2023 Orlando Guardians season

The 2023 Orlando Guardians season was the second season for the Orlando Guardians as a professional American football franchise. They played as charter members of the XFL, one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2023 season.^[1] The Guardians played their home games at the Camping World Stadium and were led by head coach Terrell Buckley.

2023 Orlando Guardians season
Owner	Alpha Acquico, LLC
General manager	Terrell Buckley
Head coach	Terrell Buckley
Home field	Camping World Stadium
Results
Record	1–9
Division place	4th XFL South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
← 2020 Orlando Guardians

The franchise also relocated from East Rutherford, New Jersey to Orlando, Florida prior to the season, changing their name from New York Guardians to Orlando Guardians.^[2]

On January 1, 2024, it was announced that the 2023 season was the last season for the Guardians.^[3][4]

Roster changes

On March 3, 2023, the Guardians released quarterback Quinten Dormady after he allegedly gave the San Antonio Brahmas plays from the Guardians' playbook prior to the two teams' week 2 matchup.^[5][6] He was reinstated a day later, on March 4, 2023, when the league released a statement saying they would be investigating into the situation.^[7] He was subsequently placed on the team's reserve list.^[8] After undergoing a third party investigation, it was found that there was no substantial proof behind the allegations, and Dormandy was added back to the active roster.^[9]

Final Roster

2023 Orlando Guardians roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Quinten Dormady  5 Quinton Flowers  3 Deondre Francois Running backs (RB) 26 Devin Darrington 30 Jah-Maine Martin Wide receivers (WR) 15 K.D. Cannon 18 Andrew Jamiel 11 Cody Latimer 14 Charleston Rambo 17 Eli Rogers 10 Deddrick Thomas 83 Dan Williams III Tight ends (TE) 80 Ryan Becker 87 Logan Carter 39 Jaylen Smith 81 Jordan Thomas

Offensive linemen (OL) 77 Abdul Beecham T 67 Brett Boyko T 78 T.J. Bradley T 65 Jordan Ighofose G 59 Zeveyon Furcron C 64 Fred Lauina G 51 David Moore G 58 Jalen Spady C Defensive linemen (DL) 48 Ja'Quain Blakely DE 34 Nick Coe DE 36 JaCoby Jones DT 56 Stansly Maponga DE 88 Caeveon Patton DE 99 Trevon Sanders DT 92 Dalyn Wade-Perry DT  9 Gerald Willis DT

Linebackers (LB) 41 Jeremiah Gemmel ILB 31 Lakia Henry ILB 44 Terrance Plummer ILB 46 Tegray Scales ILB  8 Terrance Smith ILB 40 Erroll Thompson ILB Defensive backs (DB) 20 Baylen Buchanan CB 22 Matt Elam S  1 C.J. Holmes CB 23 Najeem Hosein FS 13 Mike Lee S 38 Marcus Murphy S 32 Justin Rogers FS 27 Tye Smith CB 29 Trumaine Washington CB 21 Shaq Wiggins CB Special teams  0 José Borregales K 19 Mac Brown P 53 Cameron Kaye LS

Reserve 55 DeCalon Brooks ILB (IR) 25 Josh Harvey-Clemons DE (IR)  4 Lance Lenoir WR (IR) 51 Shawn Page G (IR) 72 T.J. Storment T (IR) 19 Johnny Townsend P (IR) 33 Tyler Williams CB (IR) Rookies in italics 51 active, 7 reserve

