COLONIALS (1-4) LOOK TO END FOUR-GAME AGAINST SACRAMENTO (2-3) 2010 UFL Standings Team W-L Pct. PF PA Hornet Stadium, Las Vegas 4-1 .800 112 78 Sacramento, CA Omaha 3-1 .667 76 79 Saturday, Oct. 30, Florida 2-3 .400 114 105 2010, 11 p.m. Sacramento 2-3 .400 75 110 TV: VERSUS Hartford 1-4 .200 108 113 Radio: WPOP/ESPN Radio 1410 Contact: David Heuschkel Hartford Colonials PR Director 2010 Colonials 860-951-1245 Schedule [email protected] Date Opponent Time/TV THIS WEEK 9/18 SACRAMENTO The Colonials play the Sacramento Mountain W, 27-10 Lions in the second of three consecutive road 9/24 at Omaha games for Hartford. It is the second meeting L, 26-27 between the teams. The Colonials won the first BYE WEEK game, 27-10, at Rentschler Field in East 10/9 FLORIDA Hartford, CT. Hartford quarterback Josh L, 20-33 McCown threw three touchdown passes and 10/16 OMAHA L, 14-19 the Colonials defense held Sacramento to 201 10/23 at Las Vegas total yards. Saturday’s rematch will be L, 21-24 OT televised on the VERSUS network at 11 p.m. 10/30 at Sacramento 11 The game can also be heard on ESPN Radio pm/VERSUS 1410/WPOP-AM with Jason Page handling play- BYE WEEK by-play and Rob Lunn providing analysis. 11/11 at Florida 7 pm/HDNET PREVIOUS WEEK 11/20 LAS VEGAS 3:30 pm/VERSUS The Colonials are coming off a 24-21 overtime loss to Las Vegas at Sam Boyd Stadium. It was the first regular season OT game in UFL history. Trailing 21- overtime, but kicker Taylor Mehlhaff’s 38-yard 13, Hartford forced field goal was wide right. Las Vegas took over overtime with an 11- and won it on a 53-yard field goal by Steve play, 69-yard Hauschka with 17 seconds left in OT. touchdown drive and subsequent two-point NEED TO WIN conversation with The Colonials have lost four in a row. To avoid 1:04 left in regulation. a second straight losing season, Hartford must The Colonials had a win its remaining three games. The team went chance to win in 0-6 last season as the New York Sentinels. COLONIALS HEAD COACH CHRIS PALMER Hartford Colonials Head Coach and General Manager Chris Palmer is in his 38th overall season as a football coach and 23rd year in the professional ranks. The UFL is the fourth different professional football league Palmer has been a coach. The other three: NFL (1990-2000, 2002-09), the defunct United State Football League (1984-85) and the Canadian Football League (1983). Palmer was the Quarterbacks Coach for the New York Giants the last three seasons (2007-09) and served in that role for one year (2006) with the Dallas Cowboys. Prior to that he was the Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator (2002-05), Cleveland Browns Head Coach (1999-2000), Jacksonville Jaguars Offensive Coordinator (’97-98), New England Patriots Wide Receivers and Quarterbacks Coach (1993-96), and Houston Oilers Receivers Coach (1990-92). “QUOTABLE...” Defensive end Maurice Fountain: “The mindset is just to get better. We’ve dug ourselves a bit of a hole, we still have a chance to finish 4-4. We have three games left in the regular season, we’re just looking forward to Sacramento. We’ve got to take it one week at a time.” Wide receiver Pat Carter: “I think our mindset going into Sacramento is to take it one game at a time and build on our team. We’ll grow as a team, grow together and play harder. Just work on the little things that help us finish games and help us come over the top and hopefully get us a nice win this week.” ROSTER MOVES For the second straight week, the Colonials made several roster moves. The team signed cornerback David Pittman and two players, linebacker Clint McPeek and defensive tackle Adrian Grady, were activated from the Injured Reserve list. The team released defensive end Julius Williams and offensive lineman Cliff Louis. DEFENSIVE PLAY(ER) OF THE WEEK Colonials defensive end Derek Walker set a UFL record Saturday against Las Vegas by recovering a fumble and returning it 83 yards for a touchdown late in the first half. He was named UFL Defensive Player of the Week. ON THE DEFENSIVE Colonials LB Simoni Lawrence registered a team-high 10 tackles, making nine solo and assisting on one in a 24-21 loss to Las Vegas. Lawrence leads the team with RED-ZONE ALERT GAME HARTFORD OPPONENT Sept. 18 vs. 1-4 1-2 Sacramento Sept. 24 at Omaha 2-4 3-5 Oct. 9 vs. Florida 1-3 3-7 Oct. 16 vs. Omaha 2-2 2-5 Oct. 23 at Las Vegas 1-4 3-5 TOTAL: 7-17 – 41.2 12-24 – 50 % % UNBALANCED SCORING The Colonials have scored 80 of their 108 points in the first half while opponents have scored 79 of 113 points after halftime. The breakdown: FIR SECO THI FOUR OT ST ND RD TH HARTFO 24 56 10 18 0 RD OPPONE 10 24 26 50 3 NTS DID YOU KNOW… The Colonials have scored first in all five games. The Colonials have led at halftime in all five games. BY THE NUMBERS 5.5 – Average losing margin the last four games. 