Las Vegas Locomotives

Template:United Football League (2009) team The Las Vegas Locomotives (called the Locos for short) are a professional American football team based in Las Vegas, Nevada who play in the United Football League. The team plays its home games in Sam Boyd Stadium, home field for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Jim Fassel is the franchise's head coach and general manager. The Locomotives won the 2009 UFL Championship Game on November 27, 2009.

Franchise history

2009 season

Main article: 2009 Las Vegas Locomotives season

See also: 2009 UFL season

Las Vegas was awarded a franchise for the inaugural season of the UFL in 2009. The team named Jim Fassel as head coach, who led his team to a 4–2 record in his first season. In the 2009 UFL Championship Game, the Locos defeated the then-undefeated Florida Tuskers to become the league's first champions.

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance	TV
				Final score	Team record
1	Thursday, October 8	9:00 p.m. ET	California Redwoods	W 30–17	1–0	Sam Boyd Stadium	18,187	Versus
2	Wednesday, October 14	9:00 p.m. ET	Florida Tuskers	L 15–29	1–1	Sam Boyd Stadium	12,160	Versus
3	Bye
4	Friday, October 30	7:00 p.m. ET	at Florida Tuskers	L 24–27	1–2	Tropicana Field	11,354	HDNet
5	Wednesday, November 4	7:00 p.m. ET	at New York Sentinels	W 41–10	2–2	James M. Shuart Stadium	4,392	Versus
6	Saturday, November 14	9:00 p.m. ET	at California Redwoods	W 16–10	3–2	Spartan Stadium	4,312	HDNet
7	Friday, November 20	9:00 p.m. ET	New York Sentinels	W 41–7	4–2	Sam Boyd Stadium	13,306	HDNet

Championship Game

Main article: 2009 UFL Championship Game

Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Final score	Game site	Attendance	TV
Friday, November 27	3:00 p.m. ET	Florida Tuskers	W 20–17 (OT)	Sam Boyd Stadium	14,801	Versus

2010 season

Main article: 2010 Las Vegas Locomotives season

See also: 2010 UFL season

Prior to the 2010 season, head coach Jim Fassel added the title of general manager, replacing league-wide general manager Rick Mueller, who handled the duties in 2009. The team also made a small tweak to its color scheme with red replacing the league-standard teal color in the trim of the logo for 2010.

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance	TV
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, September 18	8:00 p.m. PT	Florida Tuskers	L 20–27	0–1	Sam Boyd Stadium	9,103	HDNet
2	Bye
3	Thursday, September 30	3:00 p.m. PT	at Florida Tuskers	W 20–17	1–1	Citrus Bowl	9,053	Versus
4	Friday, October 8	7:00 p.m. PT	Omaha Nighthawks	W 22–10	2–1	Sam Boyd Stadium	9,767	HDNet
5	Friday, October 15	8:00 p.m. PT	at Sacramento Mountain Lions	W 26–3	3–1	Hornet Stadium	19,000	HDNet
6	Saturday, October 23	12:30 p.m. PT	Hartford Colonials	W 24–21 (OT)	4–1	Sam Boyd Stadium	8,451	Versus
7	Thursday, October 28	5:00 p.m. PT	at Omaha Nighthawks	W 24–10	5–1	Rosenblatt Stadium	23,554	HDNet
8	Saturday, November 6	8:00 p.m. PT	Sacramento Mountain Lions	L 24–27	5–2	Sam Boyd Stadium	13,622	Versus
9	Bye
10	Saturday, November 20	12:30 p.m. PT	at Hartford Colonials	L 14–27	5–3	Rentschler Field	14,554	Versus

Season-by-season records

2009 Locos logo

Season	W	L	T	Avg.	Finish	Post Season	Awards
2009	4	2	0	.666	2nd	Won Championship Game (Florida) 20–17 (OT)	DeDe Dorsey (Championship MVP)
2010	-	-	-	-	-
Totals	4	2	0	.666	-	1-0	-

External links

• Official webpage
• Official uniform style guide