Schedule

All times Eastern

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	TV	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
						Score	Record
1	Saturday	February 18	8:30 p.m.	ESPN/FX	at Houston Roughnecks	12–33	0–1	TDECU Stadium	12,784
2	Sunday	February 26	4:00 p.m.	ESPN	San Antonio Brahmas	12–30	0–2	Camping World Stadium	12,011
3	Sunday	March 5	4:00 p.m.	FX	at Arlington Renegades	9–10	0–3	Choctaw Stadium	12,006
4	Saturday	March 11	7:00 p.m.	FX	Houston Roughnecks	16–44	0–4	Camping World Stadium	10,013
5	Saturday	March 18	10:00 p.m.	FX	at Vegas Vipers	32–35	0–5	Cashman Field	6,008
6	Saturday	March 25	1:00 p.m.	ABC	Seattle Sea Dragons	19–26	0–6	Camping World Stadium	7,832
7	Saturday	April 1	6:00 p.m.	ESPN	DC Defenders	37–36	1–6	Camping World Stadium	7,011
8	Saturday	April 8	4:00 p.m.	ESPN	Arlington Renegades	16–18	1–7	Camping World Stadium	7,789
9	Saturday	April 15	7:00 p.m.	ESPN2	at San Antonio Brahmas	23–25	1–8	Alamodome	13,023
10	Saturday	April 22	12:00 p.m.	ESPN	at St. Louis BattleHawks	28–53	1–9	The Dome at America's Center	33,034

^[1][10][11]

Game summaries

Week 1: at Houston Roughnecks

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Guardians	6	0	0	6	12
Roughnecks	6	15	0	12	33

Game information

First quarter ORL – Cody Latimer 27-yard pass from Paxton Lynch (2-pt Conversion No Good), 10:01. Guardians 6-0. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:59. HOU – Jontre Kirklin 10-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (1-pt Conversion No Good), 2:22. Tied 6-6. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:22. Second quarter HOU – Deontay Burnett 46-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (1-pt Conversion No Good), 10:59. Roughnecks 12-6. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:41. HOU – Max Borghi 27-yard run (1-pt Conversion No Good), 6:04. Chargers Roughnecks 18-6. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:28. HOU – Hunter Duplessis 33-yard field goal, 1:52. Roughnecks 21-6. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:21. Third quarter No Scoring Plays. Fourth quarter HOU – Hunter Duplessis 33-yard field goal, 10:18. Tied 24–6. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:36. ORL – Andrew Jamiel 51-yard pass from Quinten Dormady (3-pt Conversion No Good), 10:29. Roughnecks 24-12. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:30. HOU – Cole McDonald 5-yard rush (1-pt Conversion No Good), 3:08. Chargers 30-12. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:43. HOU – Hunter Duplessis 22-yard field goal, 1:23. Roughnecks 33-12. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:30. Top passers ORL – Quinten Dormady – 12/18, 142 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT HOU – Brandon Silvers – 26/42, 272 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ORL – Jah-Maine Martin – 9 rushes, 41 yards HOU – Max Borghi – 8 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers ORL – Andrew Jamiel – 3 receptions, 80 yards HOU – Deontay Burnett – 8 receptions, 90 yards

Week 1: Orlando Guardians at Houston Roughnecks – Game summary

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: February 18
• Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,784
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (ESPN): Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, and Taylor McGregor

Week 2: vs. San Antonio Brahmas

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Brahmas	6	7	14	3	30
Guardians	6	0	0	6	12

Game information

First quarter SA – Deon Yelder 3-yard pass from Jack Coan (2-pt Conversion No Good), 9:31. Brahmas 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 5:29. ORL – Eli Rogers 8-yard pass from Paxton Lynch (1-pt Conversion No Good), 5:19. Tied 6–6. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 4:12. Second quarter SA – Alize Mack 19-yard pass from Jack Coan (1-pt Conversion Good by T. J. Vasher), 1:01. Brahmas 13–6. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:24. Third quarter SA – Jalen Tolliver 24-yard pass from Jack Coan (1-pt Conversion Good by Deon Yelder), 8:50. Brahmas 20–6. Drive: 8 Plays, 75 Yards, 4:25. SA – Alize Mack 7-yard pass from Jack Coan (1-pt Conversion Good by Jon Hilliman), 6:42. Brahmas 27–6. Drive: 2 Plays, 8 Yards, 0:19. Fourth quarter ORL – Cody Latimer 4-yard pass from Deondre Francois (2-pt Conversion No Good), 12:45. Brahmas 27–12. Drive: 13 Plays, 90 Yards, 8:57. SA – John Parker Romo 40-yard field goal, 4:40. Brahmas 30–12. Drive: 7 Plays, -1 Yards, 4:07. Top passers SA – Jack Coan – 16/24, 165 yards, 3 TD ORL – Paxton Lynch – 9/19, 79 yards, 1 TD Top rushers SA – Kalen Ballage – 12 rushes, 23 yards ORL – Jah-Maine Martin – 9 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers SA – Alize Mack – 4 receptions, 48 yards, 1 TD ORL – Javonta Payton – 3 receptions, 47 yards

