2011 Virginia Destroyers season
# 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 |

## Personnel

### Staff

PA announcer - Henry W. Ayer III }}

## 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

| Period | 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

| Period | 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

| Period | 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

| Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Destroyers | | | 0 |
| Mountain Lions | | | 0 |
