New York/New Jersey Hitmen
January 6, 2018
XFL (2001) Born: 2000 – XFL founding franchise Folded: May 10, 2001 First Game: February 3, 2001 (L 19-0 @ Las Vegas Outlaws) Last Game:
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New York Sentinels
September 27, 2015
An especially flaccid entry in the ill-conceived United Football League (2009-2012). The New York Sentinels went 0-6 in their only season of competition and never scored more than one touchdown in a game. The team only played one contest in their titular home state of New York during their brief lifespan. 4-time NFL All-Pro defensive end Simeon Rice was the Sentinels’ biggest name. But the team’s best name was leading receiver Craphonso Thorpe.
New Jersey Generals
May 16, 2015
United States Football League (1983-1985) Born: May 11, 1982 – USFL founding franchise Folded: August 1986 First Game: March 6, 1983 (L 20-15 @ Los Angeles
New York Cosmos (1971-1985)
November 20, 2014
North American Soccer League (1971-1984) Major Indoor Soccer League (1984-1985) Born: December 10, 1970 – NASL expansion franchise Folded: Summer 1985 First Game: April 17, 1971 (W
New York/New Jersey Knights
March 14, 2014
The New York/New Jersey Knights were a short-lived franchise in the NFL’s early 1990’s developmental league, the World League of American Football. Run & Shoot innovator Mouse Davis was the Knights’ head coach for both seasons of play. But Davis’ offense – helmed variously by Jeff Graham, Doug Pederson and Reggie Slack – never put up the kind of pinball machine numbers that his famed Houston Gamblers and Denver Gold offenses did in the United States Football League.