Omaha Nighthawks

Omaha Nighthawks
Omaha Nighthawks
Year founded: 2010
Omaha Nighthawks helmet
Omaha Nighthawks logo
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City Omaha, Nebraska
Head coach Joe Moglia
Owner(s) Zach Nelson
General manager Rick Mueller
Affiliations
United Football League (2010–present)
Current uniform
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Team colors Metallic Silver, Omaha Black, Omaha Slate

              

Team history
  • Omaha Nighthawks (2010–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Home fields

The Omaha Nighthawks are a professional American football team based in Omaha, Nebraska, which plays in the United Football League, joining the league as an expansion team in 2010. For their first season, the Nighthawks played their home games at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium before moving to TD Ameritrade Park Omaha for 2011 and beyond. Zach Nelson, CEO of Internet software provider NetSuite, was announced as lead owner in August 2010.[1]

Contents

Franchise history

2010 season

On April 15, 2010, Omaha was granted an expansion team in the UFL, with former Boston College coach Jeff Jagodzinski being named the team's head coach.[2][3] The team allowed fans to name the new team by either writing in a name or choosing from a preselected list (Mustangs, Spirit, Navigators or Stags).[4] The Nighthawks name was officially unveiled on May 5, 2010 and won based on a strong write-in campaign. It was partially derived from the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the retired stealth fighter used in the United States Air Force.[5]

On September 21, the Tuesday before the team's first ever game, it was announced that a sellout crowd of 24,000 tickets were sold for the first time in UFL history, to watch the Nighthawks take on the Colonials in the franchise's first ever game.[6] Omaha defeated the Colonials, 27–26.

On November 19, the Omaha Nighthawks played Florida in the UFL's first alternate uniform: a camouflage jersey was worn in honor of the Armed Forces.[7]

On January 3, 2011, Jagodzinski was fired by the Nighthawks. Omaha chose to not renew his contract for the 2011 season as he led the Nighthawks to four straight losses to close out the season at 3-5, tied for last place in the league for 2010.[8] Just nine days later, Joe Moglia was named team president and head coach.[9] He was previously announced as the head coach for the expansion Virginia Destroyers.

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance TV
Final score Team record
1 Bye
2 Friday, September 24 7:00 p.m. CT Hartford Colonials W 27–26 1–0 Rosenblatt Stadium 23,067 HDNet
3 Saturday, October 2 7:30 p.m. CT Sacramento Mountain Lions W 20–17 2–0 Rosenblatt Stadium 23,416 HDNet
4 Friday, October 8 9:00 p.m. CT at Las Vegas Locomotives L 10–22 2–1 Sam Boyd Stadium 9,767 HDNet
5 Saturday, October 16 2:00 p.m. CT at Hartford Colonials W 19–14 3–1 Rentschler Field 14,056 NESN
6 Bye
7 Thursday, October 28 7:00 p.m. CT Las Vegas Locomotives L 10–24 3–2 Rosenblatt Stadium 23,554 HDNet
8 Friday, November 5 7:00 p.m. CT at Florida Tuskers L 14–31 3–3 Citrus Bowl 9,203 HDNet
9 Saturday, November 13 10:00 p.m. CT at Sacramento Mountain Lions L 3–41 3–4 Hornet Stadium 20,000 Versus
10 Friday, November 19 7:30 p.m. CT Florida Tuskers L 10–27 3–5 Rosenblatt Stadium 21,106 HDNet

2011 season

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff * Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 Thursday, September 15 7:00 p.m. Virginia Destroyers L 13–23 0–1 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
2 Bye
3 Saturday, October 1 6:00 p.m. at Sacramento Mountain Lions W 33–30 1–1 Hornet Stadium
4 Saturday, October 8 7:00 p.m. at Las Vegas Locomotives L 10–30 1–2 Sam Boyd Stadium
5 Saturday, October 15 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas Locomotives L 6–13 1–3 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
6 Friday, October 21 7:00 p.m. Sacramento Mountain Lions L 19–25 1–4 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
* All times are Central Time. † Postseason Consolation Game.

Season-by-season records

Season W L T Pct. Finish Post Season Awards
2010 3 5 0 .375 5th
2011 1 1 0 .500 3rd
Totals 4 6 0 .400 - - -

Records vs. teams

This includes postseason games.

Team Record Percent
Las Vegas Locomotives 0-2 .000
Hartford Colonials 2-0 1.000
Sacramento Mountain Lions 2-1 .667
Florida Tuskers/Virginia Destroyers 0-3 .000

Home, away and neutral records

Location Record Percent
Home 2-3 .400
Away 2-3 .400
Neutral 0-0 .000

Current personnel

Current staff

Omaha Nighthawks staffv · d · e
Front Office
  • Owner – Zach Nelson
  • General Manager – Rick Mueller
  • Director of Player Personnel – Greg Mohns
  • Director of Football Operations – Matt Boockmeier

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Bart Andrus
  • Quarterbacks – Vacant
  • Running Backs/Tight Ends – Brock Olivo
  • Wide Receivers – Kevin Daft
  • Offensive Line – Don Lawrence
  • Assistant Offensive Line/Offensive Quality Control – Robert Hunt
  Defensive Coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Tom Olivadotti
  • Defensive Line – Brandon Noble
  • Assistant Defensive Line/Quality Control – Mike Gallagher
  • Linebackers – Vacant
  • Defensive Backs – Pete Kuharchek

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Vacant


Coaching Staff
Management
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Current roster

Omaha Nighthawks rosterview · talk · edit
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

  • 16 Justin Brantley P
  • 45 Kyle Nelson LS
  •  6 Jeff Wolfert K
Reserve Lists


Rookies in italics
Roster updated October 19, 2011
[ Depth Chart]
51 Active, 9 Inactive

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References

External links


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