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American professional football season
The 2023 St. Louis BattleHawks season is the second season for the St. Louis BattleHawks as a professional American football franchise . They are charter members of the XFL , one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2023 season . The BattleHawks will play their home games at The Dome at America's Center and be led by head coach Anthony Becht .[ 1] [ 2]
Three weeks into the season, linebackers coach Dave Steckel resigned and Chris Claiborne replaced him.[ 3]
Schedule
All times Central
[ 4] [ 5]
Game summaries
Week 1: at San Antonio Brahmas
Week 1: St. Louis Battlehawks at San Antonio Brahmas – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Battlehawks 0
3
0 15 18
Brahmas
3
0
3 9 15
at Alamodome , San Antonio, Texas
Game information
First quarter
SA – John Romo 43-yard field goal, 2:54. Brahmas 3-0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:26. Second quarter
STL – Donny Hageman 32-yard field goal, 8:03. Tied 3-3. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 3:07. Third quarter
SA – John Romo 29-yard field goal, 9:16. Brahmas 6-3. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:44. Fourth quarter
SA – Fred Brown 4-yard pass from Jack Coan (1-pt Conversion No Good), 10:42. Brahmas 12-3. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:32.
SA – John Romo 48-yard field goal, 3:02. Brahmas 15-3. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 5:08.
STL – Hakeem Butler 18-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (3-pt Conversion Good by Austin Proehl ), 1:25. Brahmas 15-12. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 1:37.
STL – Austin Proehl 14-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (1-pt Conversion No Good), 0:16. Battlehawks 18-15. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:46.
Top passers
STL – A. J. McCarron – 18/27, 190 yards, 2 TD
SA – Jack Coan – 25/36, 207 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
Top receivers
STL – Austin Proehl – 4 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD
SA – Jalen Tolliver – 3 receptions, 49 yards
Week 2: at Seattle Sea Dragons
Week 2: St. Louis Battlehawks at Seattle Sea Dragons – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
BattleHawks 0
8
3 9 20
Sea Dragons
3
9
0 6 18
at Lumen Field , Seattle, Washington
Date : Game time : 8:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : 28 °F (−2 °C)Game attendance : 10,386Referee : Francisco VillarTV announcers (FX ) : Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho , and Taylor McGregor[2]
Game information
First quarter
SEA – Dominik Eberle 29-yard field goal, 4:02. Sea Dragons 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 7:02. Second quarter
SEA – Josh Gordon 54-yard pass from Ben DiNucci (3-pt Conversion Good by Josh Gordon), 14:56. Sea Dragons 12–0. Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:34.
STL – A. J. McCarron 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion Good by Marcell Ateman ), 7:26. Sea Dragons 12–8. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 7:24. Third quarter
STL – Donny Hageman 44-yard field goal, 6:32. Sea Dragons 12–11. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 3:58. Fourth quarter
STL – Hakeem Butler 44-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion No Good), 7:14. BattleHawks 17–12. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:00.
SEA – Jordan Veasy 8-yard pass from Ben DiNucci (3-pt Conversion No Good), 1:21. Sea Dragons 18–17. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:50.
STL – Donny Hageman 44-yard field goal, 0:00. BattleHawks 20–18. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:21.
Top passers
STL – A. J. McCarron – 22/36, 184 yards, TD
SEA – Ben DiNucci – 19/29, 196 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
STL – A. J. McCarron – 5 rushes, 41 yards, TD
SEA – Morgan Ellison – 10 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers
STL – Hakeem Butler – 4 receptions, 61 yards, TD
SEA – Jahcour Pearson – 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD
Week 3: at DC Defenders
Week 3: St. Louis Battlehawks at DC Defenders – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
BattleHawks
8
6
6 8 28
Defenders 14
0
11 9 34
at Audi Field , Washington, DC
Game information
First quarter
DC – Ethan Wolf 7-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt Conversion Good by Ethan Wolf), 10:31. Defenders 8–0. Drive: 7 Plays, 77 Yards, 2:26.
