The Brahmas have a franchise regular season record of 3–7 (.300), the sixth highest win percentage among all current XFL teams.
History
Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia era (2023–present)
The XFL played its first season in 2020 with eight teams, as a reboot to the league of the same name that played in 2001.[2] After five games, it was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Prior to the league's April bankruptcy, the XFL had begun discussions with San Antonio to relocate one of its eight teams there.[4] It had been unavailable as a market at the time of the league's launching due to the Alliance of American Football placing the San Antonio Commanders (that league's best-attended team) there, and because of the XFL's policy at the time of preferring cities that already had NFL franchises.
After XFL founder Vince McMahon sold the league to a consortium led by businesswoman Dany Garcia and her ex-husband, business partner, and former WWE wrestler Dwayne Johnson, and the league did not play in 2021 or 2022, it was announced the league would return for the 2023 season.[5] In March 2022, rumors of a San Antonio XFL team again emerged after the league hired Reggie Barlow, reportedly to serve as the team's coach;[6] Barlow instead would be assigned to the DC Defenders. The league announced in July 2022 that three teams from the 2020 would be replaced, and five would return, and that San Antonio would be among the three new cities, ultimately replacing the LA Wildcats.[7]
The July announcement revealed San Antonio's head coach as Hines Ward and their stadium as the Alamodome.[8] On October 31, 2022, the logo was revealed and the team name was announced as the San Antonio Brahmas.[9] The Brahma name is of Hindu origin, coming from the Hindu creator god; more directly, the Brahmas name comes from the American Brahman, a hybrid species cross-bred from sacredzebu and American cattle that Johnson has long used as a personal mascot.[10] The XFL Brahmas team jerseys were revealed on December 8;[11] their uniforms will be yellow-gold and grey.[12] In the 2023 XFL Draft, the Brahmas were allocated quarterbacks Jawon Pass and Anthony Russo and used their top pick to select running backJacques Patrick.[13][14] On February 22, 2023, the XFL's director of communications Jeff Altstadter announced the firing of team executive Mike Sheehan.[15]
A game between the Brahmas and Houston Roughnecks during their inaugural season in 2023
The 2023 XFL season began on February 18, 2023, and featured 40 regular season games.[16] The Brahmas compiled an overall record of 3–7 during their inaugural season, missing the playoffs.[17]
The Brahmas are in-state rivals with the Houston Roughnecks. The rivalry is billed as the Lone Star Showdown (not to be confused with the Texas/Texas A&M collegiate rivalry also known as the Lone Star Showdown).[18]
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