2012 Marion Blue Racers season explained

Team:Marion Blue Racers
Year:2012
Record:7–5
Conference Place:3rd
Coach:Lorenzo Styles
Marc Huddleston
General Manager:LaMonte Coleman
Owner:LaMonte and Shavonne Coleman
Stadium:Veterans Memorial Coliseum
220 East Fairground Street
Marion, OH 43302
Playoffs:Lost Semifinals 47-56 (Explosion)

The 2012 Marion Blue Racers season was the 2nd season for the United Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise.

On July 5, 2011, the Blue Racers announced they were leaving the CIFL to join the Ultimate Indoor Football League.[1] The Blue Racers were added as a member of the Northern Conference, re-uniting with, their arch-rivals, the Cincinnati Commandos. On August 17, 2011, Lorenzo Styles was named the 3rd head coach in franchise history.[2] In February, team CEO and General Manager, LaMonte Coleman, took a coaching position with the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League.[3] The following day, Ryan Sawyer was named the team's interim general manager while Coleman was coaching in Pittsburgh.[4] On March 30, 2012, Styles resigned as the head coach of the Blue Racers after compiling a 3-1 record, citing personal reason as the reason for his resignation.[5] Offensive Coordinator Marc Huddleston, took over as the team's head coach.[6] The team remained a strong pipeline for the Pittsburgh Power, as both the team's kickers, Trey Kramer and Seth Burkholder, signed with the team.[7] [8] The Blue Racers finished the season with a 7–4 record, earning the 3rd seed in the UIFL North playoff. The team traveled to play the second seeded Erie Explosion, where the game was played at a high school field, where the team had built walls for the playing field. It is the first time an indoor football game, has been played outdoors. The Explosion went on to defeat the Blue Racers 56–47, after the Blue Racers had led 22–0 early in the game.[9]

Schedule

Key:

Regular season

WeekDayDateOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayMarch 3Eastern Kentucky DrillersW 48-34[10] 1-0Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2SaturdayMarch 10Western Pennsylvania StingW 68-272-0Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3SundayMarch 18at Eastern Kentucky DrillersL 47-61[11] 2-1Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
4SaturdayMarch 24Johnstown GeneralsW 41-193-1Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5colSpan=6 BYE
6SaturdayApril 7at Johnstown GeneralsW 56-234-1Cambria County War Memorial Arena
7colSpan=6 BYE
8SaturdayApril 21Huntington WildcatzW 98-65-1Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9SaturdayApril 28at Cincinnati CommandosL 38-585-2Cincinnati Gardens
10SaturdayMay 5Cincinnati CommandosL 53-615-3Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11colSpan=6 BYE
12SaturdayMay 19Cincinnati CommandosW 51-496-3Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13colSpan=6 BYE
14SaturdayJune 2at Cincinnati CommandosL 24-306-4Cincinnati Gardens
15SaturdayJune 9Erie ExplosionL 64-65 (OT)6-5Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Postseason

Standings

y - clinched regular-season titlex - clinched playoff spot

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marion Blue Racers join UIFL . UIFL . TheUIFL.com . 30 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20111119112411/http://theuifl.com/archives/1464. 19 November 2011.
  2. Web site: Lorenzo Styles to Coach Blue Racers . August 18, 2012 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . July 17, 2012.
  3. Web site: Coleman Signs with AFL's Power . February 15, 2012 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . July 17, 2012.
  4. Web site: Sawyer Promoted . February 16, 2012 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . July 17, 2012.
  5. News: Lorenzo Styles resigns as Blue Racers coach . https://archive.today/20130104021930/http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/BE/20120330/NEWS01/120330002/Lorenzo-Styles-resigns-Blue-Racers-coach . dead . January 4, 2013 . March 30, 2012 . Marion Star . July 17, 2012 .
  6. News: Generals looking to stay unbeaten at War Memorial . Shawn Curtis . The Tribune-Democrat . April 6, 2012 . July 27, 2012.
  7. Web site: Trey Kramer Moves Up . May 3, 2012 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . July 17, 2012.
  8. Web site: A Second Blue Racer Kicker Moves On . May 11, 2012 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . July 17, 2012.
  9. News: Explosion erupt in 4th to top Blue Racers in UIFL playoff game . June 17, 2012 . Bob Jarzomski . Erie Times-News . July 17, 2012.
  10. Web site: Blue Racers win UIFL opener . Bob Putman . March 4, 2012 . The Marion Star . www.marionstar.com . October 9, 2015.
  11. Web site: Blue Racers suffer first loss . March 19, 2012 . The Marion Star . www.marionstar.com . October 9, 2015.
  12. Web site: Explosion erupt in 4th to top Blue Racers in UIFL playoff game . Bob Jarzomski . June 17, 2012 . Cyberlink and Erie Times-News . www.goerie.com . December 27, 2013.