Contact: Jeff Mackel 702-503-4832 Las Vegas Locos PR [email protected] GAME 2: LOCOS TRAVEL TO ORLANDO FOR REMATCH OF SEASON OPENER Game: 2 Las Vegas Locos Public Relations Las Vegas at Orlando Jeff Mackel, Director Citrus Bowl 702-503-4832 Thursday, Sept. 30. 2010 [email protected] Kickoff: 3 p.m. (PST) TV: VERSUS Andreas Kreutzer, Assistant Radio: KBAD (AM 920) 702-355-4734 [email protected] 2010 Locos Schedule Date Opponent Time/Score 9/18 FLORIDA L, THE GAME 27-20 The Las Vegas Locomotives will face the Florida Tuskers for the 9/25 at Florida 3 second time in as many games, as the team travels to Orlando p.m. after their first BYE week. After the Locos defense showed up big 10/8 OMAHA 7 at times in the first meeting, the offense will look to do their part p.m. 10/15 at Sacramento 3 to lead the team to its first victory of 2010. Kickoff time is 3 p.m. p.m. (PST). The game will be broadcast nationally on VERSUS. The 10/23 HARTFORD 12:30 Locos will also broadcast the game on FOX 920 (KBAD). Mitch p.m. Moss will call the play-by-play and Douglas Marsh will provide 10/28 at Omaha the color commentary. 5 p.m. 11/6 SACRAMENTO 8 p.m. THE SERIES 11/20 at Hartford 12:30p.m. Although the league is only in its second season, a fairly 2010 UFL Standings extensive history already exists between the two teams. In 2009, Team W-L Pct. Omaha 1-0 the teams met three times, including twice in the regular season. 1.000 The Tuskers swept the regular season series, beating the Florida 1-1 .500 Locomotives 29-15 at Sam Boyd Stadium on Oct. 14 and taking Hartford 1-1 a 27-24 decision in an Oct. 30 game that was played at .500 Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Locos concluded the Sacramento 1-1 .500 regular season with a 4-2 record, while Florida finished with a 6-0 Las Vegas 0-1 mark. The two teams met in the inaugural UFL Championship .000 Game, where Las Vegas recorded a 20-17 win in overtime to claim the title. The Locos dropped a tightly fought season opener This Week’s Games 9/30 Las Vegas at Florida 3:00 of the 2010 campaign 27-20 after leading the game 10-0 early p.m. on. 10/2 Sacramento at Omaha 5:30 p.m. Series Results (Florida Leads 3-1) Oct. 14 at Las Vegas L, 29-15 Samie Parker scores 2 TD Last Week’s Results on 6 receptions Omaha 27, Hartford 26 Oct. 30 at Florida* L, 27-24 DeDe Dorsey rushes for Sacramento 24, Florida 20 139yds, 1 TD Nov. 27 at Las Vegas** W, 20-17 Brooks Bollinger pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown Isaiah Trufant’s with nine minutes to play in the first quarter. Locos’ kicker INT sets up FG in OT Parker Douglass added three points on a 32-yard field goal to Sept. 18 at Las Vegas L, give Las Vegas a 10-0 lead. Two scores by Dominic Rhodes – 27-20 Bollinger throws one through the air and one on the ground – gave the Tuskers for 300yds, 2 TD *game played at Tropicana Field in their first lead of the game. Florida’s Nick Novak nailed a 54- St. Petersburg **UFL yarder to extend the Tuskers’ lead. Bobby Rome tied the game Championship Game at 17 when he caught Tim Rattay’s one-yard pass with 8:20 left in the third quarter. A 24-yard field goal by Novak and a 68-yard LAST TIME THEY MET connection from Bollinger to Calvin Russel put the Tuskers up The teams met two weeks ago 27-17. The Locos had two chances to get back in the game late. at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Oddell Thurman intercepted Rattay with two minutes left in the Vegas. The Locos opened the game. David Irons stopped Andrae Thurman short of a first scoring early, when linebacker down on a 4th and 7 with 26 ticks remaining on the clock. Teddy Lehman intercepted a BUILT TOUGH Linebacker Teddy Lehman hurt his ribs in the first quarter of the Locos’ season opener against the Florida Tuskers. The injury that sidelined him later didn’t keep him from going back into the game and intercepting Tuskers’ quarterback Brooks Bollinger on the first play of Florida’s second drive. Lehman jumped in front of wide receiver Cortez Hankton, picked off Bollinger’s throw and returned the ball for a touchdown to give the Locos an early lead. As his teammates were jumping on him in the endzone in celebration, Lehman tried to protect his ribs by turning away from them. Lehman sat out the remainder of the game, but an X-ray revealed no broken ribs. DeDe IS BACK The Las Vegas Locomotives