UFL 2011 Season Kickoff Countdown - 2 Days
Published on September 13, 2011 under United Football League (UFL 1) News Release
JACKSONVILLE, FL - Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - In two days, a no-doubt-rowdy crowd at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, will enjoy the opening game of the 2011 United Football League season between the home-standing Nighthawks and the Virginia Destroyers.
When that happens, the UFL will become the first alternative outdoor football league not affiliated with the National Football League to play a third season since the United States Football League (1983-85).
And, when that first foot strikes football on Thursday night that will be the start of what promises to be another exciting season of UFL play.
THE "U" IN UFL STANDS FOR "ULTRA-COMPETITIVE"
Of the 21 UFL games played during the 2010 campaign, 11 were decided by a touchdown or less - including five in a row in Weeks 1-3. Seven of the 21 games were decided by a field goal or less.
Here is how the UFL compared to the NFL and the Canadian Football League during the 2010 regular- and postseasons:
CATEGORY UFL NFL CFL
Number of games 21 267 77
Decided by 3 points or less/percentage 7 (33.3) 66 (24.7) 18 (23.4)
Decided by 7 points or less/percentage 11 (52.4) 129 (48.3) 36 (46.8)
In addition, of the 21 UFL games last season, teams were separated by seven points or less going into the fourth quarter in 10 of them (47.6 percent), and teams were within seven points of each other at some point during the fourth quarter in 15 of them (71.4 percent).
NFL-CALIBER TALENT ON DISPLAY IN THE UFL
70 players who have been on UFL regular-season/postseason active rosters have gone on to sign NFL practice squad and/or active roster contracts during the 2009-10 NFL seasons at the conclusion of the UFL campaign:
2009 United Football League players signed to NFL teams for 2009 season (23)
Player Pos UFL team Year NFL team Status
Ali, Charles FB New York 09 Baltimore Active,
Baugher, Danny P Las Vegas 09-10 Atlanta Practice squad
Boyd, Shane QB California 09 Indianapolis Practice squad
Bryant, Matt K Florida 09 Atlanta Active
Capizzi, Jason T Las Vegas 09-10 Cleveland Practice squad
Culberson, Quinton LB Florida 09 Carolina Active
Gano, Graham K Las Vegas 09 Washington Active
Grant, Michael CB Florida 09 Cleveland Practice squad
Kees, Ryan DE California 09 Arizona Practice squad
Kwateng, Prince LB Cal./Sac. 09-10 New Orleans Practice squad
Losman, J.P. QB Las Vegas 09 Oakland Active
Nordin, Jake TE Las Vegas 09 Detroit Practice squad / Active
Petitti, Rob T Florida 09 Carolina Active
Porter, Joe CB Las Vegas 09 Cleveland Practice squad
Pratt, Paul CB New York 09 Detroit Practice squad
Retkofsky, Jared LS N.Y./Hartford 09-10 Pittsburgh Active
Richardson, Matteral CB New York 09 Cleveland Practice squad
Smith, Shaun DT Las Vegas 09 Cincinnati Active
Spurlock, Micheal WR Florida 09 Tampa Bay Active
Sundberg, Nick LS California 09 Baltimore Practice squad
Thomas, Dontarrious LB Cal./Sac. 09-10 San Diego Active
Toudouze, Michael T New York 09 Indianapolis Active
Watkins, Jason T New York 09 Buffalo Practice squad
2010 United Football League players signed to NFL teams for 2010 season (47)
Player Pos UFL team Year NFL team Status
Bartel, Richard QB Sacramento 10 Arizona Active
Baugher, Danny P Las Vegas 09-10 Oakland Practice squad
Bender, Jacob G/T Hartford 10 Washington Practice squad
Carolina Practice squad
Booker, Lorenzo RB Hartford 10 Minnesota Active
Braxton, Branndon T Las Vegas 09-10 Cleveland Practice squad
Brown, Colin G Hartford 10 Baltimore Practice squad
Buffalo Active
Butler, Ezra LB Las Vegas 09-10 New Orleans Practice squad
Carter, Patrick WR Hartford 10 Miami Practice squad
Castille, Simeon CB Florida 10 Minnesota Practice squad
Clark, Brian WR Florida 10 Detroit Active
Clayton, Michael WR Omaha 10 N.Y. Giants Active
Clutts, Tyler FB Sacramento 10 Cleveland Practice squad
Cook, Emanuel S Hartford 10 New York Jets Active
Demps, Quintin S Hartford 10 Houston Active
Develin, James FB Florida 10 Cincinnati Practice squad
DeVree, Tyson TE Hartford 10 Cleveland Practice squad
Favorite, Marlon DT Hartford 10 New England Practice squad
Fountain, Maurice DE N.Y./Hartford 09-10 Seattle Practice squad
Francies, Coye CB Las Vegas 10 Cleveland Practice squad / Active
Greisen, Chris QB Florida 09-10 Dallas Practice squad / Active
Hall, Roy WR Omaha 10 Detroit Practice squad
Hannula, Ben S Hartford 10 N.Y. Giants Practice squad
Hauschka, Steven K Las Vegas 10 Denver Active
Ingram, Kenny LB Hartford 10 N.Y. Giants Practice squad
Johnson, Taurus WR Hartford 10 Washington Practice squad
Lawrence, Simoni LB Hartford 10 Chicago Practice squad
Tampa Bay Practice squad
Lawson, Gerard CB Hartford 10 Philadelphia Active
Leman, J LB Florida 10 San Diego Practice squad
Louis, Cliff T Hartford 10 Arizona Practice squad
Moore, Brandon LB Las Vegas 09-10 San Diego Active
Moore, Eric DE Florida 10 New England Active
Oghobaase, Vince DT Hartford 10 Washington Practice squad
Pears, Erik T Omaha 10 Buffalo Active
Pociask, Jason TE Florida 10 Dallas Practice squad
Price, Maurice WR Florida 10 Washington Practice squad
Raiola, Donovan C Omaha 10 Tampa Bay Active
Ratliff, Keiwan CB Florida 10 Cincinnati Active
Rhodes, Dominic RB Florida 10 Indianapolis Active
Scaccia, Fabrizio K Sacramento 10 San Francisco Practice squad
Scott, Darrion DE Florida 09-10 Washington Active
Sendejo, Andrew S Sacramento 10 Dallas Practice squad / Active
Taylor, Rendrick FB Omaha 10 Tampa Bay Practice squad
Trufant, Isaiah CB Las Vegas 09-10 New York Jets Practice squad / Active
Walker, Derek DE Hartford 10 Seattle Practice squad / IR
West, Joe WR Cal./Sac. 09-10 St. Louis Practice squad
Windsor, Rod WR Sacramento 10 Cleveland Practice Squad Buffalo Practice squad
Young, Curtis DE Sacramento 10 Green Bay Practice squad
HOME ISN'T NECESSARILY WHERE THE WINS ARE
In the UFL, home-field advantage has been hard to come by.
In 2010, all five teams finished their home schedules at 2-2. So let's flip this on its head - who are the best UFL road teams' Here are the all-time road records in UFL regular-season history:
- Florida Tuskers 6-1
- Las Vegas Locomotives 5-2
- California Redwoods/Sacramento Mountain Lions 3-4
- Omaha Nighthawks 1-3
- New York Sentinels/Hartford Colonials 1-6
ALL-TIME UFL OPENING WEEK SCORES
2009
October 8 - Las Vegas Locomotives 30, California Redwoods 17 (at Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada)
October 10 - Florida Tuskers 35, New York Sentinels 13 (at Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida)
2010
September 18 - Hartford Colonials 27, Sacramento Mountain Lions 10 (at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut)
September 18 - Florida Tuskers 27, Las Vegas Locomotives 20 (at Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada)
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