Orlando Rage
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[edit] Overview
Orlando Rage is a name used by two different American football teams based in Orlando, Florida: one was originally part of the failed XFL begun by Vince McMahon of the World Wrestling Federation and by NBC, a major television network in the United States. The current Orlando Rage, a minor league team in the Southern States Football League with different colors and logos, has no connection with the former XFL franchise.
[edit] 2001 XFL
The XFL team's colors were navy blue, reddish-orange, yellow, and white with jersey numbers in a unique jagged font. They played their home games at Orlando's Citrus Bowl and were coached by former University of Florida head coach Galen Hall. They were in the XFL's Eastern Division with the New York/New Jersey Hitmen, Chicago Enforcers and Birmingham Thunderbolts. The team finished their only regular season with an 8-2 record, the best in the league, but were upset in the first round of the playoffs by the 5-5 San Francisco Demons, who would eventually lose the XFL Championship Game. NBC dropped the XFL concept after the first season (2001) due to dismal ratings, and the league folded soon afterwards.
[edit] Southern States Football League
The team name was revived in 2004 as a member of the minor-league Southern States Football League, after a merger between the Orlando Starz and Orlando Panthers franchises. The new team's colors are reddish-orange, sky blue and silver.
[edit] 2001 XFL Team Leaders
Rushing Yards: 387, Derrick Clark
Receiving Yards: 659, Diallo Burks
Passing Yards: 998, Brian Kuklick
