2011 Virginia Destroyers season

Head coach

Marty Schottenheimer

General manager

Marty Schottenheimer

Owner

Bill Mayer

Home field

Virginia Beach Sportsplex

Results

Record

3–1

Division place

1st

Playoff finish

League champions

Timeline

Previous season		Next season
2010		2012 >

The 2011 Virginia Destroyers season was the third season for the United Football League franchise and its first since relocating from Orlando, where they played as the Florida Tuskers. Guided by head coach and general manager Marty Schottenheimer, the Destroyers finished the truncated regular season with a 3–1 record and defeated Las Vegas 17–3 in the October 21 Championship Game for the franchise's first UFL title.

Offseason

UFL Draft

Main article: 2011 UFL Draft

2011 Virginia Destroyers UFL Draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Pick	Player name	Position	College
1	4	Martail Burnett	DE	Utah
2	9	Ryan Sims	DT	North Carolina
3	14	Adrian N. Peterson	RB	Georgia Southern
4	19	Aundrae Allison	WR	East Carolina
5	25	Trevor Anderson	DT	Albany
6	30	Ian Scott	DT	Florida
7	35	Joe Monteverde	TE	Richmond
8	40	Wynel Seldon	RB	Wyoming
9	45	Derek Devine	QB	Marshall
10	50	Jahi Word-Daniels	DB	Georgia Tech
10	52	Jeff Maehl	WR	Oregon

Personnel

Staff

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Front office

President – Ed Reynolds
Assistant General Manager – John Wuehrmann
Director of Player Personnel – Bret Munsey

Head coaches

Head Coach/General Manager – Marty Schottenheimer

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Terry Shea
Running Backs – Gerald Carr
Wide Receivers – Bobby Saunders
Offensive Line – Bill Laveroni

Defensive coaches

Defensive Line – John Marshall
Assistant Defensive Line – Delbert Cowsette
Linebackers – Johnny Holland
Linebackers – James Willis
Defensive Backs – Lionel Washington
Defensive Volunteer – Kurt Schottenheimer

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Mike Stock

Strength and conditioning

Strength/Tight Ends – Chet Fuhrman

Roster

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Quarterbacks

Running Backs

47 Jason Davis FB
42 Billy Latsko FB
33 Dominic Rhodes
25 Wynel Seldon
22 Clifton Smith

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

63 Adrien Clarke G
66 Anthony Davis G
67 Brett Helms C
73 Clint Oldenburg T
76 Na'Shan Goddard T
79 Jonathan Palmer T
78 Seth Wand T
72 Kyle Young C

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

53 Mike Balogun MLB
51 Darnell Bing OLB
59 Diyral Briggs OLB
52 Savion Frazier OLB
55 Terrence Melton OLB
50 Tony Taylor MLB

Defensive Backs

36 Tra Battle SS
28 Ahmad Carroll CB
23 Jerome Carter FS
27 Simeon Castille CB
-- Bryan Evans FS
31 Reggie Jones CB
26 Aaron Rouse SS
24 Darius Vinnett CB
35 Kyle Whitehurst CB
39 DeAngelo Willingham FS

Special Teams

4 Delbert Alvarado K
1 Matt Henry P
49 Ryan Senser LS

Reserve Lists

53 Neal Howey MLB (IR)
92 Quentin Moses DE (IR)
70 Shane Olivea OT (IR)
29 Adrian N. Peterson RB (IR)
20 Keiwan Ratliff CB (IR)

Rookies in italics
Roster updated October 20, 2011
53 Active, 5 Inactive

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
1	Thursday, September 15	8:00 p.m.	at Omaha Nighthawks	W 23–13	1–0	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha	15,836
2	Saturday, September 24	7:00 p.m.	Las Vegas Locomotives	W 34–17	2–0	Virginia Beach Sportsplex	12,167
3	Bye
4	Friday, October 7	7:00 p.m.	Sacramento Mountain Lions	W 28–6	3–0	Virginia Beach Sportsplex	12,617
5	Saturday, October 15	7:00 p.m.	at Sacramento Mountain Lions	L 20–27 (OT)	3–1	Hornet Stadium	18,794
All times are Eastern Time.

