2012 Mississippi Hound Dogs season

Mississippi Hound Dogs
2012 Mississippi Hound Dogs season
Head coach	Martino Theus (fired March 20: 0-3 record); Eric Bingham (fired April 24: 1-3 record); Martino Theus (interim)
General manager	Marty Cooper
Owner	Marty Cooper (removed by UIFL April 24); UIFL (interim)
Home field	BancorpSouth Arena ; 375 East Main Street; Tupelo, MS 38804
Results
Record	1-9
Conference place	5th
Playoff finish	did not qualify
	Mississippi Hound Dogs

Last updated March 02, 2020

The 2012 Mississippi Hound Dogs season was the 1st and only season for the United Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise.

On March 20, 2012, head coach Martino Theus was fired after an 0-3 start for the Hound Dogs.^[1] Former indoor player, Eric Bingham was hired as his replacement.^[2] However, when the UIFL stepped in when owner Marty Cooper couldn't afford the team, the UIFL took over the team and named Martino Theus the head coach once again.^[3] The Hound Dogs cancelled all remaining home games, but fulfilled all their remaining road games.

Schedule

Key: Win Tie Loss Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week	Day	Date	Opponent	Results		Location
Week	Day	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
1	Saturday	March 3	Rome Rampage	L 30-35^[4]	0-1	BancorpSouth Arena
2	Friday	March 9	at Florida Tarpons	L 35-58^[5]	0-2	Germain Arena
3	Saturday	March 17	at Lakeland Raiders	L 27-75^[6]	0-3	Lakeland Center
4	Friday	March 23	Rome Rampage	W 53-6^[7]	1-3	BancorpSouth Arena
5	Friday	March 30	Florida Tarpons	L 22-45^[8]	1-4	BancorpSouth Arena
6	Saturday	April 7	Lakeland Raiders	L 12-60^[9]	1-5	BancorpSouth Arena
7	BYE
8	Saturday	April 21	Eastern Kentucky Drillers	L 25-60^[10]	1-6	BancorpSouth Arena
9	Saturday	April 28	at Florida Tarpons	L 26-58^[11]	1-7	Germain Arena
10	BYE
11	Saturday	May 14	Western Pennsylvania Sting	Cancelled	1-7	BancorpSouth Arena
12	BYE
13	Saturday	May 26	at Florida Tarpons	L 13-74^[12]	1-8	Germain Arena
14	Saturday	June 2	at Eastern Kentucky Drillers	L 16-88	1-9	Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
15	BYE

Standings

2012 United Indoor Football League v t e
Team	Conference			Overall
Team	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Northern Conference
Cincinnati Commandos-y	7	2	.778	8	2	.800	594	373
Erie Explosion-x	7	3	.700	8	3	.727	748	362
Marion Blue Racers-x	5	4	.556	6	5	.636	602	467
Johnstown Generals	3	6	.333	3	6	.333	264	441
Western Pennsylvania Sting	0	6	.000	0	7	.000	132	497
Southern Conference
Florida Tarpons-y	11	0	1.000	11	0	1.000	687	287
Eastern Kentucky Drillers	5	4	.556	6	4	.600	613	361
Lakeland Raiders-x	5	5	.500	6	5	.545	639	379
Rome Rampage	1	6	.143	1	6	.143	100	462
Mississippi Hound Dogs	1	9	.100	1	9	.100	281	559

y - clinched conference title x - clinched playoff spot

Roster

2012 Mississippi Hound Dogs roster

Quarterbacks

--Jeremy Dixon

--Michael Leadbetter

--Richard McFadden

Running Backs

Currently vacant

Wide Receivers

--Reggie Ellis

--Roderick Jefferson

--Taurean Rhetta

--Jeremy Satchel

--Sperguron

Offensive Linemen

--Desmoine Ware

Defensive Linemen

--Sterling Williams

Linebackers

--Brandon Bruce

14Devon Lewis

Defensive Backs

--Cordney Sanders

--Corey Sanders]

--Arthur Williams

Kickers

--Tyler Lorenz

Injured Reserve

--Josh Smith WR

Exempt List

Currently vacant

Practice Squad

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated October 4, 2011
16 Active, 1 Inactive, 0 PS

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References

↑ John L. Pitts (March 23, 2012). "Hound Dogs' head coach surprised by abrupt firing". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
↑ John L. Pitts (March 23, 2012). "Hound Dogs back with new coach". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
↑ John L. Pitts (April 24, 2015). "League steps in; Hound Dogs through in Tupelo". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
↑ John L. Pitts (March 4, 2012). "Hound Dogs stuffed in opener". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
↑ "Hound Dogs fall on the road". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. March 10, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
↑ Blake Hasenzahl (March 17, 2015). "Anderson Sets League Record as Lakeland Stomps Mississippi". www.theledger.com. Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
↑ Gene Phelps (March 24, 2012). "Boland throws seven TDs in Tupelo Hound Dogs victory". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
↑ Brandon Speck (March 31, 2012). "Tarpons beat Hound Dogs again". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
↑ John L. Pitts (April 8, 2012). "Hound Dogs pounded by Raiders". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
↑ John L. Pitts (April 24, 2012). "Hounds Dogs reach end of the line in Tupelo". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
↑ Jake Nordbye (April 28, 2012). "Indoor football: Wallace tosses 6 TDs as Tarpons handle Hound Dogs". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
↑ Jake Nordbye (April 28, 2012). "Indoor football: Wallace tosses 8 TDs as Tarpons keep on rolling". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 26, 2015.

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[1] John L. Pitts (March 23, 2012). "Hound Dogs' head coach surprised by abrupt firing". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.

[2] John L. Pitts (March 23, 2012). "Hound Dogs back with new coach". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.

[3] John L. Pitts (April 24, 2015). "League steps in; Hound Dogs through in Tupelo". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.

[4] John L. Pitts (March 4, 2012). "Hound Dogs stuffed in opener". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2015.

[5] "Hound Dogs fall on the road". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. March 10, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2015.

[6] Blake Hasenzahl (March 17, 2015). "Anderson Sets League Record as Lakeland Stomps Mississippi". www.theledger.com. Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved October 26, 2015.

[7] Gene Phelps (March 24, 2012). "Boland throws seven TDs in Tupelo Hound Dogs victory". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2015.

[8] Brandon Speck (March 31, 2012). "Tarpons beat Hound Dogs again". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2015.

[9] John L. Pitts (April 8, 2012). "Hound Dogs pounded by Raiders". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2015.

[10] John L. Pitts (April 24, 2012). "Hounds Dogs reach end of the line in Tupelo". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2015.

[11] Jake Nordbye (April 28, 2012). "Indoor football: Wallace tosses 6 TDs as Tarpons handle Hound Dogs". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 26, 2015.

[12] Jake Nordbye (April 28, 2012). "Indoor football: Wallace tosses 8 TDs as Tarpons keep on rolling". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 26, 2015.