2012 Pittsburgh Power season

2012 Pittsburgh Power season
Head coachChris Siegfried (fired on May 21; 2–8 record)
Derek Stingley (interim tag removed July 17; 3–5 record)
Home fieldConsol Energy Center
Results
Record5–13
Division place4th AC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2012 Pittsburgh Power season was the second season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team played their home games at Consol Energy Center. After a 2–8 start, head coach Chris Siegfried was fired and replaced by defensive coordinator Derek Stingley.[1] The Power finished the season 5–13 and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Standings

East Division
Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
z-Philadelphia Soul 15 3 .833 1228 919 4–2 12–2 7–2 8–1
Cleveland Gladiators 8 10 .444 879 875 4–2 6–8 5–4 3–6
Milwaukee Mustangs 5 13 .278 960 1062 3–3 4–7 2–6 3–7
Pittsburgh Power 5 13 .278 827 963 1–5 4–9 1–8 4–5

z - Clinched division and conference's best record

Schedule

The Power began the season on the road against the Orlando Predators on March 9. Their home opener was on March 23 against the Philadelphia Soul. They hosted the Jacksonville Sharks on July 20 in their final regular season game.[2]

Week Day Date Kickoff (ET) TV Opponent Results Location Report
Score Record
1 Friday March 9 8:30 p.m. NFL Network at Orlando Predators W 40–26 1–0 Amway Center [3]
2 Bye
3 Friday March 23 8:00 p.m. NFL Network Philadelphia Soul L 59–84 1–1 Consol Energy Center [4]
4 Thursday March 29 8:00 p.m. WPCW at Milwaukee Mustangs L 40–63 1–2 Bradley Center [5]
5 Friday April 6 7:30 p.m. WPCW Iowa Barnstormers L 42–55 1–3 Consol Energy Center [6]
6 Saturday April 14 7:30 p.m. WPCW Orlando Predators W 57–54 (OT) 2–3 Consol Energy Center [7]
7 Friday April 20 8:00 p.m. WPCW at New Orleans VooDoo L 48–51 2–4 New Orleans Arena [8]
8 Saturday April 28 7:30 p.m. WPCW Cleveland Gladiators L 43–58 2–5 Consol Energy Center [9]
9 Saturday May 5 8:00 p.m. WPCW Georgia Force L 52–55 2–6 Consol Energy Center [10]
10 Saturday May 12 8:00 p.m. WPCW at San Antonio Talons L 52–68 2–7 Alamodome [11]
11 Saturday May 19 7:30 p.m. WPCW Kansas City Command L 37–43 2–8 Consol Energy Center [12]
12 Bye
13 Saturday June 2 9:00 p.m. WPCW at Arizona Rattlers L 45–55 2–9 US Airways Center [13]
14 Friday June 8 8:00 p.m. at Cleveland Gladiators W 2–0[a] 3–9 Quicken Loans Arena [14]
15 Saturday June 16 7:30 p.m. WPCW Milwaukee Mustangs L 62–63 3–10 Consol Energy Center [15]
16 Sunday June 24 6:05 p.m. WPCW at Philadelphia Soul L 34–69 3–11 Wells Fargo Center [16]
17 Saturday June 30 8:05 p.m. WPCW at Iowa Barnstormers W 56–49 4–11 Wells Fargo Arena [17]
18 Saturday July 7 7:30 p.m. WPCW Tampa Bay Storm L 61–65 4–12 Consol Energy Center [18]
19 Saturday July 14 7:00 p.m. WPCW at Georgia Force W 58–41 5–12 Arena at Gwinnett Center [19]
20 Friday July 20 8:00 p.m. NFL Network Jacksonville Sharks L 39–64 5–13 Consol Energy Center [20]
  •   Gray indicates that the game was played during a labor dispute. On March 9 against Orlando, some replacement players were used and the game went on as scheduled.
  • a Due to a players' strike within the Cleveland Gladiators, the Gladiators were unable to field enough players, and forfeited the game.

Final roster

2012 Pittsburgh Power roster
Quarterbacks


Fullbacks
  • 34 Tyre Young


Wide receivers
  • 10 A. J. Jackson
  • 14 Oderick Turner
Offensive linemen
  • 56 Beau Elliott
  • 64 Greg Niland
  • 69 Sione Ohuafi


Defensive linemen
  • 95 Jason Jones
  •  4 Neil Purvis
Linebackers
  • 45 Anthony DeGrate
  • 21 John Green


Defensive backs
  •  7 Chris LeFlore
  •  6 Davion Mitchell
  •  2 Christian Wise


Kickers
  • 28 Ryan Gates
Injured reserve

Rookies in italics
Roster updated July 20, 2012

References

  1. ^ "Power fires head coach Siegfried". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. May 21, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "Power and AFL Announce 2012 Season Schedule". Pittsburgh Power. October 6, 2011. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "Power Win Season Opener, 40–26". Pittsburgh Power. March 9, 2012. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  4. ^ "Power Comes Up Short Verses Soul". Pittsburgh Power. March 24, 2012. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
  5. ^ "Power Falls To Mustangs, 40–63". Pittsburgh Power. March 29, 2012. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  6. ^ "Powerless in Loss to Iowa". Pittsburgh Power. April 6, 2012. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  7. ^ "Power Makes History in OT Win". Pittsburgh Power. April 14, 2012. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  8. ^ "Power Lose Heart-Breaker in New Orleans". Pittsburgh Power. April 20, 2012. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  9. ^ "Power Falls to Gladiators". Pittsburgh Power. April 28, 2012. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  10. ^ "Power on Short End of Battle Against Force". Pittsburgh Power. May 6, 2012. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
  11. ^ "Talons Outlast Power". Pittsburgh Power. May 12, 2012. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  12. ^ "Kansas City Takes Command in Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Power. May 19, 2012. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  13. ^ "Too Little, Too Late for Power". Pittsburgh Power. June 3, 2012. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  14. ^ "Cleveland Forfeits Matchup to Pittsburgh". Arena Football League. June 8, 2012. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  15. ^ "Mustangs Rally to Beat Power". Arena Football League. June 16, 2012. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  16. ^ "Philly Runs Past Power". Arena Football League. June 24, 2012. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  17. ^ "Powerful in Iowa". Pittsburgh Power. June 30, 2012. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  18. ^ "Storm Hold Off Power". Pittsburgh Power. July 7, 2012. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  19. ^ "Power Explode in Georgia". Pittsburgh Power. July 14, 2012. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  20. ^ "Power Season Ends With Loss". Pittsburgh Power. July 21, 2012. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2012.