# 2012 Port Huron Patriots season

The 2012 Port Huron Patriots season is the first season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise. After the disappointing end to the Port Huron Predators season in 2011, Dave and Cyndi Kinsman wanted to bring back a team to Port Huron in 2012 and the future. Kinsman stated, "We are aware of the history of teams in this city and the bottom line is that you have to win on and off the field to make this succeed. Other teams could win on the field, but couldn't win off the field meaning they didn't have the front office and leadership it takes to succeed. We are confident in the direction this franchise will head and we are thrilled to be in Port Huron." The team announced that they would be playing at McMorran Arena. In early September 2011, the Patriots signed former Pradators head coach John Forti, as well as re-signed local players who had played for the Predators. On December 24, 2011 the team announced its training camp roster.
On February 11, 2012, the team played its first ever preseason game. They defeated the outdoor semi-professional Southern Michigan Timberwolves 35-21. This first unofficial win came in the wake of the tragic loss of Offensive Lineman Ken Hamilton, who was killed in a shooting outside of a Detroit nightclub. Teammate Antonio Martin was also injured in the shooting.
On March 29, 2012, Kinsman fired the entire coaching staff consisting of Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator John Forti, Defensive Coordinator Ron Gadowski, Special Teams and Line Coach Ryan Nolin and Defensive Backs Coach Jude Carter. Kinsman named himself the head coach of the Patriots and hired the coaching staff from the Michigan Gators, a semi-professional team that the Patriots had played in the preseason.
Kinsman's decision to make himself the head coach did not sit well with some of the players, as a group, led by Terry Mitchell, left the team due to Kinsman's lack of football coaching experience.
Kinsman went on to lead the Patriots to a 3-4 record, making them 4-6 overall, clinching the 4th seed in the CIFL playoffs, but despite this factor, the league decided to shorten the playoffs. This left the Patriots and the Evansville Rage both out of the playoffs.

## Players
### Signings

| Position | Player | 2011 Team |
| WR | Jose Cannon | Port Huron Predators |
| OL | Quentin Celano | Port Huron Predators |
| OL | Rodney Hamilton | Port Huron Predators |
| QB | Bruce Jones | Dayton Silverbacks |
| WR | Chris Kolokithas | Canton Cougars |
| OL | Antonio Martin | Port Huron Predators |
| DE | Mike Matyniak | Port Huron Predators |
| WR | Terry Mitchell | Port Huron Predators |
| DB | Musa Odeh | Port Huron Predators |
| DB | Ernie Smith | Port Huron Predators |

### Final roster
## Schedule
### Preseason

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site |
| 1 | February 11 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Southern Michigan Timberwolves | W 35–21 | 1–0 | McMorran Arena |
| 2 | February 26 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | Michigan Gators | W 21–14 | 2–0 | McMorran Arena |

### Regular season

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site |
| 1 | March 10 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Chicago Vipers | W 52–49 | 1–0 | McMorran Arena |
| 2 | March 17 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Dayton Silverbacks | L 22–50 | 1–1 | McMorran Arena |
| 3 | March 24 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Evansville Rage | L 34–44 | 1–2 | McMorran Arena |
| 4 | March 31 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Dayton Silverbacks | L 24–32 | 1–3 | Hara Arena |
| 5 | April 7 | 3:15 p.m. EDT | at Indianapolis Enforcers | W 37–0 | 2–3 | The SportZone |
| 6 | April 14 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Saginaw Sting | L 35–49 | 2–4 | McMorran Arena |
| 7 | April 20 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Saginaw Sting | L 20–42 | 2–5 | Dow Event Center |
| 8 | April 28 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Indianapolis Enforcers | W 62–8 | 3–5 | McMorran Arena |
| 9 | May 5 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Evansville Rage | L 7–28 | 3–6 | Swonder Ice Arena |
| 10 | May 12 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Chicago Pythons | W 23–17 | 4–6 | McMorran Arena |
| 11 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |

