The 2025 St. Louis Battlehawks season is the fourth season for the St. Louis Battlehawks as a professional American football franchise and the second season in the United Football League (UFL).[1] The Battlehawks will play their home games at The Dome at America's Center and will be led by third year head coach Anthony Becht.
In 2025, the Battlehawks re-signed 2024 Offensive Player of the Year wide receiver Hakeem Butler for his third stint.[2][3] In week four, starting quarterback Manny Wilkins was lost for the season when he tore his right achilles tendon against the Arlington Renegades.[4]
The Battlehawks finished the season with an 8-2 record, which is the best in the league, and in team history. For the second consecutive year, the Battlehawks hosted the XFL Conference Championship Game, but played the DC Defenders rather than the San Antonio Brahmas. The Battlehawks were defeated, 18-36.
Draft
The UFL held its first draft since the creation of the league on July 17, 2024.[5]
Final Roster
Staff
St. Louis BattleHawks staff
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- Front office
- Director of team operations – Anastasia Ali
- Director of media relations – Brian Stull
- General manager – Dave Boller
- Head coach
- Offensive coaches
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- Defensive coaches
- Team operations
- Athletic trainer – Eric Avila
- Equipment manager – Todd Hewitt
- Video manager – Brendan Taylor
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Schedule
All times Central
Week
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Day
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Date
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Kickoff
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TV
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Opponent
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Results
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Location
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Attendance
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Score
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Record
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1
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Friday
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March 28
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7:00 p.m.
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Fox
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at Houston Roughnecks
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31–6
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1–0
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Space City Financial Stadium
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7,124
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2
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Sunday
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April 6
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5:30 p.m.
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FS1
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San Antonio Brahmas
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26–9
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2–0
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The Dome at America's Center
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32,115
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3
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Sunday
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April 13
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2:00 p.m.
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ABC
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DC Defenders
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15–27
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2–1
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The Dome at America's Center
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30,014
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4
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Saturday
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April 19
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11:30 a.m.
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ABC
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at Arlington Renegades
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15–30
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2–2
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Choctaw Stadium
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9,614
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5
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Saturday
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April 26
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6:00 p.m.
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ESPN
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Michigan Panthers
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32–27
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3–2
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The Dome at America's Center
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30,406
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6
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Friday
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May 2
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7:00 p.m.
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Fox
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Arlington Renegades
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12–6
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4–2
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The Dome at America's Center
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26,684
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7
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Sunday
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May 11
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2:00 p.m.
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ESPN
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at Memphis Showboats
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19–9
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5–2
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Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
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4,215
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8
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Saturday
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May 17
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12:00 p.m.
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Fox
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Birmingham Stallions
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29–28
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6–2
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The Dome at America's Center
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30,114
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9
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Friday
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May 23
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7:00 p.m.
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Fox
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San Antonio Brahmas
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39–13
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7–2
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The Dome at America's Center
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27,890
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10
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Friday
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May 30
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7:00 p.m.
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Fox
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at DC Defenders
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13–8
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8–2
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Audi Field
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12,624
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Game summaries
Week 1: at Houston Roughnecks
Game information
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First quarter
- STL – Jacob Saylors 4-yard run (2-pt Conversion No Good), 4:44. BattleHawks 6–0. Drive: 10 Plays, 58 Yards, 5:30.
Second quarter
- STL – Manny Wilkins 1-yard run (2-pt Conversion No Good), 13:16. BattleHawks 12–0. Drive: 9 Plays, 84 Yards, 4:35.
- STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 48-yard field goal, 2:00. BattleHawks 15–0. Drive: 11 Plays, 41 Yards, 6:28.
- STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 33-yard field goal, 2:00. BattleHawks 18–0. Drive: 7 Plays, 32 Yards, :57.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- STL – Manny Wilkins 1-yard run (1-pt Conversion No Good), 13:35. BattleHawks 24–0. Drive: 12 Plays, 72 Yards, 7:43.
- STL – Jarveon Howard 74-yard run (Max Duggan 1-pt Conversion Run Good), 6:34. BattleHawks 31–0. Drive: 2 Plays, 89 Yards, :54.
