Hartford Colonials Week 6 Notes

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COLONIALS (1-3) LOOK TO DERAILLOCOMOTIVES (3-1)

Sam Boyd Stadium,

Las Vegas, NVSaturday, Oct. 23,2010, 3:30 pmTV: VERSUSRadio: WPOP/ESPNRadio 1410

2010 ColonialsScheduleDate Opponent

Time/TV9/18 SACRAMENTOW, 27-10

9/24 at OmahaL, 26-27

BYE WEEK

10/9 FLORIDAL, 20-33

10/16 OMAHAL, 14-19

10/23 at Las Vegas 3:30pm/VERSUS

10/30 at Sacramento 11pm/VERSUS

BYE WEEK

11/11 at Florida7 pm/HDNET

11/20 LAS VEGAS3:30 pm/VERSUS

2010 UFL StandingsTeam W-L Pct. PF PA

Las Vegas 3-1 .667 86 57Omaha 3-1 .667 76 79Florida 2-2 .500 97 84Hartford 1-3 .333 87 89Sacramento 1-3 .333 54 93

Contact: David Heuschkel

Hartford Colonials PR [email protected]

HITTING THE ROADThe Hartford Colonials begin a stretch of threeconsecutive road games, starting with the firstof two in a row out west. Rather than fly backto Hartford, the Colonials will go straight fromLas Vegas to Sacramento before returninghome. Saturdays game against in Las Vegas

will be televised on the VERSUS network. Thegame can be heard on ESPN Radio1410/WPOP-AM with Jason Page on play-by-play and Rob Lunn providing analysis.

A MUCH-NEEDED WINThe Colonials have lost three in a row, fallingto 1-3 and in danger of falling out of
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contention. The threestraight losesrepresent the longestsuch streak by a UFLteam this season. In

all three loses,Hartford led athalftime but failed tomaintain theadvantage over thefinal 30 minutes. Also,the Colonials wereeither leading or had

possession with a chance to take the lead inthe closing minutes.

LOOKING BACKThe Colonials are coming off a 19-14 loss to

Omaha. For the second straight game,Hartford committed four turnovers. The finalone was a fumble that resulted from high snapover quarterback Josh McCowns head in theshotgun formation with 2:27 remaining. TheNighthawks recovered at their 47-yard line andpicked up two first downs, running out theclock to seal their second victory over theColonials this season.

COLONIALS HEAD COACH CHRIS PALMER

Hartford Colonials Head Coach and General Manager Chris Palmer is inhis 38th overall season as a football coach and 23rd year in the

professional ranks. The UFL is the fourth different professional footballleague Palmer has been a coach. The other three: NFL (1990-2000,2002-09), the defunct United State Football League (1984-85) and theCanadian Football League (1983). Palmer was the Quarterbacks Coachfor the New York Giants the last three seasons (2007-09) and served inthat role for one year (2006) with the Dallas Cowboys. Prior to that hewas the Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator (2002-05), ClevelandBrowns Head Coach (1999-2000), Jacksonville Jaguars OffensiveCoordinator (97-98), New England Patriots Wide Receivers andQuarterbacks Coach (1993-96), and Houston Oilers Receivers Coach(1990-92).

QUOTABLE...

Colonials safety Ryan Glasper on the urgency to win:Its definitely a must win for us. Our backs are against the wall. Butsometime I think when your back is against the wall, thats when youfind a way to claw yourself out because youre in desperate need of a


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win. We have the talent, weve had the opportunities. We just got to bea little more consistent. Im sure were going to rally around each otherand were going to come out and put up a good fight.

Colonials tight end Tyson DeVree on what it will take to win:

Weve just got to keep doing what we do. Were not getting beat by40. We just to execute a little bit better and get the job done.

Colonials tackle Pete Clifford on what the offensive line needsto do:We just need to keep coming off the ball as hard as possible like wevebeen doing. Just show a sense of urgency a little bit more. We need tokeep the quarterback clean, let him set up and get some throws inthere so we can give ourselves the best chance to win this game.

ROSTER MOVES

Unfortunately it has been a busy week on the medical front for theColonials. The team placed three players on Injured Reserve: DT AdrianGrady, FB Asaph Schwapp and OL Rueben Riley. The team alsoreleased WR Taurus Johnson.

MEET THE REPLACEMENTS

The Colonials signed the following players this week:

FB Jason Davis (5-10, 242): Among the final cuts in Jets trainingcamp. He played in his first NFL game with Raiders on Nov. 2, 2008.After being released by Oakland, Davis signed with the Bears andplayed five games, including three starts. He signed with the Eagles as

an undrafted free agent out of Illinois in 2006.

