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This article is about the Arena Football League team. For the Indoor Football League team, see Billings Outlaws.

Billings Outlaws
Current season
Established 2021
Play in MetraPark First Interstate Arena
in Billings, Montana
outlawsfootball.com
League/conference affiliations
Current uniform
Team colorsBlack, dark blue, silver, white
       
Personnel
Owner(s)Steven Titus
General managerCedric Walker
Head coachCedric Walker
Team history
  • Billings Outlaws (2022–2025)
  • Outlaws Arena Football Team (2025–present)
Championships
League championships (1)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (3)
  • CIF: 2022, 2023
  • AFL: 2024
Home arena(s)

The Outlaws Arena Football Team, historically known as the Billings Outlaws, are a professional indoor football team based in Billings, Montana that compete in Arena Football One (AF1). The Outlaws play their home games at MetraPark First Interstate Arena. They were founded in 2022 as members of Champions Indoor Football. In 2024, they joined the revived Arena Football League and won ArenaBowl XXXIII. In 2025, they became inaugural members of the newly-formed AF1.

History

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Original Logo used from 2022 through 2023

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)

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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.[1] A name-the-team contest was held, with the Outlaws being named the winner on July 22.[2] 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.[3] On August 29, 2023, the Outlaws were announced to become members of the third incarnation of the Arena Football League.[4] Titus named the Mustangs' head coach, Cedric Walker, as the new head coach of the Outlaws.[4]

Arena Football League (2024)

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Billings Outlaws logo (2024-2025)

In 2024, the CIF merged with the latest incarnation of the Arena Football League along with remaining members Rapid City Marshals, Salina Liberty and Southwest Kansas Storm while the Omaha Beef, Sioux City Bandits and Topeka Tropics opted for the National Arena League and the Gillette Mustangs folding. The league faced massive turmoil and owner Steven Titus led the charge to oust league commissioner Lee Hutton III as the league was cut in half during the season with teams either folding or being removed from the schedule. Despite all of the turmoil, the Outlaws played on and made the playoffs as the #1 seed in the revamped system. The Outlaws would make it to ArenaBowl XXXIII, which was played at American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and face the Albany Firebirds. The Outlaws won the championship 46–41 over the Firebirds giving the Outlaws their first championship of any kind since the original Outlaws won their last title in 2010.

Arena Football One (2025–present)

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On September 4, 2024, the Outlaws announced they were leaving the collapsed AFL and helping to form the new Arena Football One league, with team owner Steven Titus serving as league chairman. They will play in the West Division along with the Oregon Lightning and Washington Wolfpack (Potential opponents the Arizona Bandits went dormant for the season).

The Outlaws signed a substantial portion of the Corpus Christi Tritons' roster on May 1, 2025, including star Darius Prince, following allegations of impropriety from the Tritons ownership.[5] Titus acknowledged on May 4 amid a four-game losing streak[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

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 May 28 still referred to the team as the "Billings Outlaws."[9]

Current roster

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Billings Outlaws roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • Currently vacant

Wide receivers/Tight ends

  • -- Ta’Mire Burton
  • -- Kenny Brewer III
  • -- Shawn McFarland
  • -- Jonah Morris
  • -- Adrian Adams
 Offensive linemen
  • -- Jahmal Taylor
  • -- Jameez Kimbrough
  • -- Tyrone Sampson, Jr.
  • -- Shiloh Leefasi Ta'ase
  • -- Stephan Zabie

Defensive linemen

  • -- Jahmal Taylor
 Linebackers
  • -- Caleb Wells
  • -- Jaton Roberts

Defensive backs

  • -- Jawain Granger
  • -- Fabian McNichols
  • -- Cedric Thomas
  • -- Keon Clary
  • -- Darrion Conrad
  • -- Brandon Brice

Special teams

  • -- John Nell
  • -- James Dalida-Naehu
 Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant

League suspension

  • -- Dazion Carroll
  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated January 14, 2025
  • 12 Active, 0 Inactive

Staff

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Source:[10]

Billings Outlaws staff

Front office

  • Owner/President – Steven Titus
  • Vice President of football operations - Cedric Walker

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator - Randy Hippeard
  • Offensive line coach - Qasim Mitchell
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive line coach - Qasim Mitchell



Season-by-season results

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League Champions Conference Champions Division Champions Playoff berth League leader
Season League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results
Finish Wins Losses Ties
2022 CIF 4th 7 3 0 Won Quarterfinal (Wyoming Mustangs) 49–40
Lost Semifinal (Salina Liberty) 14–26
2023 CIF 4th 6 4 0 Won Quarterfinal (Sioux City Bandits) 39–31
Lost Semifinal (Omaha Beef) 6–42
2024 AFL 1st 7 1 0 Won Semi-Final (Nashville Kats) 35–32
Won Arena Bowl XXXIII (Albany Firebirds) 46–41
Totals 20 8 0 All-time regular season record
4 2 — All-time postseason record
24 10 0 All-time regular season and postseason record

Notes

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  1. ^ "Professional Indoor Football to Return to Billing [sic] for the 2022 season". April 30, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Billings fans take new indoor football team back to the future for nickname". July 22, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "'Rebuild, refocus, improve:' New Billings Outlaws owner Steven Titus introduced at press conference". Billings Gazette/406 MT Sports. June 4, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "OUTLAWS JOIN AFL FOR 2024 SEASON". BillingsOutlaws.com. August 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Shindler, Adam (May 1, 2025). "Darius Prince, Dwayne Hollis join Albany Firebirds' biggest rival". Times Union. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  6. ^ "Tough stretch continues for Billings Outlaws with fourth-straight loss". 406 MT SPORTS. May 3, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  7. ^ Shindler, Adam (May 6, 2025). "Billings Outlaws owner threatens to move Arena Football One team". Times Union. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  8. ^ Letasky, John (May 7, 2025). "Billings Outlaws owner considering moving the team". Billings Gazette. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
  9. ^ "Billings Outlaws offering $10 tickets for Sunday AF1 game". 406 MT SPORTS. May 28, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  10. ^ Team Staff Page, Team website
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