2024 Birmingham Stallions season
2024 Birmingham Stallions season | |
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Owner | National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports) |
General manager | Zach Potter |
Head coach | Skip Holtz |
Home field | Protective Stadium |
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Record | 8–0 |
Division place | 1st in USFL Conference |
Playoff finish | TBD Conference Finals (vs. Michigan Panthers) |
The 2024 season is the Birmingham Stallions' first season in the United Football League and their third under head coach Skip Holtz and general manager Zach Potter.[1] The Stallions will attempt to defend their back-to-back 2022 and 2023 USFL championship this season by competing in the new UFL.
Current roster[edit]
Players[edit]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Roster updated May 21, 2024 50 active, 4 reserve(s) |
Schedule[edit]
All times Central
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
1 | Saturday | March 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Fox | at Arlington Renegades | 27–14 | 1–0 | Choctaw Stadium | 14,153 |
2 | Sunday | April 7 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN | at Michigan Panthers | 20–13 | 2–0 | Ford Field | 7,475 |
3 | Saturday | April 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Fox | Memphis Showboats | 33–14 | 3–0 | Protective Stadium | 12,265 |
4 | Saturday | April 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Fox | DC Defenders | 20–18 | 4–0 | Protective Stadium | 7,262 |
5 | Saturday | April 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Fox | at Houston Roughnecks | 32–9 | 5–0 | Rice Stadium | 6,285 |
6 | Saturday | May 4 | 11:00 a.m. | ABC | at Memphis Showboats | 39–21 | 6–0 | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | 5,609 |
7 | Saturday | May 11 | 3:00 p.m. | Fox | St. Louis Battlehawks | 30–26 | 7–0 | Protective Stadium | 14,056 |
8 | Saturday | May 18 | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN2 | Houston Roughnecks | 35–28 | 8–0 | Protective Stadium | 10,245 |
9 | Saturday | May 25 | 2:00 p.m. | ABC | at San Antonio Brahmas | Alamodome | |||
10 | Saturday | June 1 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN | Michigan Panthers | Protective Stadium |
Game summaries[edit]
Week 1: at Arlington Renegades[edit]
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Stallions | 0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
Renegades | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
at Choctaw Stadium, Arlington, Texas
- Date: March 30
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Overcast, 71 °F (22 °C)
- Game attendance: 14,153
- Referee: Michael Vandervelde
- TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Joel Klatt and Brock Huard
- Recap, Game book
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Week 2: at Michigan Panthers[edit]
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Stallions | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Panthers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Date: April 7
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 7,475
- Referee: Scott Walker
- TV announcers (ESPN): Lowell Galindo, Tom Luginbill, Harry Douglas and Kayla Burton
- Recap, Game book
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Week 3: at Memphis Showboats[edit]
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Showboats | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
Stallions | 12 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 33 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Date: April 7
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 7,475
- Referee: Scott Walker
- TV announcers (ESPN): Lowell Galindo, Tom Luginbill, Harry Douglas and Kayla Burton
- Recap, Game book
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Standings[edit]
USFL Conference | ||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | TD+/- | TD+ | TD- | DIV | PF | PA | DIFF | STK | ||
(x) Birmingham Stallions | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 12 | 27 | 15 | 5–0 | 236 | 143 | 93 | W8 | ||
(x) Michigan Panthers | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 3–1 | 183 | 147 | 36 | W4 | ||
(e) Memphis Showboats | 1 | 7 | .125 | 7 | -18 | 15 | 33 | 1–4 | 148 | 242 | -94 | L7 | ||
(e) Houston Roughnecks | 1 | 7 | .125 | 7 | -11 | 13 | 23 | 0–4 | 124 | 188 | -64 | L4 | ||
XFL Conference | ||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | TD+/- | TD+ | TD- | DIV | PF | PA | DIFF | STK | ||
(x) St. Louis Battlehawks | 6 | 2 | .750 | - | 7 | 26 | 19 | 4–0 | 225 | 154 | 71 | W1 | ||
(x) San Antonio Brahmas | 6 | 2 | .750 | - | 9 | 19 | 10 | 3–2 | 162 | 131 | 31 | W2 | ||
(e) DC Defenders | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3 | -4 | 16 | 20 | 2–3 | 142 | 198 | -56 | L2 | ||
(e) Arlington Renegades | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5 | -1 | 20 | 21 | 0–4 | 179 | 196 | -17 | L1 | ||
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched division; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention |
Postseason[edit]
Schedule[edit]
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
USFL Conference Championship | Saturday | June 8 | 2:00 p.m. | ABC | Michigan Panthers |
Staff[edit]
The 2024 coaching staff was announced on February 21, 2024.[3]
Head coach – Skip Holtz
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References[edit]
- ^ DiLullo, Mikey. "Former Louisiana Tech football coach Skip Holtz named coach of USFL's Birmingham Stallions". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "2024 Birmingham Stallions Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "UFL announces 2024 coaching staffs for all eight teams". Fox Sports. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.