2012 Sioux Falls Storm season

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2012 Sioux Falls Storm season
OwnerTodd Tryon
Head coach Kurtiss Riggs
Home field Sioux Falls Arena
Results
Record14–0
Conference place1st United
Playoff finishWon UC Semifinals (Steelhawks) 79-21
Won UC Championship (Blizzard) 61-42
Won 2012 United Bowl (Fever) 59-32

The 2012 Sioux Falls Storm season was the team's thirteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and fourth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of fourteen teams competing in the IFL for the 2012 season, the Storm were members of the United Conference.

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Led by head coach Kurtiss Riggs, the Storm played their home games at the Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Sioux Falls entered the 2012 season following winning in the league's "United Bowl" championship game in 2011.


Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local time

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1 BYE
2SundayFebruary 262:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 73-431-0 Sioux Falls Arena
3 BYE
4FridayMarch 97:05pmat Wichita Wild W 81-542-0 Hartman Arena
5 BYE
6SaturdayMarch 247:00pmat Reading Express W 75-423-0 Sovereign Center
7SundayApril 12:05pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 69-294-0 Sioux Falls Arena
8SundayApril 84:05pm Chicago Slaughter W 73-455-0 Sioux Falls Arena
9SaturdayApril 147:05pmat Allen Wranglers W 52-456-0 Allen Event Center
10SaturdayApril 217:05pm Nebraska Danger W 76-497-0 Sioux Falls Arena
11SaturdayApril 277:05pmat Omaha Beef W 49-378-0 Omaha Civic Auditorium
12 BYE
13SaturdayMay 127:05pm Tri-Cities Fever W 55-169-0 Sioux Falls Arena
14SaturdayMay 197:00pmat Green Bay Blizzard W 66-3910-0 Resch Center
15SaturdayMay 267:05pmat Tri-Cities Fever W 73-7211-0 Toyota Center
16FridayJune 17:05pmat Wyoming Cavalry W 71-4612-0 Casper Events Center
17SaturdayJune 97:05pm Colorado Ice W 69-2613-0 Sioux Falls Arena
18SaturdayJune 167:05pm Omaha Beef W 59-2014-0 Sioux Falls Arena

Post-season

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
Final ScoreRecord
United Conference SemifinalSaturdayJune 237:05pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks W 79-211-0 Sioux Falls Arena
United Conference ChampionshipSaturdayJune 307:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 61-422-0 Sioux Falls Arena
United Bowl SaturdayJuly 147:35pm Tri-Cities Fever W 59-323-0 Sioux Falls Arena

Roster

2012 Sioux Falls Storm roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 24Andre Crenshaw
  • 16Brandon Walker

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 44Dejuan Fulghum
  • 23Xavier Jordan

Defensive backs

  •  3Kenneth Akridge
  •  2Stewart Franks
  • 20Dan O'Keefe
  • 15Justin Welch
  • 19Patrick Wells

Kickers

Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt List

Practice squad

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine updated July 14, 2012
22 Active, 1 Inactive, 0 PS

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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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