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2012 Saginaw Sting season

FieldValue
teamSaginaw Sting
year2012
record8-0
league place1st
coachFred Townsend
general managerRobert Licht
stadiumDow Event Center
playoffsWon CIFL Championship Game (Silverbacks) 35-7
MVPTommy Jones

The 2012 Saginaw Sting season is the fourth season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.

On November 11, 2011, Esposito sold his rights to operate the team to Schweigert, Rob Licht and Jim O'Brien. The new ownership announced the same day that they would be moving the team back to the CIFL. On December 29, 2011, the Sting announced that 2011 interim head coach Vince Leveille would return as the full-time head coach for the 2012 season, but just 11 days before the team's first game, Leveille stepped down as the head coach, citing that his full-time job made him unavailable to do both. Defensive Coordinator Fred Townsend took over as the team's head coach.

With an 8–0 record, the Sting returned to the CIFL playoffs for the first time since 2008, when they won the 2008 CIFL Championship Game and finished the season as the Atlantic Conferences's #2 seed.

In the 2012 CIFL Championship Game, the Sting defeated the Dayton Silverbacks 35-7, to win the CIFL championship. The title for the Sting was their 3rd in the last 4 seasons of playing.

Players

Free agents

PositionPlayer2012 team
WR
OL
DB
DL
DL
WR
RB
LB
DL
LB
QB
K
DB
WR
WR
DL
DL
OL
WR
DB
OL
DB
LB
DB

Final roster

2012 Saginaw Sting roster
Quarterbacks

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame siteFinal scoreTeam record1234567891011
Bye
March 187:30 P.M. ESTChicago VipersW 64-321-0Dow Event Center
March 257:30 P.M. ESTIndianapolis EnforcersW 91-182-0Dow Event Center
March 307:30 P.M. ESTEvansville RageW 72-293-0Dow Event Center
April 77:30 P.M. ESTat Chicago PythonsCancelledThe Megaplex
April 147:30 P.M. ESTat Port Huron PatriotsW 49-354-0McMorran Arena
April 207:30 P.M. ESTPort Huron PatriotsW 42-205-0Dow Event Center
April 277:30 P.M. ESTChicago PythonsW 61-166-0Dow Event Center
May 57:30 P.M. ESTIndianapolis EnforcersW 62-07-0Dow Event Center
May 117:30 P.M. ESTDayton SilverbacksW 41-258-0Dow Event Center
May 197:30 P.M. ESTat Evansville RageCancelledSwonder Ice Arena

Standings

Week 2: vs Chicago Vipers

;1st quarter

  • Saginaw (14:02) Charles Tarver 45-yard kickoff return (Keith Bartynski rush), Saginaw 8-0
  • Saginaw (12:10) Jeff Austin 24-yard interception return (Tommy Jones pass to Jeff Austin), Saginaw 16-0
  • Saginaw (6:20) Andrew Beaver 37-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Keith Bartynski rush failed), Saginaw 22-0
  • Saginaw (1:15) Andrew Beaver 26-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass failed), Saginaw 28-0 ;2nd quarter
  • Chicago (12:20) Anthony Kropp 3-yard run (Julie Harshbarger kick), Saginaw 28-7
  • Chicago (2:15) Julie Harshbarger 25-yard field goal, Saginaw 28-10
  • Saginaw (0:50) Charles Tarver 5-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass failed), Saginaw 34-10
  • Saginaw (0:20) Zac Nichols 16-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass failed), Saginaw 40-10 ;3rd quarter
  • Chicago (6:39) Khyree Copeland 17-yard pass from Anthony Kropp (Julie Harshbarger kick), Saginaw 40-17
  • Saginaw (4:15) Keith Bartynski 1-yard run (Tommy Jones pass to Jeff Austin), Saginaw 48-17
  • Chicago (1:49) Ricky Emery 10-yard run (Julie Harshbarger kick), Saginaw 48-24 ;4th quarter
  • Saginaw (7:50) Keith Bartynski 10-yard run (Tommy Jones pass to Charles Tarver), Saginaw 56-24
  • Chicago (5:50) Dan Carter 20-yard pass from Anthony Kropp (Bill Ziemba run), Saginaw 56-32
  • Saginaw (3:00) Jeff Austin 35-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass to Keith Bartynski), Saginaw 64-32 ;Passing
  • Chicago – Anthony Kropp: 19/38, 160 yards, 2 TD
  • Saginaw – Tommy Jones: 12/23, 179 yards, 5 TD

;Rushing

  • Chicago – Khyree Copeland: 4 att, 12 yards, 0 TD
  • Saginaw – Keith Bartynski: 8 att, 22 yards, 2 TD

;Receiving

  • Chicago – Khyree Copeland: 7 rec, 54 yards, 1 TD
  • Saginaw – Andrew Beaver: 3 rec, 69 yards, 2 TD

