Tuskers Must Win In Omaha For The Right To Face Locos In Title Game Rematch

Published on November 16, 2010 under United Football League (UFL 1) News Release


JACKSONVILLE, FL - Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - The Las Vegas Locomotives have been sitting and waiting in the UFL Championship Game driving seat since the end of Week 7, waiting for a team to join them.

That wait will end on Friday night

The Locos finally will find out who their championship game opponent will be from the result of the Omaha Nighthawks-Florida Tuskers clash at Rosenblatt Stadium. A Tuskers victory will set up a rematch of the 2009 UFL title game, while a Nighthawks win would vault the Sacramento Mountain Lions, who have the league's Week 10 bye week, into the spotlight by way of edging a three-team head-to-head tiebreaker.

The Tuskers (4-3) would advance by virtue of a 5-3 record, while the Mountain Lions (4-4) would win a head-to-head tiebreaker within the group of three tied teams. At 3-1 they would advance ahead of Omaha (2-2) and Florida (1-3).

HDNet will have the live broadcast of the Tuskers-Nighthawks game from a sold out Rosenblatt Stadium, with Kenny Rice (play-by-play), Paul Maguire (analyst), Ron Kruck and Paul Crane (sideline) bringing the action to a national audience beginning with the pre-game show at 7pm Central (8pm Eastern).

In the league's regular-season finale on Saturday afternoon (3.30pm Eastern), the Locos will look to fine-tune their game and stay healthy following a bye week when they travel to Rentschler Field to take on the Hartford Colonials. This is a rematch of their game in Week 6 at Sam Boyd Stadium, which ended in a 24-21 overtime win for Las Vegas in the longest game in league history.

Join Craig Minervini (play-by-play), Doug Flutie (analyst), Ryan Nece and Damon Hack (sideline) for the live broadcast of Saturday afternoon's contest on Versus.

While Las Vegas (5-2) will go on to play either Florida or Sacramento and look to defend its 2009 championship, on Saturday, November 27 at 11am Central (12pm EDT, 9am PDT), the Colonials are playing for pride.

"It's the last game of the season," said Colonials receiver Pat Carter. "Some guys are going home, some guys are going on to the next level. Hopefully everybody comes in with a professional mindset and approaches the game the way it should be approached."

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LIVE STREAMING

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UFL post game press conferences are also streamed live on UFL-Football.com - uncut, uncensored, unedited. So witness the elation of a coach heading to the Championship Game, or perhaps one returning home, his team's dreams shattered.

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IT'S ABOUT "THE CHAMPIONSHIP"

The Las Vegas Locomotives will have the opportunity to defend the first-ever UFL championship on November 27 at Rosenblatt Stadium, and will do so against either the Florida Tuskers or the Sacramento Mountain Lions. Need tickets? Ticketmaster.com / UFL-Football.com

Here is how the Locos fared this season against both teams:

Las Vegas vs. Florida (1-1) - The Locos and Tuskers played each other twice in the first three weeks of the season. In Week 1 at Sam Boyd Stadium, the Tuskers rallied from an early 10-0 deficit to win 27-20. In Week 3 at the Florida Citrus Bowl, the Locos again went up 10-0, but won 20-17 on a field goal by Parker Douglass at the final gun.

Las Vegas vs. Sacramento (1-1) - The Locos and Mountain Lions played each other twice in a four-week span. In Week 5 at Hornet Stadium, Las Vegas came to the California capital and left with a 26-3 victory. In Week 8 at Sam Boyd Stadium, the Mountain Lions returned the favor despite losing a 21-0 lead, winning 27-24.

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UFL PLAYERS OF WEEK 9

Watch the UFL Week 9 recap and the plays that earned Player of the Week awards on the UFL http://www.youtube.com/theUFL#p/u/6/sZ1pAIQkrR8

United Football League Players of Week 9

Offense Cory Ross, RB, Sacramento Mountain Lions

Dominic Rhodes, RB, Florida Tuskers

Defense Eric Moncur, DE, Sacramento Mountain Lions

Special Teams Nick Novak, K, Florida Tuskers

UFL WEEK 10 SCHEDULE

(All times local)

Friday, Nov. 19 Saturday, Nov. 20

Florida at Omaha, 7:30 p.m. CT (HDNet) Las Vegas at Hartford, 3:30 p.m. ET (Versus)

Pregame show airs at 7 p.m. CT

Bye Week

Sacramento

UFL WEEK 10 PREVIEWS

Florida Tuskers (4-3) at Omaha Nighthawks (3-4) - Friday, November 19, 7:30 p.m. Central

ALL-TIME SERIES: Florida 1, Omaha 0.

LAST MEETING: Florida 31, Omaha 14 (November 5, 2010).

BROADCAST: HDNet - Kenny Rice (play-by-play), Paul Maguire (analyst), Ron Kruck and Paul Crane (sideline).

NOTES: Florida running back DOMINIC RHODES has a league-high 10 touchdowns in seven games, and has back-to-back 100-yard rushing games... Tuskers outside linebacker TERRENCE MELTON had four solo tackles, a forced fumble, a 70-yard fumble return touchdown and a sack in Week 9... Florida kicker NICK NOVAK scored 11 points on two field goals and five extra points last week... Florida's defense has allowed just one rushing touchdown, one passing touchdown and a fluke end zone fumble recovery touchdown during its two-game winning streak... Omaha running back MAURICE CLARETT has rushed five times for 43 yards and caught seven passes for 69 yards in the last two games... Nighthawks cornerback RICARDO COLCLOUGH had an interception and six total tackles in Week 9... Omaha punter JUSTIN BRANTLY averaged 41 yards on six punts last week... The Nighthawks have turned the ball over nine times during their three-game losing streak.

Las Vegas Locomotives (5-2) at Hartford Colonials (2-5) - Saturday, November 20, 3:30 p.m. Eastern

ALL-TIME SERIES: Las Vegas 3, Hartford 0.

LAST MEETING: Las Vegas 24, Hartford 21, OT (October 23, 2010).

BROADCAST: Versus - Craig Minervini (play-by-play), Doug Flutie (analyst), Ryan Nece and Damon Hack (sideline).

NOTES: Las Vegas quarterback CHASE CLEMENT ran for two touchdowns and passed for one in the second half in Week 8... Locos outside linebacker TEDDY LEHMAN recorded 12 total tackles and 1 1/2 tackles for loss two weeks ago... Las Vegas return specialist BRIAN HERNANDEZ had 64 yards on two kick returns and 18 yards on two punt returns in Week 8... The Locos have allowed a UFL-low 16.4 points per game so far in 2010... Hartford quarterback RYAN PERRILLOUX was 16-for-35 for 184 yards and ran for a touchdown in Week 9... Colonials linebacker CLINT McPEEK had six total tackles and a forced fumble last week... Hartford safety QUINTIN DEMPS returned a kickoff for 22 yards and had three total tackles in his UFL debut in Week 9... The Colonials have turned the ball over 18 times in their five losses in 2010.

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