2009 California Redwoods season

2009 California Redwoods season
Owner	Paul Pelosi
General manager	Rick Mueller
Head coach	Dennis Green
Home field	AT&T Park Spartan Stadium
Results
Record	2–4
Division place	3rd
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 2009 California Redwoods season was the first and only season for the California Redwoods. In the United Football League's Premiere Season, the team finished with a 2–4 record and in third place. This team is now known as the Sacramento Mountain Lions.

The Redwoods played in the inaugural UFL game on October 8, which they lost to the Las Vegas Locomotives by a score of 30–17.

Draft

Main article: UFL Premiere Season 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
Odie Armstrong	FB	NW Oklahoma State
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	FB	San Diego State
Shane Boyd	QB	Kentucky
Larry Brackins	WR	Pearl River CC
Kai Brown	LS	Brown
Brett Dietz	QB	Hanover
Marcus Fitzgerald	WR	Marshall
Marquies Gunn	DE	Auburn
Derrell Hutsona	RB	Washington State
Prince Kwateng	LB	Northwestern
Branden Ledbetter	TE	Western Michigan
Cory Lekkerkerker	T	California-Davis
Joe Martin	LB	San Diego State
Liam O'Hagan	QB	Harvard
Brian Rimpf	T	East Carolina
B. J. Sams	WR	McNeese State
Brian Stamper	T	Vanderbilt
Jason Stewart	NT	Fresno State
Damon Suggs	DE	Georgia Southern
Ahmad Treaudo	DB	Southern
Marviel Underwood	DB	San Diego State
Jeremy Unertl	DB	Wisconsin–La Crosse
John David Washington	RB	Morehouse
Joe West	WR	Texas-El Paso

Personnel

Staff

2009 California Redwoods staff

Front office Owner – Paul Pelosi Vice President/General Manager (UFL) – Rick Mueller Director of Football Operations – Sid Pillai Head coaches Head Coach – Dennis Green Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Mike Kruczek Running Backs/Quality Control – Mike McDaniel Wide Receivers/Tight Ends – Charles Collins Offensive Line – Art Kehoe Offense Volunteer – Steven Hoppe

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ricky Hunley Linebackers – Trent Bray Defensive Backs – Martin Bayless Defensive Assistant – Robert Griffith Defense Volunteer – Donnie Henderson Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Gary Zauner

Roster

2009 California Redwoods final roster

Quarterbacks  7 Shane Boyd  8 Mike McMahon 18 Liam O'Hagan Running backs 45 Jon Abbate FB 32 Odie Armstrong FB 30 Obafemi Ayanbadejo FB 29 Derrell Hutsona 20 Cory Ross 43 John David Washington Wide receivers 10 Doug Gabriel 15 Glenn Holt 12 B. J. Sams RS 80 Sonny Shackelford 19 Joe West Tight ends 89 Kai Brown 84 Nate Lawrie 82 Branden Ledbetter

Offensive linemen 74 Steve Edwards G 66 Cory Lekkerkerker T 67 Matt Lentz G/C 77 Tyler Luellen T 65 Mike Mabry C 69 Brian Rimpf T 79 Isaiah Ross G 78 Todd Williams T Defensive linemen 96 Paul Carrington DE 98 Earl Cochran DE 93 Chris Cooper DT 95 Roderick Green DE 97 Anthony Harris DE 90 Jason Parker DE 91 Pernell Phillips DT 94 A. J. Schable DE 99 Jason Stewart DT

Linebackers 58 Johnny Baldwin OLB 55 Maurice Crum OLB 44 Liam Ezekiel ILB 52 Prince Kwateng OLB 54 Adrian McCovy ILB 56 Dontarrious Thomas OLB 51 Worrell Williams ILB Defensive backs 22 Ray Bass FS 27 Brandon Harrison FS 31 Robert Herbert CB 24 Josh Lay CB 26 Marcus McClinton SS 23 Dominic Patrick SS 21 Ronnie Prude CB 33 Ahmad Treaudo CB Special teams  3 Parker Douglass K  4 Adam Graessle P 59 Nick Sundberg LS