- HOU – Justin Hall 5-yard pass from Nolan Henderson (2-pt Conversion No Good), 2:24. BattleHawks 31–6. Drive: 8 Plays, 65 Yards, 3:57.
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Top passers
Top rushers
- STL – Jarveon Howard – 13 rushes, 115 yards, TD
- HOU – Nolan Henderson – 4 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
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Week 2: San Antonio Brahmas
Game information
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First quarter
- STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 45-yard field goal, 1:49. BattleHawks 3–0. Drive: 8 Plays, 44 Yards, 5:33.
Second quarter
- STL – Jacob Saylors 20-yard run (Jacob Saylors 2-pt Conversion Run Good), 11:10. BattleHawks 11–0. Drive: 7 Plays, 75 Yards, 3:41.
- STL – Jacob Saylors 1-yard run (2-pt Conversion No Good), 3:24. BattleHawks 17–0. Drive: 7 Plays, 78 Yards, 4:11.
- SA – Donald De La Haye 31-yard field goal, :04. BattleHawks 17–3. Drive: 12 Plays, 63 Yards, 3:21.
Third quarter
- STL – Jacob Saylors 5-yard run (1-pt Conversion No Good), 7:47. BattleHawks 23–3. Drive: 12 Plays, 70 Yards, 7:19.
- SA – Jashaun Corbin 5-yard run (1-pt Conversion No Good), 4:32. BattleHawks 23–9. Drive: 6 Plays, 53 Yards, 3:13.
Fourth quarter
- STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 22-yard field goal, 10:07. BattleHawks 26–9. Drive: 9 Plays, 32 Yards, 6:40.
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 3: DC Defenders
Game information
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First quarter
- DC – Matt McCrane 30-yard field goal, 9:09. Defenders 3–0. Drive: 4 Plays, 0 Yards, 1:39.
- DC – Ty Scott 62-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt Conversion No Good), 4:33. Defenders 9–0. Drive: 5 Plays, 74 Yards, 2:14.
- DC – Matt McCrane 42-yard field goal, 1:47. Defenders 12–0. Drive: 4 Plays, 3 Yards, 1:28.
Second quarter
- STL – Frank Darby 35-yard pass from Manny Wilkins (2-pt Conversion No Good), 9:56. Defenders 12–6. Drive: 3 Plays, 35 Yards, 1:31.
- STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 40-yard field goal, 6:10. Defenders 12–9. Drive: 4 Plays, 7 Yards, 1:47.
- DC – Briley Moore 10-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt Conversion No Good), 2:24. Defenders 18–9. Drive: 8 Plays, 76 Yards, 3:48.
- STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 47-yard field goal, :56. Defenders 18–12. Drive: 8 Plays, 40 Yards, 1:29.
Third quarter
- STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 56-yard field goal, 7:39. Defenders 18–15. Drive: 4 Plays, 7 Yards, 1:47.
Fourth quarter
- DC – Cornell Powell 3-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (1-pt Conversion No Good), 2:21. Defenders 24–15. Drive: 10 Plays, 77 Yards, 6:16.
- DC – Matt McCrane 50-yard field goal, :08. Defenders 27–15. Drive: 6 Plays, 14 Yards, 1:34.
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Top passers
Top rushers
- STL – Manny Wilkins – 4 rushes, 39 yards
- DC – Deon Jackson – 8 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
- STL – Jacob Saylors – 7 receptions, 91 yards
- DC – Ty Scott – 3 receptions, 85 yards, TD
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Week 4: at Arlington Renegades
Game information
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First quarter
- ARL – Chris Odom 31-yard fumble recovery (JaVonta Payton 2-pt Conversion pass from Luis Perez Good) Renegades 8–0.
- STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 55-yard field goal, 8:30. Renegades 8–3. Drive: 7 Plays, 20 Yards, 4:01.
- ARL – JaVonta Payton 2-yard pass from Luis Perez (Tyler Vaughns 2-pt Conversion pass from Luis Perez Good) Renegades 16–3. Drive: 6 Plays, 42 Yards, 2:52.
