Tombstone
Founded: May 1, 199211992 Arena Football League Media Guide
Folded: Early 1993
First Game: May 29, 1992 (L 49-27 @ Dallas Texans)
Last Game: August 7, 1992 (L 48-23 @ Detroit Drive)
Arena Bowl Championships: None
Arena
ARCO Arena (II) (18,552)21992 Arena Football League Media Guide
Opened: 1988
Marketing
Team Colors: Navy Blue, Old Gold & White31992 Arena Football League Media Guide
Ownership
Owner/Operator: Jim Thomas, et al. (Leased team from Arena Football League)
Attendance
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Source: 1999 Arena Football League Official Record & Fact Book (rebuilt from game summaries)
Background
The Sacramento Attack were a hastily assembled Arena Football League squad that lasted just a single season in the California state capital in 1992. In fact, the Attack hosted just five games at ARCO Arena during their brief existence.
The franchise had a convoluted back story. The team was first announced in early March 1992 as an expansion franchise called the L.A. Wings that intended to play in the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. The original ownership group, headed by Jim Hartman, wanted to play in Denver. Hartman acquired the contract rights to most of the players from the Denver Dynamite, a rudderless AFL franchise that had lost its ownership group. For reasons never fully explained, Hartman’s group was either dissuaded or prevented from playing in Denver. Thus the L.A. Wings were born. Hartman hired former Cal star quarterback Joe Kapp, who led the Minnesota Vikings to a berth in Super Bowl IV, as the Wings’ head coach.
Team Leased To Sacramento Kings
One month later the Hartman was out and the Wings were done in L.A. With the start of the 1992 season just three weeks away, the Arena Football League scrambled to find a home for the team. In early May 1992, the ownership of the NBA’s Sacramento Kings agreed to operate the team on a leased basis at ARCO Arena. Kapp came along for the move, as did many of the former Denver Dynamite players still on the team’s roster. The team name was changed to Sacramento Attack.
The End
The Attack backed in the Arena League playoffs with a 4-6 record. The team lost in the first round to the eventual champions, the Detroit Drive, on August 7th, 1992. That was the last appearance of the Sacramento Attack, just 92 days after the team was formed. Kings management declined to renew their lease arrangement with the Arena Football League in 1993, choosing to cast their lot with indoor soccer instead to fill summer dates at ARCO Arena.
Sacramento Attack Video
Sacramento Attack at Arizona Rattlers. June 13th, 1992.
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3 Responses
I played in this game. Still pisses me off when I watch it. We had AZ, offense stopped scoring, defense couldn’t stop the scoring. lol
Im Pat Gregory #10 for Sac Pa
Hey, would u have a jersey?
Hi Jim. Apologies for a long reply. Yes I have my rookie jersey with Sacramento.