Week 2: San Antonio Brahmas at Orlando Guardians – Game summary

at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

• Date: February 26
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,011
• Referee: Mike Vandervelde
• TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart, Greg McElroy, and Cole Cubelic

Week 3: at Arlington Renegades

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Guardians	3	0	0	6	9
Renegades	3	0	0	7	10

Game information

First quarter ORL – José Borregales 35-yard field goal, 7:38. Guardians 3–0. Drive: 12 Plays, 48 Yards, 7:22. ARL – Taylor Russolino 21-yard field goal, 0:40. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 Plays, 13 Yards, 2:30. Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter ORL – Paxton Lynch 3-yard rush (1-pt Conversion No Good), 14:56. Guardians 9–3. Drive: 11 Plays, 73 Yards, 4:58. ARL – Tyler Vaughns 17-yard pass from Kyle Sloter (1-pt Conversion Good by De'Veon Smith), 7:58. Renegades 10–9. Drive: 12 Plays, 74 Yards, 21:57. Top passers ORL – Paxton Lynch – 19/31, 219 yards, 0 TD ARL – Kyle Sloter – 18/23, 124 yards, 1 TD Top rushers ORL – Paxton Lynch – 10 rushes, 43 yards ARL – De'Veon Smith – 18 rushes, 49 yards Top receivers ORL – Cody Latimer – 6 receptions, 66 yards ARL – Tyler Vaughns – 5 receptions, 39 yards

Week 3: Orlando Guardians at Arlington Renegades – Game summary

at Choctaw Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: March 5
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,006
• Referee: Francisco Villar
• TV announcers (FX): Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, and Taylor McGregor

Week 4: vs. Houston Roughnecks

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roughnecks	20	6	6	12	44
Guardians	0	10	6	0	16

Game information

First quarter HOU – Travell Harris 21-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt Conversion No Good), 11:10. Roughnecks 6–0. Drive: 7 Plays, 52 Yards, 3:50. HOU – Fumble recovery returned for touchdown by William Likely (2-pt Conversion Good by Jontre Kirkland), 9:53. Roughnecks 14–0. Drive: 3 Plays, 27 Yards, 1:17. HOU – Deontay Burnett 49-yard pass from Jontre Kirklin (2-pt Conversion No Good), 4:15. Roughnecks 20–0. Drive: 5 Plays, 66 Yards, 2:44. Second quarter ORL – José Borregales 33-yard field goal, 9:16. Roughnecks 20–3. Drive: 10 Plays, 35 Yards, 5:20. HOU – Jontre Kirklin 42-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt Conversion No Good), 1:01. Roughnecks 26–3. Drive: 1 Play, 39 Yards, 0:07. ORL – Jaylen Smith 31-yard pass from Paxton Lynch (1-pt Conversion Good by Charleston Rambo), 0:39. Roughnecks 26–10. Drive: 2 Plays, 30 Yards, 0:22. Third quarter ORL – Charleston Rambo 81-yard pass from Paxton Lynch (2-pt Conversion No Good), 10:50. Roughnecks 26–16. Drive: 1 Play, 78 Yards, 0:11. HOU – Dejoun Lee 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 2:08. Roughnecks 32–16. Drive: 8 Plays, 71 Yards, 4:34. Fourth quarter HOU – Travell Harris 59-yard pass from Brandon Silvers (2-pt Conversion No Good), 10:57. Roughnecks 38–16. Drive: 3 Plays, 57 Yards, 1:57. HOU – Dejoun Lee 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 3:40. Roughnecks 44–16. Drive: 8 Plays, 61 Yards, 4:17. Top passers HOU – Brandon Silvers – 24/30, 239 yards, 3 TD ORL – Paxton Lynch – 18/30, 267 yards, 2 TD Top rushers HOU – Dejoun Lee – 6 rushes, 45 yards ORL – Devin Darrington – 12 rushes, 40 yards Top receivers HOU – Travell Harris – 3 receptions, 83 yards ORL – Cody Latimer – 4 receptions, 57 yards

