2020 Union City Red Devils season

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The 2020 season was the Union City Red Devils' 21st season in the United American Football League (UAFL) and their 1st under head coach Derrick Solomon.

The Red Devils finished the season with the best record in the league at 11–1, and led the league in scoring. They won their first playoff game vs the Washington Senators, and lost in the 2020 UAFL Championship game vs the Mexico City Vipers.

## Previous season

The Red Devils went 11-1 in the 2019 season, and were crowned league champions after defeating the San Antonio Outlaws 29-3 in the 2019 UAFL Championship game.

## Staff

* President: Sydney Hoffman
* Executive Vice Presient: Trinity Lopez
* Assistant to the Owner: Rachel Villanueva
* Executive Assistant: Alejandra Elizondo

Football Operations staff* General Manager: Manuel Nueva
* Director of Player Personnel: Tana Sawyer
* Assisstant Director of Player Personnel: Manuel Houston
* Director of College Scouting: Jamarcus Youngblood
* Senior Executive: Christian Gay
* Director of Pro Scouting: Alexis Sanchez
* Assistant General Manager: Jocelyn Flores
* Scout: Mark Bruno
* Scout: David Holden
* Scout: Raymond Austin
* Director of College Scouting: Garrett Myers
* College Scout: David Henry
* College Scout: Daniela Young
* Scouting Coordinator: Elizabeth Solomon
* Football analyst: Jason Foreman
* Football analyst: Hannah Dominguez
* Football analyst: Tyler Yates
* Team Operations Coordinator: Eddy Flores
* Administrative assistant: Dante Hill

Head Coaches* Head Coach: Derrick Solomon
* Assistant Head Coach: Cody Whittman
* Asssistant to the Head Coach: Jacob Grossman
* Assistant to the Head Coach: Richard Park

Offensive coaches* Offensive Coordinator: Justin Johnson
* Assistant Offensive Coordinator: Darren Walters
* Quarterbacks Coach: Dylan Alexander
* Assistant Quarterbacks Coach: Tommy Fox
* Running Backs Coach: Ju'wan Allen
* Assistant Running Backs Coach: Maria Gomez
* Wide Receivers Coach: Patrick Slayton
* Assistant Wide Receivers Coach: Jennifer Edison
* Tight Ends Coach: Alex Smith
* Assistant Tight Ends Coach: Ron Gerrard
* Offensive Line Coach: Brian Goddard
* Pass Game Coordinator: Bruce Hopkins
* Run Game Coordinator: Todd Mitchell
* Offensive Assistant: Richard Pollard
* Offensive Assistant: Oscar Daniels
* Offensive Assistant: Tyler Austin
* Offensive Quality Control Coach: Ana Billingsworth
* Offensive Quality Control Coach: David Swartz

Defensive coaches* Defensive Coordinator: Adrian Goode
* Assistant Defensive Coordinator: Russell Eberhard
* Assistant Defensive Cooedinator: Cameron Bond
* Defensive Line Coach: Lana Washington
* Assistant Defensive Line Coach: Kevin Nguyen
* Linebackers Coach: Eli Harrison
* Assistant Linebackers Coach: Aaron Burr
* Outside Linebackers Coach: Paul Duvernary
* Inside Linebackers Coach: Emma Rhodes
* Secondary Coach: Leonard Bouldin
* Assistant Secondary Coach: Elise Hendricks
* Defensive Backs Coach: Chuck Golden
* Assistant Defensive Backs Coach: Brooke Palmer
* Defensive Assistant: Denise Brooks
* Defensive Assistant: Jim Baldwin
* Defensive Quality Control Coach: Steven Smith
* Assistant Special Teams Coordinator: John Quinn
* Special Teams Coach: Randall Purdue

Equipment staff* Equipment Manager: Reese Sanderson
* Assistant Equipment Manager: Jesús Romero
* Field Assistant: Nathaniel Kim
* Equipment Intern: Jeffrey Li
* Equipment Intern: Alex Holstein

Trainings staff* Head Athletic Trainer: Lamar Anderson
* Physical Threapist: Selena Torres
* Assistant Athletic Trainer: Alejandro Gomez
* Assistant Athletic Trainer: Jayon Missouri
* Assistant Athletic Trainer: Sun-myung Kim
* Fitness Specialist: Cary Baldwin
* Assistant Fitness Specialist: Lianna Song

Medical staff* Chief Doctor: Sid Edelstein
* Physician: Lisa Hodges
* Phsyician: Elizabeth Delgado
* Phsyician: Martin Troxell
* Psychiatrist: Zachary Martindale
* Psychologist: Laura Berman

