2025 Houston Roughnecks season

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2025 Houston Roughnecks season

Owner| National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports)
General manager| Will Lewis
Head coach| Curtis Johnson
Home stadium| Space City Financial Stadium
Results
Record| 5–5
Conference place| 3rd in USFL Conference
Playoffs| Did not qualify
Uniform

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The 2025 Houston Roughnecks season was 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 played their home games at the renovated and renamed Space City Financial Stadium and head coach Curtis Johnson will return,[3] but general manager Lionel Vital retired at the end of the last season, so the team hired Will Lewis to be his replacement.[4] The Roughnecks improved on their 1-9 record from last season with a 27–3 win over the San Antonio Brahmas in Week 5.

The Roughnecks had an 1–3 start, and went 4–2 to finish the season, tying the Houston Gamblers from 2023 for the best record in team history.

The biggest lowlight of the season came in Week 7 against the Birmingham Stallions where they blew a 25–6 lead, which is the biggest blown lead in UFL history. After a 30–18 loss to the Michigan Panthers the following week, the Roughnecks were eliminated from playoff contention.

## Roster

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2025 Houston Roughnecks roster Quarterbacks (QB)

* 13 Anthony Brown
* 14 Nolan Henderson
*  8 Jalan McClendon

Running backs (RB)

* 27 Lorenzo Lingard
* 22 Kirk Merritt
*  6 ZaQuandre White

Wide receivers (WR)

* 18 Emmanuel Butler
*  3 Keke Chism
*  7 Cyril Grayson
* 11 Justin Hall
* 16 Marcus Simms
* 19 T.J. Vasher

Tight ends (TE)

* 86 Josh Pederson
* 10 Geor'Quarius Spivey
* 89 Cam Sutton

|  | Offensive linemen (OL)

* 66 Noah Atagi G
* 78 Zach Banner T
* 79 Isaiah Battle T
* 75 T. J. Bradley T
* 74 Avery Gennesy G
* 73 Samuel Jackson G
* 54 Avery Jones C
* 65 Jack Kramer C

Defensive linemen (DL)

* 95 Israel Antwine DT
*  4 Tashawn Bower DE
* 96 T.J. Franklin DE
* 97 Glen Logan DT
* 92 Darrius Moragne DT
* 94 Olive Sagapolu DT

|  | Linebackers (LB)

*  2 Christopher Allen OLB
* 30 Xavier Benson ILB
* 43 Rashod Berry OLB
* 44 Jamir Jones OLB
* 20 Drew Lewis ILB
* 28 Marvin Moody ILB
* 63 Lonnie Phelps OLB
* 33 Jeremiah Tyler OLB

Defensive backs (DB)

* 26 Damon Arnette CB
* 29 Corn Elder CB
* 24 Keenan Isaac CB
* 25 Armani Marsh CB
*  1 Leon O'Neal Jr. FS
* 12 Shawn Preston Jr. SS
*  9 Colby Richardson CB
* 31 Markel Roby SS
* 21 Ja'Quan Sheppard CB
* 23 Rayshad Williams CB

Special teams (ST)

*  3 Chris Blewitt K
* 45 Marco Ortiz LS
* 47 Mike Rivers P

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Reserve

* 15 Lawrence Keys III WR (IR)

Rookies in italics
50 active, 1 reserve

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## Staff

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2025 Houston Roughnecks staff |

Front office

* General manager – Will Lewis

Head coaches

* Head coach – Curtis Johnson

Offensive coaches

* Pass game coordinator/quarterbacks - Eric Price
* Running backs/special teams - Garrett Chachere
* Run game coordinator/offensive line - Tom Cable
* Offensive Quality Control - Jordan Higgins

|  |  | Defensive coaches

* Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Chris Wilson
* Defensive line – Kwahn Drake
* Defensive backs/special teams – Brett Maxie
* Defensive quality control - Zach Shagi

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## Schedule

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All times Central

Week  | Day  | Date  | Kickoff  | TV  | Opponent  | Results  | Location  | Attendance

