2012 Omaha Nighthawks season

The 2012 Omaha Nighthawks season was the third and final season for the United Football League franchise.

2012 Omaha Nighthawks season
Owner	Zach Nelson
General manager	Matt Boockmeier
Head coach	Bart Andrus
Home field	TD Ameritrade Park
Results
Record	2–1
Division place	2nd
Playoff finish	TBD

Offseason

Following the 2011 season, Joe Moglia was hired as head coach at Coastal Carolina. When the 2012 UFL schedule was released on August 1, 2012, so was the confirmation that Bart Andrus would be taking over the position.

Television broadcasting

For 2012, all Nighthawks games, as well as all other UFL games, were slated to be broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network.

Season Cancellation

The league suspended operations in October due to funding issues,

Personnel

Staff

2012 Omaha Nighthawks staff

Front office Owner – Zach Nelson General manager – Matt Boockmeier Head coaches Head coach – Bart Andrus Assistant to the Head Coach – Don Lawrence Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/wide receivers – Marcel Bellefeuille Quarterbacks – Gene Dahlquist Running backs – Steve Heimann Tight ends – Robert Hunt Offensive line – Ron Heller

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Pete Kuharchek Defensive line – Rex Norris Defensive backs – Richard Kent Defensive quality control – Mike Morand Special teams coaches Special teams Coordinator – Russ Purnell Special teams Quality Control – Travis Andrus Strength and conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning – James Kerwin

Roster

2012 Omaha Nighthawks final roster

	Quarterbacks 17 Jason Boltus  4 G. J. Kinne Running backs 32 Preston Brown 34 John Griffin 33 Antonio Pittman Wide receivers  5 Chris Davis 10 Marcus Harris KR 11 Cameron Kenney 87 Aaron Pflugrad PR 82 Antonio Robinson 86 Terrence Toliver  8 Derrick Townsel Tight ends 84 Christian Hopkins 81 Schuylar Oordt		Offensive linemen 73 Tray Allen G/T 66 Terence Brown C/G 58 Mike Caputo C 61 Mitch Erickson G 71 Dan Gay G 77 Joe Gibbs T 70 Cordaro Howard T 74 Jarvis Jones T 75 Gershom Jordan T Defensive linemen 95 Luke Black DT 97 William Green DE 93 Claude Harriott DE 92 Michael Jasper DT 91 Trey Lewis DT 96 Frank Okam DT 44 Jay Moore DE		Linebackers 47 Brandon Akpunku OLB 55 Nate Bussey OLB 52 JoJo Dickson MLB 50 Phillip Dillard MLB 56 Morlon Greenwood OLB 57 Eric McBride OLB 51 Steve Octavien OLB Defensive backs 28 Dovonte Edwards CB 26 Matt Estrada S 38 DeMarcus Faggins CB  1 Antonio Fenelus CB 23 James Harrell CB 27 Jeremy Kellem S 30 Nick Saenz S 20 Stuart Schweigert S  2 Chris Smith CB 31 Aaron Weathers CB Special teams 43 Scott Albritton LS  6 Brandon Coutu K 18 Cory Ohnesorge P		Reserve lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated October 19, 2012 50 Active, 0 Inactive

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff *	Opponent	Results		Game site
				Final score	Team record
1	Friday, September 28	10:00 p.m.	at Sacramento Mountain Lions	W 24–20	1–0	Raley Field
2	Wednesday, October 3	8:00 p.m.	at Las Vegas Locomotives	L 6–41	1–1	Sam Boyd Stadium
3	Friday, October 12	6:00 p.m.	Virginia Destroyers	W 38–10	2–1	TD Ameritrade Park
4	Wednesday, October 17	8:00 p.m.	Las Vegas Locomotives	L 26-38	2-2	TD Ameritrade Park
5	Tuesday, October 23	8:00 p.m.	Sacramento Mountain Lions			TD Ameritrade Park
6	Wednesday, October 31	8:00 p.m.	at Las Vegas Locomotives			Sam Boyd Stadium
7	Friday, November 9	8:30 p.m.	at Virginia Destroyers			Virginia Beach Sportsplex
8	Friday, November 16	6:00 p.m.	vs. Virginia Destroyers			TD Ameritrade Park
* All times are Central Time.

Standings

United Football League
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Las Vegas Locomotives	4	0	0	1.000	118	47	W4
Omaha Nighthawks	2	2	0	.500	94	109	L1
Virginia Destroyers	1	3	0	.250	70	106	L2
Sacramento Mountain Lions	1	3	0	.250	78	98	W1