New Jersey Revolution

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New Jersey Revolution
Established 2006
Folded 2010
Played in Morristown, New Jersey
at the Mennen Arena
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League/conference affiliations
Great Lakes/Continental Indoor Football League (2006–2008)
  • Atlantic Conference (2007–2008)
    • East Division (2008)

American Indoor Football Association (2010)

  • Eastern Division (2010)
Current uniform
Team colorsNavy, red, silver, white
    
CheerleadersRev It Up Girls
Personnel
Owner(s)Champion Sports and Entertainment
Head coachAl Forsythe
Team history
  • New York/New Jersey Revolution (2006–2007)
  • New Jersey Revolution (2008–2010)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

The New Jersey Revolution were members of the American Indoor Football Association based in Morristown, New Jersey, with home games at the George Mennen arena. The Revolution name referred to New Jersey's nickname, The Crossroads of the Revolution, as the state was the site of many American Revolution battles. It was the only indoor football team within the proximity of the New York metropolitan area in the 2010 season.

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History

The team began play as the New York/New Jersey Revolution in the Great Lakes Indoor Football League's inaugural 2006 season. Although the team was based in New York City, they ended up playing an all road schedule that year. The New York/New Jersey Revolution lost every game they played in 2006 going 0–10 on the season.

Starting in 2007, the team played their home games at the Mennen Arena in Morristown, New Jersey. The New York/New Jersey Revolution went 1–11 in their first season as members of the rebranded Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL). The team won its first game on May 5, 2007, with a 48–47 victory over the Summit County Rumble in Tallmadge, Ohio led by first year head coach Scott Veith.

The team announced they changed their name to the New Jersey Revolution and introduced a new logo for the 2008 season. After losing the season's first four games, the Revs got their second win and first at home, defeating the Chesapeake Tide 49–47 at Mennen Arena. In their second season in the CIFL, the New Jersey Revolution finished with a 3–9 record.

The team was removed from the CIFL prior to the 2009 season and played as an indoor semi-professional franchise for the season. [1] They played three games at home, all victories over other semi-pro teams: 77–18 over the East Penn Sting, 62–0 over the New York State Broncos, and a 69–24 over the Lebanon Valley Cardinals. [2] On October 1, 2009, the Revolution announced they had joined the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA) for the 2010 season.

In the 2010 AIFA season, the NJ Revolution went 0–14 on the season. They lost six home games at the George Mennen Arena, all seven road games and one neutral site game played June 12, 2010, at the Sun National Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey, as the road team losing to the Harrisburg Stampede 96–44. The neutral site game was originally announced as an exhibition contest but then listed in the final overall AIFA league standings. The purpose of this game was to announce that in Trenton Steel would be joining the AIFA in 2011.

The New Jersey Revolution ceased operations on September 8, 2010, via a press release thanking the fans. The AIFA suspended operations four months later with many of its teams, including the Trenton Steel, joining the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL). The AIFA returned in 2012 after the SIFL ceased operations as American Indoor Football (AIF).

Team and season results

Season-by-season overall results

Season League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results
FinishWinsLossesTies
New York/New Jersey Revolution
2006 GLIFL 6th0100Did not qualify
2007 CIFL Atlantic6th1110Did not qualify
New Jersey Revolution
2008 CIFLAtlanticEast3rd390Did not qualify
2009Independent300
2010 AIFA Eastern7th0140Did not qualify
Totals7440

2006 season

TeamWLTPCT
Port Huron Pirates-y10001.000
Rochester Raiders-x730.700
Lehigh Valley Outlawz-x550.500
Battle Creek Crunch-x460.400
Marion Mayhem 460.400
New York/New Jersey Revolution 0100.000

