The Salt Lake Stallions were a professional American football franchise based in Salt Lake City, and one of the eight members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), which began play in February 2019. The Stallions were the northernmost team in the AAF, as the league's only franchise north of the 35th parallel. They played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium. The team's head coach was Dennis Erickson, owner of a 179–96–1 record coaching college football and a 40–56 record coaching in the NFL.
On April 2, 2019, the league's football operations were reportedly suspended, and on April 4 the league allowed players to leave their contracts to sign with NFL teams. The league filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 17, 2019.
History The Alliance Salt Lake City charter franchise was announced to play at Rice–Eccles Stadium by the Alliance of American Football on May 14, 2018. Dennis Erickson was named by the league as head coach on May 16, 2018. Randy Mueller was named general manager by September 25, 2018.
The western four teams' names and logos were revealed on September 25, 2018, with Salt Lake as the Stallions with the colors of blue, deep sky blue, and silver. The name is inspired by the land speed records set at the Bonneville Salt Flats, while the colors represent aspects of Utah's geography like Great Salt Lake and the Wasatch Range.
The final 52-man roster was set on January 30, 2019. The team's first game was a 38–22 defeat to the Arizona Hotshots at Sun Devil Stadium on February 10, 2019. Their first home game was on February 23, also against the Hotshots and ended in a 23–15 victory.
Final roster
Allocation pool The Stallions had designated rights to players from:
Colleges Air Force Arkansas Boise State BYU California Colorado State Dixie State Idaho Idaho State
Nebraska Northern Colorado Northern Illinois Oklahoma State Oregon Southern Utah Utah Utah State Weber State Wyoming
National Football League (NFL) Denver Broncos Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings Seattle Seahawks
Canadian Football League (CFL) Calgary Stampeders
Staff Salt Lake Stallions staffFront office General manager – Randy Mueller
Head coaches Head coach – Dennis Erickson
Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Tim Lappano Quarterbacks – Ronald Fouch Offensive line – Dan Cozzetto Running backs/Offensive quality control – Nick Alaimalo Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Donnie Henderson Linebackers – Denny Creehan Defensive backs – Ronnie Lee Defensive quality control – Nick James Defensive line – Michael Gray
Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator/Secondary – Ron Zook
2019 season
Final standings
Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue – January 28 Memphis Express W 29–22 1–0 Alamodome
Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 February 10 at Arizona Hotshots L 22–38 0–1 Sun Devil Stadium 2 February 16 at Birmingham Iron L 9–12 0–2 Legion Field 3 February 23 Arizona Hotshots W 23–15 1–2 Rice–Eccles Stadium 4 March 2 Orlando Apollos L 11–20 1–3 Rice–Eccles Stadium 5 March 9 at San Diego Fleet L 25–27 1–4 SDCCU Stadium 6 March 16 Memphis Express W 22–9 2–4 Rice–Eccles Stadium 7 March 23 at San Antonio Commanders L 15–19 2–5 Alamodome 8 March 30 San Diego Fleet W 8–3 3–5 Rice–Eccles Stadium 9 April 7 Atlanta Legends Not played Georgia State Stadium 10 April 12 San Antonio Commanders Rice–Eccles Stadium
Game summaries Week 1: at Arizona
Week 2: at Birmingham
Week 3: Arizona
Week 4: Orlando
Week 5: at San Diego
Week 6: Memphis
Week 7: at San Antonio
Week 8: San Diego
Media In addition to league-wide television coverage through NFL Network, CBS Sports Network, TNT, and B/R Live, Stallions' games were also broadcast on local radio by KALL, an ESPN Radio affiliate.
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