2025 San Antonio Brahmas season

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2025 San Antonio Brahmas season
OwnerAlpha Acquico, LLC
General managerMarc Lillibridge
Head coachWade Phillips (week 1-3)
Payton Pardee (week 4-10)
Home stadiumAlamodome
Results
Record1–9
Conference place4th in XFL Conference
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Uniform

The 2025 San Antonio Brahmas season was the third season for the San Antonio Brahmas as a professional American football franchise and the second season in the United Football League (UFL).[1][2] The Brahmas played their home games at the Alamodome and head coach Wade Phillips returned for his second year.[3]

Phillips missed much of the offseason due to declining health. After a 0–2 start to the season, Offensive Coordinator A. J. Smith resigned. Special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach Payton Pardee was promoted to fulfill the vacancy. In week three, Phillips suffered a medical emergency during the Brahmas' April 13 game against the Michigan Panthers, forcing Pardee to take over head coaching duties for the remainder of the game. Phillips then took a personal leave of absence for the remainder of the 2025 season on April 16, 2025, naming Pardee as his successor.[4] Smith later remarked there was an internal power struggle in the Brahmas organization that led to his resignation.[5]

In Pardees first full game as interim head coach, the Brahmas defeated the DC Defenders, who were the eventual XFL Conference champions 24–18. After losing the following week to Houston, starting quarterback Kellen Mond was replaced by Kevin Hogan.[6] Hogan was winless in his three starts and unavailable for the final two games due to an injury. Mond returned as the starter and Brahmas ended the season on a six game losing streak.

The Brahmas finished the season 1–9, six wins less from the 2024 season. All-UFL Team running back Jashaun Corbin led the league with 514 rushing yards despite having five games with under ten carries.[7] All-UFL Team linebacker Tavante Beckett led the league with 89 tackles. Punter Brad Wing was named All-UFL Team while returners Mathew Sexton and Jaden Shirden won Special Teams Player of the Week awards in week four and nine, respectively.

Offseason

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Due to scheduling conflicts at the Alamodome during the first 4 weeks of the season, the Brahmas first home game was in Week 5 vs the Houston Roughnecks.[8] Those schedule conflicts also force the Brahmas to be able to only play 4 home games at the Alamodome. Their week 9 matchup against the St. Louis Battlehawks was a designated home game for the Brahmas, but was played at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis.[9]

Roster

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2025 San Antonio Brahmas roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Rookies in italics
50 active, 5 reserve

Staff

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San Antonio Brahmas Staff
Front office
  • General manager – Marc Lillibridge
Head coach
Offensive coaches
  • Running backs – Jesse Thompson
  • Wide receivers – Cody Latimer
  • Tight ends / special teams - Jack Welch
  • Offensive Line – Marvin Williams
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Will Reed
  • Defensive line – Chris Achuff
  • Linebackers – Derrick Berry
  • Defensive backs – Josh Jones

Draft

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Main article: 2024 UFL draft

The UFL held its first draft since the creation of the league on July 17, 2024.[10]

Rnd Pick
No. 		Player Pos. College
1 7 Gabe Hall DT Maryland
2 15 Gabriel Murphy DE UCLA
3 23 Donovan Jennings OT South Florida
4 31 Miles Battle CB Utah
5 39 Jamree Kromah DE James Madison
6 47 Lideatrick Griffin WR Mississippi State
7 55 Beau Brade S Maryland
8 63 Sincere Haynesworth C Tulane
9 71 D. J. Miller Jr. CB Kent State
10 79 Joshua Cephus WR UTSA

Schedule

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All times Central

Week Day Date Kickoff TV Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
1 Saturday March 29 3:00 p.m. Fox at Arlington Renegades 9–33 0–1 Choctaw Stadium 10,114
2 Sunday April 6 5:30 p.m. FS1 at St. Louis Battlehawks 9–26 0–2 The Dome at America's Center 32,115
3 Sunday April 13 11:00 a.m. ABC at Michigan Panthers 23–26 0–3 Ford Field 11,013
4 Sunday April 20 4:00 p.m. Fox at DC Defenders 24–18 1–3 Audi Field 12,474
5 Sunday April 27 2:00 p.m. ESPN Houston Roughnecks 3–27 1–4 Alamodome 14,427
6 Sunday May 4 3:00 p.m. Fox at Birmingham Stallions 3–26 1–5 Protective Stadium 9,627
7 Friday May 9 7:00 p.m. Fox DC Defenders 24–32 1–6 Alamodome 9,884
8 Friday May 16 7:00 p.m. Fox Memphis Showboats 22–24 (OT) 1–7 Alamodome 9,244
9 Friday May 23 7:00 p.m. Fox at St. Louis Battlehawks[a] 13–39 1–8 The Dome at America's Center[a] 27,890
10 Sunday June 1 11:00 a.m. ABC Arlington Renegades 6–23 1–9 Alamodome 10,863

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  1. ^ a b This game was original intended to be played in San Antonio but was shifted to be played in St. Louis due to scheduling conflicts at the Alamodome.[11][12]San Antonio was the designated home team for this game.

Standings

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2025 UFL standings
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. ^ Ryan, Nate (June 19, 2024). "How can the San Antonio Brahmas grow in their third season?". KENS. 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. ^ "SAN ANTONIO BRAHMAS ANNOUNCE COACHING STAFF AHEAD OF 2025 UFL SEASON". www.theufl.com. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  4. ^ Larsen, James (April 16, 2025). "Brahmas' Wade Phillips Steps Away, Payton Pardee Promoted". Pro Football Newsroom. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  5. ^ Perry, Mark (June 7, 2025). "AJ Smith Breaks Silence: Inside Story of Brahmas Chaos, AJ McCarron and Week 3 Exit". Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  6. ^ "Kevin Hogan seizes moment as San Antonio Brahmas fight against time". expressnews.com. June 12, 2025.
  7. ^ "Jashaun Corbin Game Logs 2025 UFL Regular Season". footballdb.com. June 12, 2025.
  8. ^ "San Antonio Brahmas". www.theufl.com. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  9. ^ "2025 SAN ANTONIO BRAHMAS SEASON TICKET RENEWALS BEGIN TODAY". www.theufl.com. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  10. ^ "San Antonio Brahmas Acquire Rights to 10 Players During UFL College Draft". www.theufl.com. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  11. ^ Schneider, Joey (August 21, 2024). "St. Louis Battlehawks to host extra sixth home game in 2025 season". KTVI. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  12. ^ "Battlehawks To Host Six Games In 2025, Details On Alamodome 2025 Problem". UFL News Hub.
  13. ^ "2025 San Antonio Brahmas Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved June 26, 2023.