2012 Spokane Shock season

The 2012 Spokane Shock season was the seventh season for the franchise, and the third in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Andy Olson and played their home games at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The Shock finished the season 10–8, but did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time in their franchise's history.

2012 Spokane Shock season
Head coach	Andy Olson
Home stadium	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	4th NC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
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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

The Shock began the season at home against the Iowa Barnstormers on 12 March. They hosted the Tampa Bay Storm in their final regular season game on 21 July.^[1]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Report
					Score	Record
1	Monday	March 12	7:00 p.m. PDT	Iowa Barnstormers	L 63–69 (OT)	0–1	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	[2]
2	Saturday	March 17	5:00 p.m. PDT	at San Antonio Talons	W 63–60	1–1	Alamodome	[3]
3	Bye
4	Friday	March 30	5:00 p.m. PDT	San Jose SaberCats	L 35–69	1–2	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	[4]
5	Friday	April 6	7:00 p.m. PDT	at Arizona Rattlers	L 53–57	1–3	US Airways Center	[5]
6	Saturday	April 14	7:00 p.m. PDT	Milwaukee Mustangs	W 57–26	2–3	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	[6]
7	Bye
8	Saturday	April 28	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Jacksonville Sharks	W 56–48	3–3	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	[7]
9	Saturday	May 5	6:00 p.m. PDT	at Utah Blaze	L 63–84	3–4	EnergySolutions Arena	[8]
10	Friday	May 11	8:00 p.m. PDT	New Orleans VooDoo	W 68–62 (OT)	4–4	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	[9]
11	Friday	May 18	8:00 p.m. PDT	Philadelphia Soul	W 65–47	5–4	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	[10]
12	Friday	May 25	5:05 p.m. PDT	at Iowa Barnstormers	W 68–62	6–4	Wells Fargo Arena	[11]
13	Saturday	June 2	1:00 p.m. PDT	at Chicago Rush	L 62–73	6–5	Allstate Arena	[12]
14	Saturday	June 9	7:00 p.m. PDT	Kansas City Command	W 70–46	7–5	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	[13]
15	Saturday	June 16	7:00 p.m. PDT	Utah Blaze	L 55–58	7–6	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	[14]
16	Saturday	June 23	7:30 p.m. PDT	at San Jose SaberCats	W 90–63	8–6	HP Pavilion at San Jose	[15]
17	Friday	June 29	8:00 p.m. PDT	Arizona Rattlers	L 35–61	8–7	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	[16]
18	Sunday	July 8	3:05 p.m. PDT	at Philadelphia Soul	L 48–62	8–8	Wells Fargo Center	[17]
19	Saturday	July 14	5:00 p.m. PDT	at Kansas City Command	W 49–48	9–8	Sprint Center	[18]
20	Saturday	July 21	7:00 p.m. PDT	Tampa Bay Storm	W 63–53	10–8	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	[19]

Roster

2012 Spokane Shock roster
Quarterbacks 12 Jason Boltus  3 Kyle Rowley Fullbacks 45 Andrew Nierman Wide receivers 21 Damarlo Belcher 16 Steven Black 82 Rod Harper 17 Adron Tennell		Offensive linemen 68 Ryan Cave 55 Chris Pino 71 Shannon Tevaga Defensive linemen  4 Jeremy Geathers 14 Brandon Rankin 44 James Ruffin 94 Marc Schiechl		Linebackers 11 Micah King  8 Terence Moore Defensive backs  2 Josh Ferguson  5 Terrance Sanders  1 Paul Stephens 23 Patrick Stoudamire Kickers 19 Kenny Spencer		Injured Reserve 40 Mike Alston DL 29 Beau Bell LB 13 Justin Ore WR 77 Palauni Ma'Sun OL  9 Erik Meyer QB 91 Chris Tucker DL -- Samuel Tupua OL 72 Jonathan Williams DL League Suspension -- Charles Frederick WR Other League Exempt Currently vacant Refused to Report -- Sam Pope DB Recallable Reassignment Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated July 21, 2012 21 Active, 10 Inactive → More rosters