2012 Evansville Rage season

2012 Evansville Rage season
Head coach Mike Goodpaster
General manager Eddie Cronin
Home field Swonder Ice Arena
Results
Record 7-3
Division place 3rd
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season Next season
none 2013

The 2012 Evansville Rage season is the 1st season for the American Continental Indoor Football League franchise.

On November 16, 2011 the team announced its intentions to compete as full members of the CIFL for the 2013 season.[1] The Rage had also already named their head coach on the same day, naming Mike Goodpaster to the position. Goodpaster was most recently the Defensive Coordinator of the Northern Kentucky River Monsters of the Ultimate Indoor Football League.[2] On December 9, 2011 it was announced that the Rage were going become the final expansion team for the 2012 Continental Indoor Football League season. On March 6, 2012, owner and general manager, David Reed, resigned from the duties due to an illness in his family that requires his full attention. The same day, the Rage announced Eddie Cronin as the team's General Manager. Cronin had been a part of the organization from the start as the defensive coordinator. He continued to keep his position as defensive coordinator.[3]

Players

Signings

Position Player 2011 Team
OL Josh Cox Indianapolis Enforcers
DL Michael Cupp Indianapolis Enforcers
OL Trent Marlow Dayton Silverbacks
QB Nate Samas Bricktown Brawlers

FInal roster

Evansville Rage roster
Quarterbacks
  • 13 Nate Samas

Running Backs

  •  7 Terrence Wright
  • 12 Joe Casey

Wide Receivers

  •  5 Travis Poitier
  • 81 Ray Everhart
  • 89 Matt Robinette
 Offensive Linemen
  • 70 Jordan Cooke
  • 74 Matt Money
  • 76 Josh Cox
  • 78 Trent Marlow

Defensive Linemen

  • 42 DeJuan Edmonds
  • 77 Robbie Piper
  • 80 Malo Taumua
  • 92 Michael Cupp
  • 93 Reco Tucker
  • 95 Luke Scarbarough

Linebackers

  •  9 Jordan Burdue
  • 20 Blake Harris
  • 38 Quintin Patilla
 Defensive Backs
  •  2 Tarron Acuff
  •  4 Lamarr Stewart
  • 16 Mike Woods
  • 22 Oscar Dyer
  • 23 Dekota Marshall

Kickers

  • 15 Kyle Daugherty
 Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt List

  • Currently vacant

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics
updated April 30, 2012
25 Active, 0 Inactive, 3 PS

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Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 March 3 7:30 P.M. EDT Northern Kentucky Bulldogs W 52-13 1-0 Swonder Ice Arena
2 March 10 7:30 P.M. EDT Kentucky Xtreme W 56-26 2-0 Swonder Ice Arena

Regular Season

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 Bye
2 March 17 7:30 P.M. EDT Indianapolis Enforcers W 63-35 1-0 Swonder Ice Arena
3 March 24 7:30 P.M. EDT at Port Huron Patriots W 44-34 2-0 McMorran Arena
4 March 30 7:30 P.M. EDT at Saginaw Sting L 29-72 2-1 Dow Event Center
5 April 7 7:30 P.M. EDT Dayton Silverbacks L 41-52 2-2 Swonder Ice Arena
6 April 15 7:30 P.M. EDT Chicago Pythons W 39-29 3-2 Swonder Ice Arena
7 April 21 7:30 P.M. EDT Indianapolis Enforcers W 65-21 4-2 Swonder Ice Arena
8 April 28 7:30 P.M. EDT at Dayton Silverbacks L 34-41 4-3 Hara Arena
9 May 5 7:30 P.M. EDT Port Huron Patriots W 28-7 5-3 Swonder Ice Arena
10 May 12 3:15 P.M. EDT at Indianapolis Enforcers W 41-18 6-3 The SportZone
11 May 19 7:30 P.M. EDT Chicago Pythons W 36-6 7-3 Swonder Ice Arena

