Personnel
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Head coaches
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| Defensive coaches
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| 2012 Sacramento Mountain Lions season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Paul Pelosi |
| General manager | Turk Schonert |
| Head coach | Turk Schonert |
| Home field | Raley Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 1–3 |
| Division place | T–3rd |
| Playoff finish | — |
The 2012 Sacramento Mountain Lions season was the fourth and final season for the United Football League franchise.
In July, the Sacramento Mountain Lions were known to be considering a move to Raley Field, a baseball park in West Sacramento, California. The Mountain Lions, 2011's attendance leader, played their previous two seasons at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento. [1] At a press conference at Raley Field on August 6, the move to West Sacramento was confirmed. Two games were played there before the league folded. [2]
Dennis Green, who had coached the Mountain Lions since 2009, when they were the California Redwoods, did not return as head coach in 2012. [3] On August 6, Turk Schonert was announced as the new head coach.
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| Week | Date | Kickoff * | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | ||||||
| 1 | Friday, September 28 | 8:00 p.m. | Omaha Nighthawks | L 20–24 | 0–1 | Raley Field | 8,023 |
| 2 | Friday, October 5 | 4:00 p.m. | at Virginia Destroyers | L 29–37 | 0–2 | Virginia Beach Sportsplex | 5,316 |
| 3 | Wednesday, October 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Las Vegas Locomotives | L 9–20 | 0–3 | Raley Field | 5,210 |
| 4 | Friday, October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | at Virginia Destroyers | W 20–17 | 1–3 | Virginia Beach Sportsplex | |
| 5 | Tuesday, October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Omaha Nighthawks | Canceled | TD Ameritrade Park | ||
| 6 | Friday, November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Virginia Destroyers | Canceled | Raley Field | ||
| 7 | Wednesday, November 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Las Vegas Locomotives | Canceled | Raley Field | ||
| 8 | Wednesday, November 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Las Vegas Locomotives | Canceled | Sam Boyd Stadium | ||
| * All times are Pacific Time. | |||||||
| United Football League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Las Vegas Locomotives | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 118 | 47 | W4 | ||
| Omaha Nighthawks | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 94 | 109 | L1 | ||
| Virginia Destroyers | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 70 | 106 | L2 | ||
| Sacramento Mountain Lions | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 78 | 98 | W1 | ||
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