San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football)

This article is about the current indoor football team. For the 1984–1985 American football team, see San Antonio Gunslingers (USFL team).

San Antonio Gunslingers (indoor football)
Current season
Established 2020 Play in San Antonio, Texas at Freeman Coliseum SanAntonioGunslingers.com
League/conference affiliations
American Arena League (2021) West Division (2021) National Arena League (2022–2023) Indoor Football League (2024–present) Western Conference (2024–present)
Current uniform
Team colors	Blue, red, white, navy
Nicknames	"The Gunslingers" and "The Slingers"
Personnel
Owner(s)	Don Rackler, James Steubing, Randy Carroll
President	James Steubing
Head coach	James Fuller[1]
Team history
San Antonio Gunslingers (2020–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (1)
NAL: 2023
Home arena(s)
San Antonio Rose Palace (2021) Freeman Coliseum (2022–present)

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.^[2][3] 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.^[4][5] They led the West Division going into the division championship, but lost to the North Texas Bulls 46–28 on June 6, 2021.^[6][7]

National Arena League (2022–2023)

After a very successful 2021 the Garcia, Torres and Young family made the decision join the National Arena League.^[8] Two games into the season the three families announced the sale of the team to Don and Brandon Rackler on June 7, 2022.^[9] The team went 4–8 and did not make the playoffs.^[10]

Indoor Football League (2024)

On September 26, 2023, the Gunslingers were announced as join the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2024 season.^[11]

Roster

San Antonio Gunslingers roster

Quarterbacks  3 Sam Castronova 16 E'mond Caldwell Running backs 10 Keyshawn Harper 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 18 TC Stevens

Reserve list Currently vacant Rookies in italics [1] updated June 26, 2024 28 Active, 0 Inactive → More rosters

Schedule

2022 NAL

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

Reference:^[10]

2023 NAL Regular Season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	April 8	Carolina Cobras	W 41-40	1-0	Freeman Coliseum
2	April 15	Jacksonville Sharks	W 63-62	2-0	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
3	April 22	at Albany Empire	W 55-53	3-0	MVP Arena
4	Bye
5	May 7	at Fayetteville Mustanges	W 40-27	4-0	Crown Coliseum
6	Bye
7	May 20	at West Texas Warbirds	W 38-36	5-0	Ector County Coliseum
8	May 28	Jacksonville Sharks	L 43-70	5-1	Freeman Coliseum
9	June 4	at Orlando Predators	W 44-33	6-1	Freeman Coliseum
10	Bye
11	June 17	West Texas Warbirds	W 55-49	7-1	Freeman Coliseum
12	June 24	West Texas Warbirds	W 69-55	8-1	Freeman Coliseum
13	July 1	Orlando Predators	L 33-52	8-2	Amway Center
14	Bye
15	July 15	at Carolina Cobras	L 43-66	8-3	Greensboro Coliseum Complex
16	July 22	Carolina Cobras	L 45-63	8-4	Freeman Coliseum

2023 NAL Regular Playoff

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue
Semifinal	August 5	Carolina Cobras	L 36-52	Greensboro Coliseum Complex

2024 IFL Regular Season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	Bye
2	Bye
3	April 1	at San Diego Strike Force	L 61-69	0-1	Pechanga Arena
4	April 6	Northern Arizona Wranglers	L 50-57	0-2	Freeman Coliseum
5	April 12	at Vegas Knight Hawks	L 44-66	0-3	Lee's Family Forum
6	April 18	Tucson Sugar Skulls	W 60-36	1-3	Freeman Coliseum
7	April 26	at Frisco Fighters	W 54-52	2-3	Comerica Center
8	May 4	Frisco Fighters	L 57-62	2-4	Freeman Coliseum
9	May 11	at Duke City Gladiators	W 56-53	3-4	Rio Rancho Events Center
10	May 18	Tulsa Oilers	W 54-43	4-4	Freeman Coliseum
11	May 25	at Bay Area Panthers	L 31-42	4-5	SAP Center
12	Bye
13	June 8	Duke City Gladiators	W 46-45	5-5	Freeman Coliseum
14	June 15	at Massachusetts Pirates	W 52-51	6-5	Tsongas Center
15	June 23	at Northern Arizona Wranglers	L 68-74	6-6	Findlay Toyota Center
16	June 29	Frisco FIghters	L 57-58	6-7	Freeman Coliseum
17	July 6	Massachusetts Pirates	W 58-55	7-7	Freeman Coliseum
18	July 13	at Tucson Sugar Skulls	W 49-43	8-7	Tucson Arena
19	July 20	Arizona Rattlers	L 34-41	8-8	Freeman Coliseum

Statistics

Season-by-season results

League champions

Conference champions

Playoff berth

League leader

Season	Team	League	Conference	Regular season			Postseason results
				Finish	Wins	Losses
2021		AAL		2nd	5	2
2022		NAL		5th	4	8
2023		NAL		3rd	8	4	Lost first round (Carolina) 52–36
2024	2024	IFL	Western	6th	8	8
Totals					25	22	All-time regular season record (2021–2023)
					0	1	All-time postseason record (2021–2023)
					25	23	All-time regular season and postseason record (2021–2023)

References

1. "Tom Menas Relieved of Duties as Gunslingers GM and Head Coach". San Antonio Gunslingers. March 31, 2025.
2. Ramirez, Daniel Villanueva, Mark Mendez, Larry (April 22, 2022). "The San Antonio Gunslingers are headed to Freeman coliseum". KSAT. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
3. Carden, Andrea (June 15, 2020). "The Gunslingers are returning to San Antonio to play football, this time in an arena". WOAI. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
4. "San Antonio Gunslingers to kick off in the American Arena league in 2021". KTVN. July 15, 2020.
5. "San Antonio Gunslingers to kick off in the American Arena league in 2021". Benzinga. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
6. "SA Gunslingers Lead the AAL West". lockedinmagazine.com. May 25, 2021. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021.
7. "The Bulls are the best in the west!!!". North Texas Bulls Facebook. June 6, 2021.
8. "NAL Announces San Antonio Gunslingers as Expansion Franchise". Pro Football Newsroom. November 11, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
9. "NAL Reports New Ownership for San Antonio Franchise". Atlanta. June 7, 2022.
10. "Stats - National Arena League". www.nationalarenaleague.com. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
11. "IFL ADDS SAN ANTONIO GUNSLINGERS". Indoor Football League. September 26, 2023.

External links

• Official website