San Antonio Riders
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| Year Founded | 1991 | ||||
| Year Retired | 1992 | ||||
| City | San Antonio, Texas | ||||
| Team Colors | Brown, Gold | ||||
| Franchise W-L-T Record | Regular Season: 11-9 | ||||
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The San Antonio Riders were a professional American football team that played in the WLAF in 1991 and 1992. The team played in the Alamo Stadium in 1991 and then were forced to move to Bobcat Stadium on the campus of Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) in San Marcos, Texas for the 1992 season.
The team was owned by Larry Benson, the brother of Tom Benson (owner of the New Orleans Saints of the NFL). The general managers were Tom Landry (NFL Hall of Fame coach) and Tom Landry, Jr.
The team's record in 1991 was 4-6. San Antonio turned things around in 1992 with a mark of 7-3. The Riders were not able to compete in the highly competitive North American West Division during the 1992 season, and like Frankfurt of 1991, they did not make the playoffs despite a 7-3 record.
Former players include professional wrestler John "Bradshaw" Layfield, better known as JBL of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Jason Garrett who went on to play with the Dallas Cowboys and head coach Mike Riley who went on to coach the San Diego Chargers of the NFL.
[edit] Season-by-season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff Results |
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| 1991 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2nd North American West | -- |
| 1992 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd North American West | -- |
| Totals | 11 | 9 | 0 | ||
- 1991 results
- Week 1: Orlando Thunder 35, San Antonio 34
- Week 2: Frankfurt Galaxy 10, San Antonio 3
- Week 3: San Antonio 10, Sacramento Surge 3
- Week 4: San Antonio 37, Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks 15
- Week 5: San Antonio 22, Barcelona Dragons 14
- Week 6: Birmingham Fire 16, San Antonio 12
- Week 7: London Monarchs 38, San Antonio 15
- Week 8: Barcelona Dragons 17, San Antonio 7
- Week 9: San Antonio 27, Montreal Machine 10
- Week 10: New York/New Jersey Knights 38, San Antonio 9
- 1992 results
- Week 1: San Antonio 17, Montreal Machine 16
- Week 2: Birmingham Fire 17, San Antonio 10
- Week 3: San Antonio 9, New York/New Jersey Knights 3
- Week 4: San Antonio 23, Sacramento Surge 20 (OT)
- Week 5: San Antonio 17, Ohio Glory 0
- Week 6: San Antonio 17, Birmingham Fire 14
- Week 7: Orlando Thunder 39, San Antonio 21
- Week 8: San Antonio 17, Barcelona Dragons 0
- Week 9: San Antonio 43, Frankfurt Galaxy 14
- Week 10: Sacramento Surge 27, San Antonio 21
[edit] External links
| World League of American Football (WLAF) |
| North American West: Birmingham Fire | Sacramento Surge | San Antonio Riders North American East: Montreal Machine | New York/New Jersey Knights | Orlando Thunder | Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks (1991) | Ohio Glory (1992) |
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