The Omaha Nighthawks season was the second season for the United Football League franchise.
Offseason The team fired previous head coach Jeff Jagodzinski following the 2010 season after losing the last four games and slipping out of the playoffs. Joe Moglia, an Omaha native who had originally been assigned as head coach of the expansion Virginia Destroyers, was reassigned to Omaha to replace Jagodzinski.
The Nighthawks have also changed stadiums, moving from Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, where they spent their inaugural season, to TD Ameritrade Park in the downtown area of Omaha.
UFL draft
+ 2011 Omaha Nighthawks UFL draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Pick 1 2 Reynaldo Hill CB Florida 2 7 Jamie Cumbie DE Clemson 3 12 Joe Toledo OT Washington 4 17 Chris Smith CB Northern Illinois 5 23 Mike Smith OT Nebraska 6 28 D. J. Jones OT Nebraska 7 33 Kyle Nelson TE New Mexico State 8 38 Jeremiah Masoli QB Mississippi 8 39 Brian Johnston DE Gardner–Webb 9 43 Derrick Locke RB Kentucky 10 48 Akiem Hicks DT Regina 10 51 Mark Herzlich LB Boston College
Hartford Colonials dispersal draft R1. Orrin Thompson, OT R2. Chad Nkang, LB R3. Kyle Calloway, OT R4. Lorenzo Booker, RB R5. Cecil Newton, C
Staff
Roster 2011 Omaha Nighthawks final roster Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen Linebackers
Defensive Backs Special Teams
Reserve Lists
rookies in italics 51 Active, 8 Inactive
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 Virginia Destroyers L 13–23 0–1 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha 2 Bye 3 at Sacramento Mountain Lions W 33–30 1–1 Hornet Stadium 4 at Las Vegas Locomotives L 10–30 1–2 Sam Boyd Stadium 5 Las Vegas Locomotives L 6–13 1–3 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha 6 Sacramento Mountain Lions L 19–25 1–4 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
Standings
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Virginia Destroyers
Week 3: at Sacramento Mountain Lions
Week 4: at Las Vegas Locomotives
Week 5: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives
Week 6: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions
References