2012 Columbus Lions season explained

Team:Columbus Lions
Year:2012
Record:6–6
League Place:3rd
Coach:Jason Gibson
Owner:John Hargrove
Keith Norred
Kike Seda
Skip Seda
Rich Jacobson
Stadium:Columbus Civic Center
Playoffs:Lost Semifinals (Albany) 36–60
Previous:2011
Next:2013

The 2012 Columbus Lions season was the sixth season for the professional indoor football franchise and their first in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).

The team played their home games under head coach Jason Gibson at the Columbus Civic Center in Columbus, Georgia.

Schedule

Key:

Preseason

Date Kickoff Opponent Result Game Site Recap
March 46:00 PM ESTTeam James All-StarsW 77–12Columbus Civic Centerhttp://www.columbuslions.net/latest-news-othermenu-14/321-lions-defeat-team-james-in-exhibition-contest.html

Regular season

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Recap
Final Record
1March 10 7:30 PM ESTat Richmond RaidersL 64–580–1Richmond Coliseumhttp://www.columbuslions.net/latest-news-othermenu-14/324-raiders-second-half-surge-does-in-lions.html
2March 17 7:30 PM EDTKnoxville NightHawksW 64–591–1Columbus Civic Centerhttp://www.columbuslions.net/latest-news-othermenu-14/326-lions-out-duel-hawks-in-air-show.html
3March 24 7:30 PM EDTat Alabama HammersW 56–432–1Von Braun Centerhttp://www.columbuslions.net/latest-news-othermenu-14/332-lions-clip-hammers-in-56-43-victory.html
4March 317:30 PM EDTAlabama HammersL 63–602–2Columbus Civic Centerhttp://www.columbuslions.net/latest-news-othermenu-14/334-lions-last-second-bid-falls-short.html
5colSpan=7 BYE
6April 147:30 PM EDTLouisiana SwashbucklersW 75–613–2Columbus Civic Centerhttp://www.columbuslions.net/latest-news-othermenu-14/337-lions-raid-bucs-in-75-61-victory.html
7April 217:30 PM EDTat Albany PanthersL 57–403–3Albany Civic Centerhttp://www.columbuslions.net/latest-news-othermenu-14/342-lions-get-bitten-in-loss-to-panthers.html
8colSpan=7 BYE
9May 64:00 PM EDTAlbany PanthersW 58–564–3Columbus Civic Centerhttp://www.columbuslions.net/latest-news-othermenu-14/344-last-second-fg-lifts-lions-over-panthers.html
10May 127:30 PM EDTat Knoxville NightHawksW 58–555–3Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseumhttp://www.columbuslions.net/latest-news-othermenu-14/347-another-late-field-goal-secures-lions-win.html
11May 197:30 PM EDT at Richmond RaidersL 74–645–4Richmond Coliseumhttp://www.columbuslions.net/latest-news-othermenu-14/350-lions-fall-in-shootout-to-raiders.html
12colSpan=7 BYE
13June 27:30 PM EDTat Louisiana SwashbucklersL 61–575–5Sudduth Coliseumhttp://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2012/06/02/2070351/pifl-columbus-lions-lose-in-last.html
14June 97:30 PM EDTAlbany PanthersL 57–545–6Columbus Civic Centerhttp://www.columbuslions.net/latest-news-othermenu-14/354-lions-lose-nail-bitter-to-panthers.html
15June 167:30 PM EDTKnoxville NightHawksW 76–636–6Columbus Civic Centerhttp://www.columbuslions.net/latest-news-othermenu-14/358-lions-prey-on-hawks-in-regular-season-finale.html

Postseason

Round Date Kickoff Opponent Result Game site Recap
Round 1June 237:30 PM EDTat Albany PanthersL 60–36Albany Civic Centerhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120719220156/http://www.columbuslions.net/latest-news-othermenu-14/362-lions-declawed-in-playoff-loss.html

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