The 2024 Houston Roughnecks season was the third season of Houston Roughnecks (2024), an American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team's first season in the United Football League (UFL) after a merger in the offseason between the USFL and the XFL. Under the terms of the agreement, the team consists of the roster and coaching staff of the former USFL's two-season-old Houston Gamblers franchise, taking over the Roughnecks branding and home city previously used by the XFL team with the same name.
Renovations that began on the Roughnecks' home stadium in 2020 and 2023, TDECU Stadium, following the end of the 2023 University of Houston Cougars football season rendered that stadium unavailable for use for the 2024 season, while the Gamblers had never played in Houston, instead sharing stadiums with their rivals the Birmingham Stallions and Memphis Showboats under the USFL's hub model. The XFL stated that the Roughnecks would remain in Houston during the renovations, potentially at another stadium in the city.https://twitter.com/XFL_PR/status/1683862174022742017 Rice Stadium, which hosted games in the USFL's predecessor The Spring League in 2021, and Shell Energy Stadium, home of the Houston Dynamo soccer team, were among the venues the league contacted about hosting the Roughnecks. On February 1, 2024, the league announced that home games would be hosted at Rice Stadium.
Signees to the NFL Player Position XFL team Date NFL teamRef. C. J. Brewer DT Houston Roughnecks May 15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jack Heflin DT Houston Roughnecks May 15 New Orleans Saints
Schedule All times Central Week Day Date Kickoff TV Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record 1 Sunday March 31 2:00 p.m. ESPN Memphis Showboats L 12–18 0–1 Rice Stadium 9,157 2 Sunday April 7 3:00 p.m. Fox at DC Defenders L 18–23 0–2 Audi Field 15,052 3 Sunday April 14 11:00 a.m. ABC at Michigan Panthers L 20–34 0–3 Ford Field 6,952 4 Sunday April 21 1:00 p.m. FS1 Arlington Renegades W 17–9 1–3 Rice Stadium 7,179 5 Saturday April 27 6:00 p.m. Fox Birmingham Stallions L 9–32 1–4 Rice Stadium 6,285 6 Saturday May 4 2:00 p.m. Fox at St. Louis Battlehawks L 8–22 1–5 The Dome at America's Center 32,969 7 Sunday May 12 2:00 p.m. ESPN San Antonio Brahmas L 12–15 1–6 Rice Stadium 6,134 8 Saturday May 18 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 at Birmingham Stallions L 28–35 1–7 Protective Stadium 10,245 9 Sunday May 26 1:30 p.m. Fox Michigan Panthers L 22–26 1–8 Rice Stadium 6,527 10 Sunday June 2 6:00 p.m. Fox at Memphis Showboats L 12–19 1–9 Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium 6,039
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Memphis Showboats
Standings
Final roster
Staff The 2024 coaching staff was announced on February 21, 2024. Houston Roughnecks staffFront office General manager – Lionel Vital
Head coach Head coach – Curtis Johnson
Offensive coaches Special Teams/Running Backs – Garret Chachere Offensive Line – Bob Connelly Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Eric Price Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Kwahn Drake Defensive Backs – Brett Maxie Assistant Secondary – Zach Shagi Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Chris Wilson
Team operations Quality Control – Jordan Higgins
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