LB Harry Coleman (6-2, 206): Recently released from the Saintspractice squad. The former standout at LSU was a two-year starter withthe Tigers and played on the 2007 national championship team. Heswitched from strong safety to linebacker for his senior year in collegeand was named Tigers MVP in 2009, when he registered a career-high82 tackles, four sacks and three forced fumbles in 13 games.


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G Ryan Cave (6-4, 340): Rejoins the Colonials after participating withthe team during training camp. He played at Hampton University.

DT Marlon Favorite (6-1, 317): Former LSU player was released by

the Colts last month. He was a member of the Saints practice squadlast season, and also had brief stints with the Panthers, Rams, Chiefs,Seahawks and Bills.

A TALE OF TWO HALVES

For whatever reason, the Colonials have performed better in the firsthalf than the second half.

A closer look:

FIRSTHALF

SECONDHALF

67 Points For 2027 Points Against 62

8 Touchdowns 244 First Downs 294 Turnovers 7

DID YOU KNOW

The Colonials have scored on their first possession in three of their fourgames.

The Colonials have scored first in all four games.

In their two losses to Omaha, the Colonials have led for a total of82 minutes out of 120.

BY THE NUMBERS


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11 Turnovers by the Colonials in the last three games.4 Turnovers by opponents this season.

42 Points allowed by Colonials in fourth quarter.10 Points scored by Colonials in fourth quarter.

45.5 Third down percentage efficiency by Colonials

LOOKING FOR FIRST TD ON THE GROUND

In the four games, the Colonials have run the ball a total of 126 playsand passed it 120. But as the chart shows, the team has yet to score a

touchdown via the run.

PASSING RUSHINGAtt. TD OPPONENT Att. TD23 3 vs. Sacramento 40 030 3 at Omaha 28 038 1 vs. Florida 25 029 2 vs. Omaha 33 0

120 9 TOTALS 126 0

TD PASS STREAK

Colonials QB Josh McCown has thrown at least one touchdown pass ineach of the first four games. He connected for three in the Sept. 18

season opener against Sacramento, two on Sept. 24 at Omaha and oneOct. 9 against Florida, and two more Oct. 16 vs. Omaha.

ALL-PURPOSE BOOKER

Colonials running back Lorenzo Booker leads the Colonials with 404 all-purpose yards.


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OPPONENT RUSHING

RECEIVING

Vs. Sacramento 51 103At Omaha 4 50Vs. Florida 45 32Vs. Omaha 89 30

TOTALS 189 215

2010 COLONIALS DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE

QB: 12 Josh McCown 11 Ryan PerrillouxFB: 33 Jason DavisRB: 26 Andre Dixon 28 Lorenzo Booker

WR: 16 Patrick Carter 13 Jason CheryLT: 65 Orrin Thompson 72 Jacob BenderLG 73 Cliff Louis 68 Ryan CaveC: 70 Keith Gray 62 Tim MattranRG: 79 Isaac Sowells 77 Greg IsdanerRT: 75 Peter Clifford 74 Colin BrownTE: 86 Ronnie Ghent 85 Tyson DeVree 87Charles Davis


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WR: 88 Markee White 81 Shaheer McBride 84Syndric Steptoe

DEFENSE

LE: 97 Michale Spicer 54 Julius WilliamsDT: 96 Vince Oghobaase 95 Derek WalkerDT: 69 Jonas Seawright 98 Marlon FavoriteRE: 99 Maurice Fountain 55 Auston EnglishSLB: 91 Kenny Ingram 56 Joe MortensenMLB:51 Frantz Joseph 58 Danny LansanahWLB:53 Simoni Lawrence 57 Harry ColemanLCB: 23 Ryan Palmer 22 Gerard LawsonFS: 20 Ben Hannula 24 Emanuel Cook 34Marshall McDuffieSS: 40 Ryan Glasper 27 Tra Battle

RCB: 30 Manny Collins 21 Kyle Whitehurst 39Trevor Ford

SPECIALISTS

P: 6 Jy Bond K: 10 Taylor Mehlhaff LS: 61Jared LetkofskyPR: 22 Gerard Lawson KR: 84 Syndric Steptoe

HARTFORD COLONIALS PLAYER STATS

PASSING

11 QB RYAN PERRILLOUX

SEPT. 18 vs. Sacramento: Completed 1-of-5 for 17 yards.SEPT. 24 at Omaha: 3-5 for 29 yards, one TD. Threw his firstprofessional TD pass (6 yards to Taurus Johnson).OCT. 9 vs. Florida: Played two possessions, completing 1 of 2 passesand fumbling twice.OCT. 16 vs. Omaha: Played two possessions, completing 1 of 3passes for 15 yards.