Standings

2012 Continental Indoor Football League
Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
x-Saginaw Sting 8 0 0 1.000 482 175 60.3 21.9 W 8
x-Dayton Silverbacks 8 1 0 .889 408 218 45.3 24.2 L 1
Evansville Rage 7 3 0 .700 392 308 39.2 30.8 W 3
Port Huron Patriots 4 6 0 .400 316 319 31.6 31.9 W 1
Indianapolis Enforcers 1 9 0 .100 162 565 16.2 56.5 L 6
Chicago Pythons 0 9 0 .000 207 383 23 42.5 L 9

Regular season results

Week 2: vs Indianapolis Enforcers

Week 2: Indianapolis Enforcers at Evansville Rage – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Enforcers 0 0 000
Rage 0 0 000

at Swonder Ice Arena, Evansville, Indiana

  • Date: March 17, 2012
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
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Game information
1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter
Passing
  • Indianapolis – ---: --/--, -- yards, - TD
  • Evansville – ---: --/--, -- yards, - TD
Rushing
  • Indianapolis – ---: -- att, -- yards, - TD
  • Evansville – ---: -- att, -- yards, - TD
Receiving
  • Indianapolis – ---: -- rec, -- yards, - TD
  • Evansville – ---: -- rec, -- yards, - TD

With the victory, the Rage collected their first ever franchise victory. The Rage were led by quarterback Nate Samas who put the first points on the board with a four-yard keeper under two minutes into the game. Samas also added five touchdowns through the air. Rage running back Joe Casey played a versatile role in the victory as well. Casey racked up two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown. Wide receiver Dusten Dubose compiled three receiving touchdowns from quarterback Nate Samas and receiver Terrence Wright added one receiving touchdown. During the game, the Enforcers set a franchise record for points scored in a game, with 35. Their previous high had been 19.[4]

With the win, the Rage improved to 1-0.

Week 3: vs Port Huron Patriots

Week 3: Evansville Rage at Port Huron Patriots – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rage 10 21 13044
Patriots 14 6 6834

at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan

  • Date: March 24, 2012
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 923
  • Referee: Dave Stein
Game information
1st quarter
  • Port Huron (9:53) Mike McKinley 1-yard run (Mike McKinley rush), Port Huron 8-0
  • Evansville (5:14) Terrence Wright 1-yard run (Kyle Doughtery kick), Port Huron 8-7
  • Port Huron (4:27) Jose Morris 50-yard kickoff return (Mike McKinley rush failed), Port Huron 14-7
  • Evansville (0:58) Kyle Doughtery 42-yard field goal, Port Huron 14-10
2nd quarter
  • Evansville (11:56) Dusten DuBose 15-yard pass from Nate Samas (Kyle Doughtery kick), Evansville 17-14
  • Port Huron (6:10) Darryl Johnson 3-yard run (Musa O'Deh kick blocked), Port Huron 20-17
  • Evansville (3:55) Dusten DuBose 18-yard pass from Nate Samas (Kyle Doughtery kick), Evansville 24-20
  • Evansville (0:22) Terrence Wright 45-yard pass from Nate Samas (Kyle Doughtery kick), Evansville 31-20
3rd quarter
  • Port Huron (10:30) Jose Morris fumble recovery in the endzone (Musa O'Deh kick failed), Evansville 31-26
  • Evansville (7:21) Dale Jennings 5-yard run (Kyle Doughtery kick failed), Evansville 37-26
  • Evansville (1:47) Terrence Wright 27-yard pass from Nate Samas (Kyle Doughtery kick), Evansville 44-26
4th quarter
  • Port Huron (10:13) Jose Morris 1-yard fumble recovery (Mike McKinley rush), Evansville 44-34
Passing
  • Evansville – Nate Samas: 8/13, 160 yards, 4 TD
  • Port Huron – Darryl Johnson: 13/25, 109 yards, 0 TD
Rushing
  • Evansville – Dale Jennings: 7 att, 29 yards, 1 TD
  • Port Huron – Mike McKinley: 8 att, 29 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
  • Evansville – Terrence Wright: 4 rec, 116 yards, 2 TD
  • Port Huron – Jose Morris: 5 rec, 52 yards, 0 TD

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With the win, the Rage improved to 2-0.

