The 2024 National Arena League season was the seventh season of the National Arena League (NAL). The league will include six teams, five of which are new, with only the Carolina Cobras returning from the previous season.
Offseason In August 2023, the league announced it had added the Omaha Beef and Sioux City Bandits from Champions Indoor Football for the 2024 season. On August 22, 2023, the Jacksonville Sharks announced they were joining the Indoor Football League (IFL). The league added the expansion Colorado Spartans, based out of Loveland, Colorado, on August 31. Also on August 31, the Warbirds, which had been renamed as the West Texas Desert Hawks, were announced as joining the relaunched Arena Football League. On September 14, the Topeka Tropics, another CIF team, were accepted into the NAL. On September 21, the two-time American West Football Conference champions Idaho Horsemen joined the NAL. On September 26, the San Antonio Gunslingers were announced as also joining the IFL. The next day, the North Texas Bulls announced their membership in the NAL. On October 16, the Oklahoma Flying Aces were as announced as the eighth and final team for the 2024 NAL season. On February 17, 2024, the league announced that they had terminated the membership of the Bulls. On February 28, 2024, the league terminated the Tropics membership, prompting the team's planned owner to back out of the purchase agreement in protest and the current owners to release an open letter begging for new investors.
Teams Team Location Arena Capacity Founded Joined Head coach Carolina Cobras Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Complex 12,000 2017 2018 Brandon Negron Colorado Spartans Loveland, Colorado Blue Arena 7,500 2023 2024 Fred Shaw Idaho Horsemen Nampa, Idaho Ford Idaho Center 12,279 2018 2024 Chris ReynoldsOklahoma Flying Aces Enid, Oklahoma Chisholm Trail Coliseum 8,000 2018 2024 Richard DavisOmaha Beef Omaha, Nebraska Liberty First Credit Union Arena 4,600 2000 2024 Mike TatumSioux City Bandits Sioux City, Iowa Tyson Events Center 6,941 2000 2024 Erv Strohbeen
Standings +2024 National Arena League StandingsTeam Win Loss PCT GB PF PA STK (1)Omaha Beef80–381238W8 (2)Sioux City Bandits533321300W2 Carolina Cobras543.5392378L2 Colorado Spartans454.5381375W1 Idaho Horsemen177229373L4 Oklahoma Flying Aces†04–120170L4 Legend (1) – hosting Championship game (2) – clinched Championship game † – did not finish the season All other teams eliminated from postseason
Season schedule Regular season All times shown are local to the home team.
Week 1 Date Time Away team Result Home team Stadium Notes Ref March 15 7:10 p.m. CT Oklahoma Flying Aces 24 37 Sioux City Bandits Tyson Events Center March 15 7:00 p.m. MT Carolina Cobras 51 49 Idaho Horsemen Ford Idaho Center
Week 2 Date Time Away team Result Home team Stadium Notes Ref March 24 3:00 p.m. ET Omaha Beef 54 43 Carolina Cobras Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Week 3 Date Time Away team Result Home team Stadium Notes Ref March 30 6:30 p.m. CT Colorado Spartans 32 45 Omaha Beef Liberty First Credit Union Arena April 1 7:30 p.m. ET Idaho Horsemen 6 42 Carolina Cobras Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Week 4 Date Time Away team Result Home team Stadium Notes Ref April 6 7:00 p.m. ET Colorado Spartans 35 44 Carolina Cobras Greensboro Coliseum Complex April 6 7:10 p.m. CT Oklahoma Flying Aces 24 42 Sioux City Bandits Tyson Events Center
Week 5 Date Time Away team Result Home team Stadium Notes Ref April 13 7:10 p.m. CT Colorado Spartans 61 62 Sioux City Bandits Tyson Events Center
Week 6 Date Time Away team Result Home team Stadium Notes Ref April 19 7:00 p.m. CT Idaho Horsemen 14 63 Omaha Beef Liberty First Credit Union Arena April 19 7:00 p.m. MT Carolina Cobras 38 55 Colorado Spartans Blue Arena
Week 7 Date Time Away team Result Home team Stadium Notes Ref April 27 7:00 p.m. MT Oklahoma Flying Aces 36 49 Idaho Horsemen Ford Idaho Center April 28 3:00 p.m. ET Sioux City Bandits 24 55 Carolina Cobras Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Week 8 Date Time Away team Result Home team Stadium Notes Ref May 4 6:30 p.m. CT Oklahoma Flying Aces 36 42 Omaha Beef Liberty First Credit Union Arena May 5 5:00 p.m. MT Colorado Spartans 34 33 Idaho Horsemen Ford Idaho Center
Week 9 Date Time Away team Result Home team Stadium Notes Ref May 11 6:30 p.m. CT Sioux City Bandits 6 33 Omaha Beef Liberty First Credit Union Arena
Week 10 Date Time Away team Result Home team Stadium Notes Ref May 17 7:00 p.m. MT Idaho Horsemen 18 55 Colorado Spartans Blue Arena May 18 7:10 p.m. CT Omaha Beef 34 32 Sioux City Bandits Tyson Events Center
Week 11 Date Time Away team Result Home team Stadium Notes Ref May 25 7:00 p.m. ET Colorado Spartans 39 53 Carolina Cobras Greensboro Coliseum Complex May 25 7:00 p.m. MT Sioux City Bandits 56 34 Idaho Horsemen Ford Idaho Center
Week 12 Date Time Away team Result Home team Stadium Notes Ref June 1 7:10 p.m. CT Carolina Cobras 35 62 Sioux City Bandits Tyson Events Center June 1 7:00 p.m. MT Omaha Beef 56 34 Colorado Spartans Blue Arena
Week 13 Date Time Away team Result Home team Stadium Notes Ref June 8 6:30 p.m. CT Carolina Cobras 31 54 Omaha Beef Liberty First Credit Union Arena June 8 7:00 p.m. MT Idaho Horsemen 26 36 Colorado Spartans Blue Arena
Postseason
NAL Championship Date Time Away team Result Home team Stadium Notes Ref June 15 6:30 p.m. CT Sioux City Bandits 46 47 Omaha Beef Liberty First Credit Union Arena Double overtime result
Awards Award Winner Position Team Most Valuable Player Tommy Armstrong Jr. Quarterback Omaha Beef Coach of the Year Brandon Negron Head coach Carolina Cobras Offensive Player of the Year Jason Whittaker Quarterback Colorado Spartans Defensive Player of the Year Rashad Flanders Defensive back Idaho Horsemen Special Teams Player of the Year Kevin Dido-Weber Kicker Carolina Cobras Offensive Rookie of the Year Steven Newbold Jr Wide receiver Colorado Spartans Defensive Rookie of the Year Javaris Thompson Defensive back Colorado Spartans
See also 2024 American Indoor Football season 2024 Arena Football League season 2024 Indoor Football League season 2024 The Arena League season
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