2023 Birmingham Stallions season

American football season

2023 Birmingham Stallions season

Owner| National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports)
General manager| Zach Potter
Head coach| Skip Holtz
Home field| Protective Stadium
Results
Record| 8–2
Division place| 1st in South Division
Playoff finish| Won Division Finals (vs. New Orleans Breakers) 47–22
Won USFL Championship (vs. Pittsburgh Maulers) 28–12

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* Stallions seasons
* 2024 ->

The 2023 season was the Birmingham Stallions' second season in the United States Football League and their second under head coach, Skip Holtz and first under general manager Zach Potter. The Stallions successfully defended their championship title this season after winning the 2023 USFL Championship Game.

## Draft[edit]

Main article: 2023 USFL draft

2023 Birmingham Stallions draft  Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes

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1 | 7  | Kadeem Telfort | Offensive tackle | UAB |
2 | 14  | Quinton Barrow | Offensive tackle | Grand Valley State |
3 | 22  | Malik Cunningham | Quarterback | Louisville |
4 | 30  | Derius Davis | Wide receiver | TCU |
5 | 38  | Zeke Vandenburgh | Defensive end | Illinois State |
6 | 47  | Colby Sorsdal | Offensive tackle | William & Mary |
7 | 55  | Grant Dubose | Wide receiver | Charlotte |
8 | 63  | Mark Evans II | Offensive guard | Arkansas Pine-Bluff |
9 | 71  | B. J. Thompson | Defensive end | Stephen F. Austin |
10 | 79  | Starling Thomas | Defensive back | UAB |

## Personnel[edit]

### Roster[edit]

2023 Birmingham Stallions final roster

| Quarterbacks

* 2 Alex McGough
* 18 Jalen Morton
* 3 Kyle Sloter

Running backs

* 11 C. J. Marable
* \-- Ricky Person Jr.
* 4 ZaQuandre White

Wide receivers

* 85 Deon Cain
* 8 Michael Dereus
* 13 Davion Davis
* 16 Adrian Hardy
* 1 Josh Johnson
* \-- Peyton Ramzy
* 14 Austin Watkins

Tight ends

* 86 Thaddeus Moss
* 80 La'Michael Pettway
* 12 Jace Sternberger

|  | Offensive linemen

* 69 Cohl Cabral C
* 74 O'Shea Dugas T
* 77 Derwin Gray T
* 76 Darius Harper T
* 63 Matt Kaskey G
* \-- Ryan Pope T
* 65 Cole Schneider T
* 79 Tre'Vour Wallace-Simms G

Defensive linemen

* \-- Keyshon Camp DT
* 94 Darrion Daniels DE
* 95 Khalil Davis DT
* 96 Willie Henry DT
* 47 Joe Ozougwu DE
* 78 Jordan Thompson DE
* 99 Dondrea Tillman DE
* 97 Willie Yarbary DT

|  | Linebackers

* \-- Brody Buck LB
* \-- Damon Lloyd LB
* 35 Rashad Smith ILB
* 57 Elijah Sullivan OLB
* 33 Scooby Wright ILB

Defensive backs

* 29 Brian Allen CB
* 26 Nate Brooks CB
* 22 Lorenzo Burns CB
* 7 T. J. Carter CB
* \-- Matt Hankins CB
* 36 Nate Holley S
* 5 Christian McFarland S
* \-- Bryan Mills CB
* 9 Tyree Robinson S
* 27 JoJo Tillery S

Special teams

* 10 Brandon Aubrey K
* 41 Ryan Langan LS
* 15 Colby Wadman P

|  | Reserve lists

* \-- Mark Fields CB (Did not report)
* 44 Bobby Holly FB (IR)
* 90 Joe Jackson DE (Suspended)
* 67 Jahmir Johnson T (IR)
* 81 Myron Mitchell WR (IR)
* 55 Jonathan Newsome DE (IR)
* 59 Quentin Poling LB (Suspended)
* 25 Bo Scarbrough RB (IR)
* 6 J'Mar Smith QB (IR)
* 17 Marlon Williams WR (IR)

Rookies in italics
50 active, 10 inactive

### Staff[edit]

2023 Birmingham Stallions staff

| Front office

* General manager – Zach Potter

Head coaches

* Head coach/Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks – Skip Holtz

