2012 Reading Express season

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2012 Reading Express season
OwnerTed Lavender
Lisa Lavender
Head coachMark Steinmeyer
Home field Sovereign Center
Results
Record2-12
Conference place8th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2012 Reading Express season was the seventh season as a professional indoor football franchise and their second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of 16 teams competing in the IFL for the 2012 season, the Reading Express were members of the United Conference.

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The team played their home games under head coach Mark Steinmeyer at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania. The Express earned a 2–12 record, placing 8th in the United Conference, failing to qualify for the postseason.


Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1 BYE
2SundayFebruary 263:05pmat Bloomington Edge L 40-540-1 U.S. Cellular Coliseum
3FridayMarch 27:00pm Green Bay Blizzard L 32-550-2 Sovereign Center
4 BYE
5SaturdayMarch 177:00pmat Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 53-860-3 Stabler Arena
6SaturdayMarch 247:00pm Sioux Falls Storm L 42-750-4 Sovereign Center
7 BYE
8FridayApril 77:00pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 41-620-5 Sovereign Center
9SaturdayApril 147:00pm Bloomington Edge L 31-410-6 Sovereign Center
10SaturdayApril 217:05pmat Bloomington Edge L 39-460-7 U.S. Cellular Coliseum
11SaturdayApril 287:00pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 51-471-7 Sovereign Center
12SaturdayMay 57:00pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks W 37-342-7 Sovereign Center
13SaturdayMay 127:05pmat Cedar Rapids Titans L 27-322-8 U.S. Cellular Center
14FridayMay 187:35pmat Chicago Slaughter L 50-672-9 Sears Centre
15SaturdayMay 267:00pmat Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 24-392-10 Stabler Arena
16SaturdayJune 27:00pm Chicago Slaughter L 40-462-11 Sovereign Center
17FridayJune 87:35pmat Green Bay Blizzard L 27-892-12 Resch Center
18 BYE

Roster

2012 Reading Express roster
Quarterbacks
  •  9Tim Bailey
  • 18Kevin Clancy

Running backs

  •  6Donald Babers
  •  5Elliott White

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen
  • 59Nick Dean
  • 71Corey Dowless
  • 64Ty Gieser
  • 68Frank Toarmina

Defensive linemen

  • 11Mike Dell
  •  8Anthony Kelly
  • 77Michael London
  • 92Brandon Perry
  • 90Bryan Wick
Linebackers
  • 48Kevin Bolinsky
  • 51Michael Thompson

Defensive backs

  • 23Ivory Bradshaw
  •  2Sam Bryant
  • 14Geoffrey Howard
  • 17George Ortiz
  •  1Marcus Sargeant
  • 15Trey Womack

Kickers

  • 25Eric Rockhold
Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • currently vacant

Roster updated June 8, 2012
25 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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Division 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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