Las Vegas Gridrion (American) Football Teams

Centennial Hills Jets: Active
(Centennial Hills is a section of Las Vegas.)
Southern Nevada Football League [SNFL - Semi-Pro]

Henderson Wolverines: Active
Southern Nevada Football League [SNFL - Semi-Pro]
(Formerly with the West Coast Football League [WCFL])

Island Warriors: Active
Southern Nevada Football League [SNFL - Semi-Pro]

Las Vegas Buccaners (Buccaneers?)
This team is listed ad being a member of the American Football Association, as part of "CCA". Any information will be welcome.

Las Vegas Bulldogs: Unknown (2002 - ?)
West Coast Football League [WCFL - Semi-Pro] (Website inactive as of 14 January 2006)

Las Vegas Casinos: Defunct
Southwestern Football League/Pacific Professional Football League
The following information (as well as the above logo) has been provided by sports historian Greg Durrant.
"The Las Vegas Casinos were in existence from 1972-74. They were in the Southwestern Football league the first two years. The final year they were in a league called the Pacific Professional football league, but it folded after a few games. The Casinos scored 100 points vs Albuquerque in a 1974 game. They offered Roman Gabriel a contract in the spring of 1973 and it captured some media attention. Legendary PK Booth Lusteg played with the team in 1973. The games were played in Las Vegas Stadium (AKA the Silver Bowl)."

Las Vegas Cobras (Formerly the Las Vegas Eastside Cobras)
Southern Nevada Football League [SNFL - Semi-Pro]
Formerly with the Southwest Football League [SWFL]

Las Vegas Cowboys: Defunct (1965-1969)
Continental Football League [CFL - Professional/Defunct]
According to Ace Hendricks:
"My father played for the 'Las Vegas Cowboys' in 1969. The team existed from 1968-69 and was a member of the Continental Football League. Many players came from the Denver Broncos... some had played a few years with them. Bobby Burnett, a AFL rookie of the year was on the team as was Dewey Warren, an All-American QB at Tennessee, who played for the Bengals. Rashaan Salaam, who played at Colorado and for Chicago in the NFL... his father Teddy Washington (now Sultan Salaam) was a running back who had been cut by the Bengals after playing the 1968 season with them. Head coach Paul Massey had been with the Broncos, as had his assistants Max Leetzow and Jim McMillin (as players).
I am currently writing a book on this team which were Pacific Division champions and one game away from the League Championship.
"My dad was VERY proud of this team. Unfortunately, very few locals were... they played at Cashman and many times in front of less than 2,000 fans (paying). They had one of the best defenses in the league (which consisted of 22 teams, and many College All-American's.... it was a team much like that of Triple A baseball.
"The 1969 team were the same color as the Broncos..... nearly (if not) identical uniforms... their play calling on offense was the same. The 1968 team (under different management & coaches) were a Old Gold and Brown color and my dad said they wore those uniforms in practice in 1969. Only nine players from the 1968 were around the following year, and just five of them made the regular season roster of 35."

Las Vegas Christ the King Saints (Active - No website yet)
Wild West Football League [WWFL - Semi-Pro]

Las Vegas Demolition (Active)
Southern Nevada Football League [SNFL - Semi-Pro]

Las Vegas Eastside Cobras: (Renamed the Las Vegas Cobras)
Wild West Football League [WWFL - Semi-Pro]
Formerly with the Southwest Football League [SWFL], the Stadium Football League [SFL] and the West Coast Football League [WCFL]

Las Vegas Gamblers: Defunct (1991-1993)
High Desert Football League [HDFL - Semi-Professional] (1991)
Pacific Football League [PFL - Semi-Professional] (1992 - Co-Champions)
National Minor League Football Conference [NMLFC - Semi-Pro] (1993)
Team owned by Kirk Jones (Now a Coach at Long Beach [CA] Poly High)

Las Vegas Gladiators: Current Status Unknown - Presumed Canceled
AAA Professional Football League [AAAPFL - Professional/Presumed Cancelled] (Website inactive as of 20 December 2000)
Not to be confused with the AFL team of the same name.

Las Vegas Havoc Active (2006- Present)
Wild West Football League [WWFL - Semi-Pro]

Las Vegas Kings: Defunct (1996-1997)
High Desert Football League [HDFL - Semi-Pro]
Team owned by Calvin January (Local Educator, Community College of Southern Nevada [CCSN])

Las Vegas Knights: Defunct (1994-1995)
Independent [No League Affiliation] (1994)
Independent/Southern Utah Football League [SUFL] (1995)
Team owned by Chris Griffith (who is now involved in flag football)

Las Vegas Lions: Presumed Canceled
Southwest Football League [SWFL - Semi-Pro]
On the 2000 "AA" West Power Listings for the American Football Association, the Lions listed 73rd, in next to last place (0-7).
The team does not presently appear on the SWFL roster.

