2012 Florida Tarpons season explained

Team:Florida Tarpons
Year:2012
Record:11-0
Conference Place:1st
Owner:Michael Taylor
Andrew Haines
General Manager:Michael Taylor
Coach:Michael Taylor
Stadium:Germain Arena
11000 Everblades Parkway
Estero, FL 33928
Playoffs:Won Southern Conference Championship 60-29 (Raiders)
Lost Ultimate Bowl II 44-62 (Commandos)
No Prevseason:true

The 2012 Florida Tarpons season was the first season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise.[1]

Schedule

Key:

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

WeekDayDateOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1colSpan=6 BYE
2FridayMarch 9Mississippi Hound DogsW 58-35[2] 1-0Germain Arena
3colSpan=6 BYE
4SundayMarch 25Lakeland RaidersW 62-47[3] 2-0Germain Arena
5FridayMarch 30at Mississippi Hound DogsW 45-22[4] 3-0BancorpSouth Arena
6FridayApril 6Rome RampageW 60-7[5] 4-0Germain Arena
7SaturdayApril 14at Lakeland RaidersW 59-51[6] 5-0Lakeland Center
8colSpan=6 BYE
9SaturdayApril 28Mississippi Hound DogsW 58-26[7] 6-0Germain Arena
10SundayMay 6Lakeland RaidersW 55-24[8] 7-0Germain Arena
11MondayMay 14at Lakeland RaidersW 57-42[9] 8-0Lakeland Center
12MondayMay 21Rome RampageW 68-2[10] 9-0Germain Arena
13SaturdayMay 26Mississippi Hound DogsW 74-13[11] 10-0Germain Arena
14colSpan=6 BYE
15SaturdayJune 9West Palm Beach PhantomsW 91-18[12] 11-0Germain Arena

Postseason

RoundDayDateOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
Southern SemifinalscolSpan=6 BYE
Southern ChampionshipMondayJune 25Lakeland RaidersW 60-29[13] 1-0Germain Arena
Ultimate Bowl IIMondayJuly 2Cincinnati CommandosL 44-62[14] 1-1Germain Arena

Standings

y - clinched conference titlex - clinched playoff spot

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Florida Tarpons pressing reset button on arena football in Southwest Florida . Dave Montrose . August 13, 2011 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . August 3, 2016.
  2. Web site: Indoor football returns to SW Florida as Tarpons blast Hound Dogs . Jake Nordbye . March 9, 2012 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . October 27, 2015.
  3. Web site: Pro football: Florida Tarpons hold off Lakeland for 2-0 start . Jake Nordbye . March 25, 2012 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . October 27, 2015.
  4. Web site: Indoor football: Tarpons go to 3-0 with win over Mississippi . March 31, 2012 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . October 27, 2015.
  5. Web site: Indoor football: Wallace falls right back in rhythm as Tarpons roll Rampage . Jake Nordbye . April 6, 2012 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . October 27, 2015.
  6. Web site: Raiders Fall to Tarpons . Blake Hasenzahl . April 15, 2012 . The Lakeland Ledger . www.theledger.com . October 27, 2015.
  7. Web site: Indoor football: Wallace tosses 6 TDs as Tarpons handle Hound Dogs . Jake Nordbye . April 28, 2012 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . October 27, 2015.
  8. Web site: Pro football: Florida Tarpons beat Lakeland for third time, go to 7-0 . Jake Nordbye . May 7, 2012 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . October 27, 2015.
  9. Web site: Pro football: Florida Tarpons remain unbeaten, clinch conference title . May 15, 2012 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . October 27, 2015.
  10. Web site: Pro football: Florida Tarpons crush Rampage, stay unbeaten . Jake Nordbye . May 21, 2012 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . October 27, 2015.
  11. Web site: Indoor football: Wallace tosses 8 TDs as Tarpons keep on rolling . Jake Nordbye . April 28, 2012 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . October 27, 2015.
  12. Web site: Indoor football: Tarpons get easy win in regular-season finale . Jake Nordbye . June 9, 2012 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . October 27, 2015.
  13. Web site: Pro football: Florida Tarpons roll past Lakeland into Ultimate Bowl . Scott Butherus . June 25, 2012 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . October 27, 2015 .
  14. Web site: Indoor football: Perfect season not in the cards as Tarpons fall in championship . Adam Fisher . July 2, 2012 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . October 27, 2015 . May 3, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150503075651/http://www.naplesnews.com/sports/other-sports/indoor-football-perfect-season-not-cards-tarpons-f . dead .

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