Elkins started 9 games for the Surge in 1991 on assignment from Kansas City and then reported back to Chiefs training camp. Goldberg parlayed his World League experience into a brief NFL career with the Atlanta Falcons in the early Nineties. For 1992, the Surge moved from Hughes Stadium at Sacramento City College over to Hornet Field on the campus of Sacramento State University. Football League he coached the San Antonio Texans and the Edmonton Eskimos. Hornet Field underwent a massive renovation during the winter of 1991-92 that expanded seating capacity from 6,500 to nearly 30,000 seats. Stimulus Package Update: Is Time Running Out On A Possible Second Stimulus Check? Brown was the league’s best in receiving yardage (1,011) and touchdown receptions (12). Comstock's Magazine. Both the team and the league folded in late 1992. Earlier this month, the Newsom administration for the first time said it was OK for up to three households to gather but only if it is outdoors and people remain socially distanced. crowd came on September 18, 1999, as the Hornets defeated arch-rival This good news is not enough to change what Newsom calls his “slow” and “stubborn” approach to reopening the world’s fifth-largest economy. The roster was composed primarily of late 1980’s NFL draft picks-turned-training camp casualties, plus refugees from the Canadian Football League. new team was named the Sacramento Gold Miners; Stephenson and several Surge players were retained in the change, as were the The Sacramento Surge were a minor league football team in the NFL-sponsored World League of American Football for two spring seasons in 1991 and 1992. field teams at Sacramento State. The team was coached by former Buffalo Bills quarterback/head coach Kay SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Near the end of September, with coronavirus cases falling and more schools and businesses reopening, Gov. It was completed in 1969. American football teams in Sacramento, California, http://www.ssur.org/research/TeamColors/Football_Outdoor/WorldLeagueOfAmericanFootball/WorldLeagueOfAmericanFootball.htm, https://americanfootballdatabase.fandom.com/wiki/Sacramento_Surge?oldid=37228, Assistant to the General Manager – Cliff Dochterman, Player Personnel Consultant – Bob Griffin, Player Personnel Consultant – Lannie Julias, Defensive Line/Linebackers/Special Teams –. In charge of Special Projects was Jack Youngblood, who also partnered with Joe Starkey and Ronnie Lott on the Surge radio broadcasts KRAK. The team played its first season at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, and the second season in Hornet Stadium on the Sacramento State University campus. Recent additions to Hornet Stadium include a new scoreboard, the coaching ranks. Ex-Atlanta Falcons practice squadder Mike Pringle took over lead running back duties. Under Stephenson, the Bills went 8-8 in 1983, owner Ralph Wilson "never explained his reasons for selecting me."