San Francisco Demons
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The Only Season
The San Francisco Demons were a short-lived springtime American football team based in San Francisco, California. This team was part of the failed XFL begun by Vince McMahon of the World Wrestling Federation and by NBC, a major television network in the United States. They were in the Western Division with the Los Angeles Xtreme, Las Vegas Outlaws and Memphis Maniax.
In their first and only season of existence, the Demons went 5-5 to capture 2nd place in the regular season and qualified for post season play. It the first round, the Demons defeated the Orlando Rage, who had the best regular season record, by a score of 26-25. In the XFL's Million Dollar Game, which was the league championship game and last game in its history, the Demons were defeated by the Los Angeles Xtreme 38-6.
NBC dropped the XFL concept after the first season (2001) due to dismal ratings, and the league folded soon afterwards. The Demons played their home games in what was then Pacific Bell Park, also the home of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants.
The most notable Demons player was Jose Cortez, the place kicker. Cortez was signed by the San Francisco 49ers to play for the 2001 season, later playing for the Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings.
Team Leaders
Rushing Yards: 228, Kelvin Anderson
Receiving Yards: 390, Jimmy Cunningham
Passing Yards: 1484, Mike Pawlawski