2011 Omaha Nighthawks season

2011 Omaha Nighthawks season

Head coach	Joe Moglia
General manager	Rick Mueller
Owner	Zach Nelson
Home field	TD Ameritrade Park

Results
Record	1–3
Division Place	3rd
Playoff finish	TBD
Uniform

Timeline

Previous season	Next season
2010	2012

The 2011 Omaha Nighthawks season is the second season for the United Football League franchise.

1 Offseason
- 1.1 UFL Draft
- 1.2 Hartford Colonials dispersal draft
2 Personnel
- 2.1 Staff
- 2.2 Roster
3 Schedule
4 Standings
5 Game summaries
6 References

Offseason

The team fired previous head coach Jeff Jagodzinski following the 2010 season after losing the last four games and slipping out of the playoffs. Joe Moglia, an Omaha native who had originally been assigned as head coach of the expansion Virginia Destroyers, was reassigned to Omaha to replace Jagodzinski.

The Nighthawks have also changed stadiums, moving from Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, where they spent their inaugural season, to TD Ameritrade Park in the downtown area of Omaha.

UFL Draft

Main article: 2011 UFL Draft

2011 Omaha Nighthawks UFL Draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Pick	Player name	Position	College
1	2	Reynaldo Hill	CB	Florida
2	7	Jamie Cumbie	DE	Clemson
3	12	Joe Toledo	OT	Washington
4	17	Chris Smith	CB	Northern Illinois
5	23	Mike Smith	OT	Nebraska
6	28	D. J. Jones	OT	Nebraska
7	33	Kyle Nelson	TE	New Mexico State
8	38	Jeremiah Masoli	QB	Mississippi
8	39	Brian Johnston	DE	Gardner–Webb
9	43	Derrick Locke	RB	Kentucky
10	48	Akiem Hicks	DT	Regina
10	51	Mark Herzlich	LB	Boston College

Hartford Colonials dispersal draft

R1. Orrin Thompson, OT
R2. Chad Nkang, LB
R3. Kyle Calloway, OT
R4. Lorenzo Booker, RB
R5. Cecil Newton, C

Personnel

Staff

2011 Omaha Nighthawks staff

Front Office

Owner – Zach Nelson
General Manager – Rick Mueller
Director of Player Personnel – Greg Mohns
Director of Football Operations – Matt Boockmeier

Head Coaches

President/Head Coach – Joe Moglia

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Bart Andrus
Running Backs/Tight Ends – Brock Olivo
Wide Receivers – Kevin Daft
Offensive Line – Don Lawrence
Assistant Offensive Line/Quality Control – Robert Hunt
Tight Ends/Special Teams Assistant – Jesse Thompson

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Tom Olivadotti
Defensive Line – Brandon Noble
Assistant Defensive Line/Quality Control – Mike Gallagher
Defensive Backs – Pete Kuharchek

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams – Richard Kent

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Andy Williams

Roster

2011 Omaha Nighthawks roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

13 Maurice Clarett
7 Noel Devine
34 John Griffin
21 Shaud Williams
25 Garrett Wolfe

Wide Receivers

88 Sam Aiken
19 Andrew Brewer
5 Chris Davis
83 Chad Lucas
85 Greg Orton
89 Aubrey Quarles

Tight Ends

86 Lee Vickers

Offensive Linemen

70 Garrett Anderson C/G
74 Damion Cook G
66 Mitch Erickson G
72 George Foster T
71 Dan Gay T
67 Nick Hennessey T
57 Donovan Raiola C
77 Greg Ryan G
65 Orrin Thompson T

Defensive Linemen

90 Christian Anthony DT
99 Kevin Basped DE
96 Walter Curry DT
94 Dusty Dvoracek DT
93 Claude Harriott DE
91 Curtis Johnson DE
92 Louis Leonard DT
44 Jay Moore DE
95 DeMario Pressley DT

Linebackers

55 Angelo Crowell MLB
56 Morlon Greenwood OLB
51 Steve Octavien OLB
50 Kendall Smith MLB
49 Matt Wenger OLB
53 Michael Wilhoite OLB

Defensive Backs

23 Ricardo Colclough CB
28 Dovonte Edwards CB
38 DeMarcus Faggins CB
29 Virgil Gray CB
24 Eric Green FS
27 Vic Hall CB
42 Clinton Hart SS
22 Reynaldo Hill CB
20 Stuart Schweigert FS
31 Aaron Weathers SS

Special Teams

16 Justin Brantley P
45 Kyle Nelson LS
6 Jeff Wolfert K

Reserve Lists

63 Shannon Boatman OT (IR)
9 Eric Crouch QB (IR)
28 Dovonte Edwards CB (IR)
17 Chad Jackson WR (IR)
2 Tom Mante P (IR)
26 Mike O'Connell SS (IR)
-- Maurice Purify WR (IR)
27 Terrell Skinner FS (IR)
54 Pat Thomas MLB (IR)

