Los Angeles Wildcats
| Los Angeles Wildcats | |
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| Founded in 2018 Play in Carson , California |
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XFL (2020-present) Division West |
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| owner | Alpha Acquico, LLC (RedBird Capital, Dwayne Johnson , Dany Garcia ) |
| president | Heather Brooks Karatz |
| General manager | Winston Moss |
| Head coach | Winston Moss |
| Team history | |
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| successes | |
| XFL Winner (0) | |
| Division Winner (0) | |
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| Dignity Health Sports Park (since 2020) | |
The Los Angeles Wildcats are an American football team from Carson , California , a suburb of Los Angeles . The team is a member of the XFL , which started in 2020, and plays its home games at Dignity Health Sports Park , which is also the home ground of the LA Galaxy from Major League Soccer (MLS).
history
Los Angeles joined Dallas , Seattle , Houston , New York City , St. Louis , Tampa Bay and Washington, DC as the founding cities of the League.
On May 7, 2019, it was announced that Winston Moss would become the team's head coach . On August 21, 2019, the team released its name, logo and identity as the Los Angeles Wildcats along with the rest of the XFL teams. An alternative logo was released on August 24th.
On February 8, 2020, the franchise played its first game, losing 17:37 to the Houston Roughnecks. Chad Kanoff scored the first touchdown in franchise history with a five- yard scramble .
On February 23, 2020, the Wildcats scored their first win in franchise history, defeating the DC Defenders 39-9.
Los Angeles is one of two cities that also had a team in the original XFL , the other is New York, New Jersey. Los Angeles Xtreme was the champion of the previous XFL in the league's only season in 2001.
The Wildcats are located in one of the densest sports markets in the United States and compete with two NFL teams ( Los Angeles Rams , Los Angeles Chargers ), two NHL teams ( Los Angeles Kings , Anaheim Ducks ), and two NBA teams ( Los Angeles Lakers , Los Angeles Clippers ), several NCAA Division I college basketball and college football teams, and in March and April the LA Galaxy and Los Angeles FC in the MLS and the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels in the MLB .
Web links
- LA Wildcats at xfl.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Perry, Mark: More Details On The Rock Purchase Of The XFL, How Many Bidders . August 3, 2020.
- ↑ Mike Chiari: XFL Announces New York, Los Angeles, More Inaugural Cities for 2020 Launch. Retrieved February 23, 2020 .
- ^ Winston Moss, who played for LA Raiders, to be named coach and GM of LA's XFL team. May 7, 2019, accessed February 23, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ The XFL Team and Logo reveal. Retrieved February 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Los Angeles Wildcats fall to Houston Roughnecks in XFL opener. February 9, 2020, accessed February 23, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ XFL Live Stats. Retrieved February 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Wildcats roll to first win in upset over Defenders, 39-9. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
