Los Angeles Xtreme

Los Angeles Xtreme
Los Angeles Xtreme
	Logo
General information
Founded	2001
Folded	2001
Stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Headquartered	Los Angeles, California
Colors	Navy, gold, silver, white;
Personnel
Head coach	Al Luginbill
League / conference affiliations
	XFL; Western Division
Championships
	League championships: 0; 1 Million Dollar Game (2001)
	Division championships: 0; 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

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

Staff

2001 Los Angeles Xtreme staff

Front office

Vice president and general manager – J. K. McKay
Director of player personnel – Al Tanara

Head coaches

Head coach – Al Luginbill

Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator – Jim Barker
Quarterbacks backs – Tom Luginbill
Running backs – Ken Stills
Wide receivers – Marc Lunsford
Offensive line – Dave Levy

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator – Jim Hilles
Defensive line – Ted Gill

Special teams coaches

Special teams – Chris Allen

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

Game summaries

Week 1: at San Francisco Demons

Week 1: Los Angeles Xtreme at San Francisco Demons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Xtreme	0	7	0	6	13
Demons	6	0	0	9	15

at Pacific Bell Park, San Francisco, California

Date: February 4
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 38,253
TV announcers (UPN): Chris Marlowe, Brian Bosworth, Chris Wragge and Michael Barkann
Boxscore

Game information

First quarter

SF – Vaughn Dunbar 3-yard pass from Mike Pawlawski (Mike Pawlawski pass failed), 3:31. Demons 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 39 yards, 6:13.

Second quarter

LA – Darnell McDonald 28-pass from Tommy Maddox (Rashaan Shehee run for conversion), :38. Xtreme 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:20.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

LA – José Cortez 35-yard field goal, 12:23. Xtreme 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:28.
SF – Calvin Schexnayder 32-yard pass from Mike Pawlawski (Mike Pawlawski pass failed), 10:03. Demons 12–10. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:44.
LA – José Cortez 25-yard field goal, 3:55. Xtreme 13–12. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:33.
SF – Mike Panasuk 33-yard field goal, :00. Demons 15–13. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:55.

Top passers

LA – Tommy Maddox – 15/27, 164 yards, TD, INT
SF – Mike Pawlawski – 31/47, 288 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

LA – Rashaan Shehee – 13 rushes, 37 yards
SF – Jimmy Cunningham – 1 rush, 27 yards

Top receivers

LA – Jeremaine Copeland – 6 receptions, 59 yards
SF – Brian Roberson – 12 receptions, 127 yards

Week 2: vs. Chicago Enforcers

Week 2: Chicago Enforcers at Los Angeles Xtreme – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Enforcers	12	13	0	0	7	0	32
Xtreme	6	7	0	12	7	7	39

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Date: February 10
Game time: 5:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 35,813
TV announcers (NBC): Jim Ross, Jesse Ventura, Mike Adamle and Fred Roggin
Boxscore

Game information

First quarter

CHI – John Avery 28-yard run (Tim Lester pass failed), 12:00. Enforcers 6–0. Drive: 3 plays, 83 yards, 1:50.
LA – Tommy Maddox 1-yard run (Tommy Maddox pass failed), 5:54. Tied 6–6. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:00.
CHI – Aaron Bailey 46-yard pass from Tim Lester (Tim Lester sacked), 5:10. Enforcers 12–6. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, :59.

Second quarter

CHI – Brian Rogers 2-yard blocked punt return (LeShon Johnson run failed), 6:07 Enforcers 18–6.
LA – Darnell McDonald 15-pass from Tommy Maddox (Ken Oxendine run for conversion), 3:45. Enforcers 18–13. Drive: 1 play, 15 yards, :07.
CHI – LeShon Johnson 1-yard run (LeShon Johnson run for conversion), 1:13. Enforcers 25–13. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:22.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

LA – Damon Dunn 8-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Tommy Maddox pass failed), 2:43. Enforcers 25–19. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:05.
LA – Ken Oxendine 1-yard run (Tommy Maddox pass failed), :29. Tied 25–25. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 1:09.

Overtime

CHI – John Avery 2-yard pass from Tim Lester (Tim Lester run for conversion). Enforcers 32–25. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards.
LA – Jeremaine Copeland 20-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jermaine Copeland pass from Tommy Maddox) Tied 32–32. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards.
LA – Darnell McDonald 20-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Ken Oxendine run for conversion) Xtreme 39–32. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards.

Top passers

CHI – Tim Lester – 11/19, 220 yards, 2 TD
LA – Tommy Maddox – 38/65, 412 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

CHI – John Avery – 5 rushes, 69 yards, TD
LA – Rashaan Shehee – 8 rushes, 36 yards

Top receivers

CHI – John Avery – 3 receptions, 84 yards, TD
LA – Jeremaine Copeland – 17 receptions, 190 yards, TD

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).

Statistical leaders

Legend
	Led the league

Passing

Passing statistics^[a]
NAME	GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Rtg
Tommy Maddox	10	10	7–3	196	342	57.3	2,186	18	9	83.1
Scott Milanovich	4	0	—	2	9	22.2	45	0	1	8.3
Totals	10	10	7–3	198	352	56.3	2,231	18	10	80.6

^ Copeland threw one incompletion.

Rushing

Rushing statistics
NAME	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Saladin McCullough	88	384	4.4	22	5
Rashaan Shehee	61	242	4.0	28	0
Ken Oxendine	34	76	2.2	7	1
Tommy Maddox	15	27	1.8	10	2
Noel Prefontaine	1	10	10.0	10t	1
Josh Wilcox	2	5	2.5	3	0
Scott Milanovich	5	-15	-3.0	-2	0
Totals	206	729	3.5	28	9

Receiving

Receiving statistics
NAME	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Jeremaine Copeland	67	755	11.3	34	5
Darnell McDonald	34	456	14.4	39	8
Latario Rachal	24	254	10.6	24	0
Damon Gibson	16	257	16.1	58t	1
Saladin McCullough	14	77	5.5	19t	1
Larry Ryans	11	115	10.5	20	0
Damon Dunn	10	151	15.1	63	1
Frank Leatherwood	9	78	8.7	14	1
Rashaan Shehee	6	25	4.2	16	0
Ken Oxendine	5	53	10.6	23	0
Josh Wilcox	2	10	5.0	5t	1
Totals	198	2,231	11.3	63	18

References

^ "Los Angeles Xtreme Logo Sheet". SSUR.org. Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
^ "The XFL, a football oddity, played its first -- and last -- championship game 15 years ago". FOX Sports. April 21, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ 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.
^ "XFL Standings". USA Today. May 12, 2001. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

External links

Los Angeles Xtreme roster

[5] Copeland threw one incompletion.

[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.

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