2009 New York Sentinels season

2009 New York Sentinels season
Owner	Bill Mayer
General manager	Rick Mueller
Head coach	Ted Cottrell
Home field	Giants Stadium James M. Shuart Stadium Rentschler Field
Results
Record	0–6
Division place	4th
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 2009 New York Sentinels season was the first and only season for the New York Sentinels. In the United Football League's Premiere Season, the Sentinels went winless by posting a 0–6 record, finishing in fourth place.

Draft

Main article: UFL Premiere Season 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

Player	Position	College
C. J. Bachér	QB	Northwestern
Trey Brown	DB	UCLA
Oliver Celestin	DB	Texas Southern
Richard Clebert	NT	South Florida
Sean Estrada	G	Pennsylvania
Maurice Fountain	DE	Clemson
Ronnie Ghent	TE	Louisville
Tyronne Gross	RB	Eastern Oregon
Samuel Gutekunst	T	None
Jasper Harvey	C	San Diego State
Brian Johnson	QB	Utah
Noriaki Kinoshita	WR	Ritsumeikan
David Lofton	DB	Stanford
Marc Magro	LB	West Virginia
Terrell Maze	DB	San Diego State
Ray Norell	T	Buffalo
Ramiro Pruneda	T	Monterrey Tech
Joe Rubin	RB	Portland State
Steve Sanders	WR	Bowling Green
Cecil Sapp	RB	Colorado State
Bryan Save	NT	Colorado State
Michale Spicer	DE	Western Carolina
LaBrandon Toefield	RB	LSU
Nathan Williams	LB	Murray State
Shannon Woods	RB	Texas Tech

Personnel

Staff

2009 New York Sentinels staff

Front office Owner – Bill Mayer Vice President/General Manager (UFL) – Rick Mueller Head coaches Head coach – Ted Cottrell Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Wes Chandler Quarterbacks/Tight Ends – Jeff Rutledge Running backs – Earle Mosley Offensive line – John Tice

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Don Blackmon Defensive line – Thurmond Moore Secondary – Kevin Ross Defensive assistant – Derrick Burroughs Special teams coaches Special teams – Pete Rodriguez

Roster

2009 New York Sentinels roster

Quarterbacks 14 C. J. Bachér  5 Quinn Gray  3 Ingle Martin Running backs 28 Charles Ali FB 21 Tyronne Gross 33 Noah Herron 24 Marlon Lucky KR 32 Cecil Sapp FB 22 LaBrandon Toefield 26 Shannon Woods Wide receivers 11 Daron Clark 81 Cortez Hankton  7 Ryan Hoag 12 Steve Sanders  9 Jamayel Smith  8 Craphonso Thorpe Tight ends 88 T. J. Cottrell 87 Charles Davis 86 Ronnie Ghent 84 Christian Hopkins

Offensive linemen 67 Nate Bennett G 64 Elton Brown G 72 Mike Fladell G/T 63 Jasper Harvey C 74 Steve Justice C 65 Orrin Thompson T 60 Michael Toudouze T 79 Jason Watkins T Defensive linemen 90 Ryan Boschetti DE 99 Maurice Fountain DE 96 Brigham Harwell DT 97 Simeon Rice DE 98 Bryan Save DT 92 Jonas Seawright DT 93 Michale Spicer DE

Linebackers 55 Chase Bullock ILB 91 Charlton Keith OLB 56 Joe Mortensen ILB 54 Rian Wallace OLB 53 Leon Williams OLB 51 Nathan Williams OLB Defensive backs 27 Tra Battle FS 20 Brian Bonner 36 David Lofto SS 34 Terrell Maze CB 29 David Pittman CB 37 Paul Pratt CB 23 Matterral Richardson CB 41 Darien Williams SS Special teams 10 Scott Player P 61 Jared Retkofsky LS  1 Taylor Rowan K

Reserve lists 24 Chris Barclay RB (IR) 62 Louis Ellis DT (IR) 78 Dan Oliphant T (IR) 64 Erik Robertson G (IR) 19 Koren Robinson WR (Susp.) 29 Joe Rubin RB (IR) 25 Tony Tiller CB (IR) rookies in italics Roster updated November 17, 2009 52 Active, 7 Inactive

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance	TV
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, October 10	7:00 p.m. ET	at Florida Tuskers	L 13–35	0–1	Citrus Bowl	11,203	HDNet
2	Saturday, October 17	9:00 p.m. ET	at California Redwoods	L 7–24	0–2	AT&T Park	6,341	HDNet
3	Bye
4	Thursday, October 29	7:00 p.m. ET	California Redwoods	L 13–20	0–3	Giants Stadium	10,818	Versus
5	Wednesday, November 4	7:00 p.m. ET	Las Vegas Locomotives	L 10–41	0–4	James M. Shuart Stadium	4,392	Versus
6	Thursday, November 12	7:00 p.m. ET	Florida Tuskers	L 6–24	0–5	Rentschler Field	5,201	Versus
7	Friday, November 20	9:00 p.m. ET	at Las Vegas Locomotives	L 7–41	0–6	Sam Boyd Stadium	13,306	HDNet

