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San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football)

{{short description|American indoor football team}}

{{about|the current indoor football team|the 1984–1985 American football team|San Antonio Gunslingers (USFL team)}}{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}{{Infobox indoor American football team

|name=San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football)

|current=2024 San Antonio Gunslingers season

|founded=2020

|city=San Antonio, Texas
at Freeman Coliseum

|misc=[http://www.sanantoniogunslingers.com/home SanAntonioGunslingers.com]

|logo=San_Antonio_Gunslingers_Logo.svg

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  • San Antonio Gunslingers (2020–present)

|league=

|nicknames="The Gunslingers" and "The Slingers"

|owner=Don Rackler, James Steubing, Randy Carroll

|general manager =

|president = James Steubing

|chairman =

|coach = James Fuller{{Cite web|url=https://sanantoniogunslingers.com/news/2025/3/31/tom-menas-relieved-of-duties-as-gunslingers-gm-and-head-coach.aspx|website=San Antonio Gunslingers|title=Tom Menas Relieved of Duties as Gunslingers GM and Head Coach|date=March 31, 2025}}

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  • NAL: {{NAL Year|2023}}

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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.{{Cite web |last=Ramirez |first=Daniel Villanueva, Mark Mendez, Larry |date=April 22, 2022 |title=The San Antonio Gunslingers are headed to Freeman coliseum |url=https://www.ksat.com/sports/2022/04/22/the-san-antonio-gunslingers-are-headed-to-freeman-coliseum/ |access-date=July 7, 2022 |website=KSAT |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Carden |first=Andrea |date=2020-06-15 |title=The Gunslingers are returning to San Antonio to play football, this time in an arena |url=https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/the-gunslingers-are-returning-to-san-antonio-to-play-football-this-time-in-an-arena |access-date=July 7, 2022 |website=WOAI |language=en}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.ktvn.com/story/42374726/san-antonio-gunslingers-to-kick-off-in-the-american-arena-league-in-2021|title=San Antonio Gunslingers to kick off in the American Arena league in 2021 |website=KTVN |date=July 15, 2020}}{{Cite web |title=San Antonio Gunslingers to kick off in the American Arena league in 2021 |url=https://www.benzinga.com/node/16644712 |access-date=July 24, 2022 |website=Benzinga |language=English}} They led the West Division going into the division championship, but lost to the North Texas Bulls 46–28 on June 6, 2021.{{Cite web |url=https://lockedinmagazine.com/sa-gunslingers-lead-the-aal-west/ |title=SA Gunslingers Lead the AAL West |website=lockedinmagazine.com |date=May 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526033951/https://lockedinmagazine.com/sa-gunslingers-lead-the-aal-west/ |archive-date=May 26, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ntxbulls/posts/231694468764062 |title=The Bulls are the best in the west!!! |website=North Texas Bulls Facebook |date=June 6, 2021}}

= National Arena League (2022–2023) =

After a very successful 2021 the Garcia, Torres and Young family made the decision join the National Arena League.{{Cite web|date=2021-11-11|title=NAL Announces San Antonio Gunslingers as Expansion Franchise|url=https://xflnewsroom.com/news/nal-announces-san-antonio-gunslingers-as-expansion-franchise/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Pro Football Newsroom|language=en-US}} Two games into the season the three families announced the sale of the team to Don and Brandon Rackler on June 7, 2022.{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2022 |title=NAL Reports New Ownership for San Antonio Franchise |url=https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/news/nal-reports-new-ownership-for-san-antonio-franchis |location=Atlanta}} The team went 4–8 and did not make the playoffs.{{Cite web |title=Stats - National Arena League |url=https://www.nationalarenaleague.com/stats#/1200/schedule?all&team_id=155954 |access-date=July 24, 2022 |website=www.nationalarenaleague.com}}

=Indoor Football League (2024)=

On September 26, 2023, the Gunslingers were announced as join the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2024 season.{{Cite web |url=https://goifl.com/news/2023/9/26/football-ifl-adds-san-antonio-gunslingers.aspx |title=IFL ADDS SAN ANTONIO GUNSLINGERS |website=Indoor Football League |date=September 26, 2023}}