Rookies in italics
Roster updated October 19, 2011
51 Active, 9 Inactive

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff *	Opponent	Results		Game site
Week	Date	Kickoff *	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site
1	Thursday, September 15	7:00 p.m.	Virginia Destroyers	L 13–23	0–1	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
2	Bye
3	Saturday, October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Sacramento Mountain Lions	W 33–30	1–1	Hornet Stadium
4	Saturday, October 8	7:00 p.m.	at Las Vegas Locomotives	L 10–30	1–2	Sam Boyd Stadium
5	Saturday, October 15	7:00 p.m.	Las Vegas Locomotives	L 6–13	1–3	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
6	Friday, October 21 †	7:00 p.m.	Sacramento Mountain Lions	L 19–25	1–4	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
* All times are Central Time. † Postseason Consolation Game.

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Standings

United Football League
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
x-Virginia Destroyers	3	1	0	.750	105	63	L1
x-Las Vegas Locomotives	3	1	0	.750	83	67	W2
z-Omaha Nighthawks	1	3	0	.250	62	96	L2
z-Sacramento Mountain Lions	1	3	0	.250	80	104	W1

x-Virginia and Las Vegas were awarded berths in the 2011 UFL Championship Game when the balance of the regular season was cancelled on October 17
z-Omaha and Sacramento would play in a post-season consolation game

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Virginia Destroyers

Week One: Virginia Destroyers at Omaha Nighthawks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Destroyers	0	17	3	3	23
Nighthawks	0	7	0	6	13

at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska

Date: Thursday, September 15
Game attendance: 15,836^[2]
Recap

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

VIR – Dominic Rhodes 3 yard run (Delbert Alvarado kick), Destroyers 7–0
OMA – Chad Jackson 18 yard pass from Jeremiah Masoli (Jeff Wolfert kick), Tied 7–7
VIR – Billy Latsko 5 yard pass from Chris Greisen (Delbert Alvarado kick), Destroyers 14–7
VIR – Delbert Alvarado 42 yard field goal, Destroyers 17–7

Third quarter

VIR – Delbert Alvarado 22 yard field goal, Destroyers 20–7

Fourth quarter

VIR – Delbert Alvarado 20 yard field goal, Destroyers 23–7
OMA – Jeremiah Masoli 5 yard run (Pass failed), Destroyers 23–13

Leading passers

VIR – Chris Greisen – 19/35, 167 yards, 1 touchdown
OMA – Jeremiah Masoli – 14/30, 168 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions

Week 3: at Sacramento Mountain Lions

Week Three: Omaha Nighthawks at Sacramento Mountain Lions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nighthawks	7	3	6	17	33
Mountain Lions	0	10	7	13	30

at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California

Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011
Game time: 6:07PM (CT)
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Sunny, Winds from SW 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 17,612
Referee: Chris Snead
TV announcers (Cox Cable 2 [Relay of CSN California]): Grant Napear, Jerry Glanville, Mike Pawlawski, Dan Dibley
Gamebook from ufl-football.com

Game information

First Quarter

OMA - Shaud Williams 1-yd TD run, (Jeff Wolfert kick), 2:24 left (Drive: 9 plays, 43 yds, 3;35) 7-0 Nighthawks

Second Quarter

SAC - Fabrizio Scaccia 23-yd Field Goal, 7:20 left (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:39) 7-3 Nighthawks
SAC - Kenny Moore 5-yd TD pass from Ryan Colburn (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), 4:46 left (Drive: 5 plays, 24 yds, 2:20) 10-7 Mountain Lions
OMA - Jeff Wolfert 54-yd Field Goal, 0:58 left (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yds, 3:48) 10-10 Tie

Third Quarter

OMA - Jeff Wolfert 56-yd Field Goal, 10:21 left (Drive: 12 plays, 35 yds, 4:39) 13-10 Nighthawks
SAC - John David Washington 1-yd TD run (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), 7:15 left (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yds, 3:06) 17-13 Mountain Lions
OMA - Jeff Wolfert 42-yd Field Goal, 2:48 left (Drive: 12 plays, 36 yds, 4:27) 17-16 Mountain Lions

Fourth Quarter

SAC - Galen Stone 11-yd TD pass from Ryan Colburn (kick failed), 13:29 left (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yds, 4:19) 23-16 Mountain Lions
OMA - Noel Devine 1-yd TD run (Jeff Wolfert kick), 9:13 left (Drive: 5 plays, 38 yds, 1:49) 23-23 Tie
SAC - Dominique Jones 50-yd TD pass from Ryan Colburn (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), 6:57 left (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yds, 2:16) 30-23 Mountain Lions
OMA - Shaud Williams 9-yd TD run (Jeff Wolfert kick), 4:57 left (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yds, 2:00) 30-30 Tie
OMA - Jeff Wolfert 39-yd Field Goal, 0:00 left (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yds, 1:59) 33-30 Nighthawks