Operations Staff* Director of Staff Recruiting: Racquel Castillo
* Staff Recruiter: Collen Elkwood
* Staff Recruiter: Diane Sherwood
* Head of Logistics: Nadia Morales
* Logistics Specialist: Laura Castro
* Travel Coordinator: Zach Boyds
* Assistant Travel Coordinator: Maria Gutierrez
* Senior Director of Facilities Maintenance: Carl Hodge
* Player Services Manager: Farrah McGill
* Senior Advisor: Osiris Hamilton

Buisness staff* Vice President of Finance: Vernon Franks
* Senior Accountant: Destiny Brady
* Senior Accountant: Stephen Franklin
* Stadium Accounting Manager: Abby Guo
* Payroll/Benefits Coordinator: Tayvon Diggs
* Stadium Payroll Coordinator: Darren Stevenson
* Accounting Manager: Javier Russo
* Accounts Payable Specalist: Kenneth Lincoln
* Director of Human Resources: Alex Burke
* Receptionist: Russell Maryland
* Receptionist: William Delmarco
* Receptionist: Leah Marr
* Stationary Engineer: Logan Hogan

Communications* Director of Communciations: Graham Stone
* Communications Manager: Rodger Smith
* Communications Manager: Marcus Ojabo
* Director of Public Relations: Patrick Smith
* Assistant Director of Public Relations: Adriana King
* Social Media Manager: La'Marcus Johnston
* Assistant Social Media Manager: Hannah Romero
* Marketing Director: Hana Franco
* Assistant Marketing Director: Gia Cruz
* Marketing Assistant: Sadie Jeffries
* Marketing Assistant: Helena Way
* Events Coordinator: Jimmmy Goff
* Vice President of Information Technology: Erica Ha
* Senior Database Architect: Tamira Edson
* Senior Cloud Engineer: Jasmin Flores
* Senior Network Administrator: Eric Braxton
* Systems Administrator: Jamie Rodriguez
* Data Developer: Hallie Gurrero
* Help Desk Director: Xavier Dodson

Stadium Operations* President of Stadium Operations: Nathan Bennett
* Vice President of Stadium Operations: Mark Cohen
* Director of Guest Experience: Gary Harrison
* Assistant Director of Guest Experience: Ana Stanley
* Hospitality Director: Julie Cooper
* Guest Experience Manager: Jayden Ford

Ticketing* President of Ticketing Operations: Mia Lee
* Ticketing Services Representative: Ingrid Weaver
* Ticketing Services Representative: Hope Bantu
* Ticketing Sales Representative: Emma Robertson
* Customer Services Assistant: Bradley Cobb

Grounds Staff* Head Groundskeeper: Tyler Sanchez
* Assistant Head Groundskeeper: Sanjay Patel
* Assistant Groundskeeper: Mark O'Reilly
* Groundskeeper: Paulo Romero
* Groundskeeper: Beck Garrett

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## Preseason

* Miami, Florida
* Union City, Maryland

## Regular season

### Game summaries

#### Week 1: at Toronto Tigers

**Week 1: Union City Red Devils at Toronto Tigers – Game Summary**

*at Tim Hortons Stadium, Toronto, Canada*

* **Date**: August 30, 2020
* **Game time**: 13:00
* **Game weather**: Sunny – 58° F
* **Game attendance**: 54,238
* **Referee**: Enzo Cartman
* **TV announcers (ESPN)**: Sean Kingston & Anita Springsteen

* UCR — Myles Baxter 48-yard run (Roy Foreman kick); Red Devils 14–0. **Drive**: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:43

2nd quarter* UCR — Justice Finch 4-yard pass from Ciante Winston (Roy Foreman kick); Red Devils 21–0

3rd quarter* TOR — Charley Winston 23-yard run (Daniel Jones kick); Red Devils 21–7
* UCR — Shakim Pearson 2-yard run (Roy Foreman kick); Red Devils 28–7

4th quarter* TOR — Richard Charles 14-yard reception from Andre Jones (Daniel Jones kick); Red Devils 28–14
* UCR — Roy Foreman field goal; Red Devils 31,–14
* TOR – Richard Charles – 23/34, 208 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers* UCR – Shakim Pearson, 13 rushes, 84 yards, TD
* TOR – Seth Burton, 23 rushes, 53 yards, Fumble

Top receivers* UCR – Justice Finch, 18 receptions, 184 yards, 2 TDs
* TOR – Ray Charles, 11 receptions, 89 yards, TD

For their first game of the season the Red Devils traveled to Toronto to face the Tigers. The Tigers came into the game boasting improvements in pass rush, with the addition of Trevor Alexander, and were looking to upset the defending league champions. The Red Devils would quickly jump out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter with a passing and rushing touchdown. The Red Devils defense were able to hold the opposing offense to only 21 yards in the entire first quarter. Tigers QB Ray Charles was intercepted on the first play of the second quarter by Marcus Bradford at the Red Devils' 5-yard line, and returned the interception 18 yards. The Tigers would fail to capitalize on the interception, leading a 11 play drive and converting 3 third downs, however the drive would stall at midfield leading to a punt. Both failed to score until the Tigers would finally score again right before the 2 minute warning; the score came from a 4-yard goal-line from Justice Finch on a slant play.

