2011 Las Vegas Locomotives season

The 2011 Las Vegas Locomotives season was the third season for the United Football League franchise.

2011 Las Vegas Locomotives season
Owner	Bill Hambrecht
General manager	Jim Fassel
Head coach	Jim Fassel
Home field	Sam Boyd Stadium
Results
Record	3–1
Division place	2nd
Playoff finish	L UFL Championship Game

Offseason

UFL draft

Main article: 2011 UFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

2011 Las Vegas Locomotives staff

	Front office Owner – Bill Hambrecht Owner – Rob Ryan Director of football administration – Mike Fassel Director of football operations – Chuck Shelton Director of player personnel – Randy Ball Head coaches President/general manager/head coach – Jim Fassel Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Eric Van Heusen Running backs – Amp Lee Wide receivers – Tim Rattay Offensive line – Don Eck Assistant offensive line – Ben Norton Offensive assistant – Turk Schonert			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/special teams coordinator – Larry Mac Duff Defensive line – Kevin Wolthausen Linebackers/assistant special teams – Dennis Therrell Secondary – Isaac Carter Secondary – Larry Marmie Strength and conditioning Strength – I. J. Gorman

Roster

2011 Las Vegas Locomotives roster

	Quarterbacks 12 Brian Brohm  2 Chase Clement  5 Zac Lee Running backs 22 Hakim Hill 35 Bobby Rome II FB 26 Marcel Shipp Wide receivers 80 Cameron Colvin 18 Eddie Drummond 10 Saalim Hakim 85 Samie Parker 81 Andrae Thurman Tight ends 87 Adam Bergen 89 Jamie Petrowski 84 Dezmond Sherrod		Offensive linemen 73 Joel Bell T 79 Jesse Boone C 76 Branndon Braxton T 75 Tim Duckworth G 78 Keith Gray C 74 Herb Taylor T 77 Brandon Torrey T 65 Tony Ugoh G 71 Mark Wilson G Defensive linemen -- Adrian Awasom DE 91 Ryan Boschetti DT 94 Copeland Bryan DE 92 Josh Cooper DE 50 Eric Henderson DE 98 Alfred Malone DT 53 Michael Montgomery DE 97 Lauvale Sape DT 95 Marcus Smith DT 99 Montavious Stanley DT		Linebackers 54 Kris Griffin OLB 58 Danny Lansanah MLB 52 Simoni Lawrence OLB 57 Teddy Lehman MLB 56 Brandon Moore OLB 55 Marcus Riley OLB Defensive backs 43 Lewis Baker SS 24 Wale Dada CB 27 Marquis Floyd CB 25 Coye Francies CB 28 Ron Girault FS 38 Antonio Smith CB 21 Nick Turnbull FS 29 Trae Williams CB 33 Trey Young SS Special teams  8 Danny Baugher P 60 Rigo Morales LS  3 Clint Stitser K		Reserve lists  1 DeDe Dorsey RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 34 Jamal Lewis SS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 20 Brandon Sumrall CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Rookies in italics Roster updated October 20, 2011 51 Active, 3 Inactive

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, September 17	7:30 p.m.	at Sacramento Mountain Lions	W 23–17	1–0	Hornet Stadium
2	Saturday, September 24	4:00 p.m.	at Virginia Destroyers	L 17–34	1–1	Virginia Beach Sportsplex
3	Bye
4	Saturday, October 8	5:00 p.m.	Omaha Nighthawks	W 30–10	2–1	Sam Boyd Stadium
5	Saturday, October 15	5:00 p.m.	at Omaha Nighthawks	W 13–6	3–1	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
All times are Pacific Time.

