/r/DCDefenders
Beer Snakes, the Lemon Brigade, and everything else having to do with Washington, DC’s UFL team!
The DC Defenders are a team in the United Football League (UFL), formerly of the XFL.
Welcome to /r/DCDefenders, the home of the DC Defenders on reddit.
We aim to have a cooperative, happy community in our discussion of the DC Defenders, its players, teams, and stories. Feel free to submit news, memes, or anything else relating to the old XFL version of the team.
2025 XFL Conference Standings
| XFL | W-L | Conf. W-L | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| SA | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| DC | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| ARL | 0-0 | 0-0 |
z - Clinched best record in league
y - Clinched conference
w - Clinched playoff berth
e - Eliminated from playoff contention
u - UFL Champions
2025 Season Schedule
Regular Season
| Date & Time | Network | Opponent | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30 3PM | ESPN | ||
| 4/5 8PM | ABC | ||
| 4/13 3PM | ABC | @ | |
| 4/20 5PM | FOX | ||
| 4/27 12PM | ESPN | @ | |
| 5/4 12PM | ESPN2 | @ | |
| 5/9 8PM | FOX | @ | |
| 5/18 12PM | ABC | ||
| 5/25 4PM | FOX | @ | |
| 5/30 8PM | FOX |
All Times EST.
Full schedule and tickets available here
The Trophy Case
2020 XFL East Champions*
2023 XFL North Champions
2023 XFL Championship Finalist
Note: 2020 season cancelled after week 5. Defenders finished the season ranked 1st in the East Division.
Upcoming Events:
- February 24-27th: Coaches Report for Training Camp
- February 27th: Players Report to Training Camp
- February 28th-March 2nd: Onboarding
- March 3rd: Training Camp Begins
- March 8th: Scrimmage/Joint Practices
- March 15th: Scrimmage/Joint Practices
- March 21st: Teams cut down from 66 to 50
- March 28th: UFL Season Kickoff
Community Links:
/r/UnitedFootballLeague - Your sub for all things UFL
/r/XFL - The classic XFL sub, now archived
DC Defenders Discord - join the Defenders community discord!
UFL Discord - join the sub-endorsed UFL Discord!
@redditUFL - official UFL subreddit twitter account!
TEAM SUBS
XFL Conference
USFL Conference
UFL Official sites
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