San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football)
| San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football) | |||
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 Current season | |||
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 2020 | ||
| Headquartered | San Antonio, Texas at Freeman Coliseum | ||
| Colors | Blue, red, white, navy | ||
| Website | sanantoniogunslingers | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Owners | Don Rackler, James Steubing, Randy Carroll | ||
| Head coach | Jonathan Bane[1] | ||
| President | James Steubing | ||
| Nicknames | |||
| "The Gunslingers" and "The Slingers" | |||
| Team history | |||
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| Home fields | |||
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| League / conference affiliations | |||
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| Playoff appearances (1) | |||
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The San Antonio Gunslingers are a professional indoor football team based in San Antonio, Texas, that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The team plays its home games at Freeman Coliseum.[2][3] They share their name with the original USFL's team of the same name that played from 1984 to 1985.
History
[edit]American Arena League (2021)
[edit]The San Antonio Gunslingers were established by three local families, the Garcias, Torres and Youngs. After five years of planning, the Gunslingers joined the American Arena League for the inaugural 2021 season as an expansion team playing in the Texas-based West Division.[4][5] They led the West Division going into the division championship, but lost to the North Texas Bulls 46–28 on June 6, 2021.[6][7]
National Arena League (2022–2023)
[edit]After a very successful 2021 season, the Garcia, Torres and Young families made the decision to join the National Arena League.[8] Two games into the season the three families announced the sale of the team to Don and Brandon Rackler on June 7, 2022.[9] The team went 4–8 and did not make the playoffs.[10]
Indoor Football League (2024)
[edit]On September 26, 2023, it was announced that the Gunslingers would join the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2024 season.[11]
Schedule
[edit]2022 NAL
[edit]| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 23 | Orlando Predators | L 36–44 | 0–1 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 2 | April 30 | Columbus Lions | L 45–46 | 0–2 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 3 | Bye | ||||
| 4 | Bye | ||||
| 5 | May 20 | at Carolina Cobras | L 35–72 | 0–3 | Greensboro Coliseum Complex |
| 6 | May 28 | at Orlando Predators | L 52–63 | 0–4 | Amway Center |
| 7 | June 3 | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 67–72 | 0–5 | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena |
| 8 | June 11 | Albany Empire | W 59–56 | 1–5 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 9 | June 17 | at Orlando Predators | W 55–53 | 2–5 | Veterans Stadium |
| 10 | June 25 | Carolina Cobras | W 61–60(OT) | 3–5 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 11 | July 2 | Albany Empire | L 47–62 | 3–6 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 12 | July 8 | at Columbus Lions | L 75–79 | 3–7 | Columbus Civic Center |
| 13 | July 16 | Jacksonville Sharks | W 60–52 | 4–7 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 14 | July 23 | at Albany Empire | L 55–61 | 4–8 | MVP Arena |
Reference:[10]
2023 NAL Regular Season
[edit]| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 8 | Carolina Cobras | W 41–40 | 1–0 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 2 | April 15 | Jacksonville Sharks | W 63–62 | 2–0 | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena |
| 3 | April 22 | at Albany Empire | W 55–53 | 3–0 | MVP Arena |
| 4 | Bye | ||||
| 5 | May 7 | at Fayetteville Mustanges | W 40–27 | 4–0 | Crown Coliseum |
| 6 | Bye | ||||
| 7 | May 20 | at West Texas Warbirds | W 38–36 | 5–0 | Ector County Coliseum |
| 8 | May 28 | Jacksonville Sharks | L 43–70 | 5–1 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 9 | June 4 | at Orlando Predators | W 44–33 | 6–1 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 10 | Bye | ||||
