2009 California Redwoods season

American football team season January 2025 January 2024 California Redwoods 2009 2–4 3rd Dennis Green Rick Mueller Paul Pelosi AT&T ParkSpartan Stadium did not qualify File:UFL-Uniform-CA.png true 2010 (Sac. Mountain Lions) The 2009 California Redwoods season was the first and only season for the California Redwoods. In the United Football League's Premiere Season, the team finished with a 2–4 record and in third place. This team is now known as the Sacramento Mountain Lions. The Redwoods played in the inaugural UFL game on October 8, which they lost to the Las Vegas Locomotives by a score of 30–17.https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/08/las-vegas-locomotives-win-inaugural-game-ufl/ Las Vegas Locomotives win inaugural UFL game Case Keefer Las Vegas Sun October 8, 2009 February 5, 2024 Draft UFL premiere season 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 CollegeOdie Armstrong FB NW Oklahoma StateObafemi Ayanbadejo FB San Diego StateShane Boyd QB KentuckyLarry Brackins WR Pearl River CCKai Brown LS BrownBrett Dietz QB HanoverMarcus Fitzgerald WR Marshall Marquies Gunn DE AuburnDerrell Hutsona RB Washington StatePrince Kwateng LB NorthwesternBranden Ledbetter TE Western Michigan Cory Lekkerkerker T California-Davis Joe Martin LB San Diego StateLiam O'Hagan QB HarvardBrian Rimpf T East CarolinaB. J. Sams WR McNeese StateBrian Stamper T VanderbiltJason Stewart NT Fresno StateDamon Suggs DE Georgia SouthernAhmad Treaudo DB SouthernMarviel Underwood DB San Diego StateJeremy Unertl DB Wisconsin–La CrosseJohn David Washington RB MorehouseJoe West WR Texas-El Paso Staff 2009 California Redwoods #8CC540 white #0090C5 Owner – Paul Pelosi Vice President/General Manager (UFL) – Rick Mueller Director of Football Operations – Sid Pillai Head Coach – Dennis Green Offensive Coordinator – Mike Kruczek Running Backs/Quality Control – Mike McDaniel Wide Receivers/Tight Ends – Charles Collins Offensive Line – Art Kehoe Offense Volunteer – Steven Hoppe Defensive Coordinator – Ricky Hunley Linebackers – Trent Bray Defensive Backs – Martin Bayless Defensive Assistant – Robert Griffith Defense Volunteer – Donnie Henderson Special Teams Coordinator – Gary Zauner Roster 2009 California Redwoods final roster Quarterbacks  7 Shane Boyd  8 Mike McMahon 18 Liam O'Hagan Running backs 32 Odie Armstrong 30 Obafemi Ayanbadejo 29 Derrell Hutsona 20 Cory Ross 43 John David Washington Wide receivers 10 Doug Gabriel 15 Glenn Holt 12 B. J. Sams 80 Sonny Shackelford 19 Joe West Tight ends 84 Nate Lawrie 82 Branden Ledbetter Offensive linemen 74 Steve Edwards G 66 Cory Lekkerkerker T 67 Matt Lentz G/C 77 Tyler Luellen T 65 Mike Mabry C 69 Brian Rimpf T 79 Isaiah Ross G 78 Todd Williams T Defensive linemen 96 Paul Carrington DE 98 Earl Cochran DE 93 Chris Cooper DT 95 Roderick Green DE 97 Anthony Harris DT 90 Jason Parker DE 91 Pernell Phillips DT 94 A. J. Schable DE 99 Jason Stewart DT Linebackers 45 Jon Abbate MLB 59 Johnny Baldwin MLB 53 Kai Brown OLB 55 Maurice Crum, Jr. OLB 44 Liam Ezekiel MLB 52 Prince Kwateng OLB 54 Adrian McCovy OLB 56 Dontarrious Thomas OLB 51 Worrell Williams MLB Defensive backs 22 Ray Bass FS 27 Brandon Harrison FS 31 Robert Herbert CB 24 Josh Lay CB 26 Marcus McClinton SS 23 Dominic Patrick SS 21 Ronnie Prude CB 33 Ahmad Treaudo CB Special teams  3 Parker Douglass K  4 Adam Graessle P 59 Nick Sundberg LS Reserve lists 95 Derrick Gray DE (IR) 7px 44 Nick Hannah OLB (IR) 7px 71 Louis Holmes DE (IR) 7px 27 Norman LeJeune SS (IR) 7px 66 Adam Speer C/G (IR) 7px 28 Marviel Underwood FS (IR) 7px rookies in italics 52 Active, 6 