2010 Hartford Colonials season

2010 Hartford Colonials season
Head coach Chris Palmer
General manager Chris Palmer
Owner Bill Mayer
Home field Rentschler Field
Results
Record 3–5
Division place 4th
Playoff finish did not qualify
Uniform

The 2010 Hartford Colonials season was the second season for the Hartford Colonials and the first since relocating to Hartford from New York City. The team finished with a 3–5 record and fourth in the league.

Offseason

UFL Draft

Main article: 2010 UFL Draft
2010 Hartford Colonials UFL Draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Choice
1 2 Andre Dixon RB Connecticut
2 7 Anthony Montgomery DL Minnesota
3 12 Shawn Bayes WR Kent State
4 17 Andre Barbour OL Eastern Kentucky
5 22 Simoni Lawrence LB Minnesota
6 27 Tim Mattran OL Stanford
7 31 Robert Ortiz WR San Diego State
8 40 Asaph Schwapp FB Notre Dame
9 44 Brandon Drumgoole DL Greensboro College
10 48 Ben Benshoof OL Wingate
11 52 Clint McPeek LB New Mexico
12 56 Kendall Briscoe DT New Mexico

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Personnel

Staff

2010 Hartford Colonials staff
Front Office
  • Owner – Bill Mayer
  • Director of Football Operations – Jason McKay
  • Director of Player Personnel – David Turner

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Mark Asanovich

Roster

2010 Hartford Colonials roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists


Rookies in italics
Roster updated November 22, 2010

51 Active, 7 Inactive

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance TV
Final score Team record
1 Saturday, September 18 2:30 p.m. ET Sacramento Mountain Lions W 27–10 1–0 Rentschler Field 14,384 NESN
2 Friday, September 24 8:00 p.m. ET at Omaha Nighthawks L 26–27 1–1 Rosenblatt Stadium 23,067 HDNet
3 Bye
4 Saturday, October 9 3:00 p.m. ET Florida Tuskers L 20–33 1–2 Rentschler Field 14,468 Versus
5 Saturday, October 16 3:00 p.m. ET Omaha Nighthawks L 14–19 1–3 Rentschler Field 14,056 NESN
6 Saturday, October 23 3:30 p.m. ET at Las Vegas Locomotives L 21–24 (OT) 1–4 Sam Boyd Stadium 8,451 Versus
7 Saturday, October 30 11:00 p.m. ET at Sacramento Mountain Lions W 27–26 2–4 Hornet Stadium 13,500 Versus
8 Bye
9 Thursday, November 11 7:00 p.m. ET at Florida Tuskers L 7–41 2–5 Citrus Bowl 9,637 HDNet
10 Saturday, November 20 3:30 p.m. ET Las Vegas Locomotives W 27–14 3–5 Rentschler Field 14,554 Versus

Standings

United Football League
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

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions

1 2 34Total
Mountain Lions 0 0 3710
Colonials 7 13 7027

at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: Saturday, September 18
  • Game time: 2:38 p.m. ET
  • Game attendance: 14,384
  • Referee: Perry Havener
  • TV announcers (NESN): Mike Logan (play-by-play) and Scott Zolak (analyst)
  • Recap

The first game in the second season of the UFL was a battle of the two teams that relocated during the offseason, the Sacramento Mountain Lions, formerly the California Redwoods, and the Hartford Colonials, formerly the New York Sentinels. Hartford took scored the first 27 points of the game en route to the franchise's first victory in its two-year history, 27-10. Hartford's QB Josh McCown completed 11 of 21 passes for 265 passes and three touchdowns. Daunte Culpepper of the Mountain Lions threw forty passes, completing twenty-one, threw for 174 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Sacramento lost on opening day for the second consecutive season.[2] A record-crowd of 14,384 attended the first professional football game in Hartford since 1973.[3]

Week 2: at Omaha Nighthawks

1 2 34Total
Colonials 7 13 3326
Nighthawks 7 3 01727

at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Nebraska

  • Date: Friday, September 24
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. ET
  • Game attendance: 23,067
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice (play-by-play) and Paul Maguire (analyst)
  • Recap

Week 4: vs. Florida Tuskers

1 2 34Total
Tuskers 3 7 131033
Colonials 3 10 0720

at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: Saturday, October 9
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. ET
  • Game attendance: 14,468

Week 5: vs. Omaha Nighthawks

1 2 34Total
Nighthawks 0 7 3919
Colonials 7 7 0014

at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: Saturday, October 16
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. ET
  • Game attendance: 14,056

Week 6: at Las Vegas Locomotives

1 2 34OTTotal
Colonials 0 13 08021
Locomotives 0 7 77324

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

  • Date: Saturday, October 23
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET
  • TV announcers (Versus): Craig Minervini (play-by-play) and Doug Flutie (analyst)

Week 7: at Sacramento Mountain Lions

1 2 34Total
Colonials 7 7 01327
Mountain Lions 14 6 0626

at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California

  • Date: Saturday, October 30
  • Game time: 11:00 p.m. ET
  • Game attendance: 13,500
  • Referee: Jon Bible
  • TV announcers (Versus): Craig Minervini (play-by-play) and Doug Flutie (analyst)
  • Recap

Week 9: at Florida Tuskers

1 2 Total
Colonials 0
Tuskers 0

at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: Thursday, November 11
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET

Week 10: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives

1 2 Total
Locomotives 0
Colonials 0

at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: Saturday, November 20
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET

References

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