2012 Cedar Rapids Titans season

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2012 Cedar Rapids Titans season
OwnerChris Kokalis
Bob Sullivan
Mike Polaski
Angelique Wonders
Kenneth Moninski
General managerChris Kokalis
Head coach Kyle Moore-Brown
Home field Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Results
Record4-10
Division placenone
Conference place7th United
League place13th of 16
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2012 Cedar Rapids Titans season was the first for the indoor American football team that played its inaugural season in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The team hosted their home games at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena, situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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In August 2011, it was announced that the Cedar Rapids Titans would become an expansion team of the Indoor Football League for the 2012 season. [1] Titans' General Manager Chris Kolalis stated, "We believe that Cedar Rapids is a fantastic market to bring a team into. We hope to promote economic development and be a part of the growth of the community by being active and giving back to the fans." [1] The team also announced that they would play their home games at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena, with the intentions to play in the newly renovated, U.S. Cellular Center in 2013. [1]

On November 18, 2011, the Titans hired former NFL player, Kyle Moore-Brown, as the first coach in franchise history. [2] They won their inaugural game on March 3, 2012, with a 32–13 win over Lehigh Valley Steelhawks. [3]

Regular season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1Bye Week
2Bye Week
3SaturdayMarch 37:00Lehigh Valley SteelhawksW 32-131-0 Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
4FridayMarch 9N/Aat Green Bay BlizzardL 12-641-1Resch Center
5Bye Week
6FridayMarch 237:00Chicago SlaughterW 52-402-1 Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
7SundayApril 1N/Aat Sioux Falls StormL 29-692-2 Sioux Falls Arena
8SaturdayApril 77:00Green Bay BlizzardL 46-592-3 Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
9SaturdayApril 14N/Aat Lehigh Valley SteelhawksL 19-252-4 Stabler Arena
10SaturdayApril 217:00Omaha BeefL 44-502-5 Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
11SaturdayApril 28N/Aat Reading ExpressL 47-512-6 Sovereign Center
12SaturdayMay 5N/Aat Chicago SlaughterL 38-412-7 Sears Centre
13SaturdayMay 127:00Reading ExpressW 38-273-7 Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
14FridayMay 187:00Bloomington EdgeL 13-293-8 Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
15Bye Week
16FridayJune 1N/Aat Omaha BeefL 33-513-9 Omaha Civic Auditorium
17FridayJune 8N/Aat Bloomington EdgeL 64-743-10 U.S. Cellular Coliseum
18SaturdayJune 167:00Nebraska DangerW 42-384-10 Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
2012 United Conference
WLTPCTPFPADIVGBSTK
y Sioux Falls Storm 14001.0009415637-0---W14
x Green Bay Blizzard 11300.78678758610-33.0W3
x Bloomington Edge 10400.71467360410-34.0W1
x Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 6800.4296056156-88.0W1
Omaha Beef 6800.4296356963-34.0L2
Chicago Slaughter 6800.4296577146-84.0L1
Cedar Rapids Titans 41000.2865096314-010.0W1
Reading Express 21200.1435347737-112.0L5

Roster

2012 Cedar Rapids Titans roster
Quarterbacks
  •  7 Kenneth Black Jr.
  • 13Colton Hansen

Running backs

  • 12 Andre Crenshaw
  •  3 Travis Rhone

Wide receivers

  •  6 Tyler Batts
  •  8 Antuan Bloom
  •  4 Johnny Gray
  • 11 Everett Roberts
  •  2 Johnnie King III
Offensive linemen
  • 56Juliene Adams
  • 78Travis Miller
  • 75Michael Wormley

Defensive linemen

  • 53Korey Hollinshed
  • 54Jeremy Maddox
  • 92William Stokes
  • 77Tony Tucker
  • 48 Vernard Wilkins
Linebackers
  • currently vacant

Defensive backs

  • 20 Jamil Abdullah
  • 37 George Carpenter
  • 10 Devin King
  • 28 T. J. Simmons
  • 24Tommie Williams

Kickers

  • 18 Scott Enos
Injured Reserve
  • --Nick CampbellWR Injury icon 2.svg (IR)
  • --Brian McIntireLB Injury icon 2.svg (IR)

Refuse To Report

  • --Josh Adams(DNR)
  • --Joshua CrawfordWR(DNR)
  • --Alexander RobinsonRB(DNR)

Roster updated June 24, 2012
25 Active, 5 Inactive

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References

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  2. ↑ Johnson, Jeff (November 18, 2011). "Titans hire Moore-Brown as head coach". The Gazette . Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ Condon, Mike (March 3, 2012). "Titans trounce Lehigh Valley, 32-13, in first game for Cedar Rapids IFL franchise". The Gazette . Retrieved September 20, 2012.
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