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Mountain Lions Announce 2011 Schedule

June 9, 2011 - United Football League (UFL 1)
Sacramento Mountain Lions News Release


Sacramento, CA - Thursday, June 9, 2011 - The Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League will open the 2011 season on SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, in the first Sunday game in the three-year history of the league.

The Mountain Lions will host the Omaha Nighthawks on opening weekend. In 2010, Omaha (22,786) and Sacramento (18,250) topped the UFL in average home attendance.

Sacramento will then play at home again six days later as the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Locos visit Hornet Stadium on SATURDAY, AUGUST 20.

"It is exciting for us because our first two games are at home," said Mountain Lions head coach DENNIS GREEN. "It hopefully gives us a chance to build some momentum. I think Omaha comes into the year as one of the favorites. I think they will start fast again this year. It will be very exciting."

Kickoff times and TV broadcast details for all games will be available at a later date.

"We simply can't wait to get back out onto the field to play football," said UFL Commissioner MICHAEL HUYGHUE. "Fans will see competitive and meaningful games on Sundays when (NFL) preseason is usually the only game available, and then we will continue through the traditional fall season with more entertaining football.

"We set high standards in our two previous seasons and I am confident we will treat our fans to more exciting top-quality football. We have added more recognizable and successful head coaches to our league and they in turn are signing a great blend of experienced and promising players who will produce fireworks on the field and create a buzz in our stadiums. The quality of play is expected to be even better this year with more recognizable and experienced NFL players making up the teams' rosters.

"More than 100 UFL players have gone on to sign with NFL teams during our first two years and with our season ending in mid-October this year we again anticipate a large number of our players joining NFL rosters."

Season tickets are on sale now at www.sacmountainlions.com or by phone at (916-383-5466). Fans can also visit www.buyUFL.com for merchandise.

2011 United Football League Schedule

* All games are subject to change

Week 1

Saturday, August 13 - Hartford at Virginia

Sunday, August 14 - Omaha at Sacramento

BYE - Las Vegas

Week 2

Saturday, August 20 - Las Vegas at Sacramento

Sunday, August 21 - Virginia at Omaha

BYE - Hartford

Week 3

Saturday, August 27 - Omaha at Las Vegas

Saturday, August 27 - Sacramento at Hartford

BYE - Virginia

Week 4

Friday, September 2 - Omaha at Virginia

Sunday, September 4 - Hartford at Las Vegas

BYE - Sacramento

Week 5

Saturday, September 10 - Virginia at Sacramento

Saturday, September 10 - Las Vegas at Hartford

BYE - Omaha

Week 6

Sunday, September 18 - Sacramento at Omaha

Sunday, September 18 - Virginia at Las Vegas

BYE - Hartford

Week 7

Friday, September 23 - Omaha at Hartford

Saturday, September 24 - Sacramento at Virginia

BYE - Las Vegas

Week 8

Friday, September 30 - Las Vegas at Omaha

Saturday, October 1 - Hartford at Sacramento

BYE - Virginia

Week 9

Saturday, October 8 - Virginia at Hartford

Saturday, October 8 - Sacramento at Las Vegas

BYE - Omaha

Week 10

Friday, October 14 - Las Vegas at Virginia

Saturday, October 15 - Hartford at Omaha

BYE - Sacramento

Championship Game

October 21-23

Venue and date to be confirmed

Mountain Lions match-ups by week:

Week 1

OMAHA at SACRAMENTO

All-time series record: tied at 1-1.

Dennis Green will be the only veteran UFL head coach in action on opening weekend...

He has an 0-2 opening weekend record with the Mountain Lions and California Redwoods... This is the first time the Mountain Lions have opened a season at home... August 14 in Sacramento will be Joe Moglia's first-ever game as a professional head coach... The Nighthawks look to snap a four-game losing streak that closed the 2010 season... The Nighthawks' last win came on the road, five games ago in Hartford... This will be the first Sunday game in UFL history.

Week 2

LAS VEGAS at SACRAMENTO

All-time series record: 3-1 Las Vegas.

Las Vegas won the first three games in this series, while Sacramento won the last one.... Locos head coach Jim Fassel has a 1-1 record in his opening games as a UFL coach... The Locos have won both games on their travels to Northern California, 16-10 in 2009 and 26-3 last season... This is the first time in three seasons the Locos have opened their campaign on the road.

Week 3

SACRAMENTO at HARTFORD

All-time series record: tied at 2-2.

The then California Redwoods defeated the then New York Sentinels twice in 2009... Hartford turned the tables and beat Sacramento twice in 2010... The Colonials' 27-10 victory over the Mountain Lions to open the 2010 season at Rentschler Field was the first in franchise history... Head coaches Green and Jerry Glanville have never been in opposition before... Hartford has a 0-3 record following bye weeks... Glanville posted a 5-0 record following bye weeks when head coach of the Atlanta Falcons.

Week 5

VIRGINIA AT SACRAMENTO

All-time series record: first-ever meeting.

This will be the first meeting between Marty Schottenheimer and Green since December 31, 2006.... Schottenheimer and the San Diego Chargers triumphed 27-20 over Green in his last game in charge of the Arizona Cardinals... Sacramento is 0-2 coming off a bye week.

Week 6

SACRAMENTO at OMAHA

The first-ever UFL Sunday doubleheader is scheduled for September 18, when Sacramento travels to Omaha and Virginia goes to Las Vegas....

Mountain Lions running back Cory Ross returns 'home' having played college football at Nebraska... The Nighthawks won this match up 20-17 in 2010 in the 'Rumble at Rosenblatt'.

Week 7

SACRAMENTO at VIRGINIA

The former Florida Tuskers, whose players were protected by the Destroyers, defeated the then California Redwoods twice in 2009, while the Mountain Lions won both games against the Tuskers in 2010.

Week 8

HARTFORD at SACRAMENTO

The Colonials produced a fourth-quarter comeback in Sacramento in 2010 to keep their slim Championship Game hopes alive with a 27-26 victory in Week 7.

Week 9

SACRAMENTO at LAS VEGAS

The Mountain Lions will play their third road game in a four-week period... Sacramento closes out the season at home and for the second season in a row, the Mountain Lions have the Week 10 bye next week.

2011 Mountain Lions Schedule

Wk 1 8/14 OMAHA

Wk 2 8/20 LAS VEGAS

Wk 3 8/27 at Hartford

Wk 4 BYE

Wk 5 9/10 VIRGINIA

Wk 6 9/18 at Omaha

Wk 7 9/24 at Virginia

Wk 8 10/1 HARTFORD

Wk 9 10/8 at Las Vegas

Wk 10 BYE

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