BattleHawks return for another season of spring football at The Dome

by Mark Jurgena

The St. Louis BattleHawks return for a fourth season of play this spring at The Dome at America’s Center beginning in late March.

On Jan. 2 the United Football League unveiled their 2025 schedule master schedule. The league features the same eight teams from a season ago.

St. Louis has six home games among their 10 games in 2025. They are hosting an extra one since San Antonio has a scheduling conflict at The Alamo Dome. STL will host their XFL Division rivals twice this spring.

St. Louis opens up the season at Houston on March 28 with a 7 p.m. kickoff. That Friday night game will be on FOX.

The following week begins their home schedule that features two Friday, two Saturday and two Sunday contests.

Their home opener is Sunday, April 2 at 5:30 p.m against San Antonio followed by a Sunday afternoon contest the following week against D.C. at 2 p.m.

STL returns to the Dome on Saturday, April 26 against Michigan at 6 p.m. then they play at home on Friday, May 2 against Arlington at 7 p.m.

On Saturday, May 17 they host Birmingham at noon and close their home schedule on Friday, May 23 against San Antonio at 7 p.m.

Offseason Notes

Anthony Becht is set to return as the coach of the BattleHawks for a third season.

The biggest news is that QB A.J. McCarron was released by the team in the offseason.

STL has three quarterbacks jockeying for the starting position this spring.

Two-year backup Manny Wilkins returns while the G-Hawks have two new QB’s in the room.

Max Duggan, who led TCU to the 2023 CFP National Championship game and was the Heisman Trophy runner-up that season, has signed with STL.

Finally, the BattleHawks took Chevian Cordeiro from San Jose State in last year’s draft.

Many of the wideouts return for STL including the UFL Offensive Player of the Year Hakeem Butler and 2023 All-XFL selection Jahcour Pearson.

Single game tickets as well as season tickets are on sale now.