Week 4: Houston Roughnecks at Orlando Guardians – Game summary

at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

• Date: March 11
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 10,013
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (FX): John Schriffen, Tom Luginbill, and Stormy Buonantony

Week 5: at Vegas Vipers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Guardians	7	6	6	13	32
Vipers	8	9	6	12	35

Game information

First quarter ORL – Quinton Flowers 1-yard rush (1-pt Conversion Good by Jah-Maine Martin), 8:25. Guardians 7–0. Drive: 13 Plays, 67 Yards, 6:35. VGS – Jeff Badet 35-yard pass from Luis Perez (2-pt Conversion Good by Rod Smith), 2:59. Vipers 8–7. Drive: 3 Plays, 40 Yards, 1:14. Second quarter VGS – Sean Price 3-yard pass from Luis Perez (2-pt Conversion No Good), 10:44. Vipers 14–7. Drive: 5 Plays, 63 Yards, 2:47. VGS – Bailey Giffen 39-yard field goal. Vipers 17–7. Drive: 8 Plays, 45 Yards, 4:50. ORL – Charleston Rambo 25-yard pass from Quinten Dormady (1-pt Conversion No Good), 0:50. Vipers 17–13. Drive: 10 Plays, 71 Yards, 3:42. Third quarter VGS – Rod Smith 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 9:53. Vipers 23–13. Drive: 9 Plays, 53 Yards, 5:07. ORL – Jah-Maine Martin 2-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 5:07. Vipers 23–19. Drive: 11 Plays, 73 Yards, 4:47. Fourth quarter VGS – Rod Smith 1-yard rush (1-pt Conversion No Good), 14:57. Vipers 29–19. Drive: 10 Plays, 71 Yards, 5:10. ORL – Devin Darrington 2-yard rush (1-pt Conversion Good by Devin Darrington), 12:24. Vipers 29–26. Drive: 6 Plays, 73 Yards, 2:34. VGS – Jeff Badet 25-yard pass from Luis Perez (1-pt Conversion No Good), 6:26. Vipers 35–26. Drive: 10 Plays, 87 Yards, 5:57. ORL – Cody Latimer 45-yard pass from Quinten Dormady (3-pt Conversion No Good), 1:12. Vipers 35–32. Drive: 3 Plays, 61 Yards, 0:39. Top passers ORL – Quinten Dormady – 22/25, 256 yards, 2 TD VGS – Luis Perez – 20/28, 269 yards, 3 TD Top rushers ORL – Jah-Maine Martin – 9 rushes, 36 yards VGS – Rod Smith – 18 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers ORL – Cody Latimer – 8 receptions, 124 yards VGS – Jeff Badet – 5 receptions, 80 yards

Week 5: Orlando Guardians at Vegas Vipers – Game summary

at Cashman Field, Las Vegas, Nevada

• Date: March 18
• Game time: 10:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 6,008
• Referee: Mike Vandervelde
• TV announcers (FX): Matt Barrie, Joey Galloway, and Tiffany Blackmon

Week 6: vs. Seattle Sea Dragons

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sea Dragons	3	6	8	9	26
Guardians	0	10	6	3	19

