Personnel
Staff
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| Defensive coaches
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PA announcer - Henry W. Ayer III | |||||
| 2011 Virginia Destroyers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bill Mayer |
| Head coach | Marty Schottenheimer |
| General manager | 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.
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
PA announcer - Henry W. Ayer III | |||||
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||||
| 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
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destroyers | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Nighthawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Game information | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locomotives | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Destroyers | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Game information | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Lions | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Destroyers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
at Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, Virginia
| 1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destroyers | 0 | ||
| Mountain Lions | 0 |
The United Football League (UFL) was a professional American football league based in the United States that began play in October 2009 and played four seasons, the most recent being cut short in October 2012. The small league, which never had more than five teams playing at one time, played most of its games in markets where the National Football League (NFL) had no current presence. Unlike most alternative professional football leagues since the 1980s, the UFL played all of its games in the traditional fall season, competing directly with the NFL, college football, and high school football.
The Virginia Destroyers were a professional American football team based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. They began play in the United Football League (UFL) in the 2011 season. They played their home games at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex.
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.
The 2010 Las Vegas Locomotives season was the second season for the United Football League franchise. They finished with a 5–3 record and defended their UFL Championship by defeating the Florida Tuskers, 23–20, in the 2010 UFL Championship Game.
The UFL Championship Game was an American football game held annually to determine the champion of the United Football League. The game was played annually from the UFL's first season in 2009 until the 2011 season, and involved the first and second place teams in the league's single-division standings playing one week after the conclusion of the UFL's regular season at a pre-determined site. The winner of the game was awarded the William Hambrecht Trophy, named for the league's founder and majority owner. The 2012 season of the UFL was cut short when the league ceased operations, and that year's championship game was never played.
The 2011 UFL season was the third season of the United Football League (UFL). The season, which was affected by franchise shifts and schedule delays due in part to the UFL's lingering financial issues, began on September 15, 2011 and would have run through October 28, with a championship game set for the following weekend. The regular season was abandoned after the games of October 15, and the Championship Game moved up to October 21, when the Virginia Destroyers claimed their first UFL title by defeating the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Locomotives 17-3 at Virginia Beach Sportsplex.
The 2011 UFL Championship Game was the third championship game of the United Football League and took place on October 21, 2011, the concluding weekend of the league's truncated third season. The game was won by the Virginia Destroyers, who, in front of a standing-room-only home crowd at Virginia Beach Sportsplex, defeated the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Locomotives 17–3, spurred by the performance of strong safety and game MVP Aaron Rouse. The win gave Destroyers coach Marty Schottenheimer, notorious for his failure to reach the Super Bowl in his NFL coaching career despite strong regular season statistics, his first and only championship as a professional head coach and his first professional championship since the 1965 American Football League Championship Game, Schottenheimer's rookie season as a player.
The 2011 Omaha Nighthawks season was the second season for the United Football League franchise.
The 2011 Las Vegas Locomotives season was the third season for the United Football League franchise.
The 2011 Sacramento Mountain Lions season was the third season for the United Football League franchise. The team finished with a 1–3 record and fourth in the league.
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