2010 Omaha Nighthawks season

January 2025 Omaha Nighthawks 2010 3–5 5th Jeff Jagodzinski Rosenblatt Stadium did not qualify true The 2010 Omaha Nighthawks season was the first season for the United Football League franchise. The team finished with a 3–5 record and last in the league. Offseason Expansion draft + 2010 Omaha Nighthawks expansion draft selections Player name Position College Former team P. J. Alexander OG Syracuse Florida Willie Andrews S Baylor Florida Martin Bibla OG Miami (FL) Las Vegas Wendell Bryant DT Wisconsin Las Vegas Mike Fladell OT Rutgers New York Sentinels Ryan Hoag WR Gustavus Adolphus New York Sentinels Christian Hopkins TE Toledo New York Sentinels Ross Kolodziej DT Wisconsin Las Vegas Fred Matua OG Southern California Florida Terrell Maze CB San Diego State New York Sentinels Adrian McCovy LB Arizona California Frank Murphy WR Kansas State Florida Ryan Neufeld TE UCLA Florida Josh Savage DE Utah Florida Adam Speer OG Oregon State California Gary Stills LB West Virginia Las Vegas Craphonso Thorpe WR Florida State New York Sentinels DeJuan Tribble CB Boston College Florida Shaud Williams RB Alabama Florida Willie Williams DT Louisville Florida http://www.ufl-football.com/news/omaha-head-coach-jeff-jagodzinski-selects-20-players-2010-united-football-league-expansion-draf Omaha Head Coach Jeff Jagodzinski Selects 20 Players in 2010 United Football League Expansion Draft United Football League 2010-04-16 2010-06-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20100420061223/http://www.ufl-football.com/news/omaha-head-coach-jeff-jagodzinski-selects-20-players-2010-united-football-league-expansion-draf 2010-04-20 dead UFL draft 2010 UFL draft + 2010 Omaha Nighthawks UFL draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 1 Dewayne White DE Louisville 2 6 Chike Okeafor DE Purdue 3 11 Shawn Andrews OT Arkansas 4 16 Adrian Jones OT Kansas 5 21 Kenny Peterson DT Ohio State 6 26 Ronald Curry WR North Carolina 7 35 DeMarcus Faggins CB Kansas State 8 39 Devard Darling WR Washington State 9 43 Nate Webster LB Miami (FL) 10 47 Frank Walker CB Tuskegee 11 51 Hollis Thomas DT Northern Illinois 12 60 Nick Ferguson S Georgia Tech http://www.ufl-football.com/Draft/2010/Team/Omaha 2010 UFL Draft by Team – Omaha United Football League 2010-06-02 2010-06-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20100607065821/http://www.ufl-football.com/Draft/2010/Team/Omaha 2010-06-07 dead Staff 2010 Omaha Nighthawks staff Front office General manager – Rick Mueller Director of football operations – Matt Boockmeier Director of player personnel – Ted Sundquist Head coaches Head coach/offensive coordinator – Jeff Jagodzinski Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Ron Hudson Running backs – Wardell Smith Wide receivers – Roger Hughes Tight ends – Vince Marrow Offensive line – Keith Uecker Offensive quality control/assistant offensive line – Michael Ketchum Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers/special teams – Kirk Doll Defensive line – Carl Hairston Assistant defensive line – Rick Lantz Defensive backs – Joe Tresey Defensive quality control/assistant defensive backs – Patrick Madden Special teams coaches Assistant special teams/assistant linebackers – Jim Ryan Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Andy Williams Football Video staff Video director – Joe Riker Assistant video director/sideline video – Tony Parks Assistant video director/endzone video – Pat Kelly Equipment Management Equipment manager – Cale Kirby Assistant equipment manager – Alex Moede Assistant equipment manager – Alex Koskinen Roster 2010 Omaha Nighthawks final roster Quarterbacks  7 Jeff Garcia 15 