2022 UFL Season

The 2022 United Football League Season was the ninth season of the United Football League. The season began on February 25, 2022 with the defending United Cup Champion Seattle Avengers defeating PC Coastal division rival Tampa Silverstars 27-7 on Friday Night Football. The 2022 season ushered in a return of the Friday Night Football concept after the league had done away with the Wednesday Night Football format the season prior. The season also saw the continuation of the 19-game regular season schedule introduced during the 2020 UFL Season.
The playoffs began on July 10, 2022 with the Wildcard Round and concluded on July 24, 2022 with United Cup 9 hosted in Baltimore, which would find the Atlantic Conference Champion Atlanta Bravehearts defeating the Pacific Conference Champion Cincinnati Lynx 22-20 to win their second United Cup, tying the Connecticut Stampede with the most United Cup wins all-time. 
The Cincinnati Lynx had the best record in the league, finishing the regular season with a 15-4 record, winning the top seed in the Pacific Conference and an automatic berth to the conference championship round of the playoffs. This 15-4 finish would become the best record ever set in the regular season by a United Football League team during the 19-game era. The Vancouver Outlaws would finish with a league-worst 5-14 record, however would not receive the first pick in the upcoming draft due to a rule change the previous offseason. Changed in favour of benefitting the best-finishing non-playoff team, the Arizona Copperheads, who finished with a non-playoff best record 10-9, would be rewarded with the top pick in the upcoming draft. During the 2022 UFL Draft, the Copperheads would trade the first overall pick to the Baltimore Capitals, who would use it to select quarterback Lindsey Scott out of UIW.
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== Regular Season Standings ==
=== Atlantic Conference ===
==== Coastal Division ====
Place	Team 	W 	L 	T	Playoff finish
1 	Connecticut Stampede	12	7 	0	Lost to St. Louis in the Wildcard Round
2 	New York Sentinels 	7 	12	0	Did not qualify
3 	Orlando Crusaders 	7 	12	0	Did not qualify
4 	Baltimore Capitals 	6 	13	0	Did not qualify
==== Central Division ====
Place	Team 	W 	L 	T	Playoff finish
1 	Atlanta Bravehearts	14	5 	0	Won United Cup 9
2 	St. Louis Eagles 	11	8 	0	Lost to Atlanta in the Conference Championship Round
3 	Fargo Oilers 	10	9 	0	Did not qualify
4 	Kansas City Core 	9 	10	0	Did not qualify
=== Pacific Conference ===
==== Coastal Division ====
Place	Team 	W 	L 	T	Playoff finish
1 	Los Angeles Bolts	10	9 	0	Lost to Texas in the Wildcard Round
2 	Seattle Avengers 	9 	10	0	Did not qualify
3 	Tampa Silverstars	8 	11	0	Did not qualify
4 	Vancouver Outlaws	5 	14	0	Did not qualify
==== Central Division ====
Place	Team 	W 	L 	T	Playoff finish
1 	Cincinnati Lynx 	15	4 	0	Lost to Atlanta in United Cup 9
2 	Texas Watchmen 	11	8 	0	Lost to Cincinnati in Conference Championship Round
3 	Arizona Copperheads	10	8 	1	Did not qualify
4 	Vegas Demons 	7 	11	1	Did not qualify
== Playoffs ==
=== Wildcard Round ===
==== Atlantic Conference - July 10, 2022 ====
(3) St. Louis Eagles 	41
(2) Connecticut Stampede	40
Final 	Final
==== Pacific Conference - July 10, 2022 ====
(3) Texas Watchmen 	31
(2) Los Angeles Bolts	6
Final 	Final
=== Conference Championship Round ===
==== Atlantic Conference - July 17, 2022 ====
(3) St. Louis Eagles 	25
(1) Atlanta Bravehearts	28
Final/Overtime 	Final/Overtime
==== Pacific Conference - July 17, 2022 ====
(3) Texas Watchmen 	16
(1) Cincinnati Lynx	30
Final 	Final
=== United Cup 9 ===
==== League Championship Game - July 24, 2022 ====
(1) Atlanta Bravehearts	22
(1) Cincinnati Lynx 	20
Final 	Final
== Awards ==
Award 	Player 	Team
Jim Kelly Award 	Ross Comis 	Connecticut Stampede
Herschel Walker Award 	Wayne Gallman 	Kansas City Core
Lance "Bambi" Alworth Award	Alonzo Russell 	Cincinnati Lynx
Todd Fowler Award 	Kemari Averett 	New York Sentinels
Mike Wilson Award 	Gabe Jackson 	St. Louis Eagles
Jerry Mays Award 	Ron'dell Carter 	Arizona Copperheads
Bobby Bell Award 	Keith Kelsey 	Arizona Copperheads
Willie Brown Award 	Martin Foray Jr. 	Vegas Demons
Novo Bojovic Award 	Giorgio Tavecchio	Vegas Demons
Sean Landeta Award 	Brandon Fields 	Vegas Demons
== Stadiums ==
==== Cincinnati Lynx ====
Following their final home game at Paul Brown Stadium during the 2021 Stadium, the Lynx moved into the new TQL Stadium in Cincinnati beginning with the 2022 Season.
==== Vegas Demons ====
Following the closure of Sam Boyd Stadium in 2021, the Demons began play at Mackay Field during the 2022 season. This situation is merely temporary however, as Demons ownership looks for either funding from the city of Las Vegas for the creation of a new stadium, or the creation of a new venue elsewhere they can relocate to. Though locations such as Santa Fe, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Portland, Helena and Saskatchewan have been proposed, the team's ownership has not made clear their preferred destination.
==== Los Angeles Bolts ====
The Los Angeles Bolts began a year-to-year lease with Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles, California in the 2022 season. This agreement was made as the Bolts' ownership explores venues elsewhere with the purpose of relocation. Though it has been floated that the franchise could look toward relocating permanently to San Diego, California, financial moves have been made indicating that the team is awaiting the construction of Railyards Stadium in order to relocate to Sacramento, California instead.
==== New York Sentinels ====
Following the 2021 season, the Sentinels moved out of Yankee Stadium and into Red Bull Arena for the 2022 season. This arrangement is temporary however, as the Sentinels wait for other organizations- notably the NYC FC MLS club- to put together a big that they would join upon its approval.
==== Tampa Silverstars ====
The Silverstars signed a new lease with Al Lang Stadium that will keep them playing in the venue through the 2025 season.