The New Orleans Breakers were a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Breakers competed in the United States Football League (USFL) as a member of the league's South division.
| New Orleans Breakers | |
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 Current season | |
| Established 2022 Folded 2023 Played in Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama | |
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| League/conference affiliations | |
United States Football League (2022–2023)
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Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Royal blue, Breaker blue, silver, white |
| Mascot | Dave the Wave |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Michael Schissler |
| Chairman | Tyrus Schissler |
| President | Kaehleb Schissler |
| Head coach | Larry Fedora (2022) John DeFilippo (2023) |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
| Playoff appearances (2) | |
| 2022, 2023 | |
| Home stadium(s) | |
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As with the majority of the revived USFL's teams, the Breakers did not play in the metropolitan area of the city whose name they bear; they instead shared Protective Stadium with the Birmingham Stallions. The league had been in contact with the Shrine on Airline, a converted baseball park in suburban Metairie, Louisiana, about future use of that stadium for the team.[1] This never materialized, and on December 19, 2023, the USFL informed its players union that the Breakers would not be among four USFL teams to be contracted as part of the league's upcoming merger with the XFL.[2]
History
editThe New Orleans Breakers were one of eight teams that were officially announced as a USFL franchise on The Herd with Colin Cowherd on November 22, 2021.[3]
On January 27, 2022, it was announced on The Herd with Colin Cowherd that former NCAA Head coach Larry Fedora was named the Head coach and General manager of the Breakers.[4] Fedora would go on to lead the Breakers to a 6–4 regular season record, clinching a playoff spot following their Week 9 victory over Tampa Bay Bandits.[5] The Breakers would lose in the divisional championship game to the Birmingham Stallions 17–31.[6] Following the season, Fedora stepped down as the head coach of the Breakers, citing wanting to spend more time with his family.[7]
On November 10, 2022, the Breakers announced that they had named John DeFilippo as their second head coach.[8]
Coach History
editHead Coach history
edit| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | ||||
| New Orleans Breakers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Larry Fedora | 2022 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | John DeFilippo | 2023 | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Offensive Coordinator history
edit| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | ||||
| New Orleans Breakers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Noel Mazzone | 2022 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Doug Martin | 2023 | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Defensive Coordinator history
edit| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | ||||
| New Orleans Breakers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Jon Tenuta | 2022-2023 | 20 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Records
edit| All-time Breakers leaders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leader | Player | Record | Years with Breakers | |
| Passing Yards | McLeod Bethel-Thompson | 2,433 passing yards | 2023 | |
| Passing Touchdowns | McLeod Bethel-Thompson | 14 passing touchdowns | 2023 | |
| Rushing Yards | Wes Hills | 679 rushing yards | 2023 | |
| Rushing Touchdowns | Wes Hills | 10 touchdowns | 2023 | |
| Receiving Yards | Jonathan Adams | 883 receiving yards | 2022-2023 | |
| Receiving Touchdowns | Johnnie Dixon | 9 receiving touchdowns | 2022-2023 | |
| Receptions | Jonathan Adams | 71 receptions | 2022-2023 | |
| Tackles | Jerod Fernandez | 151 tackles | 2022-2023 | |
| Sacks | Anree Saint-Amour | 8.0 sacks | 2022-2023 | |
| Interceptions | Vontae Diggs | 3 interceptions | 2022-2023 | |
| Coaching wins | John DeFilippo | 7 wins | 2023 | |
Statistics and records
editSeason-by-season record
editNote: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.
| USFL champions† | Division champions^ | Wild Card berth# |
| Season | Team | League | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2022 | USFL | South | 2nd# | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Lost Division finals (Stallions) 17–31 | – | ||
| 2023 | 2023 | USFL | South | 2nd# | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Lost Division finals (Stallions) 22–47 | – | ||
| Totals | 13 | 7 | 0 | .650 | (2022–2023, regular season) | |||||||
| 0 | 2 | — | .000 | (2022–2023, playoffs) | ||||||||
| 13 | 9 | 0 | .591 | (2022–2023, regular season and playoffs) | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Fuentes, Andrés (November 10, 2023). "Jefferson Parish approves $15 million for Shrine on Airline renovations". WVUE-DT. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "Four USFL teams survive merger with XFL. But many loyal Breakers' fans have reached out to the UFL to urge them to bring the team back in 2025". NBC Sports. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "USFL unveils team cities, nicknames and logos for 2022 debut". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "USFL 2022: Jeff Fisher, Larry Fedora named as final two coaches". Fox Sports. January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Eric D. Williams (June 12, 2022). "Breakers manhandle mistake-prone Bandits, earn playoff berth". foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "USFL Playoffs top plays:Stallions push past Breakers". foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC. June 25, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ Luke Johnson (September 14, 2022). "Larry Fedora explains why he's stepping away from USFL's New Orleans Breakers after 1 season". www.nola.com. NOLA.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "USFL hires John DeFilippo as New Orleans Breakers head coach". foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC. November 10, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
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