| Team: | California Redwoods |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Record: | 2–4 |
| Division Place: | 3rd |
| Playoffs: | did not qualify |
| Uniform: | File:UFL-Uniform-CA.png |
| No Prevseason: | true |
| Next: | 2010 (Sac. Mountain Lions) |
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.
The Redwoods played in the inaugural UFL game on October 8, which they lost to the Las Vegas Locomotives by a score of 30–17.[1]
See main article: 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.
| = Indicates player signed with team |
| Player | width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;" | Position ! | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| FB | NW Oklahoma State | ||
| FB | San Diego State | ||
| QB | Kentucky | ||
| WR | Pearl River CC | ||
| LS | Brown | ||
| QB | Hanover | ||
| WR | Marshall | ||
| DE | Auburn | ||
| RB | Washington State | ||
| LB | Northwestern | ||
| TE | Western Michigan | ||
| T | California-Davis | ||
| LB | San Diego State | ||
| QB | Harvard | ||
| T | East Carolina | ||
| WR | McNeese State | ||
| T | Vanderbilt | ||
| NT | Fresno State | ||
| DE | Georgia Southern | ||
| DB | Southern | ||
| DB | San Diego State | ||
| DB | Wisconsin–La Crosse | ||
| RB | Morehouse | ||
| WR | Texas-El Paso |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | TV | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | |