2012 Milwaukee Mustangs season

The 2012 Milwaukee Mustangs season was the fourth season for the franchise, and the third in the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was coached by Bob Landsee and played their home games at BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Mustangs finished the season 5–13 and did not qualify for the playoffs. Following this season, the Mustangs announced that they would suspend operations for 2013, with the hope of returning to play in 2014.^[2]

2012 Milwaukee Mustangs season
Head coach	Bob Landsee
Home stadium	BMO Harris Bradley Center (Renamed from Bradley Center on May 21, 2012)[1]
Results
Record	5–13
Division place	3rd AC East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
← 2011 Mustangs seasons

Standings

East Division v t e
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
z-Philadelphia Soul	15	3	.833	1228	919	4–2	12–2	7–2	8–1
Cleveland Gladiators	8	10	.444	879	875	4–2	6–8	5–4	3–6
Milwaukee Mustangs	5	13	.278	960	1062	3–3	4–7	2–6	3–7
Pittsburgh Power	5	13	.278	827	963	1–5	4–9	1–8	4–5

z - Clinched division and conference's best record

Schedule

The Mustangs had a bye week during the season's opening week, and began the season on the road in week 2 against the Arizona Rattlers on March 17. Their first home game was on March 29 when they hosted the Pittsburgh Power. They finished the regular season on the road against the Orlando Predators.^[3]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Report
					Score	Record
1	Bye
2	Saturday	March 17	8:00 pm CDT	at Arizona Rattlers	L 65–71	0–1	US Airways Center	[4]
3	Friday	March 23	7:00 pm CDT	at New Orleans VooDoo	W 65–42	1–1	New Orleans Arena	[5]
4	Thursday	March 29	7:00 pm CDT	Pittsburgh Power	W 63–40	2–1	Bradley Center	[6]
5	Bye
6	Saturday	April 14	9:00 pm CDT	at Spokane Shock	L 26–57	2–2	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	[7]
7	Saturday	April 21	7:00 pm CDT	at Chicago Rush	L 61–62	2–3	Allstate Arena	[8]
8	Saturday	April 28	7:00 pm CDT	Utah Blaze	L 58–61	2–4	Bradley Center	[9]
9	Saturday	May 5	6:05 pm CDT	at Philadelphia Soul	W 64–63	3–4	Wells Fargo Center	[10]
10	Friday	May 11	7:00 pm CDT	Cleveland Gladiators	L 48–69	3–5	Bradley Center	[11]
11	Friday	May 18	7:00 pm CDT	Georgia Force	L 55–58	3–6	Bradley Center	[12]
12	Saturday	May 26	6:30 pm CDT	at Tampa Bay Storm	L 55–63	3–7	Tampa Bay Times Forum	[13]
13	Saturday	June 2	7:00 pm CDT	San Jose SaberCats	W 81–68	4–7	BMO Harris Bradley Center	[14]
14	Friday	June 8	7:00 pm CDT	Philadelphia Soul	L 62–69	4–8	BMO Harris Bradley Center	[15]
15	Saturday	June 16	6:30 pm CDT	at Pittsburgh Power	W 63–62	5–8	Consol Energy Center	[16]
16	Friday	June 22	7:00 pm CDT	Arizona Rattlers	L 37–52	5–9	BMO Harris Bradley Center	[17]
17	Friday	June 29	7:00 pm CDT	at Cleveland Gladiators	L 32–69	5–10	Quicken Loans Arena	[18]
18	Friday	July 6	7:00 pm CDT	at Jacksonville Sharks	L 32–50	5–11	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	[19]
19	Saturday	July 14	7:00 pm CDT	Chicago Rush	L 54–57	5–12	BMO Harris Bradley Center	[20]
20	Sunday	July 22	1:00 pm CDT	at Orlando Predators	L 39–49	5–13	Amway Center	[21]

Final roster

2012 Milwaukee Mustangs roster
Quarterbacks  7 Shane Boyd 11 Gino Guidugli Fullbacks 24 Nick Torresso Wide receivers 15 Jared Jenkins  3 James Pitts 20 Taurian Washington 12 Victor Williams  6 Jonathan Wilson		Offensive linemen 88 Thomas Claiborne 98 Michael Diaz 50 Raymond McNeil 70 Anthony Parker Defensive linemen 76 Brandon Kirksey 17 Dwayne LeFall 44 Justin Lawrence 36 Luis Vasquez 90 Quartez Vickerson		Linebackers  9 Marcus Everett 10 Tyus Jackson Defensive backs 23 Lance Caldwell  0 Ki'Ameer Johnson 18 Jamar Love 21 Christopher Royal Kickers 16 Jose Martinez		Injured reserve 76 William Blackard DL 12 Dwayne Eley, Jr. WR 21 Xavier Glenn WR 19 Ryan McFoy LB 88 Donald Phelps OL/DL 74 Adam Tadisch OL  4 Andrae Thurman WR 48 Jeff Tow-Arnett FB Refuse To Report -- Anthony Gray DL League suspension 23 Darnell Burks DB 94 Ross Cochran LB 88 Abre Leggins OL/DL  3 Josue Paul WR 28 Piere Singfield DB 28 A. J. Wallace DB Rookies in italics Roster updated July 20, 2012 23 Active, 15 Inactive