Sacramento Surge

Sacramento Surge
Based in
League	WLAF / NFL Europa
Team colors	Aqua, Light Gold, Black, White
Team history
Founded	1991
Championships / World Bowl wins	1: World Bowl II (1992)
Overall franchise record (in W-L-T):	Regular season: 11–9 Postseason: 2–0
Uniform

The Sacramento Surge was a professional American football 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 Sacramento State University campus. It was owned by Managing General Partner Fred Anderson and the General Manager was Michael F. Keller. In charge of Special Projects was Jack Youngblood, who also partnered with Joe Starkey and Ronnie Lott on the Surge radio broadcasts KRAK.

The team was coached by former Buffalo Bills quarterback–head coach Kay Stephenson. Charlie Sumner was the defensive coordinator and Jim Haslett was a defensive assistant coach.

The Surge won the World Bowl in 1992, the only American team to do so. On this championship team were future professional wrestler Bill Goldberg and investment guru Pete Najarian.

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 Canadian Football League expansion franchise. The new team was named the Sacramento Gold Miners; Stephenson and several Surge players were retained in the change, as were the team colors of aqua and yellow.

Season-by-season

Season	League	Regular season					Postseason
		Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
1991	WLAF	3	7	0	.300	3rd (North American West)	–	–	—	—
1992	WLAF	8	2	0	.800	1st (North American West)	2	0	1.000	World Bowl '92 champions
Total		11	9	0	.550		2	0	1.000

1991 season

1991 Sacramento Surge season
Owner	Fred Anderson
Head Coach	Kay Stephenson
General Manager	Mike Keller
Home Field	Hughes Stadium
Results
Record	3–7
Place	3rd
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
none	1992

Personnel

Staff/Coaches

1991 Sacramento Surge staff
Front Office Managing General Partner – Fred Anderson General Manager – Mike Keller Assistant to the General Manager – Cliff Dochterman Special Projects – Jack Youngblood Director of Community Relations – Doug Cosbie Player Personnel Consultant – Bob Griffin Player Personnel Consultant – Lannie Julias		Coaching Staff Head Coach – Kay Stephenson Offensive Coaches: Running Backs/Wide Receivers – Bob Owens Offensive Line – Jim Criner Offensive Assistant – Mike Weston Defensive Coaches: Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Charlie Sumner Defensive Line/Linebackers/Special Teams – Jim Haslett Defensive Assistant – Bob Moran

Roster

1991 Sacrament Surge roster
Quarterbacks 5 Ben Bennett 10 Mike Elkins 11 Todd Ellis 5 Mickey Guidry Running Backs 28 Tony Burse FB/TE 26 Victor Floyd 20 Paul Frazier 22 Leon Perry Wide Receivers -- Sam Archer 87 Paco Craig 88 Chris Gaiters 80 Derek Holloway 86 Carl Parker 87 Colin Sumner		Tight Ends 81 Mel Farr, Jr. FB Offensive Linemen 72 John Buddenberg G Template:NFlplayer 54 Byron Forsythe C 75 Mark Nua T 76 Doug Robb G 62 Richard Stephens T 51 Curtis Wilson C Defensive Linemen 65 John Dominic NT/DE 96 Nate Hill DE 77 Shawn Knight DE 71 Saute Sapolu DE		Linebackers 52 Anthony Henton LB 56 Tim Moore OLB 50 Pete Najarian ILB 58 Paul Soltis ILB 95 Steve Thompson OLB/DE 59 Rick Zumwalt OLB Defensive Backs 27 Mike Adams CB 33 Greg Coauette SS 45 Tom Gerhart FS 24 Mike Hall CB 29 Art Malone DB 21 Robert McWright CB 25 Mike Wallace CB		Special Teams 2 John Nies K/P -- Kendall Trainor K Operation Discovery 83 Ricardo Cartwright WR (Bahamas) 78 Oliver Erhorn DL (Germany) 57 Matti Lindholm ILB (Finland) 74 Juha Salo OL (Finland)

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
			Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, March 23	Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks	W 9–3	1–0	Hughes Stadium	15,126
2	Saturday, March 30	at Birmingham Fire	L 10–17	1–1	Legion Field	16,432
3	Sunday, April 7	at San Antonio Riders	L 3–10	1–2	Alamo Stadium	6,772
4	Saturday, April 13	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 16–10	2–2	Hughes Stadium	17,065
5	Monday, April 22	at New York/New Jersey Knights	L 20–28	2–3	Giants Stadium	21,230
6	Saturday, April 27	Barcelona Dragons	L 20–29 (OT)	2–4	Hughes Stadium	19,045
7	Saturday, May 4	Montreal Machine	L 23–26 (OT)	2–5	Hughes Stadium	17,326
8	Saturday, May 11	at Orlando Thunder	L 33–45	2–6	Florida Citrus Bowl	20,048
9	Saturday, May 18	London Monarchs	L 21–45	2–7	Hughes Stadium	21,409
10	Saturday, May 25	at Frankfurt Galaxy	W 24–13	3–7	Waldstadion	51,653

