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.
Draft
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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.
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Personnel
Staff
2009 California Redwoods staff |
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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
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Roster
2009 California Redwoods final roster |
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
Rookies in italics
Roster updated November 15, 2009
52 Active, 6 Inactive
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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
- LV – Graham Gano 33-yard field goal, 3:20
- 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
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- 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
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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
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- 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
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Week 3: at Florida Tuskers
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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, 2009
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
- Game attendance: 12,021
- Referee: Randy Christal
- TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
Week 4: at New York Sentinels
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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, 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
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- 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
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Week 6: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives
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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, 2009
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
- Game attendance: 4,312
- Referee: Jon Bible
- TV 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
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- 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
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Week 7: vs. Florida Tuskers
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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, 2009
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
- Game attendance: 6,837
- Referee: Dave Cutaia
- TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
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Head Coaches |
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Key Personnel |
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Seasons (4) |
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Current League Affiliation |
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