2009 Las Vegas Locomotives season

The 2009 Las Vegas Locomotives season was the first season for the Las Vegas Locomotives. In the United Football League's Premiere Season, the Locomotives posted a 4–2 record, finishing in second place. They defeated the Florida Tuskers in the 2009 UFL Championship Game in overtime.[1]

2009 Las Vegas Locomotives season
Owner	Bill Hambrecht
Head coach	Jim Fassel
General manager	Rick Mueller
Home field	Sam Boyd Stadium
Results
Record	4–2
Division place	2nd
Playoff finish	Won Championship Game (Florida) 20–17 (OT)
Uniform

Draft

The draft took place on June 19, 2009. Those selected were among participants in earlier workouts held in Orlando as well as Las Vegas. Once a player was picked by a team, his rights were held by that team should he elect to play in the UFL.

= Indicates player signed with team

Player	Position	College
Adam Archuleta	DB	Arizona State
Adrian Awasom	DE	North Texas
Danny Baugher	P	Arizona
Jason Boone	OG	Utah
Wendell Bryant	NT	Wisconsin
Ezra Butler	LB	Nevada
Wale Dada	DB	Washington State
George Gause	T	South Carolina
Paul Gause	DB	Seton Hall
Andrew Jacas	K	Fort Valley State
Nate Jackson	TE	Menlo
Brandon Joyce	T	Illinois State
David Kircus	WR	Grand Valley State
Scott Kuhn	TE	Louisville
Gabe Long	NT	Utah
Brandon Moore	LB	Oklahoma
Ronnie Palmer	LB	Arizona
Gary Stills	LB	West Virginia
Tyson Thompson	RB	San Jose State
Andrae Thurman	WR	Southern Oregon
Brian Toal	LB	Boston College
Nick Turnbull	DB	Florida International
Chaz Williams	DB	Oregon
Terrence Whitehead	RB	Oregon

Personnel

Staff

2009 Las Vegas Locomotives staff

	Front office Owner – Bill Hambrecht Owner – Rob Ryan Vice President/General Manager (UFL) – Rick Mueller Director of Football Operations – Chuck Shelton Player Personnel – Randy Ball Head coaches Head Coach – Jim Fassel Offensive coaches Running Backs – Amp Lee Running Backs – Chuck Shelton Wide Receivers – Mike Wilson Special Teams/Tight Ends – Eric Van Heusen Offensive Line – Don Eck			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Special Teams – Larry Mac Duff Defensive Line – Kevin Wolthausen Defensive Backs – Isaac Carter Defensive Assistant – Sam Garnes

Roster

2009 Las Vegas Locomotives roster

Quarterbacks  7 J. P. Losman 12 Russ Michna  3 Tim Rattay Running Backs 44 E. J. Barthel FB 27 DeDe Dorsey 39 Josh Scobey 26 Marcel Shipp Wide Receivers 89 Casey Flair 84 Brian Hernandez PR 80 David Kircus 85 Samie Parker 13 Tab Perry KR 81 Andrae Thurman Tight Ends 87 Adam Bergen 83 John Madsen 86 Jake Nordin		Offensive Linemen 65 Martin Bibla G 79 Jesse Boone C 75 Branndon Braxton T 73 Jason Capizzi T 53 Frank Davis G 66 Robby Felix C 76 Brandon Joyce T 70 Jeremy Parquet T 74 Tavares Washington G Defensive Linemen 95 Adrian Awasom DE 94 George Gause DE 93 Eric Henderson DE 78 Ross Kolodziej DT 99 Gabe Long DT 98 Josh Mallard DE 97 Lauvale Sape DT 91 Shaun Smith DT		Linebackers 59 Ezra Butler OLB 54 Teddy Lehman ILB 56 Brandon Moore OLB 52 Ronnie Palmer ILB 57 Marcus Riley OLB 55 Gary Stills OLB 51 Brian Toal OLB Defensive Backs 24 Wale Dada CB 23 Marcus Hamilton CB 25 Greg Laybourn S 34 Jamal Lewis CB 33 Tony Parrish SS 20 Joe Porter CB 36 Isaiah Trufant CB 21 Nick Turnbull FS 31 Trey Young CB Special Teams  8 Danny Baugher P  9 Graham Gano K 60 Rigo Morales LS		Reserve Lists 77 Wendell Bryant DT (IR) 23 Brandon Sumrall CB (IR) Rookies in italics Roster updated November 19, 2009 52 Active, 2 Inactive

