2025 Birmingham Stallions season

2025 Birmingham Stallions season
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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The 2025 Birmingham Stallions season was the fourth season for the Birmingham Stallions as a professional American football franchise and the second season in the United Football League (UFL). ^[1] The Stallions played their home games at Protective Stadium and were led by fourth year head coach Skip 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 the Houston Roughnecks in Week 7, which is the greatest comeback in UFL history. The Stallions went through several quarterbacks throughout the 2025 season, after Alex McGough, Matt Corral and Andrew Peasley all went down with injuries. The team brought back former starter J'Mar Smith, signed spring football veteran Case Cookus and called up Jalen Morton from the Southwest 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 the Michigan Panthers in the USFL Conference Championship Game, which resulted in their first ever loss against the Panthers and in a playoff game 44–29.

Schedule

All times Central

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	TV	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
						Score	Record
1	Sunday	March 30	2:00 p.m.	ESPN	at DC Defenders	11–18	0–1	Audi Field	12,254
2	Friday	April 4	7:00 p.m.	Fox	at Michigan 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	at Houston 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	at St. 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

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Final Roster

2025 Birmingham Stallions roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  6 Case Cookus  2 Matt Corral 14 Andrew Peasley  1 J'Mar Smith Running backs (RB) 11 C. J. Marable 23 Ricky Person Jr. 34 Larry Rountree III Wide receivers (WR)  8 Deon Cain 81 Jalen Camp 13 Davion Davis 88 Cade Johnson  3 Amari Rodgers 17 Marlon Williams Tight ends (TE) 85 Marcus Baugh 12 Jace Sternberger 81 Jordan Thomas

Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Deonte Brown G 74 Christian DiLauro T 72 Darius Harper T 63 Grant Miller G 56 Cole Schneider C 78 Keaton Sutherland G 73 Armani Taylor-Prioleau T 69 Barry Wesley T Defensive linemen (DL) 90 Bradlee Anae DE 96 Carlos Davis DT 99 Steve Linton DE 44 Max Roberts DE 41 Myjai Sanders DE 43 Delontae Scott DE 58 Marvin Wilson DT 98 Perrion Winfrey DT 97 Willie Yarbary DT

Linebackers (LB) 20 Tae Crowder ILB 47 DeMarquis Gates ILB 30 Chapelle Russell ILB 31 Kyahva Tezino ILB Defensive backs (DB) 29 Ike Brown CB  5 Shyheim Carter SS 24 Nevelle Clarke CB 22 Steven Gilmore Jr. CB 16 Mario Goodrich CB 28 Tommi Hill CB 19 Daniel Isom CB 21 Tre Norwood FS  9 Kenny Robinson SS  4 Jojo Tillery SS Special teams (ST) 27 Ryan Langan LS 18 Harrison Mevis K 15 Colby Wadman P

Reserve 36 Madre Harper CB (IR) 10 Alex McGough QB (IR)  7 Ronnie Perkins DE (IR) 80 La'Michael Pettway TE (IR) 60 Lachavious Simmons T (IR) 35 A. J. Thomas ILB (IR) Rookies in italics 50 active, 6 reserve

Staff

2025 Birmingham Stallions staff

Front office General manager – Paul Roell Head coaches Head coach/co-offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks – Skip Holtz Offensive coaches Wide receivers – Mike Jones Offensive line – Dave DeGuglielmo

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Corey Chamblin Defensive line – Ron Burton Linebackers – Daric Riley Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Chris Boniol

Standings

2025 UFL standings v t e
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

Postseason

Schedule

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

References

1. Williams, Eric (June 19, 2024). "UFL 2024: Year 2 evolution to include more innovation, player development". Fox Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
2. Inabinett, Mark (May 10, 2025). "'Stick this in your trophy case:' Birmingham Stallions still in contention despite injuries". al. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
3. Goodwill, Kameron. "Michigan Panthers finally dispatch Birmingham Stallions, head to UFL championship game". The Detroit News. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
4. "2025 Birmingham Stallions Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved March 26, 2025.