Tampa Bay Bandits
Current season
Established 2021
Folded 2022
Played in Protective Stadium/
Legion Field
in Birmingham, Alabama
https://twitter.com/USFLBandits
League/conference affiliations
United States Football League (2022)
  • South Division (2022)
Current uniform
Team colorsRed, silver, black, white
       
MascotThe Bayside Bandit
Personnel
Owner(s)National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports)
Head coachTodd Haley
Team history
  • Tampa Bay Bandits (2022)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home stadium(s)

The Tampa Bay Bandits were a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida, The Bandits competed in the United States Football League (USFL) as a member club of the league's South division, prior to going on hiatus after the season. The team played their 2022 home games at Protective Stadium and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, which also hosts the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers.

History

The Tampa Bay Bandits 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 Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley was named the head coach and general manager for the Bandits.[2]

On November 15, 2022, it was announced that the Tampa Bay Bandits would not play during the 2023 season. This came with the announcement of the creation of the Memphis Showboats.[3] The players and coaches on the existing Bandits team were transferred to the Showboats.[4] In June 2023, league president Daryl Johnston acknowledged that the change was not a "temporary hiatus" as it was portrayed at the time, stating "It was a very difficult decision to move away from Tampa Bay and to bring the franchise here to Memphis, but it was the right decision and if we have an opportunity to go back and engage with Tampa Bay, we can."[5]

Roster

Final roster

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.[6][7]

2022 Tampa Bay Bandits final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 88 De'Quan Hampton
  • 85 Cheyenne O'Grady
 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 43 Emmanuel Beal OLB
  • 50 Anthony Butler
  • 56 Travis Feeney OLB
  •  5 T. J. Neal OLB
  • 41 Greg Reaves OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 40 active, 5 inactive, 10 practice squad

Staff

2022 Tampa Bay Bandits staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator - Bob Saunders
  • Running backs/wide receivers - Yale Van Dyne
  • Tight ends/special teams - Frank Gansz Jr.
  • Offensive line - Pat Perles
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator/defensive line - Pepper Johnson
  • Linebackers - Trey Jackson
  • Defensive backs - Carnell Lake
  • Defensive assistant - Steven Thompson



Coach History

Head Coach history

# Name Term Regular season Playoffs Awards
GC W L Win % GC W L
Tampa Bay Bandits
1 Todd Haley 2022 10 4 6 .400 - - -

Offensive Coordinator history

# Name Term Regular season Playoffs Awards
GC W L Win % GC W L
Tampa Bay Bandits
1 Bob Saunders 2022 10 4 6 .400 - - -

Defensive Coordinator history

# Name Term Regular season Playoffs Awards
GC W L Win % GC W L
Tampa Bay Bandits
1 Pepper Johnson 2022 10 4 6 .400 - - -

Records

All-time Bandits leaders
Leader Player Record Years with Bandits
Passing Yards Jordan Ta'amu 2,014 passing yards 2022
Passing Touchdowns Jordan Ta'amu 14 passing touchdowns 2022
Rushing Yards Jordan Ta'amu 365 rushing yards 2022
Rushing Touchdowns Juwan Washington 3 rushing touchdowns 2022
Receiving Yards Derrick Dillon 386 receiving yards 2022
Receiving Touchdowns Derrick Dillon 4 receiving touchdowns 2022
Receptions Cheyenne O'Grady 32 receptions 2022
Tackles Christian Sam 52 tackles 2022
Sacks Travis Feeney 4.5 sacks 2022
Interceptions Anthony Butler 2 interceptions 2022
Coaching wins Todd Haley 4 wins 2022

Statistics and records

Season-by-season record

Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.

Legend
USFL champions Division champions Wild Card berth
Tampa Bay Bandits season-by-season records
Season Team League Division Regular season Postseason results Awards
Finish Wins Losses Ties
2022 2022 USFL South 3rd 4 6 0 – –

References

  1. ^ "USFL unveils team cities, nicknames and logos for 2022 debut". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  2. ^ "USFL Southern Division Coaches Leak Before Official Announcement". Pro Football Newsroom. 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  3. ^ "USFL expanding to Memphis, adding second market for games". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  4. ^ Knight, Joey (November 15, 2022). "Tampa Bay Bandits won't play in United States Football League in 2023". TampaBay.com. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  5. ^ Gallant, Jacob (2023-06-12). "Showboats returning to Memphis for another season". WMC-TV. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  6. ^ "USFL to have a "player selection meeting" on February 22–23". ProFootballTalk. 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  7. ^ "USFL expands game-day rosters by two, total rosters by five". ProFootballTalk. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
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