2023 Birmingham Stallions season

2023 Birmingham Stallions season
OwnerNational Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports)
General managerZach Potter
Head coachSkip Holtz
Home fieldProtective Stadium
Results
Record8–2
Division place1st in South Division
Playoff finishWon Division Finals (vs. New Orleans Breakers) 47–22
Won USFL Championship (vs. Pittsburgh Maulers) 28–12

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

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Main article: 2023 USFL draft
2023 Birmingham Stallions draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
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

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Roster

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2023 Birmingham Stallions roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

  •  4 ZaQuandre White

Wide receivers (WR)

  •  8 Michael Dereus
  • 16 Adrian Hardy
  •  1 Josh Johnson
  • 19 Peyton Ramzy

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)
  • 69 Cohl Cabral C
  • 77 Ryan Pope T

Defensive linemen (DL)

  • 50 Keyshon Camp DT
  • 47 Joe Ozougwu DE
  • 78 Jordan Thompson DE
  • 97 Willie Yarbary DT
 Linebackers (LB)
  • 40 Brody Buck LB
  • 51 Damon Lloyd LB

Defensive backs (DB)

  • 22 Lorenzo Burns CB
  • 23 Matt Hankins CB
  •  5 Christian McFarland S
  • 27 JoJo Tillery S

Special teams

  • 41 Ryan Langan LS

Reserve

  • 44 Bobby Holly FB (IR)
  • 67 Jahmir Johnson T (IR)
Rookies in italics
50 active, 10 reserve

Staff

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2023 Birmingham Stallions staff

Front office

  • General manager – Zach Potter

Head coaches

  • Head coach/Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks – Skip Holtz

Offensive coaches

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




Schedule

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Regular season

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

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Week 1: vs. New Jersey Generals

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Week 1: Birmingham Stallions vs New Jersey Generals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Generals 0 10 0010
Stallions 7 10 7327

at Protective Stadium

Game information

Standings

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South Division
#
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

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Round Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record TV Recap
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

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

References

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  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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