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12 QB JOSH McCOWNSEPT. 18 vs. Sacramento: Completed 11 of 18 pass for 265 yards,three touchdowns and no interceptions. Threw a screen pass toLorenzo Booker, who turned it into an 80-yard TD pass.SEPT. 24 at Omaha: 22-25 for 264 yards, two TD, zero interceptions

OCT. 9 vs. Florida: Completed 18 of 36 passes for 223 yards with onetouchdown and one interception, his first of the season. Was sackedfour times.OCT. 16 vs. Omaha: Completed 13 of 26 passes for 142 yards, twotouchdowns, three interceptions.

RUSHING

25 RB KEVIN JONESOCT. 9 vs. FLORIDA: Made UFL debut; three carries for three yards.OCT. 16 vs. Omaha: 13 carries, 38 yards (2.9 avg.)

26 RB ANDRE DIXONSEPT. 18 vs. SACRAMENTO: 21 carries, 91 yards.SEPT. 24 at OMAHA: 21 carries, 59 yards.OCT. 9 vs. FLORIDA: 11 carries, 24 yards.OCT. 16 vs. Omaha: 3 carries, 9 yards.

28 RB LORENZO BOOKERSEPT. 18 vs. SACRAMENTO: nine carries for 51 yards; 1 reception for80 yards, TD.SEPT. 24 at OMAHA: 4 carries for 4 yards; 5 receptions for 50 yards.

OCT. 9 vs. FLORIDA: 6 carries, 45 yards.OCT. 16 vs. Omaha: 16 carries, 89 yards.

RECEIVING

13 WR JASON CHERYSEPT. 18 vs. SACRAMENTO: 2 receptions, 103 yards, TD. Caught a59-yard TD pass from Josh McCown.SEPT. 24 at OMAHA: Did not catch a pass.OCT. 9 vs. FLORIDA: Did not catch a pass.OCT. 16 vs. Omaha: Did not catch a pass.

16 WR PATRICK CARTERSEPT. 18 vs. SACRAMENTO: 5 receptions, 51 yards.SEPT. 24 at OMAHA: 4 receptions, 48 yards, TD. Caught a 35-yard TDpass.OCT. 9 vs. FLORIDA: 4 receptions, 79 yards.OCT. 16 vs. Omaha: 2 receptions, 46 yards.

81 WR SHAHEER McBRIDE


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SEPT. 18 vs. SACRAMENTO: Did not catch a pass.SEPT. 24 at OMAHA: 1 reception, 12 yards.OCT. 9 vs. FLORIDA: one catch, 44 yards.OCT. 16 vs. Omaha: Did not catch a pass.

84 WR SYNDRIC STEPTOESEPT. 18 vs. SACRAMENTO: Did not catch a pass.SEPT. 24 at OMAHA: 3 catches, 50 yards.OCT. 9 vs. FLORIDA: two catches, 26 yards.OCT. 16 vs. Omaha: 2 catches, 25 yards, 1 touchdown.

85 TE TYSON DeVREESEPT. 18 vs. SACRAMENTO: 1 reception, 23 yards.SEPT. 24 at OMAHA: 2 receptions, 17 yards, caught a 14-yard TDpass.OCT. 9 vs. FLORIDA: 3 catches, 12 yards.

OCT. 16 vs. Omaha: Did not catch a pass.

86 TE RONNIE GHENTSEPT. 18 vs. SACRAMENTO: 1 reception, 4 yards.SEPT. 24 at OMAHA: 3 receptions, 47 yards.OCT. 9 vs. FLORIDA: caught 1-yard touchdown pass from JoshMcCown on fourth down.OCT. 16 vs. Omaha: 1 catch, 4 yards.

87 TE CHARLES DAVIS

SEPT. 18 vs. SACRAMENTO: DNPSEPT. 24 at OMAHA: Did not catch a pass.OCT. 9 vs. FLORIDA: Did not catch a pass.OCT. 16 vs. Omaha: Did not catch a pass.

88 WR MARKEE WHITESEPT. 18 vs. SACRAMENTO: 1 catches, 4 yards, TD.SEPT. 24 at OMAHA: 3 catches, 23 yards.OCT . 9 vs. FLORIDA: Did not catch a pass.OCT. 16 vs. Omaha: 3 catches, 31 yards.

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