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2012 Florida Tarpons season
2012 Florida Tarpons season
Owner	Michael Taylor; Andrew Haines
General manager	Michael Taylor
Head coach	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)
	Florida Tarpons; 2013 →;

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 v t e
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. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.