2009 United Football League season The 2009 United Football League season - - referred to by the professional American football league as the UFL Premiere Season - - was the inaugural season of the United Football League . The regular season featured 4 teams playing 6 games each ( twice against each of the other teams ) , and both began and ended at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas ( where the Las Vegas Locomotives defeated both the California Redwoods 30 – 17 on October 8 and the New York Sentinels 41 – 7 on November 20 ) . Sam Boyd Stadium was also the site of the 2009 UFL Championship Game on November 27 , a game that saw the Locomotives defeat the previously unbeaten Florida Tuskers 20 – 17 in overtime . Pre - season and off - field preparations . Preparations for the UFL Premiere Season kicked off in the summer with player signings and a draft . Training camps for the players began on September 9 in Casa Grande , Arizona for the Western teams and September 10 in Orlando , Florida for the Eastern teams . The league announced its game schedule in the first week of August , a schedule that features games in teams ' primary cities as well as secondary sites ( a few of which are potential future UFL homes ) . Certain game sites were not finalized , however , and changes were made both before the schedule ' s release and after play had begun : During the week of August 10 , the four team names and their uniform jerseys were revealed . Each of the uniforms ( and the team logos and helmets that were unveiled on October 2 ) incorporated the UFL ' s signature color scheme into their designs , including silver ( primary color for the Las Vegas Locomotives ) , blue ( Florida Tuskers ) , black ( New York Sentinels ) , and lime green and white ( California Redwoods ) . Each of the team jerseys had the same design template , complete with a horizontal arc across the top front that resembles the arc on the UFL ' s logo . Regular season . The UFL launched play on October 8 , 2009 , with the Las Vegas Locomotives defeating the California Redwoods 30 – 17 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas . Locos ' kicker Graham Gano ' s 33 - yard field goal with 3 : 20 remaining in the 1st quarter were the first points in league history , while a 5 - yard run by Redwoods ' quarterback Shane Boyd was the league ' s first touchdown . The Locos , who trailed 14 – 3 at one point in the 2nd quarter , rallied for the win via 2 touchdown passes by quarterback J . P . Losman . The top team during the regular season was the Florida Tuskers ; with a roster of players including quarterback Brooks Bollinger and receiver Taye Biddle , the Tuskers finished the season with a perfect 6 – 0 record , officially securing a berth in the UFL Championship Game with an October 30 win over Las Vegas . The Locomotives clinched 2nd place and the other title game spot with a November 14 win over California . Attendance . Sparsely - attended games were a noticeable part of the UFL ' s regular season , with announced crowds ranging from as low as 4 , 312 for California ' s November 14 home game in San Jose to as high as 18 , 187 for the October 8 inaugural game in Las Vegas , ( though media observers at the game suggested the actual in - house attendance for that first game was considerably less ) . The twelve regular - season contests drew a total of 116 , 132 fans , or an average of 9 , 678 a game . Florida led the league in average attendance ( 13 , 225 ) , while California ( 5 , 836 ) and New York ( 6 , 637 ) , hampered in part by shifts in game sites and competing in major markets with an NFL presence , brought up the rear in attendance average . Further , two New York home games were held the same nights as Games 2 and 6 of the 2009 World Series , featuring the New York Yankees . Other factors — including the lack of a season ticket package , large - scale college football in Florida , the death of UConn football player Jasper Howard and Tim Lincecum ' s Cy Young Award press conference just prior to a Redwoods home game — hampered attendance severely . Though Florida Tuskers ' coach Jim Haslett was among those expressing some disappointment in the league ' s marketing approach for the season ( a possible cause of low attendance ) , league commissioner Michael Huyghue was among league and team executives who countered that rather than heavily marketing the UFL , the league ' s premiere season was ment to be a " dress rehearsal " - - start small , promote modestly , emphasize quality of product , and take the results and lessons learned from the season in determining the league ' s plans for 2010 and beyond . Team schedules . Win Championship game . The UFL ' s Premiere Season concluded on November 27 , 2009 ( one day after Thanksgiving ) with the championship game at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas . The matchup between the Florida Tuskers and Las Vegas Locomotives was dominated by defense until the 4th quarter , when a total of 24 points were scored , highlighted by 2 touchdown runs by Locos running back DeDe Dorsey . A 33 - yard field goal by Graham Gano in overtime ( the first overtime game in UFL history ) gave Las Vegas the championship ( and denied Florida an undefeated season ) by a 20 – 17 score . The final score of the game was set up by a Locos takeaway deep in Tusker territory on Florida ' s first overtime possession . Statistics and awards . Statistical leaders . Note : Statistical numbers cover both the regular season and Championship Game