2012 Sacramento Mountain Lions season

The 2012 Sacramento Mountain Lions season is the fourth season for the United Football League franchise.

2012 Sacramento Mountain Lions season
Owner	Paul Pelosi
Head coach	Turk Schonert
General manager	Turk Schonert
Home field	Raley Field
Results
Record	1–3
Division place	T–3rd
Playoff finish	—

Offseason

In July, the Sacramento Mountain Lions were known to be considering a move to Raley Field, a baseball park in West Sacramento, California. The Mountain Lions, 2011's attendance leader, played their previous two seasons at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento.[1] At a press conference at Raley Field on August 6, the move to West Sacramento was confirmed. Two games were played there before the league folded.[2]

Dennis Green, who has coached the team since 2009 when they were the California Redwoods, will not be returning in 2012.[3] On August 6, Turk Schonert was announced as the new head coach.

Personnel

Staff

2012 Sacramento Mountain Lions staff

	Front office Principal Owner – Paul Pelosi Director of Football Operations – Ricky Porter Director of Player Personnel – Bobby DePaul Head coaches Head Coach/General Manager – Turk Schonert Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Jeff Rutledge Running Backs – James MacPherson Wide Receivers – Harold Jackson Assistant Wide Receivers – Fabien Bownes Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Ben Norton Offensive Line – Larry Zierlein			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Chuck Bresnahan Defensive Line – Kerry Locklin Linebackers – Bobby DePaul Defensive Backs – Rick Courtright Defensive Quality Control – Mike Clark Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Rick Courtright Assistant Special Teams – Fabien Bownes

Roster

2012 Sacramento Mountain Lions roster

	Quarterbacks  7 Jeff Fleming  8 Jerrod Johnson 11 Josh Johnson Running backs 44 Shawn Asiata FB 20 Mike Ball -- Dave Dawson 41 Kai Brown FB 30 Tyrell Sutton 28 John David Washington Wide receivers 15 Aaron Brown 80 Joe Hastings 10 Jeremy Horne 18 Khalil Paden 12 Raymond Webber 17 Demetrius Williams Tight ends 86 Dominique Byrd 88 Alex Gottlieb 43 Anthony Miller		Offensive linemen 75 Levy Adcock T 70 Paul Fanaika T 63 Jason Foster G 51 Grant Garner C 66 Darryl Harris G 60 Matt Spanos C 69 Mike Tepper T 61 Scott Wedige C 62 Keith Williams G Defensive linemen 95 Ugo Chinasa DE 93 Landon Cohen DT 92 Antonio Coleman DE 77 Marlon Favorite DT 97 Anthony Jacobs DT 98 Jamaar Jarrett DE 90 Jason Parker DE 99 Tydreke Powell DT 96 Trumaine Sykes DE		Linebackers 59 Derek Domino OLB 55 Alex Hoffman-Ellis OLB 56 Noah Keller MLB 58 Kyle Knox OLB 53 Darius Nall OLB 52 Quan Sturdivant MLB Defensive backs -- Rashad Barksdale CB 22 Emanuel Davis CB -- Dave Dawson SS 38 Janzen Jackson S 33 Randy Phillips S 25 Curtis Taylor S 29 Jonathan Wade CB 26 Jeremy Ware CB 27 Eddie Whitley S 24 Teddy Williams CB Special teams  3 Spencer Lanning P  9 Fabrizio Scaccia K 45 Kyle Stelter LS		Reserve lists 40 John Busing S (IR) 50 Chad Kilgore OLB (IR) 91 Myles Wade DT (IR) Rookies in italics Roster updated October 5, 2012 53 Active, 3 Inactive

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff *	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Friday, September 28	8:00 p.m.	Omaha Nighthawks	L 20–24	0–1	Raley Field	8,023
2	Friday, October 5	4:00 p.m.	at Virginia Destroyers	L 29–37	0–2	Virginia Beach Sportsplex	5,316
3	Wednesday, October 10	6:00 p.m.	Las Vegas Locomotives	L 9–20	0–3	Raley Field	5,210
4	Friday, October 19	6:00 p.m.	at Virginia Destroyers	W 20–17	1–3	Virginia Beach Sportsplex
5	Tuesday, October 23	6:00 p.m.	at Omaha Nighthawks	Canceled		TD Ameritrade Park
6	Friday, November 2	6:00 p.m.	Virginia Destroyers	Canceled		Raley Field
7	Wednesday, November 7	6:00 p.m.	Las Vegas Locomotives	Canceled		Raley Field
8	Wednesday, November 14	6:00 p.m.	Las Vegas Locomotives	Canceled		Sam Boyd Stadium
* All times are Pacific 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

References

1. A sign of things to come: another team playing at Raley Field? KTXL. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
2. Mountain Lions expected to play at Raley Field
3. UFL Set To Return In 2012 With Same Four Teams