added running back DeDe Dorsey to their roster Tuesday. The 5-foot- 11, 210-pound back scored three rushing touchdowns for the Locos in 2009 and added another score through the air. Dorsey brings NFL experience to the Locos. He entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2006, before being waived prior to the start of the season. The Indianapolis Colts claimed Dorsey back off waivers, and he played in 17 games as a special teamer. The running back saw time on special teams in the Colts’ 29-17 Super Bowl win over the Chicago Bears. Dorsey was an important piece of the Locos’ offense on the team’s way to the inaugural UFL championship. He ran for 303 yards on only 47 carries, averaging 6.4 yards per attempt. He also caught 18 passes for 98 yards and a 5.4 yard average per reception. On N ovember 18, 2007, in a game against the Arizona Cardinals, Dorsey blocked Mike Barr's punt in third quarter and returned it 19 yards for a touchdown. The blocked punt was the Bengals' first since 1995, and the team’s first blocked punt for a touchdown since 1989. Dorsey became only the third player in Bengals' history to single-handedly block a punt and recover it for a touchdown. UFL ACKNOWLEDGES MISTAKE ON ILLEGAL BLITZ RULING The United football league acknowledged that replay official Carl Taganelli misinterpreted the illegal blitz rule in the Locos’ season opener against the Florida Tuskers. The Locos stacked the box and sent nine players to stop the Tuskers’ ground attack on a 3rd and 1 from the Las Vegas two-yard line. Linebacker Brandon Moore forced a fumble and safety C.J. Wallace came up with the ball. The play was nullified by the illegal blitz ruling and the Tuskers went on to score the go-ahead touchdown one play later. "What happened was Las Vegas had eight or nine guys with a hand on the ground instead of the four they're allowed to have,” said UFL vice president of officiating operations Larry Upson in an interview with Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review Journal. “But this rule only applies on pass plays, and this was clearly not a pass play." MORE ROSTER CHANGES Added to roster In addition to bringing back DeDe Dorsey, the Locos added offensive lineman Andrew Crummey and cornerback Coye Francies. Crummey was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2008. The 6-foot-4, 300lb guard/center also spent time with the Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars and most recently the Carolina Panthers. He was a three-year starter at right guard at Maryland and earned All-ACC honors in his final two seasons with the Terps as well as All-America accolades in his senior year. Francies was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played in six games with the Browns, recording four tackles and breaking up one pass. He played college football at San Jose State. Deleted from roster The Locomotives suffered a blow to their secondary when safety Nick Turnbull injured his left knee early in the Locos’ season opener against the Tuskers. The 6-foot-2 defensive back was put on injured reserve. Turnbull was an important part of the Locos’ 2009 championship-winning squad. He recorded 31 tackles in the inaugural six-game regular season and was tied for the league lead with two interceptions. He started in last year’s championship game and recorded four tackles and one interception for 13 yards. The Locos also cut running back Alex Henderson and guard Tavares Washington. FASSEL RETURNS FOR SECOND SEASON After winning the inaugural UFL championship with the Las Vegas Locos in 2009, head coach Jim Fassel returns for a second year with the team. Under his guidance, the Locos finished with a 5-2 record in the Premiere season and defeated the Florida Tuskers 20-17 in the championship game. As head coach of the New York Giants, Fassel resurrected the career of quarterback Kerry Collins and received acclaim for his playoff guarantee in the 2000 season, during which he led the Giants to an improbable Super Bowl appearance. Fassel has a long record of offensive successes and has tutored other prominent quarterbacks including Phil Simms, Boomer Esiason, Jeff Hoestetler and John Elway. Prior to becoming the Giants head coach, Fassel was the team’s offensive coordinator and served in the same capacity with the Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders.