2011 Omaha Nighthawks season

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2011 Omaha Nighthawks season
Owner Zach Nelson
Head coach Joe Moglia
General manager Rick Mueller
Home field TD Ameritrade Park
Results
Record1–4
Division place3rd
Playoff finishTBD

The 2011 Omaha Nighthawks season was the second season for the United Football League franchise.

Contents

Offseason

The team fired previous head coach Jeff Jagodzinski following the 2010 season after losing the last four games and slipping out of the playoffs. Joe Moglia, an Omaha native who had originally been assigned as head coach of the expansion Virginia Destroyers, was reassigned to Omaha to replace Jagodzinski.

The Nighthawks have also changed stadiums, moving from Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, where they spent their inaugural season, to TD Ameritrade Park in the downtown area of Omaha.

UFL Draft

2011 Omaha Nighthawks UFL Draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundPick
12 Reynaldo Hill CB Florida
27 Jamie Cumbie DE Clemson
312 Joe Toledo OT Washington
417 Chris Smith CB Northern Illinois
523 Mike Smith OT Nebraska
628 D. J. Jones OTNebraska
733 Kyle Nelson TE New Mexico State
838 Jeremiah Masoli QB Mississippi
839 Brian Johnston DE Gardner–Webb
943 Derrick Locke RB Kentucky
1048 Akiem Hicks DT Regina
1051 Mark Herzlich LB Boston College

Hartford Colonials dispersal draft

Personnel

Staff

2011 Omaha Nighthawks staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Tom Olivadotti
  • Defensive Line – Brandon Noble
  • Assistant Defensive Line/Quality Control – Mike Gallagher
  • Defensive Backs – Pete Kuharchek

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Richard Kent

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Andy Williams

Roster

2011 Omaha Nighthawks roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Rookies in italics
Roster updated October 19, 2011

51 Active, 9 Inactive

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff *OpponentResultsGame site
Final scoreTeam record
1Thursday, September 157:00 p.m. Virginia Destroyers L 13–230–1 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
2 Bye
3Saturday, October 16:00 p.m.at Sacramento Mountain Lions W 33–301–1 Hornet Stadium
4Saturday, October 87:00 p.m.at Las Vegas Locomotives L 10–301–2 Sam Boyd Stadium
5Saturday, October 157:00 p.m.Las Vegas LocomotivesL 6–131–3TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
6Friday, October 21 7:00 p.m.Sacramento Mountain LionsL 19–251–4TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
* All times are Central Time. † Postseason Consolation Game.

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Standings

United Football League
WLTPCTPFPASTK
z-Virginia Destroyers 310.75010563L1
z-Las Vegas Locomotives 310.7508367W2
x-Omaha Nighthawks 130.2506296L2
x-Sacramento Mountain Lions 130.25080104W1

z-Virginia and Las Vegas were awarded berths in the 2011 UFL Championship Game when the balance of the regular season was cancelled on October 17
x-Omaha and Sacramento would play in a post-season consolation game

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Virginia Destroyers

Week One: Virginia Destroyers at Omaha Nighthawks – Game summary
1234Total
Destroyers0173323
Nighthawks070613

at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska

  • Date: Thursday, September 15
  • Game attendance: 15,836 [2]
  • Recap

Week 3: at Sacramento Mountain Lions

Week Three: Omaha Nighthawks at Sacramento Mountain Lions – Game summary
1234Total
Nighthawks7361733
Mountain Lions01071330

at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California

Week 4: at Las Vegas Locomotives

Week Four: Omaha Nighthawks at Las Vegas Locomotives – Game summary
1234Total
Nighthawks003710
Locomotives3671430

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

  • Date: Saturday October 8, 2011
  • Game time: 5:00PM (PT)
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Sunny, Winds from NNE 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 6,500
  • Referee: John Bible
  • Gamebook

Week 5: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives

Week Four: Las Vegas Locomotives at Omaha Nighthawks – Game summary
12Total
Nighthawks0
Locomotives0

    Week 6: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions

    Week Six: Sacramento Mountain Lions at Omaha Nighthawks – Game summary
    12Total
    Mountain Lions0
    Nighthawks0

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