Orlando Guardians
Established | 2018 (as the New York Guardians) |
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Folded | 2024 |
Based in | East Rutherford, New Jersey (2020) Orlando, Florida (2023) |
Home stadium | MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey (2020) Camping World Stadium (2023) |
Head coach | Kevin Gilbride (2020)
XFL |
Division | East (2020) South (2023) |
Colors | Green, lime, grey
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Website | xfl.com/teams/orlando |
The Orlando Guardians were a professional
History
New York Guardians (2020, McMahon era)
New York, joined
On October 15, 2019, The Guardians announced their first player in team history, being assigned former Oakland Raiders Quarterback Matt McGloin.[4]
The Guardians won the first game in franchise history, topping the
Orlando Guardians (2023, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia era)
As early as April 2020, the XFL was reported to have been relocating a team to Orlando. Orlando had not yet been available at the time the league chose its inaugural eight teams because of the
Terrell Buckley was reported as the Orlando team's head coach on April 6, 2022;[11] the league confirmed this on July 25.[12]
Orlando Guardians finished the season 1-9 only winning against the DC Defenders
In September 2023, Axios reported that the XFL was in advanced talks with the USFL to merge the two leagues prior to the start of their 2024 seasons.[13] On September 28, 2023, the XFL and USFL announced their intent to merge with details surrounding the merger to be announced at a later date.[14] The merger would also require regulatory approval.[15] In October 2023 the XFL filed a trademark application for the name "United Football League".[16] On November 30, 2023, Garcia announced via her Instagram page that the leagues had received regulatory approval for the merger and were finalizing plans for a "combined season" to begin March 30, 2024.[17] The merger was made official on December 31, 2023, and on January 1, 2024, it was announced the Guardians would not be part of the merger.[18][19]
Player history
Current NFL players
XFL Season | Pos | Name | NFL Team |
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2020 | LS | Scott Daly | Detroit Lions |
Notable players
XFL Season | Pos | Name | Notes |
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2020 | QB | Matt McGloin | Former Oakland Raiders Quarterback |
2023 | QB | Paxton Lynch | Former Denver Broncos Quarterback, 2016 1st Round Pick |
2023 | WR | Eli Rogers | Former Pittsburgh Steelers Wide Receiver |
2023 | WR | Cody Latimer | Former Denver Broncos Wide Receiver, 2014 2nd Round Pick |
2023 | S | Matt Elam | Former Baltimore Ravens Safety, 2013 1st Round Pick |
Coach history
Head coach history
# | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||
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GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | ||||
New York Guardians | ||||||||||
1 | Kevin Gilbride | 2020 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | – | – | – | |
Orlando Guardians | ||||||||||
2 | Terrell Buckley | 2023 | 10 | 1 | 9 | .100 | – | – | – |
Offensive coordinator history
# | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||
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GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | ||||
New York Guardians | ||||||||||
1 | G. A. Mangus | 2020 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | – | – | – | |
Orlando Guardians | ||||||||||
2 | Robert Ford | 2023 | 10 | 1 | 9 | .100 | – | – | – |
Defensive coordinator history
# | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||
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GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | ||||
New York Guardians | ||||||||||
1 | Jim Herrmann | 2020 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | – | – | – | |
Orlando Guardians | ||||||||||
2 | Tony Carter | 2023 | 10 | 1 | 9 | .100 | – | – | – |
Rivalries
Overall regular season record vs. opponents
Team | Record | Win % |
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Los Angeles Wildcats | 1–0 | 1.000 |
DC Defenders | 1–1 | .500 |
Vegas Vipers | 1–1 | .500 |
Arlington Renegades | 1–2 | .333 |
Seattle Sea Dragons | 0–1 | .000 |
Houston Roughnecks | 0–2 | .000 |
San Antonio Brahmas | 0–2 | .000 |
St. Louis Battlehawks | 0–2 | .000 |
Records
All-time Guardians leaders | ||||
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Leader | Player | Record | Years with Guardians | |
Passing Yards | Quinten Dormady | 1,507 passing yards | 2023 | |
Passing Touchdowns | Quinten Dormady | 10 passing touchdowns | 2023 | |
Rushing Yards | Devin Darrington | 294 rushing yards | 2023 | |
Rushing Touchdowns | Quinten Dormady | 4 rushing touchdowns | 2023
2023 | |
Receiving Yards | Cody Latimer | 593 receiving yards | 2023 | |
Receiving Touchdowns | Cody Latimer | 4 receiving touchdowns | 2023 | |
Receptions | Cody Latimer | 50 receptions | 2023 | |
Tackles | Terrance Plummer | 56 tackles | 2023 | |
Sacks | Cavon Walker | 4.5 sacks | 2020 | |
Coaching wins | Kevin Gilbride | 3 wins | 2020 |
Market overview
The Guardians were the first professional outdoor football team in
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- ^ "Terrell Buckley Set to Join XFL as Head Coach of New Orlando Franchise". Pro Football Newsroom. 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Orlando to host XFL franchise coached by Terrell Buckley". Orlando Sentinel. 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
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- ^ "XFL files trademark applications for 'United Football League' and 'UFL'". San Antonio Express-News. October 18, 2023.
- ^ "We are pleased to have completed the antitrust review process in connection with the proposed merger of the XFL and USFL and intend to play a combined season this spring kicking off on Saturday, March 30. We are now finalizing terms of the definitive agreement and will share more about this new League in the coming weeks". Instagram.
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