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.

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.

Season-by-season

|2001 || 7 || 3 || 0 || 1st Western || Won Semifinals (Chicago)Won Million Dollar Game (San Francisco) |- !Totals || 9 || 3 || 0 |colspan="2"| (including playoffs)

Schedule Regular season WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenue 1 February 4 at San Francisco Demons L 13–15 0–1 Pacific Bell Park 2 Chicago Enforcers W 39–32 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 3 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 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 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 San Francisco Demons W 24–0 7–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Post-season RoundDateOpponentResultRecordVenue Semi-final April 15 Chicago Enforcers W 33–16 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Championship San Francisco Demons W 38–6 2–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Standings

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

Game summaries Week 1: at San Francisco Demons

Week 2: vs. Chicago Enforcers

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 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

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

External links Los Angeles Xtreme roster