{"id":658646,"date":"2026-05-22T15:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/658646\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:04:11","slug":"fort-hood-ufl-make-football-history-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/658646\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Hood, UFL make football history | Article"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n \"UFL
\n <\/a><\/p>\n

1 \/ 3<\/p>\n

Show Caption +
\n Hide Caption \u2013<\/p>\n

Attendees wave their hands and hats at the camera during the United Football League game between the Dallas Renegades and Orlando Storm on May 15, 2026, at Phantom Warrior Stadium at Fort Hood, Texas. Fort Hood and UFL made history with the first-ever professional football game played on a military installation. (U.S. Army photo by Ayumi Davis, Fort Hood Public Affairs)
\n (Photo Credit: Ayumi Davis)<\/p>\n

VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a><\/p>\n


\n \"UFL
\n <\/a><\/p>\n

2 \/ 3<\/p>\n

Show Caption +
\n Hide Caption \u2013<\/p>\n

Tre Stewart, running back for the Orlando Storm, runs the football during the United Football League game between the Storm and Dallas Renegades on May 15, 2026, at Phantom Warrior Stadium at Fort Hood, Texas. Fort Hood and UFL made history with the first-ever professional football game played on a military installation. Orlando Storm won the game 31-24, securing a spot in the playoffs. (U.S. Army photo by Ayumi Davis, Fort Hood Public Affairs)
\n (Photo Credit: Courtesy)<\/p>\n

VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a><\/p>\n


\n \"UFL
\n <\/a><\/p>\n

3 \/ 3<\/p>\n

Show Caption +
\n Hide Caption \u2013<\/p>\n

Left, Gabriella Gallardo, 5, and Abraham Gallardo, 6, cheer and wave their big foam hands at the United Football League game between the Dallas Renegades and Orlando Storm on May 15, 2026, at Phantom Warrior Stadium at Fort Hood, Texas. Fort Hood and UFL made history with the first-ever professional football game played on a military installation. (U.S. Army photo by Ayumi Davis, Fort Hood Public Affairs)
\n (Photo Credit: Ayumi Davis)<\/p>\n

VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a><\/p>\n

FORT HOOD, Texas \u2014 Fort Hood hosted the first-ever professional football game played on a military installation as the United Football Leagues\u2019 Dallas Renegades and Orlando Storm went head to head May 15 at Phantom Warrior Stadium.<\/p>\n

The game was called \u201cHats off to Heroes,\u201d and free tickets were given to those with Department of War ID cards and the first 2,000 attendees received free Dallas Renegades hats.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the military does for us and the ultimate sacrifice they make is so much more important than anything we\u2019re doing so to be able to have this opportunity to play on a military base and be able to play in front of our men and women who serve is obviously a blessing for sure,\u201d Dallas Renegades quarterback Austin Reed said in a sideline interview with Jake Butt, a reporter for Fox.<\/p>\n

The Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation hosted the End of Spring Bash as part of pregame activities concurrently with the UFL Fan Fest. There were activities from face painting to personalizing bandanas to rock climbing. There were also static displays of Army vehicles for attendees to check out.<\/p>\n

The 1st Cavalry Division Band kicked off the game with the national anthem, followed by Lt. Gen. Kevin D. Admiral, III Armored Corps and Fort Hood commanding general, presenting the game ball and conducting the coin toss.<\/p>\n

Storm began with possession of the ball, but it was the Renegades who scored first with a field goal in the first quarter. The second quarter ended tied at 10-10, but it was ultimately the Storm that clinched the win and a spot in the playoffs with a combined total of three touchdowns in the third and fourth quarter to the Renegades\u2019 two, bringing the final score to 31-24.<\/p>\n


\n \"UFL
\n <\/a><\/p>\n

1 \/ 2<\/p>\n

Show Caption +
\n Hide Caption \u2013<\/p>\n

Jack Plummer, quarterback for the Orlando Storm, jumps over a tangle of players for a touchdown during the United Football League game between the Storm and Dallas Renegades on May 15, 2026, at Phantom Warrior Stadium at Fort Hood, Texas. Fort Hood and UFL made history with the first-ever professional football game played on a military installation. Orlando Storm won the game 31-24, securing a spot in the playoffs. (U.S. Army photo by Ayumi Davis, Fort Hood Public Affairs)
\n (Photo Credit: Ayumi Davis)<\/p>\n

VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a><\/p>\n


\n \"UFL
\n <\/a><\/p>\n

2 \/ 2<\/p>\n

Show Caption +
\n Hide Caption \u2013<\/p>\n

Emmanuel Butler, wide receiver for the Dallas Renegades, catches the football for a touchdown as Brandon Sebastian, cornerback for the Orlando Storm, attempts to stop him at the United Football League game between the two teams May 15, 2026, at Phantom Warrior Stadium at Fort Hood, Texas. Fort Hood and UFL made history with the first-ever professional football game played on a military installation. Orlando Storm won the game 31-24, securing a spot in the playoffs. (U.S. Army photo by Ayumi Davis, Fort Hood Public Affairs)
\n (Photo Credit: Ayumi Davis)<\/p>\n

VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a><\/p>\n

Staff Sgt. Edward Geyer, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, said the game was a breath of fresh air to Fort Hood.<\/p>\n

\u201cMorale is everything in the Army,\u201d Geyer said. \u201cActive-duty members spend a lot of time away from home, a lot of time training, a lot of times deployed. So, being able to do things like this with our families, or supporting families while their husbands or their wives are deployed, it\u2019s huge. It keeps morale, it keeps people motivated and it\u2019s probably one of my favorite things about the Army.\u201d<\/p>\n

Col. Brian Green, commander of 7307th Medical Training Support Battalion, 3rd Medical Training Brigade, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, loved watching the game, as one of his sons, Seth Green, actually plays tight end for the Dallas Renegades. Seth caught the Renegades\u2019 second touchdown of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s phenomenal that the UFL thought enough to bring it to the troops and to honor the heroes,\u201d Brian expressed. \u201cI\u2019m honored to be a part of the military. I\u2019m honored to be here to support my son.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coach Anthony Becht, head coach for Orlando Storm, said it was a blessing to play at Fort Hood.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a great idea by (Mike) Repole (co-owner of UFL) and all the execs to make this happen,\u201d he said, \u201cfrom the meals to the hospitality to the fans showing up, that\u2019s one thing you can say about military fans, they show up.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, just blessed and honored to be able to get out of here with a win,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe call this place The Great Place for a reason,\u201d said Command Sgt. Maj. Loyd Rhoades, U.S. Army Garrison-Fort Hood command sergeant major, in a sideline interview with Jenny Taft, another reporter for Fox. \u201cIt\u2019s not just what happens on Fort Hood, it\u2019s what happens outside of our gates at Fort Hood when we bring everything together, so this is awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1 \/ 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 Attendees wave their hands and hats at the camera…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":658647,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,3,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":["post-658646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-news","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/658646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=658646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/658646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/658647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=658646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=658646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=658646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}