# 2012 Saginaw Sting season

The 2012 Saginaw Sting season is the fourth season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.
On November 11, 2011, Esposito sold his rights to operate the team to Schweigert, Rob Licht and Jim O'Brien. The new ownership announced the same day that they would be moving the team back to the CIFL. On December 29, 2011, the Sting announced that 2011 interim head coach Vince Leveille would return as the full-time head coach for the 2012 season, but just 11 days before the team's first game, Leveille stepped down as the head coach, citing that his full-time job made him unavailable to do both. Defensive Coordinator Fred Townsend took over as the team's head coach.
With an 8–0 record, the Sting returned to the CIFL playoffs for the first time since 2008, when they won the 2008 CIFL Championship Game and finished the season as the Atlantic Conferences's #2 seed.
In the 2012 CIFL Championship Game, the Sting defeated the Dayton Silverbacks 35-7, to win the CIFL championship. The title for the Sting was their 3rd in the last 4 seasons of playing.

## Players
### Free agents

| Position | Player | 2012 team |
| WR | Andrew Beaver | Saginaw Sting |
| OL | Eric Brim | Saginaw Sting |
| DB | Calvin Brown | did not play |
| DL | Vernon Burden | Saginaw Sting |
| DL | Michael Carter | Saginaw Sting |
| WR | Chuck Dowdell | Bloomington Edge |
| RB | Robert Haynes | did not play |
| LB | James Herring | did not play |
| DL | Shawn Horetski | did not play |
| LB | John Jacobs | Saginaw Sting |
| QB | Tommy Jones | Saginaw Sting |
| K | Chris Kolias | Marion Blue Racers |
| DB | Ed Loscalzo | did not play |
| WR | Yvens Louis | Chicago Vipers |
| WR | LaVaughn Macon | Wyoming Cavalry |
| DL | Mike McFadden | did not play |
| DL | Mike McGowan | did not play |
| OL | Steve Milalak | did not play |
| WR | Zac Nichols | Saginaw Sting |
| DB | Tony Norman | did not play |
| OL | Josh Pack | Saginaw Sting |
| DB | Shawn Richardson | Saginaw Sting |
| LB | Phillip Smith | did not play |
| DB | Jaa Valentine | Marion Blue Racers |

### Final roster
## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site |
| 1 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 2 | March 18 | 7:30 P.M. EST | Chicago Vipers | W 64-32 | 1-0 | Dow Event Center |
| 3 | March 25 | 7:30 P.M. EST | Indianapolis Enforcers | W 91-18 | 2-0 | Dow Event Center |
| 4 | March 30 | 7:30 P.M. EST | Evansville Rage | W 72-29 | 3-0 | Dow Event Center |
| 5 | April 7 | 7:30 P.M. EST | at Chicago Pythons | Cancelled | | The Megaplex |
| 6 | April 14 | 7:30 P.M. EST | at Port Huron Patriots | W 49-35 | 4-0 | McMorran Arena |
| 7 | April 20 | 7:30 P.M. EST | Port Huron Patriots | W 42-20 | 5-0 | Dow Event Center |
| 8 | April 27 | 7:30 P.M. EST | Chicago Pythons | W 61-16 | 6-0 | Dow Event Center |
| 9 | May 5 | 7:30 P.M. EST | Indianapolis Enforcers | W 62-0 | 7-0 | Dow Event Center |
| 10 | May 11 | 7:30 P.M. EST | Dayton Silverbacks | W 41-25 | 8-0 | Dow Event Center |
| 11 | May 19 | 7:30 P.M. EST | at Evansville Rage | Cancelled | | Swonder Ice Arena |

