2010 UFL season

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2010 United Football League season
Regular season
DurationSeptember 18, 2010 – November 20, 2010
2010 UFL Championship Game
DateNovember 27, 2010
Site Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Nebraska
Champion Las Vegas Locomotives
Runner-up Florida Tuskers

The 2010 United Football League season was the second season of the United Football League. The regular season ran from September 18 to November 20 and featured five teams playing eight games each (twice against each of the other teams) over a 10-week span. The 2010 season was a relatively competitive one as no team won more than five games, and no team lost more than five. The season ended with the 2010 UFL Championship Game on November 27 at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, where the Las Vegas Locomotives defeated the Florida Tuskers, 23–20.

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League changes for 2010

The UFL based its plans for 2010 in part on the lessons learned from its inaugural season in 2009, a year the league considered a modest "dress rehearsal". [1] One of the lessons learned from 2009 was that the league performed better in cities that did not have an NFL presence. [2] To that end, the league relocated two of their 2009 franchises away from NFL markets: The New York Sentinels were relocated to Hartford, Connecticut (where they played one home game in 2009) and were renamed the Hartford Colonials, while the California Redwoods, a team based in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2009, were moved to Sacramento, California and became the Sacramento Mountain Lions. Rentschler Field and Hornet Stadium were the respective home venues for the Colonials and Mountain Lions.

Along with the above franchise shifts, the league set forth to add two new franchises; San Antonio, Texas was considered as the leading candidate for a new team along with Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, and Omaha. Civic leaders in San Antonio were cool to the league's advances, however, citing previous failed football teams in the city and the fear that the UFL's presence would hinder the University of Texas at San Antonio's launch of its Division I college football team in 2011. [3] [4] Instead, the league added just one franchise for 2010, the Omaha Nighthawks, who spent 2010 at Rosenblatt Stadium before moving downtown to TD Ameritrade Park Omaha for 2011.

Three of the four charter teams retained their ownership from the previous year, though some sold portions of their teams to minority owners. The lone exception was the Florida Tuskers; Stuart Sternberg pulled out of ownership after the 2009 season and filed legal action against the league for funds he believes is owed to his company, Sunburst Entertainment Group. After spending the offseason and the first four weeks of the season under league ownership, a group led by Joe Theismann purchased the Tuskers in October 2010. [5] NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson agreed to purchase the Omaha Nighthawks. Mark Cuban also loaned the league $5 million in April 2010; in January 2011, he filed a federal lawsuit against the league after they had yet to repay the loan.

To account for the odd number of teams (five), each team played an eight-game schedule over a 10-week span (as opposed to six games in seven weeks during 2009); two bye weeks for each team were included. The schedule's double round robin format remained intact. Also, all of the games were being played in the teams' home stadiums, as opposed to the neutral site "barnstorming" approach used for some of the 2009 games.

In another change from 2009, the UFL strengthened local exposure of its teams, including radio coverage (see Broadcasting below) and the establishment of training camps and practices at sites in each team's market. [6] (During 2009, the teams trained and practiced in two sites, Orlando and Casa Grande, Arizona.) Additionally, each team gained their own uniform identity for 2010, loosening them from the standard league colors (green, blue, black, silver) and uniform template used in 2009. [7]

The 2010 season was a high-water mark for the league. The Sacramento and Omaha franchises were rousing successes with their fanbases, regularly playing to sold-out stadiums with over 20,000 fans a week. The league's salaries would be the highest in its history, peaking at $200,000 a year for a starting quarterback (a level comparable to the National Football League's minimum per-game salary); as such, the league was able to sign prominent NFL veterans such as Daunte Culpepper (Sacramento) and Jeff Garcia (Omaha). [9] The inability to sustain that level of spending and the systemic lack of sustainable revenue sources to match it became evident shortly after the season, prompting the league's slow unraveling over the course of the next two seasons. The league had intended to lose money the first two seasons in an effort to sell their product to television for a rights fee high enough to sustain spending at 2010 levels, but the networks refused to buy a rights package, instead insisting on payment from the league for television coverage.

