2012 Western Pennsylvania Sting season explained

Team:Western Pennsylvania Sting
Year:2012
Record:0–7
Conference Place:5th
Owner:Jeff Bollinger
Coach:Jeff Bollinger
Stadium:Travel Team
Playoffs:did not qualify
No Prevseason:true
No Nextseason:true

The 2012 Western Pennsylvania Sting season was the first season and only season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise.

The Sting were originally created to replace the Saginaw Sting, who had left the league to re-join the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL).[1] The Sting had an agreement to host games at Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, as well as other cities throughout Western Pennsylvania.

On November 30, 2011, the Sting announced that Paul Pennington would be their first coach in franchise history.[2]

On May 15, 2012, the Sting were suspended by the league due to a lack of funds.[3]

The Sting were able to finish the season with an 0-7 record, and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Schedule

Key:

Regular season

WeekDayDateOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1FridayMarch 1at Erie ExplosionL 7-81[4] 0-1Louis J. Tullio Arena
2SaturdayMarch 10at Marion Blue RacersL 27-68[5] 0-2Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3colSpan=6 BYE
4FridayMarch 23at Erie ExplosionL 34-88[6] 0-3Louis J. Tullio Arena
5FridayMarch 30at Johnstown GeneralsL 30-46[7] 0-4Cambria County War Memorial Arena
6SaturdayApril 7at Cincinnati CommandosL 20-760-5Cincinnati Gardens
7colSpan=6 BYE
8colSpan=6 BYE
9SundayApril 29at Eastern Kentucky DrillersL 8-1050-6Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
10SaturdayMay 5at Johnstown GeneralsCancelled0-6Cambria County War Memorial Arena
11MondayMay 14at Mississippi Hound DogsCancelled0-6BancorpSouth Arena
12colSpan=6 BYE
13SaturdayMay 26at Johnstown GeneralsL 6-33[8] 0-7Cambria County War Memorial Arena
14SaturdayJune 2at Lakeland RaidersCancelled0-7Lakeland Center
15SaturdayJune 9at Florida TarponsCancelled[9] 0-7Germain Arena

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Freeze/RiverRats coach hired by UIFL team . December 1, 2011 . Erie Times-News, GoErie.com & CyberInk . www.goerie.com . October 26, 2015.
  2. Web site: Western Pennsylvania Sting hires Pennington . November 30, 2011 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . October 26, 2015.
  3. Web site: League suspends Johnstown Generals . May 15, 2012 . The Tribune-Democrat . www.tribdem.com . October 16, 2015.
  4. Web site: Erie Explosion win laugher in indoor football opener . John Dudley . March 2, 2012 . Erie Times-News, GoErie.com & CyberInk . www.goerie.com . October 26, 2015.
  5. Web site: Blue Racers win for second straight week . Bob Putman . March 11, 2012 . Marion Star . www.marionstar.com . October 26, 2015.
  6. Web site: Explosion breeze past Sting . Victor Fernandes . March 24, 2012 . Erie Times-News, GoErie.com & CyberInk . www.goerie.com . October 26, 2015.
  7. Web site: Generals pull away from Sting . Shawn Curtis . March 31, 2012 . The Tribune-Democrat . www.tribdem.com . October 16, 2015.
  8. Web site: Generals return to defeat Sting . Shawn Curtis . May 26, 2012 . The Tribune-Democrat . www.tribdem.com . October 16, 2015.
  9. Web site: Indoor football: Tarpons get easy win in regular-season finale . Jake Nordbye . June 9, 2012 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . October 26, 2015.