Birmingham Stallions The Birmingham Stallions finished their third overall season under head coach
Skip Holtz, going 9–1, their lone loss having occurred at the hands of San Antonio in week 9. The Stallions advanced to the USFL Conference championship against the
Michigan Panthers, in which they rallied from an 18–3 second quarter deficit, scoring the final 28 points in a 31–18 victory to secure their third consecutive USFL title. Birmingham made their third consecutive spring football championship game appearance, winning both of the USFL championships as part of the original
rebooted league over the Philadelphia Stars in
2022 and the Pittsburgh Maulers in
2023.
San Antonio Brahmas The San Antonio Brahmas finished their second overall season and their first season under head coach
Wade Phillips, going 7–3 and advancing to the XFL Conference championship against the
St. Louis Battlehawks. The Brahmas led wire-to-wire behind a rushing attack that amassed over 200 yards, upsetting the Battlehawks on their home field, 25–15, to secure their first-ever XFL Conference championship. San Antonio was the second consecutive Texas-based team to appear in a spring football championship game, following the
Arlington Renegades winning the
2023 XFL title as part of that
rebooted league. Wade Phillips was also seeking his first outright championship as a head coach, having won
Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos as their defensive coordinator in 2015. ==Game summary==