2012 New Orleans VooDoo season

2012 New Orleans VooDoo season
Head coachPat O'Hara
Home fieldNew Orleans Arena
Results
Record8–10
Division place3rd AC South
Playoff finishLost Conference Semifinals (Soul) 53–66

The 2012 New Orleans VooDoo season was the sixth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Pat O'Hara and played their home games at New Orleans Arena. The VooDoo finished the regular season with a record of 8–10, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since their inaugural season in 2004. The VooDoo however, were defeated in the conference semifinals by the Philadelphia Soul, 53–66.

Standings

South Division
Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
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 VooDoo had a bye in week 1 and began the season in week 2 at home against the Philadelphia Soul on March 18. They hosted the Georgia Force on July 21 in their final regular season game.[1]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
Score Record
1 Bye
2 Sunday March 18 3:00 p.m. CDT Philadelphia Soul L 62–63 0–1 New Orleans Arena [2]
3 Friday March 23 7:00 p.m. CDT Milwaukee Mustangs L 42–65 0–2 New Orleans Arena [3]
4 Saturday March 31 9:00 p.m. CDT at Utah Blaze W 72–56 1–2 EnergySolutions Arena [4]
5 Friday April 6 7:00 p.m. CDT Tampa Bay Storm W 66–47 2–2 New Orleans Arena [5]
6 Friday April 13 7:00 p.m. CDT at San Antonio Talons L 48–62 2–3 Alamodome [6]
7 Friday April 20 7:00 p.m. CDT Pittsburgh Power W 51–48 3–3 New Orleans Arena [7]
8 Bye
9 Friday May 4 7:00 p.m. CDT at Jacksonville Sharks L 37–41 3–4 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [8]
10 Friday May 11 10:00 p.m. CDT at Spokane Shock L 62–68 (OT) 3–5 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [9]
11 Friday May 18 7:00 p.m. CDT Orlando Predators W 68–61 4–5 New Orleans Arena [10]
12 Saturday May 26 7:00 p.m. CDT Arizona Rattlers L 45–69 4–6 New Orleans Arena [11]
13 Saturday June 2 6:00 p.m. CDT at Georgia Force W 57–35 5–6 Arena at Gwinnett Center [12]
14 Saturday June 9 7:00 p.m. CDT San Antonio Talons L 46–53 5–7 New Orleans Arena [13]
15 Saturday June 16 6:30 p.m. CDT at Cleveland Gladiators W 54–42 6–7 Quicken Loans Arena [14]
16 Saturday June 23 6:30 p.m. CDT at Orlando Predators W 48–41 7–7 Amway Center [15]
17 Saturday June 30 7:00 p.m. CDT Jacksonville Sharks W 65–55 8–7 New Orleans Arena [16]
18 Saturday July 7 9:30 p.m. CDT at San Jose SaberCats L 31–55 8–8 HP Pavilion at San Jose [17]
19 Saturday July 14 6:30 p.m. CDT at Tampa Bay Storm L 77–78 (OT) 8–9 Tampa Bay Times Forum [18]
20 Saturday July 21 7:00 p.m. CDT Georgia Force L 48–55 8–10 New Orleans Arena [19]

Playoffs

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
AC Semifinals Saturday July 28 7:05 p.m. EDT at Philadelphia Soul L 53–66 Wells Fargo Center [20]

Roster

2012 New Orleans VooDoo roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injury reserve

Other league exempt

League suspension

Refused to report

Inactive reserve

  • Currently vacant

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated July 26, 2012
25 Active, 18 Inactive

References

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