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| Date | June 16, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Kickoff time | 5:00 p.m.EDT (UTC-4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | The Dome at America's Center,St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Adrian Martinez, Birmingham | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Birmingham by −3.5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Adam Savoie | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 27,396[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonies | |||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Charles Glenn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Marquette King | ||||||||||||||||||
| TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Fox | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Curt Menefee (play-by-play),Joel Klatt (analyst) andBrock Huard (sideline reporter) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 0.8 (1.60 million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||
The2024 UFL championship game was anAmerican football game played on June 16, 2024, atThe Dome at America's Center inSt. Louis, Missouri. The contest determined the champion of the2024 UFL season and was played between theUSFL Conference title winners, theBirmingham Stallions, and theXFL Conference title winners, theSan Antonio Brahmas. The game began at 5:00 p.m.EDT and aired onFox.[3]
The championship game was the first UFL championship game following the merger of theXFL and theUSFL. Before the merger, the USFL had two championship games, in2022 and2023, where theBirmingham Stallions defeated thePhiladelphia Stars and thePittsburgh Maulers in back-to-back seasons. The XFL held one championship game in2023 when theArlington Renegades defeated theDC Defenders. The two leagues merged before the 2024 season.
On March 14, 2024,The Dome at America's Center was selected as host for the first UFL championship.[4] When discussing the selection, UFL President and CEORuss Brandon said, "selecting the championship game location is more than just the stadium, but the community and the fanbase that surrounds it. This is why we are proud to bring our Championship to St. Louis – a city that has loved and embraced spring football from the start."[4] St. Louis set the XFL's five highest league attendance records in 2023.[4]
Of those known to have submitted competing bids,Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium inCanton, Ohio, host of the 2022 and 2023 USFL championship games, was known to have made an "aggressive" bid.[5]
The four teams competing in the playoff clinched their spot during their regular season during different times of the overall season of the league. The top two placed teams in each division would face against each other for the division title. Whichever division title game team won, would then face the other champion from the other division in the UFL championship game.
| Conference finals June 8–9, 2024 | UFL championship June 16, 2024 | ||||||||
| USFL1 | Birmingham Stallions | 31 | |||||||
| USFL2 | Michigan Panthers | 18 | |||||||
| USFL1 | Birmingham Stallions | 25 | |||||||
| XFL2 | San Antonio Brahmas | 0 | |||||||
| XFL1 | St. Louis Battlehawks | 15 | |||||||
| XFL2 | San Antonio Brahmas | 25 | |||||||
The Birmingham Stallions finished their third overall season under head coachSkip Holtz, going 9–1, their lone loss having occurred at the hands of San Antonio in week 9.[6] The Stallions advanced to the USFL Conference championship against theMichigan Panthers, in which they rallied from an 18–3 second quarter deficit, scoring the final 28 points in a 31–18 victory to secure their third consecutive USFL title.
Birmingham made their third consecutive spring football championship game appearance, winning both of the USFL championships as part of the originalrebooted league over the Philadelphia Stars in2022 and the Pittsburgh Maulers in2023.
The San Antonio Brahmas finished their second overall season and their first season under head coachWade Phillips, going 7–3 and advancing to the XFL Conference championship against theSt. Louis Battlehawks. The Brahmas led wire-to-wire behind a rushing attack that amassed over 200 yards, upsetting the Battlehawks on their home field, 25–15, to secure their first-ever XFL Conference championship.[7]
San Antonio was the second consecutive Texas-based team to appear in a spring football championship game, following theArlington Renegades winning the2023 XFL title as part of thatrebooted league. Wade Phillips was also seeking his first outright championship as a head coach, having wonSuper Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos as their defensive coordinator in 2015.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Birmingham Stallions | 0 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 25 |
| San Antonio Brahmas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Fox carried the championship, with its lead team of play-by-play broadcasterCurt Menefee, analystJoel Klatt and sideline reporterBrock Huard, along with a guest appearance fromTom Brady, in a preview of his assumption of leadNFL analyst duties in September.
A Spanish language broadcast was carried onFox Deportes, with Jamie Motta and Jorge Carlos Mercader as the broadcast team.[9]
Charles Glenn, the anthem singer for theSt. Louis Blues, performed the national anthem.[1]
Marquette King, a former St. Louis Battlehawk who currently plays for theArlington Renegades, performed the halftime show.[1]