Game information

First quarter SEA – Dominik Eberle 37-yard field goal, 6:03. Sea Dragons 3–0 Drive: 7 Plays, 24 Yards, 4:09. Second quarter ORL – José Borregales 26-yard field goal, 12:17. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 Plays, 43 Yards, 3:26. SEA – Dominik Eberle 27-yard field goal, 8:23. Sea Dragons 6–3. Drive: 7 Plays, 14 Yards, 3:54. ORL – Devin Darrington 3-yard rush (1-pt Conversion Good by Devin Darrington), 2:16. Guardians 10–6. Drive: 12 Plays, 65 Yards, 5:55. SEA – Dominik Eberle 54-yard field goal, 0:06. Guardians 10–9. Drive: 4 Plays, 29 Yards, 0:24. Third quarter SEA – Blake Jackson 20-yard pass from Ben DiNucci (2-pt Conversion Good by Jahcour Pearson), 7:01. Sea Dragons 17–10. Drive: 6 Plays, 65 Yards, 2:55. ORL – Devin Darrington 43-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 4:44. Sea Dragons 17–16. Drive: 6 Plays, 73 Yards, 2:17. Fourth quarter SEA – Dominik Eberle 27-yard field goal, 13:49. Sea Dragons 20–16. Drive: 11 Plays, 61 Yards, 5:55. ORL – José Borregales 50-yard field goal, 11:44. Sea Dragons 20–19. Drive: 5 Plays, 51 Yards, 2:05. SEA – Juwan Green 4-yard pass from Ben DiNucci (2-pt Conversion No Good), 6:00. Sea Dragons 26–19. Drive: 3 Plays, 6 Yards, 1:14. Top passers SEA – Ben DiNucci – 18/35, 177 yards, 2 TD ORL – Quinten Dormady – 24/44, 243 yards, 0 TD Top rushers SEA – Darius Bradwell – 12 rushes, 32 yards ORL – Jah-Maine Martin – 10 rushes, 37 yards Top receivers SEA – Blake Jackson – 6 receptions, 79 yards ORL – Charleston Rambo – 6 receptions, 54 yards

Week 6: Seattle Sea Dragons at Orlando Guardians – Game summary

at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

• Date: March 25
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 7,832
• Referee: Francisco Villar
• TV announcers (ABC): Roy Philpott, Joey Galloway, and Tiffany Blackmon

Week 7: vs. DC Defenders

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Defenders	14	8	6	8	36
Guardians	12	6	13	6	37

Game information

First quarter DC – Lucky Jackson 32-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt Conversion Good by Chris Blair), 13:08. Defenders 8–0. Drive: 5 Plays, 74 Yards, 1:52. ORL – Quinten Dormady 1-yard rush (1-pt Conversion No Good), 10:47. Defenders 8–6. Drive: 6 Plays, 45 Yards, 2:21. ORL – K. D. Cannon 41-yard pass from Quinten Dormady (1-pt Conversion No Good), 8:01. Guardians 12–8. Drive: 3 Plays, 58 Yards, 1:09. DC – Abram Smith 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 3:14. Defenders 14–12. Drive: 11 Plays, 69 Yards, 4:40. Second quarter DC – Briley Moore 12-yard pass from D'Eriq King (2-pt Conversion Good by Alex Ellis), 13:00. Defenders 22–12. Drive: 9 Plays, 48 Yards, 3:20. ORL – Quinten Dormady 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 0:00. Defenders 22–18. Drive: 9 Plays, 55 Yards, 4:19. Third quarter ORL – Jordan Thomas 15-yard pass from Quinten Dormady (1-pt Conversion Good by Jah-Maine Martin), 9:38. Guardians 25–22. Drive: 9 Plays, 46 Yards, 5:22. DC – Chris Blair 86-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt Conversion No Good), 8:29. Defenders 28–25. Drive: 3 Plays, 85 Yards, 1:09. ORL – Quinten Dormady 1-yard rush (1-pt Conversion No Good), 3:31. Guardians 31–28. Drive: 10 Plays, 60 Yards, 4:58. Fourth quarter DC – Lucky Jackson 15-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (2-pt Conversion Good by Alex Ellis), 11:37. Defenders 36–31. Drive: 5 Plays, 50 Yards, 1:39. ORL – Cody Latimer 44-yard pass from Quinten Dormady (2-pt Conversion No Good), 8:50. Guardians 37–36. Drive: 6 Plays, 65 Yards, 2:47. Top passers DC – Jordan Ta'amu – 21/29, 285 yards, 3 TD ORL – Quinten Dormady – 27/34, 328 yards, 3 TD Top rushers DC – Abram Smith – 18 rushes, 127 yards ORL – Devin Darrington – 13 rushes, 17 yards Top receivers DC – Chris Blair – 5 receptions, 139 yards ORL – Cody Latimer – 7 receptions, 93 yards