#### Week 2: vs San Diego Generals

**Week 2: San Diego Generals at Union City Red Devils – Game Summary**

*at Leon Britton Stadium, Union City, Maryland*

* **Date**: September 11, 2020
* **Game time**: 18:00
* **Game weather**: Sunny – 65° F
* **Game attendance**: 56,318
* **TV announcers (ESPN)**: George Michael & Ronald Collins

3rd quarter* UCR — Justice Finch 45-yard pass from Ciante Winston (Roy Foreman kick); Tied 7–7. **Drive**: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:58

4th quarter* UCR — Josh Clifford 6-yard pass from Ciante Winston (Roy Foreman kick); Red Devils 14–7. **Drive**: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:09
* UCR — Justice Finch 78-yard pass from Ciante Winston (Roy Foreman kick); Red Devils 21–7. **Drive**: 1 play, 78 yards, 0:13
* SAN — Jerry Rhodes 38-yard pass from Eli Elliott (2-pt conversion failed); Red Devils 21–13. **Drive**: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:58
* TOR – Eli Elliott – 21/39, 148 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers* UCR – Myles Baxter, 10 rushes, 56 yards, TD
* TOR – D.J. Jefferson, 18 rushes, 102 yards

Top receivers* UCR – Justice Finch, 18 receptions, 184 yards, 2 TDs
* TOR – Jerry Rhodes, 16 receptions, 156 yards, TD

#### Week 3: vs Washington Senators

**Week 3: Washington Senators at Union City Red Devils – Game Summary**

*at Leon Britton Stadium, Union City, Maryland*

* **Date**: September 6, 2020
* **Game time**: 12:00
* **Game weather**: Clear – 58° F
* **Game attendance**: 64,911
* **TV announcers (FS1)**: Leo Kinley & Charles Jacobs

* WAS — Nolan Cambell 55-yard pass from Jacob Thompson (Noah Smith kick); Senators 14–0. **Drive**: 11 plays, 48 yards, 6:18
* UCR — Justice Finch 57-yard pass from Ciante Winston (Roy Foreman kick); Senators 14–7. **Drive**: 6 plays, 77 yards, 4:29

2nd quarter* UCR — Justice Finch 13-yard pass from Ciante Winston (Roy Foreman kick); Tied 14–14. **Drive**: 4 plays, 55 yards, 3:16
* WAS — Noah Smith 31-yard field goal; Senators 17–7. **Drive**: 5 plays, 74 yards, 3:44
* WAS — Christian Young 18-yard run (Noah Smith kick); Senators 20–14. **Drive**: 12 plays. 78 yards, 5:02

3rd quarter* UCR — Drew Morris 27-yard pass from Ciante Winston (Roy Foreman kick); Red Devils 21–14. **Drive**: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:40

Overtime* UCR — Myles Baxter 1-yard run (Roy Foreman kick); Red Devils 27–24. **Drive**: 2 plays, 56 yards, 1:13
* TOR – Eli Elliott – 21/39, 148 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers* UCR – Myles Baxter, 10 rushes, 56 yards, TD
* TOR – D.J. Jefferson, 18 rushes, 102 yards

Top receivers* UCR – Justice Finch, 18 receptions, 184 yards, 2 TDs
* TOR – Jerry Rhodes, 16 receptions, 156 yards, TD

## 2020 UAFL Playoffs

### Schedule

* Union City, Maryland (Semifinals)
* Pasadena, California (Championship)

### Game summaries

#### Semifinal: vs Washington Senators

**UAFL Semifinal playoff – Washington Senators at Union City Red Devils**

#### UAFL Championship game: at Mexico City Vipers

**UAFL Championship game – Union City Red Devils at Mexico City Vipers**

## 2020 All-Star Bowl

Main article: 2020 All-Star Bowl

* QB Ciante Winston
* RB Myles Baxter

## References

1. ↑ Ravens DE Calais Campbell named Week 6 AFC Defensive Player of the Week. Baltimore Sun.
2. ↑ Lamar Jackson, Russell Wilson among Week 1 Players of the Week. National Football League.
3. ↑ Ravens QB Lamar Jackson, Rams RB Cam Akers lead Players of the Week.
4. ↑ Cardinals QB Kyler Murray, Steelers WR Chase Claypool among Players of the Week. National Football League.