2009 California Redwoods season

Head coach

Dennis Green

General manager

Rick Mueller

Owner

Paul Pelosi

Home field

AT&T Park
Spartan Stadium

Results

Record

2–4

Division place

3rd

Playoff finish

did not qualify

Uniform

Timeline

Previous season		Next season
N/A		2010

The 2009 California Redwoods season was the first and only season for the California Redwoods. In the United Football League's Premiere Season, the team finished with a 2–4 record and in third place. This team is now known as the Sacramento Mountain Lions.

Draft

Main article: UFL Premiere Season Draft

The draft took place on June 19, 2009. Those selected were among participants in earlier workouts held in Orlando as well as Las Vegas. Once a player was picked by a team, his rights were held by that team should he elect to play in the UFL.

= Indicates player signed with team

Player	Position	College
Odie Armstrong	FB	NW Oklahoma State
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	FB	San Diego State
Shane Boyd	QB	Kentucky
Larry Brackins	WR	Pearl River CC
Kai Brown	LS	Brown
Brett Dietz	QB	Hanover
Marcus Fitzgerald	WR	Marshall
Marquies Gunn	DE	Auburn
Derrell Hutsona	RB	Washington State
Prince Kwateng	LB	Northwestern
Branden Ledbetter	TE	Western Michigan
Cory Lekkerkerker	T	California-Davis
Joe Martin	LB	San Diego State
Liam O'Hagan	QB	Harvard
Brian Rimpf	T	East Carolina
B. J. Sams	WR	McNeese State
Brian Stamper	T	Vanderbilt
Jason Stewart	NT	Fresno State
Damon Suggs	DE	Georgia Southern
Ahmad Treaudo	DB	Southern
Marviel Underwood	DB	San Diego State
Jeremy Unertl	DB	Wisconsin–La Crosse
John David Washington	RB	Morehouse
Joe West	WR	Texas-El Paso

Personnel

Staff

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Front office

Owner – Paul Pelosi
Vice President/General Manager (UFL) – Rick Mueller
Director of Football Operations – Sid Pillai

Head coaches

Head Coach – Dennis Green

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Mike Kruczek
Running Backs/Quality Control – Mike McDaniel
Wide Receivers/Tight Ends – Charles Collins
Offensive Line – Art Kehoe
Offense Volunteer – Steven Hoppe

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Ricky Hunley
Linebackers – Trent Bray
Defensive Backs – Martin Bayless
Defensive Assistant – Robert Griffith
Defense Volunteer – Donnie Henderson

Special teams coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Gary Zauner

Roster

2009 California Redwoods final roster

Quarterbacks

7 Shane Boyd
8 Mike McMahon
18 Liam O'Hagan

Running Backs

45 Jon Abbate FB
32 Odie Armstrong FB
30 Obafemi Ayanbadejo FB
29 Derrell Hutsona
20 Cory Ross
43 John David Washington

Wide Receivers

10 Doug Gabriel
15 Glenn Holt
12 B. J. Sams RS
80 Sonny Shackelford
19 Joe West

Tight Ends

89 Kai Brown
84 Nate Lawrie
82 Branden Ledbetter

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

96 Paul Carrington DE
98 Earl Cochran DE
93 Chris Cooper DT
95 Roderick Green DE
97 Anthony Harris DE
90 Jason Parker DE
91 Pernell Phillips DT
94 A. J. Schable DE
99 Jason Stewart DT

Linebackers

58 Johnny Baldwin OLB
55 Maurice Crum OLB
44 Liam Ezekiel ILB
52 Prince Kwateng OLB
54 Adrian McCovy ILB
56 Dontarrious Thomas OLB
51 Worrell Williams ILB

Defensive Backs

22 Ray Bass FS
27 Brandon Harrison FS
31 Robert Herbert CB
24 Josh Lay CB
26 Marcus McClinton SS
23 Dominic Patrick SS
21 Ronnie Prude CB
33 Ahmad Treaudo CB

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

95 Derrick Gray DE (IR)
44 Nick Hannah OLB (IR)
71 Louis Holmes DE (IR)
27 Norman LeJeune SS (IR)
66 Adam Speer G (IR)
28 Marviel Underwood FS (IR)

Rookies in italics
Roster updated November 15, 2009
52 Active, 6 Inactive

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance	TV
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance	TV
1	Thursday, October 8	9:00 p.m. ET	at Las Vegas Locomotives	L 17–30	0–1	Sam Boyd Stadium	18,187	Versus
2	Saturday, October 17	9:00 p.m. ET	New York Sentinels	W 24–7	1–1	AT&T Park	6,341	HDNet
3	Thursday, October 22	7:00 p.m. ET	at Florida Tuskers	L 7–34	1–2	Citrus Bowl	12,021	Versus
4	Thursday, October 29	7:00 p.m. ET	at New York Sentinels	W 20–13	2–2	Giants Stadium	10,818	Versus
5	Bye
6	Saturday, November 14	9:00 p.m. ET	Las Vegas Locomotives	L 10–16	2–3	Spartan Stadium	4,312	HDNet
7	Thursday, November 19	9:00 p.m. ET	Florida Tuskers	L 27–34	2–4	AT&T Park	6,837	Versus

Standings

United Football League
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
y-Florida Tuskers	6	0	0	1.000	183	92	W6
y-Las Vegas Locomotives	4	2	0	.667	167	100	W3
California Redwoods	2	4	0	.333	105	134	L2
New York Sentinels	0	6	0	.000	56	185	L6

y-denotes team advanced to 2009 UFL Championship Game

Game summaries

Week 1: at Las Vegas Locomotives

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redwoods	0	14	3	0	17
Locomotives	3	7	10	10	30

