The 2010 Hartford Colonials season was the second season for the Hartford Colonials and the first since relocating to Hartford from New York City. The team finished with a 3–5 record and fourth in the league.
Offseason UFL draft
+ 2010 Hartford Colonials UFL draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 2 Andre Dixon RB Connecticut 2 7 Anthony Montgomery DL Minnesota 3 12 Shawn Bayes WR Kent State 4 17 Andre Barbour OL Eastern Kentucky 5 22 Simoni Lawrence LB Minnesota 6 27 Tim Mattran OL Stanford 7 31 Robert Ortiz WR San Diego State 8 40 Asaph Schwapp FB Notre Dame 9 44 Brandon Drumgoole DL Greensboro College 10 48 Ben Benshoof OL Wingate 11 52 Clint McPeek LB New Mexico 12 56 Kendall Briscoe DT New Mexico
Staff 2010 Hartford Colonials staff Front office Owner – Bill Mayer Director of football operations – Jason McKay Director of player personnel – David Turner
Head coaches Head coach/general manager – Chris Palmer
Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Dave Ragone Running backs – Michael Jenkins Wide receivers – Shane Waldron Tight ends/offensive line – Oji Fagan Offensive line – Todd Washington Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Osia Lewis Defensive line – Ted Daisher Assistant defensive line – Tony Sparano Jr. Linebackers – Frank Hauser Secondary – Jerry Holmes Safeties – Doug Mandigo
Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Kevin O'Dea Special teams quality control/video assistant – James Stanley Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Mark Asanovich
Roster 2010 Hartford Colonials final roster Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen Linebackers
Defensive Backs Special Teams
Reserve Lists
rookies in italics 52 Active, 6 Inactive
Schedule Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 Sacramento Mountain Lions W 27–10 1–0 Rentschler Field 14,384 2 at Omaha Nighthawks L 26–27 1–1 Rosenblatt Stadium 23,067 3 Bye 4 Florida Tuskers L 20–33 1–2 Rentschler Field 14,468 5 Omaha Nighthawks L 14–19 1–3 Rentschler Field 14,056 6 at Las Vegas Locomotives L 21–24 1–4 Sam Boyd Stadium 8,451 7 at Sacramento Mountain Lions W 27–26 2–4 Hornet Stadium 13,500 8 Bye 9 at Florida Tuskers L 7–41 2–5 Citrus Bowl 9,637 10 Las Vegas Locomotives W 27–14 3–5 Rentschler Field 14,554
Standings
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Sacramento Mountain Lions
The first game in the second season of the UFL was a battle of the two teams that relocated during the offseason, the Sacramento Mountain Lions, formerly the California Redwoods, and the Hartford Colonials, formerly the New York Sentinels. Hartford took scored the first 27 points of the game en route to the franchise's first victory in its two-year history, 27–10. Hartford's QB Josh McCown completed 11 of 21 passes for 265 passes and three touchdowns. Daunte Culpepper of the Mountain Lions threw forty passes, completing twenty-one, threw for 174 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Sacramento lost on opening day for the second consecutive season.Hartford 27, Sacramento 10 A record-crowd of 14,384 attended the first professional football game in Hartford since 1973.
Week 2: at Omaha Nighthawks
Week 4: vs. Florida Tuskers
Week 5: vs. Omaha Nighthawks
Week 6: at Las Vegas Locomotives
Week 7: at Sacramento Mountain Lions
Week 9: at Florida Tuskers
Week 10: vs. Las Vegas Locomotives
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