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American professional football season

2024 Birmingham Stallions season
OwnerNational Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports)
General managerZach Potter
Head coachSkip Holtz
Home fieldProtective Stadium
Results
Record9–1
Division place1st in USFL Conference
Playoff finishWon Conference Finals (vs. Michigan Panthers) 31–18
Won UFL Championship (at San Antonio Brahmas) 25–0

The 2024 season was the Birmingham Stallions first season in the United Football League and their third under head coach Skip Holtz and general manager Zach Potter. The Stallions defended their back-to-back 2022 and 2023 USFL championship to create a three-peat and becoming the first UFL champions.

Current roster

Players

2024 Birmingham Stallions roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

  • 94 Jordan Thompson DT
  • 97 Willie Yarbary DT
 Linebackers (LB)
  • 52 Maalik Hall ILB
  • 51 Damon Lloyd ILB
  • 31 Kyahva Tezino ILB

Defensive backs (DB)

  • 29 Ike Brown CB
  • 22 Lorenzo Burns CB
  • 19 Daniel Isom FS
  •  4 Jojo Tillery SS

Special teams

  • 27 Ryan Langan LS

Reserve

Rookies in italics
50 active, 3 reserve

Regular season

Schedule

All times Central

Week Day Date Kickoff TV Opponent Results Location Attendance
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 20–19 9–1 Protective Stadium 7,133

Game summaries

Week 1: at Arlington Renegades

Week 1: Birmingham Stallions at Arlington Renegades – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Stallions 0 11 8827
Renegades 3 8 3014

at Choctaw Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

First quarter

  • ARL – Taylor Russolino 38-yard field goal, 3:08. Renegades 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:56.

Second quarter

  • BHAM – Chris Blewitt 27-yard field goal, 12:30. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:38.
  • ARL – Isaiah Winstead 51-yard pass from Luis Perez (Luis Perez-Isaiah Winstead two-point pass), 9:01. Renegades 11–3. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:29.
  • BHAM – Deon Cain 39-yard pass from Matt Corral (Matt Corral-Ricky Person Jr. two-point pass), 0:03. Tied 11–11. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 1:17.

Third quarter

  • BHAM – Ricky Person Jr. 2-yard run (Matt Corral-Gary Jennings Jr. two-point pass), 4:59. Stallions 19–11. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:53.
  • ARL – Taylor Russolino 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Stallions 19–14. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 5:07.

Fourth quarter

  • BHAM – C. J. Marable 7-yard run (Matt Corral-Amari Rodgers two-point pass), 11:25. Stallions 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:35.

Top passers

  • BHAM – Matt Corral – 12/21, 201 yards, TD, INT
  • ARL – Luis Perez – 19/28, 214 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • BHAM – C. J. Marable – 18 rushes, 67 yards, TD
  • ARL – Leddie Brown – 8 rushes, 30 yards

Top receivers

  • BHAM – Deon Cain – 3 receptions, 66 yards, TD
  • ARL – Isaiah Winstead – 2 receptions, 60 yards, TD

Week 2: at Michigan Panthers

Week 2: Birmingham Stallions at Michigan Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Stallions 3 14 3020
Panthers 0 10 3013

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Game information

First quarter

  • BHAM – Chris Blewitt 34-yard field goal, 5:42. Stallions 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 3:11.

Second quarter

  • BHAM – Chris Blewitt 30-yard field goal, 10:11. Stallions 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:42.
  • BHAM – Chris Blewitt 38-yard field goal, 4:35. Stallions 9–0. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 4:03.
  • MICH – Marcus Simms 76-yard pass from E. J. Perry (E. J. Perry-Cole Hikutini one-point pass), 3:16. Stallions 9–7. Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:19.
  • BHAM – Ricky Person Jr. 1-yard run (Matt Corral-Kevin Austin Jr. two-point pass), 0:26. Stallions 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:04.
  • MICH – Jake Bates 62-yard field goal, 0:00. Stallions 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, 0:26.

Third quarter

  • BHAM – Chris Blewitt 20-yard field goal, 7:16. Stallions 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 7:44
  • MICH – Jake Bates 52-yard field goal, 4:16. Stallions 20–13. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 3:00

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Top passers

  • BHAM – Adrian Martinez – 8/15, 88 yards
  • MICH – E. J. Perry – 20/33, 203 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • BHAM – Adrian Martinez – 8 rushes, 65 yards
  • MICH – E. J. Perry – 4 rushes, 25 yards

Top receivers

  • BHAM – Marlon Williams – 3 receptions, 32 yards
  • MICH – Marcus Simms – 3 receptions, 96 yards, TD

Week 3: vs. Memphis Showboats

Week 3: Memphis Showboats at Birmingham Stallions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Showboats 6 6 0214
Stallions 12 6 31233

at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama

  • Date: April 13
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 12,265
  • Referee: Bryan Banks
  • TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Mark Sanchez and Brock Huard
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter

  • BHAM – Jace Sternberger 6-yard pass from Adrian Martinez (two-point pass failed), 5:36. Stallions 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 7:07.
  • MEM – Vinny Papale 23-yard pass from Case Cookus (one-point pass failed), 0:56. Tied 6–6. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 2:02.
  • BHAM – Marlon Williams 41-yard pass from Adrian Martinez (two-point pass failed), 0:02. Stallions 12–6. Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:49.

