New York/New Jersey Knights

New York/New Jersey Knights

Founded	1991
Closed	1992
Based in	East Rutherford, New Jersey
League	World League of American Football (NFL Europe)
Colors	Black, Silver, Gold, White [1]
Franchise record	Regular Season: 11–9 Postseason: 0–1

The New York/New Jersey Knights was a franchise in the World League of American Football for the 1991 and 1992 seasons. They played in the North American East division, which they won in the 1991 season. They were coached by Mouse Davis, an architect of the run and shoot offense.

After 1992, the NFL (who backed the league) suspended the WLAF's operations. When the WLAF returned in the 1995 season the league was concentrated in Europe, and none of the seven North American teams (including New York/New Jersey Knights) returned.

They played their home games at Giants Stadium, also the former home to the NFL's New York Giants and New York Jets.

Season-by-season

Season	League	Regular season					Postseason
		Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
1991	WLAF	5	5	0	.500	1st (North American East)	0	1	.000	Lost to London Monarchs in semifinal
1992	WLAF	6	4	0	.600	2nd (North American East)	–	–	—	—
Total		11	9	0	.550		0	1	.000

1991 season

1991 New York/New Jersey Knights season
Owner	Robert F. X. Sillerman
General manager	Reggie Williams
Head coach	Mouse Davis
Home stadium	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	5–5
Division place	1st North American East
Playoff finish	Lost semifinal
1992  →

Personnel

Staff

1991 New York/New Jersey Knights staff

	Front office Owner – Robert F. X. Sillerman General Manager – Reggie Williams Head coaches Head Coach – Mouse Davis Assistant Head Coach – Tim Marcum Offensive coaches Co-Offensive Coordinator – Darrel "Pop" Jackson Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Larry Zierlein Receivers/Special Teams – Dan Lounsbury			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Joe Haering Defensive Assistant – Will Lewis Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Rob Panariello

Roster

1991 New York/New Jersey Knights roster

	Quarterbacks  9 Jeff Graham  5 Todd Hammel Running Backs 27 Tony Jeffery 40 Eric Wilkerson Wide Receivers 80 Andre Alexander 82 Cornell Burbage 81 Monty Gilbreath 84 Anthony Hardy 88 Kip Lewis 83 Charles Lockett 86 Lonnie Turner 80 Henry Tuten Tight Ends Vacant		Offensive Linemen 57 Alan Champagne C 54 Rod Holder G 74 Mike Husar G 71 Caesar Rentie T 51 Pete Scott C 60 Stacy Searels T 64 Kevin Simons T 76 Jim Warne G Defensive Linemen 99 Joe Campbell DE 98 David Edeen DE 94 Pat Marlatt DT 69 Doug Mikolas DT 92 Craig Schlichting DE 91 Tony Woods DE		Linebackers 56 Fabray Collins 56 Kevin Dean 58 Cecil Fletcher OLB 53 Chris Haering MLB 52 Ron Sancho OLB Defensive Backs 20 Reggie Berry CB 21 Vince Courville CB 29 Ellis Dillahunt S 26 James Howard CB 22 Tony Jones CB 25 Mark Moore S 49 Falanda Newton S 31 Anthony Parker CB 23 Derrick White CB Special Teams  7 Barry Belli K  4 Bobby Lilljedahl P  7 Kendall Trainor K		Operation Discovery 72 Daniel BeunOL 77 Les JacksonDL 28 Mike TaylorS 41 Eric YumaRB Rookies in italics

Schedule/Results

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	March 24	at Barcelona Dragons	L 7–19	0–1	Montjuic Stadium	19,233
2	March 31	at London Monarchs	L 18–22	0–2	Wembley Stadium	46,592
3	April 6	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 17–27	0–3	Giants Stadium	36,456
4	April 13	at Montreal Machine	W 44–0	1–3	Olympic Stadium	34,821
5	April 22	Sacramento Surge	W 28–20	2–3	Giants Stadium	21,230
6	April 27	Orlando Thunder	W 42–6	3–3	Giants Stadium	30,046
7	May 5	at Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks	W 42–6	4–3	Carter–Finley Stadium	10,069
8	May 11	London Monarchs	L 7–22	4–4	Giants Stadium	41,219
9	May 20	at Birmingham Fire	L 14–24	4–5	Legion Field	31,211
10	May 25	San Antonio Riders	W 38–9	5–5	Giants Stadium	32,857

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
Semifinals	June 2	London Monarchs	L 26–42	0–1	Giants Stadium	25,713

1992 season

1992 New York/New Jersey Knights season
Owner	Robert F. X. Sillerman
General manager	Reggie Williams
Head coach	Mouse Davis
Home stadium	Giants Stadium
Local radio	WEVD
Results
Record	6–4
Division place	2nd North American East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
←  1991

Personnel

Staff

1992 New York/New Jersey Knights staff

Front office Owner – Robert F. X. Sillerman Vice President/General Manager – Reggie Williams Head coaches Head Coach – Mouse Davis Offensive coaches Co-Offensive Coordinator – Darrel "Pop" Jackson Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Larry Zierlein Receivers – Gary Riekes

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Joe Haering Secondary – Jim Elam Defensive Assistant – Will Lewis Special teams coaches Special Teams – Frank Gansz, Jr.

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Roster

1992 New York/New Jersey Knights roster

	Quarterbacks 12 Brent Pease 14 Doug Pederson 10 Reggie Slack Running Backs 20 Chris McLemore 40 Eric Wilkerson Wide Receivers 80 Andre Alexander 82 Cornell Burbage KR 81 Monty Gilbreath 88 Kip Lewis 85 Davis Smith PR 86 Lonnie Turner 89 Byron Williams Tight Ends Vacant		Offensive Linemen 71 Joey Banes T 77 Chris Dyko T 72 Tim Moxley G 54 Leroy Truitt G 61 Paul Wulff C Defensive Linemen 94 Pat Marlatt DT 69 Doug Mikolas DT 92 Craig Schlichting DE 78 Brian Smith DE 91 Tony Woods DE		Linebackers 58 Cecil Fletcher OLB 93 A. J. Jimerson OLB 50 Wes Pritchett MLB 52 Ron Sancho OLB Defensive Backs 23 Richard Carey CB 21 Vince Courville CB 22 Tony Jones CB 33 Dan Land S 25 Mark Moore S 49 Falanda Newton S Special Teams  4 Bobby Lilljedahl P  7 Kendall Trainor K		Operation Discovery Vacant Rookies in italics

Schedule/Results

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	March 22	at London Monarchs	L 20–26 (OT)	0–1	Wembley Stadium	30,167
2	March 28	at Barcelona Dragons	L 14–15	0–2	Montjuic Stadium	17,780
3	April 4	San Antonio Riders	L 3–9	0–3	Giants Stadium	33,659
4	April 12	at Orlando Thunder	L 21–39	0–4	Florida Citrus Bowl	31,921
5	April 18	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 24–21	1–4	Giants Stadium	24,493
6	April 26	at Montreal Machine	W 34–11	2–4	Olympic Stadium	25,896
7	May 3	London Monarchs	W 41–13	3–4	Giants Stadium	30,112
8	May 10	at Ohio Glory	W 39–33 (OT)	4–4	Ohio Stadium	20,516
9	May 16	Barcelona Dragons	W 47–0	5–4	Giants Stadium	22,917
10	May 23	Montreal Machine	W 41–21	6–4	Giants Stadium	18,277

References

1. "Team Colors – WLAF". ColorWerx.us. Archived from the original on November 15, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
2. "Club Directory". 1992 New York/New Jersey Knights Media Guide. p. 2.