# 2011 Omaha Nighthawks season

The 2011 Omaha Nighthawks season was the second season for the United Football League franchise.

## Offseason

The team fired previous head coach Jeff Jagodzinski following the 2010 season after losing the last four games and slipping out of the playoffs. Joe Moglia, an Omaha native who had originally been assigned as head coach of the expansion Virginia Destroyers, was reassigned to Omaha to replace Jagodzinski.
The Nighthawks have also changed stadiums, moving from Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, where they spent their inaugural season, to TD Ameritrade Park in the downtown area of Omaha.

### UFL Draft

2011 Omaha Nighthawks UFL Draft selections :
| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Pick | Player name | Position | College |
| 1 | 2 | Reynaldo Hill | CB | Florida |
| 2 | 7 | Jamie Cumbie | DE | Clemson |
| 3 | 12 | Joe Toledo | OT | Washington |
| 4 | 17 | Chris Smith | CB | Northern Illinois |
| 5 | 23 | Mike Smith | OT | Nebraska |
| 6 | 28 | D. J. Jones | OT | Nebraska |
| 7 | 33 | Kyle Nelson | TE | New Mexico State |
| 8 | 38 | Jeremiah Masoli | QB | Mississippi |
| 8 | 39 | Brian Johnston | DE | Gardner–Webb |
| 9 | 43 | Derrick Locke | RB | Kentucky |
| 10 | 48 | Akiem Hicks | DT | Regina |
| 10 | 51 | Mark Herzlich | LB | Boston College |

### Hartford Colonials dispersal draft

* R1. Orrin Thompson, OT
* R2. Chad Nkang, LB
* R3. Kyle Calloway, OT
* R4. Lorenzo Booker, RB
* R5. Cecil Newton, C

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff * | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site |
| Week | Date | Kickoff * | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site |
| 1 | Thursday, September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Virginia Destroyers | L 13–23 | 0–1 | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha |
| 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 3 | Saturday, October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Sacramento Mountain Lions | W 33–30 | 1–1 | Hornet Stadium |
| 4 | Saturday, October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Las Vegas Locomotives | L 10–30 | 1–2 | Sam Boyd Stadium |
| 5 | Saturday, October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Las Vegas Locomotives | L 6–13 | 1–3 | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha |
| 6 | Friday, October 21 † | 7:00 p.m. | Sacramento Mountain Lions | L 19–25 | 1–4 | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha |
| * All times are Central Time. † Postseason Consolation Game. |||||||

## Standings

United Football League :
| viewtalkedit | 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. Virginia Destroyers

| Quarter | 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 attendance: 15,836
* Recap
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
VIR – Dominic Rhodes 3 yard run (Delbert Alvarado kick), Destroyers 7–0
OMA – Chad Jackson 18 yard pass from Jeremiah Masoli (Jeff Wolfert kick), Tied 7–7
VIR – Billy Latsko 5 yard pass from Chris Greisen (Delbert Alvarado kick), Destroyers 14–7
VIR – Delbert Alvarado 42 yard field goal, Destroyers 17–7
Third quarter
VIR – Delbert Alvarado 22 yard field goal, Destroyers 20–7
Fourth quarter
VIR – Delbert Alvarado 20 yard field goal, Destroyers 23–7
OMA – Jeremiah Masoli 5 yard run (Pass failed), Destroyers 23–13
Leading passers
VIR – Chris Greisen – 19/35, 167 yards, 1 touchdown
OMA – Jeremiah Masoli – 14/30, 168 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions :

### Week 3: at Sacramento Mountain Lions

| Quarter | 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: 6:07PM (CT)
* 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 (Cox Cable 2 [Relay of CSN California]): Grant Napear, Jerry Glanville, Mike Pawlawski, Dan Dibley
* Gamebook from ufl-football.com
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 Las Vegas Locomotives

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nighthawks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Locomotives | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
* Date: Saturday October 8, 2011
* Game time: 5:00PM (PT)
* Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Sunny, Winds from NNE 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
* Game attendance: 6,500
* Referee: John Bible
* Gamebook
Game information :
First Quarter
LV - Clint Stitser 24-yd Field Goal, 1:03 left (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:49) 3-0 Locomotives
Second Quarter
LV - Clint Stitser 34-yd Field Goal, 14:10 left (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:09) 6-0 Locomotives
LV - Clint Stitser 45-yd Field Goal, 3:51 left (Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 7;42) 9-0 Locomotives
Third Quarter
LV - Jamie Petrowski 15-yd TD pass from Chase Clement (Clint Stitser kick), 8:47 left (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:36) 16-0 Locomotives
OMA - Jeff Wolfert 43-yd Field Goal, 4:00 left (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:34) 16-3 Locomotives
Fourth Quarter
LV - Chase Clement 6-yd TD run (Clint Stitser kick), 7:58 left (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:53) 23-3 Locomotives
OMA - Aubrey Quarles 21-yd TD pass from Jeremiah Masoli (Jeff Wolfert kick), 4:40 left (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:18) 23-10 Locomotives
LV - Marcel Shipp 28-yd TD run (Clint Stitser kick), 2:28 left (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 2:28) 30-10 Locomotives
Passing Leaders
OMA - Jeremiah Masoli, 23-41, 203 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
LV - Chase Clement, 21-30, 254 yds, 1 TD
Rushing Leaders
OMA - John Griffin, 8 carries, 52 yds
LV - Marcel Shipp, 13 carries, 78 yds, 1TD
Receiving Leaders
OMA - Chris Davis, 9 catches, 71 yds
LV - Andrae Thurman, 5 catches, 86 yds; Cameron Colvin, 5 catches, 48 yds
Defensive Leaders
OMA - Stuart Schweigert, 10.5 tackles (8 solo, 5 assisted)
LV - Wale Dada, 7 tackles (5 solo, 4 assisted); Nick Turnbull, 1 INT :

### Week 5: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Nighthawks | | | 0 |
| Locomotives | | | 0 |

### Week 6: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Mountain Lions | | | 0 |
| Nighthawks | | | 0 |