2025 DC Defenders season
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| 2025 DC Defenders season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Owner | Alpha Acquico, LLC |
| General manager | Von Hutchins |
| Head coach | Shannon Harris |
| Home stadium | Audi Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–1 |
| Division place | 2nd in XFL Conference |
| Uniform | |
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The 2025 DC Defenders season is the fourth season for the DC Defenders as a professional American football franchise and the second season in the United Football League (UFL).[1] The Defenders play their home games at Audi Field and led by interim head coach Shannon Harris.
Draft
[edit]The UFL held its first draft since the creation of the league on July 17, 2024.[2]
| Rnd | Pick No. |
Player | Pos. | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Gottlieb Ayedze | OT | Maryland |
| 2 | 12 | Kedon Slovis | QB | BYU |
| 3 | 20 | Leonard Taylor III | DT | Miami (FL) |
| 4 | 28 | Garret Greenfield | OT | South Dakota State |
| 5 | 36 | Braiden McGregor | DE | Michigan |
| 6 | 44 | Michael Wiley | RB | Arizona |
| 7 | 52 | Dallas Gant | LB | Toledo |
| 8 | 60 | Curtis Jacobs | LB | Penn State |
| 9 | 68 | Tanner Mordecai | QB | Wisconsin |
| 10 | 76 | Omar Brown | S | Nebraska |
Schedule
[edit]All times Eastern
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||||
| 1 | Sunday | March 30 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN | Birmingham Stallions | 18–11 | 1–0 | Audi Field | 12,254 |
| 2 | Saturday | April 5 | 8:00 p.m. | ABC | Memphis Showboats | 17–12 | 2–0 | Audi Field | 13,142 |
| 3 | Sunday | April 13 | 3:00 p.m. | ABC | at St. Louis Battlehawks | 27–15 | 3–0 | The Dome at America's Center | 30,014 |
| 4 | Sunday | April 20 | 5:00 p.m. | Fox | San Antonio Brahmas | 18–24 | 3–1 | Audi Field | 12,474 |
| 5 | Sunday | April 27 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN | at Arlington Renegades | Choctaw Stadium | |||
| 6 | Sunday | May 4 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN2 | at Michigan Panthers | Ford Field | |||
| 7 | Friday | May 9 | 8:00 p.m. | Fox | at San Antonio Brahmas | Alamodome | |||
| 8 | Sunday | May 18 | 12:00 p.m. | ABC | Arlington Renegades | Audi Field | |||
| 9 | Sunday | May 25 | 4:00 p.m. | Fox | at Houston Roughnecks | TDECU Stadium | |||
| 10 | Friday | May 30 | 8:00 p.m. | Fox | St. Louis Battlehawks | Audi Field | |||
Standings
[edit]| USFL Conference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | TD+/- | TD+ | TD- | DIV | PF | PA | DIFF | STK | ||
| Michigan Panthers | 3 | 1 | .750 | – | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2–1 | 91 | 65 | 26 | W2 | ||
| Birmingham Stallions | 3 | 1 | .750 | – | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2–0 | 65 | 55 | 10 | W3 | ||
| Houston Roughnecks | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | -2 | 6 | 8 | 1–1 | 49 | 82 | -33 | L1 | ||
| Memphis Showboats | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3 | -6 | 4 | 10 | 0–3 | 50 | 88 | -38 | L4 | ||
| XFL Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | TD+/- | TD+ | TD- | DIV | PF | PA | DIFF | STK | ||
| Arlington Renegades | 3 | 1 | .750 | – | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2–0 | 83 | 43 | 40 | W1 | ||
| DC Defenders | 3 | 1 | .750 | – | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1–1 | 80 | 62 | 18 | L1 | ||
| St. Louis Battlehawks | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1–2 | 87 | 72 | 15 | L2 | ||
| San Antonio Brahmas | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | -3 | 8 | 11 | 1–2 | 65 | 103 | -38 | W1 | ||
| (x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched division; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention | ||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Williams, Eric (June 19, 2024). "UFL 2024: Year 2 evolution to include more innovation, player development". Fox Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Gerding, John (July 17, 2024). "St. Louis Battlehawks announce 10 draftees". Spectrum News. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "2025 DC Defenders Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved June 26, 2023.