| Team: | Cincinnati Commandos |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Record: | 7–2 (6–2) |
| Conference Place: | 1st |
| Coach: | Billy Back |
| General Manager: | Jason Buckley |
| Owner: | Dennis Whitman Paul Napier |
| Stadium: | Cincinnati Gardens 2250 Seymour Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45212 |
| Playoffs: | Won Northern Conference Championship 60-42 (Explosion) Won Ultimate Bowl II 62-44 (Tarpons) |
| No Nextseason: | true |
The 2012 Cincinnati Commandos season was the 3rd season for the franchise, and their first as a member of the Northern Conference of the United Indoor Football League (UIFL).
Just one month after their 2011 CIFL Championship Game victory, the Commandos announced they were leaving the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) to join the UIFL.[1] On August 23, 2011, it was announced that Bill Back would return as head coach for a 3rd season with the Commandos[2]
The Commandos finished the regular season 8-2 (7-2 in the Northern Conference), clinching the first round by with the top spot in the Northern Conference.[3] The Commandos advanced to Ultimate Bowl II with a 60-42 victory over the Erie Explosion. The Commandos defeated the Florida Tarpons, 62-44 clinching their third consecutive championship.[4]
Key:
| Week | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||
| 1 | Saturday | March 3 | Johnstown Generals | W 49-28 | 1-0 | Cincinnati Gardens |
| 2 | Friday | March 9 | at Eastern Kentucky Drillers | W 64-51 | 2-0 | Eastern Kentucky Expo Center |
| 3 | colSpan=6 | BYE | ||||
| 4 | Saturday | March 24 | Huntington Wildcatz | W 104-12[5] | 3-0 | Cincinnati Gardens |
| 5 | colSpan=6 | BYE | ||||
| 6 | Saturday | April 7 | Western Pennsylvania Sting | W 76-20 | 4-0 | Cincinnati Gardens |
| 7 | colSpan=6 | BYE | ||||
| 8 | Sunday | April 22 | at Erie Explosion | W 55-34 | 5-0 | Louis J. Tullio Arena |
| 9 | Saturday | April 28 | Marion Blue Racers | W 58-38 | 6-0 | Cincinnati Gardens |
| 10 | Saturday | May 5 | at Marion Blue Racers | W 61-53 | 7-0 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 11 | Saturday | May 12 | Rome Rampage | Cancelled | 7-0 | Cincinnati Gardens |
| 12 | Saturday | May 19 | at Marion Blue Racers | L 49-51 | 7-1 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 13 | Saturday | May 26 | Erie Explosion | L 18-62 | 7-2 | Cincinnati Gardens |
| 14 | Saturday | June 2 | Marion Blue Racers | W 60-24 | 8-2 | Cincinnati Gardens |
| 15 | colSpan=6 | BYE | ||||
| Round | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| Northern Semifinals | colSpan=6 | BYE | |||||
| Northern Championship | Saturday | June 23 | Erie Explosion | W 62-40 | 1-0 | Cincinnati Gardens | |
| Ultimate Bowl II | Monday | July 2 | at Florida Tarpons | W 62-44 | 2-0 | Germain Arena | |
y - clinched conference title
x - clinched playoff spot