| San Antonio Wings | |
| Founded | January 1975 |
| Folded | October 1975 |
| Based in | San Antonio, Texas |
| Home field | Alamo Stadium (22,000) |
| League | World Football League |
| Division | Western |
| Colors | Blue & Silver |
| Head coach | Perry Moss |
| General manager | Duncan McCauley |
| Owner(s) | Norman Bevan |
Finally, in early March, San Antonio banker Norman Bevan bought the Blazers and moved them to San Antonio as the Wings.
The new Wings retained 16 former Blazers, including running back Jim Strong and tight end Luther Palmer. Larry Grantham, a linebacker on the 1974 Blazers, retired but joined the Wings coaching staff. However, several former Blazers, including Pardee, wanted nothing more to do with the WFL, forcing the league to restock the team with an expansion draft. The new head coach was Perry Moss, a former head coach at Marshall and a former NFL assistant coach.
Veteran NFL quarterback Johnnie Walton led the WFL in passing in 1975. The Wings held their home games at Alamo Stadium, which seated 25,000. San Antonio won the WFL Summer Title and finished with a 7-6 record (winning all seven home games and losing all six road games) before the league folded on October 22, 1975
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