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UFL Locos Game Notes Game 6 Contact: Jeff Mackel 702-503-4832 Las Vegas Locos PR [email protected] GAME 6: LOCOS FACE OMAHA IN BATTLE FOR FIRST PLACE Game: 6 THE GAME Las Vegas at Omaha The Las Vegas Locomotives will face the Omaha Nighthawks for the second time Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in franchise history after beating the Hartford Colonials 24-21 in the UFL’s first Thursday, Oct. 28. 2010 ever regular-season overtime game at Sam Boyd Stadium Saturday. The Locos Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. (PDT) have won four games in a row after losing the season opener to Florida and lead TV: HDNet Radio: KBAD (AM920) the league with a 4-1 record. The Nighthawks are coming off a BYE week and sit in second place at 3-1. Locos’ quarterback Drew Willy made his first professional start in Saturday’s victory over the Colonials. The former University of Buffalo standout delivered a strong performance, throwing for 191 yards and a 2010 Locos Schedule touchdown with no interceptions. Kickoff time in Omaha is 5:00 p.m. (PDT). The Date Opponent Time/Score game will be broadcast nationally on HDNet . The Locos will also broadcast the 9/18 FLORIDA L, 27-20 game on FOX920 (KBAD). Mitch Moss will call the play-by-play and Douglas 9/25 at Florida W, 20-17 Marsh will provide the color commentary. 10/8 OMAHA W, 22-10 10/15 at Sacramento W, 26-3 10/23 HARTFORD W, 24-21(OT) THE SERIES 10/28 at Omaha 5 p.m. The teams face each other for the second time in UFL history. The Locos won the 11/6 SACRAMENTO 8 p.m. first matchup in Week 4, beating the then-undefeated Nighthawks 22-10 to claim 11/20 at Hartford 12:30p.m. a share of the league-lead. Omaha took the early lead on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Jeff Garcia to Robert Ferguson with six minutes into the game. The 2010 UFL Standings teams traded field goals to make the score 10-3 in favor of the Nighthawks before Team W-L Pct. two Steve Hauschka kicks brought the Locos within one. Isaiah Trufant ’s pick-six Las Vegas 4-1 .800 with 3:18 to play in the second quarter gave Las Vegas its first lead of the night. Omaha 3-1 .750 Running back Marcel Shipp put the game away for the Locos when he scored Sacramento 2-3 .400 Florida 2-3 .400 from 14 yards out with 10:50 to play. Trufant’s second interception of the day Sacramento 1-4 .200 with 7:58 left triggered a long Las Vegas drive that didn’t leave Omaha enough time to get back into the game. This Week’s Games 10/28 Las Vegas at Omaha 5:00 p.m. Series Results (Las Vegas leads 1-0) 10/30 Hartford at Sacramento 8:00 p.m. Oct. 8/10 at Las Vegas W, 22-10 Trufant’s two interceptions secure win Last Week’s Results Sacramento 21, Florida 17 KEYS TO THE GAME Las Vegas 24, Hartford 21 (OT) Las Vegas Locos Public Relations #1 – PRESSURE GARCIA Jeff Mackel, Director The Locos did a good job of putting pressure on Jeff Garcia . They held the 702-503-4832 Nighthawks quarterback to 168 passing yards and sacked him twice. Locos head [email protected] coach Jim Fassel has repeatedly stressed how dangerous Garcia can be when he leaves the pocket to make a play. Keeping Garcia in the pocket and not giving him Andreas Kreutzer, Assistant Director room to get creative is a major key for the Locos’ success. 702-355-4734 [email protected] #2 – ESTABLISH THE RUN DeDe Dorsey and Marcel Shipp combined for 108 yards rushing in the teams’ first meeting. The Locos hope to build on that to open up the passing game for Willy. 