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2010 Florida Tuskers season

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.

Offseason

Head coach Jim Haslett left the team in January 2010, becoming the new defensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins.[1] On February 9, 2010, Jay Gruden was named the team's new head coach and general manager by UFL commissioner Michael Huyghue. On the same day of Gruden's appointment, the Tampa Bay Rays were announced to have sold their interest in the franchise, which meant that all home games for the Tuskers would be played at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando.[2]

Along with the league's other teams, the Tuskers unveiled new uniforms during an event at Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas on July 28, 2010.[3]

UFL draft

[4]

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Schedule

Championship game

Standings

y-denotes team has clinched a 2010 UFL championship game berth
x-denotes team has been eliminated from championship contention

Game summaries

Week 1: at Las Vegas Locomotives

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

  • Date: Saturday, September 18
  • Game time: 11:00 p.m. ET
  • Game attendance: 9,103
  • Referee: Jon Bible
  • TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice (play-by-play) and Paul Maguire (analyst)
  • Tuskers at Locomotives recap

Week 2: at Sacramento Mountain Lions

at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California

  • Date: Saturday, September 25
  • Game time: 11:00 p.m. ET
  • Game attendance: 20,000
  • Referee: David Cutaia
  • TV announcers (Versus): Craig Minervini (play-by-play) and Doug Flutie (analyst)
  • Tuskers at Mountain Lions recap

Week 3: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives

at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: Thursday, September 30
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. ET
  • Game attendance: 9,054
  • Referee: Perry Havener
  • TV: Versus
  • Locomotives at Tuskers recap

Week 4: at Hartford Colonials

at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: Saturday, October 9, 2010
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. ET
  • Game attendance: 14,468
  • Referee: Jon Bible
  • TV: Versus
  • Tuskers at Colonials recap

Week 5: BYE

Week 6: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions

at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Game attendance: 10,066
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • TV: HDNet
  • Mountain Lions at Tuskers recap

Week 7: BYE

Week 8: vs. Omaha Nighthawks

at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: Friday, November 5, 2010
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. ET
  • Game attendance: 9,203
  • Referee: Jon Bible
  • TV: HDNet
  • Nighthawks at Tuskers recap

Week 9: vs. Hartford Colonials

at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Game attendance: 9,367
  • Referee: David Cuttia
  • TV: HDNet
  • Colonials at Tuskers recap

Week 10: at Omaha Nighthawks

at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Nebraska

  • Date: Friday, November 19, 2010
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. ET
  • Game attendance: 21,106
  • Referee: Perry Havener
  • TV: HDNet
  • Tuskers at Nighthawks recap

Championship game

at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Nebraska

  • Date: Saturday, November 27, 2010
  • Game time: Noon ET
  • TV: Versus

References

  1. ^ Maske, Mark and Barry Svrluga (2010-01-13). "Redskins hire Jim Haslett as defensive coordinator". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
  2. ^ "UFL names Jay Gruden new Tuskers coach, but big news is that Orlando becomes sole residence for Tuskers". Orlando Sentinel. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
  3. ^ "Tuskers Unveil New 2010 Team Uniforms at Fashion Mall in Las Vegas". United Football League. 28 July 2010. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  4. ^ "2010 UFL Draft by Team - Florida". United Football League. 2010-06-02. Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2010-06-03.