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2011 Virginia Destroyers season
American football league season
American football league season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Virginia Destroyers |
| year | 2011 |
| record | 3–1 |
| division_place | 1st |
| coach | Marty Schottenheimer |
| general manager | Marty Schottenheimer |
| owner | Bill Mayer |
| stadium | Virginia Beach Sportsplex |
| playoffs | League champions |
| previous | 2010 |
The ** Virginia Destroyers season** was the third season for the United Football League franchise and its first since relocating from Orlando, where they played as the Florida Tuskers. Guided by head coach and general manager Marty Schottenheimer, the Destroyers finished the truncated regular season with a 3–1 record and defeated Las Vegas 17–3 in the October 21 Championship Game for the franchise's first UFL title.
Offseason
UFL draft
Main article: 2011 UFL draft
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | Round | Pick | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 8 | 40 | 9 | 45 | 10 | 50 | 10 | 52 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martail Burnett | DE | Utah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Sims | DT | North Carolina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adrian N. Peterson | RB | Georgia Southern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aundrae Allison | WR | East Carolina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trevor Anderson | DT | Albany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Scott | DT | Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Monteverde | TE | Richmond | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wynel Seldon | RB | Wyoming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derek Devine | QB | Marshall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jahi Word-Daniels | DB | Georgia Tech | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Maehl | WR | Oregon |
Personnel
Staff
- President – Ed Reynolds
- Assistant general manager – John Wuehrmann
- Director of player personnel – Bret Munsey
- Head coach/general manager – Marty Schottenheimer
- Offensive coordinator – Terry Shea
- Running backs – Gerald Carr
- Wide receivers – Bobby Saunders
- Offensive line – Bill Laveroni
- Defensive line – John Marshall
- Assistant defensive line – Delbert Cowsette
- Linebackers – Johnny Holland
- Linebackers – James Willis
- Defensive backs – Lionel Washington
- Defensive Volunteer – Kurt Schottenheimer
- Special teams – Mike Stock
- Strength/tight ends – Chet Fuhrman
- Equipment manager - Casey Turley PA announcer - Henry W. Ayer III
Roster
Schedule
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| at Omaha Nighthawks | W 23–13 | 1–0 | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha | 15,836 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas Locomotives | W 34–17 | 2–0 | Virginia Beach Sportsplex | 12,167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento Mountain Lions | W 28–6 | 3–0 | Virginia Beach Sportsplex | 12,617 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| at Sacramento Mountain Lions | L 20–27 (OT) | 3–1 | Hornet Stadium | 18,794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All times are Eastern Time. |
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: at Omaha Nighthawks
;First quarter
- No scoring ;Second quarter
- VIR – Dominic Rhodes 3-yard run (Delbert Alvarado kick), 10:57, Destroyers 7–0
- OMA – Chad Jackson 18-yard pass from Jeremiah Masoli (Jeff Wolfert kick), 8:46, Tied 7–7
- VIR – Billy Latsko 5-yard pass from Chris Greisen (Delbert Alvarado kick), 1:50, Destroyers 14–7
- VIR – Delbert Alvarado 42-yard field goal, 0:14, Destroyers 17–7 ;Third quarter
- VIR – Delbert Alvarado 22-yard field goal, 0:30, Destroyers 20–7 ;Fourth quarter
- VIR – Delbert Alvarado 20-yard field goal, 7:30, Destroyers 23–7
- OMA – Jeremiah Masoli 5-yard run (Pass failed), 0:50, Destroyers 23–13 ;Leading passers
- VIR – Chris Greisen – 19/34, 248 yards, 1 touchdown
- OMA – Jeremiah Masoli – 14/29, 169 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions ;Leading rushers
- VIR – Dominic Rhodes – 23 rushes, 72 yards, 1 touchdown
- OMA – Shaud Williams – 7 rushes, 41 yards ;Leading receivers
- VIR – Aundrae Allison – 4 receptions, 103 yards
- OMA – Chris Davis – 8 receptions, 77 yards ;Leading tacklers
- VIR – Keiwan Ratliff – 5 tackles, 3 assists
- OMA – Angelo Crowell – 6 tackles, 4 assists
Week 2: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives
;First quarter
- VIR – Delbert Alvarado 31-yard field goal, 12:22, Destroyers 3–0 (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:38)
- VIR – Adrian Peterson 1-yard run (Delbert Alvarado kick), 2:57, Destroyers 10–0 (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 7:46) ;Second quarter
- VIR – Dominic Rhodes 1-yard run (Delbert Alvarado kick), 11:04, Destroyers 17–0 (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:48)
- VIR – Aundra Allison 35-yard pass from Chris Greisen, 3:25, Destroyers 24–0 (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 4:22) ;Third quarter
- LV – Clint Stitser 45-yard field goal, 9:47, Destroyers 24–3 (Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 1:31)
- VIR – Huey Whittaker 31-yard pass from Chris Greisen (Delbert Alvarado kick), 3:55, Destroyers 31–3 (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:45) ;Fourth quarter
- LV – Hakim Hill 9-yard pass from Brian Brohm (Clint Stitser kick), 7:21, Destroyers 31–10 (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:37)
- LV – Saalim Hakim 5-yard pass from Brian Brohm (Clint Stitser kick), 3:26, Destroyers 31–17 (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:18)
- VIR – Delbert Alvarado 35-yard field goal, 2:11, Destroyers 34–17 (Drive: 5 plays, 4 yards, 1:08) ;Leading passers
- LV – Brian Brohm, 10/19, 111 yards, 2 touchdowns
- VIR – Chris Greisen, 18/23, 204 yards, 2 touchdowns ;Leading rushers
- LV – Hakim Hill, 6 rushes, 68 yards
- VIR – Dominic Rhodes, 20 rushes, 86 yards, 1 touchdown ;Leading receivers
- LV – Saalim Hakim, 2 receptions, 37 yards, 1 touchdown
- VIR – Dominic Rhodes, 6 receptions, 53 yards ;Leading tacklers
- LV – Kris Griffin, 3 tackles, 5 assists
- VIR – Tony Taylor, 6 tackles, 2 assists
Week 4: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions
Week 5: at Sacramento Mountain Lions
References
References
- Pivovar, Steven. (September 16, 2011). "Virginia Destroyers, Schottenheimer win UFL debut at Omaha". [[Daily Press (Virginia).
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