2012 Cincinnati Commandos season

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).

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

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
				Score	Record
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
				Score	Record
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
	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