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Four Teams Alive in UFL Playoff Race

November 12, 2010 - United Football League (UFL 1) News Release


JACKSONVILLE, FL - Thursday, November 11, 2010 - The Hartford Colonials were eliminated from the hunt for a berth in the 2010 UFL Championship Game after falling to a 41-7 defeat to the Florida Tuskers in Week 9 of the United Football League season.

The Tuskers now occupy second place in the standings at 4-3 in a bid to force a repeat of last season's Championship Game match up against the Las Vegas Locos, who have already qualified at 5-2 and have this week's bye.

"We won six in a row last year and knew that if we won three in a row this year we'd get another shot at Vegas," said Tuskers head coach JAY GRUDEN. "We have some great guys on our team and it's not hard to get them motivated to be ready to play. Everybody is chipping in and everybody is having a great time. We're happy with everything."

The Tuskers have destiny firmly in their own hands, but still have to watch out for the 3-3 Omaha Nighthawks and 3-4 Sacramento Mountain Lions, who clash on Saturday, November 13 at 8pm PDT (live on Versus 11pm EDT) at Hornet Stadium.

A Mountain Lions victory will mean they can force a three-way 4-4 tie in the standings, provided the Nighthawks in turn beat the Tuskers in Omaha on November 19.

A Nighthawks win on Saturday will earn them the same 4-3 record as the Tuskers and set up a mouthwatering winner takes all clash against Florida in Omaha in Week 10.

The 5-2 Locos have already qualified for a chance to defend the William Hambrecht Trophy in the season finale at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha on November 27 (live on Versus, 11am CDT / 12pm EDT).

The Colonials (2-5) will play for pride and in appreciation of their loyal home fan support in Week 10 and aim to upset the top-ranked 5-2 Las Vegas Locos at Rentschler Field in East Hartford on November 20. Defeat for the Locos could cost them the number one seed and the satisfaction of securing top spot in the standings for the Championship Game if the Tuskers also post a 5-3 final record and win the relevant tiebreakers.

Updated UFL Standings:

Team Record PF PA

Las Vegas 5-2 160 115

Florida 4-3 186 126

Omaha 3-3 100 134

Sacramento 3-4 126 161

Hartford 2-5 142 178

If, at the end of the season, two or more clubs finish with the best won-lost-tied percentage, the following steps will be taken to determine which two teams will play for the UFL Championship:

1. Head to head among tied teams

2. Strength of victory over all opponents at the conclusion of the season

3. Most points scored at the conclusion of the season

4. Points differential at the conclusion of the season

5. Fewest points conceded at the conclusion of the season

6. Best record on the road in all games

Week 9 results, schedule and scenarios:

Thursday, November 11

Hartford 7 Florida 41

Saturday, November 13

Omaha at Sacramento

8pm CDT / 11pm EDT on Versus

Bye week: Las Vegas

Week 9 scenarios

Florida win and Omaha win

LAS 5-2

FLA 4-3

OMA 4-3

SAC 3-5

HAR 2-5

Las Vegas has clinched a Championship Game berth. Florida leads Omaha in standings by nature of head to head (1-0). Hartford eliminated as they cannot equal number of wins posted by Las Vegas, Florida or Omaha. Sacramento would be eliminated as they cannot equal number of wins posted by Las Vegas, Florida or Omaha. Florida win and Sacramento win

LAS 5-2

FLA 4-3

SAC 4-4

OMA 3-4

HAR 2-5

Las Vegas has clinched a Championship Game berth. Hartford eliminated as they cannot equal number of wins posted by Las Vegas, Florida or Sacramento.



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