# 2009 Las Vegas Locomotives season

The 2009 Las Vegas Locomotives season was the first season for the Las Vegas Locomotives. In the United Football League's Premiere Season, the Locomotives posted a 4–2 record, finishing in second place. They defeated the Florida Tuskers in the 2009 UFL Championship Game in overtime.

## 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 |
| Adam Archuleta | DB | Arizona State |
| Adrian Awasom | DE | North Texas |
| Danny Baugher | P | Arizona |
| Jason Boone | OG | Utah |
| Wendell Bryant | NT | Wisconsin |
| Ezra Butler | LB | Nevada |
| Wale Dada | DB | Washington State |
| George Gause | T | South Carolina |
| Paul Gause | DB | Seton Hall |
| Andrew Jacas | K | Fort Valley State |
| Nate Jackson | TE | Menlo |
| Brandon Joyce | T | Illinois State |
| David Kircus | WR | Grand Valley State |
| Scott Kuhn | TE | Louisville |
| Gabe Long | NT | Utah |
| Brandon Moore | LB | Oklahoma |
| Ronnie Palmer | LB | Arizona |
| Gary Stills | LB | West Virginia |
| Tyson Thompson | RB | San Jose State |
| Andrae Thurman | WR | Southern Oregon |
| Brian Toal | LB | Boston College |
| Nick Turnbull | DB | Florida International |
| Chaz Williams | DB | Oregon |
| Terrence Whitehead | RB | Oregon |

## Schedule
### Regular season

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance | TV |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance | TV |
| 1 | Thursday, October 8 | 9:00 p.m. ET | California Redwoods | W 30–17 | 1–0 | Sam Boyd Stadium | 18,187 | Versus |
| 2 | Wednesday, October 14 | 9:00 p.m. ET | Florida Tuskers | L 15–29 | 1–1 | Sam Boyd Stadium | 12,160 | Versus |
| 3 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 4 | Friday, October 30 | 7:00 p.m. ET | at Florida Tuskers | L 24–27 | 1–2 | Tropicana Field | 11,354 | HDNet |
| 5 | Wednesday, November 4 | 7:00 p.m. ET | at New York Sentinels | W 41–10 | 2–2 | James M. Shuart Stadium | 4,392 | Versus |
| 6 | Saturday, November 14 | 9:00 p.m. ET | at California Redwoods | W 16–10 | 3–2 | Spartan Stadium | 4,312 | HDNet |
| 7 | Friday, November 20 | 9:00 p.m. ET | New York Sentinels | W 41–7 | 4–2 | Sam Boyd Stadium | 13,306 | HDNet |

### Championship Game

| Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Game site | Attendance | TV |
| Friday, November 27 | 3:00 p.m. ET | Florida Tuskers | W 20–17 (OT) | Sam Boyd Stadium | 14,801 | Versus |

## 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: vs. California Redwoods

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redwoods | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Locomotives | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
* Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009
* Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
* Game attendance: 18,187
* Referee: Jon Bible
* TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
Game information :
1st quarter
LV – Graham Gano 33-yard field goal, 3:20
2nd quarter
CA – Shane Boyd 4-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 11:03
CA – Cory Ross 4-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 8:45
LV – DeDe Dorsey 1-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 0:13
3rd quarter
LV – Adam Bergen 11-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 11:07
LV – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 8:05
CA – Parker Douglass 26-yard field goal, 0:52
4th quarter
LV – Graham Gano 53-yard field goal, 10:20
LV – DeDe Dorsey 9-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 2:18
Passing
CA – Shane Boyd – 9/22, 92 yards
LV – J. P. Losman – 21/31, 226 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
CA – Cory Ross – 16 att, 47 yards, 1 TD
LV – Marcel Shipp – 17 att, 69 yards
Receiving
CA – Joe West – 3 rec, 37 yards
LV – Andrae Thurman – 6 rec, 76 yards :

### Week 2: vs. Florida Tuskers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tuskers | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| Locomotives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
* Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
* Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
* Game attendance: 12,160
* Referee: Dave Cutaia
* TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
Game information :
1st quarter
FL – Frank Murphy 5-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 11:11
2nd quarter
FL – Matt Bryant 22-yard field goal, 11:02
FL – Matt Bryant 41-yard field goal, 1:51
FL – Matt Bryant 30-yard field goal, 0:05
3rd quarter
FL – Chas Gessner 12-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 4:33
4th quarter
LV – DeDe Dorsey safety, 14:20
FL – Taye Biddle 17-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 9:39
LV – Samie Parker 11-yard pass from J. P. Losman (DeDe Dorsey rush failed), 7:10
LV – Samie Parker 2-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 1:56
Passing
FL – Brooks Bollinger – 24/32, 310 yards, 3 TD
LV – J. P. Losman – 19/35, 239 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
FL – Tatum Bell – 11 att, 53 yards
LV – Marcel Shipp – 10 att, 39 yards
Receiving
FL – Taye Biddle – 7 rec, 107 yards, 1 TD
LV – Samie Parker – 6 rec, 85 yards, 2 TD :

### Week 4: at Florida Tuskers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Locomotives | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Tuskers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
at Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
* Date: Friday, October 30, 2009
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
* Game attendance: 11,354
* Referee: Dave Cutaia
* TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire
* Recap
Game information :
2nd quarter
FL – Marcus Maxwell 9-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 11:54
LV – Tab Perry 60-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 5:11
LV – DeDe Dorsey 22-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 2:46
3rd quarter
FL – Marcus Maxwell 46-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 12:04
LV – Graham Gano 40-yard field goal, 9:01
FL – Matt Bryant 31-yard field goal, 4:51
4th quarter
FL – Tatum Bell 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 8:10
LV – John Madsen 2-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 7:01
FL – Matt Bryant 40-yard field goal, 4:38
Passing
LV – J. P. Losman – 19/31, 252 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
FL – Brooks Bollinger – 22/35, 323 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
LV – DeDe Dorsey – 12 att, 139 yards, 1 TD
FL – Tatum Bell – 20 att, 65 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
LV – Tab Perry – 3 rec, 96 yards, 1 TD
FL – Jayson Foster – 4 rec, 93 yards :

### Week 5: at New York Sentinels

| 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: at California Redwoods

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Locomotives | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| Redwoods | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California
* Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009
* Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
* Game attendance: 4,312
* Referee: Jon Bible
* TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire
Game information :
1st quarter
CA – Cory Ross 3-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 2:10
2nd quarter
LV – Graham Gano 35-yard field goal, 1:04
3rd quarter
LV – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 8:02
CA – Parker Douglass 28-yard field goal, 2:27
4th quarter
LV – Andrae Thurman 8-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 11:53
LV – Graham Gano 33-yard field goal, 2:01
Passing
LV – J. P. Losman – 16/29, 199 yards, 1 TD
CA – Shane Boyd – 21/31, 194 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
LV – Marcel Shipp – 19 att, 66 yards
CA – Cory Ross – 19 att, 111 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
LV – David Kircus – 4 rec, 104 yards
CA – Joe West – 5 rec, 44 yards :

### Week 7: vs. New York Sentinels

| 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 :