2012 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season

2012 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season
OwnerGlenn W. Clark
General managerMichael Clark
Head coachChris Thompson
Home fieldStabler Arena
Results
Record6-8
Conference place4th
Playoff finishLost UC Semifinals (Storm) 21-79

The 2012 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season was the second season as a professional indoor football franchise and their second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of 16 teams competing in the IFL for the 2012 season, the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks were members of the United Conference.

The team played their home games under head coach Chris Thompson at the Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Steelhawks earned a 6-8 record, placing 4th in the United Conference, qualifying for the 4th and final playoff spot. They were defeated in the United Conference Semifinals, 21-79 by the Sioux Falls Storm.

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 BYE
2 Friday February 24 7:35pm Chicago Slaughter W 30-28 1–0 Stabler Arena
3 Saturday March 3 7:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans L 13-32 1–1 U.S. Cellular Center
4 Sunday March 11 4:00pm Bloomington Edge L 39-57 1–2 Stabler Arena
5 Saturday March 17 7:00pm Reading Express W 86-53 2-2 Stabler Arena
6 Saturday March 24 7:35pm at Bloomington Edge L 34-36 2–3 U.S. Cellular Coliseum
7 BYE
8 Friday April 7 7:00pm at Reading Express W 62-41 3-3 Sovereign Center
9 Saturday April 14 7:00pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 25-19 4-3 Stabler Arena
10 BYE
11 Saturday April 28 7:00pm Chicago Slaughter L 51-54 4-4 Stabler Arena
12 Saturday May 5 7:00pm at Reading Express L 34-37 4–5 Sovereign Center
13 Friday May 11 7:00pm at Green Bay Blizzard L 61-76 4-6 Resch Center
14 Saturday May 19 7:00pm Omaha Beef L 44-64 4-7 Stabler Arena
15 Saturday May 26 7:00pm Reading Express W 39-24 5-7 Stabler Arena
16 Saturday June 2 7:00pm Green Bay Blizzard L 33-41 5-8 Stabler Arena
17 Friday June 8 7:35pm at Chicago Slaughter W 54-53 6-8 Sears Centre
18 BYE

Postseason

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
UC Semifinals Saturday June 23 7:00pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 21-79 0-1 Sioux Falls Arena

Roster

2012 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks roster
Quarterbacks
  •  7 Chris Malleo

Running backs

  •  4 Ryan Leafey
  • 29 James Mallory

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

  • 94 Robert Lewis
  • 99 Victor Sesay
  • 50 Wes Smith
Linebackers
  • 22 Matt Cohen
  • 16 Jamail Berry

Defensive backs

  •  2 Jesse Cooper
  •  3 Marvin Johnson
  • 13 John Kennedy III

Special teams

  • 10 Carlos Ojeda
Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt List


Practice Squad

  • Currently vacant

Roster updated June 23, 2012
18 Active, 1 Inactive, 0 PS

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Division Standings

2012 United Conference
W L T PCT PF PA DIV GB STK
y Sioux Falls Storm 14 0 0 1.000 941 563 7-0 --- W14
x Green Bay Blizzard 11 3 0 0.786 787 586 10-3 3.0 W3
x Bloomington Edge 10 4 0 0.714 673 604 10-3 4.0 W1
x Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 6 8 0 0.429 605 615 6-8 8.0 W1
Omaha Beef 6 8 0 0.429 635 696 3-3 4.0 L2
Chicago Slaughter 6 8 0 0.429 657 714 6-8 4.0 L1
Cedar Rapids Titans 4 10 0 0.286 509 631 4-0 10.0 W1
Reading Express 2 12 0 0.143 534 773 7-1 12.0 L5

References