The Houston Roughnecks kicked off their inaugural XFL season with a 37-17 win over the LA Wildcats in front of 18,000 fans at TDECU Stadium. The newly formed XFL consists of eight teams and will have a ten week regular season. The Roughnecks will have five home games and games will be broadcast on FOX and ESPN. (Photos by Eric Sauseda)
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Roughneck fans in the stadium -
The Houston Roughnecks are one of eight teams in the XFL -
Roughneck fans hanging out before the game -
Houston Roughnecks -
There’s a food truck area with picnic tables -
P.J. Walker (11) -
Fans outside the stadium -
James Butler (28) -
Roughneck fans -
James Butler (28) gets a little face mask from Mike Stevens (23) -
Fans wait for gates to open outside TDECU Stadium -
James Butler (28) -
Giant Connect Four fun -
TDECU Stadium is also home of the UH Cougars. The stadium has had dual use in the past sharing a home with the Dynamo. -
Face painting -
Nick James (98) gets in the face of Kanoff (3) -
Fans before the game -
Kanoff (3) is about to go down -
Excited fans of the XFL -
P.J. Walker (11) on the run -
Fans outside the stadium -
Johnny Maxey (90) -
Roughneck gear -
Roughneck fans before the game -
Fans wait in lines to enter the stadium -
The start of the Houston Roughneck’s inaugural season -
A roughneck is slang for one who works on an oil rig -
Deatrick Nichols (32) -
Fans wait to enter the stadium -
Talented kids from a Houston area School of Rock provided pregame entertainment belting out classic rock tunes -
LA Wildcats, Houston Roughnecks -
A confused Gambler fan on the concourse -
The Houston Roughnecks -
LaTroy Lewis (54) -
Fans gather in the Food Truck Plaza -
Jeremiah Johnson (41) in action -
Roughneck fans on the concourse -
Deatrick Nichols (32) -
Fans outside the stadium -
QB P.J. Walker (11) -
Roughneck fans -
The Houston Roughnecks -
Fans with signs -
James Butler (28) -
Roughneck fans -
On the run -
Roughneck fans in the stands -
Cam Philips (14) -
Roughneck coach June Jones -
The Ultimate Fan -
Roughneck defense -
Gotta support the team -
Kahlil Lewis (1) -
Fans in the Food Truck Plaza -
The Houston Roughnecks -
LA Wildcat fans in the stands -
Coach June Jones -
Fans in the Food Truck Plaza -
Fans came out to support the XFL -
James Butler (28) saw quite a bit of action tonight -
Roughneck fans in the stands -
Touchdown -
Roughneck fans -
Kahlil Lewis (1)