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The Virginia Destroyers are a professional American football
team based in Virginia Beach, Virginia
. They began play in the United Football League (UFL) in the 2011 season
. They play their home games at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex
.
The team is a successor to the Florida Tuskers, a charter UFL franchise based in Orlando, Florida
from 2009 to 2010. The Tuskers appeared in the first two UFL Championship Game
s, losing both to the Las Vegas Locomotives
. In 2010 the league suspended the Tuskers' operations and moved the remnants of the team to Virginia Beach to assume the identity (and some executive staff) of a previously announced expansion team
that was to begin play in 2011. Former NFL
head coach Marty Schottenheimer
is the team's head coach and general manager.
. Former New Orleans Saints
and St. Louis Rams
head coach Jim Haslett
was named the first head coach of the team on March 11, 2009.
Tryouts for the four teams that would play in the 2009 season took place in Orlando and Las Vegas
during the summer, with the draft
taking place on June 19. With their first selection, the Tuskers picked Fred Bledsoe
, who had gone undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft
before signing with the Green Bay Packers
as a practice squad member.
The team's name, along with its colors and uniforms, were unveiled to the public in August, two months before the start of the season. On the same day it was announced that the Tampa Bay Rays
had bought interest in the team.
In their inaugural season, the Tuskers were led by quarterback Brooks Bollinger
, and wide receiver Taye Biddle
. Bollinger was the league leader in passing yards, while Biddle led in receiving yards. On the defensive side of the ball, Odell Thurman
led the team in tackles, Patrick Chukwurah
was the league leader in sacks, and Jerome Carter
led the league in interceptions.
The team was noted for having a large number of former players from the nearby Tampa Bay Buccaneers
. Among the Buccaneer alumni were Matt Bryant
, who once kicked a game-winning 62-yard field goal as time expired, which is also the third-longest successful attempt in NFL history, Micheal Spurlock
, the first player in Tampa Bay history to return a kickoff for a touchdown, and Super Bowl XXXVII
MVP
Dexter Jackson.
The Tuskers put together a league-best undefeated 6–0 record in the regular season, clinching a spot in the championship game in Week 4. However in the championship game
, the Tuskers were beaten by the Las Vegas Locomotives
, losing on a game-winning field goal in overtime. Despite the team being unable to complete a perfect season
, Jim Haslett
was named Coach of the Year, while Bollinger was given the league's MVP
award.
left the team to become the defensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins
of the National Football League
. On February 9, 2010, UFL commissioner Michael Huyghue
named Jay Gruden
as head coach and general manager
. On the same day it was announced that the Tampa Bay Rays
had sold their interest in the team, meaning the Tuskers would be fully based in Orlando for the 2010 season. After several months of league ownership, a group led by Joe Theismann
purchased the team in October 2010. The Tuskers signed WYGM as their radio affiliate, becoming the second UFL team to have one.
Florida extended their regular season winning streak to seven games when they defeated the Las Vegas Locos in their opener on September 18, 27–20. The Tuskers lost their first regular season game in franchise history in Week 2 when they were defeated by the Sacramento Mountain Lions, 24–20. They dropped their next contest on September 30 against the Locos, 20–17, the first time Las Vegas had beaten Florida in a regular season match-up. After splitting their next two games, the Tuskers were 2–3 and in danger of being eliminated from championship contention. After backup quarterback Chris Greisen
became the new starter in Week 8, the Tuskers went on to win their final three games, sending them back to the championship game
, once again facing Las Vegas
.
, to begin play in 2011
. Jim Speros
, owner of the Baltimore Stallions
and (briefly) the Montreal Alouettes
of the Canadian Football League
, was named as the team's owner, but relinquished control of the team to the league on August 23, 2010 opening up bidding to other parties. Former NFL
and USFL quarterback Doug Williams later was named the team's general manager
. On February 21, 2011, Williams resigned from the Destroyers to become the head coach at Grambling State University
.
Joe Moglia
, chairman of TD Ameritrade
and a former college coordinator who last coached football in the 1980s, was given the head coaching position at the behest of league commissioner Michael Huyghue
in November 2010; Williams had no input on the hire. However, in January 2011, the league announced Moglia would instead coach the Omaha Nighthawks
.