2007 season

TeamOverallDivision
WLTPCTWLTPCT
Great Lakes Conference
Michigan Pirates-y12001.00010001.000
Kalamazoo Xplosion-x1020.8331020.833
Chicago Slaughter-x930.750820.800
Marion Mayhem-x660.500650.545
Muskegon Thunder-x480.333470.364
Miami Valley Silverbacks 480.333370.300
Summit County Rumble 1110.083070.000
Springfield Stallions 0120.0000110.000
Atlantic Conference
Rochester Raiders-y1020.83390001.000
New England Surge-x840.667830.727
Lehigh Valley Outlawz-x750.583550.500
Chesapeake Tide-x750.583650.545
Steubenville Stampede 570.417260.250
NY/NJ Revolution 1110.0830110.000
DateOpponent Home/Away Result
March 24 Steubenville Stampede AwayLost 3–70
April 7 Lehigh Valley Outlawz AwayLost 25–45
April 14 New England Surge AwayLost 6–61
April 21Lehigh Valley OutlawzHomeLost 29–46
April 28New England SurgeHomeLost 21–39
May 5 Summit County Rumble AwayWon 48–47
May 12 Chesapeake Tide AwayLost 15–31
May 19 Rochester Raiders AwayLost 0–62
May 26Chesapeake TideHomeLost 43-55
June 9Rochester RaidersHomeLost 21–56
June 16Summit County RumbleHomeLost 27–38
June 23New England SurgeHomeLost 20–34

2008 season

TeamOverallDivision
WLTPCTWLTPCT
Great Lakes Conference
East Division
Kalamazoo Xplosion-y1110.917510.833
Muskegon Thunder-x570.417220.500
Fort Wayne Freedom 570.417240.333
Miami Valley Silverbacks 390.250120.333
West Division
Chicago Slaughter-y840.667310.750
Rock River Raptors-x750.583310.750
Milwaukee Bonecrushers 1110.083040.000
Atlantic Conference
East Division
New England Surge-y830.727510.833
Lehigh Valley Outlawz-x750.583420.667
New Jersey Revolution 390.250250.286
Chesapeake Tide 2100.583020.000
West Division
Rochester Raiders-z12001.0004001.000
Saginaw Sting-y1020.833310.750
Marion Mayhem-x750.583020.000
Flint Phantoms 1110.083040.000
DateOpponent Home/Away Result
March 15 Miami Valley Silverbacks AwayLost 13–56
March 22 Lehigh Valley Outlawz AwayLost 32–54
April 4 Saginaw Sting AwayLost 24–48
April 12 Rochester Raiders AwayLost 3–49
April 19 Chesapeake Tide HomeWon 49–47
April 26Rochester RaidersHomeLost 16–59
May 3Chesapeake TideAwayLost 46–65
May 9 Milwaukee Bonecrushers HomeWon 56–32
May 17 New England Surge AwayLost 26–62
May 24New England SurgeHomeLost 9–45
May 30Lehigh Valley OutlawzHomeWon 31–30
June 7Chesapeake TideHomeLost 48–55

2009 season

Played an independent three-game season against other east coast based semi-professional teams.

DateOpponent Home/Away Result
UnknownEast Penn StingHomeWon 23–68
UnknownNew York State BroncosHomeWon 62–0
UnknownLebanon Valley CardinalsHomeWon 69–24

2010 season

DateOpponent Home/Away Result
March 14 Baltimore Mariners AwayLost 23–68
March 20 Richmond Raiders AwayLost 38–51
March 27 Fayetteville Guard AwayLost 15–75
April 11Baltimore MarinersHomeLost 27–61
April 17Fayetteville GuardHomeLost 19–37
April 24 Harrisburg Stampede HomeLost 31–44
May 8 Reading Express HomeLost 69–71
May 14 Erie Storm AwayLost 38–40
May 22Richmond RaidersHomeLost 40–76
May 29Erie StormHomeLost 58–68
June 5Reading ExpressAwayLost 20–56
June 12Harrisburg StampedeNeutral site – Trenton, New JerseyLost 44–96
June 19Baltimore MarinersAwayLost 6–84
June 26Harrisburg StampedeAwayLost 29–80

References

  1. "2009 Schedule Released". Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) website. Archived from the original on December 23, 2008.
  2. NJ.com