2012 Evansville Rage season 2012 Evansville Rage season General manager Eddie Cronin Head coach Mike Goodpaster Home field Swonder Ice Arena Record 7-3 Division place 3rd Playoff finish did not qualify
The 2012 Evansville Rage seasonContinental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.
On November 16, 2011 the team announced its intentions to compete as full members of the CIFL for the 2013 season.[ 1] Defensive Coordinator of the Northern Kentucky River Monsters of the Ultimate Indoor Football League .[ 2] 2012 Continental Indoor Football League season . On March 6, 2012, owner and general manager, David Reed, resigned from the duties due to an illness in his family that requires his full attention. The same day, the Rage announced Eddie Cronin as the team's General Manager. Cronin had been a part of the organization from the start as the defensive coordinator . He continued to keep his position as defensive coordinator.[ 3]
Players
Signings
Final roster
2012 Evansville Rage roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
12 Joe Casey 7 Terrence Wright Wide receivers
81 Ray Everhart 5 Travis Poitier 89 Matt Robinette
Offensive linemen
70 Jordan Cooke 76 Josh Cox 78 Trent Marlow 74 Matt Money Defensive linemen
92 Michael Cupp 42 DeJuan Edmonds 77 Robbie Piper 95 Luke Scarbarough 80 Malo Taumua 93 Reco Tucker
Linebackers
9 Jordan Burdue 20 Blake Harris 38 Quintin Patilla Defensive backs
2 Tarron Acuff 22 Oscar Dyer 23 Dekota Marshall 4 Lamarr Stewart 16 Mike Woods Kickers
Injured reserve
Exempt list
Practice squad
rookies in italics Roster [permanent dead link ] 25 Active, 0 Inactive, 3 PS
Schedule
Preseason
Week
Date
Kickoff
Opponent
Results
Game site
Final score
Team record
1
March 3
7:30 P.M. EDT
Northern Kentucky Bulldogs
W 52-13
1-0
Swonder Ice Arena
2
March 10
7:30 P.M. EDT
Kentucky Xtreme
W 56-26
2-0
Swonder Ice Arena
Regular season
Standings
Regular season results
Week 2: vs Indianapolis Enforcers
Week 2: Indianapolis Enforcers at Evansville Rage – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Enforcers
0
0
0 0 0
Rage 0
0
0 0 0
at Swonder Ice Arena , Evansville, Indiana
Date : March 17, 2012Game time : 7:30 p.m. EDT []
Game information
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter
Passing Indianapolis – ---: --/--, -- yards, - TD
Evansville – ---: --/--, -- yards, - TD Rushing Indianapolis – ---: -- att, -- yards, - TD
Evansville – ---: -- att, -- yards, - TD Receiving Indianapolis – ---: -- rec, -- yards, - TD
Evansville – ---: -- rec, -- yards, - TD
With the victory, the Rage collected their first ever franchise victory. The Rage were led by quarterback Nate Samas who put the first points on the board with a four-yard keeper under two minutes into the game. Samas also added five touchdowns through the air. Rage running back Joe Casey played a versatile role in the victory as well. Casey racked up two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown. Wide receiver Dusten Dubose compiled three receiving touchdowns from quarterback Nate Samas and receiver Terrence Wright added one receiving touchdown. During the game, the Enforcers set a franchise record for points scored in a game, with 35. Their previous high had been 19.[ 4]
With the win, the Rage improved to 1-0.
Week 3: vs Port Huron Patriots
Week 3: Evansville Rage at Port Huron Patriots – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Rage 10
21
13 0 44
Patriots
14
6
6 8 34
at McMorran Arena , Port Huron, Michigan
Date : March 24, 2012Game time : 7:30 p.m. EDT Game attendance : 923Referee : Dave Stein[1]
Game information
1st quarter Port Huron (9:53) Mike McKinley 1-yard run (Mike McKinley rush), Port Huron 8-0 Evansville (5:14) Terrence Wright 1-yard run (Kyle Doughtery kick), Port Huron 8-7 Port Huron (4:27) Jose Morris 50-yard kickoff return (Mike McKinley rush failed), Port Huron 14-7 Evansville (0:58) Kyle Doughtery 42-yard field goal, Port Huron 14-10 2nd quarter Evansville (11:56) Dusten DuBose 15-yard pass from Nate Samas (Kyle Doughtery kick), Evansville 17-14 Port Huron (6:10) Darryl Johnson 3-yard run (Musa O'Deh kick blocked), Port Huron 20-17 Evansville (3:55) Dusten DuBose 18-yard pass from Nate Samas (Kyle Doughtery kick), Evansville 24-20 Evansville (0:22) Terrence Wright 45-yard pass from Nate Samas (Kyle Doughtery kick), Evansville 31-20 3rd quarter Port Huron (10:30) Jose Morris fumble recovery in the endzone (Musa O'Deh kick failed), Evansville 31-26 Evansville (7:21) Dale Jennings 5-yard run (Kyle Doughtery kick failed), Evansville 37-26 Evansville (1:47) Terrence Wright 27-yard pass from Nate Samas (Kyle Doughtery kick), Evansville 44-26 4th quarter Port Huron (10:13) Jose Morris 1-yard fumble recovery (Mike McKinley rush), Evansville 44-34
Passing Evansville – Nate Samas: 8/13, 160 yards, 4 TD
Port huron – Darryl Johnson: 13/25, 109 yards, 0 TD Rushing Evansville – Dale Jennings: 7 att, 29 yards, 1 TD
Port huron – Mike McKinley: 8 att, 29 yards, 1 TD Receiving Evansville – Terrence Wright: 4 rec, 116 yards, 2 TD
Port huron – Jose Morris: 5 rec, 52 yards, 0 TD
[ 5]
With the win, the Rage improved to 2-0.
