| 2023 Birmingham Stallions season | |
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| Owner | National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports) |
| General manager | Zach Potter |
| Head coach | Skip Holtz |
| Home field | Protective Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–2 |
| Division place | 1st in South Division |
| Playoff finish | Won Division Finals (vs. New Orleans Breakers) 47–22 Won USFL Championship (vs. Pittsburgh Maulers) 28–12 |
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The 2023 season was the Birmingham Stallions second season in the United States Football League and their second under head coach, Skip Holtz and first under general manager Zach Potter. The Stallions successfully defended their championship title this season after winning the 2023 USFL Championship Game.
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 7 | Kadeem Telfort | Offensive tackle | UAB | |
| 2 | 14 | Quinton Barrow | Offensive tackle | Grand Valley State | |
| 3 | 22 | Malik Cunningham | Quarterback | Louisville | |
| 4 | 30 | Derius Davis | Wide receiver | TCU | |
| 5 | 38 | Zeke Vandenburgh | Defensive end | Illinois State | |
| 6 | 47 | Colby Sorsdal | Offensive tackle | William & Mary | |
| 7 | 55 | Grant Dubose | Wide receiver | Charlotte | |
| 8 | 63 | Mark Evans II | Offensive guard | Arkansas Pine-Bluff | |
| 9 | 71 | B. J. Thompson | Defensive end | Stephen F. Austin | |
| 10 | 79 | Starling Thomas | Defensive back | UAB |
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| Week | Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Result | Record | TV | Venue | Recap |
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| 1 | April 15 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. New Jersey Generals | W 27–10 | 1–0 | Fox | Protective Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | April 22 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Memphis Showboats | W 42–2 | 2–0 | Fox | Protective Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | April 29 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. New Orleans Breakers | L 31–45 | 2–1 | USA | Protective Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | May 7 | 6:30 p.m. | atPittsburgh Maulers | W 24–20 | 3–1 | FS1 | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | May 13 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. Houston Gamblers | L 20–27 | 3–2 | Fox | Protective Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | May 20 | 4:00 p.m. | atMichigan Panthers | W 27–13 | 4–2 | Fox | Ford Field | Recap |
| 7 | May 27 | 4:00 p.m. | atNew Orleans Breakers | W 24–20 | 5–2 | Fox | Protective Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | June 3 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Philadelphia Stars | W 27–24 | 6–2 | NBC | Protective Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | June 11 | 1:00 p.m. | atHouston Gamblers | W 38–15 | 7–2 | NBC, Peacock[a] | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | June 18 | 4:00 p.m. | atMemphis Showboats | W 27–20 | 8–2 | Fox | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | Recap |
Bold indicates divisional opponent.
Week 1: Birmingham Stallions vs New Jersey Generals – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Generals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Stallions | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
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W | L | PCT | GB | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| 1 | (y) Birmingham Stallions | 8 | 2 | .800 | - | 4–2 | 287 | 196 | W5 | ||
| 2 | (x) New Orleans Breakers | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | 4–2 | 237 | 184 | W3 | ||
| 3 | (e) Houston Gamblers | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | 2–4 | 223 | 236 | L2 | ||
| 4 | (e) Memphis Showboats | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | 2–4 | 190 | 213 | L2 | ||
| (x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched division; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention | |||||||||||
| Round | Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Result | Record | TV | Recap |
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| Division Finals | June 25 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. New Orleans Breakers | W 47–22 | 1–0 | Fox | Recap |
| USFL Championship | July 1 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Pittsburgh Maulers | W 28–12 | 2–0 | NBC | Recap |
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| Division championships (2) | 2022, 2023 |
| Conference championships (1) | 2024 |
| League championships (3) | |
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