Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
PA announcer - Henry W. Ayer III |
| 2012 Virginia Destroyers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bill Mayer |
| General manager | Kurt Schottenheimer |
| Head coach | Kurt Schottenheimer |
| Home field | Virginia Beach Sportsplex |
| Results | |
| Record | 1–3 |
| Division place | 3rd |
| Playoff finish | — |
The 2012 Virginia Destroyers season was the second and final season for the United Football League franchise and the fourth in the combined history of the Destroyers and its predecessor, the Florida Tuskers.
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
PA announcer - Henry W. Ayer III |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Wednesday, September 26 | 9:00 p.m. | at Las Vegas Locomotives | L 6–19 | 0–1 | Sam Boyd Stadium | 2,500 | |||||||
| 2 | Friday, October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Sacramento Mountain Lions | W 37–29 | 1–1 | Virginia Beach Sportsplex | 5,316 | |||||||
| 3 | Friday, October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Omaha Nighthawks | L 10–38 | 1–2 | TD Ameritrade Park | ||||||||
| 4 | Friday, October 19 | 9:00 p.m. | Sacramento Mountain Lions | L 17–20 | 1–3 | Virginia Beach Sportsplex | ||||||||
| 5 | Friday, October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Las Vegas Locomotives | Canceled | Virginia Beach Sportsplex | |||||||||
| 6 | Friday, November 2 | 9:00 p.m. | at Sacramento Mountain Lions | Canceled | Raley Field | |||||||||
| 7 | Friday, November 9 | 9:30 p.m. | Omaha Nighthawks | Canceled | Virginia Beach Sportsplex | |||||||||
| 8 | Wednesday, November 14 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Omaha Nighthawks | Canceled | TD Ameritrade Park | All times are Eastern 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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