The 2024 season is the Tucson Sugar Skulls' 5th season in the Indoor Football League (IFL) and their first under the head coach Billy Back. The Sugar Skulls will attempt to improve from their 9–6 record from the previous year and make the playoffs for the third year in a row.
Offseason Coaching changes Hirings September 1, 2023 – Billy Back was hired as head coach. October 5, 2023 – Joshua Resignalo was hired as defensive coordinator.
Resignations September 1, 2023 – Hurtis Chinn resigned as head coach.
Roster changes All transactional dates pulled from Transactions.
Signings September 11, 2023 – re-signed QB Ramone Atkins. September 14, 2023 – re-signed WR M. J. Harris. September 14, 2023 – signed DB Sean Harper. September 14, 2023 – signed WR Akilian Butler. September 14, 2023 – signed DL Lamonte McDougle. September 14, 2023 – signed WR Tyrin Ralph. September 14, 2023 – signed RB Ahmari Davis. September 15, 2023 – signed RB Trelon Smith. September 15, 2023 – signed DB James Jackson. September 15, 2023 – signed DL Sterling Johnson. September 15, 2023 – signed DB David Haney. September 15, 2023 – signed OL Cliff Porter. September 15, 2023 – signed DB Jalen Phelps. September 25, 2023 – signed DL Arthur Randall. September 25, 2023 – re-signed DL Trae'varis Ferrell. September 25, 2023 – re-signed WR Carrington Thompson. October 2, 2023 – signed QB Neiko Hollins. October 2, 2023 – re-signed DL Dominion Ezinwa. October 2, 2023 – signed WR Allen Dailey. October 9, 2023 – re-signed RB Mike Jones. October 9, 2023 – signed WR Darrion Landry. October 9, 2023 – signed DL Terrance Jones. October 16, 2023 – signed OL Austin Schofield. October 16, 2023 – signed DB Kaytron Allen. October 16, 2023 – signed OL Chibueze Nwanna. October 16, 2023 – signed DB Robert Sheffield. October 23, 2023 – signed OL Jacob Ungruhe. October 23, 2023 – re-signed DB Carlito Gonzalez. October 23, 2023 – signed DB John Broussard. October 30, 2023 – signed DL Shaheem Haltiwanger. November 1, 2023 – signed DB/LB Caleb Tannor. November 6, 2023 – signed DB Jonathan Haynes. November 15, 2023 – signed DB Lakevias Daniel. November 20, 2023 – signed WR Mike Carrigan. November 23, 2023 – signed WR Jerminic Smith. November 30, 2023 – signed OL Brandon Nicholson.
Releases September 25, 2023 – released QB Dylan Vanboxel. October 2, 2023 – released WR Tim Lukas. October 2, 2023 – released WR Dylan Person. October 9, 2023 – released K Michael Hall. October 9, 2023 – released RB Ben Jones. October 16, 2023 – released WR Darian Patterson. October 16, 2023 – released DB Jakoby Pappillion. October 16, 2023 – released DB Mike Minter. October 16, 2023 – released DB Simeon Burns. October 23, 2023 – released DL Dylan Cozens. October 23, 2023 – released OL Jacob Ayyub. November 15, 2023 – released DL Zach Blackiston. November 23, 2023 – released DL Isame Faciane.
Trades October 30, 2023 – traded DL Maurice Jackson to Vegas for DL Boss Tagaloa and OL Isaac Jackson. November 1, 2023 – traded DB Rashie Hodge and DL Melik Owens to Quad City for WR Mike Carrigan. November 6, 2023 – traded QB Ramone Atkins to Arizona for QB Drew Powell.
Exempts November 6, 2023 – XFL-exempted OL Fernando Frye.
Retirements October 30, 2023 – WR Carrington Thompson retired.
Training camp
Personnel Roster
Tucson Sugar Skulls roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Reserve lists (XFL-exempted) (Suspended)
Rookies in italics Roster updated March 20, 2023 34 Active, 0 Inactive, 1 Exempt
→ More rosters
Coaching staff {| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;" |+ colspan="7" style=";"| |- | colspan=7 style="text-align:right;" | |- | style="vertical-align:top;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Front office Owner/CEO/chief operating officer – Cathy Guy Co-owner – Ali Farhang Media relations manager – Brandon Duenas Digital media manager – David Koonce Director of ticket operations – Nic Griffin
Head coaches Head coach – Billy Back
|width="35"| | style="vertical-align:top;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Joshua Resignalo
→ Coaching Staff → Front Office → Ownership |}<noinclude>
Regular season Schedule Week Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 1 Bye week 2 Bye week 3 6:05 p.m. at Northern Arizona Wranglers — Findlay Toyota Center · Prescott Valley, AZ YouTube 4 5:05 p.m. at Duke City Gladiators — Rio Rancho Events Center · Rio Rancho, NM YouTube 5 3:05 p.m. Bay Area Panthers — Tucson Convention Center · Tucson, AZ YouTube 6 4:30 p.m. at San Antonio Gunslingers — Freeman Coliseum · San Antonio, TX YouTube 7 6:05 p.m. Northern Arizona Wranglers — Tucson Convention Center · Tucson, AZ YouTube 8 Bye week 9 6:05 p.m. Arizona Rattlers — Tucson Convention Center · Tucson, AZ YouTube 10 7:05 p.m. Vegas Knight Hawks — Tucson Convention Center · Tucson, AZ YouTube 11 6:05 p.m. at Northern Arizona Wranglers — Findlay Toyota Center · Prescott Valley, AZ YouTube 12 6:05 p.m. Duke City Gladiators — Tucson Convention Center · Tucson, AZ YouTube 13 6:05 p.m. at Bay Area Panthers — SAP Center · San Jose, CA YouTube 14 6:05 p.m. Frisco Fighters — Tucson Convention Center · Tucson, AZ YouTube 15 6:05 p.m. San Diego Strike Force — Tucson Convention Center · Tucson, AZ YouTube 16 5:05 p.m. at Duke City Gladiators — Rio Rancho Events Center · Rio Rancho, NM YouTube 17 3:05 p.m. at Arizona Rattlers — Desert Diamond Arena · Glendale, AZ YouTube 18 6:05 p.m. San Antonio Gunslingers — Tucson Convention Center · Tucson, AZ YouTube 19 6:05 p.m. at Vegas Knight Hawks — Dollar Loan Center · Henderson, NV YouTube
Game summaries Week 1: Opening weekend
Week 2: Bye week
Week 3: at Northern Arizona
Week 4: at Duke City
Week 5: vs. Bay Area
Week 6: at San Antonio
Week 7: vs. Northern Arizona
Week 8: Bye week
Week 9: vs. Arizona Rattlers
Week 10: vs. Vegas
Week 11: at Northern Arizona
Week 12: vs. Duke City
Week 13: at Bay Area
Week 14: vs. Frisco
Week 15: vs. San Diego
Week 16: at Duke City
Week 17: at Arizona
Week 18: vs. San Antonio
Week 19: at Vegas
Standings Indoor Football League (1) Bay Area Panthers 13 3 12–3 665 563 W2 (2) Vegas Knight Hawks 11 5 9–4 830 680 W2 (3) Arizona Rattlers 11 5 7–5 784 710 W3 (4) San Diego Strike Force 10 6 9–5 710 649 L1 Northern Arizona Wranglers 9 7 8–7 770 792 L2 San Antonio Gunslingers 8 8 4–6 830 847 L1 Duke City Gladiators 3 13 3–11 625 740 W1 Tucson Sugar Skulls 2 14 2–13 565 723 L9
Power rankings IFL Power Rankings Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
References