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

Contents

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

2011 Omaha Nighthawks UFL Draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Pick
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

Personnel

Staff

2011 Omaha Nighthawks staff
Front Office

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

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

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Andy Williams

Roster

2011 Omaha Nighthawks roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Rookies in italics
Roster updated October 19, 2011

51 Active, 9 Inactive

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff * Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
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

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

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

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

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ 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.