Meanwhile, on January 12, 2011, the league announced that the Tuskers ceased operations in Orlando and moved to Virginia, with Jay Gruden remaining as the Destroyers' coach. Bret Munsey
, the Tuskers' director of player personnel, assumed authority over player personnel upon Williams' resignation. Theismann, a minority owner of the team in Florida, was relegated to being a consultant for the league but eventually left that role, expressing disgust in the way he was treated by the league's ownership during his time as the Tuskers' director of football operations. In February 2011, Gruden was hired by the Cincinnati Bengals
of the NFL as their offensive coordinator
.
On March 23, 2011, former NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer
was hired as head coach and general manager.
On July 28, 2011, Bill Mayer
was installed as owner of the Destroyers. Mayer had previously owned the New York Sentinels
and Hartford Colonials in the UFL, but the league moved to contract that team as part of the move. The league confirmed the contraction of the Colonials on August 10 and Mayer was installed as owner September 7.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team based in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...
. They began play in the United Football League (UFL) in the 2011 season
2011 UFL season
The 2011 UFL season was the third season of the United Football League. The season, which was affected by franchise shifts and schedule delays due in part to the UFL's lingering financial issues , began on September 15, 2011 and would have run through October 28, with a championship game set for the...
. They play their home games at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Virginia Beach Sportsplex
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.
The team is a successor to the Florida Tuskers, a charter UFL franchise based in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
from 2009 to 2010. The Tuskers appeared in the first two UFL Championship Game
UFL Championship Game
The UFL Championship Game is an American football game held annually to determine the champion of the United Football League. The game has been played annually since the UFL's first season in 2009, and involves the first and second place teams in the league's single-division standings playing one...
s, losing both to the Las Vegas Locomotives
Las Vegas Locomotives
The Las Vegas Locomotives are a professional American football team based in Las Vegas, Nevada who play in the United Football League. The team plays its home games in Sam Boyd Stadium, home field for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Jim Fassel is the franchise's head coach, president, and...
. In 2010 the league suspended the Tuskers' operations and moved the remnants of the team to Virginia Beach to assume the identity (and some executive staff) of a previously announced expansion team
Expansion team
An expansion team is a brand new team in a sports league. The term is most commonly used in reference to the North American major professional sports leagues, but is applied to sports leagues worldwide that use a closed franchise system of league membership. The term comes from the expansion of the...
that was to begin play in 2011. Former NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
head coach Marty Schottenheimer
Marty Schottenheimer
Martin Edward "Marty" Schottenheimer is the current head coach of the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. Over his career, he has served as head coach of the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, and San Diego Chargers. He has the most wins of any NFL coach...
is the team's head coach and general manager.
2009 season
Orlando was awarded a franchise for the UFL's 2009 season2009 UFL season
The 2009 United Football League season -- referred to by the professional American football league as the UFL Premiere Season -- was the inaugural season of the United Football League...
. Former New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
and St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
head coach Jim Haslett
Jim Haslett
James Donald "Jim" Haslett is an American football coach and former linebacker. He is currently the defensive coordinator of the Washington Redskins. Previously, he served as the head coach for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League, and the New Orleans Saints and St...
was named the first head coach of the team on March 11, 2009.
Tryouts for the four teams that would play in the 2009 season took place in Orlando and Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
during the summer, with the draft
UFL Premiere Season Draft
The UFL "Premiere" Season Draft was the inaugural draft of the United Football League. The results of the draft were announced via press release on June 19, 2009....
taking place on June 19. With their first selection, the Tuskers picked Fred Bledsoe
Fred Bledsoe
Fred Bledsoe is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2008...
, who had gone undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft
2008 NFL Draft
The 2008 NFL Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 26 and April 27, 2008. For the 29th consecutive year, ESPN televised the draft; the NFL Network also broadcast the event, its third year doing so...
before signing with the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
as a practice squad member.
The team's name, along with its colors and uniforms, were unveiled to the public in August, two months before the start of the season. On the same day it was announced that the Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of MLB's American League. Since their inception in , the club has played at Tropicana Field...
had bought interest in the team.
In their inaugural season, the Tuskers were led by quarterback Brooks Bollinger
Brooks Bollinger
Brooks Bollinger is a retired American football quarterback. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
, and wide receiver Taye Biddle
Taye Biddle
RaTavious Anton "Taye" Biddle is an American football wide receiver for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was previously with the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
. Bollinger was the league leader in passing yards, while Biddle led in receiving yards. On the defensive side of the ball, Odell Thurman
Odell Thurman
Odell Lamar Thurman is an American football linebacker for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia....
led the team in tackles, Patrick Chukwurah
Patrick Chukwurah
Patrick C. Chukwurah is a Nigerian defensive end of American football who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
was the league leader in sacks, and Jerome Carter
Jerome Carter
Jerome Carter is an American football safety for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
led the league in interceptions.