Second quarter

  • MEM – Matt Coghlin 57-yard field goal, 9:07. Stallions 12–9. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 5:55.
  • BHAM – Chris Blewitt 22-yard field goal, 1:56. Stallions 15–9. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 7:11.
  • MEM – Matt Coghlin 37-yard field goal, 0:14. Stallions 15–12. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 1:42.
  • BHAM – Chris Blewitt 46-yard field goal, 0:00. Stallions 18–12. Drive: 2 plays, 36 yards, 0:14.

Third quarter

  • BHAM – Chris Blewitt 43-yard field goal, 3:23. Stallions 21–12. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 4:02.

Fourth quarter

  • BHAM – Ricky Person Jr. 5-yard run (one-point run failed), 14:23. Stallions 27–12. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:46.
  • BHAM – Adrian Martinez 11-yard run (one-point run failed), 8:28. Stallions 33–12. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:41.
  • MEM – Adrian Martinez sacked in end zone for a safety, 1:49. Stallions 33–14.

Top passers

  • MEM – Case Cookus – 15/22, 139 yards, TD
  • BHAM – Adrian Martinez – 18/28, 334 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • MEM – Titus Swen – 6 rushes, 14 yards
  • BHAM – Adrian Martinez – 5 rushes, 44 yards, TD

Top receivers

Week 4: vs. DC Defenders

Week 4: DC Defenders at Birmingham Stallions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Defenders 6 0 6618
Stallions 0 11 3620

at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama

Game information

First quarter

  • DC – Chris Rowland 9-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (two-point pass failed), 3:29. Defenders 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 3:49.

Second quarter

  • BHAM – Amari Rodgers 50-yard pass from Matt Corral (one-point run failed), 2:58. Tied 6–6. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:26.
  • BHAM – Paxton Brooks tackled in end zone for a safety, 1:50. Stallions 8–6.
  • BHAM – Ramiz Ahmed 46-yard field goal, 0:00. Stallions 11–6. Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 1:50.

Third quarter

  • BHAM – Ramiz Ahmed 32-yard field goal, 9:37. Stallions 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 5:23.
  • DC – Kelvin Harmon 45-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (two-point pass failed), 0:53. Stallions 14–12. Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:08.

Fourth quarter

  • DC – Matt McCrane 23-yard field goal, 7:41. Defenders 15–14. Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards, 6:02.
  • BHAM – Ramiz Ahmed 27-yard field goal, 3:26. Stallions 17–15. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:15.
  • DC – Matt McCrane 39-yard field goal, 1:04. Defenders 18–17. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:22.
  • BHAM – Ramiz Ahmed 46-yard field goal, 0:04. Stallions 20–18. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 1:00.

Top passers

  • DC – Jordan Ta'amu – 12/22, 161 yards, 2 TD
  • BHAM – Matt Corral – 19/29, 240 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • DC – Cam'Ron Harris – 11 rushes, 34 yards
  • BHAM – Ricky Person Jr. – 11 rushes, 57 yards

Top receivers

  • DC – Kelvin Harmon – 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD
  • BHAM – Amari Rodgers – 4 receptions, 82 yards, TD

Standings

2024 UFL standings
USFL Conference
Team W L PCT GB TD+/- TD+ TD- DIV PF PA DIFF STK
(y) Birmingham Stallions 9 1 .900 - 11 31 20 6–0 265 180 85 W1
(x) Michigan Panthers 7 3 .700 2 5 27 22 4–2 228 189 39 L1
(e) Memphis Showboats 2 8 .200 7 -19 20 39 2–4 188 290 -102 W1
(e) Houston Roughnecks 1 9 .100 8 -12 17 29 0–6 158 233 -75 L6
XFL Conference
Team W L PCT GB TD+/- TD+ TD- DIV PF PA DIFF STK
(y) St. Louis Battlehawks 7 3 .700 - 7 31 24 5–1 260 202 58 W1
(x) San Antonio Brahmas 7 3 .700 - 12 24 12 3–3 192 153 39 L1
(e) DC Defenders 4 6 .400 3 -2 24 26 2–4 209 251 -42 L1
(e) Arlington Renegades 3 7 .300 4 -2 26 28 2–4 247 249 -2 W2
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched division; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention


Postseason

Schedule

Week Day Date Kickoff TV Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
USFL Conference Championship Saturday June 8 2:00 p.m. ABC vs. Michigan Panthers 31–18 1–0 Protective Stadium 10,287
UFL Championship Sunday June 16 4:00 p.m. Fox at San Antonio Brahmas 25–0 2–0 The Dome at America's Center 27,396

Staff

The 2024 coaching staff was announced on February 21, 2024.

Birmingham Stallions staff
Front office
  • General manager – Zach Potter
Head coach

Head coach – Skip Holtz

Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • DC John Chavis left team in 2024 during Week 9, added Anthony Blevins

References

  1. DiLullo, Mikey. "Former Louisiana Tech football coach Skip Holtz named coach of USFL's Birmingham Stallions". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  2. "2024 Birmingham Stallions Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  3. "UFL announces 2024 coaching staffs for all eight teams". Fox Sports. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  4. Miller, Luke (May 28, 2024). "Birmingham Stallions Lose DC John Chavis, Add Anthony Blevins". Pro Football Newsroom. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
Birmingham Stallions 2024 UFL champions
Birmingham Stallions (2022)
Franchise
Stadiums
Key personnel
Division championships (2)2022, 2023
Conference championships (1)2024
League championships (3)2022, 2023, 2024
Affiliations
  • League: USFL (2022-2023); United Football League (2024-present)
    Conference: USFL Conference (2024-present)
    Division: South (2022-2023)
Seasons
2024 UFL season
USFL Conference
XFL Conference
Dispersal Draft • UFL Championship
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