Week 7: DC Defenders at Orlando Guardians – Game summary

at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

• Date: April 1
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C)
• Game attendance: 7,011
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (FX): John Schriffen, Tom Luginbill, and Harry Douglas

This was the Guardians only win of the season, knocking off the previously undefeated DC Defenders.

Week 8: vs. Arlington Renegades

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Renegades	9	3	6	0	18
Guardians	3	6	0	7	16

Game information

First quarter ARL – Taylor Russolino 23-yard field goal, 7:50. Renegades 3–0. Drive: 13 Plays, 60 Yards, 7:10. ORL – José Borregales 24-yard field goal, 4:30. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 Plays, 2 Yards, 1:30. ARL – Fumble recovery returned for touchdown by De'Vante Bausby, 1:05. Renegades 9–3. Drive: 2 Plays, -1 Yards, 0:41. Second quarter ARL – Taylor Russolino 31-yard field goal, 11:23. Renegades 12–3. Drive: 5 Plays, 32 Yards, 2:53. ORL – Quinten Dormady 2-yard rush (1-pt Conversion No Good), 0:50. Renegades 12–9. Drive: 8 Plays, 69 Yards, 2:45. Third quarter ARL – De'Veon Smith 1-yard rush (1-pt Conversion No Good), 0:19. Renegades 18–9. Drive: 5 Plays, 22 Yards, 3:04. Fourth quarter ORL – Eli Rogers 19-yard pass from Quinten Dormady (1-pt Conversion Good by Jah-Maine Martin), 3:54. Renegades 18–16. Drive: 6 Plays, 78 Yards, 2:15. Top passers ARL – Luis Perez – 16/25, 190 yards, 0 TD ORL – Quinten Dormady – 28/43, 303 yards, 1 TD Top rushers ARL – De'Veon Smith – 13 rushes, 44 yards ORL – Devin Darrington – 7 rushes, 5 yards Top receivers ARL – Tyler Vaughns – 4 receptions, 52 yards ORL – Eli Rogers – 10 receptions, 135 yards

Week 8: Arlington Renegades at Orlando Guardians – Game summary

at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

• Date: April 8
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C)
• Game attendance: 7,789
• Referee: Jeff Heaser
• TV announcers (ESPN): John Schriffen, Tom Luginbill, and Stormy Buonantony

Week 9: at San Antonio Brahmas

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Guardians	8	6	0	9	23
Brahmas	0	10	9	6	25

Game information

First quarter ORL – Jordan Thomas 4-yard pass from Quinten Dormady (2-pt Conversion Good by Jordan Thomas), 11:34. Guardians 8–0. Drive: 6 Plays, 73 Yards, 3:26. Second quarter SA – Parker Romo 38-yard field goal, 14:21. Guardians 8–3. Drive: 12 Plays, 45 Yards, 6:18. ORL – Devin Darrington 1-yard rush (1-pt Conversion No Good), 10:36. Guardians 14–3. Drive: 7 Plays, 78 Yards, 3:41. SA – Jacques Patrick 6-yard rush (1-pt Conversion Good by Jacques Patrick), 0:27. Guardians 14–10. Drive: 6 Plays, 78 Yards, 1:12. Third quarter SA – Parker Romo 29-yard field goal, 8:19. Guardians 14–13. Drive: 12 Plays, 75 Yards, 6:41. SA – Travis Toivonen 28-yard pass from Jack Coan (2-pt Conversion No Good), 2:08. Brahmas 19–14. Drive: 6 Plays, 72 Yards, 3:29. Fourth quarter ORL – José Borregales 52-yard field goal, 10:46. Brahmas 19–17. Drive: 7 Plays, 28 Yards, 3:24. SA – Pass intercepted by Drew Beesley returned for touchdown, 7:07. Brahmas 25–17. Drive: 2 Plays, 20 Yards, 1:42. ORL – Deondre Francois 3-yard pass to Andrew Jamiel (2-pt Conversion No Good), 3:55. Brahmas 25–23. Drive: 6 Plays, 72 Yards, 3:12. Top passers ORL – Quinten Dormady – 9/17, 47 yards, 1 TD SA – Jack Coan – 25/31, 302 yards, 1 TD Top rushers ORL – Devin Darrington – 16 rushes, 133 yards SA – Jacques Patrick – 20 rushes, 80 yards Top receivers ORL – Ryan Becker – 2 receptions, 17 yards SA – Jon Hilliman – 6 receptions, 47 yards

