2011 Omaha Nighthawks season

2011 Omaha Nighthawks season
Owner	Zach Nelson
General manager	Rick Mueller
Head coach	Joe Moglia
Home field	TD Ameritrade Park
Results
Record	1–4
Division place	3rd
Playoff finish	TBD

The 2011 Omaha Nighthawks season was the second season for the United Football League franchise.

Offseason

The team fired previous head coach Jeff Jagodzinski following the 2010 season after losing the last four games and slipping out of the playoffs. Joe Moglia, an Omaha native who had originally been assigned as head coach of the expansion Virginia Destroyers, was reassigned to Omaha to replace Jagodzinski.

The Nighthawks have also changed stadiums, moving from Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, where they spent their inaugural season, to TD Ameritrade Park in the downtown area of Omaha.

UFL Draft

Main article: 2011 UFL Draft

2011 Omaha Nighthawks UFL Draft selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Pick
1	2	Reynaldo Hill	CB	Florida
2	7	Jamie Cumbie	DE	Clemson
3	12	Joe Toledo	OT	Washington
4	17	Chris Smith	CB	Northern Illinois
5	23	Mike Smith	OT	Nebraska
6	28	D. J. Jones	OT	Nebraska
7	33	Kyle Nelson	TE	New Mexico State
8	38	Jeremiah Masoli	QB	Mississippi
8	39	Brian Johnston	DE	Gardner–Webb
9	43	Derrick Locke	RB	Kentucky
10	48	Akiem Hicks	DT	Regina
10	51	Mark Herzlich	LB	Boston College

Hartford Colonials dispersal draft

• R1. Orrin Thompson, OT
• R2. Chad Nkang, LB
• R3. Kyle Calloway, OT
• R4. Lorenzo Booker, RB
• R5. Cecil Newton, C

Personnel

Staff

2011 Omaha Nighthawks staff

Front office Owner – Zach Nelson General Manager – Rick Mueller Director of Player Personnel – Greg Mohns Director of Football Operations – Byron Ellis Head coaches President/Head Coach – Joe Moglia Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Bart Andrus Running Backs/Tight Ends – Brock Olivo Wide Receivers – Kevin Daft Offensive Line – Don Lawrence Assistant Offensive Line/Quality Control – Robert Hunt Tight Ends/Special Teams Assistant – Jesse Thompson

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Tom Olivadotti Defensive Line – Brandon Noble Assistant Defensive Line/Quality Control – Mike Gallagher Defensive Backs – Pete Kuharchek Special teams coaches Special Teams – Richard Kent Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Andy Williams

Roster

2011 Omaha Nighthawks roster

	Quarterbacks  8 Jeremiah Masoli  3 D. J. Shockley  1 Troy Smith Running backs 13 Maurice Clarett  7 Noel Devine 34 John Griffin 21 Shaud Williams 25 Garrett Wolfe Wide receivers 88 Sam Aiken 19 Andrew Brewer  5 Chris Davis 83 Chad Lucas 85 Greg Orton 89 Aubrey Quarles Tight ends 86 Lee Vickers		Offensive linemen 70 Garrett Anderson C/G 74 Damion Cook G 66 Mitch Erickson G 72 George Foster T 71 Dan Gay T 67 Nick Hennessey T 57 Donovan Raiola C 77 Greg Ryan G 65 Orrin Thompson T Defensive linemen 90 Christian Anthony DT 99 Kevin Basped DE 96 Walter Curry DT 94 Dusty Dvoracek DT 93 Claude Harriott DE 91 Curtis Johnson DE 92 Louis Leonard DT 44 Jay Moore DE 95 DeMario Pressley DT		Linebackers 55 Angelo Crowell MLB 56 Morlon Greenwood OLB 51 Steve Octavien OLB 50 Kendall Smith MLB 49 Matt Wenger OLB 53 Michael Wilhoite OLB Defensive backs 23 Ricardo Colclough CB 28 Dovonte Edwards CB 38 DeMarcus Faggins CB 29 Virgil Gray CB 24 Eric Green FS 27 Vic Hall CB 42 Clinton Hart SS 22 Reynaldo Hill CB 20 Stuart Schweigert FS 31 Aaron Weathers SS Special teams 16 Justin Brantley P 45 Kyle Nelson LS  6 Jeff Wolfert K		Reserve lists 63 Shannon Boatman OT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  9 Eric Crouch QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 28 Dovonte Edwards CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 17 Chad Jackson WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  2 Tom Mante P (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 26 Mike O'Connell SS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Maurice Purify WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 27 Terrell Skinner FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 54 Pat Thomas MLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Rookies in italics Roster updated October 19, 2011 51 Active, 9 Inactive

