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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
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Personnel
Staff
2010 Florida Tuskers staff |
| Front office - Owner/president – Joe Theismann
- Director of football operations – Diane Clark
- Director of player personnel – Bret Munsey
Head coaches Offensive coaches - Running backs – Kurt Beathard
- Wide receivers – Ike Hilliard
- Tight ends – Robert McFarland
- Offensive line – Bill Laveroni
- Offensive line assistant – Jerry Sisemore
- Offensive quality control – James MacPherson
| | | Defensive coaches - Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Chuck Bresnahan
- Defensive line – Kerry Locklin
- Defensive backs – Bill Bradley
- Assistant defensive backs – Bret Munsey
- Defensive quality control – Fred Pagac, Jr.
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
2010 Florida Tuskers roster |
| Quarterbacks Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends | | Offensive linemen Defensive linemen | | Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams | | Reserve lists - 34 Fakhir Brown CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 57 Weston Dacus OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 96 Chris Harrington DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 74 Langston Moore DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 91 Eric Powell DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 32 J. R. Reed SS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 22 Nate Salley FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 51 Anthony Schlegel MLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 31 DeJuan Tribble CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 15 Huey Whittaker WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) Rookies in italics Roster updated November 18, 2010 52 Active, 10 Inactive |
Schedule
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
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
| - Passing
- Rushing
- Receiving
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Week 2: at Sacramento Mountain Lions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tuskers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Mountain Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California
- Date: Saturday, September 25
- Game time: 11:00 p.m. ET
- Game attendance: 20,000
- Referee: David Cutaia
- TV announcers (Versus): Craig Minervini (play-by-play) and Doug Flutie (analyst)
- Tuskers at Mountain Lions recap
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
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Week 3: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Locomotives | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Tuskers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
- Date: Thursday, September 30
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. ET
- Game attendance: 9,054
- Referee: Perry Havener
- TV: Versus
- Locomotives at Tuskers recap
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
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Week 4: at Hartford Colonials
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tuskers | 3 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
Colonials | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
- Date: Saturday, October 9, 2010
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. ET
- Game attendance: 14,468
- Referee: Jon Bible
- TV: Versus
- Tuskers at Colonials recap
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 5: BYE
Week 6: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mountain Lions | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 21 |
Tuskers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
- Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
- Game attendance: 10,066
- Referee: Chris Snead
- TV: HDNet
- Mountain Lions at Tuskers recap
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 7: BYE
Week 8: vs. Omaha Nighthawks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Nighthawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Tuskers | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
- Date: Friday, November 5, 2010
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. ET
- Game attendance: 9,203
- Referee: Jon Bible
- TV: HDNet
- Nighthawks at Tuskers recap
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
- Omaha – Maurice Clarett: 5 rec, 38 yards
- Florida – Calvin Russell: 6 rec, 61 yards, 1 TD
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Week 9: vs. Hartford Colonials
Period | 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 | - Passing
- Rushing
- Receiving
- Hartford – Ronnie Ghent: 3 rec, 42 yards
- Florida – Calvin Russell: 3 rec, 55 yards
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Week 10: at Omaha Nighthawks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tuskers | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
Nighthawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Nebraska
- Date: Friday, November 19, 2010
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. ET
- Game attendance: 21,106
- Referee: Perry Havener
- TV: HDNet
- Tuskers at Nighthawks recap
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
- Florida – Calvin Russell 35-yard pass from Chris Greisen (Nick Novak kick), 6:36
- Florida – Nick Novak 51-yard field goal, 1:22
- 4th quarter
- Omaha – Roy Hall 13-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Jeff Wolfert kick), 6:28
- Florida – Keiwan Ratliff 58-yard interception return (Nick Novak kick), 0:56
| - Passing
- Rushing
- Receiving
- Omaha – Devard Darling: 5 rec, 51 yards
- Florida – Brian Clark: 2 rec, 59 yards
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Championship game
References
- ^ Maske, Mark and Barry Svrluga (2010-01-13). "Redskins hire Jim Haslett as defensive coordinator". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ "UFL names Jay Gruden new Tuskers coach, but big news is that Orlando becomes sole residence for Tuskers". Orlando Sentinel. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ "Tuskers Unveil New 2010 Team Uniforms at Fashion Mall in Las Vegas". United Football League. 28 July 2010. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "2010 UFL Draft by Team - Florida". United Football League. 2010-06-02. Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
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- Formerly the Florida Tuskers
- Founded in 2009
- Folded in 2012
- Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia
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