# 2024 National Arena League season

The 2024 National Arena League season was the seventh season of the National Arena League (NAL). The league will include six teams, five of which are new, with only the Carolina Cobras returning from the previous season.

## Offseason

In August 2023, the league announced it had added the Omaha Beef and Sioux City Bandits from Champions Indoor Football for the 2024 season. On August 22, 2023, the Jacksonville Sharks announced they were joining the Indoor Football League (IFL). The league added the expansion Colorado Spartans, based out of Loveland, Colorado, on August 31. Also on August 31, the Warbirds, which had been renamed as the West Texas Desert Hawks, were announced as joining the relaunched Arena Football League. On September 14, the Topeka Tropics, another CIF team, were accepted into the NAL. On September 21, the two-time American West Football Conference champions Idaho Horsemen joined the NAL. On September 26, the San Antonio Gunslingers were announced as also joining the IFL. The next day, the North Texas Bulls announced their membership in the NAL. On October 16, the Oklahoma Flying Aces were as announced as the eighth and final team for the 2024 NAL season. On February 17, 2024, the league announced that they had terminated the membership of the Bulls. On February 28, 2024, the league terminated the Tropics membership, prompting the team's planned owner to back out of the purchase agreement in protest and the current owners to release an open letter begging for new investors.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Founded | Joined | Head coach |
| Carolina Cobras | Greensboro, North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum Complex | 12,000 | 2017 | 2018 | Brandon Negron |
| Colorado Spartans | Loveland, Colorado | Blue Arena | 7,500 | 2023 | 2024 | Fred Shaw |
| Idaho Horsemen | Nampa, Idaho | Ford Idaho Center | 12,279 | 2018 | 2024 | Chris Reynolds |
| Oklahoma Flying Aces | Enid, Oklahoma | Chisholm Trail Coliseum | 8,000 | 2018 | 2024 | Richard Davis |
| Omaha Beef | Omaha, Nebraska | Liberty First Credit Union Arena | 4,600 | 2000 | 2024 | Mike Tatum |
| Sioux City Bandits | Sioux City, Iowa | Tyson Events Center | 6,941 | 2000 | 2024 | Erv Strohbeen |
* ↑ In the American West Football Conference.
* ↑ The Oklahoma Flying Aces suspended operations mid-season amid ownership restructuring.
* ↑ In Champions Indoor Football.
* ↑ In the Indoor Professional Football League.
* ↑ In the original Indoor Football League.

## Standings

2024 National Arena League Standings :
| Team | Win | Loss | PCT | GB | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$Omaha Beef | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 381 | 238 | W8 |
| $^{(2)}$Sioux City Bandits | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3 | 321 | 300 | W2 |
| Carolina Cobras | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.5 | 392 | 378 | L2 |
| Colorado Spartans | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.5 | 381 | 375 | W1 |
| Idaho Horsemen | 1 | 7 | .125 | 7 | 229 | 373 | L4 |
| Oklahoma Flying Aces† | 0 | 4 | .000 | – | 120 | 170 | L4 |
| Legend ||||||||
| $^{(1)}$ – hosting Championship game ||||||||
| $^{(2)}$ – clinched Championship game ||||||||
| † – did not finish the season ||||||||
| All other teams eliminated from postseason ||||||||

## Season schedule
### Regular season

All times shown are local to the home team.

#### Week 1

| Date | Time | Away Team | Result | Result | Home Team | Stadium | Notes | Ref |
| March 15 | 7:10 p.m. CT | Oklahoma Flying Aces | 24 | 37 | Sioux City Bandits | Tyson Events Center | | |
| March 15 | 7:00 p.m. MT | Carolina Cobras | 51 | 49 | Idaho Horsemen | Ford Idaho Center | | |

#### Week 2

| Date | Time | Away Team | Result | Result | Home Team | Stadium | Notes | Ref |
| March 24 | 3:00 p.m. ET | Omaha Beef | 54 | 43 | Carolina Cobras | Greensboro Coliseum Complex | | |

#### Week 3

| Date | Time | Away Team | Result | Result | Home Team | Stadium | Notes | Ref |
| March 30 | 6:30 p.m. CT | Colorado Spartans | 32 | 45 | Omaha Beef | Liberty First Credit Union Arena | | |
| April 1 | 7:30 p.m. ET | Idaho Horsemen | 6 | 42 | Carolina Cobras | Greensboro Coliseum Complex | | |

