The

Omaha Nighthawks The Omaha Nighthawks were a professional American football team based in Omaha, Nebraska, which played in the United Football League, joining the league as an expansion team in 2010. During their first season, the Nighthawks played their home gam ...

season was the second season for the United Football League franchise.

Offseason

The team fired previous head coach

Jeff Jagodzinski Jeff Jagodzinski (born October 12, 1963) is an American football offensive line coach and former player who is the offensive line coach for the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL). He was previously the offensive coord ...

following the 2010 season after losing the last four games and slipping out of the playoffs.

Joe Moglia Joseph Hugh Moglia (born April 1, 1949) is an American businessman and former football coach. He served as head football coach at Coastal Carolina University from 2012 to 2016 and again in 2018 after spending the 2017 season on medical leave. Du ...

, an Omaha native who had originally been assigned as head coach of the expansion

Virginia Destroyers The Virginia Destroyers were a professional American football team based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. They began play in the United Football League (2009–2012), United Football League (UFL) in the 2011 UFL season, 2011 season. They played their ...

, was reassigned to Omaha to replace Jagodzinski. The Nighthawks have also changed stadiums, moving from

Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium was a baseball stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, the former home to the annual NCAA Division I College World Series and the minor league Omaha Royals, now known as the Omaha Storm Chasers. Rosenblatt Stadium was the largest m ...

, where they spent their inaugural season, to

TD Ameritrade Park Charles Schwab Field Omaha (formerly TD Ameritrade Park Omaha) is a baseball park in Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 2011, the stadium serves as a replacement for historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. Charles Schwab Field has a seating capacity of 24, ...

in the downtown area of Omaha.

UFL Draft

Hartford Colonials dispersal draft

*R1. Orrin Thompson, OT *R2.

Chad Nkang Chad K Nkang (born July 1, 1985) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Nkang played collegiately at Elon University. Nkang has also been a member of the Winni ...

, LB *R3.

Kyle Calloway Kyle Calloway (June 21, 1987 – July 2, 2016) was an American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft out of the University of Iowa. Calloway was considered to be a late-round ...

, OT *R4.

Lorenzo Booker Lorenzo Adarryll Booker (born June 14, 1984) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State. Booker has also been a member o ...

, RB *R5.

Cecil Newton Cecil Newton Jr. (born March 20, 1986) is a former American football center. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Tennessee State. He is the son of Cecil Newton Sr. and older ...

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Personnel

Staff

Roster

Schedule

Standings

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Virginia Destroyers

Week 3: at Sacramento Mountain Lions

Week 4: at Las Vegas Locomotives

Week 5: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives

Week 6: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions

References

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