The United Football League (UFL) announced today that it will host the league’s championship game at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha. The game will be on Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 11 a.m. and will be broadcast live on VERSUS. This fall, Omaha welcomed the UFL’s expansion franchise, the Omaha Nighthawks, to Rosenblatt Stadium. The Nighthawks have gone 3-1 in their first year and are in the running to play at the league’s championship game.
Mayor Jim Suttle joined UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue and Omaha Chamber of Commerce Executive Director David Brown at the press conference to celebrate the announcement. About 50 local fans also attended the announcement, some dressed in full Nighthawks apparel.
Mayor Suttle and Commissioner Huyghue at the announcement.
“Since the UFL announced it would bring an expansion team to Omaha, our community has welcomed the Nighthawks with open arms,” Mayor Suttle said. “It is only fitting that this exciting inaugural season will be punctuated even further with the league’s championship event.”
“In addition to the performances of head coach Jeff Jagodzinski’s team on the field, we are rewarding the Omaha fans for their passion and phenomenal support of the Nighthawks by bringing the 2010 UFL Championship game to their City,” Commissioner Huyghue said. “The local fans will guarantee a fine spectacle at what will be the final sporting event in the long and storied history of Rosenblatt Stadium.”
The view of Rosenblatt’s baseball field converted into a football field.
For more information about tickets to the championship game, visit the UFL’s website.
