UFL Opens with Records
Published on September 18, 2010 under United Football League (UFL 1) News Release
Several statistical United Football League record were broken as the Hartford Colonials defeated the Sacramento Mountain Lions 27-10 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT, on the opening day of the UFL season, Saturday, September 18.
Regular season attendance: 14,384
Previous best: 14,292, California Redwoods at Las Vegas Locomotives, 10/8/09
Most total offensive yards: Hartford, 448
Previous best: Florida, 429
Fewest rushing yards allowed: Hartford, 35
Previous best: New York, 48
Most passing attempts: Daunte Culpepper, Sacramento, 40
Previous Best: JP Losman, Las Vegas, 37, Las Vegas at New York 11/4/09
Most kickoff returns: Aaron Woods, Sacramento, 6 (tied)
Most punts: Tom Malone, Sacramento, 7 (tied)
Longest pass: Josh McCown to Lorenzo Booker, 80 (TD)
Previous best: Brooks Bollinger to Jason Foster, 62 Florida at California 11/19/09
Most rushing attempts: Hartford, 40
Previous best: 37 (twice)
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