Week 9: Orlando Guardians at San Antonio Brahmas – Game summary

at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

• Date: April 15
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 95 °F (35 °C)
• Game attendance: 13,023
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, and Ian Fitzsimmons

Week 10: at St. Louis BattleHawks

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Guardians	6	14	0	8	28
BattleHawks	3	22	14	14	53

Game information

First quarter ORL – Andrew Jamiel 27-yard pass from Deondre Francois (1-pt Conversion No Good), 5:15. Guardians 6–0. Drive: 11 Plays, 79 Yards, 6:33. STL – Donny Hageman 35-yard field goal, 2:25. Guardians 6–3. Drive: 6 Plays, 41 Yards, 2:50. Second quarter STL – Kareem Walker 1-yard rush (2-pt Conversion No Good), 12:27. BattleHawks 9–6. Drive: 7 Plays, 42 Yards, 3:14. ORL – Jordan Thomas 84-yard pass from Mac Brown (2-pt Conversion No Good), 9:35. Guardians 12–9. Drive: 4 Plays, 73 Yards, 2:52. STL – Hakeem Butler 7-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion Good by Marcell Ateman), 6:36. BattleHawks 17–12. Drive: 6 Plays, 70 Yards, 2:59. ORL – K. D. Cannon 45-yard pass from Quinten Dormady (2-pt Conversion Good by Andrew Jamiel), 6:19. Guardians 20–17. Drive: 1 Play, 45 Yards, 0:17. STL – Jake Sutherland 5-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion Good by Hakeem Butler), 0:55. BattleHawks 25–20. Drive: 10 Plays, 66 Yards, 5:24. Third quarter STL – Steven Mitchell 13-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion Good by Steven Mitchell), 9:32. BattleHawks 33–20. Drive: 6 Plays, 68 Yards, 2:57. STL – Hakeem Butler 66-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (3-pt Conversion No Good), 4:08. BattleHawks 39–20. Drive: 2 Plays, 67 Yards, 0:46. Fourth quarter STL – Darrius Shepherd 4-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion No Good), 10:55. BattleHawks 45–20. Drive: 5 Plays, 57 Yards, 2:31. ORL – Charleston Rambo 6-yard pass from Quinten Dormady (2-pt Conversion Good by K. D. Cannon), 5:10. BattleHawks 45–28. Drive: 13 Plays, 65 Yards, 5:45. STL – Steven Mitchell 16-yard pass from A. J. McCarron (2-pt Conversion Good by Hakeem Butler), 1:55. BattleHawks 53–28. Drive: 6 Plays, 39 Yards, 3:15. Top passers ORL – Quinten Dormady – 18/24, 187 yards, 2 TD STL – A. J. McCarron – 28/35, 420 yards, 6 TD Top rushers ORL – Devin Darrington – 6 rushes, 0 yards STL – Mataeo Durant – 8 rushes, 36 yards Top receivers ORL – Charleston Rambo – 5 receptions, 57 yards STL – Hakeem Butler – 9 receptions, 164 yards