Coaching changes for 2010

Team2010 Coach2009 CoachReason for leavingStory/Accomplishments
Hartford Colonials Chris Palmer Ted Cottrell FiredCottrell compiled an 0-6 (.000) record in his lone season as the head coach of the New York Sentinels. Upon the team's move to Hartford, Palmer, a longtime NFL assistant and the first head coach of the revived Cleveland Browns, was named head coach and general manager.
Florida Tuskers Jay Gruden Jim Haslett ResignedBefore leaving to become defensive coordinator for the NFL's Washington Redskins, Haslett compiled a 6-1 (.857) record, including a perfect 2009 regular season and an overtime loss in the championship game. He was replaced by Gruden, the Tuskers' offensive coordinator and a former coach of the Arena Football League's Orlando Predators; he is the brother of current Oakland Raiders' head coach Jon Gruden.
Omaha Nighthawks Jeff Jagodzinski N/AN/AJagodzinski was named as the expansion franchise's first head coach on April 15, 2010. He has coached in the NFL and college football for over 20 years, including a 2-year stint as Boston College head coach.

Broadcasting

The 2010 season was the second and final year in the UFL's initial broadcast deals with HDNet and Versus; HDNet carried 10 regular season games, while Versus carried eight games plus the championship game. In addition, the league gained its first partnership with a regional network—the New England–based NESN, which carried two Hartford Colonials home games. The league website provided live and archived video streaming for all games, while YouTube provided a live HD simulcast of Versus' Championship Game broadcast with additional content. [10]

Also, UFL games were carried on radio for the first time, with each team having their own flagship station:

Team2010 Radio broadcaster
Florida Tuskers WYGM (740 AM) (primary); WFLF (540 AM) (secondary)
Hartford Colonials WPOP (1410 AM)
Las Vegas Locomotives KWWN (1100 AM) (primary); KBAD (920 AM) (secondary)
Omaha Nighthawks KOZN (1620 AM)
Sacramento Mountain Lions KHTK (1140 AM)

Team schedules

  Win   Loss

Florida Tuskers

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame siteAttendanceTV
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, September 1811:00 p.m. ET at Las Vegas Locomotives W 27–201–0 Sam Boyd Stadium 9,103 HDNet
2Saturday, September 2511:00 p.m. ETat Sacramento Mountain Lions L 20–241–1 Hornet Stadium 20,000 Versus
3Thursday, September 306:00 p.m. ETLas Vegas LocomotivesL 17–201–2 Citrus Bowl 9,053Versus
4Saturday, October 93:00 p.m. ETat Hartford Colonials W 33–202–2 Rentschler Field 14,468Versus
5 Bye
6Thursday, October 217:00 p.m. ETSacramento Mountain LionsL 17–212–3Citrus Bowl10,066HDNet
7Bye
8Friday, November 58:00 p.m. ET Omaha Nighthawks W 31–143–3Citrus Bowl9,203HDNet
9Thursday, November 117:00 p.m. ETHartford ColonialsW 41–74–3Citrus Bowl9,367HDNet
10Friday, November 198:30 p.m. ETat Omaha NighthawksW 27–105–3 Rosenblatt Stadium 21,106HDNet

Hartford Colonials

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame siteAttendanceTV
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, September 182:30 p.m. ET Sacramento Mountain Lions W 27–101–0 Rentschler Field 14,384 NESN
2Friday, September 248:00 p.m. ETat Omaha Nighthawks L 26–271–1 Rosenblatt Stadium 23,067 HDNet
3 Bye
4Saturday, October 93:00 p.m. ET Florida Tuskers L 20–331–2Rentschler Field14,468 Versus
5Saturday, October 163:00 p.m. ETOmaha NighthawksL 14–191–3Rentschler Field14,056NESN
6Saturday, October 233:30 p.m. ETat Las Vegas Locomotives L 21–24 (OT)1–4 Sam Boyd Stadium 8,451Versus
7Saturday, October 3011:00 p.m. ETat Sacramento Mountain LionsW 27–262–4 Hornet Stadium 13,500Versus
8Bye
9Thursday, November 117:00 p.m. ETat Florida TuskersL 7–412–5 Citrus Bowl 9,637HDNet
10Saturday, November 203:30 p.m. ETLas Vegas LocomotivesW 27–143–5Rentschler Field14,554Versus

