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| Defensive coaches
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PA announcer - Henry W. Ayer III |
| 2011 Virginia Destroyers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bill Mayer |
| General manager | Marty Schottenheimer |
| Head coach | Marty Schottenheimer |
| Home field | Virginia Beach Sportsplex |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–1 |
| Division place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | League champions |
The 2011 Virginia Destroyers season was the third season for the United Football League franchise and its first since relocating from Orlando, where they played as the Florida Tuskers. Guided by head coach and general manager Marty Schottenheimer, the Destroyers finished the truncated regular season with a 3–1 record and defeated Las Vegas 17–3 in the October 21 Championship Game for the franchise's first UFL title.
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Pick | |||
| 1 | 4 | Martail Burnett | DE | Utah |
| 2 | 9 | Ryan Sims | DT | North Carolina |
| 3 | 14 | Adrian N. Peterson | RB | Georgia Southern |
| 4 | 19 | Aundrae Allison | WR | East Carolina |
| 5 | 25 | Trevor Anderson | DT | Albany |
| 6 | 30 | Ian Scott | DT | Florida |
| 7 | 35 | Joe Monteverde | TE | Richmond |
| 8 | 40 | Wynel Seldon | RB | Wyoming |
| 9 | 45 | Derek Devine | QB | Marshall |
| 10 | 50 | Jahi Word-Daniels | DB | Georgia Tech |
| 10 | 52 | Jeff Maehl | WR | Oregon |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
PA announcer - Henry W. Ayer III |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | ||||||
| 1 | Thursday, September 15 | 8:00 p.m. | at Omaha Nighthawks | W 23–13 | 1–0 | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha | 15,836 |
| 2 | Saturday, September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Las Vegas Locomotives | W 34–17 | 2–0 | Virginia Beach Sportsplex | 12,167 |
| 3 | Bye | ||||||
| 4 | Friday, October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Sacramento Mountain Lions | W 28–6 | 3–0 | Virginia Beach Sportsplex | 12,617 |
| 5 | Saturday, October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Sacramento Mountain Lions | L 20–27 (OT) | 3–1 | Hornet Stadium | 18,794 |
| All times are Eastern Time. | |||||||
| United Football League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| z-Virginia Destroyers | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 105 | 63 | L1 | ||
| z-Las Vegas Locomotives | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 83 | 67 | W2 | ||
| x-Omaha Nighthawks | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 62 | 96 | L2 | ||
| x-Sacramento Mountain Lions | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 80 | 104 | W1 | ||
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
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destroyers | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Nighthawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Game information | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locomotives | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Destroyers | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Game information | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Lions | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Destroyers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
at Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, Virginia
| Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destroyers | 0 | ||
| Mountain Lions | 0 |
The Virginia Destroyers were a professional American football team based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. They began play in the United Football League (UFL) in the 2011 season. They played their home games at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex.
The 2010 Florida Tuskers season was the second and final season for the Virginia Destroyers as the Florida Tuskers. They finished with a 5–3 regular season record and lost in the 2010 UFL Championship Game to the Las Vegas Locomotives for a second straight season.
The 2010 Las Vegas Locomotives season was the second season for the United Football League franchise. They finished with a 5–3 record and defended their UFL Championship by defeating the Florida Tuskers, 23–20, in the 2010 UFL Championship Game.
The 2011 UFL season was the third season of the United Football League (UFL). The season, which was affected by franchise shifts and schedule delays due in part to the UFL's lingering financial issues, began on September 15, 2011, and would have run through October 28, with a championship game set for the following weekend. The regular season was abandoned after the games of October 15, and the championship game moved up to October 21, when the Virginia Destroyers claimed their first UFL title by defeating the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Locomotives 17-3 at Virginia Beach Sportsplex.
The 2011 UFL championship game was the third championship game of the United Football League and took place on October 21, 2011, the concluding weekend of the league's truncated third season. The game was won by the Virginia Destroyers, who, in front of a standing-room-only home crowd at Virginia Beach Sportsplex, defeated the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Locomotives 17–3, spurred by the performance of strong safety and game MVP Aaron Rouse. The win gave Destroyers coach Marty Schottenheimer, notorious for his failure to reach the Super Bowl in his NFL coaching career despite strong regular season statistics, his first and only championship as a professional head coach and his first professional championship since the 1965 American Football League championship game, Schottenheimer's rookie season as a player.
The 2011 Omaha Nighthawks season was the second season for the United Football League franchise.
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