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2023 Pittsburgh Maulers season
OwnerNational Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports)
General managerLonnie Young
Head coachRay Horton
Home fieldTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Results
Record4–6
League place1st in North Division
Playoff finishWon Division Finals (vs. Michigan Panthers) 31–27 (OT)
Lost USFL Championship (at Birmingham Stallions) 12–28

The 2023 season was the Pittsburgh Maulers' 2nd season in the United States Football League and their 1st under the head coach/general manager tandem of Ray Horton and Lonnie Young. With their second win of the season in Week 5 against the Michigan Panthers, they improved upon their 1–9 record from the previous season, which was a league worst.

By defeating the New Jersey Generals in Week 10, they clinched their first-ever playoff berth. They also clinched their first division title the following day when the Panthers defeated the Philadelphia Stars.

Pittsburgh later defeated the Panthers in the USFL North Division Championship Game, advancing to their first USFL Championship, where they were defeated by the Birmingham Stallions.

Draft

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Main article: 2023 USFL draft
2023 Pittsburgh Maulers draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 2 Lindsey Scott Jr. Quarterback Incarnate Word
2 9 Malik Hamm Defensive end Lafayette
3 17 Tre'Quan Dorsey Offensive lineman St. Francis University
4 25 Ferlando Jordan Defensive back Southeastern Louisiana
5 33 Isaiah Land Defensive end Florida A&M
6 41 Nash Jensen Offensive lineman North Dakota State
7 49 Taylor Grimes Wide receiver Incarnate Word
8 57 C. J. Turner Wide receiver Southeastern Louisiana
9 65 Jacob Slade Defensive lineman Michigan State
10 73 Ethan Evans Punter Wingate

Personnel

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Roster

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2023 Pittsburgh Maulers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)
  • 15 Connor Sampson

Running backs (RB)

  • 21 Duane Gary
  • 44 Mason Stokke FB

Wide receivers (WR)

  • 17 Isiah Hennie
  • 22 Xavier Lewis
  • 38 Josh Simmons
  • 13 C. J. Turner
  • 89 Tre Walker

Tight ends (TE)

  • 85 Artayvious Lynn
  • 80 Matt Seybert
 Offensive linemen (OL)
  • 52 Xavier Dampeer C
  • 67 Jon Dietzen G
  • 69 Tre'Quan Dorsey T
  • 51 Justin Evans G
  • 62 Leon Johnson T
  • 58 Brayden Patton C
  • 50 Colby Thomas G

Defensive linemen (DL)

  • 99 Izayah Green-May DE
  • 92 Will Miles DT
  • 90 Christopher Okoye DT
  • 95 Nasir Player DE
  •  8 Boogie Roberts DT
  • 56 Vaughn Taylor DE
  • 98 Savion Williams DT
 Linebackers (LB)
  • 27 Tyson Graham OLB
  • 31 Kyahva Tezino OLB
  • 45 Dale Warren OLB

Defensive backs (DB)

  • 20 Malcolm Elmore S
  •  5 Keith Gipson Jr. CB
  • 29 Sedevyn Gray CB
  • 23 Ferlando Jordan CB
  • 34 Shedrick Kirk CB
  •  2 Arnold Tarpley III S
  •  1 Bryce Torneden S
  •  3 Eli Walker S
  • 25 Tre Wortham CB

Special teams

  • 48 Riley Lovingood LS
  • 19 Matt Mengel P

Reserve

  • 40 Luke Barnes LS (Susp.)
  • 74 Myron Cunningham T (Susp.)
  •  6 Malcolm Howard OLB (IR)
  • 13 Jalen McCleskey WR (IR)
  • 27 Beau Tanner DB (IR)
Rookies in italics
50 active, 5 reserve

Staff

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2023 Pittsburgh Maulers staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – John Tomlinson
  • Tight ends/running backs – Bill Khayat
  • Wide receivers - Alex Wood
  • Offensive line – Emerson Martin
 Defensive coaches
  • Run game coordinator/defensive line – Rick Courtright
  • Linebackers coach/Special teams coordinator – Marc Hull
  • Defensive backs – Steve Meyer




Schedule

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Regular Season

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Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record TV Venue Recap
1 April 16 6:30 p.m. at New Orleans Breakers L 15–22 0–1 FS1 Protective Stadium Recap
2 April 23 1:00 p.m. vs. New Jersey Generals L 3–20 0–2 NBC Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Recap
3 April 30 12:00 p.m. at Philadelphia Stars W 21–13 1–2 NBC Ford Field Recap
4 May 7 6:30 p.m. vs. Birmingham Stallions L 20–24 1–3 FS1 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Recap
5 May 13 12:30 p.m. at Michigan Panthers W 23–7 2–3 USA Ford Field Recap
6 May 20 12:30 p.m. at Memphis Showboats L 0–22 2–4 USA Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Recap
7 May 27 9:00 p.m. vs. Philadelphia Stars L 31–37 2–5 FS1 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Recap
8 June 3 12:00 p.m. vs. Houston Gamblers L 19–20 2–6 USA Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Recap
9 June 10 12:00 p.m. vs. Michigan Panthers W 19–7 3–6 Fox Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Recap
10 June 17 1:00 p.m. at New Jersey Generals W 26–6 4–6 USA Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Recap

Bold indicates divisional opponent.

Standings

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North Division
#
W L PCT GB DIV PF PA STK
1 (y) Pittsburgh Maulers 4 6 .400 - 4–2 177 178 W2
2 (x) Michigan Panthers 4 6 .400 - 3–3 171 215 W1
3 (e) Philadelphia Stars 4 6 .400 - 2–4 220 258 L3
4 (e) New Jersey Generals 3 7 .300 1 3–3 187 212 L1
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched division; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention

Postseason

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Round Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record TV Recap
Division Finals June 24 8:00 p.m. vs. Michigan Panthers W 31–27 (OT) 1–0 NBC Recap
USFL Championship July 1 8:00 p.m. at Birmingham Stallions L 12–28 1–1 NBC Recap

References

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