Las Vegas Locomotives

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame siteAttendanceTV
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, September 188:00 p.m. PT Florida Tuskers L 20–270–1 Sam Boyd Stadium 9,103 HDNet
2 Bye
3Thursday, September 303:00 p.m. PTat Florida TuskersW 20–171–1 Citrus Bowl 9,053 Versus
4Friday, October 87:00 p.m. PT Omaha Nighthawks W 22–102–1Sam Boyd Stadium9,767HDNet
5Friday, October 158:00 p.m. PTat Sacramento Mountain Lions W 26–33–1 Hornet Stadium 19,000HDNet
6Saturday, October 2312:30 p.m. PT Hartford Colonials W 24–21 (OT)4–1Sam Boyd Stadium8,451Versus
7Thursday, October 285:00 p.m. PTat Omaha NighthawksW 24–105–1 Rosenblatt Stadium 23,554HDNet
8Saturday, November 68:00 p.m. PTSacramento Mountain LionsL 24–275–2Sam Boyd Stadium13,622Versus
9Bye
10Saturday, November 2012:30 p.m. PTat Hartford ColonialsL 14–275–3 Rentschler Field 14,554Versus

Omaha Nighthawks

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame siteAttendanceTV
Final scoreTeam record
1 Bye
2Friday, September 247:00 p.m. CT Hartford Colonials W 27–261–0 Rosenblatt Stadium 23,067 HDNet
3Saturday, October 27:30 p.m. CT Sacramento Mountain Lions W 20–172–0Rosenblatt Stadium23,416HDNet
4Friday, October 89:00 p.m. CTat Las Vegas Locomotives L 10–222–1 Sam Boyd Stadium 9,767HDNet
5Saturday, October 162:00 p.m. CTat Hartford ColonialsW 19–143–1 Rentschler Field 14,056 NESN
6Bye
7Thursday, October 287:00 p.m. CTLas Vegas LocomotivesL 10–243–2Rosenblatt Stadium23,554HDNet
8Friday, November 57:00 p.m. CTat Florida Tuskers L 14–313–3 Citrus Bowl 9,203HDNet
9Saturday, November 1310:00 p.m. CTat Sacramento Mountain LionsL 3–413–4 Hornet Stadium 20,000 Versus
10Friday, November 197:30 p.m. CTFlorida TuskersL 10–273–5Rosenblatt Stadium21,106HDNet

Sacramento Mountain Lions

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame siteAttendanceTV
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, September 1811:30 a.m. PT at Hartford Colonials L 10–270–1 Rentschler Field 14,384 NESN
2Saturday, September 258:00 p.m. PT Florida Tuskers W 24–201–1 Hornet Stadium 20,000 Versus
3Saturday, October 25:30 p.m. PTat Omaha Nighthawks L 17–201–2 Rosenblatt Stadium 23,416 HDNet
4 Bye
5Friday, October 158:00 p.m. PT Las Vegas Locomotives L 3–261–3Hornet Stadium19,000HDNet
6Thursday, October 214:00 p.m. PTat Florida TuskersW 21–172–3 Citrus Bowl 10,066HDNet
7Saturday, October 308:00 p.m. PTHartford ColonialsL 26–272–4Hornet Stadium13,500Versus
8Saturday, November 68:00 p.m. PTat Las Vegas LocomotivesW 27–243–4 Sam Boyd Stadium 13,622Versus
9Saturday, November 138:00 p.m. PTOmaha NighthawksW 41–34–4Hornet Stadium20,000Versus
10Bye

Standings

United Football League
WLTPCTPFPASTK
y-Las Vegas Locomotives 530.625174142L2
y-Florida Tuskers 530.625213136W3
x-Sacramento Mountain Lions 440.500169164W2
x-Hartford Colonials 350.375169194W1
x-Omaha Nighthawks 350.375113202L4

y-denotes team has clinched a 2010 UFL Championship Game berth
x-denotes team has been eliminated from championship contention

