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The 2009 California Redwoods season was the first and only season for the California Redwoods . In the United Football League 's Premiere Season , the team finished with a 2–4 record and in third place. This team is now known as the Sacramento Mountain Lions .
The Redwoods played in the inaugural UFL game on October 8, which they lost to the Las Vegas Locomotives by a score of 30–17.[1]
Draft The draft took place on June 19, 2009. Those selected were among participants in earlier workouts held in Orlando as well as Las Vegas . Once a player was picked by a team, his rights were held by that team should he elect to play in the UFL.
= Indicates player signed with team
Personnel Staff
2009 California Redwoods staff
Front office
Owner – Paul Pelosi
Vice President/General Manager (UFL) – Rick Mueller
Director of Football Operations – Sid Pillai Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Offensive Coordinator – Mike Kruczek
Running Backs/Quality Control – Mike McDaniel
Wide Receivers/Tight Ends – Charles Collins
Offensive Line – Art Kehoe
Offense Volunteer – Steven Hoppe
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Roster
2009 California Redwoods final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
rookies in italics
Schedule
Week
Date
Kickoff
Opponent
Results
Game site
Attendance
TV
Final score
Team record
1
Thursday, October 8
9:00 p.m. ET
at Las Vegas Locomotives
L 17–30
0–1
Sam Boyd Stadium
18,187
Versus
2
Saturday, October 17
9:00 p.m. ET
New York Sentinels
W 24–7
1–1
AT&T Park
6,341
HDNet
3
Thursday, October 22
7:00 p.m. ET
at Florida Tuskers
L 7–34
1–2
Citrus Bowl
12,021
Versus
4
Thursday, October 29
7:00 p.m. ET
at New York Sentinels
W 20–13
2–2
Giants Stadium
10,818
Versus
5
Bye
6
Saturday, November 14
9:00 p.m. ET
Las Vegas Locomotives
L 10–16
2–3
Spartan Stadium
4,312
HDNet
7
Thursday, November 19
9:00 p.m. ET
Florida Tuskers
L 27–34
2–4
AT&T Park
6,837
Versus
Standings y -denotes team advanced to 2009 UFL Championship Game
Game summaries Week 1: at Las Vegas Locomotives
Game information
1st quarter 2nd quarter CA – Shane Boyd 4-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 11:03
CA – Cory Ross 4-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 8:45
LV – DeDe Dorsey 1-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 0:13 3rd quarter LV – Adam Bergen 11-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 11:07
LV – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 8:05
CA – Parker Douglass 26-yard field goal, 0:52 4th quarter LV – Graham Gano 53-yard field goal, 10:20
LV – DeDe Dorsey 9-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 2:18
Passing CA – Shane Boyd – 9/22, 92 yards
LV – J. P. Losman – 21/31, 226 yards, 2 TD Rushing CA – Cory Ross – 16 att, 47 yards, 1 TD
LV – Marcel Shipp – 17 att, 69 yards Receiving CA – Joe West – 3 rec, 37 yards
LV – Andrae Thurman – 6 rec, 76 yards
Week 2: vs. New York Sentinels
Game information
1st quarter CA – Kai Brown 2-yard pass from Mike McMahon (Parker Douglass kick), 9:39 2nd quarter NY – Chris Barclay 2-yard pass from Quinn Gray (Piotr Czech kick), 9:04 3rd quarter CA – Cory Ross 1-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 5:11 4th quarter CA – Parker Douglass 42-yard field goal, 11:45
CA – John David Washington 1-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 3:19
Passing NY – Quinn Gray – 12/25, 115 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
CA – Mike McMahon – 16/29, 145 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing NY – Chris Barclay – 13 att, 13 yards
CA – Cory Ross – 22 att, 121 yards, 1 TD Receiving NY – Craphonso Thorpe – 4 rec, 31 yards
CA – Doug Gabriel – 5 rec, 66 yards
Week 3: at Florida Tuskers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Redwoods
0
0
0 7 7
Tuskers 0
17
10 7 34
at Citrus Bowl , Orlando, Florida
Date : October 22, 2009Game time : 7:00 p.m. ETGame attendance : 12,021Referee : Randy ChristalTV announcers (Versus) : Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
Week 4: at New York Sentinels
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Redwoods 7
10
0 3 20
Sentinels
0
6
7 0 13
at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date : October 29, 2009Game time : 7:00 p.m. ETGame attendance : 10,818Referee : Jon BibleTV announcers (Versus) : Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
Game information
1st quarter CA – Cory Ross 25-yard pass from Shane Boyd (Parker Douglass kick), 10:19 2nd quarter NY – Piotr Czech 36-yard field goal, 12:36
CA – Parker Douglass 27-yard field goal, 8:09
CA – Shane Boyd 5-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 0:26
NY – Piotr Czech 45-yard field goal, 0:00 3rd quarter NY – Christian Hopkins 5-yard pass from Quinn Gray (Piotr Czech kick), 2:17 4th quarter CA – Parker Douglass 44-yard field goal, 2:37
Passing CA – Shane Boyd – 18/23, 197 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
NY – Quinn Gray – 22/32, 213 yards, 1 TD Rushing CA – Cory Ross – 23 att, 77 yards
NY – LaBrandon Toefield – 12 att, 51 yards Receiving CA – Cory Ross – 7 rec, 68 yards, 1 TD
NY – Craphonso Thorpe – 9 rec, 73 yards
Week 6: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Locomotives 0
3
3 10 16
Redwoods
7
0
3 0 10
at Spartan Stadium , San Jose, California
Date : November 14, 2009Game time : 9:00 p.m. ETGame attendance : 4,312Referee : Jon BibleTV announcers (HDNet) : Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire
Game information
1st quarter CA – Cory Ross 3-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 2:10 2nd quarter LV – Graham Gano 35-yard field goal, 1:04 3rd quarter LV – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 8:02
CA – Parker Douglass 28-yard field goal, 2:27 4th quarter LV – Andrae Thurman 8-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 11:53
LV – Graham Gano 33-yard field goal, 2:01
Passing LV – J. P. Losman – 16/29, 199 yards, 1 TD
CA – Shane Boyd – 21/31, 194 yards, 1 INT Rushing LV – Marcel Shipp – 19 att, 66 yards
CA – Cory Ross – 19 att, 111 yards, 1 TD Receiving LV – David Kircus – 4 rec, 104 yards
CA – Joe West – 5 rec, 44 yards
Week 7: vs. Florida Tuskers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Tuskers 10
10
0 14 34
Redwoods
10
14
3 0 27
at AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
Date : November 19, 2009Game time : 9:00 p.m. ETGame attendance : 6,837Referee : Dave CutaiaTV announcers (Versus) : Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
References
The franchise Stadiums Head coaches Key personnel Seasons (4) Current league affiliation