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff *	Opponent	Results		Game site
				Final score	Team record
1	Thursday, September 15	7:00 p.m.	Virginia Destroyers	L 13–23	0–1	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
2	Bye
3	Saturday, October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Sacramento Mountain Lions	W 33–30	1–1	Hornet Stadium
4	Saturday, October 8	7:00 p.m.	at Las Vegas Locomotives	L 10–30	1–2	Sam Boyd Stadium
5	Saturday, October 15	7:00 p.m.	Las Vegas Locomotives	L 6–13	1–3	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
6	Friday, October 21 †	7:00 p.m.	Sacramento Mountain Lions	L 19–25	1–4	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
* All times are Central Time. † Postseason Consolation Game.

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: vs. Virginia Destroyers

Week One: Virginia Destroyers at Omaha Nighthawks – Game summary

Period	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 attendance: 15,836
• Recap

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter VIR – Dominic Rhodes 3 yard run (Delbert Alvarado kick), Destroyers 7–0 OMA – Chad Jackson 18 yard pass from Jeremiah Masoli (Jeff Wolfert kick), Tied 7–7 VIR – Billy Latsko 5 yard pass from Chris Greisen (Delbert Alvarado kick), Destroyers 14–7 VIR – Delbert Alvarado 42 yard field goal, Destroyers 17–7 Third quarter VIR – Delbert Alvarado 22 yard field goal, Destroyers 20–7 Fourth quarter VIR – Delbert Alvarado 20 yard field goal, Destroyers 23–7 OMA – Jeremiah Masoli 5 yard run (Pass failed), Destroyers 23–13 Leading passers VIR – Chris Greisen – 19/35, 167 yards, 1 touchdown OMA – Jeremiah Masoli – 14/30, 168 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions

Week 3: at Sacramento Mountain Lions

Week Three: Omaha Nighthawks at Sacramento Mountain Lions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Nighthawks	7	3	6	17	33
Mountain Lions	0	10	7	13	30

at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California

• Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011
• Game time: 6:07PM (CT)
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Sunny, Winds from SW 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 17,612
• Referee: Chris Snead
• TV announcers (Cox Cable 2 [Relay of CSN California]): Grant Napear, Jerry Glanville, Mike Pawlawski, Dan Dibley
• Gamebook from ufl-football.com

