{"id":24,"date":"2023-01-15T19:54:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T19:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.2guysgaming.net\/usfldr\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2025-09-14T09:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T13:40:11","slug":"new-jersey-generals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.2guysgaming.net\/usfldr\/new-jersey-generals\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Generals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#faec0f;background-color:#cc0200\">New Jersey Generals &#8211; <strong>Flutie\u2019s Flight, Walker\u2019s Might, Victory in Sight!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#faec0f;background-color:#cc0200\"><strong>Vital Info<\/strong><br><br>Founded: 1983<br>Stadium: The Meadowlands<br>Head Coach: Walt Michaels<br>Division: Atlantic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#faec0f;background-color:#cc0200\"><strong>1986 Season<\/strong><br><br>Record: 9-3<br>Next game: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.2guysgaming.net\/usfldr\/boston-breakers\/\">Boston Breakers<\/a><br>Key Stat from Previous Game:  Herschel continues to impress. He averaged an astouding 10.5 yards on 16 rushes against San Antonio<br>Previous Game MVP: Herschel Walker, RB, 16-168, 2 TD.<br>Trend: The Generals were 2-1 in the month of April with the only loss against division leading Boston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#faec0f;background-color:#cc0200\"><strong>Franchise History<\/strong><br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">New Jersey Generals Franchise History: The Rise of a USFL Powerhouse<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#faec0f;background-color:#cc0200\"><strong>1983: The Rocky Beginning (5-13)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Coach:<\/strong>&nbsp;Chuck Fairbanks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key Players:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Herschel Walker (RB)<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Brian Sipe (QB)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Season Summary:<\/strong><br>The Generals entered the USFL with high hopes, signing&nbsp;<strong>Heisman winner Herschel Walker<\/strong>&nbsp;and veteran NFL QB&nbsp;<strong>Bobby Scott<\/strong>. But the team struggled with chemistry, and Fairbanks\u2019 pro-style offense failed to mesh. Walker still dazzled (<strong>1,839 rushing yards, 9 TDs, 889 receiving yards, 9 TDs<\/strong>), but Scott never got a hold of the offense, and the defense struggled. A&nbsp;<strong>5-13 record<\/strong>&nbsp;left fans frustrated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Offseason Shock:<\/strong>&nbsp;Generals make another splash with Brian Sipe at QB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#faec0f;background-color:#cc0200\"><strong><strong>1984: The Cardiac Kids (10-8, Championship Heartbreak)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Coach:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Walt Michaels<\/em>&nbsp;(former Jets HC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key Additions:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Brian Sipe (veteran QB)<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Maurice Carthon (FB)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Season Summary:<\/strong><br>With&nbsp;Sipe&#8217;s steadiness (<strong>22 TDs and 12 INTs<\/strong>) and the dual thread of Walker (<strong>1679 rushing yards and 9 TDs, 729 receiving yards, 4 TDs<\/strong>) and Carthon (<strong>1370 yards and 16 TDs<\/strong>). The Generals thrilled in the playoffs, taking the &#8220;Cardiac Kids&#8221; moniker for their comebacks, but the magic ran out against the powerful Houston Gamblers with a 42-39 loss in the USFL Championship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Legacy:<\/strong>&nbsp;The loss stung, but the&nbsp;<strong>Carthon-Walker era had arrived<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#faec0f;background-color:#cc0200\"><strong>1985: Dominance &amp; Playoff Letdown (11-6-1, 2nd Round Exit)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coach:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Walt Michaels<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Stat:<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Walker rushed for&nbsp;<strong>2,540 yards<\/strong>&nbsp;(5.4 YPC), Flutie threw&nbsp;<strong>22 TDs<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Season Summary:<\/strong><br>The Generals were&nbsp;<strong>elite<\/strong>, winning the&nbsp;<strong>Atlantic Division<\/strong>&nbsp;and securing a&nbsp;<strong>first-round bye<\/strong>. Flutie\u2019s deep ball to&nbsp;<strong>Barry Hanna (992 yards, 7 TDs)<\/strong>&nbsp;and Walker\u2019s historic season made them favorites. But in the divisional round, Birmingham\u2019s defense&nbsp;<strong>stifled Walker (held to only one touchdown)<\/strong>, and Flutie was harassed into mistakes. A&nbsp;<strong>21-10 loss<\/strong>&nbsp;left New Jersey wondering:&nbsp;<em>Will they be able to get over the hump in 1986?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#faec0f;background-color:#cc0200\"><strong>Season Schedule<\/strong><br><br>Follow the dropdown menu above for current and past schedules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#faec0f;background-color:#cc0200\"><strong>Fan Interaction<br><\/strong><br>Will the Generals break through and win the championship this year?<br>Will Walker again rush for a league record in yardage?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Jersey Generals &#8211; Flutie\u2019s Flight, Walker\u2019s Might, Victory in Sight! Vital Info Founded: 1983Stadium: The MeadowlandsHead Coach: Walt MichaelsDivision: Atlantic 1986 Season Record: 9-3Next game: Boston BreakersKey Stat from Previous Game: Herschel continues to impress. He averaged an astouding 10.5 yards on 16 rushes against San AntonioPrevious Game MVP: Herschel Walker, RB, 16-168, 2 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.2guysgaming.net\/usfldr\/new-jersey-generals\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New Jersey Generals<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2guysgaming.net\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2guysgaming.net\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2guysgaming.net\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2guysgaming.net\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2guysgaming.net\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.2guysgaming.net\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2guysgaming.net\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2guysgaming.net\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}