2012 Columbus Lions season

2012 Columbus Lions season
Owner	John Hargrove Keith Norred Kike Seda Skip Seda Rich Jacobson
Head coach	Jason Gibson
Home stadium	Columbus Civic Center
Results
Record	6–6
League place	3rd
Playoffs	Lost Semifinals (Albany) 36–60
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The 2012 Columbus Lions season was the sixth season for the professional indoor football franchise and their first in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).

The team played their home games under head coach Jason Gibson at the Columbus Civic Center in Columbus, Georgia.

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Preseason

Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Game Site	Recap
March 4	6:00 PM EST	Team James All-Stars	W 77–12	Columbus Civic Center

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Recap
				Final	Record
1	March 10	7:30 PM EST	at Richmond Raiders	L 64–58	0–1	Richmond Coliseum
2	March 17	7:30 PM EDT	Knoxville NightHawks	W 64–59	1–1	Columbus Civic Center
3	March 24	7:30 PM EDT	at Alabama Hammers	W 56–43	2–1	Von Braun Center
4	March 31	7:30 PM EDT	Alabama Hammers	L 63–60	2–2	Columbus Civic Center
5	BYE
6	April 14	7:30 PM EDT	Louisiana Swashbucklers	W 75–61	3–2	Columbus Civic Center
7	April 21	7:30 PM EDT	at Albany Panthers	L 57–40	3–3	Albany Civic Center
8	BYE
9	May 6	4:00 PM EDT	Albany Panthers	W 58–56	4–3	Columbus Civic Center
10	May 12	7:30 PM EDT	at Knoxville NightHawks	W 58–55	5–3	Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum
11	May 19	7:30 PM EDT	at Richmond Raiders	L 74–64	5–4	Richmond Coliseum
12	BYE
13	June 2	7:30 PM EDT	at Louisiana Swashbucklers	L 61–57	5–5	Sudduth Coliseum
14	June 9	7:30 PM EDT	Albany Panthers	L 57–54	5–6	Columbus Civic Center
15	June 16	7:30 PM EDT	Knoxville NightHawks	W 76–63	6–6	Columbus Civic Center

Postseason

Round	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Game site	Recap
Round 1	June 23	7:30 PM EDT	at Albany Panthers	L 60–36	Albany Civic Center

Roster

2012 Columbus Lions roster
Quarterbacks  5 Randy Hippeard Running backs 77Gabe Hollivay Wide receivers  4 London Crawford  8Maurice Dupree  1Gerald Gales  2Marcus Jones		Offensive linemen 58Dion Small 72Arthur Smith 65Issac Williams Defensive linemen 74Franklin Lloyd 50Melvin Matthews 92Lawson Scott  6Armond Willis		Linebackers 42Matt Dunham 51Justen Rivers Defensive backs  3Ramon Broadway 23Derek Douglas  9David Smith 14 Cortez Stubbs Kickers 11Trey Crum		Injured reserve Currently vacant Exempt list Currently vacant Practice squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated June 23, 2013 20 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

Division standings

2012 Professional Indoor Football League view talk edit
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
y-Richmond Raiders	10	2	0	.833	722	589	61.2	49.1	W6
x-Albany Panthers	10	2	0	.833	694	554	57.8	46.2	L1
x-Columbus Lions	6	6	0	.500	720	713	60.0	59.4	W1
x-Louisiana Swashbucklers	6	6	0	.500	639	647	53.3	59.9	W1
Alabama Hammers	3	9	0	.250	642	683	53.5	56.9	L1
Knoxville NightHawks	1	11	0	.083	547	778	45.6	64.8	L5

External links

• 2012 results