[1][2] The team was officially presented at a press conference on 19 February 2019 by team owners Enrique Villanueva and Germán Pérez de Celis, as well as head coach Francisco Vázquez, who aimed to provide professional opportunities to players from the three local college football programs.
[3][4] The Tequileros' inaugural 45-man roster included 18 players from the Borregos Salvajes Guadalajara [es] college team.
[11] The following week, they beat the Centauros de Ciudad Juárez at home by a score of 55–18 for their first win of the season.
[12] In week four, the Tequileros shutout the Rojos de Lindavista 51–0 to secure a three-game winning streak.
The Tequileros finished the regular season with a 5–3 record, yet again missing the playoffs on a tiebreaker.