Texas Pioneros
| Texas Pioneros | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 12 December 2018 | ||
| Stadium | Bernard Birkelbach Field | ||
| Headquartered | Georgetown, Texas | ||
| Colours | Red, Blue, Gold and White | ||
| Website | www.ifa.football | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Owners | Braulio Huerta, Jason Adams | ||
| Head coach | Art Briles | ||
| League / conference affiliations | |||
| Fútbol Americano de México 2019; 2021–2022 Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional 2020 International Football Alliance 2024– | |||
| Championships | |||
| FAM title(s): 0 2019 | |||
Texas Pioneros are a professional American football team based in Georgetown, Texas. The Pioneros compete in the International Football Alliance (IFA) and plays their home games at Bernard Birkelbach Field.
The team is expected to play in the International Football Alliance (IFA), after relocating to Dallas, Texas.[1] and then relocating to Georgetown, Texas.
The team formally changed its name to the Dallas Pioneros once joining the International Football Alliance, the team was moved from Querétaro, Mexico to Dallas, Texas to Georgetown, Texas.
History
Pioneros was founded in December 2018 as one of the charter members of Fútbol Americano de México (FAM), a minor-professional American football league in Mexico. Gene Dahlquist was appointed as the team's first head coach.[2] Nevertheless, Dahlquist left the team after two games citing personal reasons and was replaced with Rassielh López.[3]
In their first season, Pioneros won the FAM championship after defeating the Centauros de Ciudad Juárez 16–0.[4] A few months later, it was announced that the team would join the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) for the 2020 season, as the ninth team of the LFA.[5][6]
For the 2020 season, Pioneros signed several players, including American quarterback Ryan Pahos.[7] In their LFA debut game, Pioneros lost against the 2019 champion, Condors, 7–29.[8]
In 2021, the LFA and the Pioneros Querétaro parted ways.[9][10]
Later, the Pioneros returned to the FAM for the 2022 season. The FAM shut down league operations in September 2022 due to financial struggles.[11]
The Dallas Pioneros hired Art Briles to coach the team in the inaugural 2025 International Football Alliance season which starts June 7, 2025. On February 10, the Dallas Pioneros announced they would be playing at Bernard Birkelbach Field, located outside of Austin, Texas. With the move the team was renamed to the Texas Pioneros.
Season-by-season
| Season | League | Head coach | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
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| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||||
| 2019 | FAM | Rassielh López | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Won FAM Championship game (Centauros) 16–0 | |
| 2020 | LFA | Rassielh López | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4th (North) | Postseason cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | FAM | Ricardo Cuanalo | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
| 2022 | FAM | Alberto de León | 3 | 5 | .375 | 6th | Did not qualify | ||||
Notable players
Ramiro Pruneda – OT (2020)
References
- ^ "Episode 150 - XFL vs. USFL: Talent "Arms Race"!". TheMarkcast.com.
- ^ "Experimentado head coach dirigirá a los Pioneros Querétaro". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). 27 November 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Pioneros cambia de head coach". Deporte Queretano (in Spanish). 16 March 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Pioneros, los primeros campeones de la FAM". El Universal (in Spanish). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Pioneros de Querétaro se suma a la LFA". LFA.mx (in Spanish). LFA. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Pioneros se va a la LFA". El Universal Querétaro (in Spanish). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Mexico's Querétaro Pioneros sign QB Ryan Pahos". AFI Review. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Pioneros vs Condors". LFA.mx (in Spanish). LFA. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Comunicado Pioneros de Querétaro". Primero y Gol (in Spanish). 18 February 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Comunicado Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional". Primero y Gol (in Spanish). 18 February 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Lospinuso, Vincent (19 October 2022). "Mexico: Fútbol Americano de México folds after four years of operation". American Football International. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.