Matt Gutierrez  3 D. J. Shockley Running Backs 13 Maurice Clarett 30 Ahman Green 36 Rendrick Taylor y 21 Shaud Williams Wide Receivers 19 Andrew Brewer y no 82 Michael Clayton American football 81 Devard Darling 89 Robert Ferguson American football 88 Roy Hall American football 85 Mike Hass Tight Ends 84 Christian Hopkins 80 Jeb Putzier 86 Lee Vickers Offensive Linemen 69 P. J. Alexander C 74 Damion Cook G 66 Mitch Erickson G 72 George Foster American football T 71 Dan Gay no T 75 Adrian Jones offensive guard T 73 Erik Pears T 61 Marvin Philip C/G 78 Julius Wilson G/T Defensive Linemen 90 Kevin Basped y DE 77 Wendell Bryant DT 94 Dusty Dvoracek DT 44 Jay Moore DE 97 Demetrin Veal DT 95 Dewayne White DE 92 Willie Williams defensive tackle DT 93 Renaldo Wynn DE Linebackers 56 Morlon Greenwood MLB 53 Nick Greisen MLB 59 Cato June OLB 50 Joey LaRocque OLB 52 Alex Lewis linebacker OLB 55 Gary Stills OLB 54 Pat Thomas linebacker OLB Defensive Backs 23 Ricardo Colclough CB 38 DeMarcus Faggins CB 24 Eric Green cornerback CB 42 Clinton Hart SS 35 Corey Ivy CB 37 Calvin Lowry FS 33 Matt O'Hanlon y no FS 32 Jermaine Phillips SS 20 Stuart Schweigert SS Special Teams 16 Justin Brantly P 47 Matt Overton LS  6 Jeff Wolfert y K Reserve Lists 26 Aaron Rouse FS Susp. rookies in italics 52 Active, 1 Inactive Schedule Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 Bye 2 September 24, 2010 Hartford Colonials W 27–26 1–0 Rosenblatt Stadium 23,067 3 October 2, 2010 Sacramento Mountain Lions W 20–17 2–0 Rosenblatt Stadium 23,416 4 October 8, 2010 at Las Vegas Locomotives L 10–22 2–1 Sam Boyd Stadium 9,767 5 October 16, 2010 at Hartford Colonials W 19–14 3–1 Rentschler Field 14,056 6 Bye 7 October 28, 2010 Las Vegas Locomotives L 10–24 3–2 Rosenblatt Stadium 23,554 8 November 5, 2010 at Florida Tuskers L 14–31 3–3 Citrus Bowl 9,203 9 November 13, 2010 at Sacramento Mountain Lions L 3–41 3–4 Hornet Stadium 20,000 10 November 19, 2010 Florida Tuskers L 10–27 3–5 Rosenblatt Stadium 21,106 Standings OMA Game summaries Week 2: vs. Hartford Colonials background-color:black; color:#A8A9AD Friday, September 24 7:00 p.m. CT Colonials 7 13 3 3 Nighthawks 7 3 0 17 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Nebraska 23,067 Chris Snead HDNet Kenny Rice (play-by-play) and Paul Maguire (analyst) Recap 1st Quarter HAR – Tyson DeVree 14-yard pass from Josh McCown (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 10:00 OMA – Rendrick Taylor 10-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Jeff Wolfert kick), 6:54 2nd Quarter HAR – Taurus Johnson 6-yard pass from Ryan Perrilloux (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 10:05 OMA – Jeff Wolfert 26-yard field goal, 1:13 HAR – Patrick Carter 35-yard pass from Josh McCown (Taylor Mehlhaff kick failed), 0:13 3rd Quarter HAR – Taylor Mehlhaff 37-yard field goal, 5:53 4th Quarter OMA – Jeff Wolfert 24-yard field goal, 14:13 OMA – Devard Darling 2-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Jeff Wolfert kick), 8:05 HAR – Taylor Mehlhaff 25-yard field goal, 2:43 OMA – Robert Ferguson 12-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Jeff Wolfert kick), 0:06 Passing HAR – Josh McCown – 22/25, 264 yards, 2 TD OMA – Jeff Garcia – 23/40, 226 yards, 3 TD Rushing HAR – Andre Dixon – 21 car, 59 yards OMA – Ahman Green – 12 car, 49 yards Receiving HAR – Lorenzo Booker – 5 rec, 50 yards OMA – Devard Darling – 5 rec, 48 yards, 1 TD In what is regarded as the best UFL game played so far, Jeff Garcia completed a pass to Robert Ferguson with six seconds left to give the Nighthawks a win 27–26. References Omaha Nighthawks Season, 2010 Category:Omaha Nighthawks seasons Omaha Nighthawks