Louisville to Host 2027 Season Opener for Second Straight Season

Published on September 16, 2026 under United Football League (UFL)

Louisville Kings News Release

ARLINGTON, TX - The Louisville Kings will host the UFL season opener on March 26, 2027, this time, as champions.

In their brief history, this marks the second straight season the Kings will open the UFL schedule at Lynn Family Stadium on FOX UFL Friday at 8 PM ET. Only this time, they'll enter the building with a championship to defend.

The Kings hosted the 2026 UFL opener, a historic night as the franchise officially began its journey. It was a night they'd quickly like to forget. Louisville fell in the season opener and stumbled to a 1-3 start, leaving plenty of questions surrounding a first-year franchise and first-year head coach Chris Redman.

Redman answered those questions with change. The hometown legend handed the quarterback reins to Chandler Rogers while making several personnel and staffing changes throughout the organization. The moves were questioned at the time, but the results came quickly.

With Rogers under center, the Kings traveled to Dallas in Week 5 and dominated the Renegades, who entered the matchup a...