2022 Tampa Bay Bandits season

The 2022 Tampa Bay Bandits season is the ongoing first season for the Tampa Bay Bandits as a professional American football franchise. They will play as charter members of the United States Football League, one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2022 season. The Bandits will technically play as a traveling team (since the entirety of the regular season will be played at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama) and will be led by head coach Todd Haley.

2022 Tampa Bay Bandits season
Head coachTodd Haley
General managerTodd Haley
Home fieldNone
Results
Record2–1
League place3rd in South Division

Personnel

Roster

The Bandits, like all other teams, have a 38-man active roster with a 7-man practice squad.[1]

Tampa Bay Bandits roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

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

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Inactive roster

  • 72 Jalen Booth T
  •  2 Rashard Causey CB
  • 80 Hasise DuBois WR
  • 25 Keith Mumphery WR
  • 42 Antonio Reed S (Suspended)
  • 90 Austrian Robinson DT
  • 55 Michael Scott DE


Rookies in italics

Roster updated April 30, 2022

38 active, 3 reserve(s), 7 inactive

→ USFL rosters

Staff
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

Schedule

The Bandits' 2022 schedule was announced on March 7. They open the season against the Pittsburgh Maulers.[2]

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record TV Recap
1 April 18 8:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh Maulers W 17–3 1–0 FS1 Recap
2 April 24 3:00 p.m. New Orleans Breakers L 3–34 1–1 NBC/Peacock Recap
3 April 30 4:00 p.m. at Houston Gamblers W 27–26 2–1 Fox Recap
4 May 7 7:00 p.m. at Birmingham Stallions – – Fox
5 May 13 8:00 p.m. Michigan Panthers – – USA
6 May at Philadelphia Stars – –
7 May New Jersey Generals – –
8 June Houston Gamblers – –
9 June at New Orleans Breakers – –
10 June Birmingham Stallions – –

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1: at Pittsburgh Maulers
Week 1: Tampa Bay Bandits at Pittsburgh Maulers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bandits 10 7 0017
Maulers 0 0 303

at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama

  • Date: April 18
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. (delayed)
  • TV announcers (FS1): Curt Menefee, Joel Klatt, Brock Huard
  • Recap
Game information

The Bandits started their season against the Pittsburgh Maulers. The Bandits dominated the first half, scoring 17 unanswered points with 2 touchdowns and a 23 yard field goal. On the Bandits first drive of the game, they drove downfield 68 yards to score with a B. J. Emmons 3 yard rushing touchdown. The teams would trade punts until what would be the Bandits last drive of the first quarter saw them drive 54 yards down field and kick a 23 yard field goal to put them up 10-0 at the end of the first. The teams traded punts again until near the end of the second quarter when a short punt by the Maulers put them at the Pittsburgh's 38 yard line. The drive ended when Jordan Ta'amu threw a 3 yard touchdown pass to Jordan Lasley to put the Bandits up 17-0 heading into the half, which would be the only points Tampa would score. The second half saw the Maulers drive 46 yards to hit a 28 yard field goal to put the Bandits at 17-3, which would be the final score.

Week 2: vs New Orleans Breakers
Week 2: New Orleans Breakers at Tampa Bay Bandits – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Breakers 14 7 01334
Bandits 0 3 003

at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama

  • Date: April 24
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV announcers (NBC/Peacock): Jac Collinsworth, Jason Garrett, Lewis Johnson
Game information
First quarter
  • NO – Kyle Sloter 1-yard rush (Austin MacGinnis kick no good), 7:32. Breakers 6–0. 13 plays, 79 yards, 5:44.
  • NO – T. J. Logan 5-yard rush (Kyle Sloter pass good), 0:15. Breakers 14–0. 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:42.

Second quarter

  • BIRM – Tyler Rausa 21-yard field goal, 5:54. Breakers 14–3. 11 plays, 69 yards, 6:20.
  • NO – Shawn Poindexter 18-yard pass from Kyle Sloter (Austin MacGinnis kick good), 2:28. Breakers 21–3. 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:23.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Austin MacGinnis 22-yard field goal, 14:49. Breakers 24–3. 10 plays, 55 yards, 2:54.
  • NO – Johnnie Dixon 4-yard pass from Kyle Sloter (Austin MacGinnis kick good), 11:33. Breakers 31–3. 5 plays, 31 yards, 1:50.
  • NO – Austin MacGinnis 30-yard field goal, 1:11. Breakers 34–3. 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:44.

The Bandits faced their division rival New Orleans Breakers. The Breakers struck first on a 79 yard touchdown drive, but the extra point was missed, putting the Bandits down at 0-6. After a Bandits punt, the Breakers marched 65 yards downfield to score another touchdown, converting a 2-point conversion to bring the Bandits down 0-14. The Bandits responded in the second quarter with a 69 yard field goal drive capped off by a 21-yard field goal by Tyler Rausa to bring the Bandits to 3-14. The Breakers responded with a 56 yard touchdown drive to put the Bandits down two scores at 3-21.

In the second half, the Bandits turned it over on downs while the Breakers were unable to score. In the fourth quarter, the Breakers extended to a 3 score lead after a 22 yard field goal. They triumphed more, scoring a touchdown off a Ta'amu interception, putting them at a commanding 3-31 margin. They then made a 30-yard field goal to put them at 3-34 with a little over a minute, which would be the final score.

Week 3: at Houston Gamblers
Week 3: Tampa Bay Bandits at Houston Gamblers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bandits 7 7 31027
Gamblers 10 13 3026

at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama

  • Date: April 30
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Brock Huard

The Bandits will play against division rival Houston Gamblers.

Standings
South Division
# W L PCT DIV LEAG PF PA STK
1 Birmingham Stallions 3 0 1.000 2–0 3–0 83 65 W3
2[lower-alpha 1] New Orleans Breakers 2 1 .667 1–1 2–1 70 42 L1
3 Tampa Bay Bandits 2 1 .667 1–1 2–1 47 63 W1
4 Houston Gamblers 1 2 .333 0–2 1–2 71 72 L2
Tiebreakers
  1. New Orleans leads Tampa Bay based on total points scored.

References
  1. "USFL to have a "player selection meeting" on February 22–23". Pro Football Talk. January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  2. "2022 Tampa Bay Bandits Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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