Salt Lake Stallions

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.^[1] 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.

Salt Lake Stallions

Founded	2018 (2018)
Folded	2019 (2019)
Team history	Salt Lake Stallions (2019)
Home arena	Rice–Eccles Stadium (2019)
League	Alliance of American Football Western Conference (2019)
Colors	Blue, Deep Sky Blue and Silver
Personnel
Head coach	Dennis Erickson
Team president	Tyler Howell

On April 2, 2019, the league's football operations were reportedly suspended,^[2][3] and on April 4 the league allowed players to leave their contracts to sign with NFL teams.^[4] The league filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 17, 2019.^[5]

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.^[6] Dennis Erickson was named by the league as head coach on May 16, 2018.^[7] Randy Mueller was named general manager by September 25, 2018.^[8]

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.^[9] 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.^[10]

The final 52-man roster was set on January 30, 2019.^[11] The team's first game was a 38–22 defeat to the Arizona Hotshots at Sun Devil Stadium on February 10, 2019.^[12] Their first home game was on February 23, also against the Hotshots and ended in a 23–15 victory.^[13]

Final roster

2019 Salt Lake Stallions final roster

Quarterbacks  8 Austin Allen 10 Matt Linehan  6 Josh Woodrum Running backs 36 Joel Bouagnon 34 Terrell Newby 20 Terry Swanson 25 Terron Ward Wide receivers 80 Kenny Bell 17 Adonis Jennings 19 Jordan Leslie 81 Sam Mobley 15 De'Mornay Pierson-El 87 Brandon Shippen 18 Brian Tyms Tight ends 89 Tanner Balderree FB 88 Anthony Denham 83 Austin Traylor 85 Nick Truesdell

Offensive linemen 67 Jake Bennett C 76 Nick Callender G 79 Ryan Cummings T 78 Austin Davis C 75 Tim Gardner T 63 Leon Johnson T 66 Tuni Kanuch G 73 Jeremiah Poutasi T 64 Salesi Uhatafe G Defensive linemen 91 Darius Hamilton DE 93 Chris Odom DE 95 Tenny Palepoi DT 98 Mike Purcell DT 94 Karter Schult DE 96 Sealver Siliga DT 92 Handsome Tanielu DT

Linebackers 52 Josh Banderas MLB 55 Luke Carrezola OLB 51 Greer Martini MLB 59 Trevor Reilly OLB 50 Ty Schwab LB 53 John Timu MLB Defensive backs 21 Cody Brown SS 26 Will Davis CB 27 Micah Hannemann FS 22 Jeremiah Johnson CB 35 C. J. Smith CB 31 Jordan Sterns SS 38 Henri' Toliver CB 23 Steve Williams CB Special teams  1 Taylor Bertolet K  5 Austin Rehkow P 56 Colton Taylor LS

Reserve lists 16 Dres Anderson WR (IR) 44 Matt Asiata RB (IR) 11 Kaelin Clay WR (IR)  2 B. J. Daniels QB (IR) 20 Aaron Duckworth RB (IR) 22 Ciante Evans CB (IR) 28 Andre Martin Jr. DB (IR) 29 D. J. May RB (IR) 33 Branden Oliver RB (IR) 57 Gionni Paul OLB (IR) 37 Darius Price DB (IR) 58 Johnny Ragin III LB (IR) 42 Keith Rucker Jr. RB (IR) Rights list -- Kennan Gilchrist LB 51 Active, 14 Inactive

Allocation pool

The Stallions had designated rights to players from:^[14]

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 staff

	Front 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

2019 Salt Lake Stallions season
General manager	Randy Mueller
Head coach	Dennis Erickson
Home stadium	Rice–Eccles Stadium
Results
Record	3–5
League place	3rd (tie), Western Conference
Salt Lake Stallions

Final standings

2019 Alliance of American Football standings v t e
Eastern Conference
Club	W–L	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	SOS	SOV	STK
(x) – Orlando Apollos	7–1	.875	5–0	236	136	100	.406	.375	W2
(x) – Birmingham Iron	5–3	.625	3–2	165	133	32	.406	.300	W1
(e) – Memphis Express	2–6	.250	1–4	152	194	-42	.578	.500	L1
(e) – Atlanta Legends	2–6	.250	1–4	88	213	-125	.609	.438	L3
Western Conference
Club	W–L	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	SOS	SOV	STK
San Antonio Commanders	5–3	.625	3–2	158	154	4	.516	.450	L1
Arizona Hotshots	5–3	.625	3–2	186	144	42	.469	.500	W3
San Diego Fleet	3–5	.375	2–3	158	161	-3	.469	.417	L3
Salt Lake Stallions	3–5	.375	2–3	135	143	-8	.547	.417	W1
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Day	Date	Opponent	Results		Location
				Score	Record
–	Monday	January 28	Memphis Express	W 29–22		Alamodome

