XFL 2001 Game Summary
ENFORCERS 15, Outlaws 13 CHICAGO (AP) — LeShon Johnson scored on a 2-yard run with 19 seconds left as the Chicago Enforcers beat the Las Vegas Outlaws 15-13 Sunday night, snapping a four-game losing streak. Johnson’s touchdown capped an eight-play, 82-yard drive. “Finally, things happened a little right for us after four very frustrating games,” Enforcers … Read more
Demons 39, Bolts 10 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pat Barnes threw two touchdown passes and Juan Johnson rushed for 99 yards as the San Francisco Demons beat the Birmingham Bolts 39-10 on Saturday night. The teams had difficulty consistently moving the ball in a steady rain at Pacific Bell Park, but Barnes led San Francisco to … Read more
Xtreme 22, Hitmen 7 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tommy Maddox threw two touchdown passes and Juan Cortez kicked three field goals to lead the Los Angeles Xtreme to a 22-7 victory over the New York-New Jersey Hitmen on Saturday night. The heavily promoted “Blood Feud” between Hitmen coach Rusty Tillman and Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, … Read more
Outlaws 16, Demons 9 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A week ago, Mark Grieb was a student in the Master’s program at Stanford. This Sunday, he was a Las Vegas Outlaw. Grieb, who signed with the Outlaws on Monday, threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Mike Furrey to lead Las Vegas to a 16-9 victory over the … Read more
Maniax 18, XTREME 12 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rashaan Salaam splashed his way to 122 yards and a touchdown as the Memphis Maniax beat the Los Angeles Xtreme 18-12 in a downpour Sunday night. Salaam, the 1994 Heisman Trophy winner at Colorado, scored on a 21-yard run in the game that featured 11 fumbles — eight … Read more
Rage 30, Thunderbolts 6 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Defensive end Bill Duff scored on a 48-yard fumble return as the Orlando Rage improved to 4-0 with a 30-6 victory over Birmingham on Saturday night in the XFL. Duff scooped up Casey Weldon’s fumble and raced into the end zone to give Orlando a 14-0 lead in … Read more
Hitmen 13, Enforcers 0 CHICAGO (AP) — If only Dick Butkus had suited up. The XFL and February football made their belated Soldier Field debuts in a freezing drizzle Saturday night and the outcome had a familiar look: Chicago lost. The New York/New Jersey Hitmen got the lone touchdown of a sloppily played game to slog … Read more
Rage 18, HITMEN 12 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The XFL team from Florida heated up in the cold of Giants Stadium to remain unbeaten. The Orlando Rage rallied to beat the New York-New Jersey Hitmen 18-12 Sunday night, leaving the Rage at 3-0 and the Hitmen winless in as many games in the new league. … Read more
BOLTS 14, Enforcers 3 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Duane Butler scored on a 98-yard interception return with less than two minutes to play as the Birmingham Bolts beat the Chicago Enforcers 14-3 in the XFL on Sunday. “I saw the pass and just broke on the ball and was able to grab it and there wasn’t … Read more
Demons 13, Maniax 6 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Mike Pawlawski threw two second-half touchdown passes to Terry Battle as the San Francisco Demons beat the Memphis Maniax 13-6 in the XFL on Saturday night. Pawlawski, the league’s leading passer, connected with Battle on passes of 9 and 24 yards as San Francisco (2-1) overcame a 6-0 … Read more
Xtreme 12, Outlaws 9 LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jose Cortez kicked a 48-yard field goal as time expired to give the Los Angeles Xtreme a 12-9 victory over the Las Vegas Outlaws in the XFL on Saturday night. Cortez also connected from 45, 44 and 36 yards to help Los Angeles (2-1) win for the second … Read more
Outlaws 25, MANIAX 3 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) –– Jason Kaiser and Kurt Gouveia scored on long fumble returns and Las Vegas’ defense also set up a field goal as the Outlaws beat Memphis 25-3 on Sunday night in the XFL. Kaiser scored on an 80-yard return in the second quarter, and Gouveia had a 100-yarder … Read more