2012 Rome Rampage season explained

Team:Rome Rampage
Year:2012
Record:1-6
Conference Place:4th
Owner:Kacee Smith
General Manager:Kacee Smith
Coach:Joe Micco
Stadium:Travel team
Playoffs:did not qualify
No Prevseason:true
Next:2013

The 2012 Rome Rampage season was the first season for the United Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise.

On March 5, 2011, it was announced that indoor American football would be returning to Rome, Georgia in the form of the Rome River Dogs. On May 24, 2011, the River Dogs announced that they would be changing their name to the Rome Rampage, and that they would be playing at the Forum Civic Center.[1] On May 31, 2011, the Rampage introduced Joe Micco as the franchise's first ever head coach.[2]

Schedule

Key:

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

WeekDayDateOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayMarch 3at Mississippi Hound DogsW 35-30[3] 1-0BancorpSouth Arena
2SaturdayMarch 10at Lakeland RaidersL 24-63[4] 1-1Lakeland Center
3colSpan=6 BYE
4FridayMarch 23at Mississippi Hound DogsL 6-53[5] 1-2BancorpSouth Arena
5colSpan=6 BYE
6FridayApril 6at Florida TarponsL 7-60[6] 1-3Germain Arena
7SundayApril 15at Eastern Kentucky DrillersL 20-821-4Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
8colSpan=6 BYE
9FridayApril 27at Lakeland RaidersL 6-106[7] 1-5Lakeland Center
10colSpan=6 BYE
11SaturdayMay 12at Cincinnati CommandosCancelled1-5Cincinnati Gardens
12MondayMay 21at Florida TarponsL 2-68[8] 1-6Germain Arena
13colSpan=6 BYE
14colSpan=6 BYE
15colSpan=6 BYE

Standings

y - clinched conference titlex - clinched playoff spot

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rome Changes Name to Rampage . May 24, 2011 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . October 27, 2015.
  2. Web site: Rampage Introduce Coaches, Announce First Open Tryout . May 31, 2011 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . October 27, 2015.
  3. Web site: Hound Dogs stuffed in opener . John L. Pitts . March 4, 2012 . Tupelo Daily Journal . www.djournal.com . October 26, 2015.
  4. Web site: Raiders Defense Stole the Show in Inaugural Win . Blake Hasenzahl . March 11, 2012 . Lakeland Ledger . www.theledger.com . October 27, 2015.
  5. Web site: Boland throws seven TDs in Tupelo Hound Dogs victory . Gene Phelps . March 24, 2012 . Tupelo Daily Journal . www.djournal.com . October 26, 2015.
  6. 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.
  7. Web site: Raiders Set New Mark, Ravage Rampage 106-6 . Blake Hasenzahl . April 27, 2012 . Lakeland Ledger . www.theledger.com . October 27, 2015.
  8. Web site: Pro football: Florida Tarpons crush Rampage, stay unbeaten . Jake Nordbye . May 21, 2012 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . October 27, 2015.