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance	TV
				Final score	Team record
1	Thursday, October 8	9:00 p.m. ET	California Redwoods	W 30–17	1–0	Sam Boyd Stadium	18,187	Versus
2	Wednesday, October 14	9:00 p.m. ET	Florida Tuskers	L 15–29	1–1	Sam Boyd Stadium	12,160	Versus
3	Bye
4	Friday, October 30	7:00 p.m. ET	at Florida Tuskers	L 24–27	1–2	Tropicana Field	11,354	HDNet
5	Wednesday, November 4	7:00 p.m. ET	at New York Sentinels	W 41–10	2–2	James M. Shuart Stadium	4,392	Versus
6	Saturday, November 14	9:00 p.m. ET	at California Redwoods	W 16–10	3–2	Spartan Stadium	4,312	HDNet
7	Friday, November 20	9:00 p.m. ET	New York Sentinels	W 41–7	4–2	Sam Boyd Stadium	13,306	HDNet

Championship Game

Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Final score	Game site	Attendance	TV
Friday, November 27	3:00 p.m. ET	Florida Tuskers	W 20–17 (OT)	Sam Boyd Stadium	14,801	Versus

Standings

United Football League
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
y-Florida Tuskers	6	0	0	1.000	183	92	W6
y-Las Vegas Locomotives	4	2	0	.667	167	100	W3
California Redwoods	2	4	0	.333	105	134	L2
New York Sentinels	0	6	0	.000	56	185	L6

y-denotes team advanced to 2009 UFL Championship Game

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. California Redwoods

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redwoods	0	14	3	0	17
Locomotives	3	7	10	10	30

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

• Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
• Game attendance: 18,187
• Referee: Jon Bible
• TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie

Game information

1st quarter LV – Graham Gano 33-yard field goal, 3:20 2nd quarter CA – Shane Boyd 4-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 11:03 CA – Cory Ross 4-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 8:45 LV – DeDe Dorsey 1-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 0:13 3rd quarter LV – Adam Bergen 11-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 11:07 LV – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 8:05 CA – Parker Douglass 26-yard field goal, 0:52 4th quarter LV – Graham Gano 53-yard field goal, 10:20 LV – DeDe Dorsey 9-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 2:18 Passing CA – Shane Boyd – 9/22, 92 yards LV – J. P. Losman – 21/31, 226 yards, 2 TD Rushing CA – Cory Ross – 16 att, 47 yards, 1 TD LV – Marcel Shipp – 17 att, 69 yards Receiving CA – Joe West – 3 rec, 37 yards LV – Andrae Thurman – 6 rec, 76 yards

Week 2: vs. Florida Tuskers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tuskers	7	9	6	7	29
Locomotives	0	0	0	15	15

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

• Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
• Game attendance: 12,160
• Referee: Dave Cutaia
• TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie

Game information

1st quarter FL – Frank Murphy 5-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 11:11 2nd quarter FL – Matt Bryant 22-yard field goal, 11:02 FL – Matt Bryant 41-yard field goal, 1:51 FL – Matt Bryant 30-yard field goal, 0:05 3rd quarter FL – Chas Gessner 12-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 4:33 4th quarter LV – DeDe Dorsey safety, 14:20 FL – Taye Biddle 17-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 9:39 LV – Samie Parker 11-yard pass from J. P. Losman (DeDe Dorsey rush failed), 7:10 LV – Samie Parker 2-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 1:56 Passing FL – Brooks Bollinger – 24/32, 310 yards, 3 TD LV – J. P. Losman – 19/35, 239 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing FL – Tatum Bell – 11 att, 53 yards LV – Marcel Shipp – 10 att, 39 yards Receiving FL – Taye Biddle – 7 rec, 107 yards, 1 TD LV – Samie Parker – 6 rec, 85 yards, 2 TD

Week 4: at Florida Tuskers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Locomotives	0	14	3	7	24
Tuskers	0	7	10	10	27

at Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida

• Date: Friday, October 30, 2009
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
• Game attendance: 11,354
• Referee: Dave Cutaia
• TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire
• Recap