DC – Michael Joseph 42-yard interception return (2-pt Conversion No Good), 9:45. Defenders 14–0. Drive: 2 Plays, 4 Yards, 0:46.
STL – Brian Hill 8-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion Good by Darrius Shepherd ), 5:33. Defenders 14–8. Drive: 8 Plays, 73 Yards, 4:12. Second quarter
STL – Hakeem Butler 1-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion No Good), 0:03. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 Plays, 75 Yards, 2:20. Third quarter
DC – Matt McCrane 41-yard field goal, 9:24. Defenders 17–14. Drive: 11 Plays, 48 Yards, 5:18.
STL – Jake Sutherland 23-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion No Good), 8:26. BattleHawks 20–17. Drive: 2 Plays, 25 Yards, 1:16.
DC – Jordan Ta'amu 2-yard rush (2-pt Conversion Good by Lucky Jackson), 3:08. Defenders 25–20. Drive: 12 Plays, 81 Yards, 5:18. Fourth quarter
DC – Matt McCrane 35-yard field goal, 15:00. Defenders 28–20. Drive: 4 Plays, 7 Yards, 1:40.
DC – Chris Blair 4-yard pass from D'Eriq King (2-pt Conversion No Good), 6:02. Defenders 34–20. Drive: 12 Plays, 67 Yards, 6:46.
STL – Steven Mitchell 2-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion Good by Steven Mitchell), 0:22. Defenders 34–28. Drive: 1 Play, 2 Yards, 0:00.
Top passers
STL – A. J. McCarron – 26/42, 262 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
DC – Jordan Ta'amu – 11/20, 196 yards, TD Top rushers
STL – Brian Hill – 12 rushes, 32 yards
DC – Abram Smith – 16 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers
STL – Hakeem Butler – 9 receptions, 105 yards
DC – Lucky Jackson – 4 receptions, 89 yards
Week 4: vs. Arlington Renegades
Game information
First quarter
STL – Donny Hageman 28-yard field goal, 5:46. BattleHawks 3–0. Drive: 10 Plays, 45 Yards, 5:46. Second quarter
Third quarter
STL – Brian Hill 15-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 6:48. BattleHawks 17–3. Drive: 6 Plays, 68 Yards, 3:12. Fourth quarter
ARL – De'Veon Smith 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion Good by De'Veon Smith), 12:40. BattleHawks 17–11. Drive: 9 Plays, 87 Yards, 4:44.
STL – Hakeem Butler 25-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (1-pt Conversion Good by Jake Sutherland), 9:55. BattleHawks 24–11. Drive: 6 Plays, 67 Yards, 2:45.
Top passers ARL – Kyle Sloter – 23/39, 205 yards, 3 INT
STL – A. J. McCarron – 20/27, 214 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ARL – De'Veon Smith – 9 rushes, 24 yards
STL – Brian Hill – 18 rushes, 89 yards Top receivers ARL – Sal Cannella – 6 receptions, 40 yards
STL – Darrius Shepherd – 8 receptions, 91 yards
Week 5: vs. DC Defenders
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
STL – Donny Hageman 36-yard field goal, 10:02. BattleHawks 3–0. Drive: 16 Plays, 72 Yards, 8:55.
DC – Abram Smith 62-yard rush (2-pt Conversion good by Josh Hammond), 9:22. Defenders 8–3. Drive: 2 Plays, 68 Yards, 0:38.
DC – Abram Smith 5-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 1:54. Defenders 14–3. Drive: 3 Plays, 14 Yards, 0:12. Third quarter
STL – Donny Hageman 34-yard field goal, 13:16. Defenders 14–6. Drive: 4 Plays, 0 Yards, 1:44.
DC – Abram Smith 70-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 12:24. Defenders 20–6. Drive: 2 Plays, 73 Yards, 0:51.
STL – George Campbell 5-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion No Good), 6:20. Defenders 20–12. Drive: 11 Plays, 65 Yards, 5:56. Fourth quarter
DC – D'Eriq King 10-yard rush (2-pt Conversion Good by Jordan Ta'amu), 12:16. Defenders 28–12. Drive: 7 Plays, 65 Yards, 3:31.