Reserve lists 95 Derrick Gray DE (IR) 44 Nick Hannah OLB (IR) 71 Louis Holmes DE (IR) 27 Norman LeJeune SS (IR) 66 Adam Speer G (IR) 28 Marviel Underwood FS (IR) rookies in italics Roster updated November 15, 2009 52 Active, 6 Inactive

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance	TV
				Final score	Team record
1	Thursday, October 8	9:00 p.m. ET	at Las Vegas Locomotives	L 17–30	0–1	Sam Boyd Stadium	18,187	Versus
2	Saturday, October 17	9:00 p.m. ET	New York Sentinels	W 24–7	1–1	AT&T Park	6,341	HDNet
3	Thursday, October 22	7:00 p.m. ET	at Florida Tuskers	L 7–34	1–2	Citrus Bowl	12,021	Versus
4	Thursday, October 29	7:00 p.m. ET	at New York Sentinels	W 20–13	2–2	Giants Stadium	10,818	Versus
5	Bye
6	Saturday, November 14	9:00 p.m. ET	Las Vegas Locomotives	L 10–16	2–3	Spartan Stadium	4,312	HDNet
7	Thursday, November 19	9:00 p.m. ET	Florida Tuskers	L 27–34	2–4	AT&T Park	6,837	Versus

Standings

United Football League
	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: at Las Vegas Locomotives

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: 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. New York Sentinels

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sentinels	0	7	0	0	7
Redwoods	7	0	7	10	24

at AT&T Park, San Francisco, California

• Date: October 17, 2009
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
• Game attendance: 6,341
• Referee: Jon Bible
• TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire

Game information

1st quarter CA – Kai Brown 2-yard pass from Mike McMahon (Parker Douglass kick), 9:39 2nd quarter NY – Chris Barclay 2-yard pass from Quinn Gray (Piotr Czech kick), 9:04 3rd quarter CA – Cory Ross 1-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 5:11 4th quarter CA – Parker Douglass 42-yard field goal, 11:45 CA – John David Washington 1-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 3:19 Passing NY – Quinn Gray – 12/25, 115 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT CA – Mike McMahon – 16/29, 145 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing NY – Chris Barclay – 13 att, 13 yards CA – Cory Ross  – 22 att, 121 yards, 1 TD Receiving NY – Craphonso Thorpe – 4 rec, 31 yards CA – Doug Gabriel – 5 rec, 66 yards

Week 3: at Florida Tuskers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redwoods	0	0	0	7	7
Tuskers	0	17	10	7	34

at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida

• Date: October 22, 2009
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
• Game attendance: 12,021
• Referee: Randy Christal
• TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie

Week 4: at New York Sentinels

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redwoods	7	10	0	3	20
Sentinels	0	6	7	0	13

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: October 29, 2009
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
• Game attendance: 10,818
• Referee: Jon Bible
• TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie

Game information

1st quarter CA – Cory Ross 25-yard pass from Shane Boyd (Parker Douglass kick), 10:19 2nd quarter NY – Piotr Czech 36-yard field goal, 12:36 CA – Parker Douglass 27-yard field goal, 8:09 CA – Shane Boyd 5-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 0:26 NY – Piotr Czech 45-yard field goal, 0:00 3rd quarter NY – Christian Hopkins 5-yard pass from Quinn Gray (Piotr Czech kick), 2:17 4th quarter CA – Parker Douglass 44-yard field goal, 2:37 Passing CA – Shane Boyd – 18/23, 197 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT NY – Quinn Gray – 22/32, 213 yards, 1 TD Rushing CA – Cory Ross  – 23 att, 77 yards NY – LaBrandon Toefield – 12 att, 51 yards Receiving CA – Cory Ross – 7 rec, 68 yards, 1 TD NY – Craphonso Thorpe – 9 rec, 73 yards

Week 6: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives

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: 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. Florida Tuskers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tuskers	10	10	0	14	34
Redwoods	10	14	3	0	27

at AT&T Park, San Francisco, California

• Date: November 19, 2009
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
• Game attendance: 6,837
• Referee: Dave Cutaia
• TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie