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UFL Week 5 Notes

October 11, 2011 - United Football League (UFL 1) News Release


-JACKSONVILLE, FL - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - For the first time in United Football League history, all teams meet the same opponent they battled on the football field last weekend in the second of back-to-back games as the season reaches Week 5.

The Las Vegas Locomotives and Omaha Nighthawks will clash once again, this time on Saturday, October 15 at 8pm Eastern (7pm Central) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, seven days after a 30-10 Locos home victory at Sam Boyd Stadium.

The Locos are 2-1 and in second place in the standings, while the Nighthawks are 1-2 and in third place, so this game will go a long way toward deciding whether Las Vegas will have a shot at a third straight UFL championship, or if Omaha will continue to have a chance to play for a first-ever league crown.

Also on Saturday, at the slightly earlier time of 7pm Eastern (4pm Pacific) at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, the 3-0 Virginia Destroyers will make their longest road trip of their debut season to take on the 0-3 Sacramento Mountain Lions. In Week 4, Virginia took a 28-6 decision from Sacramento at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex, in a game, which was a 7-6 affair through three quarters, but ended with the Destroyers claiming pole position in the standings.

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THE RACE TO 1,000 YARDS

No running back in the brief history of the United Football League has rushed for 1,000 career yards. By the end of Saturday night, there might be at least two members of the UFL 1,000-yard club - with an outside shot at a third.

Virginia's Dominic Rhodes, Sacramento's Cory Ross and Las Vegas' DeDe Dorsey all have a shot at reaching the rushing milestone during Saturday's Week 5 slate. That's very fitting, in that these are the top three running backs in the history of the UFL.

Ross, who has missed the last two Mountain Lions games due to injury, stands at 942 career rushing yards going into Saturday's home game with the Destroyers. Ross' injury has opened the door for both Rhodes and Dorsey to close the gap on the league's all-time leading rusher and 2010 Offensive MVP.

Rhodes, thanks to a league-leading 369 rushing yards in just three games in 2011, now has 920 career yards on the ground in UFL play. And Dorsey whose Locos will travel to Omaha for a key game against the Nighthawks on Saturday, currently stands at 840 UFL rushing yards. Dorsey has exploded for big games on the ground before, and with the Nighthawks allowing 145.7 rushing yards per game, he has a shot to at least get closer to a grand this weekend.

The Mountain Lions-Destroyers clash will air live on Comcast SportsNet California and will also streamed live on the official UFL website [2]www.UFL-Football.com powered by Veetle and sponsored by ConAgra Foods.

The telecast will be available in High Definition and will feature the broadcast team of Sacramento sportscaster GRANT NAPEAR, former NFL coach JERRY GLANVILLE, former Cal and NFL quarterback MIKE PAWLAWSKI and radio personality DAN DIBLEY.

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WEEK 4 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offense - Dominic Rhodes, RB, Virginia Destroyers

Defense - Tony Taylor, LB, Virginia Destroyers

Special Teams - Clint Stitser, K, Las Vegas Locomotives

Rhodes ran for 217 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries in Friday night's win. He set the following UFL single-game records in the process:

- Most rushing yards (217)

- Most touchdowns (3)

- Most rushing touchdowns (3)

- Most points scored (18)

- Highest rushing average (12.1)

- Most all-purpose yards (234)

"It was a very special night for me," said Rhodes. "Our line was blocking well, and our tight ends and receivers; just great blocking in front of me tonight. It wouldn't matter how many yards I rushed for, as long as we're 3-0. It's an awesome feeling."

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2011 UFL STANDINGS

TEAM W L PCT. PF PA HOME ROAD

Virginia Destroyers 3 0 1.000 85 36 2-0 1-0

Las Vegas Locomotives 2 1 .667 70 61 1-0 1-1

Omaha Nighthawks 1 2 .333 56 83 0-1 1-1

Sacramento Mountain Lions 0 3 .000 53 84 0-2 0-1

UFL WEEK 5 SCHEDULE (All times local)

Saturday, October 15

Virginia at Sacramento, 4 p.m. PDT

Saturday, October 15

Las Vegas at Omaha, 7 p.m. CDT

UFL WEEK 5 PREVIEWS

Virginia Destroyers (3-0) at Sacramento Mountain Lions (0-3), Saturday, 4 p.m. Pacific

ALL-TIME SERIES: Virginia 1, Sacramento 0.

LAST MEETING: Virginia 28, Sacramento 6 (October 7, 2011).

BROADCAST: Mountain Lions TV, Comcast SportsNet California, On-Demand Ch.1

Live web stream, UFL website, [3]www.UFL-Football.com

Mountain Lions Radio, KHTK 1140, [4]http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/

Destroyers Radio, ESPN 94.1, [5]http://www.espnradio941.com/

NOTES: Sacramento is 0-3 for the first time in franchise history... Mountain Lions rookie quarterback McLEOD BETHEL-THOMPSON made his UFL debut in Week 4, passing for 160 yards and a touchdown... Sacramento safety JOHN BUSING had two interceptions and nine total tackles against Virginia last week... Mountain Lions punter TOM MALONE placed three punts inside the 20-yard line in Week 4... Virginia looking to become the second UFL team to start 4-0 (2009 Florida Tuskers went 6-0 in regular season)... Destroyers running back DOMINIC RHODES ran for a league-record 217 yards and record three touchdowns in a single game last week... Virginia linebacker TONY TAYLOR had two interceptions to tie a UFL record in Week 4 and was named defensive player of the week... Destroyers kicker DELBERT ALVARADO leads all UFL kickers with 25 points.

Las Vegas Locomotives (2-1) at Omaha Nighthawks (1-2), Saturday, 7 p.m. Central

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

LAST MEETING: Las Vegas 30, Omaha 10 (October 8, 2011).

BROADCAST: Locomotives Radio, FOX Sports 920, [6]http://werlv.com/

Nighthawks Radio, 1620 The Zone, [7]http://1620thezone.com/

NOTES: Las Vegas is 7-3 all-time in road / neutral-site games... Locos quarterback CHASE CLEMENT has yet to throw an interception in 83 pass attempts this season... Las Vegas defensive end MIKE MONTGOMERY is tied for the league lead in sacks with two... Locos kicker CLINT STITSER was 3-for-3 on field goals and 3-for-3 on extra points in Week 4, earning player of the week honors... Omaha has lost three straight home games dating back to 2010... Nighthawks quarterback JEREMIAH MASOLI leads the league in passing yards (655) and attempts (112)... Omaha safety STUART SCHWEIGERT is the league's leading tackler (29 total)... Nighthawks kicker JEFF WOLFERT has made 14 of 16 field-goal attempts over two seasons.



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