Week 4: vs Saginaw Sting
Game information
1st quarter Saginaw (7:30) Zac Nichols 4-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones rush), Saginaw 8-0 Evansville (5:00) Nate Samas 3-yard run (Kyle Doughtery kick), Saginaw 8-7 Saginaw (4:30) Zac Nichols 25-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass to Charles Tarver), Saginaw 16-7 Evansville 1:45) Terrence Wright 23-yard pass from Nate Samas (Kyle Daughtery kick), Saginaw 16-14 2nd quarter Saginaw (14:40) Tommy Jones 14-yard run (Kyle Doughtery kick), Saginaw 22-14 Evansville (13:30) Dusten DeBose 20-yard pass from Nate Samas (Kyle Daughtery kick), Saginaw 22-21 Saginaw (10:50) Andrew Beaver 13-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass to Andrew Beaver), Saginaw 30-21 Saginaw (3:24) Zac Nichols 22-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass to Andrew Beaver), Saginaw 38-21 3rd quarter Sagianw (12:14) Keith Bartynski 5-yard run (Tommy Jones pass to Andrew Beaver), Saginaw 46-21 Sagianw (1:56) Team Safety, Saginaw 48-21 Sagianw (1:50) Charles Tarver 50-yard kickoff return (Tommy Jones pass to Zac Nichols), Saginaw 56-21 4th quarter Saginaw (11:31) Zac Nichols 19-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Keith Bartynski rush), Saginaw 64-21 Evansville (7:41) Terrence Wright 47-yard run (Nate Samas pass to Joe Casey), Saginaw 64-29 Saginaw (7:00) Keith Bartynski 13-yard run (Tommy Jones pass to Jeff Austin), Saginaw 72-29
Passing Evansville – Nate Samas: 8/24, 82 yards, 2 TD
Saginaw – Tommy Jones: 15/23, 211 yards, 5 TD Rushing Evansville – Terrence Wright: 5 att, 41 yards, 1 TD
Saginaw – Tommy Jones: 3 att, 36 yards, 1 TD Receiving Evansville – Dusten DeBose: 3 rec, 44 yards, 1 TD
Saginaw – Zac Nichols: 8 rec, 162 yards, 4 TD
With the loss, the Rage fell to 2-1.
Coaching staff
Evansville Rage 2012 staff
Front office
Owner – Melissa Logsdon
General Manager - Eddie Cronin
Assistant general manager – Kory White
Director of football operations – Mike Goodpaster
Director of ticket sales – Erin White
Director of Media and Public Relations/Broadcaster – Jared Revlett
Head coach
Head coach – Mike Goodpaster Offensive coaches
Offensive coordinator – Tom Johnston
Offensive line – Kory White
Wide receivers – Levron Williams
Quality control – Jermaine Finger Defensive coaches
Defensive coordinator – Eddie Cronin
Defensive line – J.R. Bryant
Linebackers/secondary – Brian Ware
References
^ "Evansville Rage still searching for regular season home" . November 25, 2011. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2011 .^ Jeffery Smith (November 24, 2011). "Indoor football returning to Evansville" . Retrieved 2011-11-18 . ^ "Evansville Rage Make Front Office Change" . OurSports Central. March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012 .^ Steve Ford (March 17, 2012). "Samas sparks Evansville Rage to victory" . Evansville Courier & Press . Retrieved March 18, 2012 . ^ Joseph Hayes (March 25, 2012). "Port Huron Patritos critical at 0-2 mark" . The Times Herald . Retrieved March 27, 2012 .