SAN ANTONIO — The XFL's first season and championship game is over, and the last team left standing is North Texas' own Arlington Renegades, who defeated the DC Defenders 35-26 to win.
The Renegades beat the Defenders Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
Arlington kept a lead the whole game, first scoring two touchdowns in the first quarter, and two field goals in the second quarter, leading 20-6 at the end of the first half, and kept the Defenders from coming back in the first half with two more touchdowns and a field goal.
The Renegades led the Defenders in first downs, 26 to 17, total plays, 71 to 49, and total yards, 396 to 356. They also had less overall turnovers than the Defenders, 1 to 3, with just one fumble lost, while the Defenders threw three interceptions.
Arlington's quarterback, Luis Perez, has North Texas ties farther back than just Arlington, as he played college football at Texas A&M-Commerce, leading them to a national championship, and won the D-2 equivalent of the Heisman Trophy.