Week 10: Orlando Guardians at St. Louis BattleHawks – Game summary

at The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: April 22
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C)
• Game attendance: 33,034
• Referee: Michael Vandervelde
• TV announcers (ESPN): Lowell Galindo, Sam Acho, and Taylor McGregor

Standings

2023 XFL standings v t e
North Division[12]
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	TD+/-	TD+	TD-	DIV	PF	PA	DIFF	STK
(y) DC Defenders	9	1	.900	0	-2	33	35	6–0	298	240	58	W3
(x) Seattle Sea Dragons	7	3	.700	2	+10	30	20	3–3	243	177	66	W2
(e) St. Louis Battlehawks	7	3	.700	2	+9	32	23	3–3	249	202	47	W1
(e) Vegas Vipers	2	8	.200	7	0	28	28	0–6	184	252	-68	L3
South Division[12]
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	TD+/-	TD+	TD-	DIV	PF	PA	DIFF	STK
(y) Houston Roughnecks	7	3	.700	0	+4	30	26	6–0	247	182	65	W3
(x) Arlington Renegades	4	6	.400	3	-8	15	23	3–3	146	194	-48	L2
(e) San Antonio Brahmas	3	7	.300	4	-8	16	24	3–3	169	183	-14	L1
(e) Orlando Guardians	1	9	.100	6	-5	32	37	0–6	204	310	-106	L3
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched division; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention

Staff

Orlando Guardians staff

	Front office Director of team operations – Patrick Austin Director of player personnel – Larry Lee Head coach General manager/Head coach – Terrell Buckley Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/Running backs – Robert Ford Wide Receivers/Asst. Head Coach/Special Teams – Lamar Thomas Quarterbacks – Shane Matthews Tight Ends – Brett Johnson Offensive Line – Keith Wagner			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/Cornerbacks – Tony Carter Defensive Line/Linebackers – Mark Snyder Defensive Backs – Devin Bush Sr. Safeties – Ronnie Lee Team operations Quality Control - Chris Stamps Athletic trainer – Rachel Sharpe Equipment manager – Bobby Monica Video manager – Ben Lawson

*Defensive Line coach Ty Warren was no longer on the Staff after Week 5. Mark Snyder took over Week 6.^[13]

*After week 5, Devin Bush Sr. was added to the coaching stuff as a defensive analyst.^[14]

References

1. "New Orlando Guardians of the XFL will open season Feb. 18". Spectrum News 13. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
2. Mates, Thomas (October 31, 2022). "XFL announces name of Orlando team in 3rd attempt at starting new football league". WKMG-TV. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
3. Murschel, Matt (January 1, 2024). "Orlando Guardians won't move forward after USFL-XFL merger". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
4. Lynch, Ryan (January 1, 2024). "Orlando Guardians cut from merged XFL/USFL". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
5. "XFL Quarterback Reportedly Cut From Team After Giving Opposing Team Plays From QB Playbook". MSN. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
6. Romero, Gabriel (March 3, 2023). "Former Boerne QB investigated for allegedly sharing XFL plays". mySA. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
7. Dedaj, Paulina (March 3, 2023). "XFL reinstates Guardians quarterback Quinten Dormady day after release for allegedly sharing team plays". Fox News. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
8. "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
9. "Orlando QB Dormady reinstated after XFL probe". ESPN.com. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
10. Walker, Alex (January 5, 2023). "XFL announces schedule for Orlando Guardians". WFTV. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
11. Murschel, Matt (January 5, 2023). "Orlando Guardians' first XFL season features 5 home games". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
12. "XFL Standings". XFL.com. February 19, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
13. Larsen, James [@JamesLarsenPFN] (March 21, 2023). "Ty Warren, @XFLGuardians Defensive Line Coach, is no longer with the team, per @FootballScoop. Linebackers coach Mark Snyder will assume both DL and LB duties from here on out. #XFL" (Tweet). Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Twitter.
14. "Devin Bush Sr. Joins Guardians Coaching Staff, DL Coach Ty Warren Out". xflnewshub.com.