Passing Leaders

OMA - Jeremiah Masoli, 27-42, 283 yds, 2 INT
SAC - Ryan Colburn, 18-29, 234 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

Rushing Leaders

OMA - John Griffin, 12 carries, 35 yds
SAC - John David Washington, 14 carries, 114 yds, 1 TD

Receiving Leaders

OMA - Chris Davis, 8 catches, 77 yds
SAC - Kenny Moore, 5 catches, 24 yds, 1 TD

Defensive Leaders

OMA - Stuart Schweigert, 6 tackles (5 solo, 2 assisted), 1 INT; Ricardo Colclough, 4 tackles, 1 INT
SAC - Dontarrious Thomas, 7.5 tackles (6 solo, 3 assisted); John Busing, 5.5 tackles (4 solo, 3 assisted), 1 INT; Manny Collins, 3 tackles, 1 INT

Week 4: at Las Vegas Locomotives

Week Four: Omaha Nighthawks at Las Vegas Locomotives – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nighthawks	0	0	3	7	10
Locomotives	3	6	7	14	30

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada

Date: Saturday October 8, 2011
Game time: 5:00PM (PT)
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Sunny, Winds from NNE 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
Game attendance: 6,500
Referee: John Bible
Gamebook

Game information

First Quarter

LV - Clint Stitser 24-yd Field Goal, 1:03 left (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:49) 3-0 Locomotives

Second Quarer

LV - Clint Stitser 34-yd Field Goal, 14:10 left (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:09) 6-0 Locomotives
LV - Clint Stitser 45-yd Field Goal, 3:51 left (Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 7;42) 9-0 Locomotives

Third Quarter

LV - Jamie Petrowski 15-yd TD pass from Chase Clement (Clint Stitser kick), 8:47 left (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:36) 16-0 Locomotives
OMA - Jeff Wolfert 43-yd Field Goal, 4:00 left (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:34) 16-3 Locomotives

Fourth Quarter

LV - Chase Clement 6-yd TD run (Clint Stitser kick), 7:58 left (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:53) 23-3 Locomotives
OMA - Aubrey Quarles 21-yd TD pass from Jeremiah Masoli (Jeff Wolfert kick), 4:40 left (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:18) 23-10 Locomotives
LV - Marcel Shipp 28-yd TD run (Clint Stitser kick), 2:28 left (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 2:28) 30-10 Locomotives

Passing Leaders

OMA - Jeremiah Masoli, 23-41, 203 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
LV - Chase Clement, 21-30, 254 yds, 1 TD

Rushing Leaders

OMA - John Griffin, 8 carries, 52 yds
LV - Marcel Shipp, 13 carries, 78 yds, 1TD

Receiving Leaders

OMA - Chris Davis, 9 catches, 71 yds
LV - Andrae Thurman, 5 catches, 86 yds; Cameron Colvin, 5 catches, 48 yds

Defensive Leaders

OMA - Stuart Schweigert, 10.5 tackles (8 solo, 5 assisted)
LV - Wale Dada, 7 tackles (5 solo, 4 assisted); Nick Turnbull, 1 INT

Week 5: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives

Week Four: Las Vegas Locomotives at Omaha Nighthawks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nighthawks					0
Locomotives					0

Week 6: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions

Week Six: Sacramento Mountain Lions at Omaha Nighthawks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Lions					0
Nighthawks					0

References

^ Pivovar, Steven (August 16, 2011). "Nighthawks new schedule out". Omaha World-Herald. http://www.omaha.com/article/20110816/SPORTS/110819828/-1#nighthawks-new-schedule-out. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
^ Pivovar, Steven (September 15, 2011). "Nighthawks fall in opener". Omaha World-Herald. http://www.omaha.com/article/20110915/SPORTS/709159782/1001#nighthawks-fall-in-opener. Retrieved September 16, 2011.

2011 UFL season

Las Vegas Locomotives • Omaha Nighthawks • Sacramento Mountain Lions • Virginia Destroyers

2011 UFL Draft • 2011 UFL Championship Game

Omaha Nighthawks

Founded in 2010 • Based in Omaha, Nebraska

The Franchise	Franchise • Players

Stadiums	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • TD Ameritrade Park Omaha

Head Coaches	Jagodzinski • Moglia

Key Personnel	Owner: Zach Nelson • General Manager: Rick Mueller • Head Coach/President: Joe Moglia

Seasons (2)	2010 • 2011

Current League Affiliation	United Football League

2011 Omaha Nighthawks season

Contents

Offseason

UFL Draft

Hartford Colonials dispersal draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Schedule

Standings

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Virginia Destroyers

Week 3: at Sacramento Mountain Lions

Week 4: at Las Vegas Locomotives

Week 5: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives

Week 6: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions

References