United Football League: How to Stream the Whole UFL Season

The UFL Conference Championships are this weekend featuring Birmingham Stallions vs Michigan Panthers on ABC and San Antonio Brahmas vs St Louis Battlehawks on Fox. Watch them both on Fubo!

I’ve gathered complete information about the exciting new United Football League, which has emerged from the combination of previous Spring football leagues. Here’s everything to know about the UFL’s schedules and operations.

In a hurry? Throughout the season, games will air on Fox, ESPN, ABC, FS1, and ESPN2. Here are the streaming services that give you access to these channels, so you do not miss a match.

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UFL Games This Week

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Channels You Need to Watch UFL Games Live

The broadcasting rights for the 2024 UFL regular season are split evenly between Fox Corporation (Fox, FS1) and The Walt Disney Company (ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2).

• Fox (19 games)
• ESPN (10 games)
• ABC (9 games)
• ESPN2 (1 game)
• FS1 (1 game)

The Conference Championships are split between ABC and Fox. And the UFL Championship is on Fox.

You can easily stream all of these channels. See below for details. But the UFL is taking a page from the NFL and providing a lot of games for free over-the-air. All you have to do is set up a digital antenna and you’ll be about to watch 28 of the 40 regular season games and all of the playoff games.

See our Antenna Guide for details.

How to Watch UFL Games

Live TV streaming services offer the same great networks as cable at much more affordable prices — and without long-term contracts. Channels may be different from service to service, but packages generally have a great mix of sports, kids programming, movies, TV shows, news, and more.

Keep reading to learn more about our recommended services to stream UFL without cable.

Fubo for UFL

Fubo (formerly FuboTV) is a great option to watch UFL and live sports more generally. It has 150+ channels including both local channels (CBS, Fox, NBC as well as Spanish-language channels like Telemundo and Univion) and “cable” networks including all the channels that air UFL games for $79.99/month.

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In addition to its great channel lineup, Fubo offers great features. The streaming service comes with unlimited cloud DVR storage and the ability to stream on 10 devices at the same time. See our Fubo review for more. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.

Sling TV for UFL

A lower-cost choice is Sling TV. Sling Blue gives you ABC, Fox, and FS1. And Sling Orange gives you ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN3 (which airs all ABC Sports broadcast). So to watch all the games, you will need Sling Orange & Blue for $55.00/month (or $5/mo more if ABC is included. In all, you get 45+ channels.

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• Sling Blue ($40.00/month): 20 regular season games + 2 playoff games
• Sling Blue with ABC ($45.00/month): 29 regular season games + 3 playoff games
• Sling Orange ($40.00/month): 20 regular season games + 1 playoff game
• Sling Orange & Blue ($55.00/month): All games

Note that ABC and Fox are only available in select markets. See our Sling TV Local Channels Guide for complete information.

All Sling plans come with 50 hours of cloud DVR storage. You can watch all the Blue channels on up to 3 screens at the same time. But the Orange channels are limited to a single stream. Our Sling TV review and XFL Guide have more details.

UFL on DIRECTV STREAM

Another top choice to stream UFL is DIRECTV STREAM. It offers access to ABC, Fox, FS1, ESPN, and ESPN2 in all packages.

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Packages start at $86.99/month and offer over 75 channels. You’ll be able to watch live local networks and plenty of pay TV channels to stream all your favorite sports, news, and entertainment. You also get unlimited cloud DVR storage and streaming on unlimited devices simultaneously.

New customers get a 5-day free trial with DIRECTV STREAM. You can learn more in our DIRECTV STREAM Review here.

UFL on Hulu + Live TV

You can watch the UFL live stream on any of the channels, along with a lot of other sports, movies, and TV shows, with Hulu Live. There is something for the whole family.

Get Hulu + Live TV Free

Hulu + Live TV is $82.99/month and Disney+ and ESPN+ are included. It also comes with unlimited cloud DVR and streaming on up to 2 devices at one time.