### 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 |

## Regular season results
### Week 1: vs Chicago Vipers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vipers | 14 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
| Patriots | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 52 |
at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan
* Date: March 10, 2012
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 1,214
* Referee: Rick Jackson
Game information :
1st quarter
Port Huron – (13:39) Tracey McIntyre 8-yard run (Musa O'Dah kick failed), Port Huron 6–0
Port Huron – (12:02) Jose Morris 39-yard pass from Darryl Johnson (Tracey McIntyre rush), Port Huron 14–0
Chicago – (8:06) Bill Ziemba 4-yard run (Julie Harshbarger kick), Port Huron 14–7
Port Huron – (6:56) Tracey McIntyre 25-yard pass from Darryl Johnson (Musa O'Dah kick block), Port Huron 20–7
Chicago – (5:40) Anthony Kropp 1-yard run (Julie Harshbarger kick), Port Huron 20–14
Port Huron – (1:07) Jose Morris 19-yard pass from Darryl Johnson (Tracey McIntyre rush failed), Port Huron 26–14
2nd quarter
Port Huron – (8:28) Team Safety, Port Huron 28–14
Port Huron – (3:09) Dan Johnson 7-yard pass from Darryl Johnson (Musa O'Dah kick failed), Port Huron 34–14
Port Huron – (0:40) Tracey McIntyre 11-yard run (Musa O'Dah kick failed), Port Huron 40–14
3rd quarter
Chicago – (11:30) Dan Carter 12-yard pass from Anthony Kropp (Julie Harshbarger kick), Port Huron 40–21
Port Huron – (8:27) Darryl Johnson 3-yard run (Musa O'Dah kick failed), Port Huron 46–21
Chicago – (6:52) Dominique Jackson 27-yard pass from Anthony Kropp (Julie Harshbarger kick), Port Huron 46–28
Chicago – (0:30) Khyree Copeland 22-yard run (Julie Harshbarger kick), Port Huron 46–35
4th quarter
Chicago – (14:30) B.J. Harvey 13-yard interception return (Julie Harshbarger kick), Port Huron 46–42
Chicago – (8:47) Dan Carter 5-yard pass from Anthony Kropp (Julie Harshbarger kick), Chicago 49–46
Port Huron – (2:01) Mark Carter 1-yard run (Musa O'Dah kick failed), Port Huron 52–49
Passing
Chicago – Anthony Kropp: 6/20, 98 yards, 3 TD
Port huron – Darryl Johnson: 17/28, 184 yards, 4 TD
Rushing
Chicago – Khyree Copeland: 5 att, 36 yards, 1 TD
Port huron – Tracey McIntyre: 9 att, 71 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Chicago – Dominique Jackson: 2 rec, 51 yards, 1 TD
Port huron – Jose Morris: 6 rec, 95 yards, 2 TD :
In the first ever regular season game for the Vipers and Patriots, it was a tale of two halves. The Patriots started the scoring on an 8-yard run by Tracey McIntyre less than two minutes into the game followed by a 39-yard pass from Darryl Johnson to Jose Morris to grab a 14-0 Patriot lead. Chicago answered on a 4-yard touchdown run by Bill Ziemba, but the Patriots extended their lead to 20-7 as Johnson and McIntyre hooked up for a 25-yard touchdown pass. Chicago quarterback Anthony Kropp added a 1-yard touchdown run and Port Huron capped the first quarter scoring on a 19-yard touchdown pass from Johnson to Morris. The Patriots' first points of the second quarter came from a safety when the snap was over the head of Kropp and recovered by the Vipers in the end zone. Darryl Johnson threw his fourth touchdown of the half on a 7-yard pass to Dan Johnson. The Patriots added an 11-yard touchdown run by McIntyre to close the first half scoring. The Vipers outscored the Patriots 21-6 in the third quarter and pull within 11, trailing 46-35. The third quarter scoring was started by Chicago, who on a 12-yard pass from Kropp to Dan Carter. Port Huron quarterback Johnson added a 3-yard touchdown run to keep the Patriot lead at 25. The next four scores in the game belonged to the Vipers. Kropp threw another touchdown pass to Dominique Jackson, this one 27 yards, and Khyree Copeland added a touchdown run from 22 yards to end the third quarter. The 11-point lead heading into the fourth quarter quickly disappeared as defensive back Lawrence Harvey intercepted Johnson and returned it for a 13-yard touchdown. Just 30 seconds into the final quarter and the lead was trimmed to four. The Vipers took their first lead of the game as Johnson completed a pass to Dominique Jackson at the Port Huron 16. Jackson fumbled the football and it was picked up by Dan Carter at the 5-yard line and taken in for a touchdown. Julie Harshbarger added the extra point and Chicago led 49-46. The game winning score came with just over two minutes to play as Mark Carter scored from 1 yard out to put the Patriots up 52-49. Chicago had one last chance to tie the game, but Harshbarger's kick was no good as time expired.
With the win, the Patriots improved to 1-0.

