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{{for|the New York franchise from the current incarnation of the XFL|New York Guardians}}
{{Infobox sports team
{{Infobox American football team
| logo = New York-New Jersey Hitmen.png
| name = New York/New Jersey Hitmen
| logo_size = 150px
| foundedlogo = Ny nj = 2001hitmen.png
| folded logosize = 2001200
| founded = 1999
| league = [[XFL]]
| folded = {{start date and age|2001}}
| division = Eastern
| history league = New York/New Jersey Hitmen[[XFL (2001)|XFL]]
| division = Eastern
| stadium = [[Giants Stadium]]
| stadium = [[Giants Stadium]]
| city = [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]]
| location = [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]]
| colors = Royal Blue, Black, Silver<br />{{color box|#002F87}} {{color box|#111820}} {{color box|#8E9090}}
| colors = Royal blue, silver, black<ref>{{cite web|title=New York/New Jersey Hitmen Logo Sheet|url=http://ssur.org/research/XFLLogoSheets/images/NYNJHitmen_CL.jpg|website=SSUR.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128160743/http://ssur.org/research/XFLLogoSheets/images/NYNJHitmen_CL.jpg|archive-date=November 28, 2010|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref><br />{{color box|#00338D}} {{color box|#A5ACAF}} {{color box|#000000}}
| owner = [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]]
| owner = [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]]
| gm = [[Drew Pearson (American football)|Drew Pearson]]
| manager = [[Drew Pearson (American football)|Drew Pearson]]
| coach = [[Rusty Tillman]]
| coach = [[Rusty Tillman]]
| championships = 0
| division_titlesleague_champs = 0
| div_champs =
| playoff_berths = 0
}}
 
The '''New York/New Jersey Hitmen''' were an [[American football]] team based in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]]. The Hitmen were the members of the Eastern Division of the [[XFL (2001)|XFL]]. The team played their home games in [[Giants Stadium]] of the [[Meadowlands Sports Complex]].
 
==History==
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:New York-New Jersey Hitmen Helmet Logo.png|150px|left|thumb|NY/NJ Hitmen Helmet]] -->
ThisThe team was part of the failed [[XFL]] begun by [[Vince McMahon]] of the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] and by [[NBC]], a major [[television]] network in the [[United States]]. Its's [[general manager]] was former [[Dallas Cowboys]] [[wide receiver]], and [[New Jersey]] native, [[Drew Pearson (American football)|Drew Pearson]].
 
TheyThe Hitmen were part of the Eastern Division with the [[Birmingham Thunderbolts]], [[Orlando Rage]] and [[Chicago Enforcers]]. They finished in 3rd place with a 4-6 record. The head coach was former NFL assistant [[Rusty Tillman]], who was not a fan of the league's gimmicks or personalities -– specifically commentator [[Jesse Ventura]], who called him "Gutless Rusty" on a regular basis, as he felt that Tillman's coaching style was too timid. Tillman, ever the professional, brushed off the jabs by Ventura and refused to respond. In the end, Ventura's attempts to goad him failed.
 
The Hitmen were one of the teams to play in the XFL's inaugural game. Tens of millions of viewers watched the Hitmen, who displayed a stunning lack of competence against the [[Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL)|Las Vegas Outlaws]] in the contest (including a particularly ugly missed field goal and numerous miscues from starting quarterback and New York native [[Charles Puleri]]), lose 19–0. The Hitmen's poor performance in that game was a major factor in fan backlash against the league in the weeks that followed and a prime example of the league's failure to live up to expectations; the team benched Puleri in favor of [[Wally Richardson]] by Week 3 in hopes of salvaging the season.
 
Within the New York metro area, theThe Hitmen had a relatively strong fan following; their's average attendance of roughly 28,000 fans per game was second-highest in the league, behind only the [[San Francisco Demons]]; attendance that seemed smaller since the cavernous Giants Stadium held over 79,000 fans at the time.
 
===Revival===
NBC dropped the XFL after the first season 2001 due to dismal ratings, and the league folded shortly afterwards.
{{main|New York Guardians}}
In December 2018, a [[XFL (2020)|revival of the XFL]] announced its intent to return to East Rutherford. The new team was named the [[New York Guardians]].
 
==Season==
The name "Hitmen," which implies a hired criminal, was one of the icons of the XFL's short life and the butt of many jokes about the league (quips of teams such as the fictional "Kansas City Shoplifters" coined by ''Saturday Night Live'', for instance). The teams secondary logo features the head of a football player wearing an old style leather football helmet. The name was rumored to have been named after [[WWE Hall Of Fame]] inductee [[Bret "Hitman" Hart]], but it was proved not to be true[citation needed].
 