1992 season

1992 Sacramento Surge season
Owner	Fred Anderson
Head Coach	Kay Stephenson
General Manager	Mike Keller
Home Field	Hornet Stadium
Results
Record	8–2
Place	1st
Playoff Finish	World Bowl '92 champion
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1991	none

Personnel

Coaches/Staff

1992 Sacremento Surge staff
Front Office Managing General Partner – Fred Anderson Partner – Dave Lucchetti Partner – Jim Anderson Partner – Bill Pullum Partner – Dick Baker General Manager – Mike Keller Assistant to the General Manager – Cliff Dochterman Director of Marketing Operations – Jack Youngblood Director of Community Relations – Doug Cosbie Player Personnel Consultant – Bob Griffin Player Personnel Consultant – Lannie Julias		Coaching Staff Head Coach – Kay Stephenson Offensive Coaches: Running Backs – Bob Owens Wide Receivers – Bob Moran Offensive Line – Jim Criner Defensive Coaches: Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Jim Haslett Defensive Line – Jim Niblack Defensive Backs – John Fontes Defensive Assistant – Rick Mueller

Roster

1992 Sacramento Surge roster
Quarterbacks 18 David Archer 5 Mickey Guidry 11 Lee Saltz Running Backs 28 Tony Burse 40 Doug DuBose FB 23 Mike Pringle Wide Receivers 85 Stefon Adams 88 Eddie Brown 89 Anthony Green 86 Carl Parker 82 Mark Stock Tight Ends 83 Paul Green		Offensive Linemen 72 John Buddenberg G 54 Byron Forsythe G/C 52 Terry Gray G 76 Jarrod Johnson OL 74 Tom Rehder G 70 Ernie Rogers T 62 Richard Stephens T 51 Josh Taotoai OL 61 Lance Zeno C Defensive Linemen 93 George Bethune DE 73 Bill Goldberg DT 79 Vance Hammond DT 96 Nate Hill DT 75 Michael Sinclair DE David Westbrooks DE		Linebackers 95 Corian Freema OLB 55 Mike Jones MLB 50 Pete Najarian MLB 56 Basil Proctor OLB > 58 Randy Thornton Defensive Backs 45 Tom Gerhart S 44 Derrick Kelson CB 21 Robert McWright CB 24 Tracey Perkins CB 42 Louis Riddick S 22 Junior Robinson CB 27 Herb Welch S Special Teams 15 Cary Blanchard K 3 John Nies K/P Operation Discovery Vacant

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, March 21		Birmingham Fire	W 20–6	1–0	Hornet Stadium	17,920
2	Sunday, March 29		at Ohio Glory	W 17–6	2–0	Ohio Stadium	37,837
3	Saturday, April 4	2:00 p.m.	Montreal Machine	W 14–7	3–0	Hornet Stadium	21,024
4	Saturday, April 11		San Antonio Riders	L 20–23 (OT)	3–1	Hornet Stadium	20,625
5	Saturday, April 18		at Birmingham Fire	L 14–28	3–2	Legion Field	20,794
6	Sunday, April 26		at London Monarchs	W 31–26	4–2	Wembley Stadium	18,653
7	Sunday, May 3		at Montreal Machine	W 35–21	5–2	Olympic Stadium	21,183
8	Saturday, May 9		Frankfurt Galaxy	W 51–7	6–2	Hornet Stadium	22,720
9	Saturday, May 16		Ohio Glory	W 21–7	7–2	Hornet Stadium	21,272
10	Saturday, May 23		at San Antonio Riders	W 27–21	8–2	Bobcat Stadium	19,273
Postseason
Semifinal	Sunday, May 31		Barcelona Dragons	W 17–15	9–2	Hornet Stadium	23,640
World Bowl	Sunday, June 6	8:10 p.m.	Orlando Thunder	W 21–17	10–2	Olympic Stadium	43,789

External links

• 1991 Sacramento Surge stats on FootballDB.com
• 1991 Sacramento Surge stats on FootballDB.com

• Sacramento Surge article at Wikipedia

World League of American Football/NFL Europa
Teams
Teams Amsterdam Admirals (1995–2007) Barcelona Dragons (1991–1992, 1995–2003) Berlin Thunder (1999–2007) Birmingham Fire (1991–1992) Cologne Centurions (2004–2007) Frankfurt Galaxy (1991–1992, 1995–2007) Hamburg Sea Devils (2005–2007) London/England Monarchs (1991–1992, 1995–1997, 1998)	Teams (cont'd) Montreal Machine (1991–1992) New York/New Jersey Knights (1991–1992) Ohio Glory (1992) Orlando Thunder (1991–1992) Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks (1991) Rhein Fire (1995–2007) Sacramento Surge (1991–1992) San Antonio Riders (1991–1992) Scottish Claymores (1995–2004)

Seasons
1991	1992	1993 no season	1994 no season	1995	1996	1997 1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
2005	2006	2007

See also

• World Bowl
• Intercontinental Football League