The 2010 Omaha Nighthawks season was the first season for the United Football League franchise. The team finished with a 3–5 record and last in the league.
2010 Omaha Nighthawks season | |
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Head Coach | Jeff Jagodzinski |
Home Field | Rosenblatt Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 3–5 |
Place | 5th |
Playoff Finish | did not qualify |
Uniform | |
Timeline | |
Previous season | Next season |
N/A | 2011 |
Offseason[]
Expansion draft[]
Player name | Position | College | Former team |
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P. J. Alexander | OG | Syracuse | Florida |
Willie Andrews | S | Baylor | Florida |
Martin Bibla | OG | Miami (FL) | Las Vegas |
Wendell Bryant | DT | Wisconsin | Las Vegas |
Mike Fladell | OT | Rutgers | New York Sentinels |
Ryan Hoag | WR | Gustavus Adolphus | New York Sentinels |
Christian Hopkins | TE | Toledo | New York Sentinels |
Ross Kolodziej | DT | Wisconsin | Las Vegas |
Fred Matua | OG | Southern California | Florida |
Terrell Maze | CB | San Diego State | New York Sentinels |
Adrian McCovy | LB | Arizona | California |
Frank Murphy | WR | Kansas State | Florida |
Ryan Neufeld | TE | UCLA | Florida |
Josh Savage | DE | Utah | Florida |
Adam Speer | OG | Oregon State | California |
Gary Stills | LB | West Virginia | Las Vegas |
Craphonso Thorpe | WR | Florida State | New York Sentinels |
DeJuan Tribble | CB | Boston College | Florida |
Shaud Williams | RB | Alabama | Florida |
Willie Williams | DT | Louisville | Florida |
UFL Draft[]
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | 1 | Dewayne White | DE | Louisville |
2 | 6 | Chike Okeafor | DE | Purdue |
3 | 11 | Shawn Andrews | OT | Arkansas |
4 | 16 | Adrian Jones | OT | Kansas |
5 | 21 | Kenny Peterson | DT | Ohio State |
6 | 26 | Ronald Curry | WR | North Carolina |
7 | 35 | DeMarcus Faggins | CB | Kansas State |
8 | 39 | Devard Darling | WR | Washington State |
9 | 43 | Nate Webster | LB | Miami (FL) |
10 | 47 | Frank Walker | CB | Tuskegee |
11 | 51 | Hollis Thomas | DT | Northern Illinois |
12 | 60 | Nick Ferguson | S | Georgia Tech |
Personnel[]
Staff[]
2010 Omaha Nighthawks staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Roster[]
2010 Omaha Nighthawks roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
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Schedule[]
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | TV | |
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Final score | Team record | |||||||
1 | Bye | |||||||
2 | Friday, September 24 | 7:00 p.m. CT | Hartford Colonials | W 27–26 | 1–0 | Rosenblatt Stadium | 23,067 | HDNet |
3 | Saturday, October 2 | 7:30 p.m. CT | Sacramento Mountain Lions | W 20–17 | 2–0 | Rosenblatt Stadium | 23,416 | HDNet |
4 | Friday, October 8 | 9:00 p.m. CT | at Las Vegas Locomotives | L 10–22 | 2–1 | Sam Boyd Stadium | 9,767 | HDNet |
5 | Saturday, October 16 | 2:00 p.m. CT | at Hartford Colonials | W 19–14 | 3–1 | Rentschler Field | 14,056 | NESN |
6 | Bye | |||||||
7 | Thursday, October 28 | 7:00 p.m. CT | Las Vegas Locomotives | L 10–24 | 3–2 | Rosenblatt Stadium | 23,554 | HDNet |
8 | Friday, November 5 | 7:00 p.m. CT | at Florida Tuskers | L 14–31 | 3–3 | Citrus Bowl | 9,203 | HDNet |
9 | Saturday, November 13 | 10:00 p.m. CT | at Sacramento Mountain Lions | L 3–41 | 3–4 | Hornet Stadium | 20,000 | Versus |
10 | Friday, November 19 | 7:30 p.m. CT | Florida Tuskers | L 10–27 | 3–5 | Rosenblatt Stadium | 21,106 | HDNet |
Standings[]
United Football League | |||||||||
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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 2: vs. Hartford Colonials[]
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In what is regarded as the best UFL game played so far, Jeff Garcia completed a pass to Robert Ferguson with six seconds left to give the Nighthawks a win 27-26.
References[]
- ↑ "Omaha Head Coach Jeff Jagodzinski Selects 20 Players in 2010 United Football League Expansion Draft". United Football League. 2010-04-16. http://www.ufl-football.com/news/omaha-head-coach-jeff-jagodzinski-selects-20-players-2010-united-football-league-expansion-draf. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ↑ "2010 UFL Draft by Team - Omaha". United Football League. 2010-06-02. http://www.ufl-football.com/Draft/2010/Team/Omaha. Retrieved 2010-06-03.