Offensive coaches

* Running backs – Larry Kirksey
* Wide receivers – Mike Jones
* Offensive line – Neil Callaway

|  |  | Defensive coaches

* Defensive coordinator/Linebackers – John Chavis
* Defensive line – Marty Long
* Defensive backs – Bob Shoop
* Assistant defensive backs - Daric Riley

## Schedule[edit]

### Regular season[edit]

Week  | Date  | Time (ET)  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | TV  | Venue  | Recap

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1 | April 15  | 7:30 p.m.  | vs. New Jersey Generals | W 27–10  | 1–0  | Fox | Protective Stadium | Recap
2 | April 22  | 7:00 p.m.  | vs. Memphis Showboats | W 42–2  | 2–0  | Fox | Protective Stadium  | Recap
3 | April 29  | 12:30 p.m.  | vs. New Orleans Breakers | L 31–45  | 2–1  | USA | Protective Stadium  | Recap
4 | May 7  | 6:30 p.m.  | at Pittsburgh Maulers | W 24–20  | 3–1  | FS1 | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium | Recap
5 | May 13  | 4:00 p.m.  | vs. Houston Gamblers | L 20–27  | 3–2  | Fox | Protective Stadium  | Recap
6 | May 20  | 4:00 p.m.  | at Michigan Panthers | W 27–13  | 4–2  | Fox | Ford Field | Recap
7 | May 27  | 4:00 p.m.  | at New Orleans Breakers | W 24–20  | 5–2  | Fox | Protective Stadium  | Recap
8 | June 3  | 3:00 p.m.  | vs. Philadelphia Stars | W 27–24  | 6–2  | NBC | Protective Stadium  | Recap
9 | June 11  | 1:00 p.m.  | at Houston Gamblers | W 38–15  | 7–2  | NBC, Peacock[a] | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | Recap
10 | June 18  | 4:00 p.m.  | at Memphis Showboats | W 27–20  | 8–2  | Fox | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium  | Recap

Bold indicates divisional opponent.

### Game summaries[edit]

### Week 1: vs. New Jersey Generals[edit]

Week 1: Birmingham Stallions vs New Jersey Generals – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Generals | 0 | 10 | 0| 0| 10
Stallions | 7 | 10 | 7| 3| 27

at Protective Stadium

* Date: April 15
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
* Referee: Adam Savoie
* TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Joel Klatt and Brock Huard

Game information

First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Top passers Top rushers Top receivers

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## Standings[edit]

South Division

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| W | L | PCT | GB | DIV | PF | PA | STK
1  | (y) Birmingham Stallions | 8  | 2  | .800  | \-  | 4–2  | 287  | 196  | W5
2  | (x) New Orleans Breakers | 7  | 3  | .700  | 1  | 4–2  | 237  | 184  | W3
3  | (e) Houston Gamblers | 5  | 5  | .500  | 3  | 2–4  | 223  | 236  | L2
4  | (e) Memphis Showboats | 5  | 5  | .500  | 3  | 2–4  | 190  | 213  | L2
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched division; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention

### Postseason[edit]

Round  | Date  | Time (ET)  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | TV  | Recap

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Division Finals  | June 25  | 7:00 p.m.  | vs. New Orleans Breakers | W 47–22  | 1–0  | Fox | Recap
USFL Championship | July 1  | 8:00 p.m.  | vs. Pittsburgh Maulers | W 28–12  | 2–0  | NBC | Recap

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Game coverage started on Peacock and NBC joined the game in progress.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Due to the possibility of severe weather in Memphis, the start time for Sunday's USFL game between the @USFLGamblers and @USFLStallions at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium has been changed to 1PM ET/12PM CT. @NBCSports will start game coverage streaming on @peacock. Coverage of the Gamblers-Stallions game will switch to NBC at the conclusion of Sunday's French Open Men's Final".

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2023 USFL season

North Division|

* Michigan Panthers
* New Jersey Generals
* Philadelphia Stars
* Pittsburgh Maulers

South Division|

* Birmingham Stallions
* Houston Gamblers
* Memphis Showboats
* New Orleans Breakers

Draft • USFL Championship
*[IR]: Injured reserve
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[PCT]: Winning percentage
*[GB]: Games behind
*[DIV]: Win–Loss record within their division
*[PF]: Points For (Total points scored)
*[PA]: Points Against (Total points allowed)
*[STK]: Current Winning or Losing Streak
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