Las Vegas Locomotives
United Football League [UFL - Professional] Active as of 2009.

Las Vegas Outlaws: Defunct (2001 only)
XFL - [Professional/Defunct]
The XFL, an alternative to the mainstream National Football League (NFL), was the brainchild of Vince McMahon of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) [now World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)], and a partnership with the NBC Television Network. While many considered "XFL" to stand for "(E)Xtreme Football League", the "X" reportedly didn't stand for anything.

After much hype and promotion, the league folded on 10 May 2001 after only one season, with an estimated $60 million in debt. The last official XFL game played was the league championship, the XFL Million Dollar Game (Los Angeles Extreme 38, San Francisco Demons 6).

All known official XFL website URL's (including those used by the teams) now route to the WWF website.

The Las Vegas Outlaws finished their only season 4-6. The games, played at the Sam Boyd Stadium, were well-attended by the locals, and the team received favorable coverage in the local press. However, one local news writer, commenting on the rowdiness of the fans, called the Las Vegas match-ups "a drunken free-for-all accompanied by a football game". At one game, a young fan was struck on the head with an unopened can of beer thrown from the bleachers.

One of the Outlaws' stand-out players, Rod Smart, was better known for the slogan "HE HATE ME" on the back of his jersey (supposedly a reference to his brother). A veteran of both the Canadian Football League and the XFL, he has played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Carolina Panthers. He signed on to the Oakland Raiders in 2006.
Concerning the logos: The versions with the interlocking letters were never used. (Thanks again, Keith!)

XFL RELATED WEBSITES:
Remember the XFL (Fan site) [Also tributes the Spring Football League and United States Football League]
Sir Linksalot (Listing of other XFL related sites)
Washington (DC) Post (Archived news reports)
XFL Board (Discussion)

Note: The name "Las Vegas Outlaws" is presently being used by a minor league football team in Las Vegas, New Mexico.

Las Vegas Panthers: Active
Southern Nevada Football League [SNFL - Semi-Pro]

Las Vegas Raiders (Active - No website yet)
Wild West Football League [WWFL - Semi-Pro]

Las Vegas Seminoles (Active - No website yet)
Wild West Football League [WWFL - Semi-Pro]

Las Vegas Thundercatz: Presumed Canceled
Western States Football League [WSFL - Semi-Professional/Presumed Canceled] (Website inactive as of 15 March 2001)
No information on a Las Vegas franchise can be found at this league's site, and the prospect of a team is presumed canceled.

Las Vegas Valley Stampede: Presumed Defunct
California Football Association [CFA - Semi-Pro]
This team was listed on the CFA website in 2001, but finished in last place (0-6), and is presumed defunct, since it no longer appears on the league roster.

Las Vegas Wolves: Status Unknown (Operations suspended for 2002, and possably 2003)
Southwest Football League [SWFL - Semi-Pro]
Formerly an Independent (non-league) Semi-Professional Team
2000 Independent Football Champions
2001 Southwest Football League Champions
League affiliation is uncertain. Team is not presently listed on the SWFL website.
See website for details.

Nevada Aces: Cancelled
Professional Spring Football League [PSFL - Professional/Defunct]
The PSFL went bankrupt in 1992, 10 days before the first season was scheduled to begin.
No PSFL games were ever played.

Nevada Falcons: Unknown (2002 - ?)
Southwest Football League [SWFL - Semi-Professional] (League website inactive as of 14 January 2006.)
Formerly with the Stadium Football League [SFL]

Southern Nevada Emergency Services (SNES) Centurions: Defunct (Spring 1996 Only)
National Public Safety Football League [NPSFL - Amateur/Charity]
Team owned by Joanna McKenzie. Players were North Las Vegas police officers, and raised money for charity.

Southern Nevada Football League [SNFL - Semi-Pro] (Active) (New URL!)
(Formerly the Wild West Football League [WWFL].)
Much of this website appears to be under construction (as of 24 March 2008), but the league is active. (Thanks to "slackj" for the info!)

Active teams:
Centennial Hills Jets
Henderson Wolverines
Island Warriors
Las Vegas Cobras
Las Vegas Demolition
Las Vegas Panthers

Sin City Express [Las Vegas] (Active)
West Coast Football League [WCFL - Semi-Pro]

West Coast Trojans Active (2006 - Present)
Wild West Football League [WWFL - Semi-Pro]