XFL team names, logos revealed for all eight franchises

By Kevin Kelley -

XFL team names and logos have been revealed for all eight franchises. The new league kicks off their inaugural season in 2020 one week after the Super Bowl.

“The team names and logos were chosen exclusively to represent the spirit of football fans in their respective cities and signify fun and football, nothing more,”  XFL commissioner Oliver Luck said.

XFL teams will be split into two East and West divisions. Below are the team names for each:

EAST DIVISION

New York Guardians
DC Defenders
Tampa Bay Vipers
St. Louis BattleHawks

WEST DIVISION

Dallas Renegades
Houston Roughnecks
Los Angeles Wildcats
Seattle Dragons

The 10-week regular-season of the XFL Schedule will begin on Saturday, February 8, 2020 with games at 2:00pm ET on ABC and 5:00pm ET on FOX. Two more games are scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 9 at the same times and on the same networks.

The 2020 XFL Playoff Schedule features two games, one on Saturday, April 18 at 3:00pm ET on FOX and the other on Sunday, April 19 at 3:00pm ET on ESPN.

The inaugural XFL season will conclude with the XFL Championship on Sunday, April 26. The game will be televised by ESPN at 3:00pm ET.

Below are the logos for all eight XFL teams:

St. Louis BattleHawks

Tampa Bay Vipers

New York Guardians

Seattle Dragons

Los Angeles Wildcats

DC Defenders

Houston Roughnecks

Dallas Renegades