Week 3: vs Indianapolis Enforcers

;1st quarter

  • Saginaw (10:00) Zac Nichols 20-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass failed), Saginaw 6-0
  • Indianapolis (6:40) Jamie Barnes 18-yard pass from Ron Ricciardi (Pavel Polochanin kick failed), 6-6
  • Saginaw (3:30) Andrew Beaver 12-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones rush), Saginaw 14-6 ;2nd quarter
  • Saginaw (14:30) Andrew Deweerd 40-yard interception return (Keath Bartynski pass from Tommy Jones), Saginaw 22-6
  • Indianapolis (10:00) Willie Tolon 16-yard pass from Ron Ricciardi (Ron Ricciardi pass failed), Saginaw 22-12
  • Saginaw (6:34) Keath Bartynski 11-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Zac Nichols pass from Tommy Jones), Saginaw 30-12
  • Saginaw (2:00) Keath Bartynski 6-yard run (Zac Nichols pass from Tommy Jones), Saginaw 38-12
  • Saginaw (0:36) Charles Tarver 17-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Anwar Jackson kick), Saginaw 45-12
  • Indianapolis (0:10) James Sharp 3-yard pass from Ron Ricciardi (James Sharp rush failed), Saginaw 45-18
  • Saginaw (0:03) Charles Tarver 50-yard kickoff return (Tommy Jones rush), Saginaw 53-18 ;3rd quarter
  • Saginaw (14:48) Charles Tarver 50-yard kickoff return (Keath Bartynski rush failed), Saginaw 59-18
  • Saginaw (13:20) John Jacobs fumble recover in the endzone (Anwar Jackson kick), Saginaw 66-18
  • Saginaw (7:25) Keath Bartynski 10-yard run (Jonathan Horton kick), Saginaw 73-18
  • Saginaw (1:55) Charles Tarver 18-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Anwar Jackson kick failed), Saginaw 79-18 ;4th quarter
  • Saginaw (6:50) Anwar Jackson 2-yard run (Jonathan Horton kick failed), Saginaw 85-18
  • Saginaw (2:20) Anwar Jackson 1-yard run (Jonathan Horton kick failed), Saginaw 91-18

;Passing

  • Indianapolis – Ron Ricciardi: 10/21, 72 yards, 3 TD
  • Saginaw – Tommy Jones: 14/15, 190 yards, 5 TD

;Rushing

  • Indianapolis – Deshaun Holder: 6 att, 28 yards, 0 TD
  • Saginaw – Keath Bartynski: 7 att, 51 yards, 2 TD

;Receiving

  • Indianapolis – James Sharp: 5 rec, 29 yards, 1 TD
  • Saginaw – Charles Tarver: 4 rec, 73 yards, 2 TD The Sting set a CIFL record by scoring 91 point in a single game. The previous high has been the Rochester Raiders in a 90-45 win over Lehigh Valley Outlawz on May 7, 2006.

Week 4: vs Evansville Rage

;1st quarter

  • Saginaw (7:30) Zac Nichols 4-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones rush), Saginaw 8-0
  • Evansville (5:00) Nate Samas 3-yard run (Kyle Doughtery kick), Saginaw 8-7
  • Saginaw (4:30) Zac Nichols 25-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass to Charles Tarver), Saginaw 16-7
  • Evansville 1:45) Terrence Wright 23-yard pass from Nate Samas (Kyle Daughtery kick), Saginaw 16-14 ;2nd quarter
  • Saginaw (14:40) Tommy Jones 14-yard run (Kyle Doughtery kick), Saginaw 22-14
  • Evansville (13:30) Dusten DeBose 20-yard pass from Nate Samas (Kyle Daughtery kick), Saginaw 22-21
  • Saginaw (10:50) Andrew Beaver 13-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass to Andrew Beaver), Saginaw 30-21
  • Saginaw (3:24) Zac Nichols 22-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass to Andrew Beaver), Saginaw 38-21 ;3rd quarter
  • Sagianw (12:14) Keith Bartynski 5-yard run (Tommy Jones pass to Andrew Beaver), Saginaw 46-21
  • Sagianw (1:56) Team Safety, Saginaw 48-21
  • Sagianw (1:50) Charles Tarver 50-yard kickoff return (Tommy Jones pass to Zac Nichols), Saginaw 56-21 ;4th quarter
  • Saginaw (11:31) Zac Nichols 19-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Keith Bartynski rush), Saginaw 64-21
  • Evansville (7:41) Terrence Wright 47-yard run (Nate Samas pass to Joe Casey), Saginaw 64-29
  • Saginaw (7:00) Keith Bartynski 13-yard run (Tommy Jones pass to Jeff Austin), Saginaw 72-29 ;Passing
  • Evansville – Nate Samas: 8/24, 82 yards, 2 TD
  • Saginaw – Tommy Jones: 15/23, 211 yards, 5 TD

;Rushing

  • Evansville – Terrence Wright: 5 att, 41 yards, 1 TD
  • Saginaw – Tommy Jones: 3 att, 36 yards, 1 TD

;Receiving

  • Evansville – Dusten DeBose: 3 rec, 44 yards, 1 TD
  • Saginaw – Zac Nichols: 8 rec, 162 yards, 4 TD

With the win, the Sting improved to 3-0.

Coaching staff

Saginaw Sting 2012 staff

References

References

  1. Kyle Austin. (November 11, 2011). "Local ownership group, including Stuart Schweigert, purchase Saginaw Sting indoor football team".
  2. Kyle Austin. (December 29, 2011). "Vince Leveille to return as Saginaw Sting head coach".
  3. Kyle Austin. (March 7, 2012). "Vince Leveille steps down as Saginaw Sting coach, Fred Townsend to replace him".
  4. Erich T. Doerr. (June 3, 2012). "Saginaw Sting find perfection, third title in four years with 35-7 CIFL title game victory over Dayton Silverbacks". www.mlive.com.
  5. Kyle Austin. (March 25, 2012). "Saginaw Sting set CIFL single-game scoring record in 91-18 win over Indianapolis Enforcers". mlive.com.
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