Regular season

All times Mountain

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	TV	Opponent	Results		Location
						Score	Record
1	Sunday	February 10	6:00 p.m.	NFLN	at Arizona Hotshots	L 22–38	0–1	Sun Devil Stadium
2	Saturday	February 16	12:00 p.m.	TNT	at Birmingham Iron	L 9–12	0–2	Legion Field
3	Saturday	February 23	1:00 p.m.	B/R Live	Arizona Hotshots	W 23–15	1–2	Rice–Eccles Stadium
4	Saturday	March 2	6:00 p.m.	NFLN†	Orlando Apollos	L 11–20	1–3	Rice–Eccles Stadium
5	Saturday	March 9	6:00 p.m.	NFLN	at San Diego Fleet	L 25–27	1–4	SDCCU Stadium
6	Saturday	March 16	2:00 p.m.	B/R Live	Memphis Express	W 22–9	2–4	Rice–Eccles Stadium
7	Saturday	March 23	6:00 p.m.	NFLN	at San Antonio Commanders	L 15–19	2–5	Alamodome
8	Saturday	March 30	6:00 p.m.	NFLN	San Diego Fleet	W 8–3	3–5	Rice–Eccles Stadium
9	Sunday	April 7	2:00 p.m.	CBSSN	at Atlanta Legends	Not played		Georgia State Stadium
10	Friday	April 12	6:00 p.m.	B/R Live	San Antonio Commanders			Rice–Eccles Stadium

† Changed from original time and network.^[15]
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Game summaries

Week 1: at Arizona

Week One: Salt Lake Stallions at Arizona Hotshots – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Stallions	0	16	0	6	22
Hotshots	8	11	16	3	38

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: February 10
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. MT
• Game attendance: 11,751
• Referee: James Carter^[17]
• TV announcers (NFL Network): Dan Hellie, Marvin Lewis, Maurice Jones-Drew
• NoExtraPoints AAF

Game information

First Quarter (1:03) ARIZ – John Wolford 5-yard pass to Gerald Christian (Larry Rose III rush), Hotshots 8–0 Second Quarter (10:28) SL – Matt Asiata 1-yard rush (Josh Woodrum rush), Tied 8–8 (9:30) ARIZ – John Wolford 36-yard pass to Rashad Ross (Jhurell Pressley rush), Hotshots 16–8 (3:20) ARIZ – Nick Folk 53-yard field goal, Hotshots 19–8 (0:13) SL – Josh Woodrum 2-yard pass to Jordan Leslie (Branden Oliver rush), Hotshots 19–16 Third Quarter (2:52) ARIZ – John Wolford 4-yard pass to Rashad Ross (John Wolford pass to Thomas Duarte), Hotshots 27–16 (2:36) ARIZ – John Wolford 30-yard pass to Jhurell Pressley (John Wolford pass to Richard Mullaney), Hotshots 35–16 Fourth Quarter (11:37) SL – Matt Linehan 7-yard pass to Nick Truesdell (pass failed), Hotshots 35–22 (6:07) ARIZ – Nick Folk 32-yard field goal, Hotshots 38–22 Top Passers SL – Josh Woodrum – 10/22, 103 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT ARIZ – John Wolford – 18/29, 275 yards, 4 TD Top Rushers SL – Branden Oliver – 8 carries, 40 yards ARIZ – Jhurell Pressley – 18 carries, 64 yards Top Receivers SL – Anthony Denham – 5 receptions, 59 yards ARIZ – Rashad Ross – 5 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TD

Week 2: at Birmingham

Week Two: Salt Lake Stallions at Birmingham Iron – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Stallions	0	9	0	0	9
Iron	0	0	6	6	12

at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama

• Date: February 16
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. MT
• Game attendance: 17,319
• Referee: Tra Blake^[18]
• TV announcers (TNT): Brian Anderson, Marvin Lewis, and Maurice Jones-Drew
• NoExtraPoints AAF

Game information

First Quarter No scoring plays Second Quarter (1:56) SL – Joel Bouagnon 3-yard rush (rush failed), Stallions 6–0 (0:32) SL – Taylor Bertolet 53-yard field goal, Stallions 9–0 Third Quarter (2:23) BIRM – De'Mornay Pierson-El (SL) fumble recovered by Shaheed Salmon in the end zone for touchdown (rush failed), Stallions 9–6 Fourth Quarter (4:40) BIRM – Trent Richardson 3-yard rush (pass failed), Iron 12–9 Top Passers SL – Austin Allen – 15/31, 114 yards BIRM – Luis Perez – 24/38, 184 yards Top Rushers SL – Joel Bouagnon – 11 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD BIRM – Trent Richardson – 19 carries, 41 yards, 1 TD Top Receivers SL – De'Mornay Pierson-El – 4 receptions, 28 yards BIRM – Trent Richardson – 6 receptions, 50 yards

