San Francisco Demons

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox American football team

The San Francisco Demons (originally named San Jose 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 World Wrestling Entertainment and by NBC, a major television network in the United States. Originally they were to be based in San Jose but prior to the start of the season they were moved to San Francisco. They were in the Western Division with the Los Angeles Xtreme, Las Vegas Outlaws and Memphis Maniax.

The team played in Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco; despite having the smallest stadium in the league, they also had the highest average attendance (34,954).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The fans had a cheering section nicknamed "The Hellhole".

The team was coached by Jim Skipper, former running backs coach for the New York Giants.

History

In their only season of existence, the Demons went 5-5 to capture 2nd place in the regular season and qualified for post season play. In the first round, the Demons defeated the Orlando Rage, who had the best regular season record (8-2), 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 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, now Oracle Park, the home of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants.

The most notable Demons players were Mike Pawlawski and Pat Barnes. Both played quarterback for the Demons in 2001. Pawlawski and Barnes both played for the California Golden Bears. Pawlawski was signed by the Demons after playing Arena Football for the Albany Firebirds. Barnes had been invited to training camp by the Oakland Raiders.

Season

Template:Start NFL SBS |- |2001 || 5 || 5 || 0 || 2nd Western || Won Semifinals (Orlando)
Lost Million Dollar Game (Los Angeles) |- !Totals || 6 || 6 || 0 |colspan="2"| (including playoffs) Template:S-end

Schedule

Regular season

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1	February 4	Los Angeles Xtreme	W 15–13	1–0	Pacific Bell Park
2	Template:Dow tooltip	at Orlando Rage	L 14–26	1–1	Florida Citrus Bowl
3	Template:Dow tooltip	at Memphis Maniax	W 13–6	2–1	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
4	February 25	Las Vegas Outlaws	L 9–16	2–2	Pacific Bell Park
5	Template:Dow tooltip	Birmingham Thunderbolts	W 39–10	3–2	Pacific Bell Park
6	March 11	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	L 12–20	3–3	Pacific Bell Park
7	March 18	at Chicago Enforcers	L 19–25	3–4	Soldier Field
8	Template:Dow tooltip	Memphis Maniax	W 21–12	4–4	Pacific Bell Park
9	April 1	at Las Vegas Outlaws	W 14–9	5–4	Sam Boyd Stadium
10	Template:Dow tooltip	at Los Angeles Xtreme	L 0–24	5–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Post-season

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Semi-final	Template:Dow tooltip	at Orlando Rage	W 26–25	1–0	Florida Citrus Bowl
Championship	Template:Dow tooltip	at Los Angeles Xtreme	L 6–38	1–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Personnel

Roster

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Staff

colspan="7" style="text-align:center; Template:Gridiron primary style;"|2001 San Francisco Demons staff

Front office

Vice president/general manager – Mike Preacher
Director of player personnel – Greg Mohns

Head coaches

Head coach – Jim Skipper

Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator – Joe Paopao
Running backs – Thomas Coleman
Offensive line – Ron De Monner
Offensive line – Kani Kauahi

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator – Michael Church
Defensive line – Keith Millard
Secondary – Jaime Hill

Special teams coaches

Special teams – Tom Everest

Weekly starters

The following players were the weekly offensive and defensive game starters.Template:Efn

Opponent	LT	LG	C	RG	RT	TE	QB	FB	RB	WR	WR
Los Angeles	Dittman	Elisara	Kiselak	Scifres	Adams	Roche	Pawlawski	Reader	Dunbar	Roberson	Hundon
Orlando	Dittman	Hunt	Kiselak	Scifres	Adams	Roche	Pawlawski	Reader	Dunbar	Schexnayder	Hundon
Memphis	Dittman	Hunt	Kiselak	Scifres	Adams	O'Donnell	Pawlawski	Reader	Dunbar	Roberson	Hundon
Las Vegas	Dittman	Hunt	Kiselak	Scifres	Adams	O'Donnell	Pawlawski	Reader	Dunbar	Cunningham	Hundon
Birmingham	Dittman	Hunt	Kiselak	Scifres	Adams	Manuel	Barnes	Reader	Johnson	Roberson	Moore
NY/NJ	Dittman	Elisara	Kiselak	Scifres	Adams	Manuel	Barnes	Reader	Johnson	Roberson	Moore
Chicago	Dittman	Elisara	Kiselak	Scifres	Adams	Manuel	Pawlawski	Reader	Anderson	Roberson	Moore
Memphis	Dittman	Elisara	Kiselak	Scifres	Adams	Manuel	Pawlawski	Reader	Anderson	Roberson	Moore
Las Vegas	Dittman	Elisara	Kiselak	Scifres	Adams	Manuel	Pawlawski	Reader	Anderson	Roberson	Moore
Los Angeles	Dittman	Elisara	Kiselak	Scifres	Adams	Manuel	Pawlawski	Reader	Anderson	Roberson	Moore

Opponent	LDE	LDT	RDT	RDE	SLB	MLB	WLB	LCB	SS	FS	RCB
Los Angeles	Miles	Hansen	Cousins	England	J. Williams	Thomas	Haskins	Harper	Destefano	G. Williams	Davis
Orlando	Miles	Hansen	Cousins	England	J. Williams	Thomas	Haskins	Harper	Destefano	G. Williams	Davis
Memphis	Miles	Noah	Battle	England	J. Williams	Thomas	Haskins	Harper	Destefano	G. Williams	Kaesviharn
Las Vegas	England	Noah	Hansen	Miles	J. Williams	Thomas	Powell	Harper	Joseph	G. Williams	Kaesviharn
Birmingham	England	Noah	Hansen	Miles	J. Williams	Powell	Haskins	Harper	G. Williams	Joseph	Kaesviharn
NY/NJ	England	Noah	Palmer	Miles	J. Williams	Powell	Haskins	Harper	Destefano	G. Williams	Kaesviharn
Chicago	Cousins	Noah	Palmer	Hansen	J. Williams	Powell	Haskins	Harper	Destefano	G. Williams	Kaesviharn
Memphis	England	Noah	Hansen	Miles	J. Williams	Powell	Haskins	Davis	Wright	G. Williams	Kaesviharn
Las Vegas	England	Noah	Battle	Miles	J. Williams	Powell	Haskins	Harper	Wright	G. Williams	Kaesviharn
Los Angeles	England	Noah	Battle	Miles	J. Williams	Powell	Haskins	Harper	Wright	G. Williams	Kaesviharn
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Standings

Template:2001 XFL West standings <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>