COLUMN: The XFL is dead. This time, let it rest in peace
The XFL is dead. The UFL has arrived, and it’s time to embrace what we have rather than conjure up what could’ve – or should’ve – been.
XFL 2001 News
Remembering Dick Butkus and the XFL
With the passing of Dick Butkus on October 5, 2023, lets take a moment to remember the time of his career when Vince McMahon brought him into the XFL.
XFL Championship Trophies
Since 2001, there has been three XFL seasons and each had it’s own Championship Trophy.
It All Begins…Again
It seemed too good to be true. There they were, the architects of the renegade 2001 football league, Vince McMahon and Dick Ebersol, sitting down together to have dinner at the end of ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary on the XFL. “Do you ever have thoughts about trying again?” Ebersols asks McMahon. Without hesitation, McMahon … Read more
2001 XFL Attendance
The XFL’s attendance statistics for the 2001 season varied greatly depending on the team and the location. The league averaged around 23,000 fans per game across all of its teams, which was lower than the NFL’s average of around 66,000 fans per game. The highest attended game of the XFL’s inaugural season was the opening … Read more
It was 18-years ago. How well do you remember the XFL?
The original XFL was launched on February 3rd, 2001, exactly 18-years ago today. To commemorate the anniversary, we present the XFL Quiz. It’s time to prove what you remember about the XFL. Be careful! You may find some of the questions to be a little tricky.
The Alliance between Dick Ebersol and Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon and Dick Ebersol – Credit: ESPN Films.”Do you ever have any thoughts of trying again?” Dick Ebersol asked Vince McMahon on the This was the XFL special done for the ESPN 30 for 30 series. Vince McMahon without hesitation responded, “Yes I do.” Ebersol responded with, “We’ll have to do it with our own … Read more
One Last Look Back at the Original XFL
As XFL Representatives scout the future of pro football and their league, at this past weekend’s College All-Star games. I found myself thinking about the past and how surreal this whole XFL return thing really is. I keep having 2001 flashbacks. Let’s jump back into Doc’s DeLorean one last time. The world was so different … Read more
The XFL Kicked-off Seventeen Years Ago Today
On February 3, 2001, the XFL kicked off with two Saturday night games broadcast live in prime time, split into east and west games. In the west, the Las Vegas Outlaws hosted the New York/New Jersey Hitmen. Moments before the first ever scramble for the red-and-black football, Vince McMahon stood at the 50-yard line of … Read more