New Jersey Revolution

The New Jersey Revolution were members of the American Indoor Football Association based in Morristown, New Jersey, with home games at the George Mennen arena. The Revolution name referred to New Jersey's nickname, The Crossroads of the Revolution, as the state was the site of many American Revolution battles. It was the only indoor football team within the proximity of the New York metropolitan area in the 2010 season.

New Jersey Revolution
Established 2006
Folded 2010
Played in Morristown, New Jersey
at the Mennen Arena
New Jersey Revolution logo
League/conference affiliations
Great Lakes/Continental Indoor Football League (2006–2008)
  • Atlantic Conference (2007–2008)
    • East Division (2008)

American Indoor Football Association (2010)

  • Eastern Division (2010)
Team colorsNavy, red, silver, white
       
CheerleadersRev It Up Girls
Personnel
Owner(s)Champion Sports and Entertainment
Head coachAl Forsythe
Team history
  • New York/New Jersey Revolution (2006–2007)
  • New Jersey Revolution (2008–2010)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

History

The team began play as the New York/New Jersey Revolution in the Great Lakes Indoor Football League's inaugural 2006 season. Although the team was based in New York City, they ended up playing an all road schedule that year. The New York/New Jersey Revolution lost every game they played in 2006 going 0–10 on the season.

Starting in 2007, the team played their home games at the Mennen Arena in Morristown, New Jersey. The New York/New Jersey Revolution went 1–11 in their first season as members of the rebranded Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL). The team won its first game on May 5, 2007, with a 48–47 victory over the Summit County Rumble in Tallmadge, Ohio.

The team announced they changed their name to the New Jersey Revolution and introduced a new logo for the 2008 season. After losing the season's first four games, the Revs got their second win and first at home, defeating the Chesapeake Tide 49–47 at Mennen Arena. In their second season in the CIFL, the New Jersey Revolution finished with a 3–9 record.

The team was removed from the CIFL prior to the 2009 season and played as an indoor semi-professional franchise for the season.[1] They played three games at home, all victories over other semi-pro teams: 77–18 over the East Penn Sting, 62–0 over the New York State Broncos, and a 69–24 over the Lebanon Valley Cardinals.[2] On October 1, 2009, the Revolution announced they had joined the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA) for the 2010 season.

In the 2010 AIFA season, the NJ Revolution went 0–14 on the season. They lost six home games at the George Mennen Arena, all seven road games and one neutral site game played June 12, 2010, at the Sun National Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey, as the road team losing to the Harrisburg Stampede 96–44. The neutral site game was originally announced as an exhibition contest but then listed in the final overall AIFA league standings. The purpose of this game was to announce that in Trenton Steel would be joining the AIFA in 2011.

The New Jersey Revolution ceased operations on September 8, 2010 via a press release thanking the fans. The AIFA suspended operations four months later with many of its teams, including the Trenton Steel, joining the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL). The AIFA returned in 2012 after the SIFL ceased operations as American Indoor Football (AIF).

Team and season results

Season-by-season overall results
Season League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results
FinishWinsLossesTies
New York/New Jersey Revolution
2006 GLIFL 6th0100Did not qualify
2007 CIFLAtlantic 6th1110Did not qualify
New Jersey Revolution
2008 CIFLAtlanticEast 3rd390Did not qualify
2009 Independent—300
2010 AIFAEastern 7th0140Did not qualify
Totals7440

2006 season
2006 Great Lakes Indoor Football League
Team W L T PCT
Port Huron Pirates-y10001.000
Rochester Raiders-x730.700
Lehigh Valley Outlawz-x550.500
Battle Creek Crunch-x460.400
Marion Mayhem460.400
New York/New Jersey Revolution0100.000

