Los Angeles Xtreme

Los Angeles Xtreme

Established	2001
Folded	2001;24 years ago (2001)
Based in	Los Angeles, California
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Head coach	Al Luginbill
League	XFL
Division	Western
Colors	Navy, gold, silver, white [1]
League titles	1 Million Dollar Game (2001)
Division titles	1 (2001)

The Los Angeles Xtreme was a professional American football team based in Los Angeles, California. The team was a member of the original version of the XFL, begun by Vince McMahon of World Wrestling Entertainment and by NBC, a major television network in the United States. The team played its home games in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the spring of 2001. They were in the XFL's Western Division with the San Francisco Demons, the Memphis Maniax, and the Las Vegas Outlaws. The team had the league's best passing offense and was nicknamed "L.A.X." as a pun on the IATA code for Los Angeles International Airport. They finished the season in 1st place with a 7–3 record and defeated the Chicago Enforcers in the Playoffs and the San Francisco Demons in the Million Dollar Game with a score of 38–6 to win the league's sole Championship. ^[2]

History

The LA Xtreme were the sole champions of the original XFL because NBC dropped the XFL concept after the first season due to dismal ratings. Shortly after this, McMahon announced that the league would be dissolved. However, the Xtreme's quarterback, Tommy Maddox, subsequently caught on with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League, later leading them into the playoffs in 2002 and winning a Super Bowl ring in 2005. Maddox also won the XFL's Most Valuable Player award. Jeremaine Copeland has achieved success in the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes, the Calgary Stampeders, and the Toronto Argonauts winning two Grey Cup championships.

Revival

Main article: Los Angeles Wildcats (XFL)

In December 2018, a revival of the XFL announced its intention to return to Los Angeles. The new team was named the Los Angeles Wildcats, but would cease operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic; they would not return when the league was reactivated in 2023. ^[3]

Season-by-season

Season records

Season	W	L	T	Finish	Playoff results
2001	7	3	0	1st Western	Won Semifinals (Chicago) Won Million Dollar Game (San Francisco)
Totals	9	3	0	(including playoffs)

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	February 4	at San Francisco Demons	L 13–15	0–1	Pacific Bell Park
2	February 10	Chicago Enforcers	W 39–32 (2 OT)	1–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
3	February 17	at Las Vegas Outlaws	W 12–9	2–1	Sam Boyd Stadium
4	February 25	Memphis Maniax	L 12–18	2–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
5	March 3	at New York/New Jersey Hitmen	W 22–7	3–2	Giants Stadium
6	March 11	at Birmingham Thunderbolts	W 35–26	4–2	Legion Field
7	March 18	Orlando Rage	W 31–6	5–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
8	March 24	Las Vegas Outlaws	W 35–26	6–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
9	April 1	at Memphis Maniax	L 12–27	6–3	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
10	April 7	San Francisco Demons	W 24–0	7–3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Post-season

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
Semi-final	April 15	Chicago Enforcers	W 33–16	1–0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Championship	April 21	San Francisco Demons	W 38–6	2–0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Standings

Western Division
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Xtreme	7	3	0	.700	235	166	W1
San Francisco Demons	5	5	0	.500	156	161	L1
Memphis Maniax	5	5	0	.500	167	166	W2
Las Vegas Outlaws	4	6	0	.400	169	143	L3

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Personnel

Coaches

• Al Luginbill, Head Coach (2001)

Roster

2001 Los Angeles Xtreme roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  8 Tommy Maddox 13 Scott Milanovich Running backs (RB) 39 Frank Leatherwood 24 Saladin McCullough 22 Rashaan Shehee Wide receivers (WR) 86 Jeremaine Copeland 15 Damon Dunn 81 Damon Gibson 80 Darnell McDonald 82 Latario Rachal Tight ends (TE) 47 Josh Wilcox

Offensive linemen (OL) 64 Chris Brymer G 69 Jerry Crafts T 56 Jonathan Himebauch C 78 Nate Miller G 76 Jose Portilla T 77 Bobby Singh G 65 Scott Whittaker T Defensive linemen (DL) 96 Jamal Duff DE 93 Curtis Eason DT 27 Eric Johnson DE 75 Matt Keneley DT 94 Chad Pegues DT David Richie DE 71 Ramondo Stallings DE

Linebackers (LB) 46 Juan Long 51 Rico Mack 53 Shawn Stuckey Defensive backs (DB) 60 Clifton Abraham 21 Ron Carpenter S 21 Reggie Durden 45 Leomont Evans Tinker Keck 26 Dell McGee CB 29 Ricky Parker 20 Jeff Russell CB Special teams (ST)  1 José Cortéz K 14 Noel Prefontaine

Practice squad 60 Bruce Beaton G Cedric Harden DE 50 Errick Herrin LB 28 Ken Oxendine RB  4 Larry Ryans WR Jason Shelly WR Alan Jones WR Reserve 42 Tremayne Allen TE 55 Brendon Ayanbadejo LB 25 Terry Billups DB 32 Donnell Day DB  7 Todd Doxzon WR Rookies in italics , 6 practice squad

Other notable figures

• Bonnie-Jill Laflin – One of the team's cheerleaders is now a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers and a co-general manager of a minor league affiliate, the Los Angeles D-Fenders.
• Super Dave Osborne – The actor and stuntman was the sideline reporter on the radio broadcasts of the team on KLSX. The booth announcers were Geoff Nathanson and Craig Fertig (Fertig died in 2008).

Team leaders

• Rushing yards: 310, Saladin McCullough
• Receiving yards: 656, Jeremaine Copeland
• Passing yards: 2186, Tommy Maddox (also league leader)

References

1. "Los Angeles Xtreme Logo Sheet". SSUR.org. Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
2. "The XFL, a football oddity, played its first -- and last -- championship game 15 years ago". FOX Sports. April 21, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
3. Mitchell, Mike. "XFL 2023: The Pitfalls Of Abandoning What Made The 2020 League Great". Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
4. "XFL Standings". USA Today . May 12, 2001. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

External links

• Los Angeles Xtreme roster