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

Date: October 8, 2009
Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
Game attendance: 18,187
Referee: Jon Bible
TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie

Game information

1st quarter

LV – Graham Gano 33-yard field goal, 3:20

2nd quarter

CA – Shane Boyd 4-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 11:03
CA – Cory Ross 4-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 8:45
LV – DeDe Dorsey 1-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 0:13

3rd quarter

LV – Adam Bergen 11-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 11:07
LV – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 8:05
CA – Parker Douglass 26-yard field goal, 0:52

4th quarter

LV – Graham Gano 53-yard field goal, 10:20
LV – DeDe Dorsey 9-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 2:18

Passing

CA – Shane Boyd – 9/22, 92 yards
LV – J. P. Losman – 21/31, 226 yards, 2 TD

Rushing

CA – Cory Ross – 16 att, 47 yards, 1 TD
LV – Marcel Shipp – 17 att, 69 yards

Receiving

CA – Joe West – 3 rec, 37 yards
LV – Andrae Thurman – 6 rec, 76 yards

Week 2: vs. New York Sentinels

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sentinels	0	7	0	0	7
Redwoods	7	0	7	10	24

at AT&T Park, San Francisco, California

Date: October 17, 2009
Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
Game attendance: 6,341
Referee: Jon Bible
TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire

Game information

1st quarter

CA – Kai Brown 2-yard pass from Mike McMahon (Parker Douglass kick), 9:39

2nd quarter

NY – Chris Barclay 2-yard pass from Quinn Gray (Piotr Czech kick), 9:04

3rd quarter

CA – Cory Ross 1-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 5:11

4th quarter

CA – Parker Douglass 42-yard field goal, 11:45
CA – John David Washington 1-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 3:19

Passing

NY – Quinn Gray – 12/25, 115 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
CA – Mike McMahon – 16/29, 145 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

NY – Chris Barclay – 13 att, 13 yards
CA – Cory Ross – 22 att, 121 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

NY – Craphonso Thorpe – 4 rec, 31 yards
CA – Doug Gabriel – 5 rec, 66 yards

Week 3: at Florida Tuskers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redwoods	0	0	0	7	7
Tuskers	0	17	10	7	34

at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida

Date: October 22, 2009
Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Game attendance: 12,021
Referee: Randy Christal
TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie

Week 4: at New York Sentinels

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redwoods	7	10	0	3	20
Sentinels	0	6	7	0	13

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: October 29, 2009
Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Game attendance: 10,818
Referee: Jon Bible
TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie

Game information

1st quarter

CA – Cory Ross 25-yard pass from Shane Boyd (Parker Douglass kick), 10:19

2nd quarter

NY – Piotr Czech 36-yard field goal, 12:36
CA – Parker Douglass 27-yard field goal, 8:09
CA – Shane Boyd 5-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 0:26
NY – Piotr Czech 45-yard field goal, 0:00

3rd quarter

NY – Christian Hopkins 5-yard pass from Quinn Gray (Piotr Czech kick), 2:17

4th quarter

CA – Parker Douglass 44-yard field goal, 2:37

Passing

CA – Shane Boyd – 18/23, 197 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
NY – Quinn Gray – 22/32, 213 yards, 1 TD

Rushing

CA – Cory Ross – 23 att, 77 yards
NY – LaBrandon Toefield – 12 att, 51 yards

Receiving

CA – Cory Ross – 7 rec, 68 yards, 1 TD
NY – Craphonso Thorpe – 9 rec, 73 yards

Week 6: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives

	1	2	3	4	Total
Locomotives	0	3	3	10	16
Redwoods	7	0	3	0	10

at Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California

Date: November 14, 2009
Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
Game attendance: 4,312
Referee: Jon Bible
TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire

Game information

1st quarter

CA – Cory Ross 3-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 2:10

2nd quarter

LV – Graham Gano 35-yard field goal, 1:04

3rd quarter

LV – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 8:02
CA – Parker Douglass 28-yard field goal, 2:27

4th quarter

LV – Andrae Thurman 8-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 11:53
LV – Graham Gano 33-yard field goal, 2:01

Passing

LV – J. P. Losman – 16/29, 199 yards, 1 TD
CA – Shane Boyd – 21/31, 194 yards, 1 INT

Rushing

LV – Marcel Shipp – 19 att, 66 yards
CA – Cory Ross – 19 att, 111 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

LV – David Kircus – 4 rec, 104 yards
CA – Joe West – 5 rec, 44 yards

Week 7: vs. Florida Tuskers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tuskers	10	10	0	14	34
Redwoods	10	14	3	0	27

at AT&T Park, San Francisco, California

Date: November 19, 2009
Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
Game attendance: 6,837
Referee: Dave Cutaia
TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie

2009 UFL season

California Redwoods Florida Tuskers Las Vegas Locomotives New York Sentinels

UFL Premiere Season Draft 2009 UFL Championship Game

Sacramento Mountain Lions

Formerly the California Redwoods Founded in 2009 Based in Sacramento, California

The Franchise	Franchise Players

Stadiums	AT&T Park Spartan Stadium Hornet Stadium Raley Field

Head Coaches	Green Schonert

Key Personnel	Owner: Paul Pelosi Head Coach/General Manager: Turk Schonert

Seasons (4)	2009 2010 2011 2012

Current League Affiliation	United Football League