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2012 Jacksonville Sharks season
2012 Jacksonville Sharks season
Head coach	Les Moss
Home field	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	1st AC South
Playoff finish	Won Conference Semifinals (Force) 58–56 ; Lost Conference Championship (Soul) 34–89
	← 2011; Jacksonville Sharks seasons; 2013 →;

The 2012 Jacksonville Sharks season was the third season for the franchise in the Arena Football League (AFL), coming off of their victory in ArenaBowl XXIV. The team was coached by Les Moss and played their home games at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. With a 10–8 record in the regular season, the Sharks won their third consecutive division championship. However, they were denied an opportunity at an ArenaBowl championship repeat when they were defeated 89–34 in the American Conference Championship game by the Philadelphia Soul.

Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
South Division v t e
y-Jacksonville Sharks	10	8	.556	930	884	4–4	8–6	6–4	4–4
x-Georgia Force	9	9	.500	812	923	5–3	8–5	5–4	4–5
x-New Orleans VooDoo	8	10	.444	979	995	5–3	7–5	4–5	4–5
Tampa Bay Storm	8	10	.444	1021	1108	4–4	7–7	7–2	1–8
Orlando Predators	4	14	.222	770	902	2–6	4–11	4–5	0–9

y - Clinched division
x - Clinched playoff berth

Schedule

Regular season

The Sharks had a bye week in week 1 and began the season on the road in week 2 against the Kansas City Command on March 16. Their first home game was on March 24 against the Georgia Force. They traveled to Pittsburgh to face the Pittsburgh Power on July 20 in their final regular season game.^[1]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Report
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location	Report
1	Bye
2	Friday	March 16	8:30 p.m. EDT	at Kansas City Command	W 52–28	1–0	Sprint Center	^[2]
3	Saturday	March 24	7:00 p.m. EDT	Georgia Force	L 41–69	1–1	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	^[3]
4	Friday	March 30	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Tampa Bay Storm	L 69–71	1–2	Tampa Bay Times Forum	^[4]
5	Bye
6	Friday	April 13	8:00 p.m. EDT	Utah Blaze	L 67–75	1–3	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	^[5]
7	Saturday	April 21	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Cleveland Gladiators	W 54–49	2–3	Quicken Loans Arena	^[6]
8	Saturday	April 28	7:00 p.m. EDT	Spokane Shock	L 48–56	2–4	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	^[7]
9	Friday	May 4	8:00 p.m. EDT	New Orleans VooDoo	W 41–37	3–4	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	^[8]
10	Saturday	May 12	7:05 p.m. EDT	at Philadelphia Soul	W 38–56	3–5	Wells Fargo Center	^[9]
11	Saturday	May 19	7:00 p.m. EDT	Iowa Barnstormers	W 55–19	4–5	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	^[10]
12	Friday	May 25	8:00 p.m. EDT	at Orlando Predators	W 55–37	5–5	Amway Center	^[11]
13	Saturday	June 2	7:00 p.m. EDT	Tampa Bay Storm	W 71–61	6–5	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	^[12]
14	Saturday	June 9	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Georgia Force	L 39–56	6–6	Arena at Gwinnett Center	^[13]
15	Saturday	June 16	7:00 p.m. EDT	Philadelphia Soul	L 27–62	6–7	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	^[14]
16	Saturday	June 23	7:00 p.m. EDT	Cleveland Gladiators	W 56–42	7–7	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	^[15]
17	Saturday	June 30	8:00 p.m. EDT	at New Orleans VooDoo	L 55–65	7–8	New Orleans Arena	^[16]
18	Friday	July 6	8:00 p.m. EDT	Milwaukee Mustangs	W 50–32	8–8	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	^[17]
19	Saturday	July 14	7:00 p.m. EDT	Orlando Predators	W 48–30	9–8	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	^[18]
20	Friday	July 20	8:00 p.m. EDT	at Pittsburgh Power	W 64–39	10–8	Consol Energy Center	^[19]

Playoffs

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results	Location	Report
AC Semifinals	Saturday	July 28	7:00 p.m. EDT	Georgia Force	W 58–56	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	^[20]
AC Championship	Friday	August 3	8:00 p.m. EDT	at Philadelphia Soul	L 34–89	Wells Fargo Center	^[21]