UFL Attendance Nearly Doubles in Week 2 (Thank you, St. Louis)

April 7, 2025 by CollegeFootballPoll.com Staff

Week Two of The United Football League saw over-all attendance improvement, mostly due the St. Louis home opener where 32,115 showed up to   passionately cheer on their Battlehawks to a 26-9 victory over San Antonio. St. Louis led the league last year with an average of 34,365.

Total attendance across four games in week 1 was 33,868, compared to this week's total of 64,888.

The Battlehawks (2-0) have allowed a league-leading total of just 15 points in their two games while scoring a total of 57, which also leads the UFL.

A 45-yard field goal from Rodrigo Blankenship opened the scoring with 1:35 to go in the first period for a 3-0 St. Louis lead. No touchdowns were scored until running back Jacob Saylors darted 20 yards with 11:04 to go in the second and he added the 5-yard two-point conversion run for an 11-0 advantage. He would wind up scoring all 3 St. Louis touchdowns, though he only carried the ball 11 times for 46 yards. Blankenship added a second field goal from 22 yards in the fourth quarter to complete the scoring.

Saylors had a 1-yard TD run in the second, set up by 58-yard pass from Manny Wilkins to Gary Jennings, Jr. on his only target of the day. His final TD came on a 5-yard run in the third quarter with 7:41 to play

St. Louis has now won 7 straight home games.

Arlington 11, Houston 9

After knocking off San Antonio 33-9 a year ago, the Renegades escaped in week two with an 11-9 victory over Houston in an early Sunday game. The Roughnecks came up empty on a two-point conversion try with just 1:18 remaining. There are no onside kicks, but a team can elect to try to convert a 4th-and-12 from their own 28-yard line. The Roughnecks tried and failed, and the same was over. Houston never led in the game as the Renegades had advantages of 3-0, and 11-3.

DC 17, Memphis 12

On Saturday at  Audi Field in D.C., the Defenders rallied past Memphis at the home of the Beer Cup Snake. A 43-yard Memphis field goal attempt with 1:52 to play was blocked to protect the DC lead. Jonathan Adams tallied 9 catches for 128 yards for Memphis as the Showboats outgained DC by a 308-257 margin. The Defenders had taken the lead with 8:25 to go in the game on Jordan Ta'amu connected with Ben Bresnahan for a 3-yard touchdown hookup.

Birmingham 21, Michigan 12

On Friday night in Detroit, Birmingham got back on the winning track with a 21-12 win at Ford Field to even both teams at 1-1 atop the USFL conference. Alex McGough was injured on the first play so Matt Corral took over at quarterback and completed 18-of-29 for 198 yards with a TD and 2 INT's. Despite the quick loss of the 2023 league MVP, the Stallions were up 18-0 after Corral's 52-yard TD pass to Deon Cain to begin the fourth quarter. However, Birmingham was just 1-of-4 in the red zone.

UFL Standings

Here is how the league breaks down, and the standings after Week 2:

XFL Conference

Team	Won	Lost	Pct.	PF	PA	Home	Road	Conf.	Conf. Pct.	Streak	SoS	SoV
St. Louis Battlehawks	2	0	1.000	57	15	1-0	1-0	1-0	1.000	Won 2	.000	.000
Arlington Renegades	2	0	1.000	44	18	2-0	0-0	1-0	1.000	Won 2	.000	.000
DC Defenders	2	0	1.000	35	23	2-0	0-0	0-0	.000	Won 2	.250	.250
San Antonio Brahmas	0	2	.000	18	59	0-0	0-2	0-2	.000	Lost 2	1.000	.000

USFL Conference

Team	Won	Lost	Pct.	PF	PA	Home	Road	Conf.	Conf. Pct.	Streak	SoS	SoV
Birmingham Stallions	1	1	.500	32	30	0-0	1-1	1-0	1.000	Won 1	.750	.500
Michigan Panthers	1	1	.500	38	33	0-1	1-0	1-1	.500	Lost 1	.250	.000
Houston Roughnecks	0	2	.000	15	42	0-1	0-1	0-0	.000	Lost 2	1.000	.000
Memphis Showboats	0	2	.000	24	43	0-1	0-1	0-1	.000	Lost 2	.750	.000

Week 2 Results (Home Team in BOLD):

Friday
Birmingham 21, Michigan 12 (10,049)

Saturday
DC 17, Memphis 12 (13,142)

Sunday
Arlington 11, Houston 9 (9,582)
St. Louis 26, San Antonio 9 (32,115)

Week 3 Games (all times eastern)

Arlington at Birmingham, Friday, April 11 | 8:00 PM | FOX
Houston at Memphis, Saturday, April 12 | 2:30 PM | ESPN
San Antonio at Michigan, Sunday, April 13 | 12:00 PM | ABC
DC at St. Louis, Sunday, April 13 | 3:00 PM | ABC