The team was noted for having a large number of former players from the nearby Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
. Among the Buccaneer alumni were Matt Bryant
Matt Bryant
Steven Matt Bryant is an American football placekicker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was signed by the Frankfurt Galaxy as a street free agent in 2002...
, who once kicked a game-winning 62-yard field goal as time expired, which is also the third-longest successful attempt in NFL history, Micheal Spurlock
Micheal Spurlock
Michael Curtis Spurlock is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
, the first player in Tampa Bay history to return a kickoff for a touchdown, and Super Bowl XXXVII
Super Bowl XXXVII
Super Bowl XXXVII was an American football game played on January 26, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 2002 regular season...
MVP
Super Bowl MVP
The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award, or Super Bowl MVP, is an award presented annually to the most valuable player of the Super Bowl, the National Football League's championship game. The winner is chosen by a fan vote during the game and by a panel of 16 American football writers and...
Dexter Jackson.
The Tuskers put together a league-best undefeated 6–0 record in the regular season, clinching a spot in the championship game in Week 4. However in the championship game
2009 UFL Championship Game
The 2009 UFL Championship Game was the concluding game of the United Football League's Premiere Season. The game was staged at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on Friday, November 27, 2009 , and was won by the Las Vegas Locomotives, who defeated the previously unbeaten Florida Tuskers 20–17 on a...
, the Tuskers were beaten by the Las Vegas Locomotives
Las Vegas Locomotives
The Las Vegas Locomotives are a professional American football team based in Las Vegas, Nevada who play in the United Football League. The team plays its home games in Sam Boyd Stadium, home field for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Jim Fassel is the franchise's head coach, president, and...
, losing on a game-winning field goal in overtime. Despite the team being unable to complete a perfect season
Perfect Season
A perfect season is any sports season, excluding the playoff portion of a season, in which a team remains undefeated and untied. The feat is extremely rare at the professional level of any team sport, and has occurred more commonly at the collegiate level in the United States.A perfect season may...
, Jim Haslett
Jim Haslett
James Donald "Jim" Haslett is an American football coach and former linebacker. He is currently the defensive coordinator of the Washington Redskins. Previously, he served as the head coach for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League, and the New Orleans Saints and St...
was named Coach of the Year, while Bollinger was given the league's MVP
Most Valuable Player
In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
award.
2010 season
In January 2010, head coach Jim HaslettJim Haslett
James Donald "Jim" Haslett is an American football coach and former linebacker. He is currently the defensive coordinator of the Washington Redskins. Previously, he served as the head coach for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League, and the New Orleans Saints and St...
left the team to become the defensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. On February 9, 2010, UFL commissioner Michael Huyghue
Michael Huyghue
Michael L. Huyghue is a sports lawyer and businessman who is the current commissioner of the new United Football League, having served in that capacity since the league's founding in 2007. He was previously a member of the legal department of the NFL Players Association before joining the NFL...
named Jay Gruden
Jay Gruden
Jay Gruden is an American football coach and former quarterback. He is currently the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals and was formerly the head coach of the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He is also a decorated player and coach in Arena Football League history,...
as head coach and general manager
General manager
General manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...
. On the same day it was announced that the Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of MLB's American League. Since their inception in , the club has played at Tropicana Field...
had sold their interest in the team, meaning the Tuskers would be fully based in Orlando for the 2010 season. After several months of league ownership, a group led by Joe Theismann
Joe Theismann
Joseph Robert "Joe" Theismann is a former quarterback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League . He achieved his most enduring fame in his 12 seasons playing for the Washington Redskins, where he was a two-time Pro Bowler and quarterback of the winning team in Super Bowl XVII...
purchased the team in October 2010. The Tuskers signed WYGM as their radio affiliate, becoming the second UFL team to have one.
Florida extended their regular season winning streak to seven games when they defeated the Las Vegas Locos in their opener on September 18, 27–20. The Tuskers lost their first regular season game in franchise history in Week 2 when they were defeated by the Sacramento Mountain Lions, 24–20. They dropped their next contest on September 30 against the Locos, 20–17, the first time Las Vegas had beaten Florida in a regular season match-up. After splitting their next two games, the Tuskers were 2–3 and in danger of being eliminated from championship contention. After backup quarterback Chris Greisen
Chris Greisen
Christopher J. Greisen is an American football quarterback for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwest Missouri State...
became the new starter in Week 8, the Tuskers went on to win their final three games, sending them back to the championship game
2010 UFL Championship Game
The 2010 UFL Championship Game was the concluding game of the United Football League's 2010 season. The game was staged at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska on Saturday, November 27, 2010, and saw the Las Vegas Locomotives repeat as league champions, defeating the Florida Tuskers by a...
