Summary History Calendar Teams

 

 

 

New Jersey was the first team to sign a contract with a hope of professional football, the runningback Herschel WALKER, Heisman Trophy winner in 1982. This agreement created a stir in the sports, which will encourage some universities to deny that the USFL scouts are not on campus.

Like many other teams that featured more than respectable statistics (1812 yards and 17 touchdowns running, 53 receptions for 489 yards) fails to prevent a debacle too clumsy quarterback who succeeds in placing that 12 touchdowns with 29 interceptions.

At the end of the inaugural year, the Generals results were 6 wins to 12 losses. For its part, Donald TRUMP, who wanted to create a team already last year, bought the franchise in New Jersey, and opened the crates to strengthen the team in both attack and defense. Thus, Walt MICHAELS (of NY Jets - NFL) as coach and quarterback Brian SIPE (Cleveland Browns - NFL), came reinvigorate New Jersey.

The result was felt immediately and the year 1984 will close with 14 wins to the counter. Statistics are not diametrically best, but consistency and especially less turnovers allowed their reach the playoffs, to be beaten 28-07 by the Philadelphia Stars, unhappy future championship finalists.

Donald TRUMP wanted more and he signed his second Heisman Trophy winner in the person of Doug FLUTIE for the 1985 season, and to ensure that the games play well, he sold Brian SIPE in Jacksonville. Despite an injury, it launches for 2109 yards passing and 13 touchdowns. For its part, Herschel WALKER was the show with 2411 yards and 21 touchdowns running.

Yet it was written that the playoffs do not succeed and their that year, against the same stars relocated to Baltimore, is a score of 20-17 they lost.

With the desire to always go forward, TRUMP was building the team already in 1986 by joining with the Houston franchise (Gamblers), hoping to recover as the second quarterback Jim KELLY. But this team will never play the field. After a suspension of the season for changing calendar and announced that the trial with the NFL, the USFL stop its activities in late 1985.

 

  owner(s) coach(es) stadium stats spectators  

1983 - 1985

1983

J. Walter DUNCAN

Chuck FAIRBANKS

1983

Chuck FAIRBANKS

1983-85

Giants Stadium

(76.891 capacity)

1983

06 - 12

1983

35.004
 

 

1984-85

Donald TRUMP

 

 1984-85

Walt MICHAELS

  

1984

14 - 04

1984

37.716

  
       

1985

11 - 07

1985

41.268