# 2009 New York Sentinels season

The 2009 New York Sentinels season was the first and only season for the New York Sentinels. In the United Football League's Premiere Season, the Sentinels went winless by posting a 0–6 record, finishing in fourth place.

## 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 |
| C. J. Bachér | QB | Northwestern |
| Trey Brown | DB | UCLA |
| Oliver Celestin | DB | Texas Southern |
| Richard Clebert | NT | South Florida |
| Sean Estrada | G | Pennsylvania |
| Maurice Fountain | DE | Clemson |
| Ronnie Ghent | TE | Louisville |
| Tyronne Gross | RB | Eastern Oregon |
| Samuel Gutekunst | T | None |
| Jasper Harvey | C | San Diego State |
| Brian Johnson | QB | Utah |
| Noriaki Kinoshita | WR | Ritsumeikan |
| David Lofton | DB | Stanford |
| Marc Magro | LB | West Virginia |
| Terrell Maze | DB | San Diego State |
| Ray Norell | T | Buffalo |
| Ramiro Pruneda | T | Monterrey Tech |
| Joe Rubin | RB | Portland State |
| Steve Sanders | WR | Bowling Green |
| Cecil Sapp | RB | Colorado State |
| Bryan Save | NT | Colorado State |
| Michale Spicer | DE | Western Carolina |
| LaBrandon Toefield | RB | LSU |
| Nathan Williams | LB | Murray State |
| Shannon Woods | RB | Texas Tech |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance | TV |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance | TV |
| 1 | Saturday, October 10 | 7:00 p.m. ET | at Florida Tuskers | L 13–35 | 0–1 | Citrus Bowl | 11,203 | HDNet |
| 2 | Saturday, October 17 | 9:00 p.m. ET | at California Redwoods | L 7–24 | 0–2 | AT&T Park | 6,341 | HDNet |
| 3 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 4 | Thursday, October 29 | 7:00 p.m. ET | California Redwoods | L 13–20 | 0–3 | Giants Stadium | 10,818 | Versus |
| 5 | Wednesday, November 4 | 7:00 p.m. ET | Las Vegas Locomotives | L 10–41 | 0–4 | James M. Shuart Stadium | 4,392 | Versus |
| 6 | Thursday, November 12 | 7:00 p.m. ET | Florida Tuskers | L 6–24 | 0–5 | Rentschler Field | 5,201 | Versus |
| 7 | Friday, November 20 | 9:00 p.m. ET | at Las Vegas Locomotives | L 7–41 | 0–6 | Sam Boyd Stadium | 13,306 | HDNet |

## Standings

United Football League :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| y-Florida Tuskers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 183 | 92 | W6 |
| y-Las Vegas Locomotives | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 167 | 100 | W3 |
| California Redwoods | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 105 | 134 | L2 |
| New York Sentinels | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 56 | 185 | L6 |
y-denotes team advanced to 2009 UFL championship game

## Game summaries
### Week 1: at Florida Tuskers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sentinels | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Tuskers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
* Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
* Game attendance: 11,203
* Referee: Randy Christal
* TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire
Game information :
1st quarter
NY – Craphonso Thorpe 11-yard pass from Quinn Gray (Piotr Czech kick), 12:52
2nd quarter
NY – Piotr Czech 32-yard field goal, 15:00
FL – Frank Murphy 9-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 3:54
FL – Taye Biddle 35-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 2:52
NY – Piotr Czech 42-yard field goal, 0:13
3rd quarter
FL – Chas Gessner 16-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 9:58
FL – Ryan Neufeld 1-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 6:30
4th quarter
FL – Tatum Bell 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 11:55
Passing
NY – Quinn Gray – 12/29, 161 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
FL – Brooks Bollinger – 20/26, 225 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
NY – LaBrandon Toefield – 10 att, 34 yards
FL – Tatum Bell – 15 att, 70 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
NY – Craphonso Thorpe – 4 rec, 77 yards, 1 TD
FL – Chas Gessner – 4 rec, 59 yards, 1 TD :

### Week 2: at California Redwoods

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sentinels | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Redwoods | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
* Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009
* Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
* Game attendance: 6,341
* Referee: Jon Bible
* TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire
Game information :
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 4: vs. California Redwoods

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redwoods | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Sentinels | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
* Game attendance: 10,818
* Referee: Jon Bible
* TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
Game information :
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 5: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Locomotives | 10 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| Sentinels | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at James M. Shuart Stadium, Hempstead, New York
* Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
* Game attendance: 4,392
* Referee: Dave Cutaia
* TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
Game information :
1st quarter
LV – Marcel Shipp 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 6:36
LV – Graham Gano 44-yard field goal, 0:22
2nd quarter
LV – Marcel Shipp 6-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 10:17
NY – Steve Sanders 2-yard pass from Ingle Martin (Piotr Czech kick), 2:28
LV – Adam Bergen 14-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 0:53
3rd quarter
NY – Piotr Czech 38-yard field goal, 6:57
LV – Graham Gano 49-yard field goal, 0:13
4th quarter
LV – Josh Scobey 17-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 9:18
LV – Trey Young 75-yard interception return (Graham Gano kick), 6:45
Passing
LV – J. P. Losman – 27/37, 277 yards, 2 TD
NY – Ingle Martin – 21/36, 173 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
LV – Marcel Shipp – 12 att, 34 yards, 2 TD
NY – Shannon Woods – 12 att, 45 yards
Receiving
LV – Josh Scobey – 5 rec, 73 yards, 1 TD
NY – Shannon Woods – 2 rec, 34 yards :

### Week 6: vs. Florida Tuskers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tuskers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Sentinels | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Rentschler Field, Hartford, Connecticut
* Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
* Game attendance: 5,201
* Referee: Randy Christal
* TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie

### Week 7: at Las Vegas Locomotives

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sentinels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Locomotives | 7 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
* Date: Friday, November 20, 2009
* Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
* Game attendance: 13,306
* Referee: Jon Bible
* TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire
Game information :
1st quarter
LV – Ezra Butler 17-yard blocked kick return (Graham Gano kick), 13:44
2nd quarter
LV – Jake Nordin 4-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Graham Gano kick), 12:39
LV – Graham Gano 32-yard field goal, 5:40
3rd quarter
LV – Samie Parker 3-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Graham Gano kick), 11:04
LV – Marcel Shipp 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 8:49
LV – DeDe Dorsey 5-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 2:37
4th quarter
NY – Charles Ali 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 13:25
LV – Graham Gano 34-yard field goal, 6:46
Passing
NY – Ingle Martin – 11/23, 131 yards, 2 INT
LV – Tim Rattay – 10/21, 97 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
NY – Shannon Woods – 8 att, 24 yards
LV – DeDe Dorsey – 14 att, 60 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
NY – Cortez Hankton – 6 rec, 68 yards
LV – David Kircus – 2 rec, 37 yards :