2024 UFL Championship Game

2024 UFL Championship Game

Birmingham Stallions (9–1) San Antonio Brahmas (7–3) Head coach: Skip Holtz Head coach: Wade Phillips
Date	June 16, 2024
Kickoff time	5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4)
Stadium	The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri
TV in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Brock Huard (sideline reporter)

The 2024 UFL Championship Game will be an American football game to be played on June 16, 2024, at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The contest will determine the champion of the 2024 UFL season and will be played between the USFL Conference title winners, the Birmingham Stallions, and the XFL Conference title winners, the San Antonio Brahmas. The game will begin at 5:00 p.m. EDT and will air on Fox.

Background

The Championship Game will be the first UFL Championship Game following the merger of the XFL and the USFL. Before the merger, the USFL had two championship games, in 2022 and 2023, where the Birmingham Stallions defeated the Philadelphia Stars and the Pittsburgh Maulers in back-to-back seasons. The XFL held one championship game in 2023 when the Arlington Renegades defeated the DC Defenders. The two leagues merged before the 2024 season.

Host selection

The Dome at America's Center

On March 14, 2024, The Dome at America's Center was selected as host for the first UFL championship. When discussing the selection, UFL President and CEO Russ Brandon said, "selecting the championship game location is more than just the stadium, but the community and the fanbase that surrounds it. This is why we are proud to bring our Championship to St. Louis – a city that has loved and embraced spring football from the start." St. Louis set the XFL's five highest league attendance records in 2023.

Of those known to have submitted competing bids, Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, host of the 2022 and 2023 USFL Championship Games, was known to have made an "aggressive" bid.

UFL Playoffs

The four teams competing in the Playoff clinched their spot during their regular season during different times of the overall season of the league. The top two placed teams in each division would face against each other for the division title. Whichever division title game team won, would then face the other champion from the other division in the UFL Championship Game.

Bracket

	Conference Finals June 8–9, 2024					UFL Championship June 16, 2024
	USFL1	Birmingham Stallions	31
	USFL2	Michigan Panthers	18
						USFL1	Birmingham Stallions
						XFL2	San Antonio Brahmas
	XFL1	St. Louis Battlehawks	15
	XFL2	San Antonio Brahmas	25

Teams

Birmingham Stallions

Main article: 2024 Birmingham Stallions season

The Birmingham Stallions finished their third overall season under head coach Skip Holtz, going 9–1 and advancing to the USFL Conference championship against the Michigan Panthers. The Stallions rallied from an 18–3 second quarter deficit, scoring the final 28 points in a 31–18 victory to secure their third overall (and third consecutive) USFL title.

Birmingham is making their third consecutive spring football championship game appearance, winning both of the USFL championships as part of the original rebooted league over the Philadelphia Stars in 2022 and the Pittsburgh Maulers in 2023.

San Antonio Brahmas

Main article: 2024 San Antonio Brahmas season

The San Antonio Brahmas finished their second overall season under head coach Wade Phillips, going 7–3 and advancing to the XFL Conference championship against the St. Louis Battlehawks. The Brahmas led wire-to-wire behind a rushing attack that amassed over 200 yards, upsetting the Battlehawks on their home field, 25–15, to secure their first-ever XFL championship.

San Antonio will be the second consecutive Texas-based team to appear in a spring football championship game, following the Arlington Renegades winning the 2023 XFL title as part of that rebooted league. Wade Phillips will also be seeking his first outright championship as a head coach, having won Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos as their defensive coordinator in 2015.

Game Summary

Scoring summary

2024 UFL Championship Game

Period	1	2	Total
Birmingham Stallions			0
San Antonio Brahmas			0

at The Dome at America's Center • St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. EDT
• TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Brock Huard (sideline reporter)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers Top rushers Top receivers

Statistics

Team statistical comparison

Statistic	Birmingham	San Antonio
First downs	–	–
First downs rushing	–	–
First downs passing	–	–
First downs penalty	–	–
Third down efficiency	–	–
Fourth down efficiency	–	–
Total plays–net yards	–	–
Rushing attempts–net yards	–	–
Yards per rush	–	–
Yards passing	–	–
Pass completions–attempts	–	–
Interceptions thrown	–	–
Punt returns–total yards	–	–
Kickoff returns–total yards	–	–
Punts–average yardage	–	–
Fumbles–lost	–	–
Penalties–yards	–	–
Time of possession	–	–

Birmingham statistics

Stallions passing
	C–A	Yds	TD–INT
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Stallions rushing
	Car	Yds	TD
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Stallions receiving
	Rec	Yds	TD
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San Antonio statistics

Brahmas passing
	C–A	Yds	TD–INT
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Brahmas rushing
	Car	Yds	TD
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Brahmas receiving
	Rec	Yds	TD
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See also

• 2023 USFL Championship Game
• 2023 XFL Championship Game