2011 Sacramento Mountain Lions season

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The 2011 Sacramento Mountain Lions season was the third season for the United Football League franchise. The team finished with a 1–3 record and fourth in the league.

Offseason

UFL draft

Personnel

Staff

**2011 Sacramento Mountain Lions staff**
	Front office Majority Owner – Paul Pelosi Minority Owner – Angelo Tsakopoulos Minority Owner – George Zimmer Minority Owner – Dave Lucchetti Minority Owner – George Marcus Director of football operations – Sid Pillai Player Personnel – Robert Griffith Head coaches Head coach/general manager – Dennis Green Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Mike Kruczek Running backs/quality control – James MacPherson Wide receivers – Charles Collins Tight ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Bill Khayat Offensive line – Robert McFarland Offensive assistant – Kurt Beathard			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/special teams Coordinator – Martin Bayless Defensive line – Carl Hairston Linebackers – Kurt Gouveia Secondary – Robert Griffith Assistant Secondary – Randy Hanson Defensive assistant – Jeff Burris Special teams coaches Defensive/special teams Assistant – Steven Hoppe Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Chris Clausen

Roster

**2011 Sacramento Mountain Lions roster**

	Quarterbacks 2 McLeod Bethel-Thompson 15 Ryan Colburn 7 Trevor Harris Running backs 26 Steve Baylark 20 Cory Ross 44 Galen Stone FB/TE 28 John David Washington Wide receivers 10 Otis Amey 89 Jayson Boyd 80 Jayson Foster 81 Kenneth Moore 19 Joe West 83 Aaron Woods Tight ends 41 Kai Brown 85 Dominique Jones 84 Nate Lawrie		Offensive linemen 74 Patrick Afif T 72 Nick Howell T 77 Tyler Luellen T 67 Kurt Quarterman G 62 Erik Robertson G/C 60 Matt Spanos C 73 Torrin Tucker G 64 Kenny Wiggins T Defensive linemen 96 Brian Coulter DE 93 John Faletoese DE 92 Jeremy Navarre DT 90 Jason Parker DE 91 A. J. Schable DE 69 Jonas Seawright DT 99 Jason Stewart DT 98 Ekom Udofia DT		Linebackers 50 Victor Aiyewa OLB 59 Shawn Crable OLB 52 Prince Kwateng MLB 54 Ronnie Palmer MLB 51 Michael Tauiliili OLB 56 Dontarrious Thomas OLB Defensive backs 39 Victor Anderson FS 31 Robert Bourne CB 40 John Busing SS 30 Manny Collins CB 25 Terrell Maze CB 32 Jermaine Phillips FS 23 Will Poole CB 21 Ronnie Prude CB 29 Zach Schrader SS Special teams 57 Ryan Coulson LS 1 Tom Malone P 3 Jose Martinez K		Reserve lists 45 Charles Ali FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Taye Biddle WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 55 Maurice Crum, Jr. OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 33 Andre Dixon RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 42 Aaron King LS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 75 Sam Lightbody OT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 13 Marcus Maxwell WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 94 Eric Moncur DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 53 Clinton Snyder OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 91 Willie Williams DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Rookies in italics Roster updated October 20, 2011 51 Active, 10 Inactive

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff *	Opponent	Results		Game site
Week	Date	Kickoff *	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site
1	Saturday, September 17	7:30 p.m.	Las Vegas Locomotives	L 17–23	0–1	Hornet Stadium
2	Bye
3	Saturday, October 1	4:00 p.m.	Omaha Nighthawks	L 30–33	0–2	Hornet Stadium
4	Friday, October 7	4:00 p.m.	at Virginia Destroyers	L 6–28	0–3	Virginia Beach Sportsplex
5	Saturday, October 15	4:00 p.m.	Virginia Destroyers	W 27–20 (OT)	1–3	Hornet Stadium
6	Friday, October 21 †	6:00 p.m.	at Omaha Nighthawks	W 25–19	2–3	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
* All times are Pacific Time. † Postseason Consolation Game.

