2011 Virginia Destroyers season

The 2011 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.

2011 Virginia Destroyers season
Owner	Bill Mayer
Head coach	Marty Schottenheimer
General manager	Marty Schottenheimer
Home field	Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Results
Record	3–1
Division place	1st
Playoff finish	League champions

Offseason

UFL Draft

2011 Virginia Destroyers UFL Draft selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Pick
1	4	Martail Burnett	DE	Utah
2	9	Ryan Sims	DT	North Carolina
3	14	Adrian N. Peterson	RB	Georgia Southern
4	19	Aundrae Allison	WR	East Carolina
5	25	Trevor Anderson	DT	Albany
6	30	Ian Scott	DT	Florida
7	35	Joe Monteverde	TE	Richmond
8	40	Wynel Seldon	RB	Wyoming
9	45	Derek Devine	QB	Marshall
10	50	Jahi Word-Daniels	DB	Georgia Tech
10	52	Jeff Maehl	WR	Oregon

Personnel

Staff

2011 Virginia Destroyers staff

	Front office President – Ed Reynolds Assistant General Manager – John Wuehrmann Director of Player Personnel – Bret Munsey Head coaches Head Coach/General Manager – Marty Schottenheimer Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Terry Shea Running Backs – Gerald Carr Wide Receivers – Bobby Saunders Offensive Line – Bill Laveroni			Defensive coaches 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 coaches Special Teams – Mike Stock Strength and conditioning Strength/Tight Ends – Chet Fuhrman PA announcer - Henry W. Ayer III

Roster

2011 Virginia Destroyers roster

	Quarterbacks  3 Derek Devine 14 Chris Greisen  8 Mike McMahon Running backs 47 Jason Davis FB 42 Billy Latsko FB 33 Dominic Rhodes 25 Wynel Seldon 22 Clifton Smith Wide receivers 16 Aundrae Allison 81 Cortez Hankton 88 Calvin Russell 82 John Standeford 15 Huey Whittaker Tight ends 86 Ronnie Ghent 89 Michael Matthews 80 Jamarko Simmons		Offensive linemen 63 Adrien Clarke G 66 Anthony Davis G 67 Brett Helms C 73 Clint Oldenburg T 76 Na'Shan Goddard T 79 Jonathan Palmer T 78 Seth Wand T 72 Kyle Young C Defensive linemen 91 Jay Alford DE 68 McKinley Boykin DT 93 Antwon Burton DT 58 Joe Clermond DE 92 Maurice Fountain DE 69 Orien Harris DT 99 Jonathan Lewis DT 96 Eric Moore DE 54 Marques Murrell DE 94 Stylez G. White DE		Linebackers 53 Mike Balogun MLB 51 Darnell Bing OLB 59 Diyral Briggs OLB 52 Savion Frazier OLB 55 Terrence Melton OLB 50 Tony Taylor MLB Defensive backs 36 Tra Battle SS 28 Ahmad Carroll CB 23 Jerome Carter FS 27 Simeon Castille CB -- Bryan Evans FS 31 Reggie Jones CB 26 Aaron Rouse SS 24 Darius Vinnett CB 35 Kyle Whitehurst CB 39 DeAngelo Willingham FS Special teams  4 Delbert Alvarado K  1 Matt Henry P 49 Ryan Senser LS		Reserve lists 53 Neal Howey MLB (IR) 92 Quentin Moses DE (IR) 70 Shane Olivea OT (IR) 29 Adrian N. Peterson RB (IR) 20 Keiwan Ratliff CB (IR) Rookies in italics Roster updated October 20, 2011 53 Active, 5 Inactive

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Thursday, September 15	8:00 p.m.	at Omaha Nighthawks	W 23–13	1–0	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha	15,836
2	Saturday, September 24	7:00 p.m.	Las Vegas Locomotives	W 34–17	2–0	Virginia Beach Sportsplex	12,167
3	Bye
4	Friday, October 7	7:00 p.m.	Sacramento Mountain Lions	W 28–6	3–0	Virginia Beach Sportsplex	12,617
5	Saturday, October 15	7:00 p.m.	at Sacramento Mountain Lions	L 20–27 (OT)	3–1	Hornet Stadium	18,794
All times are Eastern Time.

Standings

United Football League
	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: at Omaha Nighthawks

Week One: Virginia Destroyers at Omaha Nighthawks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Destroyers	0	17	3	3	23
Nighthawks	0	7	0	6	13

at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska

• Date: Thursday, September 15
• Game time: 8:06 p.m. ET
• Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Fair
• Game attendance: 15,836[1]
• Referee: Chris Snead
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

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

Week Two: Las Vegas Locomotives at Virginia Destroyers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Locomotives	0	0	3	14	17
Destroyers	10	14	7	3	34

at Virginia Beach Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, Virginia

• Date: Saturday, September 24
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
• Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Rain
• Game attendance: 12,167
• Referee: Jon Bible
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

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 Four: Sacramento Mountain Lions at Virginia Destroyers – Game summary

	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: 7:00 p.m. ET
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Clear
• Game attendance: 12,617
• Referee: Perry Havener
• Recap, Gamebook

Week 5: at Sacramento Mountain Lions

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

	1	2	Total
Destroyers			0
Mountain Lions			0

References

1. Pivovar, Steven (September 16, 2011). "Virginia Destroyers, Schottenheimer win UFL debut at Omaha". Daily Press. Retrieved September 16, 2011.