2011 Omaha Nighthawks season

January 2025 Omaha Nighthawks 2011 1–4 3rd Joe Moglia Rick Mueller Zach Nelson TD Ameritrade Park TBD The 2011 Omaha Nighthawks season was the second season for the United Football League franchise. Offseason The team fired previous head coach Jeff Jagodzinski following the 2010 season after losing the last four games and slipping out of the playoffs. Joe Moglia, an Omaha native who had originally been assigned as head coach of the expansion Virginia Destroyers, was reassigned to Omaha to replace Jagodzinski. The Nighthawks have also changed stadiums, moving from Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, where they spent their inaugural season, to TD Ameritrade Park in the downtown area of Omaha. UFL draft 2011 UFL draft + 2011 Omaha Nighthawks UFL draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Pick 1 2 Reynaldo Hill CB Florida 2 7 Jamie Cumbie DE Clemson 3 12 Joe Toledo OT Washington 4 17 Chris Smith CB Northern Illinois 5 23 Mike Smith OT Nebraska 6 28 D. J. Jones OT Nebraska 7 33 Kyle Nelson TE New Mexico State 8 38 Jeremiah Masoli QB Mississippi 8 39 Brian Johnston DE Gardner–Webb 9 43 Derrick Locke RB Kentucky 10 48 Akiem Hicks DT Regina 10 51 Mark Herzlich LB Boston College Hartford Colonials dispersal draft R1. Orrin Thompson, OT R2. Chad Nkang, LB R3. Kyle Calloway, OT R4. Lorenzo Booker, RB R5. Cecil Newton, C Staff 2011 Omaha Nighthawks black #A8A9AD #A8A9AD Owner – Zach Nelson General Manager – Rick Mueller Director of Player Personnel – Greg Mohns Director of Football Operations – Byron Ellis President/Head Coach – Joe Moglia Offensive Coordinator – Bart Andrus Running Backs/Tight Ends – Brock Olivo Wide Receivers – Kevin Daft Offensive Line – Don Lawrence Assistant Offensive Line/Quality Control – Robert Hunt Tight Ends/Special Teams Assistant – Jesse Thompson Defensive Coordinator – Tom Olivadotti Defensive Line – Brandon Noble Assistant Defensive Line/Quality Control – Mike Gallagher Defensive Backs – Pete Kuharchek Special Teams – Richard Kent Strength and Conditioning – Andy Williams Roster 2011 Omaha Nighthawks final roster Quarterbacks  8 Jeremiah Masoli y  3 D. J. Shockley  1 Troy Smith Running Backs 13 Maurice Clarett  7 Noel Devine y 34 John Griffin running back y 21 Shaud Williams 25 Garrett Wolfe Wide Receivers 88 Sam Aiken 19 Andrew Brewer no  5 Chris Davis wide receiver, born 1984 83 Chad Lucas 85 Greg Orton wide receiver 89 Aubrey Quarles y no Tight Ends 86 Lee Vickers Offensive Linemen 70 Garrett Anderson y no C 74 Damion Cook G 61 Mitch Erickson G 72 George Foster American football T 71 Dan Gay no T 67 Nick Hennessey T 57 Donovan Raiola C 77 Greg Ryan no G 65 Orrin Thompson T Defensive Linemen 90 Christian Anthony y no DT 99 Kevin Basped DE 96 Walter Curry gridiron football DT 94 Dusty Dvoracek DT 93 Claude Harriott DE 91 Curtis Johnson linebacker DE 92 Louis Leonard DT 44 Jay Moore DE 95 DeMario Pressley DT Linebackers 55 Angelo Crowell OLB 56 Morlon Greenwood OLB 51 Steve Octavien MLB 50 Kendall Smith y no OLB 49 Matt Wenger y no MLB 53 Michael Wilhoite y OLB Defensive Backs 23 Ricardo Colclough CB 38 DeMarcus Faggins CB 29 Virgil Gray CB 24 Eric Green cornerback FS 27 Vic Hall CB 42 Clinton Hart SS 22 Reynaldo Hill CB 20 Stuart Schweigert FS 32 Aaron Weathers y no SS Special Teams 16 Justin Brantly P 45 Kyle Nelson gridiron football y LS  6 Jeff Wolfert K Reserve Lists 63 Shannon Boatman T IR  9 Eric Crouch QB IR 28 Dovonte Edwards CB IR 17 Chad Jackson WR IR  2 Tom Mante y no P IR 26 Mike O'Connell y no FS IR -- Terrell Skinner no FS IR 54 Pat Thomas linebacker MLB IR rookies in italics 51 Active, 8 Inactive Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 September 15, 2011 Virginia Destroyers L 13–23 0–1 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha 2 Bye 3 October 1, 2011 at Sacramento Mountain Lions W 33–30 1–1 Hornet Stadium 4 October 8, 2011 at Las Vegas Locomotives L 10–30 1–2 Sam Boyd Stadium 5 October 15, 2011 Las Vegas Locomotives L 6–13 1–3 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha 6 October 21, 2011 † Sacramento Mountain Lions L 19–25 1–4 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha * All times are Central Time. † Postseason Consolation Game. http://www.omaha.com/article/20110816/SPORTS/110819828/-1#nighthawks-new-schedule-out Nighthawks new schedule out Pivovar Steven August 16, 2011 Omaha World-Herald September 1, 2011 August 25, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120825221528/http://www.omaha.com/article/20110816/SPORTS/110819828/-1#nighthawks-new-schedule-out dead Standings OMA Game summaries Week 1: vs. Virginia Destroyers Omaha Nighthawks; text-align:center; Week One: Virginia Destroyers at Omaha Nighthawks – Game summary Thursday, September 15 Destroyers 0 17 3 3 Nighthawks 0 7 0 6 