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Template:United Football League (2009) team The Florida Tuskers are a professional American football team.
The city of Orlando, Florida was awarded a franchise in the United Football League. Their home stadium is the Citrus Bowl, with an October 30 game against the Las Vegas Locomotives to be played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.[1] Jim Haslett, former head coach of the New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Rams, is the franchise's first head coach.[2]
On August 12, 2009 the official name of the Florida Tuskers was announced. It was also announced that Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg had bought interest in the team.[3]
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent (HOME/Away) | Score | Location | Time | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday, October 10 | NEW YORK | W 35-13 | Citrus Bowl | 7pm Eastern | HDNet |
| 2 | Wednesday, October 14 | at Las Vegas | W 29-15 | Sam Boyd Stadium | 9pm Eastern | VERSUS |
| 3 | Thursday, October 22 | CALIFORNIA | W 34-7 | Citrus Bowl | 7pm Eastern | VERSUS |
| 4 | Friday, October 30 | LAS VEGAS | Tropicana Field, Template:City-state | 7pm Eastern | HDNet | |
| 5 | Bye Week | |||||
| 6 | Saturday, November 14 | at New York | Rentschler Field – Template:City-state | 7pm Eastern | HDNet | |
| 7 | Thursday, November 19 | at California | AT&T Park | 9pm Eastern | VERSUS | |
Current personnel
Current staff
Template:Florida Tuskers staff
Current roster
Template:Florida Tuskers roster
References
- ^ "Orlando metropolitan area". Potential markets. United Football League. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ Balzer, Howard (2009-03-09). "New UFL might make play for Vick". San Francisco, Calif.: The SportsXchange/CBS Sports. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ http://www.ufl-football.com/press/2009/08/12/united_football_league_introduces_florida_tuskers_as_team_name_unveils_uniforms