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Standings

United Football League
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
z-Virginia Destroyers	3	1	0	.750	105	63	L1
z-Las Vegas Locomotives	3	1	0	.750	83	67	W2
x-Omaha Nighthawks	1	3	0	.250	62	96	L2
x-Sacramento Mountain Lions	1	3	0	.250	80	104	W1

z-Virginia and Las Vegas were awarded berths in the 2011 UFL Championship Game when the balance of the regular season was cancelled on October 17
x-Omaha and Sacramento would play in a post-season consolation game

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives

Week One: Las Vegas Locomotives at Sacramento Mountain Lions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Locomotives	7	10	0	6	23
Mountain Lions	3	0	7	7	17

at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California

Date: Saturday, September 17, 2011
Game time: 7:37PM (PT)
Game attendance: 19,938
Referee: Dave Cutaia
TV announcers (CSN California): Grant Napear, Jerry Glanville, Mike Pawlawski, Dan Dibley
Source: GameBook from ufl-football.com^{[permanent dead link]}

Game information

First Quarter

SAC - Fabrizio Scaccia 43-yd FG, 6:24 remaining 3-0 Lions
LV - Chase Clement 3-yd TD run (Aaron Pettrey kick), 5:23 remaining, 7-3 Locomotives

Second Quarter

LV - DeDe Dorsey 11-yd TD run (Aaron Pettrey kick), 13:04 remaining, 14-3 Locomotives
LV - Aaron Pettrey 21-yd FG, 0:05 remaining, 17-3 Locomotives

Third Quarter

SAC - Reggie Williams 6-yd TD pass from Ryan Colburn (Fabriz Scaccia kick), 7:16 remaining, 17-10 Locomotives

Fourth Quarter

LV - Aaron Pettrey 28-yd FG, 14:46 remaining, 20-10 Locomotives
LV - Aaron Pettrey 23-yd FG, 6:51 remaining, 23-10 Locomotives
SAC - Kai Brown 1-yd TD pass from Ryan Colburn (Fabriz Scaccia kick), 1:51 remaining, 23-17 Locomotives

Passing Leaders

LV - Chase Clement - 20/28 for 233 yards
SAC - Ryan Colburn - 26/35 for 256 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT

Rushing Leaders

LV - DeDe Dorsey - 51 yds on 9 carries, 1 TD
SAC - Cory Ross - 48 yds on 14 carries

Receiving Leaders

LV - Adam Bergen - 6 catches for 62 yds
SAC - Reggie Williams - 6 catches for 59 yds

Week 3: vs. Omaha Nighthawks

Week Three: Omaha Nighthawks at Sacramento Mountain Lions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Nighthawks	7	3	6	17	33
Mountain Lions	0	10	7	13	30

at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California

Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011
Game time: 4:07PM (PT)
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Sunny, Winds from SW 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 17,612
Referee: Chris Snead
TV announcers (CSN California): Grant Napear, Jerry Glanville, Mike Pawlawski, Dan Dibley
Gamebook from ufl-football.com^{[permanent dead link]}

Game information

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 Virginia Destroyers

Week Four: Sacramento Mountain Lions at Virginia Destroyers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Lions	0	6	0	0	6
Destroyers	7	0	0	21	28

at Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Date: Friday, October 7
Game time: 4:00 p.m. PT
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Clear
Game attendance: 12,617
Referee: Perry Havener
Recap, Gamebook^{[permanent dead link]}

Week 5: Virginia Destroyers

Week Five: Virginia Destroyers at Sacramento Mountain Lions – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Destroyers			0
Mountain Lions			0

Week 6: at Omaha Nighthawks

Week Six: Sacramento Mountain Lions at Omaha Nighthawks – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Mountain Lions			0
Nighthawks			0

References

^ "Lions open season at home against Las Vegas". The Sacramento Bee. August 16, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2011.^{[dead link]}

v t e 2011 UFL season
Las Vegas Locomotives Omaha Nighthawks Sacramento Mountain Lions Virginia Destroyers
2011 UFL Draft 2011 UFL Championship Game

v t e Sacramento Mountain Lions
Formerly the California Redwoods Founded in 2009 Folded in 2012 Based in Sacramento, California
The franchise	Franchise Players
Stadiums	AT&T Park Spartan Stadium Hornet Stadium Raley Field
Head coaches	Green Schonert
Key personnel	Owner: Paul Pelosi Head Coach/General Manager: Turk Schonert
Seasons (4)	2009 2010 2011 2012
Current league affiliation	United Football League