2007 season
2007 Continental Indoor Football League
Team Overall Division
W L T PCT W L T PCT
Great Lakes Conference
Michigan Pirates-y12001.00010001.000
Kalamazoo Xplosion-x1020.8331020.833
Chicago Slaughter-x930.750820.800
Marion Mayhem-x660.500650.545
Muskegon Thunder-x480.333470.364
Miami Valley Silverbacks480.333370.300
Summit County Rumble1110.083070.000
Springfield Stallions0120.0000110.000
Atlantic Conference
Rochester Raiders-y1020.83390001.000
New England Surge-x840.667830.727
Lehigh Valley Outlawz-x750.583550.500
Chesapeake Tide-x750.583650.545
Steubenville Stampede570.417260.250
NY/NJ Revolution1110.0830110.000
Date Opponent Home/Away Result
March 24 Steubenville Stampede Away Lost 3–70
April 7 Lehigh Valley Outlawz Away Lost 25–45
April 14 New England Surge Away Lost 6–61
April 21 Lehigh Valley Outlawz Home Lost 29–46
April 28 New England Surge Home Lost 21–39
May 5 Summit County Rumble Away Won 48–47
May 12 Chesapeake Tide Away Lost 15–31
May 19 Rochester Raiders Away Lost 0–62
May 26 Chesapeake Tide Home Lost 43-55
June 9 Rochester Raiders Home Lost 21–56
June 16 Summit County Rumble Home Lost 27–38
June 23 New England Surge Home Lost 20–34

2008 season
2008 Continental Indoor Football League
Team Overall Division
W L T PCT W L T PCT
Great Lakes Conference
East Division
Kalamazoo Xplosion-y1110.917510.833
Muskegon Thunder-x570.417220.500
Fort Wayne Freedom570.417240.333
Miami Valley Silverbacks390.250120.333
West Division
Chicago Slaughter-y840.667310.750
Rock River Raptors-x750.583310.750
Milwaukee Bonecrushers1110.083040.000
Atlantic Conference
East Division
New England Surge-y830.727510.833
Lehigh Valley Outlawz-x750.583420.667
New Jersey Revolution390.250250.286
Chesapeake Tide2100.583020.000
West Division
Rochester Raiders-z12001.0004001.000
Saginaw Sting-y1020.833310.750
Marion Mayhem-x750.583020.000
Flint Phantoms1110.083040.000
Date Opponent Home/Away Result
March 15 Miami Valley Silverbacks Away Lost 13–56
March 22 Lehigh Valley Outlawz Away Lost 32–54
April 4 Saginaw Sting Away Lost 24–48
April 12 Rochester Raiders Away Lost 3–49
April 19 Chesapeake Tide Home Won 49–47
April 26 Rochester Raiders Home Lost 16–59
May 3 Chesapeake Tide Away Lost 46–65
May 9 Milwaukee Bonecrushers Home Won 56–32
May 17 New England Surge Away Lost 26–62
May 24 New England Surge Home Lost 9–45
May 30 Lehigh Valley Outlawz Home Won 31–30
June 7 Chesapeake Tide Home Lost 48–55

2009 season

Played an independent three-game season against other east coast based semi-professional teams.

Date Opponent Home/Away Result
Unknown East Penn Sting Home Won 23–68
Unknown New York State Broncos Home Won 62–0
Unknown Lebanon Valley Cardinals Home Won 69–24

2010 season
Date Opponent Home/Away Result
March 14 Baltimore Mariners Away Lost 23–68
March 20 Richmond Raiders Away Lost 38–51
March 27 Fayetteville Guard Away Lost 15–75
April 11 Baltimore Mariners Home Lost 27–61
April 17 Fayetteville Guard Home Lost 19–37
April 24 Harrisburg Stampede Home Lost 31–44
May 8 Reading Express Home Lost 69–71
May 14 Erie Storm Away Lost 38–40
May 22 Richmond Raiders Home Lost 40–76
May 29 Erie Storm Home Lost 58–68
June 5 Reading Express Away Lost 20–56
June 12 Harrisburg Stampede Neutral site – Trenton, New Jersey Lost 44–96
June 19 Baltimore Mariners Away Lost 6–84
June 26 Harrisburg Stampede Away Lost 29–80

References
  1. "2009 Schedule Released". Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) website. Archived from the original on 2008-12-23.
  2. NJ.com
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