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The Memphis ManiAX was a short-lived springtime American Football team based in Memphis, Tennessee . Home games were played in Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium . The team's name and logo were designed to lead the team's fans into calling the team "The Ax", a shortened form of the word "maniacs". Regardless, the name and logo were roundly criticized by advocates for the rights of the mentally ill, believing that they were derived from a derisive term for a person suffering from Mental Illness , "maniac", and/or a depiction of a deranged axe-wielding murderer, despite that there was no picture of an axe in the logo. This team was part of the failed XFL begun by Vince McMahon of World Wrestling Entertainment and by NBC , a major Television network in the United States . They were in the Western Division with the Los Angeles Xtreme , San Francisco Demons and Las Vegas Outlaws . They finished tied for 2nd place at 5-5 with the Demons but did not make the playoffs as the Demons had the better division record during the season. In comparison to the league, Memphis had a respectable home attendance mark (as it is a motif for Memphis non- NFL professional football), but the league failed Memphis, as is too often the case. NBC dropped the XFL concept after one season ( 2001 ) due to dismal ratings, and when, somewhat to McMahon's surprise and disappointment the United Paramount Nework ( UPN ) followed suit, the league was then folded and the team. TEAM LEADERS Rushing Yards: 528 - Rashaan Salaam (former Heisman Winner) Receiving Yards: 823 - Charles Jordan Passing Yards: 1,499 - Jim Druckenmiller EXTERNAL LINKS
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