You can learn more in our Hulu + Live TV review.

UFL on YouTube TV

The packages start at $72.99/month and you would have access to all of the UFL channels and more (100+ total channels). It provides you with unlimited DVR storage and streaming on up to 3 devices at once. Our YouTube TV review has more.

Digital Antenna

Depending on where you live, you can watch 70% of the UFL regular season games for free with a digital antenna. This is because 19 games will air on Fox and 9 will air on ABC. And you will also be able to watch all 3 playoff games, which air on the same channels.

See our HD Antenna Guide for information on doing this. We highly recommend that all cord-cutters set up a digital antenna. There is a ton of great content in high definition — all for free.

Streaming Devices for UFL Games

Of course, to use streaming services, you need a device to watch, just like you would with cable or satellite. However, streaming devices tend to be unobtrusive, often just a stick that plugs directly into your TV.

Streaming devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast and Android TV will work with all of the streaming services. They also allow you to stream on smartphones and tablets like Android Phones and iOS devices (iPhones, iPads). The same goes for Android TV-based smart TVs and Samsung smart TVs.

Other than DIRECTV STREAM, all the other services support Xbox. Hulu supports PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.

UFL 2024 League Schedule and Standings

After week 10, the UFL standings are as follows:

2024 Schedule

Here is the comprehensive schedule with kickoff times for all the games being played this year:

How to Watch Your UFL Team Online

Check out our UFL team-specific streaming guides below:

What Is the United Football League?

The UFL is a new professional spring football league. It merges the USFL and XFL. These two leagues are now conferences in the UFL.

The USFL is the older of the leagues, starting in 1982. It lasted only 3 seasons largely due to cost overruns driven by excessive efforts toward growth. But the league returned in 2022 with modest expectations, which were largely met.

The XFL was founded in 2001 by Vince McMahon. And not surprisely, it has had a colorful history. But it lasted only one season. In 2020, McMahon brought the league back, but it was shut down after only 5 weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But after this, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Dany Garcia acquired the XFL, leading to a largely successful 2023 season.

The schedule was such that the XFL played first with a 10-week schedule following the Super Bowl. The USFL started its season started right at the end of the XFL regular season.

It surprised no one when rumors circulated that the two leagues were discussing merging. The merger was officially announced on the last day of 2023.

As a Spring football league, the UFL runs from the end of March through the start of June with the playoffs running through mid-June. This puts it closer to last year’s USFL season, which makes sense — giving people a little time after the Super Bowl to start missing football.

There are currently a total of 8 teams — 5 formerly of the XFL and 3 formerly of the USFL. The returning XFL teams are: Arlington Renegades, DC Defenders, Houston Roughnecks, San Antonio Brahmas, St Louis Battlehawks. The returning USFL teams are: Birmingham Stallions, Memphis Showboats, and Michigan Panthers.

The two USFL teams along with the Houston Roughnecks will make up the USFL Conference and the other XFL teams will make up the XFL Conference.

One thing to notice about these teams is that none of them are based in the west. The furthest west is the Brahmas in San Antonio. This may represent a direction for growth for the new league.

Wrapping Up

That’s everything you need to know about how to watch the 2024 UFL season online without cable. Be sure to check out the 2024 UFL schedule. And if you have any more questions, feel free to ask in the comments below.

We recommend Fubo for UFL. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.

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I am a Senior Content Editor at Hotdog.com, specializing in sports streaming and regional programming issues. With a PhD in Atmospheric Physics from the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and extensive experience in remote sensing technology, including early video streaming, I bring a unique technical perspective to the streaming industry.

My expertise in sports coverage, particularly for out-of-market games and regional sports networks, stems from years of hands-on experience as an early adopter of streaming services and my work addressing fans' viewing challenges. As a longtime cord-cutter and subscriber to multiple streaming platforms, I combine my technical knowledge with practical user experience, making me a leading expert in the field of sports streaming and entertainment technology.

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