STL – Steven Mitchell 50-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion Good by Steven Mitchell), 4:19. Defenders 28–20. Drive: 4 Plays, 71 Yards, 1:43.
Top passers
DC – Jordan Ta'amu – 12/18, 90 yards
STL – A. J. McCarron – 22/34, 236 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers
DC – Abram Smith – 23 rushes, 218 yards, 3 TD
STL – Brian Hill – 14 rushes, 79 yards Top receivers
DC – Lucky Jackson – 5 receptions, 54 yards
STL – Hakeem Butler – 9 receptions, 86 yards
Week 6: at Vegas Vipers
Week 6: St. Louis BattleHawks at Vegas Vipers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
BattleHawks 0
17
6 6 29
Vipers
0
0
0 6 6
at Cashman Field , Las Vegas, Nevada
Date : Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : 59 °F (15 °C)Game attendance : 6,033Referee : Jason AutreyTV announcers (FX) : Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho , and Taylor McGregor[6]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
STL – Gary Jennings Jr. 4-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion Good by Darrius Shepherd), 14:57. BattleHawks 8–0. Drive: 12 Plays, 62 Yards, 7:11.
STL – Donny Hageman 40-yard field goal, 2:25. BattleHawks 11–0. Drive: 11 Plays, 75 Yards, 6:42.
STL – Darrius Shepherd 30-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion No Good), 0:34. BattleHawks 17–0. Drive: 3 Plays, 57 Yards, 0:50. Third quarter
STL – Kareem Walker 1-yard rush (1-pt Conversion No Good), 9:32. BattleHawks 23–0. Drive: 7 Plays, 49 Yards, 4:03. Fourth quarter
VGS – John Lovett 17 yard pass from Brett Hundley (2-pt Conversion No Good), 7:05. BattleHawks 23–6. Drive: 5 Plays, 51 Yards, 2:10.
STL – Darrius Shepherd 6-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (1-pt Conversion No Good), 3:06. BattleHawks 29–6. Drive: 6 Plays, 45 Yards, 3:55.
Top passers
STL – A. J. McCarron – 23/29, 236 yards, 3 TD
VGS – Luis Perez – 13/20, 99 yards, 2 INT Top rushers
STL – Brian Hill – 14 rushes, 71 yards
VGS – John Lovett – 6 rushes, 19 yards Top receivers
STL – Darrius Shepherd – 7 receptions, 79 yards
VGS – Jeff Badet – 4 receptions, 34 yards
Week 7: at Houston Roughnecks
Week 7: St. Louis BattleHawks at Houston Roughnecks – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
BattleHawks 6
11
0 7 24
Roughnecks
0
9
0 6 15
at TDECU Stadium , Houston, Texas
Game information
First quarter
STL – Gary Jennings Jr. 14-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion No Good), 4:18. BattleHawks 6–0. Drive: 13 Plays, 96 Yards, 7:53. Second quarter
HOU – Deontay Burnett 1-yard pass from Cole McDonald (1-pt Conversion No Good), 13:34. Tied 6–6. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:44.
STL – Hakeem Butler 5-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion Good by Hakeem Butler), 8:22. BattleHawks 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 5:12.
HOU – Hunter Duplessis 25-yard field goal, 3:11. BattleHawks 14–9. Drive: 10 Plays, 63 Yards, 5:11.
STL – Donny Hageman 59-yard field goal, 0:01. BattleHawks 17–9. Drive: 2 Plays, 8 Yards, 0:05. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
HOU – Fumble recovery returned for touchdown by William Likely (2-pt Conversion No Good), 10:44. BattleHawks 17–15. Drive: 1 Play, 0 Yards, 0:23.
STL – Darrius Shepherd 10-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (1-pt Conversion Good by Brian Hill), 3:54. BattleHawks 24–15. Drive: 11 Plays, 74 Yards, 6:49.