Roster

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|+ colspan=7 style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|border=2}};"| San Antonio Gunslingers roster

style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Quarterbacks

{{NFLplayer| 3|Sam Castronova|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|16|E'mond Caldwell|link=no}}

Running backs

{{NFLplayer|10|Keyshawn Harper|link=no}}

Wide receivers

{{NFLplayer|6|Vincent Gregory|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|12|Tre Long|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|8|Nyqwan Murray}}

{{NFLplayer|15|DJ Myers|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer| 5|Kali Rashaad|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|14|Austin Upshaw|link=no}}

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Offensive linemen

{{NFLplayer|58|Colby Byrd|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|77|Dante Eldridge|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|65|Isaiah Hardy|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Miquail Harvey|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|72|Cornelius Lewis|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|78|LaColby Tucker|link=no}}

Defensive linemen

{{NFLplayer|33|Jeremiah Caine|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|40|Austin Collier|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|90|Harold Love|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer| 9|Keeath Magee|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|25|Kevin Voyles|link=no}}

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Linebackers

{{NFLplayer|7|Giovonne Sanders|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|31|Tristen Vance|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|43|Ricky Wyatt|link=no}}

Defensive backs

{{NFLplayer|2|Svante Davenport|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|4|Clifton Duck|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|21|Khalil Finley|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|11|Tramon Wiley|link=no}}

Kickers

{{NFLplayer|18|TC Stevens|link=no}}

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| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | 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=

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! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Week

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Opponent

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Record

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Venue

style="background:#fcc"

! 1

| April 23

| Orlando Predators

| L 36–44

| 0–1

| Freeman Coliseum

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! 2

| April 30

| Columbus Lions

| L 45–46

| 0–2

| Freeman Coliseum

3

| colspan="5" |Bye

4

| colspan="5" |Bye

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!5

|May 20

|at Carolina Cobras

|L 35–72

|0–3

|Greensboro Coliseum Complex

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! 6

| May 28

| at Orlando Predators

| L 52–63

| 0–4

| Amway Center

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! 7

| June 3

| at Jacksonville Sharks

| L 67–72

| 0–5

| VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena

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! 8

| June 11

| Albany Empire

| W 59–56

| 1-5

| Freeman Coliseum

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! 9

| June 17

| at Orlando Predators

| W 55-53

| 2–5

| Veterans Stadium

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! 10

| June 25

| Carolina Cobras

| W 61–60{{small|(OT)}}

| 3–5

| Freeman Coliseum

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! 11

| July 2

| Albany Empire

| L 47-62

| 3–6

| Freeman Coliseum

style="background:#fcc"

! 12

| July 8

| at Columbus Lions

| L 75-79

| 3–7

| Columbus Civic Center

style="background:#cfc"

! 13

| July 16

| Jacksonville Sharks

| W 60–52

| 4–7

| Freeman Coliseum

style="background:#fcc"

! 14

| July 23

| at Albany Empire

| L 55–61

| 4–8

| MVP Arena

Reference:

=2023 NAL Regular Season=

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! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Week

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Opponent

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Record

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Venue

style="background:#cfc"

! 1

| April 8

| Carolina Cobras

| W 41-40

| 1-0

| Freeman Coliseum

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! 2

| April 15

| Jacksonville Sharks

| W 63-62

| 2-0

| VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena

style="background:#cfc"

! 3

| April 22

| at Albany Empire

| W 55-53

| 3-0

|MVP Arena

4

| colspan="5" |Bye

style="background:#cfc"

!5

|May 7

|at Fayetteville Mustanges

|W 40-27

|4-0

|Crown Coliseum

6

| colspan="5" |Bye

style="background:#cfc"

! 7

| May 20

| at West Texas Warbirds

| W 38-36

| 5-0

| Ector County Coliseum

style="background:#fcc"

! 8

| May 28

| Jacksonville Sharks

| L 43-70

| 5-1

| Freeman Coliseum

style="background:#cfc"

! 9

| June 4

| at Orlando Predators

| W 44-33

| 6-1

| Freeman Coliseum

10

|colspan="5" |Bye

style="background:#cfc"

! 11

| June 17

| West Texas Warbirds

| W 55-49

| 7-1

| Freeman Coliseum

style="background:#cfc"

! 12

| June 24

| West Texas Warbirds

| W 69-55

| 8-1

| Freeman Coliseum

style="background:#fcc"

