The 2009 Las Vegas Locomotives season was the first season for the Las Vegas Locomotives . In the United Football League 's Premiere Season , the Locomotives posted a 4–2 record, finishing in second place. They defeated the Florida Tuskers in the 2009 UFL Championship Game in overtime.[ 1]
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
2009 Las Vegas Locomotives staff Front office Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
2009 Las Vegas Locomotives roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists rookies in italics Roster updated November 19, 2009 52 Active, 2 Inactive
Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance TV Final score Team record 1 Thursday, October 8 9:00 p.m. ET California Redwoods W 30–17 1–0 Sam Boyd Stadium 18,187 Versus 2 Wednesday, October 14 9:00 p.m. ET Florida Tuskers L 15–29 1–1 Sam Boyd Stadium 12,160 Versus 3 Bye 4 Friday, October 30 7:00 p.m. ET at Florida Tuskers L 24–27 1–2 Tropicana Field 11,354 HDNet 5 Wednesday, November 4 7:00 p.m. ET at New York Sentinels W 41–10 2–2 James M. Shuart Stadium 4,392 Versus 6 Saturday, November 14 9:00 p.m. ET at California Redwoods W 16–10 3–2 Spartan Stadium 4,312 HDNet 7 Friday, November 20 9:00 p.m. ET New York Sentinels W 41–7 4–2 Sam Boyd Stadium 13,306 HDNet
Date Kickoff Opponent Final score Game site Attendance TV Friday, November 27 3:00 p.m. ET Florida Tuskers W 20–17 (OT) Sam Boyd Stadium 14,801 Versus
y -denotes team advanced to 2009 UFL championship game
Week 1: vs. California Redwoods [ edit ] 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. Florida Tuskers [ edit ] Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Tuskers 7 9 6 7 29 Locomotives 0 0 0 15 15
at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
Date : Wednesday, October 14, 2009Game time : 9:00 p.m. ETGame attendance : 12,160Referee : Dave CutaiaTV announcers (Versus) : Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
Game information 1st quarter FL – Frank Murphy 5-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 11:11 2nd quarter FL – Matt Bryant 22-yard field goal, 11:02 FL – Matt Bryant 41-yard field goal, 1:51 FL – Matt Bryant 30-yard field goal, 0:05 3rd quarter FL – Chas Gessner 12-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 4:33 4th quarter LV – DeDe Dorsey safety, 14:20 FL – Taye Biddle 17-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 9:39 LV – Samie Parker 11-yard pass from J. P. Losman (DeDe Dorsey rush failed), 7:10 LV – Samie Parker 2-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 1:56 Passing FL – Brooks Bollinger – 24/32, 310 yards, 3 TD LV – J. P. Losman – 19/35, 239 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing FL – Tatum Bell – 11 att, 53 yards LV – Marcel Shipp – 10 att, 39 yards Receiving FL – Taye Biddle – 7 rec, 107 yards, 1 TD LV – Samie Parker – 6 rec, 85 yards, 2 TD
Week 4: at Florida Tuskers [ edit ] Game information 2nd quarter FL – Marcus Maxwell 9-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 11:54 LV – Tab Perry 60-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 5:11 LV – DeDe Dorsey 22-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 2:46 3rd quarter FL – Marcus Maxwell 46-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 12:04 LV – Graham Gano 40-yard field goal, 9:01 FL – Matt Bryant 31-yard field goal, 4:51 4th quarter FL – Tatum Bell 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 8:10 LV – John Madsen 2-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 7:01 FL – Matt Bryant 40-yard field goal, 4:38 Passing LV – J. P. Losman – 19/31, 252 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT FL – Brooks Bollinger – 22/35, 323 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing LV – DeDe Dorsey – 12 att, 139 yards, 1 TD FL – Tatum Bell – 20 att, 65 yards, 1 TD Receiving LV – Tab Perry – 3 rec, 96 yards, 1 TD FL – Jayson Foster – 4 rec, 93 yards
Week 5: at New York Sentinels [ edit ] Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Locomotives 10 14 3 14 41 Sentinels 0 7 3 0 10
at James M. Shuart Stadium , Hempstead, New York
Date : Wednesday, November 4, 2009Game time : 7:00 p.m. ETGame attendance : 4,392Referee : Dave CutaiaTV announcers (Versus) : Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
Game information 1st quarter LV – Marcel Shipp 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 6:36 LV – Graham Gano 44-yard field goal, 0:22 2nd quarter LV – Marcel Shipp 6-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 10:17 NY – Steve Sanders 2-yard pass from Ingle Martin (Piotr Czech kick), 2:28 LV – Adam Bergen 14-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 0:53 3rd quarter NY – Piotr Czech 38-yard field goal, 6:57 LV – Graham Gano 49-yard field goal, 0:13 4th quarter LV – Josh Scobey 17-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 9:18 LV – Trey Young 75-yard interception return (Graham Gano kick), 6:45 Passing LV – J. P. Losman – 27/37, 277 yards, 2 TD NY – Ingle Martin – 21/36, 173 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing LV – Marcel Shipp – 12 att, 34 yards, 2 TD NY – Shannon Woods – 12 att, 45 yards Receiving LV – Josh Scobey – 5 rec, 73 yards, 1 TD NY – Shannon Woods – 2 rec, 34 yards
Week 6: at California Redwoods [ edit ] Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Locomotives 0 3 3 10 16 Redwoods 7 0 3 0 10
at Spartan Stadium , San Jose, California
Date : Saturday, November 14, 2009Game time : 9:00 p.m. ETGame attendance : 4,312Referee : Jon BibleTV 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. New York Sentinels [ edit ] Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Sentinels 0 0 0 7 7 Locomotives 7 10 21 3 41
at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
Date : Friday, November 20, 2009Game time : 9:00 p.m. ETGame attendance : 13,306Referee : Jon BibleTV announcers (HDNet) : Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire
Game information 1st quarter LV – Ezra Butler 17-yard blocked kick return (Graham Gano kick), 13:44 2nd quarter LV – Jake Nordin 4-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Graham Gano kick), 12:39 LV – Graham Gano 32-yard field goal, 5:40 3rd quarter LV – Samie Parker 3-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Graham Gano kick), 11:04 LV – Marcel Shipp 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 8:49 LV – DeDe Dorsey 5-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 2:37 4th quarter NY – Charles Ali 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 13:25 LV – Graham Gano 34-yard field goal, 6:46 Passing NY – Ingle Martin – 11/23, 131 yards, 2 INT LV – Tim Rattay – 10/21, 97 yards, 2 TD Rushing NY – Shannon Woods – 8 att, 24 yards LV – DeDe Dorsey – 14 att, 60 yards, 1 TD Receiving NY – Cortez Hankton – 6 rec, 68 yards LV – David Kircus – 2 rec, 37 yards
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