XFL 2001 Game Summary
Bolts 19, HITMEN 12 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Winter hit the XFL, and the weather beat up the new league and its fans. Freezing temperatures and 22 mph wind that made it feel like 6 degrees — and that was at the start of the game — sent most of the 36,458 fans at the … Read more
Rage 26, Demons 14 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The crowd was smaller, but no less appreciative of the show. The Orlando Rage beat the San Francisco Demons 26-14 on Saturday night before an announced crowd of 25,049, down nearly 11,500 from the first XFL game at the Florida Citrus Bowl. Once again the fans seemed more … Read more
Xtreme 39, Enforcers 32, 2OT LOS ANGELES (AP) — A hot tub brimming with bikini-clad women, a lifeguard stand on a patch of sand and a party tent just beyond the end zone: Pro football returned to Los Angeles on Saturday night, but it obviously wasn’t the NFL. Former UCLA and NFL quarterback Tommy Maddox threw … Read more
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The football might not be scripted in the XFL, but that doesn’t mean the made-for-TV league doesn’t follow a formula. There was football for the sports fan and scantily clad cheerleaders for the workaday guy Sunday as the Memphis Maniax beat the Birmingham Bolts 22-20 in the opening game for both teams. … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Panasuk kicked a 33-yard field goal with no time left to give the San Francisco Demons a 15-13 victory over the Los Angeles Xtreme as the XFL made its Bay Area debut in front of a sellout crowd on Sunday. Mike Pawlawski was 31-of-47 for 289 yards and threw two touchdowns … Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando’s Hassan Shamsid-Deen was knocked out before the game even started as the XFL quickly proved it is far removed from any football league seen before. The XFL got off to a ragged, yet successful start Saturday night, as the Rage beat Chicago 33-29 before a crowd of 35,603. It looked like … Read more
LAS VEGAS (AP) –– Moments before the XFL’s first red-and-black football was kicked into the desert night, Vince McMahon stood alone at the 50-yard line of Sam Boyd Stadium. Deafening cheers poured down from the packed stands. “We welcome you to our game!” McMahon shouted. “Thank you for the privilege of competing before you tonight!” … Read more