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

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

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

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

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT PF PA
Northern Conference
Cincinnati Commandos-y72.77882.800594373
Erie Explosion-x73.70083.727748362
Marion Blue Racers-x54.55665.636602467
Johnstown Generals36.33336.333264441
Western Pennsylvania Sting06.00007.000132497
Southern Conference
Florida Tarpons-y1101.0001101.000687287
Eastern Kentucky Drillers54.55664.600613361
Lakeland Raiders-x55.50065.545639379
Rome Rampage16.14316.143100462
Mississippi Hound Dogs19.10019.100281559

y - clinched conference title x - clinched playoff spot

Roster

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

  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.
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