### Week 2: vs Dayton Silverbacks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Silverbacks | 14 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 50 |
| Patriots | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan
* Date: March 17, 2012
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 824
* Referee: Dave Stein
Game information :
1st quarter
Dayton – (8:09) Evan Sawyer 1-yard run (Zack VanZant kick), Dayton 7–0
Port Huron – (5:52) Tracey McIntyre 4-yard run (Mark Carter rush), Port Huron 8–7
Dayton – (1:47) Bruce Peters 7-yard pass from Evan Sawyer (Zack VanZant kick), Dayton 14–8
2nd quarter
Dayton – (9:59) Zack VanZant 16-yard field goal, Dayton 17–8
Dayton – (5:45) Antwain Weeden 25-yard pass from Evan Sawyer (Zack VanZant kick), Dayton 24–8
Port Huron – (0:56) Terry Mitchell 6-yard pass from Michael McKinley (Carson Nowakowski kick failed), Dayton 24–14
Dayton - (0:38) Antwain Weeden 52-yard kickoff return (Zack VanZant kick failed), Dayton 30-14
3rd quarter
Port Huron – (7:30) Jose Morris 14-yard pass from Darryl Johnson (Darryl Johnson pass), Dayton 30–22
Dayton – (4:13) Tyler Waller 44-yard pass from Evan Sawyer (Zack VanZant kick blocked), Dayton 36–22
4th quarter
Dayton – (9:26) Bruce Peters 2-yard run (Zack VanZant kick), Dayton 43–22
Dayton – (5:41) Marcus Fails 10-yard run (Zack VanZant kick), Dayton 50–22
Passing
Dayton – Evan Sawyer: 7/16, 96 yards, 3 TD
Port huron – Darryl Johnson: 10/21, 69 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Dayton – Marcus Fails: 3 att, 56 yards, 1 TD
Port huron – Tracey McIntyre: 10 att, 38 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Dayton – Tyler Waller: 3 rec, 58 yards, 1 TD
Port huron – Jose Morris: 3 rec, 33 yards, 1 TD :
Dayton opened the scoring first with Evan Sawyer taking the ball in from 1 yard out. The PAT was kicked by Zack VanZant and the Silverbacks led 7-0. The Patriots came right back down the field and scored on 4-yard run by Tracey McIntyre with 5:52 left in the opening stanza. Mark Carter ran in the two-point conversion and the host led 8-7. Dayton took the next possession and moved down the field and answered the call with touchdown with 1:47 left in the quarter. Sawyer passed the ball to Bruce Peters from seven yards out, and VanZant added the PAT. At the end of the first quarter, Dayton led 14-8.
With 9:59 left in the first half, VanZant kicked a 16-yard field goal. With 5:45 left in the half, Sawyer threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Antwain Weeden. The extra point was good and they led 24-8. Port Huron answered the bell when Terry Michell caught a 6-yard pass from Michael McKinley, but Carson Nowakowski's kick was no good. Weeden took the ensuing kickoff and ran 52 yards for a touchdown to close the half, but the PAT failed. At halftime, Dayton led 30-14.
Darryl Johnson threw a 14-yard pass to Jose Morris to open up the second half scoring. Port Huron went for two points and failed. Dayton then came back and scored with 4 minutes left in the quarter when Sawyer threw a 44 yards pass to Tyler Waller. The third quarter ended and the Silverbacks led 36-22.
In the fourth quarter, Dayton added two touchdowns to close out the scoring and win the game 50-22.
With the loss, the Patriots fell to 1-1.

### Week 3: vs Evansville Rage

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rage | 10 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 44 |
| Patriots | 14 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 34 |
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 :
With the loss, the Patriots fell to 1-2.