Week 3: Arizona

Week Three: Arizona Hotshots at Salt Lake Stallions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hotshots	0	9	3	3	15
Stallions	3	6	6	8	23

at Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: February 23
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. MT
• Game attendance: 10,412
• Referee: John O'Neill^[19]
• TV announcers (B/R Live): Mark Malone, Maurice Jones-Drew, Shaun O'Hara
• NoExtraPoints AAF

Game information

First Quarter (9:14) SL – Taylor Bertolet 54-yard field goal, Stallions 3–0 Second Quarter (11:32) SL – Josh Woodrum 25-yard pass to De'Mornay Pierson-El (pass failed), Stallions 9–0 (6:03) ARIZ – Nick Folk 48-yard field goal, Stallions 9–3 (0:21) ARIZ – John Wolford 1-yard pass to Rashad Ross (rush failed), Tied 9–9 Third Quarter (13:51) SL – Branden Oliver 1-yard rush (pass failed), Stallions 15–9 (0:49) ARIZ – Nick Folk 35-yard field goal, Stallions 15–12 Fourth Quarter (7:24) SL – Joel Bouagnon 1-yard rush (Josh Woodrum pass to De'Mornay Pierson-El), Stallions 23–12 (0:19) ARIZ – Nick Folk 45-yard field goal, Stallions 23–15 Top Passers ARIZ – John Wolford – 14/22, 127 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT SL – Josh Woodrum – 22/31, 178 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers ARIZ – Jhurell Pressley – 10 carries, 34 yards SL – Joel Bouagnon – 12 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD Top Receivers ARIZ – Rashad Ross – 6 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD SL – De'Mornay Pierson-El – 8 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD

Week 4: Orlando

Week Four: Orlando Apollos at Salt Lake Stallions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Apollos	3	3	8	6	20
Stallions	0	3	8	0	11

at Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: March 2
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. MT
• Game weather: Snow
• Game attendance: 9,302
• Referee: Brandon Cruse^[20]
• TV announcers (NFL Network): Dan Hellie, Shaun O'Hara
• NoExtraPoints AAF

Game information

First Quarter (1:10) ORL – Elliott Fry 43-yard field goal, Apollos 3–0 Second Quarter (11:42) SL – Taylor Bertolet 36-yard field goal, Tied 3–3 (6:10) ORL – Elliott Fry 42-yard field goal, Apollos 6–3 Third Quarter (6:01) ORL – Garrett Gilbert 20-yard pass to Donteea Dye (Garrett Gilbert pass to Sean Price), Apollos 14–3 (0:27) SL – Joel Bouagnon 14-yard rush (Josh Woodrum pass to Terrell Newby), Apollos 14–11 Fourth Quarter (11:17) ORL – Akeem Hunt 2-yard rush (pass failed), Apollos 20–11 Top Passers ORL – Garrett Gilbert – 22/32, 244 yards, 1 TD SL – Josh Woodrum – 16/22, 161 yards Top Rushers ORL – De'Veon Smith – 12 carries, 51 yards SL – Branden Oliver – 17 carries, 71 yards Top Receivers ORL – Charles Johnson – 9 receptions, 105 yards SL – Adonis Jennings – 2 receptions, 43 yards

Week 5: at San Diego

Week Five: Salt Lake Stallions at San Diego Fleet – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Stallions	8	0	3	14	25
Fleet	3	3	12	9	27

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California

• Date: March 9
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. MT
• Game attendance: 20,823
• Referee: Jeff Heaser^[21]
• TV announcers (NFL Network): Dan Hellie, Steve Mariucci, Marvin Lewis
• NoExtraPoints AAF

Game information

First Quarter (4:56) SD – Donny Hageman 39-yard field goal, Fleet 3–0 (0:27) SL – Joel Bouagnon 3-yard rush (Josh Woodrum rush), Stallions 8–3 Second Quarter (13:15) SD – Donny Hageman 34-yard field goal, Stallions 8–6 Third Quarter (8:15) SL – Taylor Bertolet 44-yard field goal, Stallions 11–6 (3:06) SD – Jordan Martin 41-yard fumble return (rush failed), Fleet 12–11 (2:15) SD – Mike Bercovici 18-yard pass to Ben Johnson (rush failed), Fleet 18–11 Fourth Quarter (9:26) SD – Kameron Kelly 23-yard interception return (rush failed), Fleet 24–11 (4:02) SL – Joel Bouagnon 4-yard rush (rush failed), Fleet 24–17 (0:51) SL – Josh Woodrum 6-yard pass to Nick Truesdell (Josh Woodrum pass to Kenny Bell), Stallions 25–24 (0:00) SD – Donny Hageman 44-yard field goal, Fleet 27–25 Top Passers SL – Josh Woodrum – 31/48, 380 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT SD – Mike Bercovici – 22/43, 304 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Top Rushers SL – Joel Bouagnon – 11 carries, 36 yards, 2 TD SD – Terrell Watson – 5 carries, 14 yards Top Receivers SL – De'Mornay Pierson-El – 8 receptions, 130 yards SD – Dontez Ford – 3 receptions, 94 yards

