# 2024 San Antonio Brahmas season

The 2024 San Antonio Brahmas season was the second season for the San Antonio Brahmas as a professional American football franchise. They were members of the United Football League after a merger between the XFL and the USFL in the offseason. They were one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2024 season. The Brahmas played their home games at the Alamodome and were led by head coach Wade Phillips.

## Transactions
### XFL dispersal draft

| Player | Position | Previous team |
| Brycen Alleyne | RB | Houston Roughnecks |
| Dieuly Aristilde | WR | Houston Roughnecks |
| Tavante Beckett | LB | Houston Roughnecks |
| Omari Cobb | LB | Houston Roughnecks |
| Rashaad Coward | T | Houston Roughnecks |
| Jalen Dalton | DT | Seattle Sea Dragons |
| Austin Edwards | DT | Houston Roughnecks |
| Cody Latimer | TE | Orlando Guardians |
| Alex Mollette | C | Houston Roughnecks |
| Jordan Mosley | DB | Houston Roughnecks |
| Marvin Pierre | LB | Houston Roughnecks |
| Wyatt Ray | DE | Houston Roughnecks |
| Jaylen Samuels | RB | Houston Roughnecks |
| Justin Smith | WR | Houston Roughnecks |
| Teez Tabor | DB | Houston Roughnecks |
| Kevin Toliver | DB | Houston Roughnecks |
| Taron Vincent | DT | Houston Roughnecks |
| Kade Warner | WR | Houston Roughnecks |
| Nate Wieland | LB | Houston Roughnecks |
| Quincy Wilson | DB | Houston Roughnecks |

### UFL Super Draft

| Rnd. | Pick # | UFL team | Player | Pos. | Prev. team |
| 1 | 1 | San Antonio Brahmas | Quinten Dormady | QB | Orlando Guardians |
| 2 | 9 | San Antonio Brahmas | Botts, TreyTrey Botts | DT | Philadelphia Stars |
| 3 | 17 | San Antonio Brahmas | Wilson, B.J.B.J. Wilson | OT | Houston Roughnecks |
| 4 | 25 | San Antonio Brahmas | Steele, ChrisChris Steele | DB | Houston Roughnecks |
| 5 | 33 | San Antonio Brahmas | Parker, DareuanDareuan Parker | OT | Houston Roughnecks |
| 6 | 41 | San Antonio Brahmas | K.D. Cannon | WR | Orlando Guardians |
| 7 | 49 | San Antonio Brahmas | Landen Akers | WR | San Antonio Brahmas |
| 8 | 57 | San Antonio Brahmas | A. J. Hendy | S | Houston Roughnecks |
| 9 | 65 | San Antonio Brahmas | Yarbrough, JohnJohn Yarbrough | OT | Houston Roughnecks |
| 10 | 73 | San Antonio Brahmas | Chrest, CodyCody Chrest | WR | Houston Roughnecks |

## Signees to the NFL

| Player | Position | Date | NFL Team | Ref. |
| Player | Position | Date | NFL Team | Ref. | Jacques Patrick | RB | May 15 | Denver Broncos |
| Luq Barcoo | CB | May 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| John Parker Romo | K | May 15 | Detroit Lions | |
| Alize Mack | TE | May 17 | Tennessee Titans | |
| Kobe Smith | DE | June 16 | New York Giants | |
| Rex Sunahara | LS | June 19 | Pittsburgh Steelers | |

