2010 Hartford Colonials season
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
[ 1]
Personnel
Staff
2010 Hartford Colonials staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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
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
Game information
1st Quarter
HAR – Markee White 4-yard pass from Josh McCown (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 9:22
2nd Quarter
HAR – Taylor Mehlhaff 34-yard field goal, 11:33
HAR – Jason Chery 59-yard pass from Josh McCown (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 8:34
HAR – Taylor Mehlhaff 20-yard field goal, 5:00
3rd Quarter
HAR – Lorenzo Booker 80-yard pass from Josh McCown (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 14:03
SAC – Fabrizio Scaccia 21-yard field goal, 6:45
4th Quarter
SAC – Joe West 5-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), 7:37
Passing
SAC – Daunte Culpepper – 21/40, 174 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
HAR – Josh McCown – 11/21, 265 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
SAC – Cory Ross – 14 att, 22 yards
HAR – Andre Dixon – 21 att, 94 yards
Receiving
SAC – Rod Windsor – 5 rec, 55 yards
HAR – Jason Chery – 2 rec, 103 yards, 1 TD
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
Game information
1st Quarter
HAR – Tyson DeVree 14-yard pass from Josh McCown (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 10:00
OMA – Rendrick Taylor 10-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Jeff Wolfert kick), 6:54
2nd Quarter
HAR – Taurus Johnson 6-yard pass from Ryan Perrilloux (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 10:05
OMA – Jeff Wolfert 26-yard field goal, 1:13
HAR – Patrick Carter 35-yard pass from Josh McCown (Taylor Mehlhaff kick failed), 0:13
3rd Quarter
HAR – Taylor Mehlhaff 37-yard field goal, 5:53
4th Quarter
OMA – Jeff Wolfert 24-yard field goal, 14:13
OMA – Devard Darling 2-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Jeff Wolfert kick), 8:05
HAR – Taylor Mehlhaff 25-yard field goal, 2:43
OMA – Robert Ferguson 12-yard pass from Jeff Garcia (Jeff Wolfert kick), 0:12
Passing
HAR – Josh McCown – 22/25, 264 yards, 2 TD
OMA – Jeff Garcia – 23/40, 226 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
HAR – Andre Dixon – 21 att, 59 yards
OMA – Ahman Green – 12 att, 49 yards
Receiving
HAR – Lorenzo Booker – 5 rec, 50 yards
OMA – Devard Darling – 5 rec, 48 yards, 1 TD
Week 4: vs. Florida Tuskers
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Tuskers
3
7
13 10 33
Colonials
3
10
0 7 20
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
Date : Saturday, October 9Game time : 3:00 p.m. ETGame attendance : 14,468
Week 5: vs. Omaha Nighthawks
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Nighthawks
0
7
3 9 19
Colonials
7
7
0 0 14
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
Date : Saturday, October 16Game time : 3:00 p.m. ETGame attendance : 14,056
Week 6: at Las Vegas Locomotives
Week 7: at Sacramento Mountain Lions
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Colonials
7
7
0 13 27
Mountain Lions
14
6
0 6 26
at Hornet Stadium , Sacramento, California
Date : Saturday, October 30Game time : 11:00 p.m. ETGame attendance : 13,500Referee : Jon BibleTV announcers (Versus) : Craig Minervini (play-by-play) and Doug Flutie (analyst)Recap
Week 9: at Florida Tuskers
Week 10: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives
Quarter
1
2
Total
Locomotives
0
Colonials
0
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
Date : Saturday, November 20Game time : 3:30 p.m. ET
References
Formerly the New York Sentinels
Founded in 2009
Operations Inactive as of 2011
Based in Hartford, Connecticut
The Franchise Stadiums Head Coaches Key Personnel Seasons (2) League Affiliation