2012 Knoxville NightHawks season

2012 Knoxville NightHawks season
OwnerJeff Knight
Head coachChris MacKeown
Home fieldJames White Civic Coliseum
Results
Record1–11
League place6th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2013 Knoxville NightHawks season was the first season for the professional indoor football franchise and their first in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The NightHawks were one of six teams that competed in the PIFL for the 2013 season.

The team played their home games under head coach Chris MacKeown at the James White Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee. The NightHawks earned a 1–11 record, placing seventh in the league, failing to qualify for the playoffs.

The franchise was announced by Owner Jeff Knight on September 15, 2011.[1] He announced the team's decision to join the Professional Indoor Football League and that the team would play at the James White Civic Coliseum.[2] On October 4, 2011, the NightHawks named Chris MacKeown the team's first coach in franchise history.[3] The team made a splash when they signed veteran NFL defensive lineman Chris Bradwell,[4] and veteran Arena Football League quarterback, Tony Colston.[5] In the team's first ever game, the NightHawks fell 45–70 to the Alabama Hammers.[6] The team started 0–6 on the season before winning their 7th contest on May 5, 2012, an overtime victory over the Hammers. The team finished their inaugural season 1–11 with a 0.083 winning percentage, which was worst in the PIFL. Coach MacKeown said he felt that he would not be back for a second season with the team.[7]

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 BYE
2 Saturday March 17 7:30pm at Columbus Lions L 59–64 0–1 Columbus Civic Center
3 Saturday March 24 7:00pm at Richmond Raiders L 42–70 0–2 Richmond Coliseum
4 Saturday March 31 7:00pm Richmond Raiders L 29–80 0–3 James White Civic Coliseum
5 BYE
6 Saturday April 14 7:00pm Albany Panthers L 10–59 0–4 James White Civic Coliseum
7 Saturday April 21 7:05pm at Alabama Hammers L 25–62 0–5 Von Braun Center
8 Friday April 27 7:00pm Louisiana Swashbucklers L 28–61 0–6 James White Civic Coliseum
9 Saturday May 5 7:00pm Alabama Hammers W 64–61 OT 1–6 James White Civic Coliseum
10 Saturday May 12 7:00pm Columbus Lions L 55–58 1–7 James White Civic Coliseum
11 Saturday May 19 7:05pm at Louisiana Swashbucklers L 51–53 1–8 Sudduth Coliseum
12 BYE
13 Saturday June 2 7:00pm at Albany Panthers L 64–74 1–9 James H. Gray Civic Center
14 Saturday June 9 7:00pm Richmond Raiders L 57–60 1–10 James White Civic Coliseum
15 Saturday June 16 7:00pm at Columbus Lions L 63–76 1–11 Columbus Civic Center

Roster

2012 Knoxville NightHawks roster
Quarterbacks
  • 12 Russell Hill

Running backs

  • 38 Glenn Revell
  • 23 Kelvin Thompson

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen
  • 77 Chris Oliver
  • 72 Chance Talbert

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 22 Cassen Jackson-Garrison

Defensive backs

Kickers

  • 10 Alex Walls
Injured reserve
  • -- Jeremy Buchanan OL

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
updated June 23, 2012[8]
14 Active, 1 Inactive

Division standings

2012 Professional Indoor Football League
Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
y-Richmond Raiders 10 2 0 .833 722 589 61.2 49.1 W6
x-Albany Panthers 10 2 0 .833 694 554 57.8 46.2 L1
x-Columbus Lions 6 6 0 .500 720 713 60.0 59.4 W1
x-Louisiana Swashbucklers 6 6 0 .500 639 647 53.3 59.9 W1
Alabama Hammers 3 9 0 .250 642 683 53.5 56.9 L1
Knoxville NightHawks 1 11 0 .083 547 778 45.6 64.8 L5

References

  1. ^ "Nighthawks Newest Professional Franchise in Knoxville". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. September 15, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  2. ^ Dave Link (September 15, 2011). "Indoor football team to give it a go". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Chris MacKeown named coach of Knoxville Nighthawks". Knoxville News Sentinel. October 4, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "NightHawks sign Bradwell". Knoxville News Sentinel. October 18, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "Veteran QB Colston Is Nighthawks First Signee". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. October 11, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  6. ^ Dave Link (March 10, 2012). "Nighthawks drop indoor debut, 70-45". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  7. ^ Dave Link (June 10, 2012). "Nighthawks coach Chris MacKeown doesn't expect return engagement". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  8. ^ "Roster". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2014-12-11.