## 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 | Sunday | March 31 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN | DC Defenders | 27–12 | 1–0 | Alamodome | 13,164 |
| 2 | Saturday | April 6 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN | at Memphis Showboats | 20–19 | 2–0 | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | 8,791 |
| 3 | Sunday | April 14 | 2:00 p.m. | ABC | St. Louis Battlehawks | 24–31 | 2–1 | Alamodome | 11,790 |
| 4 | Saturday | April 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Fox | Michigan Panthers | 19–9 | 3–1 | Alamodome | 11,251 |
| 5 | Saturday | April 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Fox | at Arlington Renegades | 25–15 | 4–1 | Choctaw Stadium | 10,283 |
| 6 | Sunday | May 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Fox | at DC Defenders | 12–18 | 4–2 | Audi Field | 14,303 |
| 7 | Sunday | May 12 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN | at Houston Roughnecks | 15–12 | 5–2 | Rice Stadium | 6,134 |
| 8 | Sunday | May 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Fox | Arlington Renegades | 20–15 | 6–2 | Alamodome | 11,395 |
| 9 | Saturday | May 25 | 2:00 p.m. | ABC | Birmingham Stallions | 18–9 | 7–2 | Alamodome | 11,839 |
| 10 | Saturday | June 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Fox | at St. Louis Battlehawks | 12–13 | 7–3 | The Dome at America's Center | 34,379 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: vs. DC Defenders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Defenders | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Brahmas | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: March 31
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 13,164
* Referee: Bryan Banks
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Monaco, Sam Acho, Cole Cubelic and Stormy Buonantony
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
SA – Anthony McFarland Jr. 28-yard pass from Chase Garbers (John Lovett one-point run), 9:08. Brahmas 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:52.
DC – Matt McCrane 50-yard field goal, 0:22. Brahmas 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:06.
Second quarter
SA – Jontre Kirklin 4-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Chase Garbers-Justin Smith one-point pass), 11:21. Brahmas 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 4:01.
DC – Matt McCrane 34-yard field goal, 6:16. Brahmas 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 5:05.
DC – Matt McCrane 48-yard field goal, 2:00. Brahmas 14–9. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 3:23.
SA – Alex Mollette 40-yard pass from Brad Wing (two-point pass failed), 0:03. Brahmas 20–9. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:57.
Third quarter
DC – Matt McCrane 28-yard field goal, 2:54. Brahmas 20–12. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:39.
Fourth quarter
SA – Chase Garbers 5-yard run (John Lovett one-point run), 7:16. Brahmas 27–12. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:29.
Top passers
DC – Jordan Ta'amu – 25/45, 235 yards, INT
SA – Chase Garbers – 19/25, 158 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
DC – Cam'Ron Harris – 8 rushes, 21 yards
SA – Anthony McFarland Jr. – 9 rushes, 47 yards
Top receivers
DC – Ty Scott – 4 receptions, 87 yards
SA – Jontre Kirklin – 8 receptions, 61 yards, TD :

### Week 2: at Memphis Showboats

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Brahmas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Showboats | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
* Date: April 6
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 51 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 8,791
* Referee: Stewart Mullins
* TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott, Kirk Morrison, Eric MacLain and Ian Fitzsimmons
* Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
MEM – Daewood Davis 2-yard pass from Case Cookus (Case Cookus one-point run), 7:16. Showboats 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 42 yards, 7:44.
Second quarter
MEM – Matt Coughlin 23-yard field goal, 11:44. Showboats 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:29.
MEM – Matt Coughlin 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Showboats 13–0. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 0:37.
Third quarter
MEM – Matt Coughlin 22-yard field goal, 0:58. Showboats 16–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:49.
Fourth quarter
SA – Marquez Stevenson 10-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Chase Garbers-John Lovett two-point pass), 9:08. Showboats 16–8. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:36.
MEM – Matt Coughlin 22-yard field goal, 8:24. Showboats 19–8. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 5:58.
SA – Jontre Kirklin 5-yard pass from Chase Garbers (three-point pass failed), 0:48. Showboats 19–14. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:47.
SA – Cody Latimer 10-yard pass from Chase Garbers (two-point pass failed), 0:03. Brahmas 20–19. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 0:48.
Top passers
SA – Chase Garbers – 29/40, 287 yards, 3 TD, INT
MEM – Case Cookus – 17/31, 194 yards, TD
Top rushers
SA – Chase Garbers – 3 rushes, 20 yards
MEM – Case Cookus – 9 rushes, 58 yards
Top receivers
SA – Marquez Stevenson – 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD
MEM – Jonathan Adams – 3 receptions, 76 yards :

## 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 |
| XFL Conference Championship | Sunday | June 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Fox | at St. Louis Battlehawks | 25–15 | 1–0 | The Dome at America's Center | 30,237 |
| UFL Championship | Sunday | June 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Fox | vs. Birmingham Stallions | 0–25 | 1–1 | The Dome at America's Center | 27,396 |

## Staff

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