Pioneros de Querétaro

Dallas Pioneros

Established	12 December 2018; 6 years ago (2018-12-12)
Based in	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Head coach	Art Briles
Owner(s)	Braulio Huerta, Jason Adams
League	Fútbol Americano de México 2019; 2021–2022 Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional 2020 International Football Alliance 2024–
Colours	Red, Blue, Gold and White
FAM title(s)	2019
Website	www.ifa.football
Current uniform

Pioneros de Querétaro (English: Querétaro Pioneers) are an American football team based in Querétaro City, Mexico. The Pioneros last competed in Fútbol Americano de México (FAM) and played its home games at the Unidad Deportiva El Pueblito.

The team is expected to play in the International Football Alliance (IFA), after relocating to Dallas, Texas.[1]

The team formally changed its name to the Dallas Pioneros once joining the International Football Alliance, the team was moved from Querétaro, Mexico to Dallas,Texas

History

Pioneros was founded in December 2018 as one of the charter members of Fútbol Americano de México (FAM), a minor-professional American football league in Mexico. Gene Dahlquist was appointed as the team's first head coach.[2] Nevertheless, Dahlquist left the team after two games citing personal reasons and was replaced with Rassielh López.[3]

In their first season, Pioneros won the FAM championship after defeating the Centauros de Ciudad Juárez 16–0.[4] A few months later, it was announced that the team would join the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) for the 2020 season, as the ninth team of the LFA.[5][6]

For the 2020 season, Pioneros signed several players, including American quarterback Ryan Pahos.[7] In their LFA debut game, Pioneros lost against the 2019 champion, Condors, 7–29.[8]

In 2021, the LFA and the Pioneros Querétaro parted ways.[9][10]

Later, the Pioneros returned to the FAM for the 2022 season. The FAM shut down league operations in September 2022 due to financial struggles.[11]

The Dallas Pioneros hired Art Briles to coach the team in the inaugural 2025 International Football Alliance season which starts June 7th, 2025

Roster

Pioneros de Querétaro roster

Quarterbacks  1 Víctor Tejeda 15 Álvaro Urzúa 19 Ryan Pahos Running backs  3 Adán Oliveros 23 Erick Santoyo 30 Jorge Gómez Wide receivers  2 Carlos Hernández 10 William Jackson 11 Aldo Narváez 13 Daniel Becerril 16 Joseph Acosta 88 Luis Pedroza 12 Terryon Robinson		Offensive linemen 50 César Hernández 54 Josué Torres 55 Carlos Briones 58 José Ramón Gómez 65 David Medina 66 Eduardo Contreras 72 Saúl Aguilar 74 Ramiro Pruneda 75 Felipe Hernández 77 José Manuel Ruiz Defensive linemen  7 Andre Revere DT 44 Gustavo Téllez 52 José María Gómez DE 69 Diego Ruiz DT 73 Aníbal Hernández 93 Sergio Bárcenas 98 Gabriel Vázquez 99 Félix Guerrero 95 David Díaz DE		Linebackers  8 Drew Morris  9 Owen Ruiz 31 Iván Ramírez 36 Christian Treviño 40 Erick Herrera 42 Daniel Padilla 44 Luis Antonio 48 Eduardo Perea Defensive backs  4 Jean Carlo Campos CB  5 Jeremy Fagnan  6 Thomas Adams 20 Edgar Espinoza S 21 Christian Cajiga S 22 Patricio Gleeson S 24 Baltazar Lozoya CB 27 Alan Vega S Special teams 79 Enrique Yenny K/P
Italics indicate International player Roster updated 2020-02-16

Staff

Pioneros de Querétaro staff

	Front office Owner – Braulio Huerta Minority owner – Jason Adams Administration - Scarlett Solis Operations Director- Gabriel Ortega Cobos Sports Director - Daniel Manjarrez League Representative - Abraham Toiber Communications Director - Alejandro Aguirre Administrative assistant – Yadira Campos Marketing - Aurea Agency General manager – Alejandro López Head coaches Head coach – Alberto De Leon Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Miguel Ángel Estrada Assistant offensive coach – Rubén de la Sierra Running backs – Gerardo Tajonar Wide receivers – Jorge León Offensive line – Ludwig Sosa Offensive line – Rodrigo Camalich			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Gabriel Chavarría Defensive line – Miguel Ángel Camacho Linebackers – Omar Morán Defensive backs – Gilberto Vega Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Gerardo Tajonar Strength and conditioning Training – Miguel Aguirre Medical Doctor – Ramón Barragán

Season-by-season

Season	League	Head coach	Regular season				Postseason
			Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2019	FAM	Rassielh López	5	3	.625	1st	2	0	1.000	Won FAM Championship game (Centauros) 16–0
2020	LFA	Rassielh López	1	4	.200	4th (North)	Postseason cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	FAM	Ricardo Cuanalo	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	FAM	Alberto de León	3	5	.375	6th	Did not qualify

Notable players

• Ramiro Pruneda – OT (2020)

References

1. "Episode 150 - XFL vs. USFL: Talent "Arms Race"!". TheMarkcast.com.
2. "Experimentado head coach dirigirá a los Pioneros Querétaro". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). 27 November 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
3. "Pioneros cambia de head coach". Deporte Queretano (in Spanish). 16 March 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
4. "Pioneros, los primeros campeones de la FAM". El Universal (in Spanish). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
5. "Pioneros de Querétaro se suma a la LFA". LFA.mx (in Spanish). LFA. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
6. "Pioneros se va a la LFA". El Universal Querétaro (in Spanish). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
7. "Mexico's Querétaro Pioneros sign QB Ryan Pahos". AFI Review. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
8. "Pioneros vs Condors". LFA.mx (in Spanish). LFA. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
9. "Comunicado Pioneros de Querétaro". Primero y Gol (in Spanish). 18 February 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
10. "Comunicado Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional". Primero y Gol (in Spanish). 18 February 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
11. Lospinuso, Vincent (19 October 2022). "Mexico: Fútbol Americano de México folds after four years of operation". American Football International. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.