Recap

Rashaan Salaam starred for the Memphis Maniax scoring two Rushing Touchdowns from 39 yards and 1 yard out as Memphis Maniax triumphed by the slender margin of 22-20 in this Deep South rivalry at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Daryl Hobbs also caught a 49-yard Pass from Marcus Chandeil and Jeff Hall added a 40 yard Field Goal for the Maniax.

The Birmingham Bolts, shortened from Birmingham Thunderbolts, scored on a two Casey Weldon Touchdown passes to Damon Gourdine (15 yards) and Quincy Jackson (32 yards), while James Bostic added a 3 yard run. 35,321 people turned up at Legion Field to watch the game.

Scorers

Memphis Maniax

MEM – Rashaan Salaam 39yd Run and 1yd Run

MEM – Daryl Hobbs 49yd Pass from Marcus Chandeil

MEM – Jeff Hall 40yd FG

Birmingham Bolts

BIR – Damon Gourdine 15yd Pass from Casey Weldon

BIR – Quincy Jackson 32yd Pass from Casey Weldon

BIR – James Bostic 3yd Run

Logo References

[1] Official XFL Wayback Machine (2001) Xtreme_Logo1 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20011024192051im_/http://www.officialxfl.com/images/smalllogos/Xtreme_Logo1.gif [Accessed 11 August 2021]

Logo references

[2] Las Vegas Outlaws Wayback Machine (2001) oultaws_logo1 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20010301185743im_/http://www.lasvegasoutlaws.com/images/oultaws_logo1.gif [Accessed 11 August 2021]

[3] Official XFL Wayback Machine (2001) Xtreme_Logo1 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20011024192051im_/http://www.officialxfl.com/images/smalllogos/Xtreme_Logo1.gif [Accessed 11 August 2021]

[4] Official XFL Wayback Machine (2001) Maniax_Logo1 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20011024192051im_/http://www.officialxfl.com/images/smalllogos/Maniax_Logo1.gif [Accessed 11 August 2021]

[5] Official XFL Wayback Machine (2001) Demons_Logo1 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20011024192051im_/http://www.officialxfl.com/images/smalllogos/Demons_Logo1.gif [Accessed 11 August 2021]

[6] Birmingham Pro Sports (2021) logo birmingham thunderbolts [Internet] Available from: http://www.birminghamprosports.com/birminghamthunderbolts/logo%20birmingham%20thunderbolts.jpg [Accessed 11 August 2021]

[7] Official XFL Wayback Machine (2001) Enforcers_Logo1 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20011024192051im_/http://www.officialxfl.com/images/smalllogos/Enforcers_Logo1.gif [Accessed 11 August 2021]

[8] Official XFL Wayback Machine (2001) Hitman_Logo1 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20011024192051im_/http://www.officialxfl.com/images/smalllogos/Hitman_Logo1.gif [Accessed 11 August 2021]

[9] Official XFL Wayback Machine (2001) Rage_Logo1 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20011024192051im_/http://www.officialxfl.com/images/smalllogos/Rage_Logo1.gif [Accessed 11 August 2021]

References

Newspapers

[1] First Down (2001) XFL February 8-14, 2001. pg. 22

[2] First Down (2001) XFL February 15-21, 2001. pg. 20

[3] First Down (2001) XFL February 22-28, 2001. pg. 14

[4] First Down (2001) XFL March 1-7, 2001. pg. 14

[5] First Down (2001) XFL March 8-14, 2001. pg. 16

[6] First Down (2001) XFL March 15-21, 2001. pg. 16

[7] First Down (2001) XFL March 22-28, 2001. pg. 16

[8] First Down (2001) XFL March 29-April 4, 2001. pg. 17

[9] First Down (2001) XFL April 5-11, 2001. pg. 

[10] First Down (2001) XFL April 12-18, 2001. pg. 

REFERENCES

IMAGES

[2] Birmingham Thunderbolts (2001) XFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.birminghamprosports.com/birminghamthunderbolts/logo%20xfl.jpg [Accessed 20 July 2019]

WEBSITES

[2] Remember the XFL (2017) XFL Final Standings [Internet] Available from: http://sites.google.com/site/rememberthexfl/standings [Accessed 3 February 2017]

[3] Remember the XFL (2017) Weekly Results [Internet] Available from: http://sites.google.com/site/rememberthexfl/weekly-results [Accessed 31 December 2019]

NEWSPAPERS

[4] First Down (2001) February to April 2001.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Donie, Nigs, Ian Breathnach, Alan Gray, Mark Mahon, Mark, Denis Culhane, Willie Winters

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