2012 Saginaw Sting season

The 2012 Saginaw Sting season is the fourth season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.

2012 Saginaw Sting season
General managerRobert Licht
Head coachFred Townsend
Home fieldDow Event Center
Results
Record8-0
League place1st
Playoff finishWon CIFL Championship Game (Silverbacks) 35-7
Team MVPTommy Jones

On November 11, 2011, Esposito sold his rights to operate the team to Schweigert, Rob Licht and Jim O'Brien. The new ownership announced the same day that they would be moving the team back to the CIFL.[1] On December 29, 2011, the Sting announced that 2011 interim head coach Vince Leveille would return as the full-time head coach for the 2012 season,[2] but just 11 days before the team's first game, Leveille stepped down as the head coach, citing that his full-time job made him unavailable to do both. Defensive Coordinator Fred Townsend took over as the team's head coach.[3]

With an 8–0 record, the Sting returned to the CIFL playoffs for the first time since 2008, when they won the 2008 CIFL Championship Game and finished the season as the Atlantic Conferences's #2 seed.

In the 2012 CIFL Championship Game, the Sting defeated the Dayton Silverbacks 35-7, to win the CIFL championship. The title for the Sting was their 3rd in the last 4 seasons of playing.[4]

Players

Free agents

PositionPlayer2012 team
WRAndrew BeaverSaginaw Sting
OLEric BrimSaginaw Sting
DBCalvin Browndid not play
DLVernon BurdenSaginaw Sting
DLMichael CarterSaginaw Sting
WRChuck DowdellBloomington Edge
RBRobert Haynesdid not play
LBJames Herringdid not play
DLShawn Horetskidid not play
LBJohn JacobsSaginaw Sting
QBTommy JonesSaginaw Sting
KChris KoliasMarion Blue Racers
DBEd Loscalzodid not play
WRYvens LouisChicago Vipers
WRLaVaughn MaconWyoming Cavalry
DLMike McFaddendid not play
DLMike McGowandid not play
OLSteve Milalakdid not play
WRZac NicholsSaginaw Sting
DBTony Normandid not play
OLJosh PackSaginaw Sting
DBShawn RichardsonSaginaw Sting
LBPhillip Smithdid not play
DBJaa ValentineMarion Blue Racers

Final roster

2012 Saginaw Sting roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 33 Keath Bartynski

Wide receivers

  •  8 Jeff Austin
  • 11 Andrew Beaver
  • 15 Zac Nichols
  •  1 C. J. Tarver
Offensive linemen
  • 64 Eric Brim
  • 52 Robert Cross
  • 69 Jordan Derosia
  • 66 Josh Pack

Defensive linemen

  • 57 Jakendall Brown
  • 55 Vernon Burden
  • 99 Michael Carter
  •  3 Dwight Hargrove
  • 93 Jonathan Horton
  • 96 Scott Long
Linebackers
  •  6 Andrew Deweerd
  • 37 Anwar Jackson
  • 34 John Jacobs

Defensive backs

  • 13 DeMarcus Copes
  •  5 Jamaal Hibler
  •  2 Jamar Hibler
  • 27 Cortez Rice

Kickers

  •  7 Daniel Evans]
Injured reserve
  • 7 Patrick Sijan K (IRTooltip Injured reserve)

Exempt list

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • 37 Rodney Gallon LB
  •  3 Ryan Janer WR
  • 24 Marcus McGhee DB
  • 96 Charles Moten DL
  • 13 Shawn Richardson DB

rookies in italics
updated April 13, 2012

25 Active, 1 Inactive, 5 PS

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame site
Final scoreTeam record
1 Bye
2 March 18 7:30 P.M. EST Chicago Vipers W 64-32 1-0 Dow Event Center
3 March 25 7:30 P.M. EST Indianapolis Enforcers W 91-18 2-0 Dow Event Center
4 March 30 7:30 P.M. EST Evansville Rage W 72-29 3-0 Dow Event Center
5 April 7 7:30 P.M. EST at Chicago Pythons Cancelled The Megaplex
6 April 14 7:30 P.M. EST at Port Huron Patriots W 49-35 4-0 McMorran Arena
7 April 20 7:30 P.M. EST Port Huron Patriots W 42-20 5-0 Dow Event Center
8 April 27 7:30 P.M. EST Chicago Pythons W 61-16 6-0 Dow Event Center
9 May 5 7:30 P.M. EST Indianapolis Enforcers W 62-0 7-0 Dow Event Center
10 May 11 7:30 P.M. EST Dayton Silverbacks W 41-25 8-0 Dow Event Center
11 May 19 7:30 P.M. EST at Evansville Rage Cancelled Swonder Ice Arena

Standings

Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
x-Saginaw Sting8001.00048217560.321.9W 8
x-Dayton Silverbacks810.88940821845.324.2L 1
Evansville Rage730.70039230839.230.8W 3
Port Huron Patriots460.40031631931.631.9W 1
Indianapolis Enforcers190.10016256516.256.5L 6
Chicago Pythons090.0002073832342.5L 9

Week 2: vs Chicago Vipers

Week 2: Chicago Vipers at Saginaw Sting – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vipers 0 10 14832
Sting 28 12 81664

at Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Michigan

  • Date: March 18, 2012
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game information

Week 3: vs Indianapolis Enforcers

Week 3: Indianapolis Enforcers at Saginaw Sting – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Enforcers 6 12 0018
Sting 14 39 261291

at Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Michigan

  • Date: March 25, 2012
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. EDT
Game information

The Sting set a CIFL record by scoring 91 point in a single game. The previous high has been the Rochester Raiders in a 90-45 win over Lehigh Valley Outlawz on May 7, 2006.[5]

Week 4: vs Evansville Rage

Week 4: Evansville Rage at Saginaw Sting – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rage 14 7 0829
Sting 16 22 181672

at Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Michigan

  • Date: March 30, 2012
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game information

With the win, the Sting improved to 3-0.

Coaching staff

Saginaw Sting 2012 staff
Front office
  • Co-Owner/General Manager – Robert Licht
  • Co-Owner – Stuart Schweigert
  • Co-Owner – James O'Brien
  • Assistant general manager – Bill Wheeler
  • Director of Gameday Operations - Greg Dietrich
  • Promotions Director - Jessica Rondo

Head coach

  • Head coach/defensive coordinator – Fred Townsend

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator - Daniel “SKI” Szatkowski
  • Wide Receivers –
  • Offensive Line –Daniel “SKI” Szatkowski
 

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive line – Kevin
  • Linebackers –
  • Secondary –

References

  1. Kyle Austin (November 11, 2011). "Local ownership group, including Stuart Schweigert, purchase Saginaw Sting indoor football team". Retrieved December 13, 2011.
  2. Kyle Austin (December 29, 2011). "Vince Leveille to return as Saginaw Sting head coach". Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  3. Kyle Austin (March 7, 2012). "Vince Leveille steps down as Saginaw Sting coach, Fred Townsend to replace him". Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  4. Erich T. Doerr (June 3, 2012). "Saginaw Sting find perfection, third title in four years with 35-7 CIFL title game victory over Dayton Silverbacks". www.mlive.com. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  5. Kyle Austin (March 25, 2012). "Saginaw Sting set CIFL single-game scoring record in 91-18 win over Indianapolis Enforcers". mlive.com. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
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