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Birmingham Stays Perfect Through Week 4 of UFL

April 22, 2024 by CollegeFootballPoll.com Staff

A 46-yard field goal with 4 seconds left, and a 4-for-4 performance from that same newly-signed kicker, helped Birmingham improve to 4-0 and in control of the USFL Conference. Meanwhile, the league's attendance-leading St. Louis Battlehawks drew 31,757 fans while the other 3 games combined for 25,692.

Week 4 Recaps

(Sunday at Houston) Houston 17, Arlington 9 - Arlington remains winless after the 17-9 loss at Houston as the Roughnecks picked up their fist victory. Houston took a 11-3 into the halftime locker room, and both teams scored TD's with missed 2-point conversions in the 3rd to end the scoring. The offense was paltry as they combined for just 446 total yards and a mere 116 on the ground.

The 7,179 in attendance was nearly 2,000 fewer than Houston's first, and only other, home game. The Roughnecks drew 9,157 in their home opener against Memphis.

Bob Stoops saw his head coaching record at Arlington drop to 6-10, despite winning the XFL Championship a year ago when his team went 4-6 in the regular season before going 2-0 in the playoffs.

SEE: Arlington’s Struggles Continue, Renegades Fall 17-9 in Houston

(Saturday at St. Louis) St. Louis 32, Memphis 17- St. Louis keeps pace in the XFL Conference with San Antonio as each improved to 3-1 over the weekend. Meanwhile, Memphis fell to 1-3. The Battlehawks continue to lead the UFL by a mile in attendance figures with 31,757 showing up at The Dome. However, that's over 8,000 fewer than the 40,317 that showed up in their only other home game win week 2.

Memphis was held scoreless in the second half while St. Louis added to their 20-17 halftime advantage by adding two AJ McCarron TD passes in the fourth quarter. RB Jacob Saylors' set a franchise record for longest run when he scampered for 57 yards to set up McCarron's second TD pass of the quarter which went for 8 yards to Jahcour Pearson with 5:06 left to play. MCarron had 3 total TD passes in the game to 3 different receivers.

SEE: Battlehawks Rush to 32-17 Victory Over Showboats

(Saturday at Birmingham) Birmingham 20, DC 18 - Birmingham protected its perfect record with a 20-18 win on a 46-yard field goal with 4 seconds left from Ramiz Ahmed who had just been signed on Tuesday to replace the injured Chris Blewitt. Ahmed was 4-for-4 in the game, including another 46-yarder, as he accounted for 12 of the Stallions 20 points.

With just 1:56 to play until halftime, the game was interrupted by weather for nearly an hour-and-a-half, leaving almost no one present to witness the victory.

Birmingham drew 12,265 for its home opener a week ago, but weather may have kept the crowd numbers down this week as just 7,262 were in attendance.

Kyahva Tezino led the defensive front with nine total tackles (six solo) and two for loss. The two-time defending USFL Champion Stallions are now 24-3 all-time under Skip Holtz in USFL/UFL games.

 

SEE: Stallions Stand the Rain As They Clinch Their Fourth Straight Victory

(Saturday at San Antonio) San Antonio 19, Michigan 9 - San Antonio Brahmas Quarterback Quinten Dormady made his first UFL start Saturday night and looked to pick up right where he left off at the conclusion of the XFL 2023 season. Dormady completed 23-of-37 passes for 269 yards, one touchdown and one interception to lead the Brahmas (3-1) to a 19-9 victory over the Michigan Panthers (2-2) on Saturday at The Alamodome. 

Dormady, who led the XFL  2023 in completion percentage, completed 62 percent of his passes connecting with nine different receivers. Two Brahmas’ receivers tallied 5+ catches and over 100 yards: Justin Smith (7-107) and Jontre Kirklin (5-105). 

Attendance in San Antonio has been pretty consistent, but has dropped with each home game. The Brahmas had 13,164 in the season-opener, but dropped to 11,790 a week ago before counting 11,251 through the turnstiles this weekend.

SEE: Dormady Shines in Debut, Brahmas Best Panthers 19-9

UFL Standings

Here is how the league breaks down, and the standings after Week 3:

XFL Conference

Team Won Lost Pct. PF PA Home Road Conf. Streak
St. Louis Battlehawks 3 1 .750 106 83 2-0 1-1 2-0 W3
San Antonio Brahmas 3 1 .750 90 71 2-1 1-0 1-1 W1
DC Defenders 2 2 .500 82 93 1-0 1-2 1-1 L1
Arlington Renegades 0 4 .000 75 100 0-2 0-2 0-2 L4

USFL Conference

Team Won Lost Pct. PF PA Home Road Conf. Streak
Birmingham Stallions 4 0 1.000 100 59 2-0 2-0 2-0 W4
Michigan Panthers 2 2 .500 74 75 2-1 0-1 1-1 L1
Memphis Showboats 1 3 .250 68 97 0-1 1-2 1-1 L3
Houston Roughnecks 1 3 .250 67 84 1-1 0-2 0-2 W1

Week 4 Results (Home Team in BOLD):

Saturday
St. Louis 32, Memphis 17
Birmingham 20, DC 18
San Antonio 19, Michigan 9

Sunday
Houston 17, Arlington 9

Week 5 Games

San Antonio Brahmas vs Arlington Renegades
Saturday, April 27 | 7:00 PM ET | Arlington, TX | Choctaw Stadium | FOX* | FOX Sports on SiriusXM

Birmingham Stallions vs Houston Roughnecks
Saturday, April 27 | 7:00 PM ET | Houston, TX | Rice Stadium | FOX* | FOX Sports on SiriusXM

St. Louis Battlehawks vs D.C. Defenders
Sunday, April 28 | 12:00 PM ET | Washington, D.C. | Audi Field | ESPN | ESPN Xtra on SiriusXM

Michigan Panthers vs Memphis Showboats
Sunday, April 28 | 3:00 PM ET | Memphis, TN | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | FOX | FOX Sports on SiriusXM

*Check local listings for market regionalization