2012 Rome Rampage season
| 2012 Rome Rampage season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kacee Smith |
| General manager | Kacee Smith |
| Head coach | Joe Micco |
| Home field | Travel team |
| Results | |
| Record | 1-6 |
| Conference place | 4th |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 2012 Rome Rampage season was the first season for the United Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise.
On March 5, 2011, it was announced that indoor American football would be returning to Rome, Georgia in the form of the Rome River Dogs. On May 24, 2011, the River Dogs announced that they would be changing their name to the Rome Rampage, and that they would be playing at the Forum Civic Center.[1] On May 31, 2011, the Rampage introduced Joe Micco as the franchise's first ever head coach.[2]
Schedule
[edit]Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Regular season
[edit]All start times are local to home team
| Week | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||
| 1 | Saturday | March 3 | at Mississippi Hound Dogs | W 35-30[3] | 1-0 | BancorpSouth Arena |
| 2 | Saturday | March 10 | at Lakeland Raiders | L 24-63[4] | 1-1 | Lakeland Center |
| 3 | BYE | |||||
| 4 | Friday | March 23 | at Mississippi Hound Dogs | L 6-53[5] | 1-2 | BancorpSouth Arena |
| 5 | BYE | |||||
| 6 | Friday | April 6 | at Florida Tarpons | L 7-60[6] | 1-3 | Germain Arena |
| 7 | Sunday | April 15 | at Eastern Kentucky Drillers | L 20-82 | 1-4 | Eastern Kentucky Expo Center |
| 8 | BYE | |||||
| 9 | Friday | April 27 | at Lakeland Raiders | L 6-106[7] | 1-5 | Lakeland Center |
| 10 | BYE | |||||
| 11 | Saturday | May 12 | at Cincinnati Commandos | Cancelled | 1-5 | Cincinnati Gardens |
| 12 | Monday | May 21 | at Florida Tarpons | L 2-68[8] | 1-6 | Germain Arena |
| 13 | BYE | |||||
| 14 | BYE | |||||
| 15 | BYE | |||||
Standings
[edit]| Team | Conference | Overall | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | ||||
| Northern Conference | |||||||||||
| Cincinnati Commandos-y | 7 | 2 | .778 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 594 | 373 | |||
| Erie Explosion-x | 7 | 3 | .700 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 748 | 362 | |||
| Marion Blue Racers-x | 5 | 4 | .556 | 6 | 5 | .636 | 602 | 467 | |||
| Johnstown Generals | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 264 | 441 | |||
| Western Pennsylvania Sting | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 132 | 497 | |||
| Southern Conference | |||||||||||
| Florida Tarpons-y | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | 687 | 287 | |||
| Eastern Kentucky Drillers | 5 | 4 | .556 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 613 | 361 | |||
| Lakeland Raiders-x | 5 | 5 | .500 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 639 | 379 | |||
| Rome Rampage | 1 | 6 | .143 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 100 | 462 | |||
| Mississippi Hound Dogs | 1 | 9 | .100 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 281 | 559 | |||
y - clinched conference title x - clinched playoff spot
References
[edit]- ^ "Rome Changes Name to Rampage". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 24, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ "Rampage Introduce Coaches, Announce First Open Tryout". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 31, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ John L. Pitts (March 4, 2012). "Hound Dogs stuffed in opener". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ Blake Hasenzahl (March 11, 2012). "Raiders Defense Stole the Show in Inaugural Win". www.theledger.com. Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ Gene Phelps (March 24, 2012). "Boland throws seven TDs in Tupelo Hound Dogs victory". www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ Jake Nordbye (April 6, 2012). "Indoor football: Wallace falls right back in rhythm as Tarpons roll Rampage". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ Blake Hasenzahl (April 27, 2012). "Raiders Set New Mark, Ravage Rampage 106-6". www.theledger.com. Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ Jake Nordbye (May 21, 2012). "Pro football: Florida Tarpons crush Rampage, stay unbeaten". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved October 27, 2015.