Salt Lake Stallions

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Salt Lake Stallions
Established 2018
Folded 2019
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League/conference affiliations
Alliance of American Football
  • Western Conference (2019)
Current uniform
Team colorsBlue, Deep Sky Blue and Silver
   
Personnel
PresidentTyler Howell
Head coach Dennis Erickson
Team history
  • Salt Lake Stallions (2019)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)

The Salt Lake Stallions were a professional American football franchise based in Salt Lake City, and one of the eight members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), which began play in February 2019. [1] The Stallions were the northernmost team in the AAF, as the league's only franchise north of the 35th parallel. They played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium. The team's head coach was Dennis Erickson, owner of a 179–96–1 record coaching college football and a 40–56 record coaching in the NFL.

Contents

On April 2, 2019, the league's football operations were reportedly suspended, [2] [3] and on April 4 the league allowed players to leave their contracts to sign with NFL teams. [4] The league filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 17, 2019. [5]

History

The Alliance Salt Lake City charter franchise was announced to play at Rice–Eccles Stadium by the Alliance of American Football on May 14, 2018. [6] Dennis Erickson was named by the league as head coach on May 16, 2018. [7] Randy Mueller was named general manager by September 25, 2018. [8]

The western four teams' names and logos were revealed on September 25, 2018, with Salt Lake as the Stallions with the colors of blue, deep sky blue, and silver. [9] The name is inspired by the land speed records set at the Bonneville Salt Flats, while the colors represent aspects of Utah's geography like Great Salt Lake and the Wasatch Range. [10]

The final 52-man roster was set on January 30, 2019. [11] The team's first game was a 38–22 defeat to the Arizona Hotshots at Sun Devil Stadium on February 10, 2019. [12] Their first home game was on February 23, also against the Hotshots and ended in a 23–15 victory. [13]

Final roster

2019 Salt Lake Stallions final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen
  • 67 Jake Bennett C
  • 76 Nick Callender G
  • 79 Ryan Cummings T
  • 78 Austin Davis C
  • 75 Tim Gardner T
  • 63 Leon Johnson T
  • 66 Tuni Kanuch G
  • 73 Jeremiah Poutasi T
  • 64 Salesi Uhatafe G

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Rights list


51 Active, 14 Inactive

Allocation pool

The Stallions had designated rights to players from: [14]

Staff

Salt Lake Stallions staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
 
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator/Secondary – Ron Zook

2019 season

2019 Salt Lake Stallions season
General manager Randy Mueller
Head coach Dennis Erickson
Home stadium Rice–Eccles Stadium
Results
Record3–5
League place3rd (tie), Western Conference

Final standings

Eastern Conference
ClubW–LPCTCONFPFPADIFFSOSSOVSTK
(x)Orlando Apollos 7–1.8755–0236136100.406.375W2
(x)Birmingham Iron 5–3.6253–216513332.406.300W1
(e)Memphis Express 2–6.2501–4152194-42.578.500L1
(e)Atlanta Legends 2–6.2501–488213-125.609.438L3
Western Conference
ClubW–LPCTCONFPFPADIFFSOSSOVSTK
San Antonio Commanders 5–3.6253–21581544.516.450L1
Arizona Hotshots 5–3.6253–218614442.469.500W3
San Diego Fleet 3–5.3752–3158161-3.469.417L3
Salt Lake Stallions 3–5.3752–3135143-8.547.417W1
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention

Schedule

Preseason

WeekDayDateOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
MondayJanuary 28 Memphis Express W 29–22 Alamodome

Regular season

All times Mountain

WeekDayDateKickoffTVOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SundayFebruary 106:00 p.m. NFLN at Arizona Hotshots L 22–380–1 Sun Devil Stadium
2SaturdayFebruary 1612:00 p.m. TNT at Birmingham Iron L 9–120–2 Legion Field
3SaturdayFebruary 231:00 p.m. B/R Live Arizona Hotshots W 23–151–2 Rice–Eccles Stadium
4SaturdayMarch 26:00 p.m.NFLN Orlando Apollos L 11–201–3Rice–Eccles Stadium
5SaturdayMarch 96:00 p.m.NFLNat San Diego Fleet L 25–271–4 SDCCU Stadium
6SaturdayMarch 162:00 p.m.B/R Live Memphis Express W 22–92–4Rice–Eccles Stadium
7SaturdayMarch 236:00 p.m.NFLNat San Antonio Commanders L 15–192–5 Alamodome
8SaturdayMarch 306:00 p.m.NFLN San Diego Fleet W 8–33–5Rice–Eccles Stadium
9SundayApril 72:00 p.m. CBSSN at Atlanta Legends Not played Georgia State Stadium
10FridayApril 126:00 p.m.B/R Live San Antonio Commanders Rice–Eccles Stadium

