- Trenton Lightning
The Trenton Lightning were an indoor professional football team founded in 2000 by owner/general manager, Phillip J. Subhan and local businessman, Kenneth Samu. The team started the 2001 season in the
Indoor Professional Football League (IPFL ) and were led by head coach (ex-NFL RB),Vaughn Hebron (played for thePhiladelphia Eagles ,Denver Broncos andIndianapolis Colts ) and the team played its home games at theSovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ. The team was originally scheduled for a 16 game season (eight home and eight away games), however co-owner, Phillip Subhan was indicted on a number of charges which caused the team to fold after 6 games. The team's Director of Football operations was Marty Yukichak and the team had a front office staff of seven others in addition to a coaching staff of eight, including Hebron. The team's defensive coordinator was Chuck Murphy and offensive coordinator was Tom Cocuzza.The 21 member active roster was made up mostly of local college football players stemming from
Rutgers University , West Virginia,Penn State , as well as a number of players from the local (Division III )New Jersey Athletic Conference . The players were paid $200 per game, plus stipend for away games. The Trenton area has traditionally supported a number of successful minor league sports franchises including theTrenton Thunder (Boston Red Sox andNew York Yankees Minor league baseball affiliate) andTrenton Titans (East Coast Hockey League ) and the Lightning's attendance was strong (with average attendance of nearly 4,000 in their 6,500 capacity arena). Despite local talent and strong support, the team finished their inaugural (and last/shortened) season 0-6.2001 IPFL Trenton Lightning schedule
Friday, April 13 Trenton Lightning at
Tennessee ThunderCats 25-52Saturday, April 21 Trenton Lightning at
Boise Stallions 12-29Saturday, April 28
Omaha Beef at Trenton Lightning 51-41Saturday, May 5 St. Louis Renegades at Trenton Lightning 14-13
Saturday, May 12 Trenton Lightning at
Tennessee ThunderCats 26-39Saturday, May 19
Tennessee ThunderCats at Trenton Lightning 41-24Saturday, June 2
Boise Stallions at Trenton Lightning CANCELLEDSaturday, June 9 Trenton Lightning at
Boise Stallions CANCELLEDSaturday, June 16 Trenton Lightning at
Omaha Beef CANCELLEDSaturday, June 22 St. Louis Renegades at Trenton Lightning CANCELLED
Saturday, July 7
Boise Stallions at Trenton Lightning CANCELLEDSaturday, July 14 Trenton Lightning at St. Louis Renegades CANCELLED
Saturday, July 21
Tennessee ThunderCats at Trenton Lightning CANCELLEDSaturday, August 4
Omaha Beef at Trenton Lightning CANCELLEDSaturday, August 11 Trenton Lightning at St. Louis Renegades CANCELLED
Saturday, August 18 Trenton Lightning at
Omaha Beef CANCELLEDLinks
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