==Season-by-season==
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===Schedule===
*Saturday February 3, 2001 L New York/New Jersey Hitmen 0 at Las Vegas Outlaws 19
====Regular season====
*Sunday February 11, 2001 L Birmingham Thunderbolts 19 at New York/New Jersey Hitmen 12
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
*Sunday February 18, 2001 L Orlando Rage 18 at New York/New Jersey Hitmen 12
|-
*Saturday February 24, 2001 W New York/New Jersey Hitmen 13 at Chicago Enforcers 0
*Saturday! Marchstyle="{{Gridiron 3, 2001 L Los Angeles Xtreme 22 atprimary style|New York/New Jersey Hitmen 7 |border=2}};"|Week
*Sunday! March 11, 2001 W style="{{Gridiron primary style|New York/New Jersey Hitmen 20 at San Francisco Demons 12 |border=2}};"|Date
*Saturday! Marchstyle="{{Gridiron 17, 2001 W Memphis Maniax 15 atprimary style|New York/New Jersey Hitmen 16 |border=2}};"|Opponent
*Sunday! March 25, 2001 L style="{{Gridiron primary style|New York/New Jersey Hitmen 12 at Orlando Rage 17 |border=2}};"|Result
*Saturday! Marchstyle="{{Gridiron 31, 2001 L Chicago Enforcers 23 atprimary style|New York/New Jersey Hitmen 18 |border=2}};"|Record
*Sunday! April 8, 2001 W style="{{Gridiron primary style|New York/New Jersey Hitmen 22 at Birmingham Thunderbolts 0|border=2}};"|Venue
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 1
| {{dow tooltip|February 3, 2001}}
| at [[Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL)|Las Vegas Outlaws]]
| '''L''' 0–19
| 0–1
| [[Sam Boyd Stadium]]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 2
| February 11
| [[Birmingham Thunderbolts]]
| '''L''' 12–19
| 0–2
| [[Giants Stadium]]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 3
| February 18
| [[Orlando Rage]]
| '''L''' 12–18
| 0–3
| Giants Stadium
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 4
| {{dow tooltip|February 24, 2001}}
| at [[Chicago Enforcers]]
| '''W''' 13–0
| 1–3
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 5
| {{dow tooltip|March 3, 2001}}
| [[Los Angeles Xtreme]]
| '''L''' 7–22
| 1–4
| Giants Stadium
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 6
| March 11
| at [[San Francisco Demons]]
| '''W''' 20–12
| 2–4
| [[Pacific Bell Park]]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 7
| {{dow tooltip|March 17, 2001}}
| [[Memphis Maniax]]
| '''W''' 16–15
| 3–4
| Giants Stadium
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 8
| March 25
| at Orlando Rage
| '''L''' 12–17
| 3–5
| [[Florida Citrus Bowl]]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 9
| {{dow tooltip|March 31, 2001}}
| Chicago Enforcers
| '''L''' 18–23
| 3–6
| Giants Stadium
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 10
| April 8
| at Birmingham Thunderbolts
| '''W''' 22–0
| 4–6
| [[Legion Field]]
|}
 
==Standings==
{{2001 XFL East standings}}
<ref>{{cite web |title=XFL Standings |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/xfl/standings.htm |work=[[USA Today]] |date=May 12, 2001 |accessdateaccess-date=February 18, 2011 }}</ref>
 
===Roster===
{{NFL final roster
|Year=2001
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{{NFLplayer|11|Corte McGuffey|QB}}
{{NFLplayer|46|Tawambi Settles|DB}}
{{NFLplayer|66|Greg Vettorino |G/C|link=no}}
}}
 
==Team leaders==
 
[[Image:New York-New Jersey Hitmen Alternate Logo.png|thumb|right|Hitmen Alternate Logo]]
Rushing yards: 328, [[Joe Aska]].
 
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{| class="toccolours" style="font-size:95%"
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! colspan="7" style="backgroundtext-align:#0000CD; color:#C0C0C0center;border: solid{{Gridiron #000000;primary text-align:style|New centerYork/New Jersey Hitmen|border=2}};"|'''2001 New York/New Jersey Hitmen staff'''
|-
| colspan="7" align="right" |
|-
| valign="top"|
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Front Officeoffice'''
*Vice Presidentpresident/Generalgeneral Managermanager – [[Drew Pearson (American football)|Drew Pearson]]
*Director of Operationsoperations -– [[Joe Mack (Canadian football)|Joe Mack]]
*Director of Playerplayer Personnelpersonnel -– [[David Catapano (American football)|David Catapano]]
 
'''Head Coachescoaches'''
*Head Coachcoach – [[Rusty Tillman]]
 
'''Offensive Coachescoaches'''
*Offensive Coordinatorcoordinator/Quarterbacksquarterbacks – Greg Briner
*Running Backsbacks – [[Joe Lombardi]]
*Tight Endsends/Offensiveoffensive Lineline – [[Edwin Bailey]]
|width="35"| 
|valign="top"|
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Defensive Coachescoaches'''
*Defensive Coordinatorcoordinator -– [[David Catapano]]
*Defensive Lineline – Bill Urbanik
*Linebackers – [[Tony Mottola (American football)|Tony Mottola]]
*Secondary – Mike Dietzel
'''Special Teamsteams'''
*Special Teamsteams Coordinatorcoordinator -– [[Paul Butcher (American football)|Paul Butcher]]
*Head Athleticathletic Trainertrainer -– Keith Abrams
|}<ref>{{cite book |title=2001 New York/New Jersey Hitman Media Guide |publisher=[[XFL (2001)|XFL]] |pages=3–11}}</ref>
 
==References==
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