#### Week 4

| Date | Time | Away Team | Result | Result | Home Team | Stadium | Notes | Ref |
| April 6 | 7:00 p.m. ET | Colorado Spartans | 35 | 44 | Carolina Cobras | Greensboro Coliseum Complex | | |
| April 6 | 7:10 p.m. CT | Oklahoma Flying Aces | 24 | 42 | Sioux City Bandits | Tyson Events Center | | |

#### Week 5

| Date | Time | Away Team | Result | Result | Home Team | Stadium | Notes | Ref |
| April 13 | 7:10 p.m. CT | Colorado Spartans | 61 | 62 | Sioux City Bandits | Tyson Events Center | | |

#### Week 6

| Date | Time | Away Team | Result | Result | Home Team | Stadium | Notes | Ref |
| April 19 | 7:00 p.m. CT | Idaho Horsemen | 14 | 63 | Omaha Beef | Liberty First Credit Union Arena | | |
| April 19 | 7:00 p.m. MT | Carolina Cobras | 38 | 55 | Colorado Spartans | Blue Arena | | |

#### Week 7

| Date | Time | Away Team | Result | Result | Home Team | Stadium | Notes | Ref |
| April 27 | 7:00 p.m. MT | Oklahoma Flying Aces | 36 | 49 | Idaho Horsemen | Ford Idaho Center | | |
| April 28 | 3:00 p.m. ET | Sioux City Bandits | 24 | 55 | Carolina Cobras | Greensboro Coliseum Complex | | |

#### Week 8

| Date | Time | Away Team | Result | Result | Home Team | Stadium | Notes | Ref |
| May 4 | 6:30 p.m. CT | Oklahoma Flying Aces | 36 | 42 | Omaha Beef | Liberty First Credit Union Arena | | |
| May 5 | 5:00 p.m. MT | Colorado Spartans | 34 | 33 | Idaho Horsemen | Ford Idaho Center | | |

#### Week 9

| Date | Time | Away Team | Result | Result | Home Team | Stadium | Notes | Ref |
| May 11 | 6:30 p.m. CT | Sioux City Bandits | 6 | 33 | Omaha Beef | Liberty First Credit Union Arena | | |

#### Week 10

| Date | Time | Away Team | Result | Result | Home Team | Stadium | Notes | Ref |
| May 17 | 7:00 p.m. MT | Idaho Horsemen | 18 | 55 | Colorado Spartans | Blue Arena | | |
| May 18 | 7:10 p.m. CT | Omaha Beef | 34 | 32 | Sioux City Bandits | Tyson Events Center | | |

#### Week 11

| Date | Time | Away Team | Result | Result | Home Team | Stadium | Notes | Ref |
| May 25 | 7:00 p.m. ET | Colorado Spartans | 39 | 53 | Carolina Cobras | Greensboro Coliseum Complex | | |
| May 25 | 7:00 p.m. MT | Sioux City Bandits | 56 | 34 | Idaho Horsemen | Ford Idaho Center | | |

#### Week 12

| Date | Time | Away Team | Result | Result | Home Team | Stadium | Notes | Ref |
| June 1 | 7:10 p.m. CT | Carolina Cobras | 35 | 62 | Sioux City Bandits | Tyson Events Center | | |
| June 1 | 7:00 p.m. MT | Omaha Beef | 56 | 34 | Colorado Spartans | Blue Arena | | |

#### Week 13

| Date | Time | Away Team | Result | Result | Home Team | Stadium | Notes | Ref |
| June 8 | 6:30 p.m. CT | Carolina Cobras | 31 | 54 | Omaha Beef | Liberty First Credit Union Arena | | |
| June 8 | 7:00 p.m. MT | Idaho Horsemen | 26 | 36 | Colorado Spartans | Blue Arena | | |

### Postseason
#### NAL Championship

| Date | Time | Away Team | Result | Result | Home Team | Stadium | Notes | Ref |
| June 15 | 6:30 p.m. CT | Sioux City Bandits | 46 | 47 | Omaha Beef | Liberty First Credit Union Arena | Double overtime result | |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Position | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Quarterback | Omaha Beef |
| Coach of the Year | Brandon Negron | Head Coach | Carolina Cobras |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Jason Whittaker | Quarterback | Colorado Spartans |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Rashad Flanders | Defensive back | Idaho Horsemen |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Kevin Dido-Weber | Kicker | Carolina Cobras |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Steven Newbold Jr | Wide receiver | Colorado Spartans |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | Javaris Thompson | Defensive back | Colorado Spartans |