Second quarter
- STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 31-yard field goal, 1:35. Renegades 16–6. Drive: 14 Plays, 57 Yards, 8:20.
Third quarter
- STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 53-yard field goal, 11:34. Renegades 16–9. Drive: 4 Plays, -6 Yards, 1:54.
- STL – Willie Harvey Jr. 56-yard interception return (1-pt Conversion No Good), 3:25. Renegades 16–15.
Fourth quarter
- ARL – Dae Dae Hunter 4-yard run (2-pt Conversion No Good), 3:25. Renegades 22–15. Drive: 8 Plays, 72 Yards, 3:32.
- ARL – Ajene Harris 102-yard interception return (JaVonta Payton 2-pt Conversion pass from Luis Perez), :33. Renegades 30–15.
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Top passers
Top rushers
- STL – Jacob Saylors – 20 rushes, 61 yards
- ARL – Dae Dae Hunter – 8 rushes, 32 yards, TD
Top receivers
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Week 5: Michigan Panthers
Game information
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First quarter
- STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 44-yard field goal, 8:36. BattleHawks 3–0. Drive: 8 Plays, 31 Yards, 4:27.
- MICH – Gunnar Oakes 12-yard pass from Bryce Perkins (1-pt Conversion No Good), 3:58. Panthers 6–3. Drive: 8 Plays, 72 Yards, 4:39.
Second quarter
- STL – Max Duggan 1-yard run (1-pt Conversion No Good), 5:40. BattleHawks 9–6. Drive: 9 Plays, 68 Yards, 5:12.
- STL – Max Duggan 8-yard run (Jake Sutherland 2-pt Conversion pass from Max Duggan Good), :35. BattleHawks 17–6. Drive: 3 Plays, 30 Yards, 1:12.
Third quarter
- STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 28-yard field goal, 9:23. BattleHawks 20–6. Drive: 9 Plays, 64 Yards, 5:42.
- MICH – Malik Turner 20-yard pass from Bryce Perkins (Cole Hikutini 2-pt Conversion pass from Bryce Perkins Good), 2:59. BattleHawks 20–14. Drive: 12 Plays, 75 Yards, 6:25.
Fourth quarter
- MICH – Toa Taua 5-yard run (Nate McCrary 1-pt Conversion run Good), 12:58. Panthers 21–20. Drive: 5 Plays, 56 Yards, 2:40.
- STL – Hakeem Butler 67-yard pass from Max Duggan (2-pt Conversion No Good), 12:05. BattleHawks 26–21. Drive: 2 Plays, 68 Yards, :58.
- MICH – Toa Taua 4-yard run (2-pt Conversion No Good), 6:56. Panthers 27–26. Drive: 8 Plays, 77 Yards, 5:04.
- STL – Hakeem Butler 57-yard pass from Blake Jackson (2-pt Conversion No Good), 6:12. BattleHawks 32–27. Drive: 2 Plays, 58 Yards, :49.
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 6: Arlington Renegades
Game information
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First quarter
Second quarter
- STL – Hakeem Butler 30-yard pass from Max Duggan (2-pt Conversion No Good), 2:00. BattleHawks 6–0. Drive: 3 Plays, 34 Yards, 1:14.
- STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 49-yard field goal, :02. BattleHawks 9–0. Drive: 6 Plays, 36 Yards, :37.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
- ARL – Lucas Havrisik 46-yard field goal, 15:00. BattleHawks 9–3. Drive: 12 Plays, 47 Yards, 8:33.
- ARL – Lucas Havrisik 26-yard field goal, 11:47. BattleHawks 9–6. Drive: 4 Plays, 2 Yards, 1:33.
- STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 53-yard field goal, 6:28. BattleHawks 12–6. Drive: 9 Plays, 32 Yards, 5:22.
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Top passers
Top rushers
- STL – Jacob Saylors – 14 rushes, 57 yards
- ARL – Dae Dae Hunter – 13 rushes, 47 yards
Top receivers
- STL – Blake Jackson – 3 reception, 31 yards
- ARL – Dae Dae Hunter – 5 receptions, 41 yards
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Week 7: at Memphis Showboats
Game information
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First quarter
- STL – Max Duggan 7-yard run (Jarveon Howard 1-pt Conversion Good), 5:56. Battlehawks 7–0. Drive: 5 Plays, 47 Yards, 2:49.
- STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 53-yard field goal, 1:57. Battlehawks 10–0. Drive: 4 Plays, 4 Yards, 2:05.
Second quarter
- MEM – Jonathan Adams 5-yard pass from Dresser Winn (1-pt Conversion No Good), 1:50. Battlehawks 10–6. Drive: 11 Plays, 77 Yards, 5:22.
- STL – Jahcour Pearson 13-yard pass from Max Duggan (1-pt Conversion No Good), :45. Battlehawks 16–6. Drive: 8 Plays, 78 Yards, 1:10.
Third quarter
- MEM – Matt Coghlin 27-yard field goal, 2:13. Battlehawks 16–9. Drive: 7 Plays, 44 Yards, 3:29.
Fourth quarter
- STL – Rodrigo Blankenship 44-yard field goal, 1:35. Battlehawks 19–9. Drive: 6 Plays, 18 Yards, 3:15.
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Top passers
Top rushers
- STL – Max Duggan – 10 rushes, 57 yards, TD
- MEM – Deneric Prince – 17 rushes, 44 yards
Top receivers
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Standings
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USFL Conference
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Team
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W
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L
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PCT
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GB
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TD+/-
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TD+
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TD-
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DIV
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PF
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PA
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DIFF
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STK
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(y) Birmingham Stallions
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7 |
3 |
.700 |
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8 |
28 |
20 |
5–1 |
244 |
167 |
77 |
W2
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(x) Michigan Panthers
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6 |
4 |
.600 |
1 |
8 |
30 |
22 |
3–3 |
245 |
198 |
47 |
L2
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(e) Houston Roughnecks
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5 |
5 |
.500 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
22 |
3–3 |
183 |
201 |
-18 |
W2
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(e) Memphis Showboats
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2 |
8 |
.200 |
5 |
-13 |
15 |
28 |
1–5 |
148 |
246 |
-98 |
L2
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XFL Conference
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Team
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W
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L
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PCT
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GB
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TD+/-
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TD+
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TD-
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DIV
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PF
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PA
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DIFF
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STK
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(y)
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8 |
2 |
.800 |
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7 |
26 |
19 |
4–2 |
231 |
163 |
68 |
W6
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(x) DC Defenders
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6 |
4 |
.600 |
2 |
3 |
28 |
25 |
4–2 |
225 |
224 |
1 |
L2
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(e) Arlington Renegades
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5 |
5 |
.500 |
3 |
4 |
23 |
19 |
3–3 |
229 |
168 |
61 |
W2
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(e) San Antonio Brahmas
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1 |
9 |
.100 |
7 |
-17 |
14 |
31 |
1–5 |
136 |
274 |
-138 |
L6
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(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched conference; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention
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Postseason
Schedule
References
- ^ Williams, Eric (June 19, 2024). "UFL 2024: Year 2 evolution to include more innovation, player development". Fox Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ "St. Louis Battlehawks Wide Receiver Hakeem Butler Named UFL Offensive Player of the Year". www.theufl.com. June 7, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ "St. Louis Battlehawks Re-Sign WR Hakeem Butler". pfnewsroom.com. June 7, 2024.
- ^ "Manny Wilkins injury update: Battlehawks QB carted off in air cast after leg injury". usatoday.com. April 19, 2025.
- ^ Gerding, John (July 17, 2024). "St. Louis Battlehawks announce 10 draftees". Spectrum News. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ Schneider, Joey (August 21, 2024). "St. Louis Battlehawks to host extra sixth home game in 2025 season". KTVI. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Battlehawks To Host Six Games In 2025, Details On Alamodome 2025 Problem". UFL News Hub.
- ^ "2025 St. Louis Battlehawks Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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- League: XFL (2020-2023); United Football League (2024-present)
Conference: XFL Conference (2024-present) Division: East (2020); North (2023)
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