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XFL 04/22 16:00 - [4] ORL Guardians v STL BattleHawks [2] W 28-53
XFL 04/16 19:00 - [3] SEA Sea Dragons v STL BattleHawks [2] L 30-12
XFL 04/08 17:00 - [4] VGS Vipers v STL BattleHawks [2] W 17-21
XFL 04/02 18:00 - [2] STL BattleHawks v HOU Roughnecks [1] W 24-15
XFL 03/25 23:00 - [2] STL BattleHawks v VGS Vipers [4] W 29-6
XFL 03/18 23:00 - [1] DC Defenders v STL BattleHawks [2] L 28-20
XFL 03/12 20:00 - [2] ARL Renegades v STL BattleHawks [2] W 11-24
XFL 03/05 18:00 - [2] STL BattleHawks v DC Defenders [1] L 28-34
XFL 02/24 02:00 - [1] STL BattleHawks v SEA Sea Dragons [3] W 20-18
XFL 02/19 20:00 - [1] STL BattleHawks v SA Brahmas [3] W 18-15
XFL 03/14 21:00 - STL BattleHawks v TB Vipers - PPT.
XFL 03/08 19:00 - STL BattleHawks v DC Defenders L 6-15

Wikipedia - St. Louis Battlehawks

The St. Louis Battlehawks are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. The Battlehawks compete in the United Football League (UFL) as a founding member of the XFL Conference. The team was founded by Vince McMahon’s Alpha Entertainment and are owned-and-operated by Dwayne Johnson's Alpha Acquico and Fox Corporation. The Battlehawks play their home games at The Dome at America's Center. The Battlehawks have a franchise regular season record of 10–5 (.667), the third highest win percentage among UFL teams as of its 2024 season.

History

Logo from 2020 season, retained with minor adjustments for 2023

McMahon era (2020)

On December 5, 2018, St. Louis was announced as one of eight cities that would join the newly reformed XFL, as well as Seattle, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, DC, Tampa Bay, and Dallas. On April 18, 2019, the team hired Jonathan Hayes, who most recently was tight ends coach for the Cincinnati Bengals, as their first head coach. Hayes is an alumnus of the University of Iowa. The team name and logo were revealed on August 21, 2019, as well as the team’s uniforms on December 3, 2019.

On October 15, 2019, The BattleHawks announced their first player in team history, being assigned former Ole Miss Rebels Quarterback Jordan Ta'amu.

The BattleHawks won their first game in team history on February 8, 2020, defeating the Dallas Renegades 15-9. On March 12, 2020, The XFL announced that the remainder of the 2020 XFL season had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The team finished with a 3–2 record. On April 10, 2020, The XFL suspended operations, with all employees, players and staff terminated.

Johnson and Garcia era (2023–present)

Steven Mitchell carries the ball for the BattleHawks during a 2023 game against the DC Defenders

On August 3, 2020, it was reported that a consortium led by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Gerry Cardinale (through Cardinale's fund RedBird Capital Partners) purchased the XFL for $15 million just hours before an auction could take place; the purchase received court approval on August 7, 2020. The XFL hired Anthony Becht as a Head Coach on April 13, 2022, with the expectation that he would be coaching the St. Louis team. On July 24, 2022, the return of a St. Louis XFL franchise was confirmed, as well as the hiring of Anthony Becht. On October 31, 2022, the XFL officially announced that the BattleHawks name would be returning, with the logo having slight alterations.

The Battlehawks finished tied for second place in their division in the 2023 regular season with the Seattle Sea Dragons with a 7–3 record. The Sea Dragons were granted the playoff position after several rounds of tiebreakers (and the lack of any wild card, at-large or crossover process, which ensured the eventual champion Arlington Renegades, three games behind St. Louis in overall league standings, got into the playoffs instead). In an offseason showcase in St. Louis, league president Russ Brandon indicated that the Battlehawks would continue in St. Louis "obviously(...)for the very long haul." United States Football League president Daryl Johnston noted that St. Louis would be an ideal team to keep in a merger with the league he presided over, not only for its strong fan support (which he noted was far above and beyond any in the USFL) but because of its central location, making travel expenses affordable.

In September 2023, Axios reported that the XFL was in advanced talks with the USFL to merge the two leagues prior to the start of their 2024 seasons. On September 28, 2023, the XFL and USFL announced their intent to merge with details surrounding the merger to be announced at a later date. The merger would also require regulatory approval. In October 2023 the XFL filed a trademark application for the name "United Football League". On November 30, 2023, Garcia announced via her Instagram page that the leagues had received regulatory approval for the merger and were finalizing plans for a "combined season" to begin March 30, 2024. The merger was made official on December 31, 2023.