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: at Sacramento Mountain Lions

Week One: Las Vegas Locomotives at Sacramento Mountain Lions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Locomotives	7	10	0	6	23
Mountain Lions	3	0	7	7	17

at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California

• Date: Saturday, September 17, 2011
• Game time: 7:37PM (PT)
• Game attendance: 19,938
• Referee: Dave Cutaia
• TV announcers (Cox Cable 128 Las Vegas [simulcast of CSN California]): Grant Napear, Jerry Glanville, Mike Pawlawski, Dan Dibley
• Source: GameBook from ufl-football.com

Game information

First Quarter SAC – Fabrizio Scaccia 43-yd FG, 6:24 remaining 3–0 Lions LV – Chase Clement 3-yd TD run (Aaron Pettrey kick), 5:23 remaining, 7–3 Locomotives Second Quarter LV – DeDe Dorsey 11-yd TD run (Aaron Pettrey kick), 13:04 remaining, 14–3 Locomotives LV – Aaron Pettrey 21-yd FG, 0:05 remaining, 17–3 Locomotives Third Quarter SAC – Reggie Williams 6-yd TD pass from Ryan Colburn (Fabriz Scaccia kick), 7:16 remaining, 17–10 Locomotives Fourth Quarter LV – Aaron Pettrey 28-yd FG, 14:46 remaining, 20–10 Locomotives LV – Aaron Pettrey 23-yd FG, 6:51 remaining, 23–10 Locomotives SAC – Kai Brown 1-yd TD pass from Ryan Colburn (Fabriz Scaccia kick), 1:51 remaining, 23–17 Locomotives Passing Leaders LV – Chase Clement – 20/28 for 233 yards SAC – Ryan Colburn – 26/35 for 256 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Leaders LV – DeDe Dorsey – 51 yds on 9 carries, 1 TD SAC – Cory Ross – 48 yds on 14 carries Receiving Leaders LV – Adam Bergen – 6 catches for 62 yds SAC – Reggie Williams – 6 catches for 59 yds

Week 2: at Virginia Destroyers

Week Two: Las Vegas Locomotives at Virginia Destroyers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Locomotives	0	0	3	14	17
Destroyers	10	14	7	3	34

at Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, Virginia

• Date: Saturday, September 24
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. PT
• Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Rain
• Game attendance: 12,167
• Referee: Jon Bible
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter VIR – Delbert Alvarado 31 yard field goal, 12:22, Destroyers 3–0 (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:38) VIR – Adrian Peterson 1 yard run (Delbert Alvarado kick), 2:57, Destroyers 10–0 (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 7:46) Second quarter VIR – Dominic Rhodes 1 yard run (Delbert Alvarado kick), 11:04, Destroyers 17–0 (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:48) VIR – Aundra Allison 35 yard pass from Chris Greisen, 3:25, Destroyers 24–0 (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 4:22) Third quarter LV – Clint Stitser 45 yard field goal, 9:47, Destroyers 24–3 (Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 1:31) VIR – Huey Whittaker 31 yard pass from Chris Greisen (Delbert Alvarado kick), 3:55, Destroyers 31–3 (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:45) Fourth quarter LV – Hakim Hill 9 yard pass from Brian Brohm (Clint Stitser kick), 7:21, Destroyers 31–10 (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:37) LV – Saalim Hakim 5 yard pass from Brian Brohm (Clint Stitser kick), 3:26, Destroyers 31–17 (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:18) VIR – Delbert Alvarado 35 yard field goal, 2:11, Destroyers 34–17 (Drive: 5 plays, 4 yards, 1:08) Leading passers LV – Brian Brohm, 10/19, 111 yards, 2 touchdowns VIR – Chris Greisen, 18/23, 204 yards, 2 touchdowns Leading rushers LV – Hakim Hill, 6 rushes, 68 yards VIR – Dominic Rhodes, 20 rushes, 86 yards, 1 touchdown Leading receivers LV – Saalim Hakim, 2 receptions, 37 yards, 1 touchdown VIR – Dominic Rhodes, 6 receptions, 53 yards Leading tacklers LV – Kris Griffin, 3 tackles, 5 assists VIR – Tony Taylor, 6 tackles, 2 assists

Week 4: vs. Omaha Nighthawks

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: at Omaha Nighthawks

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

Period	1	2	Total
Locomotives			0
Nighthawks			0