# 2024 Birmingham Stallions season

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.
After the season, the Stallions general manager, Zach Potter, left for the same position at Sacramento State.

## Regular season
### Schedule

All times Central
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Attendance |
| 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Showboats | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Stallions | 12 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 33 |
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
MEM – Jonathan Adams – 6 receptions, 49 yards
BHAM – Deon Cain – 7 receptions, 144 yards :

#### Week 4: vs. DC Defenders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Defenders | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| Stallions | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama
* Date: April 20
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Overcast, 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 7,262
* Referee: Jeff Heaser
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Robert Smith and Brock Vereen
* Recap, Game book
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 standingsvte :
| 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 | Results | Location | Attendance |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Attendance |
| 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.
* DC John Chavis left team in 2024 during Week 9, added Anthony Blevins