2012 San Jose SaberCats season

The 2012 San Jose SaberCats season was the 16th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Darren Arbet and played their home games at HP Pavilion at San Jose. After finishing the regular season with a 12–6 record, the SaberCats qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the conference semifinals to the Arizona Rattlers, 48–51.

2012 San Jose SaberCats season
Head coach	Darren Arbet
Home stadium	HP Pavilion at San Jose
Results
Record	12–6
Division place	3rd NC West
Playoffs	Lost Conference Semifinals (Rattlers) 48–51
Team DPY	Joe Sykes
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Standings

West Division v t e
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
y-Arizona Rattlers	13	5	.722	1118	880	3–3	8–5	7–2	6–3
x-San Jose SaberCats	12	6	.667	1143	1027	4–2	10–4	8–1	4–5
x-Utah Blaze	12	6	.667	1128	1051	4–2	8–4	6–3	6–3
Spokane Shock	10	8	.556	1063	1048	1–5	5–7	5–4	5–4

y - Clinched division
x - Clinched playoff berth

Schedule

Regular season

The SaberCats began the season at home against the Arizona Rattlers on March 10. They hosted the Iowa Barnstormers on July 14, in their final regular season game.^[1]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Report
					Score	Record
1	Saturday	March 10	7:30 p.m. PST	Arizona Rattlers	W 71–70 (OT)	1–0	HP Pavilion at San Jose	[2]
2	Bye
3	Saturday	March 24	6:00 p.m. PDT	at Utah Blaze	L 59–60	1–1	EnergySolutions Arena	[3]
4	Friday	March 30	5:00 p.m. PDT	at Spokane Shock	W 69–35	2–1	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	[4]
5	Friday	April 6	7:30 p.m. PDT	San Antonio Talons	W 76–53	3–1	HP Pavilion at San Jose	[5]
6	Saturday	April 14	3:05 p.m. PDT	at Philadelphia Soul	L 55–61	3–2	Wells Fargo Center	[6]
7	Saturday	April 21	7:30 p.m. PDT	Kansas City Command	W 49–35	4–2	HP Pavilion at San Jose	[7]
8	Saturday	April 28	5:05 p.m. PDT	at Iowa Barnstormers	W 76–33	5–2	Wells Fargo Arena	[8]
9	Saturday	May 5	7:00 p.m. PDT	at Arizona Rattlers	W 77–70	6–2	US Airways Center	[9]
10	Friday	May 11	7:30 p.m. PDT	Utah Blaze	W 70–59	7–2	HP Pavilion at San Jose	[10]
11	Saturday	May 19	5:00 p.m. PDT	at San Antonio Talons	L 47–72	7–3	Alamodome	[11]
12	Saturday	May 26	7:30 p.m. PDT	Chicago Rush	W 84–77 (OT)	8–3	HP Pavilion at San Jose	[12]
13	Saturday	June 2	5:00 p.m. PDT	at Milwaukee Mustangs	L 68–81	8–4	BMO Harris Bradley Center	[13]
14	Friday	June 8	7:30 p.m. PDT	Orlando Predators	W 51–34	9–4	HP Pavilion at San Jose	[14]
15	Sunday	June 17	Noon PDT	at Kansas City Command	L 41–57	9–5	Sprint Center	[15]
16	Saturday	June 23	7:30 p.m. PDT	Spokane Shock	L 63–90	9–6	HP Pavilion at San Jose	[16]
17	Saturday	June 30	5:00 p.m. PDT	at Chicago Rush	W 75–61	10–6	Allstate Arena	[17]
18	Saturday	July 7	7:30 p.m. PDT	New Orleans VooDoo	W 55–31	11–6	HP Pavilion at San Jose	[18]
19	Saturday	July 14	7:30 p.m. PDT	Iowa Barnstormers	W 57–48	12–6	HP Pavilion at San Jose	[19]
20	Bye

Playoffs

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results	Location	Report
NC Semifinals	Saturday	July 28	7:00 p.m. PDT	at Arizona Rattlers	L 48–51	US Airways Center	[20]

Final roster

2012 San Jose SaberCats roster
Quarterbacks 16 Mark Grieb 12 Danny Southwick Fullbacks 24 Tommy Taggart Wide receivers  4 Hank Edwards  1 Samora Goodson  9 James Roe 17 Huey Whittaker 15 Fred Williams		Offensive linemen 70 Emmanuel Akah 81 Mark Lewis 68 Robbie Powell 73 Ako Poti 72 Isaac Leatiota Defensive linemen  8 Tim McGill 97 Gabe Nyenhuis 95 Jermaine Smith 99 Jason Stewart 10 Joe Sykes		Linebackers 98 Francis Maka 20 Tanner Varner Defensive backs 13 Mervin Brookins  5 Andre Jones  7 LaBrose Hedgemon Kickers  3 Nich Pertuit		Injured reserve 13 Jackie Bates DB 21 Brandon Brinkley DB 21 Jameel Dowling DB  6 Vince Hill DB 44 Dexter Jackson LB 89 Taurus Johnson WR 45 Reagan Maui'a FB 80 Ben Nelson WR 11 Rodney Wright WR League suspension  7 Chris Boudreaux DB 98 Francis Maka DL Recallable reassignment Currently vacant Refuse to report Currently vacant Other league exempt 64 Rich Ranglin OL Inactive Reserve Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated July 26, 2012 23 Active, 12 Inactive