Week 6: Memphis

Week Six: Memphis Express at Salt Lake Stallions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Express	0	9	0	0	9
Stallions	16	3	0	3	22

at Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: March 16
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Wind: 5–10 mph
• Game attendance: 8,150
• Referee: Reggie Smith^[22]
• TV announcers (B/R Live): Mark Malone, Marvin Lewis, Maurice Jones-Drew
• NoExtraPoints AAF

Game information

First Quarter (9:18) SL – Josh Woodrum 11-yard pass to Nick Truesdell (Josh Woodrum pass to Jordan Leslie), Stallions 8–0 (0:40) SL – Josh Woodrum 14-yard pass to Anthony Denham (Josh Woodrum pass to Terrell Newby), Stallions 16–0 Second Quarter (11:07) SL – Taylor Bertolet 26-yard field goal, Stallions 19–0 (7:15) MEM – Austin MacGinnis 31-yard field goal, Stallions 19–3 (1:54) MEM – Brandon Silvers 11-yard pass to Zac Stacy (pass failed), Stallions 19–9 Third Quarter No scoring plays Fourth Quarter (11:57) SL – Taylor Bertolet 22-yard field goal, Stallions 22–9 Top Passers MEM – Brandon Silvers – 23/37, 242 yards, 1 TD SL – Josh Woodrum – 24/37, 243 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Top Rushers MEM – Zac Stacy – 11 carries, 31 yards SL – Joel Bouagnon – 19 carries, 60 yards Top Receivers MEM – Reece Horn – 8 receptions, 129 yards SL – Nick Truesdell – 5 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

Week 7: at San Antonio

Week Seven: Salt Lake Stallions at San Antonio Commanders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Stallions	3	3	3	6	15
Commanders	6	3	0	10	19

at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

• Date: March 23
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. MT
• Game weather: Indoors
• Game attendance: 30,345
• Referee: John O'Neill^[23]
• TV announcers (NFL Network): Dan Hellie, Steve Mariucci, Jason Fisher
• NoExtraPoints AAF

Game information

First Quarter (9:17) SL – Taylor Bertolet 32-yard field goal, Stallions 3–0 (4:42) SA – Logan Woodside 21-yard pass to Mekale McKay (pass failed), Commanders 6–3 Second Quarter (14:10) SL – Taylor Bertolet 53-yard field goal, Tied 6–6 (0:05) SA – Nick Rose 23-yard field goal, Commanders 9–6 Third Quarter (9:20) SL – Taylor Bertolet 52-yard field goal, Tied 9–9 Fourth Quarter (5:25) SA – Marquise Williams 36-yard pass to Trey Williams (Marquise Williams pass to Greg Ward Jr.), Commanders 17–9 (1:54) SL – Josh Woodrum 21-yard pass to Terrell Newby (pass intercepted by De'Vante Bausby and returned for defensive 2-pt), Commanders 19–15 Top Passers SL – Josh Woodrum – 22/35, 229 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT SA – Logan Woodside – 13/19, 164 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Top Rushers SL – Joel Bouagnon – 9 carries, 35 yards SA – Marquise Williams – 6 carries, 19 yards Top Receivers SL – Nick Truesdell – 4 receptions, 74 yards SA – Evan Rodriguez – 3 receptions, 71 yards

Week 8: San Diego

Week Eight: San Diego Fleet at Salt Lake Stallions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fleet	0	0	0	3	3
Stallions	0	8	0	0	8

at Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: March 30
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. MT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: 7 mph
• Game attendance: 8,405
• Referee: Brandon Cruse^[24]
• TV announcers (NFL Network): Matt "Money" Smith, Marvin Lewis, Jason Fisher
• NoExtraPoints AAF

Game information

First Quarter No scoring plays Second Quarter (1:18) SL – Joel Bouagnon 4-yard rush (Josh Woodrum pass to Jordan Leslie), Stallions 8–0 Third Quarter No scoring plays Fourth Quarter (10:45) SD – Donny Hageman 29-yard field goal, Stallions 8–3 Top Passers SD – Mike Bercovici – 22/47, 210 yards, 2 INT SL – Josh Woodrum – 21/32, 155 yards, 2 INT Top Rushers SD – Bishop Sankey – 11 carries, 42 yards SL – Terron Ward – 18 carries, 47 yards Top Receivers SD – Nelson Spruce – 8 receptions, 79 yards SL – Anthony Denham – 4 receptions, 32 yards

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.^[25]