Inactive Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 October 8, 2009 at Las Vegas Locomotives L 17–30 0–1 Sam Boyd Stadium 18,187 2 October 17, 2009 New York Sentinels W 24–7 1–1 AT&T Park 6,341 3 October 22, 2009 at Florida Tuskers L 7–34 1–2 Citrus Bowl 12,021 4 October 29, 2009 at New York Sentinels W 20–13 2–2 Giants Stadium 10,818 5 Bye 6 November 14, 2009 Las Vegas Locomotives L 10–16 2–3 Spartan Stadium 4,312 7 November 19, 2009 Florida Tuskers L 27–34 2–4 AT&T Park 6,837 Standings Game summaries Week 1: at Las Vegas Locomotives background-color:#8CC540; color:white October 8, 2009 9:00 p.m. ET Redwoods 0 14 3 0 Locomotives 3 7 10 10 Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada 18,187 Jon Bible Versus Dave Sims & Doug Flutie 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. New York Sentinels background-color:#8CC540; color:white October 17, 2009 9:00 p.m. ET Sentinels 0 7 0 0 Redwoods 7 0 7 10 AT&T Park, San Francisco, California 6,341 Jon Bible HDNet Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire 1st quarter CA – Kai Brown 2-yard pass from Mike McMahon (Parker Douglass kick), 9:39 2nd quarter NY – Chris Barclay 2-yard pass from Quinn Gray (Piotr Czech kick), 9:04 3rd quarter CA – Cory Ross 1-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 5:11 4th quarter CA – Parker Douglass 42-yard field goal, 11:45 CA – John David Washington 1-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 3:19 Passing NY – Quinn Gray – 12/25, 115 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT CA – Mike McMahon – 16/29, 145 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing NY – Chris Barclay – 13 att, 13 yards CA – Cory Ross  – 22 att, 121 yards, 1 TD Receiving NY – Craphonso Thorpe – 4 rec, 31 yards CA – Doug Gabriel – 5 rec, 66 yards Week 3: at Florida Tuskers October 22, 2009 7:00 p.m. ET Redwoods 0 0 0 7 Tuskers 0 17 10 7 Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida 12,021 Randy Christal Versus Dave Sims & Doug Flutie Week 4: at New York Sentinels background-color:#8CC540; color:white October 29, 2009 7:00 p.m. ET Redwoods 7 10 0 3 Sentinels 0 6 7 0 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 10,818 Jon Bible Versus Dave Sims & Doug Flutie 1st quarter CA – Cory Ross 25-yard pass from Shane Boyd (Parker Douglass kick), 10:19 2nd quarter NY – Piotr Czech 36-yard field goal, 12:36 CA – Parker Douglass 27-yard field goal, 8:09 CA – Shane Boyd 5-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 0:26 NY – Piotr Czech 45-yard field goal, 0:00 3rd quarter NY – Christian Hopkins 5-yard pass from Quinn Gray (Piotr Czech kick), 2:17 4th quarter CA – Parker Douglass 44-yard field goal, 2:37 Passing CA – Shane Boyd – 18/23, 197 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT NY – Quinn Gray – 22/32, 213 yards, 1 TD Rushing CA – Cory Ross  – 23 att, 77 yards NY – LaBrandon Toefield – 12 att, 51 yards Receiving CA – Cory Ross – 7 rec, 68 yards, 1 TD NY – Craphonso Thorpe – 9 rec, 73 yards Week 6: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives background-color:#8CC540; color:white November 14, 2009 9:00 p.m. ET Locomotives 0 3 3 10 Redwoods 7 0 3 0 Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California 4,312 Jon Bible HDNet Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire 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. Florida Tuskers November 19, 2009 9:00 p.m. ET Tuskers 10 10 0 14 Redwoods 10 14 3 0 AT&T Park, San Francisco, California 6,837 Dave Cutaia Versus Dave Sims & Doug Flutie References California Redwoods Season, 2009 Category:Sacramento Mountain Lions seasons California Redwoods