Editing Los Angeles Xtreme

{{Short description|American professional football team}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox American football team 
| name = Los Angeles Xtreme
| logo = Los angeles xtreme logo.png
| logosize = 200
| established = 2001
| folded = {{start date and age|2001}}
| league = [[XFL (2001)|XFL]]
| stadium = [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| location = [[Los Angeles, California]]
| colors = Navy, gold, silver, white<ref>{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Xtreme Logo Sheet|url=http://www.ssur.org/research/XFLLogoSheets/images/LosAngelesXtreme_CL.jpg|website=SSUR.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314001345/http://www.ssur.org/research/XFLLogoSheets/images/LosAngelesXtreme_CL.jpg|archive-date=March 14, 2007|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref><br />{{color box|#041E42}} {{color box|#9E7C0C}} {{color box|#A5ACAF}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| coach = [[Al Luginbill]]
| manager = 
| division = Western
| league_champs = 1 [[Million Dollar Game]] (2001)
| div_champs = 1 (2001)
| sponsor = 
}}

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 (2001)|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 (XFL)|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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/wwe-vince-mcmahon-xfl-championship-game-15-year-anniversary-042116|title=The XFL, a football oddity, played its first -- and last -- championship game 15 years ago|date=2016-04-21|work=FOX Sports|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en-US}}</ref>

==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 NFL season|2002]] and winning a [[Super Bowl XL|Super Bowl]] ring in [[2005 NFL season|2005]]. Maddox also won the [[XFL (2001)#Awards|XFL's Most Valuable Player]] award. [[Jeremaine Copeland]] has achieved success in the [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] with the [[Montreal Alouettes]], the [[Calgary Stampeders]], and the [[Toronto Argonauts]] winning two [[Grey Cup]] championships.

===Revival===
{{main|Los Angeles Wildcats (XFL)}}

In December 2018, a [[XFL (2020)|revival of the XFL]] announced its intention to return to Los Angeles. The new team was named the [[Los Angeles Wildcats (XFL)|Los Angeles Wildcats]], but would cease operations due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]; they would not return when the league was reactivated in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Mike |title=XFL 2023: The Pitfalls Of Abandoning What Made The 2020 League Great |url=https://xflnewshub.com/xfl-news/xfl-2023-the-pitfalls-of-abandoning-what-made-the-2020-version-great/ |access-date=April 7, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407005333/https://xflnewshub.com/xfl-news/xfl-2023-the-pitfalls-of-abandoning-what-made-the-2020-version-great/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Season-by-season==
{{Start NFL SBS}}
|-
|2001 || 7 || 3 || 0 || 1st Western || Won Semifinals ([[Chicago Enforcers|Chicago]])<br>Won Million Dollar Game ([[San Francisco Demons|San Francisco]])
|-
!Totals || 9 || 3 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
{{s-end}}

===Schedule===
====Regular season====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Los Angeles Xtreme|border=2}};"|Week
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Los Angeles Xtreme|border=2}};"|Date
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Los Angeles Xtreme|border=2}};"|Opponent
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Los Angeles Xtreme|border=2}};"|Result
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Los Angeles Xtreme|border=2}};"|Record
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Los Angeles Xtreme|border=2}};"|Venue
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 1
| February 4
| at [[San Francisco Demons]]
| '''L''' 13–15
| 0–1
| [[Pacific Bell Park]]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 2
| {{dow tooltip|February 10, 2001}}
| [[Chicago Enforcers]]
| '''W''' 39–32 {{Small|(2 OT)}}
| 1–1
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 3
| {{dow tooltip|February 17, 2001}}
| at [[Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL)|Las Vegas Outlaws]]
| '''W''' 12–9
| 2–1
| [[Sam Boyd Stadium]]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 4
| February 25
| [[Memphis Maniax]]
| '''L''' 12–18
| 2–2
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 5
| {{dow tooltip|March 3, 2001}}
| at [[New York/New Jersey Hitmen]]
| '''W''' 22–7
| 3–2
| [[Giants Stadium]]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 6
| March 11
| at [[Birmingham Thunderbolts]]
| '''W''' 35–26
| 4–2
| [[Legion Field]]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 7
| March 18
| [[Orlando Rage]]
| '''W''' 31–6
| 5–2
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 8
| {{dow tooltip|March 24, 2001}}
| Las Vegas Outlaws
| '''W''' 35–26
| 6–2
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 9
| April 1
| at Memphis Maniax
| '''L''' 12–27
| 6–3
| [[Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium]]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 10
| {{dow tooltip|April 7, 2001}}
| San Francisco Demons
| '''W''' 24–0
| 7–3
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 
|}