### Week 4: vs Dayton Silverbacks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Patriots | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Silverbacks | 0 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 32 |
at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio
* Date: March 30, 2012
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Referee: Tommy Tyks
Game information :
1st quarter
Port Huron (4:24) Chris Kolias 34-yard field goal, Port Huron 3-0
2nd quarter
Dayton (12:14) Evan Sawyer 2-yard run (Zack VanZant kick), Dayton 7-3
Dayton (0:51) Bruce Peters 4-yard pass from Evan Sawyer (Zack VanZant kick failed), Dayton 13-3
Port Huron (0:38) Jose' Cannon 30-yard pass from Torrance Webster (Chris Kolias kick), Dayton 13-10
Dayton (0:26) Bruce Peters 25-yard pass from Evan Sawyer (Zack VanZant kick failed), Dayton 19-10
3rd quarter
Port Huron (11:27) Mark Carter 1-yard run (Chris Kolias kick), Dayton 19-17
Dayton (5:04) Bruce Peters 4-yard run (Zack VanZant kick), Dayton 26-17
4th quarter
Dayton (6:10) Melvin Thomas 40-yard interception return (Zack VanZant kick failed), Dayton 32-17
Port Huron (0:06) Jose' Cannon 23-yard pass from Torrance Webster (Chris Kolias kick), Dayton 32-24
Passing
Port huron – Torrance Webster: 9/26, 110 yards, 2 TD
Dayton – Evan Sawyer: 13/20, 119 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Port huron – Torrance Webster: 6 att, 38 yards, 0 TD
Dayton – Evan Sawyer: 4 att, 11 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Port huron – Jose' Cannon: 3 rec, 68 yards, 2 TD
Dayton – Bruce Peters: 5 rec, 59 yards, 2 TD :
After the team saw the entire coaching staff, quarterback and a kicker change, the Patriots went on the road for their first road game in franchise history against the undefeated Dayton Silverbacks. New quarterback Torrance Webster threw a pair of touchdowns to Jose' Cannon, and ran in another score. New kicker Chris Kolias was 1 for 2 on field goal attempts, and 3 for 3 in extra point attempts. In the end, it was Webster's three interceptions that cost the Patriots the game, as the final one was taken back 40 yards by Melvin Thomas to ultimately seal the win for the Silverbacks.
With the loss, the Patriots fell to 1-3.

### Week 5: vs Indianapolis Enforcers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enforcers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at The SportZone, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: April 7, 2012
* Game time: 3:15 p.m. EDT
Game information :
1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter
Passing
Port huron – ---: --/--, --- yards, - TD
Indianapolis – ---: --/--, --- yards, - TD
Rushing
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Indianapolis – ---: - att, -- yards, - TD
Receiving
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Indianapolis – ---: - rec, -- yards, - TD :
With the win, the Patriots improved to 2-3

### Week 6: vs Saginaw Sting

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan
* Date: April 14, 2012
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game information :
1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter
Passing
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Port huron – ---: --/--, --- yards, - TD
Rushing
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Port huron – ---: - att, -- yards, - TD
Receiving
Saginaw – ---: - rec, -- yards, - TD
Port huron – ---: - rec, -- yards, - TD :
The Sting came into the game with a 3-0 record and were facing Port Huron for the first of two consecutive weeks playing each other for the rights to the "Michigan Cup." The Sting went on to defeat the Patriots by a score of 49-35. Saginaw's Tommy Jones led the way for the Sting, throwing six touchdowns.
With the loss, the Patriots fell to 2-4

### Week 7: vs Saginaw Sting

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Michigan
* Date: April 20, 2012
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game information :
1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter
Passing
Port huron – ---: --/--, --- yards, - TD
Saginaw – ---: --/--, --- yards, - TD
Rushing
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Saginaw – ---: - att, -- yards, - TD
Receiving
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With the loss, the Patriots fell to 2-5.

### Week 8: vs Indianapolis Enforcers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Enforcers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan
* Date: April 28, 2012
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game information :
1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter
Passing
Indianapolis – ---: --/--, --- yards, - TD
Port huron – ---: --/--, --- yards, - TD
Rushing
Indianapolis – ---: - att, -- yards, - TD
Port huron – ---: - att, -- yards, - TD
Receiving
Indianapolis – ---: - rec, -- yards, - TD
Port huron – ---: - rec, -- yards, - TD :
The Patriots won an unusual game, as a majority of the Enforcers players decided not to travel with the team and they were forced to dress Port Huron players who were inactive for the game. The Patriots won, 62-8.
With the win, the Patriots improved to 3-5.