| Team: | Richmond Raiders |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Record: | 10-2 |
| League Place: | T-1st |
| Coach: | James Fuller |
| Owner: | Mike & Elizabeth Fraizer |
| Stadium: | Richmond Coliseum |
| Playoffs: | Won Semifinals (Louisiana) 56-50 Lost PIFL Cup I (Albany) 56-60 |
| Previous: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2013 |
The 2012 Richmond Raiders season was the third season as a professional indoor football franchise and their first in the newly formed Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).[1] One of 6 teams competing in the PIFL for the 2012 season.
The team played their home games under head coach James Fuller at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. The Raiders earned a 10-2 record, placing tied for 1st in the league, qualifying for the playoffs. They were defeated in PIFL Cup I, 56-60 by the Albany Panthers.
Key:
All start times are local to home team
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday | March 10 | 7:05pm | Columbus Lions | W 64-58[2] | 1-0 | Richmond Coliseum | |
| 2 | Saturday | March 17 | 7:30pm | at Albany Panthers | L 28-40[3] | 1–1 | James H. Gray Civic Center | |
| 3 | Saturday | March 24 | 7:05pm | Knoxville NightHawks | W 70-42[4] | 2–1 | Richmond Coliseum | |
| 4 | Saturday | March 31 | 7:00pm | at Knoxville NightHawks | W 80-29[5] | 3-1 | James White Civic Coliseum | |
| 5 | colSpan=7 | BYE | ||||||
| 6 | Saturday | April 14 | 7:00pm | Alabama Hammers | W 62-44[6] | 4–1 | Richmond Coliseum | |
| 7 | Saturday | April 20 | 7:05pm | at Louisiana Swashbucklers | L 45-47[7] | 4-2 | Sudduth Coliseum | |
| 8 | colSpan=7 | BYE | ||||||
| 9 | Saturday | May 5 | 7:20pm | Louisiana Swashbucklers | W 50-43[8] | 5-2 | Richmond Coliseum | |
| 10 | Saturday | May 11 | 7:05pm | at Alabama Hammers | W 65-59[9] | 6-2 | Von Braun Center | |
| 11 | Saturday | May 19 | 7:00pm | Columbus Lions | W 74-64[10] | 7-2 | Richmond Coliseum | |
| 12 | colSpan=7 | BYE | ||||||
| 13 | Saturday | June 2 | 7:00pm | at Alabama Hammers | W 57-40[11] | 8-2 | Von Braun Center | |
| 14 | Saturday | June 9 | 7:00pm | at Knoxville NightHawks | W 60-57[12] | 9-2 | James White Civic Coliseum | |
| 15 | Saturday | June 16 | 7:00pm | Albany Panthers | W 67-66[13] | 10-2 | Richmond Coliseum | |
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||
| Semifinals | Monday | June 25 | 7:00pm | Louisiana Swashbucklers | W 56-50[14] | 1-0 | Richmond Coliseum | |
| PIFL Cup I | Saturday | June 30 | 7:00pm | at Albany Panthers | L 56-60[15] | 1-1 | James H. Gray Civic Center | |