Grover C. Magnus 
Kickoff times and television for Week 3 of the 2022 USFL schedule have been set by the league, according to an announcement Monday.
Assignments for Week 3 games were released earlier than expected, as the league had previously said that selections for Weeks 3-10 would be announced no later than Monday, which is two weeks before that particular weekend.
Protection Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama will host all four USFL games in Week 3. Matchups on Saturday, April 30 include the Houston Gamblers hosting the Tampa Bay Bandits (4 p.m. ET, FOX) and the Michigan Panthers hosting the Pittsburgh Maulers (8 p.m. ET, FOX).
Sunday, May 1 action begins with the New Orleans Breakers hosting the Birmingham Stallions at 2:30 p.m. ET on the USA Network. Week 3 action concludes with the Philadelphia Stars hosting the New Jersey Generals at 8:00 p.m. ET with exclusive coverage via Peacock.
The revamped USFL inaugural season kicks off on Saturday, April 16 with the New Jersey Generals taking on the Birmingham Stallions at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Ala. The game will be simulcast by NBC and FOX at 7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. CT.
Week 1 action continues Sunday, April 17 with Houston at Michigan, Philadelphia at New Orleans and Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh.
Overall, the USFL schedule will consist of ten weeks with four games each week, with all games played in Birmingham. The regular season will end on Sunday, June 19.
The USFL playoff schedule begins Saturday, June 25 with the top two teams from each division facing off in the semifinals. The winners of both semifinals will advance to the 2022 USFL Championship Game, which will be played on Sunday, July 3. All playoff games this season will be played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.
USFL TEAM SCHEDULE
North Division
South Division
Below is the USFL 2022 schedule by week, including kickoff times and television for Weeks 1-3.
2022 USFL SCHEDULE
* All times Eastern.
WEEK 1
saturday april 16
New Jersey at Birmingham – 7:30 p.m., NBC/FOX
sunday april 17
Houston at Michigan – 12 p.m., NBC/Peacock
Philadelphia at New Orleans – 4 p.m. US
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh – 8 p.m., FS1
WEEK 2
friday april 22
Michigan at New Jersey – 8 p.m. US
Saturday April 23
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia – 12 p.m., FOX
Birmingham at Houston – 7 p.m., FS1
sunday april 24
New Orleans at Tampa Bay – 3 p.m., NBC/Peacock
WEEK 3
Saturday April 30
Tampa Bay at Houston — 4 p.m., FOX
Pittsburgh at Michigan – 8 p.m., FOX
Sunday May 1
Birmingham at New Orleans – 2:30 p.m. US
New Jersey at Philadelphia – 8 p.m., Peacock
WEEK 4 (May 6-8)
Tampa Bay to Birmingham
New Jersey to Pittsburgh
Houston to New Orleans
Philadelphia to Michigan
WEEK 5 (May 13-15)
Birmingham to Philadelphia
Pittsburgh to Houston
Michigan to Tampa Bay
New Orleans to New Jersey
WEEK 6 (May 21-22)
Michigan to Birmingham
Pittsburgh to New Orleans
Tampa Bay to Philadelphia
Houston to New Jersey
WEEK 7 (May 28-29)
Birmingham to Pittsburgh
New Jersey to Tampa Bay
Philadelphia to Houston
New Orleans Michigan
WEEK 8 (June 3-5)
New Orleans to Birmingham
Pittsburgh New Jersey
Houston to Tampa Bay
Michigan to Philadelphia
WEEK 9 (June 11-12)
Houston to Birmingham
Philadelphia to Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay to New Orleans
New Jersey to Michigan
WEEK 10 (June 18-19)
Birmingham to Tampa Bay
Michigan to Pittsburgh
New Orleans to Houston
Philadelphia to New Jersey
2022 USFL TV SCHEDULE (Weeks 4-10)
* All times Eastern.
USFL SCHEDULE
