2012 Tampa Bay Storm season

2012 Tampa Bay Storm season
Head coach	Dave Ewart
Home field	Tampa Bay Times Forum
Results
Record	8–10
Division place	4th AC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 2012 Tampa Bay Storm season was the 25th season for the franchise, and their 21st in the Tampa Bay area. The team was coached by Dave Ewart and played their home games at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. With a final record of 8–10, the Storm missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season. 2012, was the first season in which the Storm used their new logo and uniform colors.^[1]

Standings

South Division
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
y-Jacksonville Sharks	10	8	.556	930	884	4–4	8–6	6–4	4–4
x-Georgia Force	9	9	.500	812	923	5–3	8–5	5–4	4–5
x-New Orleans VooDoo	8	10	.444	979	995	5–3	7–5	4–5	4–5
Tampa Bay Storm	8	10	.444	1021	1108	4–4	7–7	7–2	1–8
Orlando Predators	4	14	.222	770	902	2–6	4–11	4–5	0–9

y - Clinched division
x - Clinched playoff berth

Schedule

The Storm began the season on the road against the Chicago Rush on March 10. They played the Spokane Shock in their final regular season game on July 21.^[2]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Report
					Score	Record
1	Saturday	March 10	8:00 p.m. EST	at Chicago Rush	L 48–70	0–1	Allstate Arena	[3]
2	Friday	March 16	8:00 p.m. EDT	Georgia Force	W 50–47	1–1	Tampa Bay Times Forum	[4]
3	Bye
4	Friday	March 30	7:30 p.m. EDT	Jacksonville Sharks	W 71–69	2–1	Tampa Bay Times Forum	[5]
5	Friday	April 6	8:00 p.m. EDT	at New Orleans VooDoo	L 47–66	2–2	New Orleans Arena	[6]
6	Friday	April 13	7:30 p.m. EDT	Cleveland Gladiators	W 69–48	3–2	Tampa Bay Times Forum	[7]
7	Friday	April 20	8:00 p.m. EDT	at Philadelphia Soul	L 48–83	3–3	Wells Fargo Center	[8]
8	Monday	April 30	8:00 p.m. EDT	Kansas City Command	W 63–46	4–3	Tampa Bay Times Forum	[9]
9	Saturday	May 5	7:30 p.m. EDT	Orlando Predators	W 55–31	5–3	Tampa Bay Times Forum	[10]
10	Saturday	May 12	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Georgia Force	L 41–44	5–4	Arena at Gwinnett Center	[11]
11	Monday	May 21	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Cleveland Gladiators	L 34–53	5–5	Quicken Loans Arena	[12]
12	Saturday	May 26	7:30 p.m. EDT	Milwaukee Mustangs	W 63–55	6–5	Tampa Bay Times Forum	[13]
13	Saturday	June 2	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Jacksonville Sharks	L 61–71	6–6	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	[14]
14	Bye
15	Friday	June 15	8:00 p.m. EDT	at Orlando Predators	L 40–64	6–7	Amway Center	[15]
16	Saturday	June 23	7:30 p.m. EDT	San Antonio Talons	L 56–77	6–8	Tampa Bay Times Forum	[16]
17	Saturday	June 30	7:30 p.m. EDT	Philadelphia Soul	L 79–83	6–9	Tampa Bay Times Forum	[17]
18	Saturday	July 7	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Pittsburgh Power	W 65–61	7–9	Consol Energy Center	[18]
19	Saturday	July 14	7:30 p.m. EDT	New Orleans VooDoo	W 78–77 (OT)	8–9	Tampa Bay Times Forum	[19]
20	Saturday	July 21	10:00 p.m. EDT	at Spokane Shock	L 53–63	8–10	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	[20]

Roster

2012 Tampa Bay Storm roster
Quarterbacks -- Chris Hart  4 Stephen Wasil Fullbacks 44 Terence Crosby 12 Terrence Royal Wide receivers 14 De'Cody Fagg  5 Jonathan Lowe  2 Joe Hills 15 Prechae Rodriguez 17 Carlos Singleton		Offensive linemen 68 George Bussey 75 Tom Kaleita 67 Brad Serini Defensive linemen 54 Paul Griffin 98 Ko Quaye 92 Pernell Phillips		Linebackers 27 Lendy Holmes 53 Steve Octavien Defensive backs 13 Deonte Bolden 16 Vance Cuff 31 Roderick Jenrette 21 Brandon Jones 18 Martel Moody  3 Riley Swanson Kickers  6 Juan Bongarra		Injury reserve 17 Nick Hill QB 11 Amarri Jackson WR 10 Michael Lindsey WR 19 Erick McIntosh DB Refuse to report Currently vacant Other League Exempt Currently vacant League suspension 99 Richard Jones DL 55 Julius Wilson OL Inactive reserve Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated July 21, 2012 24 Active, 6 Inactive

References

1. "Storm Unveil New Logo and Uniofrm,(sic) Franchise". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 5, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
2. "Storm Announce 2012 Regular Season Schedule". Tampa Bay Storm. September 29, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
3. "Storm at Rush Recap". Tampa Bay Storm. March 10, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
4. "Storm vs. Force Recap". Tampa Bay Storm. March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
5. "Wasil, Rodriguez 71–69 Win over Sharks". Tampa Bay Storm. March 30, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
6. Pupello, Peter (April 6, 2012). "Storm Fall to VooDoo, 66–47 in the Graveyard". Tampa Bay Storm. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
7. Pupello, Peter (April 13, 2012). "Storm 69 – Gladiators 48 Final". Tampa Bay Storm. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
8. Pupello, Peter (April 20, 2012). "Storm Offense Sputters, Fall to Soul 83–48". Tampa Bay Storm. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
9. "Recap: Storm Defeat Command 63–46". Tampa Bay Storm. April 30, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
10. "Storm Defense Leads the Way in Win". Tampa Bay Storm. May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
11. "Storm Fall to Force, 44–41". Tampa Bay Storm. May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
12. "Road Woes Continue, Storm Fall 53–34". Tampa Bay Storm. May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
13. "Storm Hold on for 63–55 Win over Milwaukee Mustangs". Tampa Bay Storm. May 26, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
14. Pupello, Peter (May 26, 2012). "Slow Start Drowns Storm, Sharks Win 71–61". Tampa Bay Storm. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
15. "Final: Storm 46 – Predators 64". Tampa Bay Storm. June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
16. "Final: Storm 56-Talons 71". Tampa Bay Storm. June 23, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
17. "Final: Storm 79-Soul 83". Tampa Bay Storm. June 29, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
18. "Storm Unplug Power". Tampa Bay Storm. July 7, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
19. Pupello, Peter (July 14, 2012). "Storm Vs. VooDoo Game Recap". Tampa Bay Storm. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
20. "Final: Storm 53 – Shock 63". Tampa Bay Storm. July 22, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.