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. All 2022 USFL regular season games were played at Protective Stadium and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.
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.
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.
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. The players and coaches on the existing Bandits team were transferred to the Showboats. 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."
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.
Staff
Coach history
Head coach history #NameTermRegular seasonPlayoffsAwardsGCWLWin %GCWLTampa Bay Bandits1Todd Haley20221046.400 - - -
Offensive coordinator history #NameTermRegular seasonPlayoffsAwardsGCWLWin %GCWLTampa Bay Bandits1Bob Saunders20221046.400 - - -
Defensive coordinator history #NameTermRegular seasonPlayoffsAwardsGCWLWin %GCWLTampa Bay Bandits1Pepper Johnson20221046.400 - - -
Records All-time Bandits leadersLeader Player Record Years with Bandits Passing yards Jordan Ta'amu 2,014 passing yards 2022Passing TouchdownsJordan Ta'amu14 passing touchdowns2022 Rushing yards Jordan Ta'amu 365 rushing yards 2022Rushing TouchdownsJuwan Washington3 rushing touchdowns2022 Receiving yards Derrick Dillon 386 receiving yards 2022Receiving TouchdownsDerrick Dillon4 receiving touchdowns2022ReceptionsCheyenne O'Grady32 receptions2022TacklesChristian Sam52 tackles2022 Sacks Travis Feeney 4.5 sacks 2022 Interceptions Anthony Butler 2 interceptions 2022Coaching winsTodd Haley4 wins2022
Statistics and records Season-by-season record
Note: The finish, wins, losses, and ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. +LegendUSFL championsDivision championsWild Card berth
+Tampa Bay Bandits season-by-season recordsSeasonTeamLeagueDivisionRegular seasonPostseason resultsAwardsFinishWinsLossesTies 2022 USFL South 3rd 4 6 0 – – Rivalries Breaker Bay Brawl The Tampa Bay Bandits shared a rivalry with the New Orleans Breakers called the Breaker Bay Brawl. The Bandits finished with a 0–2 record against New Orleans.
Franchise matchup history +TeamRecordPct.Houston Gamblers2–01.000Michigan Panthers1–01.000Pittsburgh Maulers1–01.000New Jersey Generals0–1.000Philadelphia Stars0–1.000Birmingham Stallions0–2.000New Orleans Breakers0–2.000
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