2012 Western Pennsylvania Sting season

Last updated
2012 Western Pennsylvania Sting season
OwnerJeff Bollinger
Head coachJeff Bollinger
Home fieldTravel Team
Results
Record0–7
Conference place5th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2012 Western Pennsylvania Sting season was the first season and only season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise.

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The Sting were originally created to replace the Saginaw Sting, who had left the league to re-join the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL). [1] The Sting had an agreement to host games at Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, as well as other cities throughout Western Pennsylvania.

On November 30, 2011, the Sting announced that Paul Pennington would be their first coach in franchise history. [2]

On May 15, 2012, the Sting were suspended by the league due to a lack of funds. [3]

The Sting were able to finish the season with an 0-7 record, and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

WeekDayDateOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1FridayMarch 1at Erie Explosion L 7-81 [4] 0-1 Louis J. Tullio Arena
2SaturdayMarch 10at Marion Blue Racers L 27-68 [5] 0-2 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3 BYE
4FridayMarch 23at Erie Explosion L 34-88 [6] 0-3 Louis J. Tullio Arena
5FridayMarch 30at Johnstown Generals L 30-46 [7] 0-4 Cambria County War Memorial Arena
6SaturdayApril 7at Cincinnati Commandos L 20-760-5 Cincinnati Gardens
7 BYE
8 BYE
9SundayApril 29at Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 8-1050-6 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
10SaturdayMay 5at Johnstown Generals Cancelled0-6 Cambria County War Memorial Arena
11MondayMay 14at Mississippi Hound Dogs Cancelled0-6 BancorpSouth Arena
12 BYE
13SaturdayMay 26at Johnstown Generals L 6-33 [8] 0-7 Cambria County War Memorial Arena
14SaturdayJune 2at Lakeland Raiders Cancelled0-7 Lakeland Center
15SaturdayJune 9at Florida Tarpons Cancelled [9] 0-7 Germain Arena

Standings

TeamConferenceOverall
WLPCTWLPCTPFPA
Northern Conference
Cincinnati Commandos-y72.77882.800594373
Erie Explosion-x73.70083.727748362
Marion Blue Racers-x54.55665.636602467
Johnstown Generals 36.33336.333264441
Western Pennsylvania Sting 06.00007.000132497
Southern Conference
Florida Tarpons-y1101.0001101.000687287
Eastern Kentucky Drillers 54.55664.600613361
Lakeland Raiders-x55.50065.545639379
Rome Rampage 16.14316.143100462
Mississippi Hound Dogs 19.10019.100281559

Final roster

2012 Western Pennsylvania Sting roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

[21]Sean Malafronte

Offensive linemen
  • currently vacant

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injured reserve
  • currently vacant

Inactive list

rookies in italics
Roster updated May 26, 2012

16 Active, 1 Inactive

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