American indoor football team
San Antonio Gunslingers (IFL) Established 2020 Play in San Antonio, Texas at Freeman Coliseum SanAntonioGunslingers.com
Current uniform
Team colors Blue, red, white, navy Nicknames "The Gunslingers" and "The Slingers" Owner(s) Don Rackler, James Steubing General manager Tom Menas Head coach Tom Menas
San Antonio Gunslingers (2020–present)
League championships (0) Conference championships (0) Division championships (0)
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]
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
3 Sam Castronova
16 E'mond Caldwell
Running backs
Wide receivers
6 Vincent Gregory
12 Tre Long
8 Nyqwan Murray
15 DJ Myers
5 Kali Rashaad
14 Austin Upshaw
Offensive linemen
58 Colby Byrd
77 Dante Eldridge
65 Isaiah Hardy
55 Miquail Harvey
72 Cornelius Lewis
78 LaColby Tucker
Defensive linemen
33 Jeremiah Caine
40 Austin Collier
90 Harold Love
9 Keeath Magee
25 Kevin Voyles
Linebackers
7 Giovonne Sanders
31 Tristen Vance
43 Ricky Wyatt
Defensive backs
2 Svante Davenport
4 Clifton Duck
21 Khalil Finley
11 Tramon Wiley
Kickers
Reserve list
Rookies in italics
[1] updated June 26, 2024
28 Active, 0 Inactive
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Schedule
2022 NAL
Reference:[9]
2023 NAL Regular Season
2023 NAL Regular Playoff
2024 IFL Regular Season
Statistics
Season-by-season results
League champions
Conference champions
Playoff berth
League leader
References
^ 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 }}
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^ Carden, Andrea (2020-06-15). "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.
^ "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 . 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2022-01-12 .
^ "NAL Reports New Ownership for San Antonio Franchise" . Atlanta. June 7, 2022.
^ a b "Stats - National Arena League" . www.nationalarenaleague.com . Retrieved July 24, 2022 .
^ "IFL ADDS SAN ANTONIO GUNSLINGERS" . Indoor Football League . September 26, 2023.
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