2010 Florida Tuskers season
The 2010 Florida Tuskers season was the second and final season for the Virginia Destroyers as the Florida Tuskers. They finished with a 5–3 regular season record and lost in the 2010 UFL Championship Game to the Las Vegas Locomotives for a second straight season.
Offseason
Head coach Jim Haslett left the team in January 2010, becoming the new defensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins.[1] On February 9, 2010, Jay Gruden was named the team's new head coach and general manager by UFL commissioner Michael Huyghue. On the same day of Gruden's appointment, the Tampa Bay Rays were announced to have sold their interest in the franchise, which meant that all home games for the Tuskers would be played at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando.[2]
Along with the league's other teams, the Tuskers unveiled new uniforms during an event at Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas on July 28, 2010.[3]
UFL Draft
Main article:
2010 UFL Draft[4]
Personnel
Staff
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Front Office
- Owner/President – Joe Theismann
- Director of Football Operations – Diane Clark
- Director of Player Personnel – Bret Munsey
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
- Special Teams – Al Roberts
- Special Teams Assistant – Jim Lanford
Strength and Conditioning
- Strength and Conditioning – John Hastings
Equipment Staff
- Head Manager - Casey Turley
- Assistant - Bryan Wright
- Assistant - Tom Dillard
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Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
Rookies in italics
Roster updated November 18, 2010
52 Active, 10 Inactive
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Schedule
| Week |
Date |
Kickoff |
Opponent |
Results |
Game site |
Attendance |
TV |
| Final score |
Team record |
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| 1 |
Saturday, September 18 |
11:00 p.m. ET |
at Las Vegas Locomotives |
W 27–20 |
1–0 |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
9,103 |
HDNet |
| 2 |
Saturday, September 25 |
11:00 p.m. ET |
at Sacramento Mountain Lions |
L 20–24 |
1–1 |
Hornet Stadium |
20,000 |
Versus |
| 3 |
Thursday, September 30 |
6:00 p.m. ET |
Las Vegas Locomotives |
L 17–20 |
1–2 |
Citrus Bowl |
9,053 |
Versus |
| 4 |
Saturday, October 9 |
3:00 p.m. ET |
at Hartford Colonials |
W 33–20 |
2–2 |
Rentschler Field |
14,468 |
Versus |
| 5 |
Bye |
| 6 |
Thursday, October 21 |
7:00 p.m. ET |
Sacramento Mountain Lions |
L 17–21 |
2–3 |
Citrus Bowl |
10,066 |
HDNet |
| 7 |
Bye |
| 8 |
Friday, November 5 |
8:00 p.m. ET |
Omaha Nighthawks |
W 31–14 |
3–3 |
Citrus Bowl |
9,203 |
HDNet |
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Thursday, November 11 |
7:00 p.m. ET |
Hartford Colonials |
W 41–7 |
4–3 |
Citrus Bowl |
9,367 |
HDNet |
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Friday, November 19 |
8:30 p.m. ET |
at Omaha Nighthawks |
W 27–10 |
5–3 |
Rosenblatt Stadium |
21,106 |
HDNet |
Championship game
Standings
y-denotes team has clinched a 2010 UFL Championship Game berth
x-denotes team has been eliminated from championship contention
Game summaries
Week 1: at Las Vegas Locomotives
| Game information |
- 1st quarter
- 2nd quarter
- 3rd quarter
- Las Vegas – Bobby Rome 1-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Parker Douglass kick), 8:09
- Florida – Nick Novak 24-yard field goal, 2:52
- Florida – Calvin Russell 68-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Nick Novak kick), 0:10
- 4th quarter
- Las Vegas – Parker Douglass 25-yard field goal, 4:49
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- Passing
- Rushing
- Receiving
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Week 2: at Sacramento Mountain Lions
| Game information |
- 1st quarter
- 2nd quarter
- 3rd quarter
- 4th quarter
- Sacramento – Fabrizio Scaccia 54-yard field goal, 14:48
- Sacramento – Darrell Strong 2-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), 7:04
- Florida – Nick Novak 30-yard field goal, 2:53
- Sacramento – Rod Windsor 33-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), 0:37
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- Passing
- Rushing
- Receiving
- Florida – Cortez Hankton: 6 rec, 110 yards, 1 TD
- Sacramento – Cory Ross: 8 rec, 57 yards
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Week 3: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Locomotives |
7 |
3 |
0 | 10 | 20 |
| Tuskers |
0 |
10 |
0 | 7 | 17 |
at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
| Game information |
- 1st quarter