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska 15,836http://www.omaha.com/article/20110915/SPORTS/709159782/1001#nighthawks-fall-in-opener Nighthawks fall in opener Pivovar Steven September 15, 2011 Omaha World-Herald September 16, 2011 August 25, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120825225952/http://www.omaha.com/article/20110915/SPORTS/709159782/1001#nighthawks-fall-in-opener dead Recap First quarter No scoring Second quarter VIR – Dominic Rhodes 3 yard run (Delbert Alvarado kick), Destroyers 7–0 OMA – Chad Jackson 18 yard pass from Jeremiah Masoli (Jeff Wolfert kick), Tied 7–7 VIR – Billy Latsko 5 yard pass from Chris Greisen (Delbert Alvarado kick), Destroyers 14–7 VIR – Delbert Alvarado 42 yard field goal, Destroyers 17–7 Third quarter VIR – Delbert Alvarado 22 yard field goal, Destroyers 20–7 Fourth quarter VIR – Delbert Alvarado 20 yard field goal, Destroyers 23–7 OMA – Jeremiah Masoli 5 yard run (Pass failed), Destroyers 23–13 Leading passers VIR – Chris Greisen – 19/35, 167 yards, 1 touchdown OMA – Jeremiah Masoli – 14/30, 168 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions Week 3: at Sacramento Mountain Lions Omaha Nighthawks; text-align:center; Week Three: Omaha Nighthawks at Sacramento Mountain Lions – Game summary Saturday, October 1, 2011 6:07PM (CT) Nighthawks 7 3 6 17 Mountain Lions 0 10 7 13 Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California 17,612 73 °F °C, Sunny, Winds from SW 3 mph Chris Snead Cox Cable 2 [Relay of CSN California] Grant Napear, Jerry Glanville, Mike Pawlawski, Dan Dibley Gamebook from ufl-football.comSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes First Quarter OMA - Shaud Williams 1-yd TD run, (Jeff Wolfert kick), 2:24 left (Drive: 9 plays, 43 yds, 3;35) 7-0 Nighthawks Second Quarter SAC - Fabrizio Scaccia 23-yd Field Goal, 7:20 left (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:39) 7-3 Nighthawks SAC - Kenny Moore 5-yd TD pass from Ryan Colburn (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), 4:46 left (Drive: 5 plays, 24 yds, 2:20) 10-7 Mountain Lions OMA - Jeff Wolfert 54-yd Field Goal, 0:58 left (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yds, 3:48) 10-10 Tie Third Quarter OMA - Jeff Wolfert 56-yd Field Goal, 10:21 left (Drive: 12 plays, 35 yds, 4:39) 13-10 Nighthawks SAC - John David Washington 1-yd TD run (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), 7:15 left (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yds, 3:06) 17-13 Mountain Lions OMA - Jeff Wolfert 42-yd Field Goal, 2:48 left (Drive: 12 plays, 36 yds, 4:27) 17-16 Mountain Lions Fourth Quarter SAC - Galen Stone 11-yd TD pass from Ryan Colburn (kick failed), 13:29 left (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yds, 4:19) 23-16 Mountain Lions OMA - Noel Devine 1-yd TD run (Jeff Wolfert kick), 9:13 left (Drive: 5 plays, 38 yds, 1:49) 23-23 Tie SAC - Dominique Jones 50-yd TD pass from Ryan Colburn (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), 6:57 left (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yds, 2:16) 30-23 Mountain Lions OMA - Shaud Williams 9-yd TD run (Jeff Wolfert kick), 4:57 left (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yds, 2:00) 30-30 Tie OMA - Jeff Wolfert 39-yd Field Goal, 0:00 left (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yds, 1:59) 33-30 Nighthawks Passing Leaders OMA - Jeremiah Masoli, 27-42, 283 yds, 2 INT SAC - Ryan Colburn, 18-29, 234 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Leaders OMA - John Griffin, 12 carries, 35 yds SAC - John David Washington, 14 carries, 114 yds, 1 TD Receiving Leaders OMA - Chris Davis, 8 catches, 77 yds SAC - Kenny Moore, 5 catches, 24 yds, 1 TD Defensive Leaders OMA - Stuart Schweigert, 6 tackles (5 solo, 2 assisted), 1 INT; Ricardo Colclough, 4 tackles, 1 INT SAC - Dontarrious Thomas, 7.5 tackles (6 solo, 3 assisted); John Busing, 5.5 tackles (4 solo, 3 assisted), 1 INT; Manny Collins, 3 tackles, 1 INT Week 4: at Las Vegas Locomotives Omaha Nighthawks; text-align:center; Week Four: Omaha Nighthawks at Las Vegas Locomotives – Game summary Saturday October 8, 2011 5:00PM (PT) Nighthawks 0 0 3 7 Locomotives 3 6 7 14 Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada 6,500 72 °F °C, Sunny, Winds from NNE 13 mph John Bible Gamebook 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: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives Omaha Nighthawks; text-align:center; Week Four: Las Vegas Locomotives at Omaha Nighthawks – Game summary Nighthawks Locomotives Week 6: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions Omaha Nighthawks; text-align:center; Week Six: Sacramento Mountain Lions at Omaha Nighthawks – Game summary Mountain Lions Nighthawks References Omaha Nighthawks season Category:Omaha Nighthawks seasons Omaha Nighthawks