Game information

2nd quarter FL – Marcus Maxwell 9-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 11:54 LV – Tab Perry 60-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 5:11 LV – DeDe Dorsey 22-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 2:46 3rd quarter FL – Marcus Maxwell 46-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 12:04 LV – Graham Gano 40-yard field goal, 9:01 FL – Matt Bryant 31-yard field goal, 4:51 4th quarter FL – Tatum Bell 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 8:10 LV – John Madsen 2-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 7:01 FL – Matt Bryant 40-yard field goal, 4:38 Passing LV – J. P. Losman – 19/31, 252 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT FL – Brooks Bollinger – 22/35, 323 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing LV – DeDe Dorsey – 12 att, 139 yards, 1 TD FL – Tatum Bell – 20 att, 65 yards, 1 TD Receiving LV – Tab Perry – 3 rec, 96 yards, 1 TD FL – Jayson Foster – 4 rec, 93 yards

Week 5: at New York Sentinels

	1	2	3	4	Total
Locomotives	10	14	3	14	41
Sentinels	0	7	3	0	10

at James M. Shuart Stadium, Hempstead, New York

• Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
• Game attendance: 4,392
• Referee: Dave Cutaia
• TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie

Game information

1st quarter LV – Marcel Shipp 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 6:36 LV – Graham Gano 44-yard field goal, 0:22 2nd quarter LV – Marcel Shipp 6-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 10:17 NY – Steve Sanders 2-yard pass from Ingle Martin (Piotr Czech kick), 2:28 LV – Adam Bergen 14-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 0:53 3rd quarter NY – Piotr Czech 38-yard field goal, 6:57 LV – Graham Gano 49-yard field goal, 0:13 4th quarter LV – Josh Scobey 17-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 9:18 LV – Trey Young 75-yard interception return (Graham Gano kick), 6:45 Passing LV – J. P. Losman – 27/37, 277 yards, 2 TD NY – Ingle Martin – 21/36, 173 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing LV – Marcel Shipp – 12 att, 34 yards, 2 TD NY – Shannon Woods – 12 att, 45 yards Receiving LV – Josh Scobey – 5 rec, 73 yards, 1 TD NY – Shannon Woods – 2 rec, 34 yards

Week 6: at California Redwoods

	1	2	3	4	Total
Locomotives	0	3	3	10	16
Redwoods	7	0	3	0	10

at Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California

• Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
• Game attendance: 4,312
• Referee: Jon Bible
• TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire

Game information

1st quarter CA – Cory Ross 3-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 2:10 2nd quarter LV – Graham Gano 35-yard field goal, 1:04 3rd quarter LV – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 8:02 CA – Parker Douglass 28-yard field goal, 2:27 4th quarter LV – Andrae Thurman 8-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 11:53 LV – Graham Gano 33-yard field goal, 2:01 Passing LV – J. P. Losman – 16/29, 199 yards, 1 TD CA – Shane Boyd – 21/31, 194 yards, 1 INT Rushing LV – Marcel Shipp – 19 att, 66 yards CA – Cory Ross – 19 att, 111 yards, 1 TD Receiving LV – David Kircus – 4 rec, 104 yards CA – Joe West – 5 rec, 44 yards

Week 7: vs. New York Sentinels

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sentinels	0	0	0	7	7
Locomotives	7	10	21	3	41

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

• Date: Friday, November 20, 2009
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
• Game attendance: 13,306
• Referee: Jon Bible
• TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire

Game information

1st quarter LV – Ezra Butler 17-yard blocked kick return (Graham Gano kick), 13:44 2nd quarter LV – Jake Nordin 4-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Graham Gano kick), 12:39 LV – Graham Gano 32-yard field goal, 5:40 3rd quarter LV – Samie Parker 3-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Graham Gano kick), 11:04 LV – Marcel Shipp 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 8:49 LV – DeDe Dorsey 5-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 2:37 4th quarter NY – Charles Ali 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 13:25 LV – Graham Gano 34-yard field goal, 6:46 Passing NY – Ingle Martin – 11/23, 131 yards, 2 INT LV – Tim Rattay – 10/21, 97 yards, 2 TD Rushing NY – Shannon Woods – 8 att, 24 yards LV – DeDe Dorsey – 14 att, 60 yards, 1 TD Receiving NY – Cortez Hankton – 6 rec, 68 yards LV – David Kircus – 2 rec, 37 yards

References

1. Locomotives beat Tuskers for UFL title, NBC Sports, retrieved 26 July 2012