Michigan Panthers Champions T-Shirt

Product Details:

• Officially licensed
• 100% Cotton (52% Cotton 48% Polyester for heather colors)
• 4.2 oz combed and ring-spun cotton
• Extra soft, lightweight
• Unisex classic fit
• Pre-shrunk, side-seamed
• Printed graphics
• Ships in 3–5 business days

Team: Michigan Panthers
Years Active: 1983–1984 (original USFL) · 2022–2023 (revived USFL)
Home: Pontiac Silverdome — Pontiac, MI (1983–1984) · Protective Stadium — Birmingham, AL (2022) · Ford Field — Detroit, MI (2023)

The Michigan Panthers played in both the original United States Football League (USFL) (1983–1984) and the revived USFL (2022–2023). Few franchises in spring football history have a championship pedigree like the Panthers, who hoisted the very first USFL Championship trophy in 1983.

The original Michigan Panthers were the inaugural USFL champions, defeating the Philadelphia Stars 24–22 in the league's first title game on July 17, 1983, at Denver's Mile High Stadium. Coached by Jim Stanley and quarterbacked by Bobby Hebert (named USFL Championship Game MVP) — with All-League receiver Anthony Carter leading the offense, fullback John Williams providing power running, and an offensive line that yielded only 17 sacks all season — the Panthers went 12–6 in 1983 and surged through the playoffs as one of the most balanced teams in the league. Michigan went 10–8 in 1984 before the franchise merged with the Oakland Invaders for the planned 1985 season, with much of the Panthers roster — including Hebert and Carter — joining Oakland.

The revived Michigan Panthers returned in 2022 under head coach Jeff Fisher, then Mike Nolan in 2023, playing road games out of Birmingham before bringing professional spring football back to Detroit's Ford Field for the 2023 home schedule. The modern Panthers went a combined 9–11 across two USFL seasons and continued under the same name when the USFL merged with the XFL to form the UFL in 2024.