====Post-season====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Los Angeles Xtreme|border=2}};"|Round
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Los Angeles Xtreme|border=2}};"|Date
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Los Angeles Xtreme|border=2}};"|Opponent
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Los Angeles Xtreme|border=2}};"|Result
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Los Angeles Xtreme|border=2}};"|Record
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Los Angeles Xtreme|border=2}};"|Venue
|-style="background:#cfc"
! Semi-final
| April 15
| Chicago Enforcers
| '''W''' 33–16
| 1–0
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[Million Dollar Game|Championship]]
| {{dow tooltip|April 21, 2001}}
| San Francisco Demons
| '''W''' 38–6
| 2–0
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 
|}

==Standings==
{{2001 XFL West standings}}
<ref>{{cite web |title=XFL Standings |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/xfl/standings.htm |work=[[USA Today]] |date=May 12, 2001 |access-date=February 18, 2011}}</ref>

==Personnel==

===Coaches===
*[[Al Luginbill]], Head Coach (2001)

===Roster===
{{NFL final roster
| year = 2001
| TeamName=Los Angeles Xtreme
| active = 38
| inactive = 9
| PS = 6

|Quarterbacks=
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;8|Tommy Maddox}}
{{NFLplayer|13|Scott Milanovich}}
|Running Backs=
{{NFLplayer|39|Frank Leatherwood}}
{{NFLplayer|24|Saladin McCullough}}
{{NFLplayer|22|Rashaan Shehee}}

|Wide Receivers=
{{NFLplayer|86|Jeremaine Copeland}}
{{NFLplayer|15|Damon Dunn}}
{{NFLplayer|81|Damon Gibson}}
{{NFLplayer|80|Darnell McDonald|d=gridiron football}}
{{NFLplayer|82|Latario Rachal}}

|Tight Ends=
{{NFLplayer|47|Josh Wilcox}}

|Offensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|64|Chris Brymer|G}}
{{NFLplayer|69|Jerry Crafts|T}}
{{NFLplayer|56|Jonathan Himebauch|C}}
{{NFLplayer|78|Nate Miller|d=offensive lineman|G}}
{{NFLplayer|76|Jose Portilla|T}}
{{NFLplayer|77|Bobby Singh|G}}
{{NFLplayer|65|[[Scott Whittaker]]|T|link=no}}

|Defensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|96|Jamal Duff|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|93|[[Curtis Eason]]|DT|link=no}}
{{NFLplayer|27|Eric Johnson|d=defensive lineman|DE|link=no}}
{{NFLplayer|75|[[Matt Keneley]]|DT|link=no}}
{{NFLplayer|94|[[Chad Pegues]]|DT|link=no}}
{{NFLplayer||David Richie|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|71|Ramondo Stallings|DE}}

|Linebackers=
{{NFLplayer|46|[[Juan Long]]|link=no}}
{{NFLplayer|51|Rico Mack}}
{{NFLplayer|53|Shawn Stuckey}}

|Defensive Backs=
{{NFLplayer|60|Clifton Abraham}} 
{{NFLplayer|21|Ron Carpenter|d=defensive back|S}}
{{NFLplayer|21|Reggie Durden}}
{{NFLplayer|45|Leomont Evans}}
{{NFLplayer||Tinker Keck}}
{{NFLplayer|26|[[Dell McGee]]|CB|link=no}}
{{NFLplayer|29|[[Ricky Parker]]|link=no}}
{{NFLplayer|20|Jeff Russell|d=American football|CB|link=no}}

|Special Teams=
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;1|José Cortéz|K}}
{{NFLplayer|14|Noel Prefontaine|QB/P}}

|Reserve Lists=
{{NFLplayer|42|[[Tremayne Allen]]|TE|link=no}}
{{NFLplayer|55|Brendon Ayanbadejo|LB}}
{{NFLplayer|25|[[Terry Billups]]|DB|link=no}}
{{NFLplayer|32|[[Donnell Day]]|DB|link=no}}
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;7|Todd Doxzon|WR}}

|Practice Squad=
{{NFLplayer|60|Bruce Beaton|G}}
{{NFLplayer||[[Cedric Harden]]|DE|link=no}}
{{NFLplayer|50|[[Errick Herrin]]|LB|link=no}}
{{NFLplayer|28|Ken Oxendine|RB}}
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;4|[[Larry Ryans]]|WR|link=no}}
{{NFLplayer||[[Jason Shelly]]|WR|link=no}}
}}

==Other notable figures==
*[[Bonnie-Jill Laflin]] – One of the team's [[cheerleader]]s 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 [[KNX-FM|KLSX]].  The booth announcers were Geoff Nathanson and [[Craig Fertig]] (Fertig died in 2008).

==Team leaders==
* Rushing yards: 310, [[Saladin McCullough]]
* Receiving yards: 656, [[Jeremaine Copeland]]
* Passing yards: 2186, [[Tommy Maddox]] (also league leader)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.all-xfl.com/losangelesxtreme/team/roster/index.htm Los Angeles Xtreme roster]

{{XFL}}

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