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| 2025 Birmingham Stallions season | |
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| Owner | National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports) |
| General manager | Zach Potter |
| Head coach | Skip Holtz |
| Home stadium | Protective Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–3 |
| Conference place | 1st in USFL Conference |
| Playoffs | Lost Conference Finals (vs.Michigan Panthers) 29–44 |
| Uniform | |
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The2025 Birmingham Stallions season was the fourth season for theBirmingham Stallions as a professionalAmerican footballfranchise and the second season in theUnited Football League (UFL).[1] The Stallions played their home games atProtective Stadium and were led by fourth year head coachSkip Holtz.
The Stallions finished the regular season with a 7–3 record, which is the worst in team history. One of their top highlights was coming back from a 25–6 deficit against theHouston Roughnecks in Week 7, which is the greatest comeback in UFL history. The Stallions went through several quarterbacks throughout the 2025 season, afterAlex McGough,Matt Corral andAndrew Peasley all went down with injuries. The team brought back former starterJ'Mar Smith, signed spring football veteranCase Cookus and called upJalen Morton from theSouthwest Kansas Storm.[2] Cookus and Smith handled starting duties for most of the season until Corral returned partway through the USFL Conference Championship Game.[3]
For the second consecutive year, the Stallions hosted theMichigan Panthers in theUSFL Conference Championship Game, which resulted in their first ever loss against the Panthers and in a playoff game 44–29.
All timesCentral
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||||
| 1 | Sunday | March 30 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN | atDC Defenders | 11–18 | 0–1 | Audi Field | 12,254 |
| 2 | Friday | April 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Fox | atMichigan Panthers | 21–12 | 1–1 | Ford Field | 10,049 |
| 3 | Friday | April 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Fox | Arlington Renegades | 10–9 | 2–1 | Protective Stadium | 10,126 |
| 4 | Saturday | April 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Fox | atHouston Roughnecks | 23–16 | 3–1 | Space City Financial Stadium | 6,613 |
| 5 | Friday | April 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Fox | Memphis Showboats | 20–24 | 3–2 | Protective Stadium | 9,127 |
| 6 | Sunday | May 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Fox | San Antonio Brahmas | 26–3 | 4–2 | Protective Stadium | 9,627 |
| 7 | Sunday | May 11 | 11:00 a.m. | ABC | Houston Roughnecks | 33–25 | 5–2 | Protective Stadium | 4,774 |
| 8 | Saturday | May 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Fox | atSt. Louis Battlehawks | 28–29 | 5–3 | The Dome at America's Center | 30,114 |
| 9 | Saturday | May 24 | 2:00 p.m. | ABC | Michigan Panthers | 26–22 | 6–3 | Protective Stadium | 10,344 |
| 10 | Sunday | June 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Fox | at Memphis Showboats | 46–9 | 7–3 | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | 4,573 |
| Quarterbacks(QB) Running backs(RB) Wide receivers(WR) Tight ends(TE) | Offensive linemen(OL)
| Linebackers(LB) Defensive backs(DB)
Special teams(ST)
| Reserve
Rookies in italics 50 active, 6 reserve |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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| USFL Conference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | TD+/- | TD+ | TD- | DIV | PF | PA | DIFF | STK | ||
| (y)Birmingham Stallions | 7 | 3 | .700 | – | 8 | 28 | 20 | 5–1 | 244 | 167 | 77 | W2 | ||
| (x)Michigan Panthers | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 22 | 3–3 | 245 | 198 | 47 | L2 | ||
| (e)Houston Roughnecks | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 3–3 | 183 | 201 | -18 | W2 | ||
| (e)Memphis Showboats | 2 | 8 | .200 | 5 | -13 | 15 | 28 | 1–5 | 148 | 246 | -98 | L2 | ||
| XFL Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | TD+/- | TD+ | TD- | DIV | PF | PA | DIFF | STK | ||
| (y)St. Louis Battlehawks | 8 | 2 | .800 | – | 7 | 26 | 19 | 4–2 | 231 | 163 | 68 | W6 | ||
| (x)DC Defenders | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 4–2 | 225 | 224 | 1 | L2 | ||
| (e)Arlington Renegades | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 3–3 | 229 | 168 | 61 | W2 | ||
| (e)San Antonio Brahmas | 1 | 9 | .100 | 7 | -17 | 14 | 31 | 1–5 | 136 | 274 | -138 | L6 | ||
| (x)–clinched playoff berth;(y)–clinched conference;(e)–eliminated from playoff contention | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||||
| USFL Conference Championship | Sunday | June 8 | 2:00 p.m. | ABC | vs.Michigan Panthers | 29–44 | 0–1 | Protective Stadium | 10,928 |