Week 4: vs Saginaw Sting

Week 4: Evansville Rage at Saginaw Sting – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rage 14 7 0829
Sting 16 22 181672

at Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Michigan

  • Date: March 30, 2012
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game information
1st quarter
  • Saginaw (7:30) Zac Nichols 4-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones rush), Saginaw 8-0
  • Evansville (5:00) Nate Samas 3-yard run (Kyle Doughtery kick), Saginaw 8-7
  • Saginaw (4:30) Zac Nichols 25-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass to Charles Tarver), Saginaw 16-7
  • Evansville 1:45) Terrence Wright 23-yard pass from Nate Samas (Kyle Daughtery kick), Saginaw 16-14
2nd quarter
  • Saginaw (14:40) Tommy Jones 14-yard run (Kyle Doughtery kick), Saginaw 22-14
  • Evansville (13:30) Dusten DeBose 20-yard pass from Nate Samas (Kyle Daughtery kick), Saginaw 22-21
  • Saginaw (10:50) Andrew Beaver 13-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass to Andrew Beaver), Saginaw 30-21
  • Saginaw (3:24) Zac Nichols 22-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass to Andrew Beaver), Saginaw 38-21
3rd quarter
  • Sagianw (12:14) Keith Bartynski 5-yard run (Tommy Jones pass to Andrew Beaver), Saginaw 46-21
  • Sagianw (1:56) Team Safety, Saginaw 48-21
  • Sagianw (1:50) Charles Tarver 50-yard kickoff return (Tommy Jones pass to Zac Nichols), Saginaw 56-21
4th quarter
  • Saginaw (11:31) Zac Nichols 19-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Keith Bartynski rush), Saginaw 64-21
  • Evansville (7:41) Terrence Wright 47-yard run (Nate Samas pass to Joe Casey), Saginaw 64-29
  • Saginaw (7:00) Keith Bartynski 13-yard run (Tommy Jones pass to Jeff Austin), Saginaw 72-29
Passing
  • Evansville – Nate Samas: 8/24, 82 yards, 2 TD
  • Saginaw – Tommy Jones: 15/23, 211 yards, 5 TD
Rushing
  • Evansville – Terrence Wright: 5 att, 41 yards, 1 TD
  • Saginaw – Tommy Jones: 3 att, 36 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
  • Evansville – Dusten DeBose: 3 rec, 44 yards, 1 TD
  • Saginaw – Zac Nichols: 8 rec, 162 yards, 4 TD

With the loss, the Rage fell to 2-1.

Coaching staff

Evansville Rage 2012 staff
Front Office
  • Owner – Melissa Logsdon
  • General Manager - Eddie Cronin
  • Assistant General Manager – Kory White
  • Director of Football Operations – Mike Goodpaster
  • Director of Ticket Sales – Erin White
  • Director of Media and Public Relations/Broadcaster - Jared Revlett
  

Head Coach

  • Head Coach – Mike Goodpaster

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Tom Johnston
  • Offensive Line – Kory White
  • Wide Receivers - Levron Williams

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator – Eddie Cronin
  • Defensive Line – J.R. Bryant
  • Linebackers/Secondary - Brian Ware

References

  1. ↑ "Evansville Rage still searching for regular season home". November 25, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  2. ↑ Jeffery Smith (November 24, 2011). "Indoor football returning to Evansville". Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  3. ↑ "Evansville Rage Make Front Office Change". OurSports Central. March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ Steve Ford (March 17, 2012). "Samas sparks Evansville Rage to victory". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  5. ↑ Joseph Hayes (March 25, 2012). "Port Huron Patritos critical at 0-2 mark". The Times Herald. Retrieved March 27, 2012.