2011 Virginia Destroyers season
2011 Virginia Destroyers season | |
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Owner | Bill Mayer |
General manager | Marty Schottenheimer |
Head coach | Marty Schottenheimer |
Home field | Virginia Beach Sportsplex |
Results | |
Record | 3–1 |
Division place | 1st |
Playoff finish | League champions |
The 2011 Virginia Destroyers season was the third season for the United Football League franchise and its first since relocating from Orlando, where they played as the Florida Tuskers. Guided by head coach and general manager Marty Schottenheimer, the Destroyers finished the truncated regular season with a 3–1 record and defeated Las Vegas 17–3 in the October 21 Championship Game for the franchise's first UFL title.
Offseason
[edit]UFL draft
[edit]Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Pick | |||
1 | 4 | Martail Burnett | DE | Utah |
2 | 9 | Ryan Sims | DT | North Carolina |
3 | 14 | Adrian N. Peterson | RB | Georgia Southern |
4 | 19 | Aundrae Allison | WR | East Carolina |
5 | 25 | Trevor Anderson | DT | Albany |
6 | 30 | Ian Scott | DT | Florida |
7 | 35 | Joe Monteverde | TE | Richmond |
8 | 40 | Wynel Seldon | RB | Wyoming |
9 | 45 | Derek Devine | QB | Marshall |
10 | 50 | Jahi Word-Daniels | DB | Georgia Tech |
10 | 52 | Jeff Maehl | WR | Oregon |
Personnel
[edit]Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
PA announcer - Henry W. Ayer III |
Roster
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Thursday, September 15 | 8:00 p.m. | at Omaha Nighthawks | W 23–13 | 1–0 | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha | 15,836 |
2 | Saturday, September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Las Vegas Locomotives | W 34–17 | 2–0 | Virginia Beach Sportsplex | 12,167 |
3 | Bye | ||||||
4 | Friday, October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Sacramento Mountain Lions | W 28–6 | 3–0 | Virginia Beach Sportsplex | 12,617 |
5 | Saturday, October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Sacramento Mountain Lions | L 20–27 (OT) | 3–1 | Hornet Stadium | 18,794 |
All times are Eastern Time. |
Standings
[edit]United Football League | |||||||||
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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
[edit]Week 1: at Omaha Nighthawks
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Destroyers | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Nighthawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
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Week 2: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Locomotives | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
Destroyers | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
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Week 4: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mountain Lions | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Destroyers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
at Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Date: Friday, October 7
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Clear
- Game attendance: 12,617
- Referee: Perry Havener
- Recap, Gamebook[permanent dead link]
Week 5: at Sacramento Mountain Lions
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Destroyers | 0 | ||
Mountain Lions | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Pivovar, Steven (September 16, 2011). "Virginia Destroyers, Schottenheimer win UFL debut at Omaha". Daily Press. Retrieved September 16, 2011.