- 2nd quarter
- Las Vegas – Parker Douglass 20-yard field goal, 7:24
- Florida – Nick Novak 45-yard field goal, 2:33
- Florida – Dominic Rhodes 14-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 1:31
- 3rd quarter
no scoring
- 4th quarter
- Florida – Cortez Hankton 13-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Nick Novak kick), 6:36
- Las Vegas – Andrae Thurman 15-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Parker Douglass kick), 4:13
- Las Vegas – Parker Douglass 21-yard field goal, 0:00
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- Passing
- Rushing
- Receiving
- Las Vegas – DeDe Dorsey: 7 rec, 105 yards
- Florida – Jason Pociask: 3 rec, 46 yards
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Week 4: at Hartford Colonials
| Game information |
- 1st quarter
- 2nd quarter
- Florida – Aveion Cason 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 5:11
- Hartford – Taylor Mehlhaff 35-yard field goal, 3:34
- Hartford – Gerard Lawson 41-yard interception return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:13
- 3rd quarter
- Florida – Nick Novak 42-yard field goal, 9:39
- Florida – Nick Novak 24-yard field goal, 2:37
- Florida – Jermaine Wiggins 2-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Nick Novak kick), 0:56
- 4th quarter
- Hartford – Ronnie Ghent 2-yard pass from Josh McCown (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 9:12
- Florida – Nick Novak 38-yard field goal, 2:29
- Florida – Dominic Rhodes 16-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 1:53
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- Passing
- Rushing
- Receiving
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Week 6: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountain Lions |
0 |
7 |
2 | 12 | 21 |
| Tuskers |
10 |
0 |
0 | 7 | 17 |
at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
| Game information |
- 1st quarter
- 2nd quarter
- 3rd quarter
- 4th quarter
- Sacramento – Fabrizio Scaccia 27-yard field goal, 11:28
- Florida – Dominic Rhodes 4-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 8:34
- Sacramento – Daunte Culpepper 10-yard run (Daunte Culpepper pass no good), 2:00
- Sacramento – Fabrizio Scaccia 39-yard field goal, 0:33
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- Passing
- Rushing
- Receiving
- Sacramento – Cory Ross: 10 rec, 66 yards
- Florida – Maurice Hicks: 4 rec, 41 yards
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Week 8: vs. Omaha Nighthawks
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Nighthawks |
0 |
0 |
0 | 14 | 14 |
| Tuskers |
7 |
7 |
17 | 0 | 31 |
at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
| Game information |
- 1st quarter
- 2nd quarter
- Florida – Calvin Russell 26-yard pass from Chris Greisen (Nick Novak kick), 7:03
- 3rd quarter
- Florida – Dominic Rhodes 65-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 10:32
- Florida – Keiwan Ratliff 29-yard interception return (Nick Novak kick), 10:17
- Florida – Nick Novak 42-yard field goal, 0:48
- 4th quarter
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- Passing
- Rushing
- Receiving
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Week 9: vs. Hartford Colonials
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonials |
0 |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
| Tuskers |
14 |
24 |
3 | 0 | 41 |
at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
- Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
- Game attendance: 9,367
- Referee: David Cuttia
- TV: HDNet
- Colonials at Tuskers recap
| Game information |
- 1st quarter
- 2nd quarter
- Florida – Nick Novak 39-yard field goal, 14:56
- Florida – Chas Gessner 15-yard pass from Chris Greisen (Nick Novak kick), 10:57
- Florida – Dominic Rhodes 30-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 4:36
- Florida – Chas Gessner 7-yard pass from Chris Greisen (Nick Novak kick), 0:11
- 3rd quarter
- 4th quarter
no scoring
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- Passing
- Rushing
- Hartford – Tory Harrison: 8 att, 22 yards
- Florida – Dominic Rhodes: 20 att, 102 yards, 2 TD
- Receiving
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Week 10: at Omaha Nighthawks
| Game information |
- 1st quarter
- 2nd quarter
- Florida – Nick Novak 46-yard field goal, 7:01
- Omaha – Jeff Wolfert 24-yard field goal, 1:44
- 3rd quarter
- 4th quarter
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- Passing
- Rushing
- Receiving
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Championship game
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