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.
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 led by first year head coach Scott Veith.
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. 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. NJ.com 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 Finish Wins Losses Ties New York/New Jersey Revolution 2006 GLIFL 6th 0 10 0 Did not qualify 2007 CIFL Atlantic 6th 1 11 0 Did not qualify New Jersey Revolution 2008 CIFL Atlantic East 3rd 3 9 0 Did not qualify 2009 Independent — 3 0 0 2010 AIFA Eastern 7th 0 14 0 Did not qualifyTotals 7 44 0
2006 season
2007 season
DateOpponentHome/AwayResultMarch 24Steubenville StampedeAwayLost 3–70April 7Lehigh Valley OutlawzAwayLost 25–45April 14New England Surge AwayLost 6–61April 21Lehigh Valley OutlawzHomeLost 29–46April 28New England SurgeHomeLost 21–39May 5Summit County RumbleAwayWon 48–47May 12Chesapeake TideAwayLost 15–31May 19Rochester RaidersAwayLost 0–62May 26Chesapeake TideHomeLost 43-55June 9Rochester RaidersHomeLost 21–56June 16Summit County RumbleHomeLost 27–38June 23New England SurgeHomeLost 20–34
2008 season
DateOpponentHome/AwayResultMarch 15Miami Valley SilverbacksAwayLost 13–56March 22Lehigh Valley OutlawzAwayLost 32–54April 4Saginaw StingAwayLost 24–48April 12Rochester RaidersAwayLost 3–49April 19Chesapeake TideHomeWon 49–47April 26Rochester RaidersHomeLost 16–59May 3Chesapeake TideAwayLost 46–65May 9Milwaukee BonecrushersHomeWon 56–32May 17New England SurgeAwayLost 26–62May 24New England SurgeHomeLost 9–45May 30Lehigh Valley OutlawzHomeWon 31–30June 7Chesapeake TideHomeLost 48–55
2009 season Played an independent three-game season against other east coast based semi-professional teams. DateOpponentHome/AwayResultUnknownEast Penn StingHomeWon 23–68UnknownNew York State BroncosHomeWon 62–0UnknownLebanon Valley CardinalsHomeWon 69–24
2010 season DateOpponentHome/AwayResultMarch 14Baltimore MarinersAwayLost 23–68March 20Richmond RaidersAwayLost 38–51March 27Fayetteville GuardAwayLost 15–75April 11Baltimore MarinersHomeLost 27–61April 17Fayetteville GuardHomeLost 19–37April 24Harrisburg StampedeHomeLost 31–44May 8Reading ExpressHomeLost 69–71May 14Erie StormAwayLost 38–40May 22Richmond RaidersHomeLost 40–76May 29Erie StormHomeLost 58–68June 5Reading ExpressAwayLost 20–56June 12Harrisburg StampedeNeutral site – Trenton, New JerseyLost 44–96June 19Baltimore MarinersAwayLost 6–84June 26Harrisburg StampedeAwayLost 29–80
References
External links New Jersey Revolution official site Revolution's 2006 stats Revolution's 2007 stats Revolution's 2010 stats