, once again facing Las Vegas
Las Vegas Locomotives
The Las Vegas Locomotives are a professional American football team based in Las Vegas, Nevada who play in the United Football League. The team plays its home games in Sam Boyd Stadium, home field for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Jim Fassel is the franchise's head coach, president, and...
.
2011 season
The UFL originally announced an expansion team based in Norfolk, VirginiaNorfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, to begin play in 2011
2011 UFL season
The 2011 UFL season was the third season of the United Football League. The season, which was affected by franchise shifts and schedule delays due in part to the UFL's lingering financial issues , began on September 15, 2011 and would have run through October 28, with a championship game set for the...
. Jim Speros
Jim Speros
Jim Speros is an American businessman and former American football player and coach from Great Falls, Virginia, best known for his ownership of teams in the Canadian Football League and United Football League.-Early career:...
, owner of the Baltimore Stallions
Baltimore Stallions
The Baltimore Stallions were a Canadian Football League team based in Baltimore, Maryland, which played the 1994 and 1995 seasons. They were the most successful American team in the Canadian Football League, having two winning seasons and a division title. In 1995 they became the only American team...
and (briefly) the Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
of the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
, was named as the team's owner, but relinquished control of the team to the league on August 23, 2010 opening up bidding to other parties. Former NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
and USFL quarterback Doug Williams later was named the team's general manager
General manager
General manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...
. On February 21, 2011, Williams resigned from the Destroyers to become the head coach at Grambling State University
Grambling State University
Grambling State University is a historically black , public, coeducational university, located in Grambling, Louisiana. The university is the home of legendary football coach Eddie Robinson and is on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.-Academics:Grambling State University provides over...
.
Joe Moglia
Joe Moglia
Joe Moglia is the current head football coach of the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. Moglia is also the current Chairman and former CEO of TD Ameritrade, the largest online discount brokerage firm in the world in terms of the number of retail online equity trades placed each...
, chairman of TD Ameritrade
TD Ameritrade
TD Ameritrade is an American online broker with over 6 million U.S. customers, and many more internationally, that has grown rapidly through acquisition to become the 746th-largest US firm in 2008. TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation is the owner of TD Ameritrade Inc...
and a former college coordinator who last coached football in the 1980s, was given the head coaching position at the behest of league commissioner Michael Huyghue
Michael Huyghue
Michael L. Huyghue is a sports lawyer and businessman who is the current commissioner of the new United Football League, having served in that capacity since the league's founding in 2007. He was previously a member of the legal department of the NFL Players Association before joining the NFL...
in November 2010; Williams had no input on the hire. However, in January 2011, the league announced Moglia would instead coach the Omaha Nighthawks
Omaha Nighthawks
The Omaha Nighthawks are a professional American football team based in Omaha, Nebraska, which plays in the United Football League, joining the league as an expansion team in 2010. For their first season, the Nighthawks played their home games at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium before moving to TD...
.
Meanwhile, on January 12, 2011, the league announced that the Tuskers ceased operations in Orlando and moved to Virginia, with Jay Gruden remaining as the Destroyers' coach. Bret Munsey
Bret Munsey
Bret Munsey is currently the Head Coach for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League. Previously he was the head coach for the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League , and later the Director of Player Personnel for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League.-College...
, the Tuskers' director of player personnel, assumed authority over player personnel upon Williams' resignation. Theismann, a minority owner of the team in Florida, was relegated to being a consultant for the league but eventually left that role, expressing disgust in the way he was treated by the league's ownership during his time as the Tuskers' director of football operations. In February 2011, Gruden was hired by the Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
of the NFL as their offensive coordinator
Offensive coordinator
An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...
.
On March 23, 2011, former NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer
Marty Schottenheimer
Martin Edward "Marty" Schottenheimer is the current head coach of the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. Over his career, he has served as head coach of the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, and San Diego Chargers. He has the most wins of any NFL coach...
was hired as head coach and general manager.
