# 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.

## Offseason
### UFL draft

2011 Virginia Destroyers UFL Draft selections :
| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Pick | Player name | Position | College |
| 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 |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 :
| 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: at Omaha Nighthawks

| 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 time: 8:06 p.m. ET
* Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), Fair
* Game attendance: 15,836
* 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

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