title: 2009 California Redwoods season
text: # 2009 California Redwoods season
  
  The 2009 California Redwoods season was the first and only season for the California Redwoods. In the United Football League's Premiere Season, the team finished with a 2–4 record and in third place. This team is now known as the Sacramento Mountain Lions.
  
  ## 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.
  
  * = Indicates player signed with team
  
  | Player | Position | College |
  | - | - | - |
  | Odie Armstrong | FB | NW Oklahoma State |
  | Obafemi Ayanbadejo | FB | San Diego State |
  | Shane Boyd | QB | Kentucky |
  | Larry Brackins | WR | Pearl River CC |
  | Kai Brown | LS | Brown |
  | Brett Dietz | QB | Hanover |
  | Marcus Fitzgerald | WR | Marshall |
  | Marquies Gunn | DE | Auburn |
  | Derrell Hutsona | RB | Washington State |
  | Prince Kwateng | LB | Northwestern |
  | Branden Ledbetter | TE | Western Michigan |
  | Cory Lekkerkerker | T | California-Davis |
  | Joe Martin | LB | San Diego State |
  | Liam O'Hagan | QB | Harvard |
  | Brian Rimpf | T | East Carolina |
  | B. J. Sams | WR | McNeese State |
  | Brian Stamper | T | Vanderbilt |
  | Jason Stewart | NT | Fresno State |
  | Damon Suggs | DE | Georgia Southern |
  | Ahmad Treaudo | DB | Southern |
  | Marviel Underwood | DB | San Diego State |
  | Jeremy Unertl | DB | Wisconsin–La Crosse |
  | John David Washington | RB | Morehouse |
  | Joe West | WR | Texas-El Paso |
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance | TV |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance | TV |
  | 1 | Thursday, October 8 | 9:00 p.m. ET | at Las Vegas Locomotives | L 17–30 | 0–1 | Sam Boyd Stadium | 18,187 | Versus |
  | 2 | Saturday, October 17 | 9:00 p.m. ET | New York Sentinels | W 24–7 | 1–1 | AT&T Park | 6,341 | HDNet |
  | 3 | Thursday, October 22 | 7:00 p.m. ET | at Florida Tuskers | L 7–34 | 1–2 | Citrus Bowl | 12,021 | Versus |
  | 4 | Thursday, October 29 | 7:00 p.m. ET | at New York Sentinels | W 20–13 | 2–2 | Giants Stadium | 10,818 | Versus |
  | 5 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
  | 6 | Saturday, November 14 | 9:00 p.m. ET | Las Vegas Locomotives | L 10–16 | 2–3 | Spartan Stadium | 4,312 | HDNet |
  | 7 | Thursday, November 19 | 9:00 p.m. ET | Florida Tuskers | L 27–34 | 2–4 | AT&T Park | 6,837 | Versus |
  
  ## Standings
  
  United Football League :
  
  | viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | y-Florida Tuskers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 183 | 92 | W6 |
  | y-Las Vegas Locomotives | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 167 | 100 | W3 |
  | California Redwoods | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 105 | 134 | L2 |
  | New York Sentinels | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 56 | 185 | L6 |
  
  y-denotes team advanced to 2009 UFL Championship Game
  
  ## Game summaries
  
  ### Week 1: at Las Vegas Locomotives
  
  | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Redwoods | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
  | Locomotives | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
  
  at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
  
  * Date: October 8, 2009
  * Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
  * Game attendance: 18,187
  * Referee: Jon Bible
  * TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
  
  Game information :
  
  1st quarter
  
  LV – Graham Gano 33-yard field goal, 3:20
  
  2nd quarter
  
  CA – Shane Boyd 4-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 11:03
  
  CA – Cory Ross 4-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 8:45
  
  LV – DeDe Dorsey 1-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 0:13
  
  3rd quarter
  
  LV – Adam Bergen 11-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 11:07
  
  LV – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 8:05
  
  CA – Parker Douglass 26-yard field goal, 0:52
  
  4th quarter
  
  LV – Graham Gano 53-yard field goal, 10:20
  
  LV – DeDe Dorsey 9-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 2:18
  
  Passing
  
  CA – Shane Boyd – 9/22, 92 yards
  
  LV – J. P. Losman – 21/31, 226 yards, 2 TD
  
  Rushing
  
  CA – Cory Ross  – 16 att, 47 yards, 1 TD
  
  LV – Marcel Shipp – 17 att, 69 yards
  
  Receiving
  
  CA – Joe West – 3 rec, 37 yards
  
  LV – Andrae Thurman – 6 rec, 76 yards :
  
  ### Week 2: vs. New York Sentinels
  
  | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sentinels | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
  | Redwoods | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
  
  at AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
  
  * Date: October 17, 2009
  * Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
  * Game attendance: 6,341
  * Referee: Jon Bible
  * TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire
  
  Game information :
  
  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
  
  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 :
  
  ### Week 3: at Florida Tuskers
  
  | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Redwoods | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
  | Tuskers | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
  
  at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
  
  * Date: October 22, 2009
  * Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
  * Game attendance: 12,021
  * Referee: Randy Christal
  * TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
  
  ### Week 4: at New York Sentinels
  
  | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Redwoods | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
  | Sentinels | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
  
  at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
  
  * Date: October 29, 2009
  * Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
  * Game attendance: 10,818
  * Referee: Jon Bible
  * TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
  
  Game information :
  
  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
  
  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 6: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives
  
  | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Locomotives | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
  | Redwoods | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
  
  at Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California
  
  * Date: November 14, 2009
  * Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
  * Game attendance: 4,312
  * Referee: Jon Bible
  * TV announcers (HDNet): Kenny Rice & Paul Maguire
  
  Game information :
  
  1st quarter
  
  CA – Cory Ross 3-yard run (Parker Douglass kick), 2:10
  
  2nd quarter
  
  LV – Graham Gano 35-yard field goal, 1:04
  
  3rd quarter
  
  LV – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 8:02
  
  CA – Parker Douglass 28-yard field goal, 2:27
  
  4th quarter
  
  LV – Andrae Thurman 8-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Graham Gano kick), 11:53
  
  LV – Graham Gano 33-yard field goal, 2:01
  
  Passing
  
  LV – J. P. Losman – 16/29, 199 yards, 1 TD
  
  CA – Shane Boyd – 21/31, 194 yards, 1 INT
  
  Rushing
  
  LV – Marcel Shipp – 19 att, 66 yards
  
  CA – Cory Ross  – 19 att, 111 yards, 1 TD
  
  Receiving
  
  LV – David Kircus – 4 rec, 104 yards
  
  CA – Joe West – 5 rec, 44 yards :
  
  ### Week 7: vs. Florida Tuskers
  
  | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Tuskers | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
  | Redwoods | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
  
  at AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
  
  * Date: November 19, 2009
  * Game time: 9:00 p.m. ET
  * Game attendance: 6,837
  * Referee: Dave Cutaia
  * TV announcers (Versus): Dave Sims & Doug Flutie
  