Billings Outlaws (AF1)

This article is about the Arena Football League team. For the Indoor Football League team, see Billings Outlaws.

Billings Outlaws
Current season
Established 2021
Play in MetraPark First Interstate Arena
in Billings, Montana
outlawsfootball.com
League/conference affiliations
Current uniform
Team colorsBlack, blue, silver, white
       
Personnel
Owner(s)Steven Titus
Head coachCedric Walker
Team history
  • Billings Outlaws (2022–present)
Championships
League championships (1)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (3)
  • CIF: 2022, 2023
  • AFL: 2024
Home arena(s)

The Billings Outlaws are a professional indoor football team that began play as a member of Champions Indoor Football for the 2022 season. Based in Billings, Montana, the Outlaws play their home games at MetraPark First Interstate Arena. For 2024, they have been announced as members of the revived Arena Football League. They are the 2024 AFL champions, defeating the Albany Firebirds 46–41 at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey. In 2025, they will become inaugural members of the newly-formed Arena Football One.

History

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Original Logo used from 2022 through 2023

The Outlaws will be the third indoor football team to be based in Billings following the original Billings Outlaws (2000–2010) and the Billings Wolves (2015–2016).

Champions Indoor Football (2022–2023)

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On April 30, 2021, Keith Russ and Tel Koen, owners of fellow Champions Indoor Football (CIF) team the Wyoming Mustangs, announced they would bring an expansion CIF team to Billings for the 2022 season.[1] A name-the-team contest was held, with the Outlaws being named the winner on July 22.[2] Despite using the original Outlaws' name, logo, and colors, the current Outlaws are considered to be a new franchise with no other connection to the previous Outlaws, but continues to market itself as a continuation.

In June 2022, it was announced Steven Titus, a Gillette, Wyoming, attorney purchased the Outlaws and Wyoming Mustangs.[3] On August 29, 2023, the Outlaws were announced to become members of the third incarnation of the Arena Football League.[4] Titus named the Mustangs' head coach, Cedric Walker, as the new head coach of the Outlaws.[4]

Arena Football League (2024)

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In 2024, the CIF merged with the latest incarnation of the Arena Football League along with remaining members Rapid City Marshals, Salina Liberty and Southwest Kansas Storm while the Omaha Beef, Sioux City Bandits and Topeka Tropics opted for the National Arena League and the Gillette Mustangs folding. The league faced massive turmoil and owner Steven Titus led the charge to oust league commissioner Lee Hutton III as the league was cut in half during the season with teams either folding or being removed from the schedule. Despite all of the turmoil, the Outlaws played on and made the playoffs as the #1 seed in the revamped system. The Outlaws would make it to ArenaBowl XXXIII, which was played at American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and face the Albany Firebirds. The Outlaws won the championship 46–41 over the Firebirds giving the Outlaws their first championship of any kind since the original Outlaws won their last title in 2010.

Arena Football One (2025-future)

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On September 4, 2024, the Outlaws announced they were leaving the collapsed AFL and helping to form the new Arena Football One league, with team owner Steven Titus serving as league chairman.

Current roster

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Billings Outlaws roster
Quarterbacks


Running backs

  • Currently vacant

Wide receivers/Tight ends

  • -- Ta’Mire Burton
  • -- Kenny Brewer III
  • -- Shawn McFarland
  • -- Jonah Morris
  • -- Darrion Conrad


 Offensive linemen
  • -- Jahmal Taylor
  • -- Jameez Kimbrough


Defensive linemen

  • -- Jahmal Taylor


 Linebackers
  • -- Caleb Wells
  • -- Jaton Roberts


Defensive backs

  • -- Jawain Granger
  • -- Fabian McNichols
  • -- Cedric Thomas
  • -- Keon Clary
  • -- Darrion Conrad


Special teams

  • -- John Nell


 Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant

League suspension

  • -- Dazion Carroll


  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated October 29, 2024
  • 5 Active, 0 Inactive

Staff [5]

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Billings Outlaws staff

Front office

  • Owner/President – Steven Titus
  • Vice President of football operations - Cedric Walker

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive line coach - Qasim Mitchell




Season-by-season results

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League Champions Conference Champions Division Champions Playoff berth League leader
Season League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results
Finish Wins Losses Ties
2022 CIF 4th 7 3 0 Won Quarterfinal (Wyoming Mustangs) 49–40
Lost Semifinal (Salina Liberty) 14–26
2023 CIF 4th 6 4 0 Won Quarterfinal (Sioux City Bandits) 39–31
Lost Semifinal (Omaha Beef) 6–42
2024 AFL 1st 7 1 0 Won Semi-Final (Nashville Kats) 35–32
Won Arena Bowl XXXIII (Albany Firebirds) 46–41
Totals 20 8 0 All-time regular season record
4 2 — All-time postseason record
24 10 0 All-time regular season and postseason record

Notes

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  1. ^ "Professional Indoor Football to Return to Billing [sic] for the 2022 season". April 30, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Billings fans take new indoor football team back to the future for nickname". July 22, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "'Rebuild, refocus, improve:' New Billings Outlaws owner Steven Titus introduced at press conference". Billings Gazette/406 MT Sports. June 4, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "OUTLAWS JOIN AFL FOR 2024 SEASON". BillingsOutlaws.com. August 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Team Staff Page, Team website
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