Changed from original time and network. [15]
[16]

Game summaries

Week 1: at Arizona

Week One: Salt Lake Stallions at Arizona Hotshots – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Stallions0160622
Hotshots81116338

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Game information

Week 2: at Birmingham

Week Two: Salt Lake Stallions at Birmingham Iron – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Stallions09009
Iron006612

at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama

Game information

Week 3: Arizona

Week Three: Arizona Hotshots at Salt Lake Stallions – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Hotshots093315
Stallions366823

at Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

Game information

Week 4: Orlando

Week Four: Orlando Apollos at Salt Lake Stallions – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Apollos338620
Stallions038011

at Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

Game information

Week 5: at San Diego

Week Five: Salt Lake Stallions at San Diego Fleet – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Stallions8031425
Fleet3312927

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Week 6: Memphis

Week Six: Memphis Express at Salt Lake Stallions – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Express09009
Stallions1630322

at Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

Game information

Week 7: at San Antonio

Week Seven: Salt Lake Stallions at San Antonio Commanders – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Stallions333615
Commanders6301019

at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

Game information

Week 8: San Diego

Week Eight: San Diego Fleet at Salt Lake Stallions – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Fleet00033
Stallions08008

at Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

Game information

Media

In addition to league-wide television coverage through NFL Network, CBS Sports Network, TNT, and B/R Live, Stallions' games were also broadcast on local radio by KALL, an ESPN Radio affiliate. [25]

References

  1. "AAF, Salt Lake Stallions are folding eight games into spring football league's inaugural season". AAF, Salt Lake Stallions are folding eight games into spring football league’s inaugural season. The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. Kercheval, Ben (April 2, 2019). "AAF operations suspended, league's future in doubt after eight games of first season". cbssports.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  3. "AAF to immediately suspend operations". ESPN . April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  4. Schwartz, Nick (April 4, 2019). "AAF star Keith Reaser becomes first player to sign NFL deal after league shutdown". USA Today. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  5. "AAF files for bankruptcy, officially closes down". USA Today . Associated Press. April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  6. "Salt Lake City 4th city for new Alliance football league". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  7. Genessy, Jody (May 16, 2018). "Dennis Erickson to coach Utah pro team in new Alliance of American Football". DeseretNews.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  8. "Utah's new pro football team will be known as the Salt Lake Stallions". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 25, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  9. Benjamin, Cody (September 25, 2018). "LOOK: Here's a full list of team names and logos from the Alliance of American Football". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  10. "Utah's new pro football team will be known as the Salt Lake Stallions". The Salt Lake Tribune . September 25, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  11. "Salt Lake Stallions set final roster". Alliance of American Football . January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  12. McManaman, Bob (February 10, 2019). "Hotshots shine in all facets to kick off AAF in Arizona with debut win over Stallions". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  13. "Alliance of American Football schedule released for Arizona Hotshots, other 7 teams". AZ Central. USA Today Network. October 16, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  14. Inabinett, Mark (July 12, 2018). "Alabama, Auburn players to go on Birmingham AAF team's assignment list". AL.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  15. Florio, Mike (February 25, 2019). "AAF does its first-ever scheduling flex". NBC Sports . Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  16. "2019 Salt Lake Stallions Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  17. Filipe, Cameron (February 9, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 1, 2019". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  18. Filipe, Cameron (February 13, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 2, 2019". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  19. Filipe, Cameron (February 22, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 3, 2019". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  20. Filipe, Cameron (February 27, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 4, 2019". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  21. Filipe, Cameron (March 9, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 5, 2019". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  22. Filipe, Cameron (March 14, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 6, 2019". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  23. Filipe, Cameron (March 21, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 7, 2019". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  24. Filipe, Cameron (March 28, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 8, 2019". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  25. Contes, Brandon (January 31, 2019). "ESPN 700 Partnering with Salt Lake AAF Team". sportsradiopd.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.

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