St. Louis Battlehawks 2024 UFL Team Review
The St. Louis Battlehawks fell, 25-15, Sunday to the San Antonio Brahmas in the XFL Conference Championship with 30,237 fans in attendance at The Dome at America’s Center. The Battlehawks never held the lead but closed to within four points of San Antonio in the third quarter when LB Pita Taumoepenu recovered a fumble by Brahmas QB Chase Garbers at the San Antonio 10-yard line. Taumoepenu sprinted to the end zone to narrow the score to 19-15 with 5 minutes 41 seconds left in the third quarter.
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St. Louis Battlehawks 2024 Team Review
The St. Louis Battlehawks have a record of 7-3. The Battlehawks are in 1st place in the UFL XFL Division standings. On offense, St. Louis ranks 6th for total yards, 3rd for rushing, 7th for passing, and 2nd for scoring. On defense, St. Louis ranks 2nd for total yards, 5th for rushing, 2nd for passing, and 4th for scoring. Last week, the Battlehawks lost 25-15 against the San Antonio Brahmas.
Brahmas K Ryan Santoso made a 31-yard field goal on San Antonio’s following possession to complete an 8-play, 62-yard drive and extend the lead to 22-15 with 1:18 remaining in the third quarter. Both teams punted on their next possessions. St. Louis then reached the San Antonio 32-yard line, but K Andre Szmyt was unable to convert a 50-yard field goal attempt. Santoso then made a 45-yard field goal to give the Brahmas their final 10-point lead.
San Antonio led by as much as 19-3 with 10:08 to play in the third quarter after a 69-yard touchdown run from RB Anthony McFarland Jr. The Battlehawks scored their first touchdown of the game on a 1-yard touchdown pass from QB A.J. McCarron to TE Jake Sutherland with 5:54 left in the third quarter to cut San Antonio’s advantage to 19-9. WR Hakeem Butler nearly made a 2-point conversion catch, but officials ruled the catch out of bounds, which left St. Louis at a 10-point deficit.
Battlehawks FS Kameron Kelly ended the Brahmas’ first offensive drive with an interception in his own end zone, but San Antonio scored on each of its next two drives. Garbers threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to WR Marquez Stevenson, and RB Morgan Ellison added a 1-point conversion to put the Brahmas up, 7-0, with 4:21 to play in the first quarter. Garbers then threw a 63-yard touchdown pass to WR Justin Smith on the first play of the second quarter to run the lead to 13-0. Szmyt gave St. Louis its first points on a 46-yard field goal to trim the deficit to 10 points, 13-3, with 11:36 remaining in the second quarter.
RB Jacob Saylors led St. Louis's rushing attack with 79 of the team’s 86 rushing yards for the game. WR Hakeem Butler made a game-high six catches for 59 yards, and McCarron was 19-for-29 passing for 179 yards and a touchdown. LB Elijah Lee led the defense with 12 tackles, including a sack, in his Battlehawks debut.
San Antonio’s offense posted 213 rushing yards, which is tied for the most rushing yards across the UFL in a game this season. Birmingham posted the same number in Week Five at Houston.
San Antonio and St. Louis faced off twice during the 2024 UFL regular season, with the Battlehawks winning both of those matchups. In Week 3 at San Antonio, the Battlehawks won 31-24. In Week 10 at St. Louis, the Battlehawks won 13-10.
2024 St. Louis Battlehawks UFL Schedule
| WEEK |
DATE |
MATCHUP |
TIME/TV |
RESULT |
RECORD |
| Week 1 |
March 30 |
at Michigan Panthers |
4 PM / FOX |
L 16-18 |
0-1 |
| Week 2 |
April 6 |
vs. Arlington Renegades |
8 PM / ABC |
W 27-24 |
1-1 |
| Week 3 |
April 14 |
at San Antonio Brahmas |
3 PM / ABC |
W 31-24 |
2-1 |
| Week 4 |
April 20 |
vs. Memphis Showboats |
12:30 PM / ABC |
W 32-17 |
3-1 |
| Week 5 |
April 28 |
at D.C. Defenders |
12 PM / ESPN |
W 45-12 |
4-1 |
| Week 6 |
May 4 |
vs. Houston Roughnecks |
3 PM / FOX |
W 22-8 |
5-1 |
| Week 7 |
May 11 |
at Birmingham Stallions |
4 PM / FOX |
L 26-30 |
5-2 |
| Week 8 |
May 19 |
vs. D.C. Defenders |
12 PM / ABC |
W 26-21 |
6-2 |
| Week 9 |
May 25 |
at Arlington Renegades |
12 PM / ABC |
L 22-36 |
6-3 |
| Week 10 |
June 1 |
vs. San Antonio Brahmas |
4 PM / FOX |
W 13-12 |
7-3 |
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