2012 Florida Tarpons season

The 2012 Florida Tarpons season was the first season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise.[1]

2012 Florida Tarpons season
OwnerMichael Taylor
Andrew Haines
General managerMichael Taylor
Head coachMichael Taylor
Home fieldGermain Arena
11000 Everblades Parkway
Estero, FL 33928
Results
Record11-0
Conference place1st
Playoff finishWon Southern Conference Championship 60-29 (Raiders)
Lost Ultimate Bowl II 44-62 (Commandos)

Schedule

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Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

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All start times are local to home team

Week Day Date Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 BYE
2 Friday March 9 Mississippi Hound Dogs W 58-35[2] 1-0 Germain Arena
3 BYE
4 Sunday March 25 Lakeland Raiders W 62-47[3] 2-0 Germain Arena
5 Friday March 30 at Mississippi Hound Dogs W 45-22[4] 3-0 BancorpSouth Arena
6 Friday April 6 Rome Rampage W 60-7[5] 4-0 Germain Arena
7 Saturday April 14 at Lakeland Raiders W 59-51[6] 5-0 Lakeland Center
8 BYE
9 Saturday April 28 Mississippi Hound Dogs W 58-26[7] 6-0 Germain Arena
10 Sunday May 6 Lakeland Raiders W 55-24[8] 7-0 Germain Arena
11 Monday May 14 at Lakeland Raiders W 57-42[9] 8-0 Lakeland Center
12 Monday May 21 Rome Rampage W 68-2[10] 9-0 Germain Arena
13 Saturday May 26 Mississippi Hound Dogs W 74-13[11] 10-0 Germain Arena
14 BYE
15 Saturday June 9 West Palm Beach Phantoms W 91-18[12] 11-0 Germain Arena

Postseason

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Round Day Date Opponent Results Location
Score Record
Southern Semifinals BYE
Southern Championship Monday June 25 Lakeland Raiders W 60-29[13] 1-0 Germain Arena
Ultimate Bowl II Monday July 2 Cincinnati Commandos L 44-62[14] 1-1 Germain Arena

Standings

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Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT PF PA
Northern Conference
Cincinnati Commandos-y 7 2 .778 8 2 .800 594 373
Erie Explosion-x 7 3 .700 8 3 .727 748 362
Marion Blue Racers-x 5 4 .556 6 5 .636 602 467
Johnstown Generals 3 6 .333 3 6 .333 264 441
Western Pennsylvania Sting 0 6 .000 0 7 .000 132 497
Southern Conference
Florida Tarpons-y 11 0 1.000 11 0 1.000 687 287
Eastern Kentucky Drillers 5 4 .556 6 4 .600 613 361
Lakeland Raiders-x 5 5 .500 6 5 .545 639 379
Rome Rampage 1 6 .143 1 6 .143 100 462
Mississippi Hound Dogs 1 9 .100 1 9 .100 281 559

y - clinched conference title x - clinched playoff spot

Roster

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2012 Florida Tarpons roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • Currently vacant

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen
  • 77 James Barker
  • -- Sean Callahan
  • -- Greg Walls

Defensive linemen

  • -- Josh Long
  • -- Darrell Roseman
  • 26 Steven Turner
Linebackers
  • -- Harriel Moore
  • -- Tavares Woodley

Defensive backs

  • -- Lance Burns
  • -- Terrance Jones
  •  2 Meenyus Miller
  • -- E. J. Whitley
  • 21 Willie Williams

Kickers

  • 20 Ross Gornall
Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated July 2, 2012

19 Active, 0 Inactive

References

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  1. ^ Dave Montrose (August 13, 2011). "Florida Tarpons pressing reset button on arena football in Southwest Florida". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  2. ^ Jake Nordbye (March 9, 2012). "Indoor football returns to SW Florida as Tarpons blast Hound Dogs". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  3. ^ Jake Nordbye (March 25, 2012). "Pro football: Florida Tarpons hold off Lakeland for 2-0 start". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Indoor football: Tarpons go to 3-0 with win over Mississippi". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. March 31, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  5. ^ Jake Nordbye (April 6, 2012). "Indoor football: Wallace falls right back in rhythm as Tarpons roll Rampage". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  6. ^ Blake Hasenzahl (April 15, 2012). "Raiders Fall to Tarpons". www.theledger.com. The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  7. ^ Jake Nordbye (April 28, 2012). "Indoor football: Wallace tosses 6 TDs as Tarpons handle Hound Dogs". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  8. ^ Jake Nordbye (May 7, 2012). "Pro football: Florida Tarpons beat Lakeland for third time, go to 7-0". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  9. ^ "Pro football: Florida Tarpons remain unbeaten, clinch conference title". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. May 15, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  10. ^ Jake Nordbye (May 21, 2012). "Pro football: Florida Tarpons crush Rampage, stay unbeaten". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  11. ^ Jake Nordbye (April 28, 2012). "Indoor football: Wallace tosses 8 TDs as Tarpons keep on rolling". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  12. ^ Jake Nordbye (June 9, 2012). "Indoor football: Tarpons get easy win in regular-season finale". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  13. ^ Scott Butherus (June 25, 2012). "Pro football: Florida Tarpons roll past Lakeland into Ultimate Bowl". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  14. ^ Adam Fisher (July 2, 2012). "Indoor football: Perfect season not in the cards as Tarpons fall in championship". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.