Our favorite Birmingham Stallions memories after 5 seasons in The Magic City

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Birmingham Stallions ended its 2025 season with a 7-4 record. (Pat Byington / Bham Now)

It has only been one week, but it is hard to believe the Birmingham Stallions are gone. 

It was—pardon the pun—a wild ride. We pulled together some of our favorite moments from the past five years.

Inaugural 2022 season: Hosting 43 games at Protective in USFL first season

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Birmingham Stallions v. New Jersey Generals inaugural USFL game at Protective Stadium on April 16, 2022. (Jacob Blankenship / Bham Now)

Someday this will be a trivia question.

How many USFL games did the new Protective Stadium and Legion Field host in its inaugural season? Five? Ten?

The answer is 43 games (includes 3 playoff games).

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Birmingham Stallions first game at Protective Stadium against the New Jersey Generals. (Pat Byington / Bham Now)

How good were the Stallions?

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(Pat Byington / Bham Now)

The Stallions were pretty darn good. Over five seasons in the USFL and UFL, the Stallions finished with 43 wins and 14 losses.

They won when it counted too. 

  • 2 USFL titles in 2022 and 2023.
  • First team to win the UFL championship in 2024

Here are some of our favorite moments:

More than football—a community

IMG 3381 Our favorite Birmingham Stallions memories after 5 seasons in The Magic City
Stallions watch party at Back 40 in 2023. (Pat Byington / Bham Now)

In addition to the victories and titles, the Stallions were a part of our community. Our favorite two events? The Greater Birmingham Humane Society’s “puppy bomb” at Legion Field and the Championship parade, when it poured down rain.

Do you have a favorite memory of Stallions over the past 5 years? Share them with us on social media by tagging @bhamnow

Pat Byington
Pat Byington

Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.

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