2009 New York Sentinels season

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{{unreferenced|date=April 2012}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| team = New York Sentinels

| year = 2009

| record = 0–6

| division_place = 4th

| coach = Ted Cottrell

| general manager = Rick Mueller

| owner = Bill Mayer

| stadium = Giants Stadium
James M. Shuart Stadium
Rentschler Field

| playoffs = did not qualify

| uniform = File:UFL-Uniform-NY.png

| no_prevseason = true

| next = 2010

}}

The 2009 New York Sentinels season was the first and only season for the New York Sentinels. In the United Football League's Premiere Season, the Sentinels went winless by posting a 0–6 record, finishing in fourth place.

Draft

{{Main|UFL Premiere Season Draft}}

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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| = Indicates player signed with team

class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 40%"
style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Playerwidth=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"| College
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|C. J. BachérQBNorthwestern
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Trey BrownDBUCLA
Oliver CelestinDBTexas Southern
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Richard ClebertNTSouth Florida
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Sean EstradaGPennsylvania
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Maurice FountainDEClemson
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Ronnie GhentTELouisville
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Tyronne GrossRBEastern Oregon
Samuel GutekunstTNone
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Jasper HarveyCSan Diego State
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Brian JohnsonQBUtah
Noriaki KinoshitaWRRitsumeikan
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|David LoftonDBStanford
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Marc MagroLBWest Virginia
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Terrell MazeDBSan Diego State
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Ray NorellTBuffalo
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Ramiro PrunedaTMonterrey Tech
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Joe RubinRBPortland State
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Steve SandersWRBowling Green
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Cecil SappRBColorado State
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Bryan SaveNTColorado State
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Michale SpicerDEWestern Carolina
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|LaBrandon ToefieldRBLSU
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Nathan WilliamsLBMurray State
bgcolor="d9e9f9"|Shannon WoodsRBTexas Tech

Personnel

=Staff=

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=Roster=

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|+ colspan="7" style="background-color:#242021; color: white; border: 2px solid #8CC540; text-align: center;"|2009 New York Sentinels roster

style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Quarterbacks

{{NFLplayer|14|C. J. Bachér|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer| 5|Quinn Gray}}

{{NFLplayer| 3|Ingle Martin}}

Running backs

{{NFLplayer|28|Charles Ali|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|21|Tyronne Gross}}

{{NFLplayer|33|Noah Herron}}

{{NFLplayer|24|Marlon Lucky|KR}}

{{NFLplayer|32|Cecil Sapp|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|22|LaBrandon Toefield}}

{{NFLplayer|26|Shannon Woods|rookie=y}}

Wide receivers

{{NFLplayer|11|Daron Clark|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|81|Cortez Hankton}}

{{NFLplayer| 7|Ryan Hoag}}

{{NFLplayer|12|Steve Sanders|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer| 9|Jamayel Smith|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer| 8|Craphonso Thorpe}}

Tight ends

{{NFLplayer|88|T. J. Cottrell}}

{{NFLplayer|87|Charles Davis|d=tight end}}

{{NFLplayer|86|Ronnie Ghent}}

{{NFLplayer|84|Christian Hopkins|rookie=y}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Offensive linemen

{{NFLplayer|67|Nate Bennett|G}}

{{NFLplayer|64|Elton Brown|G}}

{{NFLplayer|72|Mike Fladell|G/T}}

{{NFLplayer|63|Jasper Harvey|C}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Steve Justice|C}}

{{NFLplayer|65|Orrin Thompson|T}}

{{NFLplayer|60|Michael Toudouze|T}}

{{NFLplayer|79|Jason Watkins|d=American football|T}}

Defensive linemen

{{NFLplayer|90|Ryan Boschetti|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|99|Maurice Fountain|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|96|Brigham Harwell|DT|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|97|Simeon Rice|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|98|Bryan Save|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|92|Jonas Seawright|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|93|Michale Spicer|DE}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Linebackers