Top passers
STL – A. J. McCarron – 26/34, 222 yards, 3 TD
HOU – Cole McDonald – 15/32, 106 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
STL – Brian Hill – 11 rushes, 53 yards
HOU – Max Borghi – 9 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers
STL – Darrius Shepherd – 7 receptions, 70 yards, TD
HOU – Cedric Byrd – 7 receptions, 50 yards
Week 8: vs. Vegas Vipers
Week 8: Vegas Vipers at St. Louis BattleHawks – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Vipers
8
3
0 6 0 17
BattleHawks 0
8
0 9 4 21
at The Dome at America's Center , St. Louis, Missouri
Date : Game time : 12:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : 63 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 35,167Referee : Mike VanderveldeTV announcers (ESPN) : Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho and Taylor McGregor[8]
Game information
First quarter
VGS – John Lovett 5-yard rush (2-pt Conversion Good by Martavis Bryant), 11:26. Vipers 8–0. Drive: 7 Plays, 48 Yards, 3:35. Second quarter
VGS – Sam Sloman 23-yard field goal, 14:46. Vipers 11–0. Drive: 16 Plays, 87 Yards, 8:56.
STL – Hakeem Butler 32-yard pass from Nick Tiano (2-pt Conversion Good by Nick Tiano), 10:57. Vipers 11–8. Drive: 7 Plays, 73 Yards, 3:43. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
VGS – Geronimo Allison 27-yard pass from Jalan McClendon (1-pt Conversion No Good), 7:09. Vipers 17–8. Drive: 2 Plays, 27 Yards, 0:44.
STL – Gary Jennings Jr. 64-yard pass from Sterling Hofrichter (3-pt Conversion No Good), 4:55. Vipers 17–14. Drive: 4 Plays, 68 Yards, 2:14.
STL – Donny Hageman 34-yard field goal, 0:15. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 Plays, 44 Yards, 1:45. Overtime
STL – Hakeem Butler pass from Nick Tiano for 2 points
STL – Brian Hill rush for 2 points
Top passers
VGS – Jalan McClendon – 13/23, 159 yards, 1 TD
STL – Nick Tiano – 19/34, 194 yards, 1 TD Top rushers
VGS – Jalan McClendon – 13 rushes, 62 yards
STL – Brian Hill – 10 rushes, 35 yards Top receivers
VGS – Mathew Sexton – 3 receptions, 27 yards
STL – Brian Hill – 6 receptions, 37 yards
Week 9: vs. Seattle Sea Dragons
Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers
Standings
Staff
St. Louis BattleHawks staff
Front office Director of team operations – Anastasia Ali
Director of player personnel – Dave Boller Head coach Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Team operations Athletic Trainer – Eric Avila
Equipment Manager – Todd Hewitt
Video Manager – Sean Hollister
*Linebcakers coach Dave Steckel left the team after Week 2. Chris Claiborne took over Week 3.[ 7]
Roster
Players
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Roster updated December 9, 2024
70 active
References
^ Lyons, Joe (October 31, 2022). "The Battlehawks are back: St. Louis XFL squad again will have that name" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved January 10, 2023 . ^ Somers, Jennifer; Machi, Sara (October 31, 2022). "Ka-Kaw! St. Louis Battlehawks will return in 2023" . KSDK. Retrieved January 10, 2023 . ^ "Battlehawks Hire NFL Vet Chris Claiborne, amid Coach Steckel's Resignation" . xflnewshub.com.^ Lyons, Joe (January 5, 2023). "St. Louis Battlehawks announce 2023 XFL schedule" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved January 10, 2023 . ^ Schneider, Joey (January 5, 2023). "St. Louis Battlehawks release 2023 schedule" . KTVI. Retrieved January 10, 2023 . ^ a b "XFL Standings" . XFL.com . February 19, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023 .^ Rifino, Patrick. "Battlehawks Hire NFL Vet Chris Claiborne, amid Coach Steckel's Resignation" . xflnewshub.com . Retrieved 2023-03-03 .
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