2012 Jacksonville Sharks season

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2012 Jacksonville Sharks season
Head coach Les Moss
Home field Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Results
Record 10–8
Division place 1st AC South
Playoff finishWon Conference Semifinals (Force) 58–56
Lost Conference Championship (Soul) 34–89

The 2012 Jacksonville Sharks season was the third season for the franchise in the Arena Football League (AFL), coming off of their victory in ArenaBowl XXIV. The team was coached by Les Moss and played their home games at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. With a 10–8 record in the regular season, the Sharks won their third consecutive division championship. However, they were denied an opportunity at an ArenaBowl championship repeat when they were defeated 89–34 in the American Conference Championship game by the Philadelphia Soul.

2012 Arena Football League season

The 2012 Arena Football League season was the 25th season in the history of the league. The regular season began on March 9, 2012 with a game between the Pittsburgh Power and the Orlando Predators and ended on July 22, 2012 with a game between the Utah Blaze and Philadelphia Soul. The Arizona Rattlers defeated the Philadelphia Soul by a 72–54 score in ArenaBowl XXV on August 10, 2012 to conclude the playoffs.

Jacksonville Sharks arena football team established in 2009

The Jacksonville Sharks are a professional indoor football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, playing their home games at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. Beginning in 2017, the Sharks began play as charter members of the National Arena League (NAL). They were members of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2010 to 2016 and won the championship of their division in the first four seasons of their existence.

Arena Football League

The Arena Football League (AFL) is a professional indoor American football league in the United States. It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster, making it the third longest-running professional football league in North America, after the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the National Football League (NFL). The AFL plays a proprietary code known as arena football, a form of indoor American football played on a 66-by-28 yard field, with rules encouraging offensive performance, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game. The sport was invented in the early 1980s and patented by Foster, a former executive of the United States Football League (USFL) and the NFL.

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Standings

South Division
TeamWLPCTPFPADIVCONHomeAway
y-Jacksonville Sharks 108.5569308844–48–66–44–4
x-Georgia Force 99.5008129235–38–55–44–5
x-New Orleans VooDoo 810.4449799955–37–54–54–5
Tampa Bay Storm 810.444102111084–47–77–21–8
Orlando Predators 414.2227709022–64–114–50–9

y - Clinched division
x - Clinched playoff berth

Schedule

Regular season

The Sharks had a bye week in week 1 and began the season on the road in week 2 against the Kansas City Command on March 16. Their first home game was on March 24 against the Georgia Force. They traveled to Pittsburgh to face the Pittsburgh Power on July 20 in their final regular season game. [1]

Kansas City Command

The Kansas City Command were a professional arena football team that played in the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was founded before the 2006 season. Former Kansas City Chiefs strong safety Kevin Porter served as head coach. The team's new head coach in 2011 was Danton Barto, he also coached the AFL's Las Vegas Gladiators, af2's Memphis Xplorers and Manchester Wolves, and the IFL's Arkansas Diamonds.

Georgia Force

The Georgia Force were an Arena Football League (AFL) team based in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States that played in the South Division of the American Conference. The team was owned by Doug MacGregor and Donn Jennings.

Pittsburgh Power

The Pittsburgh Power was a professional arena football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The team belonged to the East Division of the American Conference (AC) in the Arena Football League (AFL). Founded in 2011, the Power was the youngest franchise in the AC. The team played its home games at the Consol Energy Center, which they shared with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. The Power shared the same color scheme as Pittsburgh's other professional sports teams, the Penguins, the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League, and the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
Score Record
1Bye
2 Friday March 16 8:30 p.m. EDT at Kansas City Command W 52–28 1–0 Sprint Center [2]
3 Saturday March 24 7:00 p.m. EDT Georgia Force L 41–69 1–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [3]
4 Friday March 30 7:30 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Storm L 69–71 1–2 Tampa Bay Times Forum [4]
5Bye
6 Friday April 13 8:00 p.m. EDT Utah Blaze L 67–75 1–3 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [5]
7 Saturday April 21 7:30 p.m. EDT at Cleveland Gladiators W 54–49 2–3 Quicken Loans Arena [6]
8 Saturday April 28 7:00 p.m. EDT Spokane Shock L 48–56 2–4 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [7]
9 Friday May 4 8:00 p.m. EDT New Orleans VooDoo W 41–37 3–4 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [8]
10 Saturday May 12 7:05 p.m. EDT at Philadelphia Soul W 38–56 3–5 Wells Fargo Center [9]
11 Saturday May 19 7:00 p.m. EDT Iowa Barnstormers W 55–19 4–5 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [10]
12 Friday May 25 8:00 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators W 55–37 5–5 Amway Center [11]
13 Saturday June 2 7:00 p.m. EDT Tampa Bay StormW 71–61 6–5 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [12]
14 Saturday June 9 7:00 p.m. EDT at Georgia ForceL 39–56 6–6 Arena at Gwinnett Center [13]
15 Saturday June 16 7:00 p.m. EDT Philadelphia SoulL 27–62 6–7 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [14]
16 Saturday June 23 7:00 p.m. EDT Cleveland GladiatorsW 56–42 7–7 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [15]
17 Saturday June 30 8:00 p.m. EDT at New Orleans VooDooL 55–65 7–8 New Orleans Arena [16]
18 Friday July 6 8:00 p.m. EDT Milwaukee Mustangs W 50–32 8–8 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [17]
19 Saturday July 14 7:00 p.m. EDT Orlando PredatorsW 48–30 9–8 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [18]
20 Friday July 20 8:00 p.m. EDT at Pittsburgh Power W 64–39 10–8 Consol Energy Center [19]

Playoffs

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
AC Semifinals Saturday July 28 7:00 p.m. EDT Georgia Force W 58–56 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [20]
AC Championship Friday August 3 8:00 p.m. EDT at Philadelphia Soul L 34–89 Wells Fargo Center [21]

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