53-YARD FIELD GOAL GIVES LOCOS THE WIN IN UFL’S FIRST REGULAR SEASON OT GAME Get me around the 42-yard line, Steve Hauschka told Jim Fassel , and I’ll win this game for you. The Las Vegas kicker made good on his promise to his coach, connecting on a wind-blown 53-yard field goal with 17 seconds remaining in overtime to send the Las Vegas Locos to a thrilling 24-21 victory over the Hartford Colonials on Saturday afternoon at Sam Boyd Stadium. “I hit it pretty solid on my foot and I felt it, so I knew it was going to be good,” Hauschka said. The game marked the first regular-season contest to go to overtime in UFL history . Hartford’s Taylor Mehlhaff missed wide right on a 38- yard field goal attempt with five minutes left in overtime. Running back DeDe Dorsey finished with 132 yards on 20 carries and caught five passes for 42 yards. Quarterback Drew Willy made his first professional start and completed 18 of his 29 passes for 191 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. HAUSCHKA REPEATS Locos’ kicker Steve Hauschka has his second Special Teams Player of the Week Award in a row after giving Las Vegas the win with 17 seconds left in overtime Saturday. Despite strong crosswinds, Hauschka nailed a 53-yarder to boost the Locos to 4-1 and the league lead. DORSEY FINDS PAY DIRT After sparking the Locos’ offense in three straight games without scoring a touchdown, DeDe Dorsey found his way into the end zone Saturday. Dorsey took a handoff and danced through the left side of the line before shaking a defender near the goal line to complete his 19-yard scoring run and give Las Vegas (3-1) its only points of the first half with 4:27 left in the second quarter. He has amassed a total of 564 yards from scrimmage in four games and leads the league in this category. 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. Fassel was also the offensive coordinator to the Baltimore Ravens for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. He began his coaching career as an offensive coordinator at the University of Utah and Stanford University before being elevated to head coach at Utah. Fassel took a break from coaching when he was hired as color commentator on NFL Sunday Night Game broadcasts for the Westwood One Radio Network and also served as a color analyst on ESPN. The recipient of numerous awards including the 2000 NFL Coach of the Year by the Sporting News, NJ Sports Writers Association and the Victor Awards Pro Football Coach of the Year, Fassel has also been honored for his work off of the field. He received the Catholic Big Brothers of the Year Award (1998), the Fresh Air Fund Man of the Year (1999) and the Long Beach State University Distinguished Alumnus Award (2001). SOONER THE BETTER With the addition of linebacker Teddy Lehman , the Las Vegas Locos now have five players on their roster that played college for the Oklahoma Sooners. Lehman was with the Sooners from 2000-2003 and was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in his senior season. The other Locos that played for Oklahoma include defensive back Lewis Baker , linebacker Brandon Moore and offensive linemen Brandon Braxton and Brandon Walker . Moore and Lehman joined forces during their time at Oklahoma and were part of a strong linebacker unit. EXPERIENCED LINEBACKING CORPS LEADS THE WAY FOR HUNGRY LOCOS DEFENSE The Locos defense is led by an experienced linebacker unit in the 2010 season. The three initially projected starting linebackers combine for 16 years of NFL experience and Teddy Lehman adds five more years to the mix. Lehman and Brandon Moore anchored the Locos defense last year and this year Las Vegas adds another six years of NFL experience with Las Vegas native Ed Hartwell . Former Kansas City Chief and Cleveland Brown Kris Griffin is projected to start alongside Hartwell and Moore, and the addition of Lehman gives the Locos a lot of depth at the position. PLAYER NFL YEARS GAMES TOT-SOLO SACK FF INT Brandon Moore 6 (49ers) 88 244-176 15 5 1 Ed Hartwell 6 (Ravens, Falcons) 77 400-277 7 5 1 Teddy Lehman 5 (Lions, Bills) 45 150-105 1 2 2 Kris Griffin 4 (Chiefs, Browns) 46 40-34 0 0 0 LOCOS ROSTER FEATURES NFL EXPERIENCE The Locos feature 25 players that have NFL experience. The team includes eight players that were drafted by NFL teams, with Teddy Lehman being the highest draft pick. He was picked up by the Detroit Lions as the 37 th overall selection in the 2004 NFL draft. The Locos players average 3.8 years of NFL experience. CONSISTENCY IS KEY With the addition of DeDe Dorsey , the Las Vegas Locos are returning 30 players from the 2009 championship-winning campaign.
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