New Jersey Generals - wikipedia New Jersey Generals New Jersey Generals Founded Folded 1986 Based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States Home field Giants Stadium League USFL Conference Eastern Division Atlantic Division Team History New Jersey Generals ( 1983 -- 1985 ) Team colors Scarlet Red, White, Royal Blue ( Gold, Brown ) Head coaches 1983 Chuck Fairbanks ( 6 -- 12 ) 1984 -- 1985 Walt Michaels ( 25 -- 13 ) Owner ( s ) 1983 J. Walter Duncan / Chuck Fairbanks 1984 -- 1985 Donald Trump The New Jersey Generals was 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. Contents 1 Uniforms 2 History 2.2 1984 2.3 1985 2.4 1986 3 Single - season leaders 4 Season - by - season 5 A-11 Football League 6 References Uniforms 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, '' since there was a professional soccer team in the late 1960s known as the `` New York Generals. '' History The franchise was originally owned by Oklahoma oil magnate J. Walter Duncan, who took on former New England Patriots coach Chuck Fairbanks as a minority partner. Fairbanks also served as general manager and head coach. The team made a big splash by signing Heisman Trophy - winning underclassman Herschel Walker, a running back from the University of Georgia. While the USFL had followed the NFL 's lead in banning underclassmen from playing, league officials were certain that this rule would never withstand a court challenge. In an even more ominous development, Walker did not sign a standard player contract. Rather, he agreed to a three - year personal - services contract with Duncan. The contract was valued at $4.2 million -- more than double the USFL 's salary cap of $1.8 million. Nonetheless, the other owners knew having the incumbent Heisman winner in their fold would lend the USFL instant credibility, and allowed the contract to stand. Eventually, nearly all of the other teams jettisoned league founder David Dixon 's original blueprint and began signing star players to expensive contracts -- a step which ultimately proved to be the league 's undoing. Despite the signing of Walker, who rushed for 1,812 yards and 17 touchdowns, the Generals finished their inaugural season with a 6 -- 12 record. This was largely due to a porous defense which gave up the third-most points in the league ( 437 ). 1984 At 66 years old, Duncan soon tired of flying 2,000 miles from Oklahoma to New York to see his team play. After the 1983 season, he and Fairbanks sold their interest to real estate mogul Donald Trump. Trump tried to lure legendary coach Don Shula from the Miami Dolphins. It was said that Shula asked for a condominium in Trump Tower as part of his deal and Trump balked at the prospect. Once Shula declined, the Generals hired former New York Jets head coach Walt Michaels. The Generals responded to their poor 1983 showing with an influx of veteran NFL talent for 1984, including wide receiver Tom McConnaughey, quarterback Brian Sipe, defensive back Gary Barbaro, and linebackers Jim LeClair and Bobby Leopold. Both Walker and fullback Maurice Carthon rushed for over 1,000 yards ( Walker 1,339 ; Carthon 1,042 ) as the Generals went 14 -- 4, defeating the eventual champion Philadelphia Stars twice for that franchise 's only two losses of the season. The Stars defeated the Generals 28 -- 7 in a first round playoff game. 1985 The 1985 season saw the heralded signing of Heisman Trophy - winning quarterback Doug Flutie of Boston College. Despite Flutie 's inexperience, the Generals traded Sipe to the Jacksonville Bulls to ensure Flutie would start. Flutie struggled at times but played well overall until he suffered a broken collarbone against the Memphis Showboats in the season 's 15th game and did not play again. The 1985 Generals finished 11 -- 7 behind Walker 's pro-football record 2,411 rushing yards but lost again to the Stars ( transplanted to Baltimore ) in the first round of the playoffs, 20 -- 17. 1986 The USFL planned to play its 1986 schedule in the fall, directly opposite the NFL, thanks mostly to Trump 's strong advocacy of direct competition with the older, established league. Two years earlier, Trump sold most of his fellow owners on a move to the fall by arguing that it would eventually force a merger with the NFL -- in which the owners of any USFL teams included in a merger would see their investment more than double. The Generals merged with the Houston Gamblers during the extended offseason, adding such stars as quarterback Jim Kelly and wide receiver Ricky Sanders. Michaels was fired, replaced with former Gamblers coach Jack Pardee, who planned to bring the Gamblers ' high - powered run and shoot offense with him. However, the USFL 's `` Dream Team '' never took the field. The 1986 season was cancelled after the USFL won a minimal verdict in an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL ; the league folded soon afterward. Numerous Generals players, including Flutie, Walker and center Kent Hull went on to productive NFL careers. Flutie also starred in the Canadian Football League ; Hull ( with Gambler quarterback Kelly ) played in four Super Bowls with the Buffalo Bills, and Flutie is the last quarterback to have led the Bills to the NFL playoffs. Single - season leaders Rushing yards : 2411 Herschel Walker ( 1985 ) ( USFL record ) Receiving yards : 715 Sam Bowers ( 1983 ) Passing yards : 2540 Brian Sipe ( 1984 ) Sacks : 13 James Lockette ( 1985 ) Season - by - season Season Finish Playoff results 6 12 0 3rd Atlantic -- 1984 14 0 2nd EC Atlantic Lost Quarterfinal ( Philadelphia ) 1985 11 7 0 2nd EC Lost Quarterfinal ( Baltimore ) Totals 31 25 0 ( including playoffs ) A-11 Football league A new team using the New Jersey Generals ' name, logo and colors was scheduled to be begin play in 2014 with the proposed A-11 Football League. The league was disbanded before any games were played. References Jump up ^ `` New Jersey Generals Archives - Fun While It Lasted ''. Fun While It Lasted. Businesses of Donald Trump The Trump Organization Donald Trump Jr. Eric Trump Allen Weisselberg Legal affairs of Donald Trump Michael D. Cohen List of things named after Donald Trump Real estate New York properties Trump Tower The Trump Building ( 40 Wall Street ) Trump Parc and Trump Parc East Trump Park Avenue Trump SoHo Trump Village Trump World Tower Central Park Carousel Wollman Rink Hotels Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago Honolulu Las Vegas New York City Washington D.C. Baku Panama City Vancouver Mar - a-Lago Name licensing Riverside South / Trump Place Trump Bay Street Trump Palace Condominiums Trump Parc Stamford Trump Plaza Atlantic City, NJ Jersey City, NJ New Rochelle, NY New York City, NY West Palm Beach, FL Trump Tower Sunny Isles Beach, FL White Plains, NY Istanbul, Turkey Manila, Philippines Pune, India Punta del Este, Uruguay Former properties GM Building Grand Hyatt New York Plaza Hotel The Adelaide Hotel Toronto Trump Hotel ( Brazil ) Cancelled projects Trump International Hotel and Tower Dubai, UAE New Orleans, LA Phoenix, AZ Trump Tower Charlotte, NC Philadelphia, PA Tampa, FL Brazil Germany Israel Trump Ocean Resort Baja Mexico Twin Towers 2 Russian projects Golf courses U.S. Los Angeles, CA `` Doral '' Miami, FL Washington, D.C. Bedminster, NJ Ferry Point, NY Pine Hill, NJ Westchester, NY Jupiter, FL West Palm Beach, FL Europe Wind farm dispute Doonbeg, Ireland Turnberry, Scotland Other ventures Current Donald J. Trump Foundation Trump Home Trump Model Management Trump Productions Trump Winery Former Donald J. Trump Signature Collection GoTrump.com Miss Universe Miss USA Miss Teen USA New Jersey Generals Tour de Trump Trump Entertainment Resorts Trump 's Castle / Trump Marina Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino Trump Taj Mahal Trump World 's Fair Trump Casino Indiana Trump fragrances Trump Ice Trump magazines Trump Mortgage Trump Network Trump Shuttle Trump Steaks Trump University Trump Vodka Miscellaneous United States Football League Broadcasters Coaches Executives Players Radio coverage Seasons : 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 Television coverage Venues Teams Arizona Wranglers ( 1983 -- 84 ) Birmingham Stallions ( 1983 -- 85 ) Boston / New Orleans / Portland Breakers ( 1983 -- 85 ) Chicago Blitz ( 1983 -- 84 ) Denver Gold ( 1983 -- 85 ) Los Angeles Express ( 1983 -- 85 ) Michigan Panthers ( 1983 -- 84 ) New Jersey Generals ( 1983 -- 85 ) Oakland Invaders ( 1983 -- 85 ) Philadelphia / Baltimore Stars ( 1983 -- 85 ) Tampa Bay Bandits ( 1983 -- 85 ) Washington Federals / Orlando Renegades ( 1983 -- 85 ) Houston Gamblers ( 1984 -- 85 ) Jacksonville Bulls ( 1984 -- 85 ) Memphis Showboats ( 1984 -- 85 ) Oklahoma / Arizona Outlaws ( 1984 -- 85 ) Pittsburgh Maulers ( 1984 ) San Antonio Gunslingers ( 1984 -- 85 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Jersey_Generals&oldid=807304302 '' Categories : Sports clubs established in 1983 Sports clubs disestablished in 1985 United States Football League teams Defunct American football teams in New Jersey Sports in East Rutherford, New Jersey 1983 establishments in New Jersey 1985 disestablishments in New Jersey New Jersey Generals Business career of Donald Trump Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français 한국어 Edit links This page was last edited on 27 October 2017, at 04 : 11. 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Question: who bought the new jersey generals between the 1983 and 1984 seasons of the usfl
Answer: Donald Trump