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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] [4]
Personnel [ edit ] 2010 Florida Tuskers staff Front office Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Equipment staff
2010 Florida Tuskers 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 18, 2010 52 Active, 10 Inactive
Schedule [ edit ] Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance TV Final score Team record 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 9 Thursday, November 11 7:00 p.m. ET Hartford Colonials W 41–7 4–3 Citrus Bowl 9,367 HDNet 10 Friday, November 19 8:30 p.m. ET at Omaha Nighthawks W 27–10 5–3 Rosenblatt Stadium 21,106 HDNet
Championship game [ edit ] Standings [ edit ] y -denotes team has clinched a 2010 UFL Championship Game berth x -denotes team has been eliminated from championship contention
Game summaries [ edit ] Week 1: at Las Vegas Locomotives [ edit ] 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 Passing Rushing Receiving
Week 2: at Sacramento Mountain Lions [ edit ] 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 Passing Rushing Receiving Florida – Cortez Hankton : 6 rec, 110 yards, 1 TD Sacramento – Cory Ross: 8 rec, 57 yards
Week 3: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives [ edit ] 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 Passing Rushing Receiving Las vegas – DeDe Dorsey: 7 rec, 105 yards Florida – Jason Pociask : 3 rec, 46 yards
Week 4: at Hartford Colonials [ edit ] 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 Passing Rushing Receiving
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Week 6: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions [ edit ] 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 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 [ edit ] 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 Passing Rushing Receiving
Week 9: vs. Hartford Colonials [ edit ] 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
Passing Rushing Receiving
Week 10: at Omaha Nighthawks [ edit ] 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 Passing Rushing Receiving
Championship game [ edit ] References [ edit ]
The Franchise Stadiums Head Coaches Key Personnel UFL Championships (1) UFL Championship Game Appearances (3) Seasons (4) League Affiliation