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2009 California Redwoods season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | California Redwoods |
| year | 2009 |
| record | 2–4 |
| division_place | 3rd |
| coach | Dennis Green |
| general manager | Rick Mueller |
| owner | Paul Pelosi |
| stadium | AT&T Park |
| Spartan Stadium | |
| playoffs | did not qualify |
| uniform | File:UFL-Uniform-CA.png |
| no_prevseason | true |
| next | 2010 (Sac. Mountain Lions) |
Spartan Stadium 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.
Draft
Main article: 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 | College |
|---|---|---|
| Odie Armstrong | FB | NW Oklahoma State |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | FB | San Diego State |
| Shane Boyd | QB | Kentucky |
| Larry Brackins | WR | Pearl River CC |
| Kai Brown | LS | Brown |
| Brett Dietz | QB | Hanover |
| Marcus Fitzgerald | WR | Marshall |
| Marquies Gunn | DE | Auburn |
| Derrell Hutsona | RB | Washington State |
| Prince Kwateng | LB | Northwestern |
| Branden Ledbetter | TE | Western Michigan |
| Cory Lekkerkerker | T | California-Davis |
| Joe Martin | LB | San Diego State |
| Liam O'Hagan | QB | Harvard |
| Brian Rimpf | T | East Carolina |
| B. J. Sams | WR | McNeese State |
| Brian Stamper | T | Vanderbilt |
| Jason Stewart | NT | Fresno State |
| Damon Suggs | DE | Georgia Southern |
| Ahmad Treaudo | DB | Southern |
| Marviel Underwood | DB | San Diego State |
| Jeremy Unertl | DB | Wisconsin–La Crosse |
| John David Washington | RB | Morehouse |
| Joe West | WR | Texas-El Paso |
Personnel
Staff
- 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
Schedule
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| at Las Vegas Locomotives | L 17–30 | 0–1 | Sam Boyd Stadium | 18,187 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York Sentinels | W 24–7 | 1–1 | AT&T Park | 6,341 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| at Florida Tuskers | L 7–34 | 1–2 | Citrus Bowl | 12,021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| at New York Sentinels | W 20–13 | 2–2 | Giants Stadium | 10,818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas Locomotives | L 10–16 | 2–3 | Spartan Stadium | 4,312 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Tuskers | L 27–34 | 2–4 | AT&T Park | 6,837 |
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: at Las Vegas Locomotives
;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
;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
Week 4: at New York Sentinels
;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
;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
References
References
- Keefer, Case. (October 8, 2009). "Las Vegas Locomotives win inaugural UFL game". [[Las Vegas Sun]].
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