| Team: | Omaha Nighthawks |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Record: | 3–5 |
| Division Place: | 5th |
| Coach: | Jeff Jagodzinski |
| Stadium: | Rosenblatt Stadium |
| Playoffs: | did not qualify |
| Uniform: | File:UFL-Uniform-OMA.png --> |
| No Prevseason: | true |
The 2010 Omaha Nighthawks season was the first season for the United Football League franchise. The team finished with a 3–5 record and last in the league.
| Player name | Position | College | Former team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. J. Alexander | OG | Syracuse | Florida | |
| Willie Andrews | S | Baylor | Florida | |
| Martin Bibla | OG | Miami (FL) | Las Vegas | |
| Wendell Bryant | DT | Wisconsin | Las Vegas | |
| Mike Fladell | OT | Rutgers | New York Sentinels | |
| Ryan Hoag | WR | Gustavus Adolphus | New York Sentinels | |
| Christian Hopkins | TE | Toledo | New York Sentinels | |
| Ross Kolodziej | DT | Wisconsin | Las Vegas | |
| Fred Matua | OG | Southern California | Florida | |
| Terrell Maze | CB | San Diego State | New York Sentinels | |
| Adrian McCovy | LB | Arizona | California | |
| Frank Murphy | WR | Kansas State | Florida | |
| Ryan Neufeld | TE | UCLA | Florida | |
| Josh Savage | DE | Utah | Florida | |
| Adam Speer | OG | Oregon State | California | |
| Gary Stills | LB | West Virginia | Las Vegas | |
| Craphonso Thorpe | WR | Florida State | New York Sentinels | |
| DeJuan Tribble | CB | Boston College | Florida | |
| Shaud Williams | RB | Alabama | Florida | |
| Willie Williams | DT | Louisville | Florida |
See main article: 2010 UFL Draft.
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Dewayne White | DE | Louisville | |
| 2 | 6 | Chike Okeafor | DE | Purdue | |
| 3 | 11 | Shawn Andrews | OT | Arkansas | |
| 4 | 16 | Adrian Jones | OT | Kansas | |
| 5 | 21 | Kenny Peterson | DT | Ohio State | |
| 6 | 26 | Ronald Curry | WR | North Carolina | |
| 7 | 35 | DeMarcus Faggins | CB | Kansas State | |
| 8 | 39 | Devard Darling | WR | Washington State | |
| 9 | 43 | Nate Webster | LB | Miami (FL) | |
| 10 | 47 | Frank Walker | CB | Tuskegee | |
| 11 | 51 | Hollis Thomas | DT | Northern Illinois | |
| 12 | 60 | Nick Ferguson | S | Georgia Tech | |
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| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | TV | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | ||||||||
| 1 | Bye | ||||||||
| 2 | Friday, September 24 | 7:00 p.m. CT | Hartford Colonials | W 27–26 | 1–0 | Rosenblatt Stadium | 23,067 | HDNet | |
| 3 | Saturday, October 2 | 7:30 p.m. CT | Sacramento Mountain Lions | W 20–17 | 2–0 | Rosenblatt Stadium | 23,416 | HDNet | |
| 4 | Friday, October 8 | 9:00 p.m. CT | at Las Vegas Locomotives | L 10–22 | 2–1 | Sam Boyd Stadium | 9,767 | HDNet | |
| 5 | Saturday, October 16 | 2:00 p.m. CT | at Hartford Colonials | W 19–14 | 3–1 | Rentschler Field | 14,056 | NESN | |
| 6 | Bye | ||||||||
| 7 | Thursday, October 28 | 7:00 p.m. CT | Las Vegas Locomotives | L 10–24 | 3–2 | Rosenblatt Stadium | 23,554 | HDNet | |
| 8 | Friday, November 5 | 7:00 p.m. CT | at Florida Tuskers | L 14–31 | 3–3 | Citrus Bowl | 9,203 | HDNet | |
| 9 | Saturday, November 13 | 10:00 p.m. CT | at Sacramento Mountain Lions | L 3–41 | 3–4 | Hornet Stadium | 20,000 | Versus | |
| 10 | Friday, November 19 | 7:30 p.m. CT | Florida Tuskers | L 10–27 | 3–5 | Rosenblatt Stadium | 21,106 | HDNet | |
In what is regarded as the best UFL game played so far, Jeff Garcia completed a pass to Robert Ferguson with six seconds left to give the Nighthawks a win 27–26.