2012 Sacramento Mountain Lions season explained

Team:Sacramento Mountain Lions
Year:2012
Record:1–3
Division Place:T–3rd
Coach:Turk Schonert
General Manager:Turk Schonert
Owner:Paul Pelosi
Stadium:Raley Field
Playoffs:
No Nextseason:true

The Sacramento Mountain Lions season was the fourth and final season for the United Football League franchise.

Offseason

In July, the Sacramento Mountain Lions were known to be considering a move to Raley Field, a baseball park in West Sacramento, California. The Mountain Lions, 2011's attendance leader, played their previous two seasons at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento.[1] At a press conference at Raley Field on August 6, the move to West Sacramento was confirmed. Two games were played there before the league folded.[2]

Dennis Green, who had coached the Mountain Lions since 2009, when they were the California Redwoods, did not return as head coach in 2012.[3] On August 6, Turk Schonert was announced as the new head coach.

Personnel

Roster

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff *OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Friday, September 288:00 p.m.Omaha NighthawksL 20–240–1Raley Field8,023
2Friday, October 54:00 p.m.at Virginia DestroyersL 29–370–2Virginia Beach Sportsplex5,316
3Wednesday, October 106:00 p.m.Las Vegas LocomotivesL 9–200–3Raley Field5,210
4Friday, October 196:00 p.m.at Virginia DestroyersW 20–171–3Virginia Beach Sportsplex
5Tuesday, October 236:00 p.m.at Omaha NighthawksCanceledTD Ameritrade Park
6Friday, November 26:00 p.m.Virginia DestroyersCanceledRaley Field
7Wednesday, November 76:00 p.m.Las Vegas LocomotivesCanceledRaley Field
8Wednesday, November 146:00 p.m.Las Vegas LocomotivesCanceledSam Boyd Stadium

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-a-sign-of-things-to-come-another-team-playing-at-raley-field-20120717,0,1367074.story A sign of things to come: another team playing at Raley Field?
  2. http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/kelly-johnson/2012/08/ufl-team-expected-to-play-raley-field.html?page=all Mountain Lions expected to play at Raley Field
  3. https://www.espn.com/united-football-league/story/_/id/8222998/ufl-set-return-2012-same-four-teams UFL Set To Return In 2012 With Same Four Teams