| 11 | June 17 | West Texas Warbirds | W 55–49 | 7–1 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 12 | June 24 | West Texas Warbirds | W 69–55 | 8–1 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 13 | July 1 | Orlando Predators | L 33–52 | 8–2 | Amway Center |
| 14 | Bye | ||||
| 15 | July 15 | at Carolina Cobras | L 43–66 | 8–3 | Greensboro Coliseum Complex |
| 16 | July 22 | Carolina Cobras | L 45–63 | 8–4 | Freeman Coliseum |
2023 NAL Regular Playoff
[edit]| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinal | August 5 | Carolina Cobras | L 36–52 | Greensboro Coliseum Complex |
2024 IFL Regular Season
[edit]| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||
| 2 | Bye | ||||
| 3 | April 1 | at San Diego Strike Force | L 61–69 | 0–1 | Pechanga Arena |
| 4 | April 6 | Northern Arizona Wranglers | L 50–57 | 0–2 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 5 | April 12 | at Vegas Knight Hawks | L 44–66 | 0–3 | Lee's Family Forum |
| 6 | April 18 | Tucson Sugar Skulls | W 60–36 | 1–3 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 7 | April 26 | at Frisco Fighters | W 54–52 | 2–3 | Comerica Center |
| 8 | May 4 | Frisco Fighters | L 57–62 | 2–4 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 9 | May 11 | at Duke City Gladiators | W 56–53 | 3–4 | Rio Rancho Events Center |
| 10 | May 18 | Tulsa Oilers | W 54–43 | 4–4 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 11 | May 25 | at Bay Area Panthers | L 31–42 | 4–5 | SAP Center |
| 12 | Bye | ||||
| 13 | June 8 | Duke City Gladiators | W 46–45 | 5–5 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 14 | June 15 | at Massachusetts Pirates | W 52–51 | 6–5 | Tsongas Center |
| 15 | June 23 | at Northern Arizona Wranglers | L 68–74 | 6–6 | Findlay Toyota Center |
| 16 | June 29 | Frisco FIghters | L 57–58 | 6–7 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 17 | July 6 | Massachusetts Pirates | W 58–55 | 7–7 | Freeman Coliseum |
| 18 | July 13 | at Tucson Sugar Skulls | W 49–43 | 8–7 | Tucson Arena |
| 19 | July 20 | Arizona Rattlers | L 34–41 | 8–8 | Freeman Coliseum |
Season-by-season results
[edit]| League champions | Conference champions | Playoff berth | League leader |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Regular season | Postseason results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | |||||
| 2021 | AAL | 2nd | 5 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | NAL | 5th | 4 | 8 | |||
| 2023 | NAL | 3rd | 8 | 4 | Lost first round (Carolina) 52–36 | ||
| 2024 | 2024 | IFL | Western | 6th | 8 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 2025 | IFL | Western | 6th | 5 | 11 | |
| 2026 | 2026 | IFL | Western | 5th | 5 | 11 | |
| Totals | 35 | 44 | All-time regular season record (2021–2026) | ||||
| 0 | 1 | All-time postseason record (2021–2026) | |||||
| 35 | 45 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2021–2026) | |||||
Notable players
[edit]See Category:San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football) players
References
[edit]- ↑ "Gunslingers Select Jonathan Bane as Head Coach". San Antonio Gunslingers. September 3, 2025.
- ↑ Ramirez, Daniel Villanueva, Mark Mendez, Larry (April 22, 2022). "The San Antonio Gunslingers are headed to Freeman coliseum". KSAT. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Carden, Andrea (June 15, 2020). "The Gunslingers are returning to San Antonio to play football, this time in an arena". WOAI. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ↑ "San Antonio Gunslingers to kick off in the American Arena league in 2021". KTVN. July 15, 2020. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ↑ "San Antonio Gunslingers to kick off in the American Arena league in 2021". Benzinga. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ↑ "SA Gunslingers Lead the AAL West". lockedinmagazine.com. May 25, 2021. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021.
- ↑ "The Bulls are the best in the west!!!". North Texas Bulls Facebook. June 6, 2021.
- ↑ "NAL Announces San Antonio Gunslingers as Expansion Franchise". Pro Football Newsroom. November 11, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ↑ "NAL Reports New Ownership for San Antonio Franchise". Atlanta. June 7, 2022.
- 1 2 "Stats – National Arena League". www.nationalarenaleague.com. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ↑ "IFL ADDS SAN ANTONIO GUNSLINGERS". Indoor Football League. September 26, 2023.