{{NFLplayer|55|Chase Bullock|ILB|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|91|Charlton Keith|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|56|Joe Mortensen|ILB|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|54|Rian Wallace|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|53|Leon Williams|d=American football|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|51|Nathan Williams|link=no|OLB|rookie=y}}

Defensive backs

{{NFLplayer|27|Tra Battle|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Brian Bonner|d=safety|SS/PR}}

{{NFLplayer|36|David Lofto|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|34|Terrell Maze|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|29|David Pittman|d=American football|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|37|Paul Pratt|d=American football|CB|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|23|Matterral Richardson|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|41|Darien Williams|SS|rookie=y}}

Special teams

{{NFLplayer|10|Scott Player|P}}

{{NFLplayer|61|Jared Retkofsky|LS}}

{{NFLplayer| 1|Taylor Rowan|K|rookie=y}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Reserve lists

{{NFLplayer|24|Chris Barclay|RB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|62|Louis Ellis|rookie=y|DT|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|78|Dan Oliphant|OT|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|64|Erik Robertson|G|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|19|Koren Robinson|WR|Susp.}}

{{NFLplayer|29|Joe Rubin|RB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|25|Tony Tiller|CB|IR}}


rookies in italics

Roster updated November 17, 2009

52 Active, 7 Inactive

Schedule

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rowspan="2" | Week

! rowspan="2" | Date

! rowspan="2" | Kickoff

! rowspan="2" | Opponent

! colspan="2" | Results

! rowspan="2" | Game site

! rowspan="2" | Attendance

! rowspan="2" | TV

Final score

! Team record

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! 1

| Saturday, October 10

| 7:00 p.m. ET

| at Florida Tuskers

| L 13–35

| 0–1

| Citrus Bowl

| 11,203

| HDNet

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! 2

| Saturday, October 17

| 9:00 p.m. ET

| at California Redwoods

| L 7–24

| 0–2

| AT&T Park

| 6,341

| HDNet

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! 3

| colspan="8" | Bye

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! 4

| Thursday, October 29

| 7:00 p.m. ET

| California Redwoods

| L 13–20

| 0–3

| Giants Stadium

| 10,818

| Versus

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! 5

| Wednesday, November 4

| 7:00 p.m. ET

| Las Vegas Locomotives

| L 10–41

| 0–4

| James M. Shuart Stadium

| 4,392

| Versus

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! 6

| Thursday, November 12

| 7:00 p.m. ET

| Florida Tuskers

| L 6–24

| 0–5

| Rentschler Field

| 5,201

| Versus

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! 7

| Friday, November 20

| 9:00 p.m. ET

| at Las Vegas Locomotives

| L 7–41

| 0–6

| Sam Boyd Stadium

| 13,306

| HDNet

Standings

{{2009 UFL standings}}

Game summaries

=Week 1: at Florida Tuskers=

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|attendance=11,203

|referee=Randy Christal

|TV=HDNet

|TVAnnouncers=Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire

|scoring=

;1st quarter

  • NY – Craphonso Thorpe 11-yard pass from Quinn Gray (Piotr Czech kick), 12:52

;2nd quarter

  • NY – Piotr Czech 32-yard field goal, 15:00
  • FL – Frank Murphy 9-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 3:54
  • FL – Taye Biddle 35-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 2:52
  • NY – Piotr Czech 42-yard field goal, 0:13

;3rd quarter

  • FL – Chas Gessner 16-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 9:58
  • FL – Ryan Neufeld 1-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Matt Bryant kick), 6:30

;4th quarter

  • FL – Tatum Bell 1-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 11:55

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;Passing

  • NY – Quinn Gray – 12/29, 161 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • FL – Brooks Bollinger – 20/26, 225 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT

;Rushing

  • NY – LaBrandon Toefield – 10 att, 34 yards
  • FL – Tatum Bell – 15 att, 70 yards, 1 TD

;Receiving

  • NY – Craphonso Thorpe – 4 rec, 77 yards, 1 TD
  • FL – Chas Gessner – 4 rec, 59 yards, 1 TD

