The 2010 Florida Tuskers season was the second and final season for the Virginia Destroyers as the Florida Tuskers. They finished with a 5–3 regular season record and lost in the 2010 UFL Championship Game to the Las Vegas Locomotives for a second straight season.
Offseason Head coach Jim Haslett left the team in January 2010, becoming the new defensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins. On February 9, 2010, Jay Gruden was named the team's new head coach and general manager by UFL commissioner Michael Huyghue. On the same day of Gruden's appointment, the Tampa Bay Rays were announced to have sold their interest in the franchise, which meant that all home games for the Tuskers would be played at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando.
Along with the league's other teams, the Tuskers unveiled new uniforms during an event at Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas on July 28, 2010.
UFL draft
+ 2010 Florida Tuskers UFL draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 4 Weston Dacus LB Arkansas 2 9 Arnold Harrison LB Georgia 3 14 John Standeford WR Purdue 4 19 Erik Pedersen LB Portland State 5 24 Tyrrell Herbert S Toledo 6 29 Adrien Clarke OL Ohio State 7 33 Kevin Harris FB Wake Forest 8 37 Cortez Hankton WR Texas Southern 9 41 Corey Small DB Florida Atlantic 10 50 Chris Perri DE Stony Brook 11 54 Greg Middleton DE Indiana 12 58 Melvin Fowler C Maryland
Staff 2010 Florida Tuskers staff Front office Owner/president – Joe Theismann Director of football operations – Diane Clark Director of player personnel – Bret Munsey
Head coaches Head coach/general manager – Jay Gruden
Offensive coaches Running backs – Kurt Beathard Wide receivers – Ike Hilliard Tight ends – Robert McFarland Offensive line – Bill Laveroni Offensive line assistant – Jerry Sisemore Offensive quality control – James MacPherson Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Chuck Bresnahan Defensive line – Kerry Locklin Defensive backs – Bill Bradley Assistant defensive backs – Bret Munsey Defensive quality control – Fred Pagac, Jr.
Special teams coaches Special teams – Al Roberts Special teams assistant – Jim Lanford
Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – John Hastings
Equipment staff Head manager - Casey Turley Assistant - Bryan Wright Assistant - Tom Dillard
Roster 2010 Florida Tuskers final roster Quarterbacks Brooks Bollinger Chris Greisen
Running backs James Develin Maurice Hicks Dominic Rhodes J. D. Runnels
Wide receivers Brian Clark Chas Gessner Cortez Hankton Maurice Price Calvin Russell John Standeford
Tight ends Jason Pociask Galen Stone Jermaine Wiggins Offensive linemen Josh Beekman G/C Adrien Clarke G Anthony Davis G Na'Shan Goddard T Steve Justice G Enoka Lucas C Shane Olivea T Torrin Tucker T Seth Wand T Kyle Young G/C
Defensive linemen McKinley Boykin DT Patrick Chukwurah DE Joe Clermond DE Grady Jackson DT Eric Moore DE Bryan Save DT Darrion Scott DE Claude Wroten DT Linebackers Darryl Blackstock OLB Arnold Harrison OLB Jeremy Leman OLB Tim McGarigle MLB Terrence Melton OLB Tony Taylor MLB Odell Thurman OLB
Defensive backs Jerome Carter FS Simeon Castille CB Keith Davis SS Cletis Gordon CB Herana-Daze Jones SS Kevin Kaesviharn FS Keiwan Ratliff CB Corey Small CB Darius Vinnett CB Special teams Nick Novak K Ken Parrish P Ryan Senser LS
Reserve lists Fakhir Brown CB (IR) Weston Dacus OLB (IR) Chris Harrington DE (IR) Langston Moore DT (IR) Eric Powell DE (IR) J. R. Reed SS (IR) Nate Salley FS (IR) Anthony Schlegel MLB (IR) DeJuan Tribble CB (IR) Huey Whittaker WR (IR)
rookies in italics 52 Active, 10 Inactive
Schedule Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 at Las Vegas Locomotives W 27–20 1–0 Sam Boyd Stadium 9,103 2 at Sacramento Mountain Lions L 20–24 1–1 Hornet Stadium 20,000 3 Las Vegas Locomotives L 17–20 1–2 Citrus Bowl 9,053 4 at Hartford Colonials W 33–20 2–2 Rentschler Field 14,468 5 Bye 6 Sacramento Mountain Lions L 17–21 2–3 Citrus Bowl 10,066 7 Bye 8 Omaha Nighthawks W 31–14 3–3 Citrus Bowl 9,203 9 Hartford Colonials W 41–7 4–3 Citrus Bowl 9,367 10 at Omaha Nighthawks W 27–10 5–3 Rosenblatt Stadium 21,106
Championship game Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Championship Las Vegas Locomotives L 20–23 0–1 Rosenblatt Stadium
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: at Las Vegas Locomotives
Week 2: at Sacramento Mountain Lions
Week 3: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives
Week 4: at Hartford Colonials
Week 5: BYE
Week 6: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions
Week 7: BYE
Week 8: vs. Omaha Nighthawks
Week 9: vs. Hartford Colonials
Week 10: at Omaha Nighthawks
Championship game
References