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Three Teams Alive in UFL Race

November 14, 2010 - United Football League (UFL 1) News Release


JACKSONVILLE, FL - Saturday, November 13 - The Sacramento Mountain Lions kept their United Football League Championship Game aspirations alive with a decisive 41-3 victory over the Omaha Nighthawks to trigger a possible three-way tiebreaker for the open berth.

The Mountain Lions wrapped up their regular season with a 4-4 record and will now sit at home during a bye week hoping the team they defeated on Saturday - the Omaha Nighthawks - will knock off the Florida Tuskers in Week 10. That would pave the way for Sacramento to meet the Las Vegas Locos for the 2010 title.

Omaha beating Florida next week would force a three-team tie for second place in the final standings with Sacramento, Florida and Omaha all holding a 4-4 record. The first head to head tiebreaker taking into account all games between the three teams would see Sacramento emerge victorious. The Mountain Lions would be 3-1 within the group, the Nighthawks 2-2 and the Tuskers 1-3.

"It was by far our best game of the eight in the regular season and we still have a chance depending on what happens next week," said Mountain Lions head coach DENNIS GREEN. "Our backs were against the wall in what is a short season, but we came back. Now we hope Omaha wins!"

The Nighthawks intend to sign off in style in front of a fourth consecutive sellout crowd at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha on Friday (live on HDNet 7.30pm CDT / 8.30pm EDT).

"We prepare every game to win and next week is not going to be any different that how we approached the first game of the season," said Omaha head coach JEFF JAGODZINSKI. "We need to play better as a team and we'll do that next week.

"Here's the positive: we've got one more game left and a chance to go back to Omaha to play again in front of the best fans in this league and I'm sure our guys will give a great showing for those fans."

Advancing to the Championship Game would complete an impressive transformation for the Mountain Lions, who were in last place at the season mid-point with a 1-3 record. Led by quarterback DAUNTE CULPEPPER, Sacramento has since won three out of four games and lost by a single point in their only second half of the season blemish.

All the Florida Tuskers need to do is win or tie against the Nighthawks on November 19 to remain in Omaha and take on the Locos in the Championship Game at 11am CDT / 12pm EDT on Saturday, November 27 (live on Versus).

Las Vegas brings the curtain down on the regular season against the Hartford Colonials at Rentschler Field in East Hartford at 3.30pm EDT on Saturday, November 20 (live on Versus).

UFL tiebreakers:

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



United Football League Stories from November 14, 2010


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