The Los Angeles Xtreme was a professional

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team based in

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. The team was a member of the

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, begun by

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and by

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, a major television network in the United States. The team played its home games in the

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in the spring of 2001. They were in the XFL's Western Division with the

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, the

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, 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

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code for

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. They finished the season in 1st place with a 7–3 record and defeated the

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in the

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and the

in the

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with a score of 38–6 to win the league's sole Championship.

History

The LA Xtreme were the only champions of the 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,

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, subsequently caught on with the

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of the

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, later leading them into the playoffs in

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and winning a

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ring in

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. Maddox also won the XFL's Most Valuable Player award.

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has achieved success in the

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with the

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, the

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, and the

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winning two

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championships.

Revival

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Season-by-season

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Schedule

Regular season

Post-season

Standings

Personnel

Coaches

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, Head Coach (2001)

Roster

Other notable figures

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– One of the team's

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s is now a scout for the

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and a co-general manager of a minor league affiliate, the

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. *

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– The actor and

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was the sideline reporter on the radio broadcasts of the team on KLSX. The booth announcers were Geoff Nathanson and

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(Fertig died in 2008).

Team leaders

* Rushing yards: 310,

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* Receiving yards: 656,

* Passing yards: 2186,

(also league leader)

References

External links

Los Angeles Xtreme roster
{{Los Angeles Xtreme Roster XFL (2001) teams Defunct American football teams in California 2001 establishments in California