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1999 New Jersey Red Dogs Season
The 1999 New Jersey Red Dogs season was the third season for the franchise. The Red Dogs played their homes games in East Rutherford, New Jersey They finished at 6–8, 2nd in the Eastern Division. They were coached by first year head coach Frank Mattiace Frank Louis Mattiace (born January 20, 1961) is an American former professional football nose tackle and coach. He played college football at Holy Cross, and professionally for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL) .... Season schedule Personnel Staff Roster References {{DEFAULTSORT:1999 New Jersey Red Dogs Season New Jersey Red Dogs Las Vegas Gladiators seasons 1999 in sports in New Jersey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Mattiace
Frank Louis Mattiace (born January 20, 1961) is an American former professional football nose tackle and coach. He played college football at Holy Cross, and professionally for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL) and the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He was also the head coach of the New Jersey Red Dogs of the Arena Football League (AFL). Early life and college Mattiace was born in Paterson, New Jersey and attended Montville Township High School in Montville, New Jersey. He played college football for the Holy Cross Crusaders. He earned All- ECAC and honorable mention All-American honors his senior year in 1982. Professional career After going undrafted in the 1983 NFL draft, Mattiace signed with the Green Bay Packers on July 19, 1983. He was waived by the Packers on August 29, 1983. Mattiace played for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL) from 1984 to 1985. Mattiace appeared in 17 game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milwaukee Mustangs (1994–2001)
The Milwaukee Mustangs were a professional arena football team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The team was a member of the Arena Football League, playing from 1994 to 2001. The owner of the Mustangs was Andrew Vallozzi. The Mustangs played their home games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. History Expansion The team was founded in August 1993, when Andrew Vallozzi was approved by the league for expansion. The city of Milwaukee became football hungry, after renovations to Lambeau Field led to speculation that the Green Bay Packers would soon stop playing games in Milwaukee, something they'd been doing since 1933. Later that year, the Packers would confirm the rumors and announced that their December 1994 contest at Milwaukee County Stadium would be their last. For many in the Milwaukee area, the Mustangs helped fill the void left by the Packers. The team never finished lower than eighth in seasonal attendance, regularly drawing in the 14,000's and 15,000's (at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amod Field
Amod Lloyd Field (born October 11, 1967) is an American former professional football player who played one season with the Phoenix Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Montclair State University. He also played in the Canadian Football League for the BC Lions and in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Tampa Bay Storm, Massachusetts Marauders, San Jose SaberCats, Orlando Predators, Connecticut Coyotes, New York CityHawks and New Jersey Red Dogs. Early life Amod Lloyd Field was born on October 11, 1967, in Passaic, New Jersey. He attended Passaic High School in Passaic. College career Field was a member of the Montclair State Red Hawks football team from 1985 to 1989. He caught 108 passes for 1,941 yards and 24 touchdowns during his college career. He also participated in track and field at Montclair State. He won the outdoor NCAA Division III title in the 400 meter hurdles twice and was a Division III track and field All-American eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Moss
Joseph Charles Moss (April 19, 1930 – January 31, 2023) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Maryland and professional football in the National Football League (NFL) with the Washington Redskins. Moss served as head coach for the Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Rough Riders in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Biography A native of Elkins, West Virginia, Moss played college football at the University of Maryland and was drafted in the fourteenth round of the 1952 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams. He was traded to the Washington Redskins on July 11, 1952, for Nick Bolkovac and a sixth-round draft pick. After playing one season in the National Football League with the Washington Redskins, Moss joined the United States Air Force and was stationed at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C., where he played for the base football team. After graduating from University of Maryland as a cadet in the Air Force Reser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Costanza (gridiron Football)
Pete Costanza (born 1970) is an American football coach who is the pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a six-time Grey Cup champion as an assistant coach, having won three times with the Calgary Stampeders, once with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and twice with the Argonauts. College career Costanza played college football as a wide receiver for the William Paterson Pioneers and graduated from William Paterson University in 1994. Coaching career Arena football Costanza began his coaching career as volunteer coach for the New Jersey Red Dogs of the Arena Football League under head coach John Hufnagel. He was an assistant coach for three years there before becoming the offensive coordinator for the Roanoke Steam in 2000 and then the Iowa Barnstormers in 2001. In 2002, he became the head coach for the Columbus Wardogs. He moved to the Albany Conquest in 2003, also as head coach, before joining the Colu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Haege
Frank Haege (born October 11, 1968) is an American football coach. He is the special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach at Solon High School in Solon, Iowa. Haege served as the head football coach at Augsburg University in Minneapolis from 2005 to 2019. He was also the head coach for the Quad City Steamwheelers of AF2 from 2000 to 2001 and the New Jersey Gladiators the Arena Football League from 2002 to 2004. Arena football While in the Arena Football League, he was an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Mustangs in 1994, the Minnesota Fighting Pike in 1996, and the New Jersey Red Dogs from 1997 through 1999. In 2000, Haege became the head coach of the Quad City Steamwheelers of the af2, which is the Arena Football League's developmental league. In his two seasons as head coach of the Steamwheelers, they compiled a 37–1 record and won back to back ArenaCup championships. In 2002, Haege left the Steamwheelers to become the head coach of the New Jersey Gladiators (later t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashville Kats
The Nashville Kats were an Arena Football League team, located in Nashville, Tennessee. They were last coached by Pat Sperduto, who coached the team's original incarnation to two ArenaBowl appearances prior to the original franchise's move to Atlanta in 2002 (then becoming the Georgia Force). Sperduto also coached the second incarnation of the Nashville Kats following their return to the Arena Football League as an expansion team in 2005. History Original Nashville Kats (1997–2001) The team began as the Nashville Kats in 1997. The franchise was that of charter Arena team the Denver Dynamite (arena football), Denver Dynamite, which had not played since 1991. The original Kats played in the then-named Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Arena (AKA "The Alley") in downtown Nashville. The team was named for the 1967 hit "Nashville Cats" by The Lovin' Spoonful. The team's logo featured an anthropomorphic tabby wearing a 1950s-style leather jacket, holding the neck of a guitar in one pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |