2011 Virginia Destroyers season

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2011 Virginia Destroyers season
Owner Bill Mayer
General manager Marty Schottenheimer
Head coach Marty Schottenheimer
Home stadium Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Results
Record3–1
Division place1st
PlayoffsLeague 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.

Contents

Offseason

UFL draft

2011 Virginia Destroyers UFL draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundPick
14 Martail Burnett DE Utah
29 Ryan Sims DT North Carolina
314 Adrian N. Peterson RB Georgia Southern
419 Aundrae Allison WR East Carolina
525Trevor AndersonDT Albany
630 Ian Scott DT Florida
735Joe MonteverdeTE Richmond
840Wynel SeldonRB Wyoming
945Derek DevineQB Marshall
1050 Jahi Word-Daniels DB Georgia Tech
1052 Jeff Maehl WR Oregon

Personnel

Staff

2011 Virginia Destroyers staff

Front office

  • President – Ed Reynolds
  • Assistant general manager – John Wuehrmann
  • Director of player personnel – Bret Munsey

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Terry Shea
  • Running backs – Gerald Carr
  • Wide receivers – Bobby Saunders
  • Offensive line – Bill Laveroni
Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength/tight ends – Chet Fuhrman
  • Equipment manager - Casey Turley

PA announcer - Henry W. Ayer III

Roster

2011 Virginia Destroyers 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 20, 2011

53 Active, 5 Inactive

Schedule

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Thursday, September 158:00 p.m.at Omaha Nighthawks W 23–131–0 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha 15,836
2Saturday, September 247:00 p.m. Las Vegas Locomotives W 34–172–0 Virginia Beach Sportsplex 12,167
3 Bye
4Friday, October 77:00 p.m. Sacramento Mountain Lions W 28–63–0Virginia Beach Sportsplex12,617
5Saturday, October 157:00 p.m.at Sacramento Mountain LionsL 20–27 (OT)3–1 Hornet Stadium 18,794
All times are Eastern Time.

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: at Omaha Nighthawks

Week One: Virginia Destroyers at Omaha Nighthawks – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Destroyers0173323
Nighthawks070613

at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska

  • Date: Thursday, September 15
  • Game time: 8:06 p.m. ET
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Fair
  • Game attendance: 15,836 [1]
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 2: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives

Week Two: Las Vegas Locomotives at Virginia Destroyers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Locomotives0031417
Destroyers10147334

at Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, September 24
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Rain
  • Game attendance: 12,167
  • Referee: Jon Bible
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 4: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions

Week Four: Sacramento Mountain Lions at Virginia Destroyers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Mountain Lions06006
Destroyers7002128

at Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, Virginia

  • Date: Friday, October 7
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Clear
  • Game attendance: 12,617
  • Referee: Perry Havener
  • Recap, Gamebook [ permanent dead link ]

Week 5: at Sacramento Mountain Lions

Week Five: Virginia Destroyers at Sacramento Mountain Lions – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Destroyers0
Mountain Lions0

    References

    1. Pivovar, Steven (September 16, 2011). "Virginia Destroyers, Schottenheimer win UFL debut at Omaha". Daily Press . Retrieved September 16, 2011.