Game information

First Quarter OMA - Shaud Williams 1-yd TD run, (Jeff Wolfert kick), 2:24 left (Drive: 9 plays, 43 yds, 3;35) 7-0 Nighthawks Second Quarter SAC - Fabrizio Scaccia 23-yd Field Goal, 7:20 left (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:39) 7-3 Nighthawks SAC - Kenny Moore 5-yd TD pass from Ryan Colburn (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), 4:46 left (Drive: 5 plays, 24 yds, 2:20) 10-7 Mountain Lions OMA - Jeff Wolfert 54-yd Field Goal, 0:58 left (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yds, 3:48) 10-10 Tie Third Quarter OMA - Jeff Wolfert 56-yd Field Goal, 10:21 left (Drive: 12 plays, 35 yds, 4:39) 13-10 Nighthawks SAC - John David Washington 1-yd TD run (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), 7:15 left (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yds, 3:06) 17-13 Mountain Lions OMA - Jeff Wolfert 42-yd Field Goal, 2:48 left (Drive: 12 plays, 36 yds, 4:27) 17-16 Mountain Lions Fourth Quarter SAC - Galen Stone 11-yd TD pass from Ryan Colburn (kick failed), 13:29 left (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yds, 4:19) 23-16 Mountain Lions OMA - Noel Devine 1-yd TD run (Jeff Wolfert kick), 9:13 left (Drive: 5 plays, 38 yds, 1:49) 23-23 Tie SAC - Dominique Jones 50-yd TD pass from Ryan Colburn (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), 6:57 left (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yds, 2:16) 30-23 Mountain Lions OMA - Shaud Williams 9-yd TD run (Jeff Wolfert kick), 4:57 left (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yds, 2:00) 30-30 Tie OMA - Jeff Wolfert 39-yd Field Goal, 0:00 left (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yds, 1:59) 33-30 Nighthawks Passing Leaders OMA - Jeremiah Masoli, 27-42, 283 yds, 2 INT SAC - Ryan Colburn, 18-29, 234 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Leaders OMA - John Griffin, 12 carries, 35 yds SAC - John David Washington, 14 carries, 114 yds, 1 TD Receiving Leaders OMA - Chris Davis, 8 catches, 77 yds SAC - Kenny Moore, 5 catches, 24 yds, 1 TD Defensive Leaders OMA - Stuart Schweigert, 6 tackles (5 solo, 2 assisted), 1 INT; Ricardo Colclough, 4 tackles, 1 INT SAC - Dontarrious Thomas, 7.5 tackles (6 solo, 3 assisted); John Busing, 5.5 tackles (4 solo, 3 assisted), 1 INT; Manny Collins, 3 tackles, 1 INT

Week 4: at Las Vegas Locomotives

Week Four: Omaha Nighthawks at Las Vegas Locomotives – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Nighthawks	0	0	3	7	10
Locomotives	3	6	7	14	30

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

• Date: Saturday October 8, 2011
• Game time: 5:00PM (PT)
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Sunny, Winds from NNE 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
• Game attendance: 6,500
• Referee: John Bible
• Gamebook

Game information

First Quarter LV - Clint Stitser 24-yd Field Goal, 1:03 left (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:49) 3-0 Locomotives Second Quarter LV - Clint Stitser 34-yd Field Goal, 14:10 left (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:09) 6-0 Locomotives LV - Clint Stitser 45-yd Field Goal, 3:51 left (Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 7;42) 9-0 Locomotives Third Quarter LV - Jamie Petrowski 15-yd TD pass from Chase Clement (Clint Stitser kick), 8:47 left (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:36) 16-0 Locomotives OMA - Jeff Wolfert 43-yd Field Goal, 4:00 left (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:34) 16-3 Locomotives Fourth Quarter LV - Chase Clement 6-yd TD run (Clint Stitser kick), 7:58 left (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:53) 23-3 Locomotives OMA - Aubrey Quarles 21-yd TD pass from Jeremiah Masoli (Jeff Wolfert kick), 4:40 left (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:18) 23-10 Locomotives LV - Marcel Shipp 28-yd TD run (Clint Stitser kick), 2:28 left (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 2:28) 30-10 Locomotives Passing Leaders OMA - Jeremiah Masoli, 23-41, 203 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT LV - Chase Clement, 21-30, 254 yds, 1 TD Rushing Leaders OMA - John Griffin, 8 carries, 52 yds LV - Marcel Shipp, 13 carries, 78 yds, 1TD Receiving Leaders OMA - Chris Davis, 9 catches, 71 yds LV - Andrae Thurman, 5 catches, 86 yds; Cameron Colvin, 5 catches, 48 yds Defensive Leaders OMA - Stuart Schweigert, 10.5 tackles (8 solo, 5 assisted) LV - Wale Dada, 7 tackles (5 solo, 4 assisted); Nick Turnbull, 1 INT

Week 5: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives

Week Four: Las Vegas Locomotives at Omaha Nighthawks – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Nighthawks			0
Locomotives			0

Week 6: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions

Week Six: Sacramento Mountain Lions at Omaha Nighthawks – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Mountain Lions			0
Nighthawks			0