### Standings

2012 Continental Indoor Football Leagueviewtalkedit :
| 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 |

### Week 2: vs Chicago Vipers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vipers | 0 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 32 |
| Sting | 28 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 64 |
at Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Michigan
* Date: March 18, 2012
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game information :
1st quarter
Saginaw (14:02) Charles Tarver 45-yard kickoff return (Keith Bartynski rush), Saginaw 8-0
Saginaw (12:10) Jeff Austin 24-yard interception return (Tommy Jones pass to Jeff Austin), Saginaw 16-0
Saginaw (6:20) Andrew Beaver 37-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Keith Bartynski rush failed), Saginaw 22-0
Saginaw (1:15) Andrew Beaver 26-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass failed), Saginaw 28-0
2nd quarter
Chicago (12:20) Anthony Kropp 3-yard run (Julie Harshbarger kick), Saginaw 28-7
Chicago (2:15) Julie Harshbarger 25-yard field goal, Saginaw 28-10
Saginaw (0:50) Charles Tarver 5-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass failed), Saginaw 34-10
Saginaw (0:20) Zac Nichols 16-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass failed), Saginaw 40-10
3rd quarter
Chicago (6:39) Khyree Copeland 17-yard pass from Anthony Kropp (Julie Harshbarger kick), Saginaw 40-17
Saginaw (4:15) Keith Bartynski 1-yard run (Tommy Jones pass to Jeff Austin), Saginaw 48-17
Chicago (1:49) Ricky Emery 10-yard run (Julie Harshbarger kick), Saginaw 48-24
4th quarter
Saginaw (7:50) Keith Bartynski 10-yard run (Tommy Jones pass to Charles Tarver), Saginaw 56-24
Chicago (5:50) Dan Carter 20-yard pass from Anthony Kropp (Bill Ziemba run), Saginaw 56-32
Saginaw (3:00) Jeff Austin 35-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass to Keith Bartynski), Saginaw 64-32
Passing
Chicago – Anthony Kropp: 19/38, 160 yards, 2 TD
Saginaw – Tommy Jones: 12/23, 179 yards, 5 TD
Rushing
Chicago – Khyree Copeland: 4 att, 12 yards, 0 TD
Saginaw – Keith Bartynski: 8 att, 22 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Chicago – Khyree Copeland: 7 rec, 54 yards, 1 TD
Saginaw – Andrew Beaver: 3 rec, 69 yards, 2 TD :

### Week 3: vs Indianapolis Enforcers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Enforcers | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Sting | 14 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 91 |
at Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Michigan
* Date: March 25, 2012
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. EDT
Game information :
1st quarter
Saginaw (10:00) Zac Nichols 20-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones pass failed), Saginaw 6-0
Indianapolis (6:40) Jamie Barnes 18-yard pass from Ron Ricciardi (Pavel Polochanin kick failed), 6-6
Saginaw (3:30) Andrew Beaver 12-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Tommy Jones rush), Saginaw 14-6
2nd quarter
Saginaw (14:30) Andrew Deweerd 40-yard interception return (Keath Bartynski pass from Tommy Jones), Saginaw 22-6
Indianapolis (10:00) Willie Tolon 16-yard pass from Ron Ricciardi (Ron Ricciardi pass failed), Saginaw 22-12
Saginaw (6:34) Keath Bartynski 11-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Zac Nichols pass from Tommy Jones), Saginaw 30-12
Saginaw (2:00) Keath Bartynski 6-yard run (Zac Nichols pass from Tommy Jones), Saginaw 38-12
Saginaw (0:36) Charles Tarver 17-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Anwar Jackson kick), Saginaw 45-12
Indianapolis (0:10) James Sharp 3-yard pass from Ron Ricciardi (James Sharp rush failed), Saginaw 45-18
Saginaw (0:03) Charles Tarver 50-yard kickoff return (Tommy Jones rush), Saginaw 53-18
3rd quarter
Saginaw (14:48) Charles Tarver 50-yard kickoff return (Keath Bartynski rush failed), Saginaw 59-18
Saginaw (13:20) John Jacobs fumble recover in the endzone (Anwar Jackson kick), Saginaw 66-18
Saginaw (7:25) Keath Bartynski 10-yard run (Jonathan Horton kick), Saginaw 73-18
Saginaw (1:55) Charles Tarver 18-yard pass from Tommy Jones (Anwar Jackson kick failed), Saginaw 79-18
4th quarter
Saginaw (6:50) Anwar Jackson 2-yard run (Jonathan Horton kick failed), Saginaw 85-18
Saginaw (2:20) Anwar Jackson 1-yard run (Jonathan Horton kick failed), Saginaw 91-18
Passing
Indianapolis – Ron Ricciardi: 10/21, 72 yards, 3 TD
Saginaw – Tommy Jones: 14/15, 190 yards, 5 TD
Rushing
Indianapolis – Deshaun Holder: 6 att, 28 yards, 0 TD
Saginaw – Keath Bartynski: 7 att, 51 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Indianapolis – James Sharp: 5 rec, 29 yards, 1 TD
Saginaw – Charles Tarver: 4 rec, 73 yards, 2 TD :
The Sting set a CIFL record by scoring 91 point in a single game. The previous high has been the Rochester Raiders in a 90-45 win over Lehigh Valley Outlawz on May 7, 2006.

### Week 4: vs Evansville Rage

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rage | 14 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
| Sting | 16 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 72 |
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 win, the Sting improved to 3-0.