! 13

| July 1

| at Orlando Predators (NAL)|Orlando Predators

| L 33-52

| 8-2

| Amway Center

14

|colspan="5" |Bye

style="background:#fcc"

! 15

| July 15

| at Carolina Cobras

| L 43-66

| 8-3

| Greensboro Coliseum Complex

style="background:#fcc"

! 16

| July 22

| Carolina Cobras

| L 45-63

| 8-4

| Freeman Coliseum

=2023 NAL Regular Playoff=

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! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Round

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Opponent

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Venue

align="center" bgcolor="#fcc"

! Semifinal

| August 5

| Carolina Cobras

| L 36-52

| Greensboro Coliseum Complex

=2024 IFL Regular Season=

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! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Week

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Opponent

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Record

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Buffalo Bills|year=2022|border=2}}" | Venue

1

|colspan="5" |Bye

2

|colspan="5" |Bye

style="background:#fcc"

! 3

| April 1

| at San Diego Strike Force

| L 61-69

| 0-1

|Pechanga Arena

style="background:#fcc"

!4

|April 6

|Northern Arizona Wranglers

|L 50-57

|0-2

|Freeman Coliseum

style="background:#fcc"

!5

|April 12

|at Vegas Knight Hawks

|L 44-66

|0-3

|Lee's Family Forum

style="background:#cfc"

! 6

| April 18

| Tucson Sugar Skulls

| W 60-36

| 1-3

|Freeman Coliseum

style="background:#cfc"

! 7

| April 26

| at Frisco Fighters

| W 54-52

| 2-3

| Comerica Center

style= "background:#fcc"

! 8

| May 4

| Frisco Fighters

| L 57-62

|2-4

| Freeman Coliseum

style="background:#cfc"

! 9

| May 11

| at Duke City Gladiators

| W 56-53

| 3-4

| Rio Rancho Events Center

style="background:#cfc"

! 10

| May 18

| Tulsa Oilers

| W 54-43

| 4-4

| Freeman Coliseum

style="background:#fcc"

! 11

| May 25

| at Bay Area Panthers

| L 31-42

| 4-5

| SAP Center

12

|colspan="5" |Bye

style="background:#cfc"

! 13

| June 8

| Duke City Gladiators

| W 46-45

| 5-5

| Freeman Coliseum

style="background:#cfc"

! 14

| June 15

| at Massachusetts Pirates

| W 52-51

| 6-5

|Tsongas Center

style="background:#fcc"

! 15

| June 23

| at Northern Arizona Wranglers

| L 68-74

| 6-6

| Findlay Toyota Center

style="background:#fcc"

! 16

| June 29

| Frisco FIghters

| L 57-58

| 6-7

| Freeman Coliseum

style="background:#cfc"

! 17

| July 6

| Massachusetts Pirates

| W 58-55

| 7-7

| Freeman Coliseum

style="background:#cfc"

! 18

| July 13

| at Tucson Sugar Skulls

| W 49-43

|8-7

| Tucson Arena

style="background:#fcc"

! 19

| July 20

| Arizona Rattlers

| L 34-41

| 8-8

| Freeman Coliseum

Statistics

=Season-by-season results=

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style="background:#fcc;"|League champions

| style="background:#dfd;"|Conference champions

| style="background:#96cdcd;"|Playoff berth

| style="background:#c8a2c8;"|League leader

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rowspan="2" | Season

!rowspan="2" | Team

!rowspan="2" | League

!rowspan="2" | Conference

!colspan="3" | Regular season

!rowspan="2" | Postseason results

FinishWinsLosses
colspan=2|2021

|AAL ||

| |2nd|| 5 || 2 || align="left" |

colspan=2| 2022

|NAL ||

| |5th || 4 || 8 || align="left" |

colspan=2| 2023

|NAL ||

| bgcolor="#96cdcd" | 3rd || 8 || 4 || align="left" | Lost first round (Carolina) 52–36

{{IFL Year|2024}}

| 2024

| IFL || Western

| 6th || 8 || 8 || align="left" |

rowspan="3" colspan="5"|Totals

! 25

22All-time regular season record (2021–2023)
01All-time postseason record (2021–2023)
2523All-time regular season and postseason record (2021–2023)

References

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External links

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