Philadelphia Stars | |
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Current season | |
Established 2021 Play in Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan https://twitter.com/USFLStars | |
League/conference affiliations | |
United States Football League (2022–present)
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Current uniform | |
Team colors | Red, orange, gold, white |
Mascot | Blob |
Personnel | |
Owner(s) | National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports) |
General manager | Michael Woods |
Head coach | Bart Andrus |
Team history | |
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Championships | |
League championships (0) | |
Conference championships (1) 2022 | |
Division championships (0) | |
Playoff appearances (1) | |
2022 | |
Home stadium(s) | |
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The Philadelphia Stars are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Stars compete in the United States Football League (USFL) as a member club of the league's North division. The team plays its home games at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
Since their formation, the Stars have appeared in the playoffs once, won the division championship game once, and appeared in one USFL Championship Game.
The Philadelphia Stars 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 CFL Head coach Bart Andrus was named the Head coach and General manager of the Stars.[2] Andrus later announced most of his staff on January 28, 2022, on the Dan Sileo Show.[3]
During the 2022 USFL draft, the Stars selected quarterback Bryan Scott with the 3rd overall pick,[4] and selected highly touted cornberback, Channing Stribling.[5]
After training camp, Scott was officially named the Stars' starting quarterback for the 2022 season by head coach Andrus. After starting the season 2–3, the Stars went 4–1 in their last five games, clinching a playoff berth in week 8 after a victory over the Michigan Panthers.[6] They went on to beat the New Jersey Generals 19–14 in the North Division Championship game, earning them their first USFL Championship Game appearance.[7] However, despite erasing a halftime 11-point deficit, they ultimately lost on a late touchdown to the Birmingham Stallions, 33–30.[8]
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.[9][10]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Unrestricted FAs
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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USFL Season | Pos | Name | NFL Team |
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2022 | WR | Maurice Alexander | Detroit Lions |
2022 | OT | Alex Akingbulu | Washington Commanders |
2023 | DT | LaBryan Ray | Carolina Panthers |
USFL Season | Pos | Name | Notes |
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2023 | WR | Corey Coleman | Former Cleveland Browns 1st Round Pick |
2023 | TE | Ryan Izzo | Former New England Patriot |
# | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||
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GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | ||||
Philadelphia Stars | ||||||||||
1 | Bart Andrus | 2022–present | 20 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
*Andrus also currently serving as the team Offensive Coordinator
# | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||
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GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | ||||
Philadelphia Stars | ||||||||||
1 | Brad Miller | 2022–present | 20 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Season | Coach | Location | Opponent | Score | |
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2022 | Bart Andrus | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium (Canton, Ohio) | New Jersey Generals | 19–14 | |
Total North Division Championships won: 1 |
Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.
USFL champions† | Division champions^ | Wild Card berth# |
Season | Team | League | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | ||||||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | ||||||||
2022 | 2022 | USFL | North | 2nd# | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Won Division finals (Generals) 19–14 Lost USFL Championship Game (Stallions) 30–33 |
Maurice Alexander (ND MVP) | ||
2023 | 2023 | USFL | North | 3rd | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | – | – | ||
Totals | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | (2022–2023, regular season) | |||||||
1 | 1 | — | .500 | (2022–2023, playoffs) | ||||||||
11 | 11 | 0 | .500 | (2022–2023, regular season and playoffs) |
All-time Stars leaders | ||||
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Leader | Player | Record | Years with Stars | |
Passing | Case Cookus | 1,334 passing yards | 2022–present | |
Rushing | Matt Colburn | 457 rushing yards | 2022–present | |
Receiving | Bug Howard | 371 receiving yards | 2022–present | |
Coaching wins | Bart Andrus | 10 wins | 2022–present | |
Sacks | Adam Rodriguez | 9.0 sacks | 2022–present | |
Interceptions | Channing Stribling | 7 interceptions | 2022–present |
On April 11, 2022, the Stars unveiled their mascot, a monstrous red creature that drew comparisons to other Philadelphia sports mascots Gritty and the Phillie Phanatic.[11][12] The Stars then held a Twitter poll asking fans whether the mascot should be named "Astro", "Cosmo", or "Blob".[13] "Blob" took 65 percent of the vote, and the name was confirmed on April 15.[14] The Stars have offered few details about Blob besides describing him as "out of this world" and noting that he enjoys dancing.[15]