The New Jersey Generals were a franchise of the United States Football League (USFL) established in 1982 to begin play in the spring and summer of 1983. The team played three seasons from 1983-85, winning 31 regular-season games and losing 25 while going 0-2 in postseason competition. Home games were played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which was called The Meadowlands for Generals games.
Team colors were scarlet, white, royal blue and sunflower gold. The primary logo was a gold five-star general wreath. Team helmets were solid scarlet with the logo decal on each side and a white face-mask. Home uniforms featured red jerseys with white numbers trimmed in royal blue, with numbers on the sleeves and no striping; pants were white with a single wide red stripe trimmed in blue down the sides from hip to knee. Road jerseys were white with red numbers trimmed in blue. The team was the second in the New York metropolitan area to be known as "Generals," there having been a professional soccer team in the late 1960s known as the..... Read more
Years Played in USFL: 1983, 1984, 1985
Club Owner(s): J. Walter Duncan and Chuck Fairbanks (1983); Donald J. Trump (1984-85)
Playing Site: The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Head Coach(es): Chuck Fairbanks (1983), Walt Michaels (1984-85) Overall Record: 31-25-0 (31-23-0 regular season)
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