San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football) explained

San Antonio Gunslingers (IFL)
Current:2024 San Antonio Gunslingers season
Founded:2020
City:San Antonio, Texas
at Freeman Coliseum
Misc:SanAntonioGunslingers.com
Team History:
  • San Antonio Gunslingers (2020–present)
League:
Nicknames:"The Gunslingers" and "The Slingers"
Owner:Don Rackler, James Steubing
General Manager:Tom Menas
Coach:Tom Menas
Colors:Blue, red, white, navy
No Div Champs:0
No Conf Champs:0
No League Champs:0
No Playoff Appearances:1
Playoff Appearances:
  • NAL:
Arena Years:

The San Antonio Gunslingers are a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The team is based in San Antonio, Texas, where they play home games at Freeman Coliseum.[1] [2] They share their name with the original USFL's team of the same name that played from 1984 to 1985.

History

American Arena League (2021)

The San Antonio Gunslingers were brought back and owned by three home town families, the Garcia, Torres and Young family. After five years on getting the stage ready, The Gunslingers joined the American Arena League for the inaugural 2021 season as an expansion team playing in the Texas-based West Division.[3] [4] They led the West Division going into the division championship, but lost to the North Texas Bulls 46–28 on June 6, 2021.[5] [6]

National Arena League (2022–2023)

After a very successful 2021 the Garcia, Torres and Young family made the decision join the National Arena League.[7] Two games into the season the three families announced the sale of the team to Don and Brandon Rackler on June 7, 2022.[8] The team went 4–8 and did not make the playoffs.[9]

Indoor Football League (2024)

On September 26, 2023, the Gunslingers were announced as join the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2024 season.[10]

Roster

San Antonio Gunslingers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Reserve list
  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
https://www.sanantoniogunslingers.com/stats#/1200/team/220199/roster updated June 26, 2024
28 Active, 0 Inactive

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Schedule

2022 NAL

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenue
1April 23Orlando PredatorsL 36–440–1Freeman Coliseum
2April 30Columbus LionsL 45–460–2Freeman Coliseum
3Bye
4Bye
5May 20at Carolina CobrasL 35–720–3Greensboro Coliseum Complex
6May 28at Orlando PredatorsL 52–630–4Amway Center
7June 3at Jacksonville SharksL 67–720–5VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
8June 11Albany EmpireW 56–591-5Freeman Coliseum
9June 17at Orlando PredatorsW 55-532–5Veterans Stadium
10June 25Carolina CobrasW 60–613–5Freeman Coliseum
11July 2Albany Empire L 47-623–6Freeman Coliseum
12July 8at Columbus LionsL 75-793–7Columbus Civic Center
13July 16Jacksonville SharksW 52–604–7Freeman Coliseum
14July 23at Albany EmpireL 55–614–8MVP Arena
Reference:

2023 NAL Regular Season

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenue
1April 8Carolina CobrasW 41-401-0Freeman Coliseum
2April 15Jacksonville SharksW 63-622-0VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
3April 22at Albany EmpireW 55-533-0MVP Arena
4Bye
5May 7at Fayetteville MustangesW 40-274-0Crown Coliseum
6Bye
7May 20at West Texas WarbirdsW 38-365-0Ector County Coliseum
8May 28Jacksonville SharksL 43-705-1Freeman Coliseum
9June 4at Orlando PredatorsW 44-336-1Freeman Coliseum
10 Bye
11June 17West Texas Warbirds W 55-497-1Freeman Coliseum
12June 24West Texas WarbirdsW 69-558-1Freeman Coliseum
13July 1at Orlando Predators (NAL)Orlando PredatorsL 33-528-2Amway Center
14 Bye
15July 15at Carolina CobrasL 43-668-3Greensboro Coliseum Complex
16July 22Carolina CobrasL 45-638-4Freeman Coliseum

2024 IFL Regular Season

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenue
1 Bye
2Bye
3April 1 at San Diego Strike ForceL 61-690-1Pechanga Arena
4April 6Northern Arizona WranglersL 50-570-2Freeman Coliseum
5April 12at Vegas Knight HawksL 44-660-3Lee's Family Forum
6April 18Tucson Sugar SkullsW 60-361-3Freeman Coliseum
7April 26at Frisco FightersW 54-522-3Comerica Center
8May 4Frisco FightersL 57-622-4Freeman Coliseum
9May 11at Duke City GladiatorsW 56-533-4Rio Rancho Events Center
10May 18Tulsa OilersW 54-434-4Freeman Coliseum
11May 25L 31-424-5SAP Center
12 Bye
13June 8Duke City Gladiators W 46-455-5Freeman Coliseum
14June 15at Massachusetts PiratesW 52-516-5Tsongas Center
15June 23at Northern Arizona WranglersL 68-746-6Findlay Toyota Center
16June 29Frisco FIghtersL 57-586-7Freeman Coliseum
17July 6Massachusetts PiratesW 58-557-7Freeman Coliseum
18July 13at Tucson Sugar SkullsW 49-438-7Tucson Arena
19July 20Arizona RattlersL 34-418-8Freeman Coliseum

Statistics

Season-by-season results

League championsConference champions<--Division champions-->Playoff berthLeague leader
SeasonTeamLeagueConferenceRegular seasonPostseason results
Finish Wins Losses
20212nd5 2
20225th 4 8
20233rd 8 4 Lost first round (Carolina) 52–36
2024Western6th 8 8
Totals25 22 All-time regular season record (2021–2023)
0 1 All-time postseason record (2021–2023)
25 23 All-time regular season and postseason record (2021–2023)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ramirez . Daniel Villanueva, Mark Mendez, Larry . April 22, 2022 . The San Antonio Gunslingers are headed to Freeman coliseum . July 7, 2022 . KSAT . en.
  2. Web site: Carden . Andrea . 2020-06-15 . The Gunslingers are returning to San Antonio to play football, this time in an arena . July 7, 2022 . WOAI . en.
  3. Web site: San Antonio Gunslingers to kick off in the American Arena league in 2021 . KTVN . July 15, 2020.
  4. Web site: San Antonio Gunslingers to kick off in the American Arena league in 2021 . July 24, 2022 . Benzinga . English.
  5. Web site: SA Gunslingers Lead the AAL West . lockedinmagazine.com . May 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210526033951/https://lockedinmagazine.com/sa-gunslingers-lead-the-aal-west/ . May 26, 2021.
  6. Web site: The Bulls are the best in the west!!! . North Texas Bulls Facebook . June 6, 2021.
  7. Web site: 2021-11-11. NAL Announces San Antonio Gunslingers as Expansion Franchise. 2022-01-12. Pro Football Newsroom. en-US.
  8. Web site: June 7, 2022 . NAL Reports New Ownership for San Antonio Franchise . Atlanta.
  9. Web site: Stats - National Arena League . July 24, 2022 . www.nationalarenaleague.com.
  10. Web site: IFL ADDS SAN ANTONIO GUNSLINGERS . . September 26, 2023.