2010 Florida Tuskers season

2010 Florida Tuskers season
Head coach Jay Gruden
General manager Jay Gruden
Owner Joe Theismann
Home field Citrus Bowl
Results
Record 5–3
Division place 2nd
Playoff finish Lost Championship Game
(Las Vegas) 23–20
Uniform

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

Main article: 2010 UFL Draft
2010 Florida Tuskers UFL Draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Choice
1 4 Weston Dacus LB Arkansas
2 9 Arnold Harrison LB Georgia
3 14 John Standeford WR Purdue
4 19 Erik Pedersen LB Portland State
5 24 Tyrrell Herbert S Toledo
6 29 Adrien Clarke OL Ohio State
7 33 Kevin Harris FB Wake Forest
8 37 Cortez Hankton WR Texas Southern
9 41 Corey Small DB Florida Atlantic
10 50 Chris Perri DE Stony Brook
11 54 Greg Middleton DE Indiana
12 58 Melvin Fowler C Maryland

[4]

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

  

Defensive Coaches

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

Roster

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

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

Date Kickoff Opponent Final score Game site Attendance TV
Saturday, November 27 Noon ET Las Vegas Locomotives L 20-23 Rosenblatt Stadium Versus

Standings

United Football League
W L T PCT PF PA STK
y-Las Vegas Locomotives 5 3 0 .625 174 142 L2
y-Florida Tuskers 5 3 0 .625 213 136 W3
x-Sacramento Mountain Lions 4 4 0 .500 169 164 W2
x-Hartford Colonials 3 5 0 .375 169 194 W1
x-Omaha Nighthawks 3 5 0 .375 113 202 L4

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

1 2 34Total
Tuskers 0 17 10027
Locomotives 10 0 7320

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

Week 2: at Sacramento Mountain Lions

1 2 34Total
Tuskers 3 7 7320
Mountain Lions 0 7 01724

at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California

Week 3: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives

1 2 34Total
Locomotives 7 3 01020
Tuskers 0 10 0717

at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida

Week 4: at Hartford Colonials

1 2 34Total
Tuskers 3 7 131033
Colonials 3 10 0720

at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut

Week 6: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions

1 2 34Total
Mountain Lions 0 7 21221
Tuskers 10 0 0717

at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida

Week 8: vs. Omaha Nighthawks

1 2 34Total
Nighthawks 0 0 01414
Tuskers 7 7 17031

at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida

Week 9: vs. Hartford Colonials

1 2 34Total
Colonials 0 0 707
Tuskers 14 24 3041

at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida

Week 10: at Omaha Nighthawks

1 2 34Total
Tuskers 7 3 10727
Nighthawks 0 3 0710

at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Nebraska

Championship game

1 2 Total
Tuskers 0
Locomotives 0

at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Nebraska

  • Date: Saturday, November 27, 2010
  • Game time: Noon ET
  • TV: Versus

References

  1. ↑ Maske, Mark and Barry Svrluga (2010-01-13). "Redskins hire Jim Haslett as defensive coordinator". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Tuskers Unveil New 2010 Team Uniforms at Fashion Mall in Las Vegas". United Football League. 2010-07-28. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  4. ↑ "2010 UFL Draft by Team - Florida". United Football League. 2010-06-02. Archived from the original on 7 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
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