2012 Cincinnati Commandos season

2012 Cincinnati Commandos season
2012 Cincinnati Commandos season
Owner	Dennis Whitman; Paul Napier
General manager	Jason Buckley
Head coach	Billy Back
Home stadium	Cincinnati Gardens; 2250 Seymour Avenue; Cincinnati, OH 45212
Results
Record	7–2 (6–2)
Conference place	1st
Playoffs	Won Northern Conference Championship 60-42 (Explosion); Won Ultimate Bowl II 62-44 (Tarpons)
	← 2011; Cincinnati Commandos;

2012 Cincinnati Commandos season
2012 Cincinnati Commandos season
Owner	Dennis Whitman; Paul Napier
General manager	Jason Buckley
Head coach	Billy Back
Home stadium	Cincinnati Gardens; 2250 Seymour Avenue; Cincinnati, OH 45212
Results
Record	7–2 (6–2)
Conference place	1st
Playoffs	Won Northern Conference Championship 60-42 (Explosion); Won Ultimate Bowl II 62-44 (Tarpons)
	← 2011; Cincinnati Commandos;

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The 2012 Cincinnati Commandos season was the 3rd season for the franchise, and their first as a member of the Northern Conference of the United Indoor Football League (UIFL).

Just one month after their 2011 CIFL Championship Game victory, the Commandos announced they were leaving the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) to join the UIFL.^[1] On August 23, 2011, it was announced that Bill Back would return as head coach for a 3rd season with the Commandos^[2]

The Commandos finished the regular season 8-2 (7-2 in the Northern Conference), clinching the first round by with the top spot in the Northern Conference.^[3] The Commandos advanced to Ultimate Bowl II with a 60-42 victory over the Erie Explosion. The Commandos defeated the Florida Tarpons, 62-44 clinching their third consecutive championship.^[4]

Schedule

Key: Win Tie Loss Bye

Regular season

Week	Day	Date	Opponent	Results		Location
Week	Day	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
1	Saturday	March 3	Johnstown Generals	W 49-28	1-0	Cincinnati Gardens
2	Friday	March 9	at Eastern Kentucky Drillers	W 64-51	2-0	Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
3	BYE
4	Saturday	March 24	Huntington Wildcatz	W 104-12^[5]	3-0	Cincinnati Gardens
5	BYE
6	Saturday	April 7	Western Pennsylvania Sting	W 76-20	4-0	Cincinnati Gardens
7	BYE
8	Sunday	April 22	at Erie Explosion	W 55-34	5-0	Louis J. Tullio Arena
9	Saturday	April 28	Marion Blue Racers	W 58-38	6-0	Cincinnati Gardens
10	Saturday	May 5	at Marion Blue Racers	W 61-53	7-0	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11	Saturday	May 12	Rome Rampage	Cancelled	7-0	Cincinnati Gardens
12	Saturday	May 19	at Marion Blue Racers	L 49-51	7-1	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13	Saturday	May 26	Erie Explosion	L 18-62	7-2	Cincinnati Gardens
14	Saturday	June 2	Marion Blue Racers	W 60-24	8-2	Cincinnati Gardens
15	BYE

Postseason

Round	Day	Date	Opponent	Results		Location
Round	Day	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
Northern Semifinals	BYE
Northern Championship	Saturday	June 23	Erie Explosion	W 62-40	1-0	Cincinnati Gardens
Ultimate Bowl II	Monday	July 2	at Florida Tarpons	W 62-44	2-0	Germain Arena

Standings

2012 United Indoor Football League v t e
Team	Conference			Overall
Team	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

Roster

Cincinnati Commandos roster

Quarterbacks

13 Tyler Sheehan

Running backs

23 Derrick Moss
33 Andy Stuckert

Wide receivers

12 Brandon Boehm
-- Eric Hicks
5 Shawn McGarity
3 Kyenes Mincy

Offensive linemen

79 Richard Deutch
80 James Howard
88 Frank Straub

Defensive linemen

99 D'arrell Brown
95 Terrill Byrd
55 Thomas Claggett
51 James Spikes

Linebackers

37 Antwone Canady
10 Tony Longo
37 Santino Turnbow

Defensive backs

1 Darren Barnett
6 Markkus Davis
17 Jeff Demery
28 Jason Neely
27 Corry Stewart
4 E. J. Underwood

Kickers

currently vacant

Injured reserve

currently vacant

Exempt list

currently vacant

Practice squad

currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster updated September 19, 2012
22 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

Staff

2012 Cincinnati Commandos staff

Front office

Co-Owner – Dennis Whitman
Co-Owner – Paul Napier
General manager – Jason Buckley
Director of corporate sales – Hank Reed
Public and community relations – All-Star PR LLC
Director of gameday operations – Mike Hershey
Assistant Director of GameDay Operations - Andrew Pifer
Equipment Manager - Colin Lap

Head coach

Head coach – Billy Back

Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator – Billy Back
Running Backs - Keith Brooks
Wide receivers – J.C. Baker
Offensive line – Josh Newren

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator – Chris Taylor
Defensive line – Sean Middlebrooks
Linebackers –
Secondary – Kelly Sims

References

^ "Commandos Leave CIFL, Join Ultimate Indoor Football League". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 11, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
^ "Commandos Re-Sign Back". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 24, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
^ "Commandos to host Erie in UIFL North Division Finals". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 20, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
^ "Commandos Capture 3rd Straight League Championship". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 2, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
^ "Sheehan Throws for 10 Touchdowns in 104-12 Win". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 24, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2015.