2012 Lakeland Raiders season

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The 2012 Lakeland Raiders season was the first season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise.

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week Day Date Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 BYE
2 Saturday March 10 Rome Rampage W 63–24[1] 1–0 Lakeland Center
3 Saturday March 17 at Mississippi Hound Dogs W 75–24[2] 2–0 BancorpSouth Arena
4 Sunday March 25 at Florida Tarpons L 47–62[3] 2–1 Germain Arena
5 BYE
6 Saturday April 7 at Mississippi Hound Dog W 60–12[4] 3–1 BancorpSouth Arena
7 Saturday April 14 Florida Tarpons L 51–59[5] 3–2 Lakeland Center
8 BYE
9 Saturday April 28 Rome Rampage W 106–6[6] 4–2 Lakeland Center
10 Sunday May 6 at Florida Tarpons L 24–55[7] 4–3 Germain Arena
11 Monday May 14 Florida Tarpons L 42–57[8] 4–4 Lakeland Center
12 Monday May 21 at Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 20–36 4–5 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
13 Saturday May 26 Eastern Kentucky Drillers W 51–44 5–5 Lakeland Center
14 Saturday June 2 West Palm Beach Phantoms W 100–0[9] 6–5 Lakeland Center
15 BYE

Postseason

Round Day Date Opponent Results Location
Score Record
Southern Semifinals BYE
Southern Championship Monday June 25 at Florida Tarpons L 29–60[10] 1–0 Germain Arena

Standings

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Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT PF PA
Northern Conference
Cincinnati Commandos-y 7 2 .778 8 2 .800 594 373
Erie Explosion-x 7 3 .700 8 3 .727 748 362
Marion Blue Racers-x 5 4 .556 6 5 .636 602 467
Johnstown Generals 3 6 .333 3 6 .333 264 441
Western Pennsylvania Sting 0 6 .000 0 7 .000 132 497
Southern Conference
Florida Tarpons-y 11 0 1.000 11 0 1.000 687 287
Eastern Kentucky Drillers 5 4 .556 6 4 .600 613 361
Lakeland Raiders-x 5 5 .500 6 5 .545 639 379
Rome Rampage 1 6 .143 1 6 .143 100 462
Mississippi Hound Dogs 1 9 .100 1 9 .100 281 559

y - clinched conference title x - clinched playoff spot

Roster

2012 Lakeland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks
  •  9 Brian Harris
  • -- Myqual Spann

Running backs

  • Currently vacant

Wide receivers

  • Currently vacant
 Offensive linemen
  • Currently vacant

Defensive linemen

  • Currently vacant
 Linebackers
  • Drametrice Smith

Defensive backs

  • Currently vacant

Kickers

  • -- Joshua Smith
Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 25, 2012
1 Active, 0 Inactive

References

  1. ^ Blake Hasenzahl (March 11, 2012). "Raiders Defense Stole the Show in Inaugural Win". www.theledger.com. Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Blake Hasenzahl (March 17, 2012). "Anderson Sets League Record as Lakeland Stomps Mississippi". www.theledger.com. Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  3. ^ Jake Nordbye (March 25, 2012). "Pro football: Florida Tarpons hold off Lakeland for 2-0 start". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  4. ^ John L. Pitts (April 8, 2012). "Hound Dogs pounded by Raiders". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  5. ^ Blake Hasenzahl (April 15, 2012). "Raiders Fall to Tarpons". www.theledger.com. The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  6. ^ Blake Hasenzahl (April 27, 2012). "Raiders Set New Mark, Ravage Rampage 106-6". www.theledger.com. Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  7. ^ Jake Nordbye (May 7, 2012). "Pro football: Florida Tarpons beat Lakeland for third time, go to 7-0". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  8. ^ "Pro football: Florida Tarpons remain unbeaten, clinch conference title". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. May 15, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  9. ^ Blake Hasenzahl (June 2, 2012). "Raiders Banish Phantoms Behind Stalwart Defense". www.theledger.com. Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  10. ^ Scott Butherus (June 25, 2012). "Pro football: Florida Tarpons roll past Lakeland into Ultimate Bowl". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2015.[permanent dead link]