2011 UFL Championship Game The 2011 UFL Championship Game was the third championship game of the United Football League and took place on October 21 , 2011 , the concluding weekend of the league ' s truncated third season . The game was won by the Virginia Destroyers , who , in front of a standing - room - only home crowd at Virginia Beach Sportsplex , defeated the 2 - time defending champion Las Vegas Locomotives 17 – 3 , spurred by the performance of strong safety and game MVP Aaron Rouse . The win gave Destroyers coach Marty Schottenheimer , notorious for his failure to reach the Super Bowl in his NFL coaching career despite strong regular season statistics , his first championship as a professional head coach . Background . The date of the 2011 championship game was the subject of ongoing upheaval in the UFL both before and during its 2011 season . At the start of the offseason , the UFL had six teams : the Las Vegas Locomotives , Sacramento Mountain Lions , Omaha Nighthawks , Florida Tuskers , Hartford Colonials , and expansion Virginia Destroyers . The leagued had hoped for a 10 - game season involving those 6 teams that would begin in August with the title game in late October or early November , on the premise that the National Football League ' s ongoing player lockout would extend into its preseason and early regular season , which takes place in August and September . Plans would start to shift in January 2011 , when the Tuskers folded and its players and staff shifted to Virginia to form the Destroyers . The UFL ' s new plans for a 5 - team season , starting in August and ending with the title game the weekend of October 21 - 23 , would be delayed in July and rejiggered in August , when the Colonials were folded , the NFL ' s lockout was resolved , and the UFL couldn ' t reach a national TV partnership . The UFL ' s 2011 season would finally begin on September 15 , with the Championship Game set for the weekend of November 4 - 5 . By mid - October , when 5 of the season ' s 7 weeks were played , the UFL would announce the cancellation of the last 2 weeks of the season and move up the title game to the night of October 21 — ironically the weekend originally slated for the title game in the previous 5 - team plan . Virginia and Las Vegas , who shared first place at the time of cancellation ( with identical 3 - 1 records ) were awarded berths in the Championship Game . Using similar criteria employed to determine the 2010 Championship Game ' s host venue ( an inexact formula based on team success and fan support ) , Virginia Beach Sportsplex was announced as the 2011 title game ' s venue ; the Destroyers attracted crowds in the 12 , 000 for their 2 home games , while only 6 , 500 came to Las Vegas ' lone home game on October 8 ( the Locos ' final two home games were among the games cancelled by the league ) . On the field , the play of the Locomotives and Destroyers ( the former Florida Tuskers ) were on par with their peformances in 2009 and 2010 . Coached by Jim Fassel , the Locos were keyed by quarterback Chase Clement , the 2010 title game MVP , and the top - ranked passing defense in the UFL . The Destroyers , under the guidance of 2011 Coach of the Year Marty Schottenheimer , were keyed by running back Dominic Rhodes , the league ' s leading rusher , top scorer , and Offensive Player of the Year . Game Summary . The Championship Game was dominated by the defense , specifically that of the Destroyers . On the 3rd offensive drive of the game ( Las Vegas ' 2nd ) , Virginia strong safety Aaron Rouse put the first points on the board with a return of a Chase Clement interception 46 yards for a touchdown with 8 : 32 remaining in the 1st quarter ; it was Rouse ' s 2nd of 3 interceptions in the game . Indeed , Virginia ' s defense would hound Clement all night ; the Locos ' quarterback " just couldn ' t make it happen " ( his post - game comment ) was held to 93 yards passing , sacked 6 times , threw the 3 INT ' s to Rouse , and failed to get a 1st down until 7 : 45 remained in the 3rd quarter . The Destroyers ’ offense fared to managed a little better than the Locos ' . On the 3rd play of the 2nd quarter , Virginia ' s Clifton Smith returned a Danny Baugher punt 60 yards to the Las Vegas 7 ; 3 plays later , Dominic Rhodes would score on a 2 - yard run for a 14 - 0 Destroyers lead . After a 32 - yard Clint Stitser field goal ( the Locos ' only points of the night ) made it 14 - 3 , Virginia would respond on the next drive with a Delbert Alvarado field goal ( from 21 yards out ) to cement the final score . The Destroyers defense would stand down in the 2nd half and secure the team the UFL title and deny the Locos a championship three - peat . Most Valuable Player . Virginia Destroyers strong safety Aaron Rouse was awarded the UFL Championship Game ' s most valuable player award after the game . Rouse , a Virginia Beach native and former Virginia Tech star , spearheaded the Destroyers ' defensive performance in the game , with 3 interceptions ( the 2nd of which he returned for the first touchdown of the game ) , 4 tackles , and 2 pass break - ups . Rouse ' s performance came during a difficult personal week , when he suffered the loss of his 19 - year - old cousin in a shooting incident . Broadcasting . Unlike the league ' s first two championship games , which were broadcast by former TV partner Versus , TV coverage of the 2011 UFL Championship Game was limited to regional coverage by Comcast SportsNet Mid - Atlantic , with Brent Harris and Jerry Glanville calling the game . The broadcast was simulcast online through the UFL ' s partnership with Veetle . Radio coverage was provided by the Locos ' and Destroyers ' respective radio outlets , KBAD and WVSP - FM . Consolation Game . As part of the UFL ' s cancellation announcement of its 2011 regular season , a " consolation game " involving the league ' s 3rd - and 4th - place teams , the Omaha Nighthawks and Sacramento Mountain Lions , was also set for October 21 and played concurrently with the Championship Game . The game , played at Omaha ' s TD Ameritrade Park , was one of the games cancelled by the UFL ( it had been scheduled for October 28 ) and had a high demand ( 15 , 000 tickets were sold ) ; rather than distributing a mass refund , the UFL would stage the Lions / Nighthawks game for the 21st and honor tickets from the 28th . In front of a crowd of 10 , 123 , the Mountain Lions would win in overtime , 25 - 19 , thanks to a 23 - yard touchdown run by running back Cory Ross with 1 : 36 left in the extra period .