San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football)

The San Antonio Gunslingers are a professional indoor football team for the National Arena League (NAL). The team is based in San Antonio, Texas, where they are currently playing their home games at the Freeman Coliseum.[1][2]

This article is about the current National Arena League team. For the former United States Football League team, see San Antonio Gunslingers.
San Antonio Gunslingers
Current season
Established 2020
Play in San Antonio, Texas
SanAntonioGunslingers.com
League/conference affiliations
Current uniform
Team colorsBlue, red, white, navy
       
Personnel
General managerJames Steubing
Head coachFred Shaw
Team history
  • San Antonio Gunslingers (2020–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

History

Beginning with the American Arena League (2021)

The Gunslingers joined the American Arena League for the 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–present)

On November 11, 2021, the Gunslingers joined the National Arena League.[7] The league 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]

Schedule (2022)
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 56–59 1-5 Freeman Coliseum
9 June 17 at Orlando Predators W 55-53 2–5 Veterans Stadium
10 June 25 Carolina Cobras W 60–61(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 52–60 4–7 Freeman Coliseum
14 July 23 at Albany Empire L 55–61 4–8 MVP Arena

Reference:[9]

Current roster
San Antonio Gunslingers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • Currently vacant

Wide receivers

  • 10 Phillip Barnett
  • 24 Kadir Chisholm
  • -- Jesse Gibson
  • -- Cameron Johnson
  •  5 Kali Rashaad
  • -- Kevin Reynolds
  •  4 Brian Robinson
  • 83 Niko Thomas
 Offensive linemen
  • 68 Dontae Angus
  • -- Joshua Oastis
  • 73 Caleb Roller

Defensive linemen

  • -- Justin Alexandre
  • -- Calvin Fance
  • -- Jamar King
  • 70 Xavier Ruben
  • -- Jonathan Taylor
 Linebackers
  • -- Codie Brooks
  • 11 Pierre Turner

Defensive backs

  •  3 Darius Banks
  • -- Shaquille Barksdale
  •  8 Thornton Chandler
  • -- Arthur Hobbs

Special teams

  •  7 Drew Pearson
 Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant
  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated March 20, 2023
  • 25 Active, 0 Inactive

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References
  1. Ramirez, Daniel Villanueva, Mark Mendez, Larry (2022-04-22). "The San Antonio Gunslingers are headed to Freeman coliseum". KSAT. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  2. Carden, Andrea (2020-06-15). "The Gunslingers are returning to San Antonio to play football, this time in an arena". WOAI. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  3. "San Antonio Gunslingers to kick off in the American Arena league in 2021". KTVN. July 15, 2020.
  4. Inc, AB Digital. "San Antonio Gunslingers to kick off in the American Arena league in 2021". Benzinga. Retrieved 2022-07-24. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. "SA Gunslingers Lead the AAL West". lockedinmagazine.com. May 25, 2021. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021.
  6. "The Bulls are the best in the west!!!". North Texas Bulls Facebook. June 6, 2021.
  7. "NAL Announces San Antonio Gunslingers as Expansion Franchise". Pro Football Newsroom. 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  8. "NAL Reports New Ownership for San Antonio Franchise" (Press release). Atlanta. June 7, 2022.
  9. "Stats - National Arena League". www.nationalarenaleague.com. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
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