2010 Sacramento Mountain Lions season | |
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Owner | Paul Pelosi |
General manager | Dennis Green |
Head coach | Dennis Green |
Home field | Hornet Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4–4 |
Division place | 3rd |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Uniform | |
The 2010 Sacramento Mountain Lions season was the second season for the Sacramento Mountain Lions and the first since relocating from the San Francisco Bay Area. The team finished with a 4–4 record and third in the league.
After unusually poor attendance at the California Redwoods' 2009 home games (the team was the only one to not have a single game with an attendance of over 10,000 fans), the Redwoods announced they would be leaving AT&T Park in San Francisco for either San Jose, California or Sacramento, California. Sacramento (and Hornet Stadium) was ultimately chosen, and the team was renamed the "Sacramento Mountain Lions" in a fan contest.
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | 3 | Justin Goltz | QB | Occidental |
2 | 8 | Tavita Thompson | OT | Oregon State |
3 | 13 | Tim Clark | CB | Oregon State |
4 | 18 | Udeme Udofia | DT | Stanford |
5 | 23 | Ryan McFoy | S | Arizona State |
6 | 28 | Antonio Chatman | WR | Cincinnati |
7 | 32 | Carl Spitale | OT | Florida Atlantic |
8 | 36 | Dennis Keyes | S | UCLA |
9 | 45 | Bobby Guillory | WR | Central Missouri |
10 | 49 | Curtis Young | DE | Cincinnati |
11 | 53 | Willie Glasper | CB | Oregon |
12 | 57 | Terrence Blevins | RB | Eastern Michigan |
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Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | TV | |
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Final score | Team record | |||||||
1 | Saturday, September 18 | 11:30 a.m. PT | at Hartford Colonials | L 10–27 | 0–1 | Rentschler Field | 14,384 | NESN |
2 | Saturday, September 25 | 8:00 p.m. PT | Florida Tuskers | W 24–20 | 1–1 | Hornet Stadium | 20,000 | Versus |
3 | Saturday, October 2 | 5:30 p.m. PT | at Omaha Nighthawks | L 17–20 | 1–2 | Rosenblatt Stadium | 23,416 | HDNet |
4 | Bye | |||||||
5 | Friday, October 15 | 8:00 p.m. PT | Las Vegas Locomotives | L 3–26 | 1–3 | Hornet Stadium | 19,000 | HDNet |
6 | Thursday, October 21 | 4:00 p.m. PT | at Florida Tuskers | W 21–17 | 2–3 | Citrus Bowl | 10,066 | HDNet |
7 | Saturday, October 30 | 8:00 p.m. PT | Hartford Colonials | L 26–27 | 2–4 | Hornet Stadium | 13,500 | Versus |
8 | Saturday, November 6 | 8:00 p.m. PT | at Las Vegas Locomotives | W 27–24 | 3–4 | Sam Boyd Stadium | 13,622 | Versus |
9 | Saturday, November 13 | 8:00 p.m. PT | Omaha Nighthawks | W 41–3 | 4–4 | Hornet Stadium | 20,000 | Versus |
10 | Bye |
United Football League | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
y- Las Vegas Locomotives | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 174 | 142 | L2 | ||
y- Florida Tuskers | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 213 | 136 | W3 | ||
x- Sacramento Mountain Lions | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 169 | 164 | W2 | ||
x- Hartford Colonials | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 169 | 194 | W1 | ||
x- Omaha Nighthawks | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 113 | 202 | L4 |
y-denotes team has clinched a
2010 UFL Championship Game berth
x-denotes team has been eliminated from championship contention
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mountain Lions | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Colonials | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tuskers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Mountain Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California
Over 20,000 Sacramento fans filed into Hornet Stadium to watch the Mountain Lions overcome a ten-point fourth-quarter deficit to become the first team to beat the Florida Tuskers in the regular season (snapping a seven-game win streak for Florida), 24–20. Daunte Culpepper completed 26 of 42 passes for 374 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception. This included the 33-yard go-ahead touchdown pass with thirty-one seconds left to play. Brooks Bollinger threw for his sixth career 300-yard game in the UFL with 328, completing 23 of 41 yards for a touchdown and an interception. The win gave the Mountain Lions (1–1) their first win since relocating to Sacramento and the loss gave Florida (1–1) their first ever even .500 record. [2]
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colonials | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
Mountain Lions | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California
The thirty-four combined points at halftime was the most scored in the first thirty minutes in a game this season, and the Colonials also gave up the league's first ever punt return for a touchdown. But Hartford overcame an early 14-0 deficit to defeat the Sacramento Mountain Lions, 27-26 in front of a crowd of over 13,000 at Hornet Stadium. After missing a potential game-winning field goal against Las Vegas the previous week, plus 34 and 22-yard field goals earlier in the game, Taylor Mehlhaff redeemed himself by nailing a 23-yarder as time expired to beat the Mountain Lions for only their second win of the season. (both coming against Sacramento)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mountain Lions | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
Locomotives | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
Sacramento attempted to avenge a 26-3 home loss earlier in the season to Las Vegas and did so with a 27-24 win on the road at Sam Boyd. The Mountain Lions survived a scare after the Locos tied the game at 24 in the fourth quarter, after Sacramento lead 21-0 in the second. Chase Clement was stellar in his debut for the Locos, throwing a touchdown and running for two in Las Vegas's comeback attempt that came up just a bit short. The Mountain Lions are the only team not named Florida to defeat the Locos.