The Outlaws will be the third indoor football team to be based in Billings following the original
Billings Outlaws (2000–2010) and the
Billings Wolves (2015–2016).
Champions Indoor Football (2022–2023) On April 30, 2021, Keith Russ and Tel Koen, owners of fellow
Champions Indoor Football (CIF) team the
Wyoming Mustangs, announced they would bring an expansion CIF team to Billings for the 2022 season. A name-the-team contest was held, with the Outlaws being named the winner on July 22. Despite using the original Outlaws' name, logo, and colors, the current Outlaws are considered to be a new franchise with no other connection to the previous Outlaws, but continues to market itself as a continuation. In June 2022, it was announced Steven Titus, a
Gillette, Wyoming, attorney purchased the Outlaws and Wyoming Mustangs. On August 29, 2023, the Outlaws were announced to become members of the third incarnation of the
Arena Football League. Titus named the Mustangs' head coach,
Cedric Walker, as the new head coach of the Outlaws. Titus acknowledged on May 4 amid a four-game losing streak that the team was encountering multiple financial difficulties, including low attendance, loss of corporate sponsors, little to no government support, and increasing expenses that put the team's future in jeopardy. Titus reiterated these concerns when reached by the
Billings Gazette later that week, stating that it no longer made financial sense to continue playing in Billings and that the team had a "50–50" chance of returning in Billings with him as owner. On May 25, 2025, the Outlaws dropped the city name from the team name further fueling speculation of the franchise moving out of the city. This was largely disregarded in the local press, who as late as June 15 still referred to the team as the "Billings Outlaws." The Outlaws finished the season on a three-game winning streak, but this would be insufficient to reach the playoffs; the team was
eliminated from playoff contention on the final play of the league's 2025 regular season when the Salina Liberty kicked a go-ahead field goal to clinch the final slot. The Outlaws released Walker from his positions on August 2, 2025; Titus remarked that no decision had yet been made about the future of the franchise other than that. As of November 2025, the Outlaws had made no player transactions, the only remaining team not to have begun signing players or coaches; league executive Jerry Kurz dismissed concerns about the team, stating that he had full trust in Titus and that the team was "on track" but that the league would not be making any announcements about relocations until an arena agreement was in place, noting the problems that occurred in 2024 with the AFL. On November 11, 2025, the Outlaws team announced on their Facebook page that they were going dormant for 2026 as well as plans to relocate, yet selling the team identity. As of 2026, Steven Titus is no longer identified as AF1 chairman. ==Season-by-season results==