2 – Touchdowns by the Colonials defense. 0 – Rushing touchdowns by the Colonials. 21 – Penalties in first three games by Colonials. 9 – Penalties in last two games by Colonials. STILL LOOKING FOR FIRST RUSHING TOUCHDOWN In the five games, the Colonials have passed the ball 162 plays and run it 161. But the team has yet to score a touchdown on the ground. PASSING RUSHING Att. – TD OPPONENT Att. – TD 23 – 3 vs. Sacramento 40 – 0 30 – 3 at Omaha 28 – 0 38 – 1 vs. Florida 25 – 0 29 – 2 vs. Omaha 33 – 0 42 – 1 at Las Vegas 35 – 0 162 – 10 TOTALS 161 – 0 ALL-PURPOSE BOOKER Colonials running back Lorenzo Booker leads the Colonials with 484 all- purpose yards. OPPONENT RUSHIN RECEIVI G NG Vs. 51 103 Sacramento At Omaha 4 50 Vs. Florida 45 32 Vs. Omaha 89 30 At Las Vegas 59 21 TOTALS 248 236 2010 COLONIALS DEPTH CHART OFFENSE QB: 12 Josh McCown 11 Ryan Perrilloux FB: 33 Jason Davis RB: 26 Andre Dixon 28 Lorenzo Booker 32 Chris Jennings WR: 16 Patrick Carter 13 Jason Chery LT: 65 Orrin Thompson 73 Cliff Louis LG 72 Jacob Bender 77 Greg Isdaner C: 70 Keith Gray 62 Tim Mattran RG: 68 Ryan Cave 79 Isaac Sowells RT: 75 Peter Clifford 74 Colin Brown TE: 86 Ronnie Ghent 85 Tyson DeVree 87 Charles Davis WR: 88 Markee White 81 Shaheer McBride 84 Syndric Steptoe DEFENSE LE: 97 Michale Spicer DT: 96 Vince Oghobaase 95 Derek Walker DT: 69 Jonas Seawright 98 Marlon Favorite 90 Adrian Grady RE: 99 Maurice Fountain 55 Auston English SLB: 91 Kenny Ingram 56 Joe Mortensen MLB: 51 Frantz Joseph 58 Danny Lansanah WLB:53 Simoni Lawrence 57 Harry Coleman LCB: 23 Ryan Palmer 22 Gerard Lawson FS: 20 Ben Hannula 24 Emanuel Cook 34 Marshall McDuffie SS: 40 Ryan Glasper 27 Tra Battle RCB: 30 Manny Collins 21 Kyle Whitehurst 39 Trevor Ford SPECIALISTS P: 6 Jy Bond K: 10 Taylor Mehlhaff LS: 61 Jared Letkofsky PR: 22 Gerard Lawson KR: 84 Syndric Steptoe HARTFORD COLONIALS PLAYER STATS PASSING 11 QB RYAN PERRILLOUX SEPT. 18 vs. Sacramento: Completed 1-of-5 for 17 yards. SEPT. 24 at Omaha: 3-5 for 29 yards, one TD. Threw his first professional TD pass (6 yards to Taurus Johnson). OCT. 9 vs. Florida: Played two possessions, completing 1 of 2 passes and fumbling twice. OCT. 16 vs. Omaha: Played two possessions, completing 1 of 3 passes for 15 yards. OCT. 23 at Las Vegas: Played three possessions, completing 3 of 8 passes for 13 yards. 12 QB JOSH McCOWN SEPT. 18 vs. Sacramento: Completed 11 of 18 passes for 265 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Hooked up with Lorenzo Booker for an 80-yard TD pass, the longest in UFL history. SEPT. 24 at Omaha: 22 of 25 for 264 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Threw a 35-yard TD pass to Pat Carter in the closing seconds of the first half. OCT. 9 vs. Florida: 18 of 36 passes for 223 yards with one touchdown and one interception, his first of the season. Was sacked four times. OCT. 16 vs. Omaha: 13 of 26 passes for 142 yards, two touchdowns, three interceptions. OCT. 23 at Las Vegas: 21 of 34 passes for 217 yards, one touchdown and one interception. RUSHING 26 RB ANDRE DIXON SEPT. 18 vs. Sacramento: 21 carries, 91 yards. SEPT. 24 at Omaha: 21 carries, 59 yards. OCT. 9 vs. Florida: 11 carries, 24 yards. OCT. 16 vs. Omaha: 3 carries, 9 yards. OCT. 23 at Las Vegas: 7 yards, 3 yards. 28 RB LORENZO BOOKER SEPT. 18 vs. Sacramento: nine carries for 51 yards; 1 reception for 80 yards, TD. SEPT. 24 at Omaha: 4 carries for 4 yards; 5 receptions for 50 yards. OCT. 9 vs. Florida: 6 carries, 45 yards. OCT. 16 vs. Omaha: 16 carries, 89 yards. OCT. 23 at Las Vegas: 16 carries, 59 yards. 32 RB CHRIS JENNINGS OCT. 23 at Las Vegas: 7 carries, 0 yards RECEIVING 13 WR JASON CHERY SEPT. 18 vs. Sacramento: 2 receptions, 103 yards, TD. Caught a 59- yard TD pass from Josh McCown.