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=Week 2: at California Redwoods=

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|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=7 |H4=10

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|attendance=6,341

|referee=Jon Bible

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|TVAnnouncers=Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire

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;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 4: vs. California Redwoods=

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|home=Sentinels

|H1=0 |H2=6 |H3=7 |H4=0

|stadium=Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=10,818

|referee=Jon Bible

|TV=Versus

|TVAnnouncers=Dave Sims & Doug Flutie

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;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

}}

=Week 5: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives=

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|time=7:00 p.m. ET

|road=Locomotives

|R1=10 |R2=14 |R3=3 |R4=14

|home=Sentinels

|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=3 |H4=0

|stadium=James M. Shuart Stadium, Hempstead, New York

|attendance=4,392

|referee=Dave Cutaia

|TV=Versus

|TVAnnouncers=Dave Sims & Doug Flutie

|scoring=

;1st quarter

  • LV – Marcel Shipp 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 6:36
  • LV – Graham Gano 44-yard field goal, 0:22

;2nd quarter

  • LV – Marcel Shipp 6-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 10:17
  • NY – Steve Sanders 2-yard pass from Ingle Martin (Piotr Czech kick), 2:28
  • LV – Adam Bergen 14-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 0:53

;3rd quarter

  • NY – Piotr Czech 38-yard field goal, 6:57
  • LV – Graham Gano 49-yard field goal, 0:13

;4th quarter

  • LV – Josh Scobey 17-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 9:18
  • LV – Trey Young 75-yard interception return (Graham Gano kick), 6:45

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;Passing

  • LV – J. P. Losman – 27/37, 277 yards, 2 TD
  • NY – Ingle Martin – 21/36, 173 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

;Rushing

  • LV – Marcel Shipp – 12 att, 34 yards, 2 TD
  • NY – Shannon Woods – 12 att, 45 yards

;Receiving

  • LV – Josh Scobey – 5 rec, 73 yards, 1 TD
  • NY – Shannon Woods – 2 rec, 34 yards

}}

=Week 6: vs. Florida Tuskers=

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|R1=10 |R2=0 |R3=7 |R4=7

|home=Sentinels

|H1=3 |H2=3 |H3=0 |H4=0

|stadium=Rentschler Field, Hartford, Connecticut

|attendance=5,201

|referee=Randy Christal

|TV=Versus

|TVAnnouncers=Dave Sims & Doug Flutie

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=Week 7: at Las Vegas Locomotives=

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|date=Friday, November 20, 2009

|time=9:00 p.m. ET

|road=Sentinels

|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=7

|home=Locomotives

|H1=7 |H2=10 |H3=21 |H4=3

|stadium=Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

|attendance=13,306

|referee=Jon Bible

|TV=HDNet

|TVAnnouncers=Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire

|scoring=

;1st quarter

  • LV – Ezra Butler 17-yard blocked kick return (Graham Gano kick), 13:44

;2nd quarter

  • LV – Jake Nordin 4-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Graham Gano kick), 12:39
  • LV – Graham Gano 32-yard field goal, 5:40

;3rd quarter

  • LV – Samie Parker 3-yard pass from Tim Rattay (Graham Gano kick), 11:04
  • LV – Marcel Shipp 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 8:49
  • LV – DeDe Dorsey 5-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 2:37

;4th quarter

  • NY – Charles Ali 1-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 13:25
  • LV – Graham Gano 34-yard field goal, 6:46

|stats=

;Passing

  • NY – Ingle Martin – 11/23, 131 yards, 2 INT
  • LV – Tim Rattay – 10/21, 97 yards, 2 TD

;Rushing

  • NY – Shannon Woods – 8 att, 24 yards
  • LV – DeDe Dorsey – 14 att, 60 yards, 1 TD

;Receiving

  • NY – Cortez Hankton – 6 rec, 68 yards
  • LV – David Kircus – 2 rec, 37 yards

}}

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