2012 Chicago Slaughter season

Last updated
2012 Chicago Slaughter season
Owner Jim McMahon
Head coach Steve McMichael
Home field Sears Centre
101 South Madison Street
Hoffman Estates, IL 60701
Results
Record6-8
Conference place6th United
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2012 Chicago Slaughter season was the team's sixth season as a professional indoor football franchise and third in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of sixteen teams competing in the IFL for the 2012 season, the Hoffman Estates, Illinois-based Chicago Slaughter were members of the United Conference.

Contents

Under the leadership of owner Jim McMahon, and head coach Steve McMichael, the team played their home games at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local time

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SundayFebruary 192:08 pm Bloomington Edge W 50-341-0 Sears Centre
2FridayFebruary 247:35 pmat Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 28-301-1 Stabler Arena
3SaturdayMarch 37:05 pmat Bloomington Edge L 44-551-2 U.S. Cellular Coliseum
4 BYE
5 BYE
6FridayMarch 232:05 pmat Cedar Rapids Titans L 40-521-3 Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
7SaturdayMarch 317:05 pm Bloomington Edge L 65-701-4 Sears Centre
8SundayApril 84:05 pmat Sioux Falls Storm W 45-731-5 Sioux Falls Arena
9FridayApril 137:30 pmat Green Bay Blizzard L 36-631-6 Resch Center
10SaturdayApril 217:05 pm Green Bay Blizzard W 45-422-6 Sears Centre
11SaturdayApril 287:00 pmat Lehigh Valley Steelhawks W 54-513-6 Resch Center
12SaturdayMay 57:05 pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 41-384-6 Sears Centre
13 BYE
14FridayMay 187:05 pm Reading Express W 67-505-6 Sears Centre
15FridayMay 257:05 pmat Bloomington Edge L 43-625-7 U.S. Cellular Coliseum
16SaturdayJune 27:05 pmat Reading Express W 46-406-7 Sovereign Center
17FridayJune 87:05 pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 53-546-8 Sears Centre
18 BYE

Postseason

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
UC SemifinalsSaturdayJune 237:00 pmat Green Bay Blizzard L 30-510-1 Resch Center

Roster

2012 Chicago Slaughter roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  •  3Daniel DuFrene
  • 13Lucian Walker

Wide receivers

  • 11David Brown
  • 30Shatone Powers
  •  4Eyad Salem
  •  2Tony Taylor
Offensive linemen
  • 75Jack Breckner
  • 77Anthony Bullock
  • 71Brandon Ford
  • 67Javon Potter
  • 72Prenny Stokes

Defensive linemen

  •  1Lorenzo Hood
  • 95Kyle Jenkins
  • 12 Jon Kowalyshen
  • 55Ronnie Mason
  • 98Chris Turner
Linebackers
  •  9Matt Boswell
  •  8Lenny Radtke

Defensive backs

  • 24Calvin Gant
  • 23Bryan Jackson
  •  6Christopher Rodgers
  •  5 Marcus Winn

Kickers

  • 25Chris Nendick
Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Refused to Report

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine updated June 8, 2012

25 Active, 0 Inactive

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Standings

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

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