2025 Houston Roughnecks season | |
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Owner | National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports) |
General manager | Lionel Vital |
Head coach | Curtis Johnson |
Home field | Rice Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 0–0 |
The 2025 Houston Roughnecks season will be the fourth season for the Houston Roughnecks as a professional American football franchise and the second season in the United Football League (UFL). [1] [2] The Roughnecks will play their home games at Rice Stadium and will be led by third-year head coach Curtis Johnson.
Listed below are the Roughnecks' opponents for 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced at the end of 2024.
Category | Home | Away |
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Conference opponents (USFL) | Birmingham Stallions Memphis Showboats Michigan Panthers | |
Interconference opponents (XFL) | DC Defenders St. Louis Battlehawks | Arlington Renegades San Antonio Brahmas |
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