| San Antonio Riders | |
 
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| Based in | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Stadium/Home field | Alamo Stadium (1991) Bobcat Stadium (Texas State) (1992) |
| League | WLAF / NFL Europa |
| Team colors | |
| Head coach | Mike Riley |
| Owner(s) | Larry Benson |
| Team history | |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Championships / World Bowl wins |
None |
| Uniform | 
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The San Antonio Riders were a professional American football team that played in the WLAF in 1991 and 1992. The team played at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio in 1991 and then were forced to move to Bobcat Stadium on the campus of Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) in San Marcos, Texas, 45 miles northeast of San Antonio, for the 1992 season after the San Antonio Independent School District refused to allow the sale of beer at WLAF games or the display of beer advertising at Alamo Stadium. In return, Riders ownership scrapped plans to fund $235,000 in renovations to the Stadium. In June 1991, SAISD officials announced plans for a rent increase on the Riders for the 1992 season. The relationship would last for only one season.
The team was owned by Larry Benson, the brother of Tom Benson (owner of the New Orleans Saints of the NFL). The general managers were Tom Landry (Pro Football Hall of Fame coach) and Tom Landry, Jr. The head coach for both seasons was Mike Riley.
The team's record in 1991 was 4-6. San Antonio turned things around in 1992 with a mark of 7-3. The Riders were not able to compete in the highly competitive North American West Division during the 1992 season, and like the Frankfurt Galaxy of 1991, they did not make the playoffs despite a 7-3 record.
Former players include professional wrestler John "Bradshaw" Layfield, better known as JBL of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Jason Garrett who not only went on to play for and serve as current head coach for the Dallas Cowboys, and head coach Mike Riley, who went on to coach the San Diego Chargers of the NFL.
After the 1992 season saw the suspension of the WLAF (and ultimately the abandonment of North American teams), Benson applied to the Canadian Football League to have the Riders join that league instead for the 1993 season. The CFL accepted, and admitted the Riders and the Sacramento Surge/Gold Miners to the CFL. The Riders were to change names to the San Antonio Texans (there was already a Rough Riders and a Roughriders, both of whom were known as the "Riders" for short), but the team folded abruptly prior to the 1993 season. The San Antonio Texans name would later be used for the aforementioned Gold Miners when they moved to San Antonio in 1995.
Logos/Uniforms[]
Season-by-season[]
| Season | League | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
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| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| 1991 | WLAF | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2nd (North American West) | – | – | — | — |
| 1992 | WLAF | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 3rd (North American West) | – | – | — | — |
| Total | 11 | 9 | 0 | .550 | – | – | — | |||
1991 season[]
| 1991 San Antonio Riders season | |
| Head Coach | Mike Riley |
| General Manager | John Peterson |
| Home Field | Alamo Stadium |
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Record | 4–6 |
| Place | 3rd |
| Playoff Finish | did not qualify |
| Season chronology | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| none | 1992 |
Personnel[]
Staff[]
| 1991 San Antonio Riders staff | ||||||
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Front Office
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Strength and Conditioning | |||||
Roster[]
| 1991 San Antonio Riders roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Wide Receivers
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Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
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Defensive Backs (cont'd)
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Operation Discovery
Rookies in italics | ||||
Schedule[]
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Played at | Attendance | |
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| Final score | Team record | ||||||
| 1 | Monday, March 25 | 8:00 p.m. | at Orlando Thunder | L 34–35 | 0–1 | Florida Citrus Bowl | 21,714 |
| 2 | Monday, April 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 3–10 | 0–2 | Alamo Stadium | 18,432 |
| 3 | Sunday, April 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Sacramento Surge | W 10–3 | 1–2 | Alamo Stadium | 6,772 |
| 4 | Monday, April 15 | 8:00 p.m. | at Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks | W 37–15 | 2–2 | Carter–Finley Stadium | 11,818 |
| 5 | Saturday, April 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | W 22–14 | 3–2 | Alamo Stadium | 16,500 |
| 6 | Monday, April 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Birmingham Fire | L 12–16 | 3–3 | Legion Field | 8,114 |
| 7 | Monday, May 6 | 7:00 p.m. | London Monarchs | L 15–38 | 3–4 | Alamo Stadium | 12,328 |
| 8 | Saturday, May 11 | 8:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 7–17 | 3–5 | Montjuic Stadium | 23,670 |
| 9 | Sunday, May 19 | 11:30 a.m. | Montreal Machine | W 27–10 | 4–5 | Alamo Stadium | 20,234 |
| 10 | Saturday, May 25 | 8:00 p.m. | at New York/New Jersey Knights | L 9–38 | 4–6 | Giants Stadium | 32,857 |
1992 season[]
| 1992 San Antonio Riders season | |
| Head Coach | Mike Riley |
| General Manager | John Peterson |
| Home Field | Alamo Stadium |
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Record | 7–3 |
| Place | 3rd (North American West) |
| Playoff Finish | Did not qualify |
| Season chronology | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 1991 | none |
Personnel[]
Staff/Coaches[]
| 1992 San Antonio Riders staff | ||||||
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Front Office
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Roster[]
| 1992 San Antonio Riders roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
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Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Schedule/Results[]
Regular Season results Date Opponent Result Record Attend. 03/22/1992 Montreal Machine @ San Antonio Riders W, 17-16 1-0-0 10,698 03/29/1992 San Antonio Riders @ Birmingham Fire L, 17-10 1-1-0 16,250 04/04/1992 (Sat.) San Antonio Riders @ New York/New Jersey Knights W, 9-3 2-1-0 33,659 04/11/1992 (Sat.) San Antonio Riders @ Sacramento Surge W, 23-20 OT 3-1-0 20,625 04/19/1992 Ohio Glory @ San Antonio Riders W, 17-0 4-1-0 10,422 04/25/1992 (Sat.) Birmingham Fire @ San Antonio Riders W, 17-14 5-1-0 13,590 05/03/1992 Orlando Thunder @ San Antonio Riders L, 39-21 5-2-0 12,555 05/10/1992 San Antonio Riders @ Barcelona Dragons W, 17-0 6-2-0 41,220 05/17/1992 San Antonio Riders @ Frankfurt Galaxy W, 43-14 7-2-0 31,600 05/23/1992 (Sat.) Sacramento Surge @ San Antonio Riders L, 27-21 7-3-0 19,273
References[]
World League of American Football/NFL Europa
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| 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
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