2024 Birmingham Stallions season
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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 |
Results | |
Record | 8–1 |
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
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| 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 | 9–18 | 8–1 | Alamodome | 11,839 |
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 | 1 | .889 | - | 10 | 28 | 18 | 5–0 | 245 | 161 | 84 | L1 | ||
(x) Michigan Panthers | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 4–1 | 209 | 169 | 40 | W5 | ||
(e) Memphis Showboats | 1 | 8 | .111 | 7 | -15 | 18 | 38 | 1–4 | 169 | 278 | -109 | L8 | ||
(e) Houston Roughnecks | 1 | 8 | .111 | 7 | -11 | 16 | 27 | 0–5 | 146 | 214 | -68 | L5 | ||
XFL Conference | ||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | TD+/- | TD+ | TD- | DIV | PF | PA | DIFF | STK | ||
(x) San Antonio Brahmas | 7 | 2 | .778 | - | 11 | 22 | 11 | 3–2 | 180 | 140 | 40 | W3 | ||
(x) St. Louis Battlehawks | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 22 | 4–1 | 247 | 190 | 57 | L1 | ||
(e) DC Defenders | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3 | -2 | 21 | 23 | 2–3 | 178 | 209 | -31 | W1 | ||
(e) Arlington Renegades | 2 | 7 | .222 | 5 | -2 | 23 | 25 | 1–4 | 215 | 218 | -3 | W1 | ||
(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 | TBA |
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.