Standings

United Football League
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
y-Florida Tuskers	6	0	0	1.000	183	92	W6
y-Las Vegas Locomotives	4	2	0	.667	167	100	W3
California Redwoods	2	4	0	.333	105	134	L2
New York Sentinels	0	6	0	.000	56	185	L6

y-denotes team advanced to 2009 UFL championship game

Game summaries

Week 1: at Florida Tuskers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sentinels	7	6	0	0	13
Tuskers	0	14	14	7	35

at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida

• Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
• Game attendance: 11,203
• Referee: Randy Christal
• TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire

Game information

1st quarter NY – Craphonso Thorpe 11-yard pass from Quinn Gray (Piotr Czech kick), 12:52 2nd quarter NY – Piotr Czech 32-yard field goal, 15:00 FL – Frank Murphy 9-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 3:54 FL – Taye Biddle 35-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 2:52 NY – Piotr Czech 42-yard field goal, 0:13 3rd quarter FL – Chas Gessner 16-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 9:58 FL – Ryan Neufeld 1-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 6:30 4th quarter FL – Tatum Bell 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 11:55 Passing NY – Quinn Gray – 12/29, 161 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT FL – Brooks Bollinger – 20/26, 225 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing NY – LaBrandon Toefield – 10 att, 34 yards FL – Tatum Bell – 15 att, 70 yards, 1 TD Receiving NY – Craphonso Thorpe – 4 rec, 77 yards, 1 TD FL – Chas Gessner – 4 rec, 59 yards, 1 TD

Week 2: at California Redwoods

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sentinels	0	7	0	0	7
Redwoods	7	0	7	10	24

at AT&T Park, San Francisco, California

• Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
• Game attendance: 6,341
• Referee: Jon Bible
• TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire

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 4: vs. California Redwoods

Quarter	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: Thursday, October 29, 2009
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
• Game attendance: 10,818
• Referee: Jon Bible
• TV 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 5: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Locomotives	10	14	3	14	41
Sentinels	0	7	3	0	10

at James M. Shuart Stadium, Hempstead, New York

• Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
• Game attendance: 4,392
• Referee: Dave Cutaia
• TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie

Game information

1st quarter LV – Marcel Shipp 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 6:36 LV – Graham Gano 44-yard field goal, 0:22 2nd quarter LV – Marcel Shipp 6-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 10:17 NY – Steve Sanders 2-yard pass from Ingle Martin (Piotr Czech kick), 2:28 LV – Adam Bergen 14-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 0:53 3rd quarter NY – Piotr Czech 38-yard field goal, 6:57 LV – Graham Gano 49-yard field goal, 0:13 4th quarter LV – Josh Scobey 17-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 9:18 LV – Trey Young 75-yard interception return (Graham Gano kick), 6:45 Passing LV – J. P. Losman – 27/37, 277 yards, 2 TD NY – Ingle Martin – 21/36, 173 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing LV – Marcel Shipp – 12 att, 34 yards, 2 TD NY – Shannon Woods – 12 att, 45 yards Receiving LV – Josh Scobey – 5 rec, 73 yards, 1 TD NY – Shannon Woods – 2 rec, 34 yards

Week 6: vs. Florida Tuskers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tuskers	10	0	7	7	24
Sentinels	3	3	0	0	6

at Rentschler Field, Hartford, Connecticut

• Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
• Game attendance: 5,201
• Referee: Randy Christal
• TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie

Week 7: at Las Vegas Locomotives

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sentinels	0	0	0	7	7
Locomotives	7	10	21	3	41

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

• Date: Friday, November 20, 2009
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
• Game attendance: 13,306
• Referee: Jon Bible
• TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire

Game information

1st quarter LV – Ezra Butler 17-yard blocked kick return (Graham Gano kick), 13:44 2nd quarter LV – Jake Nordin 4-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Graham Gano kick), 12:39 LV – Graham Gano 32-yard field goal, 5:40 3rd quarter LV – Samie Parker 3-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Graham Gano kick), 11:04 LV – Marcel Shipp 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 8:49 LV – DeDe Dorsey 5-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 2:37 4th quarter NY – Charles Ali 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 13:25 LV – Graham Gano 34-yard field goal, 6:46 Passing NY – Ingle Martin – 11/23, 131 yards, 2 INT LV – Tim Rattay – 10/21, 97 yards, 2 TD Rushing NY – Shannon Woods – 8 att, 24 yards LV – DeDe Dorsey – 14 att, 60 yards, 1 TD Receiving NY – Cortez Hankton – 6 rec, 68 yards LV – David Kircus – 2 rec, 37 yards