Standings

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

z-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
x-Omaha and Sacramento would play in a post-season consolation game

Game summaries

Week 1: at Omaha Nighthawks

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 time: 8:06 p.m. ET
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Fair
Game attendance: 15,836^[1]
Referee: Chris Snead
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

VIR – Dominic Rhodes 3-yard run (Delbert Alvarado kick), 10:57, Destroyers 7–0
OMA – Chad Jackson 18-yard pass from Jeremiah Masoli (Jeff Wolfert kick), 8:46, Tied 7–7
VIR – Billy Latsko 5-yard pass from Chris Greisen (Delbert Alvarado kick), 1:50, Destroyers 14–7
VIR – Delbert Alvarado 42-yard field goal, 0:14, Destroyers 17–7

Third quarter

VIR – Delbert Alvarado 22-yard field goal, 0:30, Destroyers 20–7

Fourth quarter

VIR – Delbert Alvarado 20-yard field goal, 7:30, Destroyers 23–7
OMA – Jeremiah Masoli 5-yard run (Pass failed), 0:50, Destroyers 23–13

Leading passers

VIR – Chris Greisen – 19/34, 248 yards, 1 touchdown
OMA – Jeremiah Masoli – 14/29, 169 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions

Leading rushers

VIR – Dominic Rhodes – 23 rushes, 72 yards, 1 touchdown
OMA – Shaud Williams – 7 rushes, 41 yards

Leading receivers

VIR – Aundrae Allison – 4 receptions, 103 yards
OMA – Chris Davis – 8 receptions, 77 yards

Leading tacklers

VIR – Keiwan Ratliff – 5 tackles, 3 assists
OMA – Angelo Crowell – 6 tackles, 4 assists

Week 2: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives

Week Two: Las Vegas Locomotives at Virginia Destroyers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Locomotives	0	0	3	14	17
Destroyers	10	14	7	3	34

at Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Date: Saturday, September 24
Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Rain
Game attendance: 12,167
Referee: Jon Bible
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

VIR – Delbert Alvarado 31-yard field goal, 12:22, Destroyers 3–0 (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:38)
VIR – Adrian Peterson 1-yard run (Delbert Alvarado kick), 2:57, Destroyers 10–0 (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 7:46)

Second quarter

VIR – Dominic Rhodes 1-yard run (Delbert Alvarado kick), 11:04, Destroyers 17–0 (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:48)
VIR – Aundra Allison 35-yard pass from Chris Greisen, 3:25, Destroyers 24–0 (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 4:22)

Third quarter

LV – Clint Stitser 45-yard field goal, 9:47, Destroyers 24–3 (Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 1:31)
VIR – Huey Whittaker 31-yard pass from Chris Greisen (Delbert Alvarado kick), 3:55, Destroyers 31–3 (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:45)

Fourth quarter

LV – Hakim Hill 9-yard pass from Brian Brohm (Clint Stitser kick), 7:21, Destroyers 31–10 (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:37)
LV – Saalim Hakim 5-yard pass from Brian Brohm (Clint Stitser kick), 3:26, Destroyers 31–17 (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:18)
VIR – Delbert Alvarado 35-yard field goal, 2:11, Destroyers 34–17 (Drive: 5 plays, 4 yards, 1:08)

Leading passers

LV – Brian Brohm, 10/19, 111 yards, 2 touchdowns
VIR – Chris Greisen, 18/23, 204 yards, 2 touchdowns

Leading rushers

LV – Hakim Hill, 6 rushes, 68 yards
VIR – Dominic Rhodes, 20 rushes, 86 yards, 1 touchdown

Leading receivers

LV – Saalim Hakim, 2 receptions, 37 yards, 1 touchdown
VIR – Dominic Rhodes, 6 receptions, 53 yards

Leading tacklers

LV – Kris Griffin, 3 tackles, 5 assists
VIR – Tony Taylor, 6 tackles, 2 assists

Week 4: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions

Week Four: Sacramento Mountain Lions at Virginia Destroyers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Lions	0	6	0	0	6
Destroyers	7	0	0	21	28

at Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Date: Friday, October 7
Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Clear
Game attendance: 12,617
Referee: Perry Havener
Recap, Gamebook

Week 5: at Sacramento Mountain Lions

Week Five: Virginia Destroyers at Sacramento Mountain Lions – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Destroyers			0
Mountain Lions			0

References

↑ Pivovar, Steven (September 16, 2011). "Virginia Destroyers, Schottenheimer win UFL debut at Omaha". Daily Press. Retrieved September 16, 2011.

2011 UFL season

Las Vegas Locomotives Omaha Nighthawks Sacramento Mountain Lions Virginia Destroyers

2011 UFL Draft 2011 UFL Championship Game

Virginia Destroyers

Formerly the Florida Tuskers Founded in 2009 Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia

The Franchise	Franchise Players

Stadiums	Tropicana Field Citrus Bowl Virginia Beach Sportsplex

Head Coaches	Haslett Gruden M. Schottenheimer K. Schottenheimer

Key Personnel	Head Coach/General Manager: Kurt Schottenheimer

UFL Championships (1)	2011

UFL Championship Game Appearances (3)	2009 2010 2011

Seasons (4)	2009 2010 2011 2012

Current League Affiliation	United Football League