On July 28, 2011, Bill Mayer
Bill Mayer
William E. Mayer is the owner of the United Football League's Virginia Destroyers. He previously served as the owner of the Hartford Colonials, formerly the New York Sentinels, of the same league. and is the Senior Partner of Park Avenue Equity Partners....
was installed as owner of the Destroyers. Mayer had previously owned the New York Sentinels
New York Sentinels
The New York Sentinels and Hartford Colonials are a currently inactive professional American football team that played in the United Football League in its 2009 and 2010 seasons...
and Hartford Colonials in the UFL, but the league moved to contract that team as part of the move. The league confirmed the contraction of the Colonials on August 10 and Mayer was installed as owner September 7.
Season-by-season records
| UFL Champions |
| Season | Team | League | Regular season | Playoff UFL Championship Game The UFL Championship Game is an American football game held annually to determine the champion of the United Football League. The game has been played annually since the UFL's first season in 2009, and involves the first and second place teams in the league's single-division standings playing one... results |
Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||||
| Florida Tuskers | ||||||||||
| 2009 | 2009 2009 Florida Tuskers season -Roster:-Regular season:-Championship Game:-Week 1: vs. New York Sentinels:The Tuskers opened the season with a convincing 35–13 win over the New York Sentinels. Quarterback Brooks Bollinger threw for 225 yards and four touchdowns.... |
UFL | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost UFL Championship Game UFL Championship Game The UFL Championship Game is an American football game held annually to determine the champion of the United Football League. The game has been played annually since the UFL's first season in 2009, and involves the first and second place teams in the league's single-division standings playing one... (Las Vegas Locos) 23-20 (OT) |
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| 2010 | 2010 2010 Florida Tuskers season -Schedule:-Championship game:-Week 1: at Las Vegas Locomotives:-Week 2: at Sacramento Mountain Lions:-Week 3: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives:-Week 4: at Hartford Colonials:-Week 6: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions:-Week 8: vs. Omaha Nighthawks:... |
UFL | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost UFL Championship Game UFL Championship Game The UFL Championship Game is an American football game held annually to determine the champion of the United Football League. The game has been played annually since the UFL's first season in 2009, and involves the first and second place teams in the league's single-division standings playing one... (Las Vegas Locos) 20-17 |
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| Virginia Destroyers | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 2011 2011 Virginia Destroyers season -Schedule:-Week 1: at Omaha Nighthawks:-Week 2: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives:-Week 4: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions:-Week 5: at Sacramento Mountain Lions:-References:... |
UFL | 1st | 3 | 1 | 0 | Won UFL Championship Game UFL Championship Game The UFL Championship Game is an American football game held annually to determine the champion of the United Football League. The game has been played annually since the UFL's first season in 2009, and involves the first and second place teams in the league's single-division standings playing one... (Las Vegas Locos) 17-3 |
Marty Schottenheimer Marty Schottenheimer Martin Edward "Marty" Schottenheimer is the current head coach of the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. Over his career, he has served as head coach of the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, and San Diego Chargers. He has the most wins of any NFL coach... 2011 UFL Coach of the Year, Aaron Rouse Aaron Rouse Aaron Roosevelt Rouse is an American football safety for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft... 2011 UFL Championship Game MVP, Dominic Rhodes Dominic Rhodes Dominic Dondrell Rhodes is an American football running back for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He attended Cooper High School in Abilene, Texas. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2001... 2011 UFL Offensive POY |
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| Total | 14 | 4 | 0 | (2009–2011, includes only regular season) | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 0 | (2009–2011, includes only playoffs) | |||||||
| 15 | 6 | 0 | (2009–2011, includes both regular season and playoffs) | |||||||
Records vs. teams
| Team | Record | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Hartford Colonials/New York Sentinels | 4–0 | 1.000 |
| Las Vegas Locomotives Las Vegas Locomotives The Las Vegas Locomotives are a professional American football team based in Las Vegas, Nevada who play in the United Football League. The team plays its home games in Sam Boyd Stadium, home field for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Jim Fassel is the franchise's head coach, president, and... |
5–3 | .625 |
| Omaha Nighthawks Omaha Nighthawks The Omaha Nighthawks are a professional American football team based in Omaha, Nebraska, which plays in the United Football League, joining the league as an expansion team in 2010. For their first season, the Nighthawks played their home games at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium before moving to TD... |
3–0 | 1.000 |
| Sacramento Mountain Lions/California Redwoods | 3–3 | .500 |
- Note: This includes postseason games.
Home, away, and neutral records
| Location | Record | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Home | 7–2 | .778 |
| Away | 7–2 | .778 |
| Neutral | 0–2 | .000 |