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Mountain Lions Travel To Orlando In Search Of Second Victory

October 19, 2010 - United Football League (UFL 1)
Sacramento Mountain Lions News Release


Game: 5

Sacramento at Florida

Florida Citrus Bowl

Thursday, Oct. 21 2010

Kickoff: 4 p.m. (Pacific)

TV: HD NET

Radio: KHTK (1140 AM)

2010 Mountain Lions Schedule

Date Opponent Time/Score

All Times Pacific

9/18 at Hartford L, 27-10

9/25 FLORIDA W, 24-20

10/2 at Omaha L, 20-17

10/15 LAS VEGAS L, 26-3

10/21 at Florida 4 p.m.

10/30 HARTFORD 8 p.m.

11/6 at Las Vegas 8 p.m.

11/19 OMAHA 8 p.m.

2010 UFL Standings

Team W-L Pct.

Omaha 3-1 .750

Las Vegas 3-1 .750

Florida 2-2 .500

Sacramento 1-3 .250

Hartford 1-3 .250

This Week's Games (Times Pacific)

10/21 Sacramento at Florida, 4 p.m.

10/23 Hartford at Las Vegas, 3:30 p.m.

Last Week's Results

Las Vegas 26, Sacramento 3

Omaha 19, Hartford 14

Sacramento Mountain Lions

THE GAME

Sacramento is 1-0 against the Florida Tuskers this season and 0-3 against the rest of the UFL. The teams meet again tonight, this time on the East Coast. The Tuskers are coming off a bye week after a stretch that saw them play three games in 12 days. The Mountain Lions have lost at Omaha (20-17) and at home to Las Vegas (26-3) following the thrilling victory over the Tuskers. The game will be broadcast on HDNET with Paul Maguire and Kenny Rice doing the call.

THE SERIES

Florida went 2-0 against the California Redwoods (now the Mountain Lions) in 2009 but Sacramento came from behind to defeat Florida 24-20 in Sacramento on Sept. 25. Culpepper led the Mountain Lions on a fourth-quarter comeback before a near-sellout crowd of 20,000 fans at Hornet Stadium.

LAST TIME THEY MET

Mountain Lions quarterback Daunte Culpepper hit Rod Windsor for a 33-yard touchdown strike in the final minute, leading Sacramento to a 24-20 victory. It was the first regular season loss in the history of the Florida franchise. Culpepper was a star on the final drive. After converting a fourth-and-two with a sneak, the three-time NFL pro bowler completed passes of 13 and eight yards to set up the game-winner to Windsor. He set a league record with 374 passing yards and he had three touchdown tosses on the night.

KEY MATCHUP NO. 1

Sacramento running back Cory Ross vs. Florida linebacker Odell Thurman. Ross had his best game of the season on Friday, setting a UFL record for catches with 10 and adding a season-high 71 yards on the ground (15 carries). Thurman leads Florida with 27 tackles and he has also forced two fumbles.

KEY MATCHUP NO. 2

Florida running back Dominic Rhodes vs. Sacramento linebacker Dontarrious Thomas.

Thomas had a team-high 8.5 tackles on Friday against Las Vegas and had 4.5 tackles, a sack and an interception in the first meeting against the Tuskers this season. Rhodes has heated up of late, and has 222 yards and four touchdowns on the ground this season.

NEW ADDITIONS TO THE MOUNTAIN LIONS

Sacramento added two new players this week while cutting defensive back Marcus Ezeff and placing defensive back Robert Bourne on injured reserve. Sacramento also brought back offensive lineman Michael Tepper and placed offensive lineman Kevin Myers on injured reserve. Bourne broke his left leg during Friday night's 26-3 loss to visiting Las Vegas. The Mountain Lions have brought in two defensive backs with recent NFL experience in Lendy Holmes and Marcus McCauley. McCauley is a local product from Sacramento, a graduate of Cordova High School. He joined the NFL in 2007, playing in all 16 games for the Minnesota Vikings and starting in nine of them. He played in 10 games for the Vikings in 2008 before spending time with four NFL organizations in 2009 (Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Bucs, New Orleans Saints and the Washington Redskins). Holmes played in eight games as a rookie for the Washington Redskins in 2009. He was waived by Washington on Aug. 31 of 2010.

CULPEPPER LOOKING FOR BOUNCE-BACK GAME

Sacramento quarterback Daunte Culpepper is coming off a tough game, in which he had five turnovers (four interceptions, one fumble) in a 26-3 loss to visiting Las Vegas. He now gets another shot at Florida, whom he torched for a league-record 374 yards (26-42, three touchdowns, one interception) during a 24-20 victory in Sacramento on Sept. 25. Culpepper has completed 93-of-160 passes for 970 yards, six touchdowns and six interceptions through the first four games.

ROSS COMING OFF HIS BEST GAME OF SEASON

Sacramento running back Cory Ross, the UFL's leading rusher a year ago, put up big numbers in Friday's 26-3 loss to visiting Las Vegas. He set a UFL record with 10 receptions (for 82 yards) and had his best rushing game of the season (15 carries, 71 yards). Ross leads the UFL with 27 receptions (210 yards) and he has carried the ball 55 times for 154 yards overall this season. He rushed for 462 yards on 117 carries a year ago in a six-game season. Each UFL team will play eight games this season.

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