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1  | Friday  | March 28  | 7:00 p.m.  | Fox  | St. Louis Battlehawks | 6–31  | 0–1  | Space City Financial Stadium | 7,124
2  | Sunday  | April 6  | 11:00 a.m.  | ESPN  | at Arlington Renegades | 9–11  | 0–2  | Choctaw Stadium | 9,582
3  | Saturday  | April 12  | 1:30 p.m.  | ESPN  | at Memphis Showboats | 18–17  | 1–2  | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | 4,753
4  | Saturday  | April 19  | 6:00 p.m.  | Fox  | Birmingham Stallions | 16–23  | 1–3  | Space City Financial Stadium  | 6,613
5  | Sunday  | April 27  | 2:00 p.m.  | ESPN  | at San Antonio Brahmas | 27–3  | 2–3  | Alamodome | 14,427
6  | Saturday  | May 3  | 11:00 a.m.  | ABC  | Memphis Showboats  | 21–20  | 3–3  | Space City Financial Stadium  | 4,134
7  | Sunday  | May 11  | 11:00 a.m.  | ABC  | at Birmingham Stallions  | 25–33  | 3–4  | Protective Stadium | 4,744
8  | Saturday  | May 17  | 12:00 p.m.  | Fox  | Michigan Panthers | 18–30  | 3–5  | Space City Financial Stadium  | 4,007
9  | Sunday  | May 25  | 3:00 p.m.  | Fox  | DC Defenders | 24–21  | 4–5  | Space City Financial Stadium  | 6,684
10  | Saturday  | May 31  | 2:00 p.m.  | ESPN  | at Michigan Panthers  | 19–12  | 5–5  | Ford Field | 16,014

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## Standings

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2025 UFL standings

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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

## References

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1. ^ France, Chandler (June 20, 2024). "Houston Roughnecks finish inaugural UFL season with worst record, second worst attendance". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
2. ^ Williams, Eric (June 19, 2024). "UFL 2024: Year 2 evolution to include more innovation, player development". Fox Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
3. ^ "Houston Roughnecks To Play 2025 UFL Season At University of Houston's TDECU Stadium". theUFL.com. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
4. ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2025/01/02/houston-roughnecks-schedule-tdecu-stadium-return.html
5. ^ "2025 Houston Roughnecks Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

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Houston Roughnecks

* Founded in 2022
* Formerly the Houston Gamblers (2022–2023)
* Based in Houston, TX

Franchise|

* History
* Seasons
* Players
* Coaches

Stadiums|

* Legion Field (2022)
* Protective Stadium (2022)
* Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (2023)
* Rice Stadium (2024)

Key personnel|

* Head coach: Curtis Johnson

Affiliations|

* League: United States Football League (2022–2023); United Football League (2024–present)
Conference: USFL Conference (2024–present)
Division: South (2022–2023)

Seasons|

* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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2025 UFL season

USFL Conference|

* Birmingham Stallions
* Houston Roughnecks
* Memphis Showboats
* Michigan Panthers

XFL Conference|

* Arlington Renegades
* DC Defenders
* San Antonio Brahmas
* St. Louis Battlehawks

Draft • UFL Championship
*[G]: Offensive guard
*[T]: Offensive tackle
*[C]: Center
*[DT]: Defensive tackle
*[DE]: Defensive end
*[OLB]: Outside linebacker
*[ILB]: Inside linebacker
*[CB]: Cornerback
*[FS]: Free safety
*[SS]: Strong safety
*[K]: Kicker
*[LS]: Long snapper
*[P]: Punter
*[WR]: Wide receiver
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[PCT]: Winning percentage
*[GB]: Games Behind
*[TD+/-]: Touchdown Differential
*[TD+]: Touchdown For
*[TD-]: Touchdown Against
*[DIV]: Win–Loss record within their division
*[PF]: Points For (Total points scored)
*[PA]: Points Against (Total points allowed)
*[DIFF]: Points Differential (PF – PA)
*[STK]: Current Winning or Losing Streak