The Sacramento Surge was a professional

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team that played in the World League of American Football (WLAF) in 1991 and 1992. The team played its first season at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, and the second season in Hornet Stadium on the

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campus. It was owned by Managing General Partner Fred Anderson and the General Manager was Michael F. Keller. In charge of Special Projects was

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, who also partnered with Joe Starkey and Ronnie Lott on Surge radio broadcasts on Sacramento radio station

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. The team was coached by former

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quarterback–head coach

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was the defensive coordinator and Jim Haslett was a defensive assistant coach. The Surge won the

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in 1992, the only

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team to do so. On this championship team were future professional wrestler

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and investment guru

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. After the WLAF ended its American presence at the end of the 1992 season, Anderson continued Sacramento's presence in professional football by acquiring a

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expansion franchise. The new team was named the

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; Stephenson and several Surge players were retained in the change, as were the team colors of aqua and yellow. As of April 2021, it is planned to revive the "Surge" franchise as " Stuttgart Surge" in the newly established " European League of Football" which sees itself as a continuation of WLAF and NFL Europe.

Season-by-season

1991 season

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Schedule

1992 season

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Schedule

References

External links

1991 Sacramento Surge stats on FootballDB.com

1991 Sacramento Surge stats on FootballDB.com
{{Sacramento Gold Miners NFL Europe (WLAF) teams American football teams established in 1991 Sports clubs disestablished in 1992 American football teams in Sacramento, California Defunct American football teams in California 1991 establishments in California 1992 disestablishments in California