The Renegades are officially back as the Dallas Renegades, shifting their home games to Toyota Stadium in Frisco with Rick Neuheisel taking over as head coach and Luis Perez returning as the franchise quarterback. The reshuffle follows a 5-5 2025 season that left the club out of the playoffs for a second straight year. Fans will get their first look this Saturday, March 28, when Dallas opens at home against Houston.
New home in Frisco
In a club announcement, FC Dallas confirmed the Renegades will move to Toyota Stadium for 2026 and rebrand as the Dallas Renegades. The team said current season-ticket members will receive direct notices about relocation options and new membership packages as the franchise gears up for its Frisco debut.
League aims for louder, fuller crowds
UFL ownership has argued that several past venues produced the wrong energy, with vast stadiums that looked empty with spring-football crowds, and has instead opted for smaller, soccer-style venues that put fans closer to the action, as reported by The Dallas Morning News. The move takes the Renegades out of Choctaw Stadium and into Toyota’s roughly 15,000–20,000-seat bowl, a shift meant to crank up the noise and game-day atmosphere. The club also approved a modest visual refresh this offseason: helmets are now primarily black with a blue logo and a triple stripe, while jerseys feature a slightly tweaked shoulder stripe.
Neuheisel steps in after Stoops
Bob Stoops stepped away after last season, and the Renegades turned to Rick Neuheisel as his successor. Neuheisel said he has “been a big believer in spring football,” according to The Dallas Morning News. His hiring pairs a veteran sideline voice with a leaner, smaller-market blueprint as the club tries to claw its way back into postseason contention.
Perez returns and the numbers
The Renegades will again lean on Luis Perez as their franchise quarterback. Perez, the team’s 2023 championship-game MVP, finished 2025 as the league’s passing leader. League stats show he threw for 2,294 yards in 10 games with nine touchdowns and five interceptions last season, according to the UFL’s official numbers (UFL stats). Team materials confirm Dallas kicks off at Toyota Stadium on March 28 against the Houston Gamblers, per the Renegades' home-opener release (UFL).
What fans should expect
The switch to a tighter, soccer-style bowl is expected to help attendance look stronger and give the Renegades home games a livelier feel. Local reporting notes that Toyota Stadium sits in the roughly 19,000–20,500 range and is the subject of a multimillion-dollar renovation plan. Axios detailed the Frisco project, which aims to expand amenities and improve shade and fan spaces. For North Texas fans, that likely means easier sightlines, a louder crowd and a more intimate game-day atmosphere than the team saw at its larger former home.
