1 | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | 8,791 |
| 3 | Saturday | April 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Fox | at Birmingham Stallions | 14–33 | 1–2 | Protective Stadium | 12,265 |
| 4 | Saturday | April 20 | 11:30 a.m. | ABC | at St. Louis Battlehawks | 17–32 | 1–3 | The Dome at America's Center | 31,757 |
| 5 | Sunday | April 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Fox | Michigan Panthers | 18–35 | 1–4 | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | 7,640 |
| 6 | Saturday | May 4 | 11:00 a.m. | ABC | Birmingham Stallions | 21–39 | 1–5 | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | 5,609 |
| 7 | Saturday | May 11 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN | at Arlington Renegades | 23–47 | 1–6 | Choctaw Stadium | 8,042 |
| 8 | Saturday | May 18 | 3:00 p.m. | Fox | at Michigan Panthers | 18–24 | 1–7 | Ford Field | 9,370 |
| 9 | Sunday | May 26 | 1:30 p.m. | Fox | DC Defenders | 21–36 | 1–8 | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | 6,387 |
| 10 | Sunday | June 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Fox | Houston Roughnecks | 19–12 | 2–8 | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | 6,039 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: at Houston Roughnecks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Showboats | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| Roughnecks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: March 31
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Haze, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 9,157
* Referee: Jeff Heaser
* TV announcers (ESPN): Lowell Galindo, Tom Luginbill, Harry Douglas and Kayla Burton
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
MEM – Matt Coghlin 27-yard field goal, 4:31. Showboats 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 56 yards, 10:29.
MEM – Christian McFarland 12-yard fumble return (one-point run failed), 3:42. Showboats 9–0.
Second quarter
MEM – Vinny Papale 11-yard pass from Case Cookus (one-point pass failed), 6:57. Showboats 15–0. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 7:57.
HOU – J.J. Molson 55-yard field goal, 1:51. Showboats 15–3. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 5:06.
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
HOU – J.J. Molson 45-yard field goal, 13:46. Showboats 15–6. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:12.
MEM – Matt Coghlin 51-yard field goal, 8:44. Showboats 18–6. Drive: 9 plays, 20 yards, 5:02.
HOU – Jarrett Guarantano 1-yard run (three-point pass failed), 5:29. Showboats 18–12. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:09.
Top passers
MEM – Case Cookus – 23/40, 204 yards, TD, INT
HOU – Jarrett Guarantano – 16/21, 157 yards
Top rushers
MEM – Case Cookus – 4 rushes, 16 yards
HOU – Jarrett Guarantano – 2 rushes, 22 yards, TD
Top receivers
MEM – Jonathan Adams – 4 receptions, 49 yards
HOU – Kirk Merritt – 4 receptions, 33 yards :

### Week 2: vs. San Antonio Brahmas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Brahmas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Showboats | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
* Date: April 6
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 51 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 8,791
* Referee: Stewart Mullins
* TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott, Kirk Morrison, Eric MacLain and Ian Fitzsimmons
* Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
MEM – Daewood Davis 2-yard pass from Case Cookus (Case Cookus one-point run), 7:16. Showboats 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 42 yards, 7:44.
Second quarter
MEM – Matt Coughlin 23-yard field goal, 11:44. Showboats 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:29.
MEM – Matt Coughlin 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Showboats 13–0. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 0:37.
Third quarter
MEM – Matt Coughlin 22-yard field goal, 0:58. Showboats 16–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:49.
Fourth quarter
SA – Marquez Stevenson 10-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Chase Garbers-John Lovett two-point pass), 9:08. Showboats 16–8. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:36.
MEM – Matt Coughlin 22-yard field goal, 8:24. Showboats 19–8. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 5:58.
SA – Jontre Kirklin 5-yard pass from Chase Garbers (three-point pass failed), 0:48. Showboats 19–14. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:47.
SA – Cody Latimer 10-yard pass from Chase Garbers (two-point pass failed), 0:03. Brahmas 20–19. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 0:48.
Top passers
SA – Chase Garbers – 29/40, 287 yards, 3 TD, INT
MEM – Case Cookus – 17/31, 194 yards, TD
Top rushers
SA – Chase Garbers – 3 rushes, 20 yards
MEM – Case Cookus – 9 rushes, 58 yards
Top receivers
SA – Marquez Stevenson – 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD
MEM – Jonathan Adams – 3 receptions, 76 yards :

## Standings

2024 UFL standingsvte :
| USFL Conference |||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | TD+/- | TD+ | TD- | DIV | PF | PA | DIFF | STK |
| (y) Birmingham Stallions | 9 | 1 | .900 | - | 11 | 31 | 20 | 6–0 | 265 | 180 | 85 | W1 |
| (x) Michigan Panthers | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 4–2 | 228 | 189 | 39 | L1 |
| (e) Memphis Showboats | 2 | 8 | .200 | 7 | -19 | 20 | 39 | 2–4 | 188 | 290 | -102 | W1 |
| (e) Houston Roughnecks | 1 | 9 | .100 | 8 | -12 | 17 | 29 | 0–6 | 158 | 233 | -75 | L6 |
| XFL Conference |||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | TD+/- | TD+ | TD- | DIV | PF | PA | DIFF | STK |
| (y) St. Louis Battlehawks | 7 | 3 | .700 | - | 7 | 31 | 24 | 5–1 | 260 | 202 | 58 | W1 |
| (x) San Antonio Brahmas | 7 | 3 | .700 | - | 12 | 24 | 12 | 3–3 | 192 | 153 | 39 | L1 |
| (e) DC Defenders | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3 | -2 | 24 | 26 | 2–4 | 209 | 251 | -42 | L1 |
| (e) Arlington Renegades | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4 | -2 | 26 | 28 | 2–4 | 247 | 249 | -2 | W2 |
| (x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched division; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention |||||||||||||

## Staff

The 2024 coaching staff was announced on February 21, 2024.