Championship Game

The 2010 UFL Championship was held on November 27, 2010 (two days after Thanksgiving) and involved the Las Vegas Locomotives and Florida Tuskers, who finished first and second, respectively, in the league standings. The Locomotives won the championship game for the second straight year, beating the Tuskers 23-20 behind an MVP performance by quarterback Chase Clement and a blocked field goal by defensive lineman Alfred Malone on the final play. The game was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, which was chosen as host venue on October 18, 2010, after the league employed a formula that took into consideration "advance ticket and merchandise sales, energy for all events prior to the season starting, and team record" to determine the site. (The first-year Nighthawks sold out each of their 4 home games, including the first UFL game with over 20,000 in attendance.) [11] [12]

Attendance

The UFL's attendance generally improved from its inaugural season; in that year, the average attendance was 9,678 spectators per game, with one game as low as 4,312 fans and the highest-attended game at less than 18,187. For the 20 home dates in the 2010 regular season, crowd numbers ranged from a high of 23,554 (Las Vegas at Omaha on October 28) to a low of 8,451 (Hartford at Las Vegas on October 23). The league's newest marketsOmaha, Sacramento, and Hartfordwere the front runners in attendance, with the Nighthawks selling out all 4 of their home games and never failing to draw less than 21,000 to Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. The Mountain Lions and Colonials saw marked improvements from their 2009 seasons in the San Francisco and New York markets, respectively.

After being the attendance leaders in 2009, both Las Vegas and Florida suffered noticeable declines at the turnstiles during 2010. The crowd decrease for the Locos, coupled with a high rate of rent at Sam Boyd Stadium, led the league and team management to consider a smaller, more affordable home stadium for 2011, such as Cashman Field. [13]

Note that in the table below, numbers for the Sacramento Mountain Lions are rounded to the nearest 500 spectators; Sacramento did not give out exact ticket counts and only offered estimates.

TeamHome GmsHome TotalHome AvgTop Home CrowdRoad GmsRoad TotalRoad AvgOverall GmsOverall TotalOverall Avg
Omaha Nighthawks 491,14322,78523,554 (10/28 vs. LV)453,02613,2568144,16918,021
Sacramento Mountain Lions 472,50018,12520,000 (9/25 vs. FLA and 11/13 vs. OMA)461,48815,3728133,98816,749
Hartford Colonials 457,46214,36614,554 (11/20 vs. LV)454,65513,6648112,11714,015
Las Vegas Locomotives 440,94310,23613,622 (11/6 vs. SAC)466,16116,5408107,10413,388
Florida Tuskers 437,6899,42210,066 (10/21 vs. SAC)464,67716,1698102,36612,796
League20299,73714,98723,554 (LV at OMA on 10/23)20300,00715,000---

Awards

Players of the week

WeekOffenseDefenseSpecial Teams
1 [14] Josh McCown, QB, Hartford Brandon Moore, LB, Las Vegas Nick Novak, K, Florida
2 [15] Daunte Culpepper, QB, Sacramento
Jeff Garcia, QB, Omaha
Zeke Moreno, LB, Sacramento Fabrizio Scaccia, K, Sacramento
3 [16] DeDe Dorsey, RB, Las Vegas Eric Henderson, DE, Las Vegas Tom Malone, P, Sacramento
4 [17] Dominic Rhodes, RB, Florida Isaiah Trufant, CB, Las Vegas Nick Novak, K, Florida
5 [18] Jeff Garcia, QB, Omaha Lewis Baker, S, Las Vegas Steve Hauschka, K, Las Vegas
6 [19] Daunte Culpepper, QB, Sacramento Derek Walker, DE, Hartford Steve Hauschka, K, Las Vegas
7 [20] Lorenzo Booker, RB, Hartford Kevin Hobbs, CB, Las Vegas Aaron Woods, KR, Sacramento
8 [21] Chris Greisen, QB, Florida Keiwan Ratliff, CB, Florida Fabrizio Scaccia, K, Sacramento
9 [22] Cory Ross, RB, Sacramento
Dominic Rhodes, RB, Florida
Eric Moncur, DE, Sacramento Nick Novak, K, Florida
10 [23] Chris Greisen, QB, Florida Darius Vinnett, CB, Florida Nick Novak, K, Florida

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