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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 with different colors and logos, has no connection with the former XFL franchise. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Skyline of Orlando at night, from across Lake Eola The city of Orlando is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. ... The XFL was a professional American football league which played for one season in 2001. ... Vince McMahon Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24, 1945 in Pinehurst, North Carolina), is an American professional wrestling promoter. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling organization. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...


2001 XFL

The XFL team's colors were 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 a 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. NBC dropped the XFL concept after the first season (2001) due to dismal ratings, and the league folded soon afterwards. The Citrus Bowl is a stadium in Orlando, Florida, USA, built for American football and currently seating around 70,000. ... University of Florida State University System of Florida FAMU FAU FGCU FIU FSU NCF UCF UF UNF USF UWF The University of Florida is a public university located in Gainesville, Florida. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Categories: Sports stubs | Defunct American football teams | New Jersey sports | New York City sports ... Categories: Chicago sports | Defunct American football teams | American football stubs ... The Only Season The Birmingham Thunderbolts were a short-lived springtime American football team based in Birmingham, Alabama. ... The Only Season The San Francisco Demons were a short-lived springtime American football team based in San Francisco, California. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...


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. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Southern States Football League (SSFL) is a late winter-spring American football league with all of its teams based in Florida. ... The Orlando Starz were a franchise in the Independent Womens Football League from 2002-2004. ...


2001 XFL Team Leaders

Rushing Yards: 387, Derrick Clark


Receiving Yards: 659, Diallo Burks


Passing Yards: 998, Brian Kuklick


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