2012 Florida Tarpons season

Florida Tarpons
2012 Florida Tarpons season
Owner	Michael Taylor; Andrew Haines
Head coach	Michael Taylor
General manager	Michael Taylor
Home field	Germain Arena; 11000 Everblades Parkway; Estero, FL 33928
Results
Record	11-0
Conference place	1st
Playoff finish	Won Southern Conference Championship 60-29 (Raiders); Lost Ultimate Bowl II 44-62 (Commandos)

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

Schedule

Key: Win Tie Loss Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week	Day	Date	Opponent	Results		Location
Week	Day	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
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
Round	Day	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
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

2012 United Indoor Football League
Team	Conference			Overall
Team	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

2012 Florida Tarpons roster

Quarterbacks

7 Chris Wallace

Running backs

Currently vacant

Wide receivers

3 Donald Fusilier

-- Robert Jordan

4 Chris McKinney

5 Carlos Singleton

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

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.
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.
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.
"Indoor football: Tarpons go to 3-0 with win over Mississippi". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. March 31, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
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.
Blake Hasenzahl (April 15, 2012). "Raiders Fall to Tarpons". www.theledger.com. The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
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.
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.
"Pro football: Florida Tarpons remain unbeaten, clinch conference title". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. May 15, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
Jake Nordbye (May 21, 2012). "Pro football: Florida Tarpons crush Rampage, stay unbeaten". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
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.
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.
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.
Adam Fisher (July 2, 2012). "Indoor football: Perfect season not in the cards as Tarpons fall in championship". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2015.

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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. Retrieved October 27, 2015.