# 2012 Orlando Predators season

The 2012 Orlando Predators season was the 21st season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Bret Munsey and played their home games at Amway Center. Finishing with a 4–14 record, the Predators missed the playoffs for the first time since their inaugural season in 1991, snapping a streak of 19 consecutive playoff appearances.

## Standings

South Divisionvte :
| 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 Predators began the season at home against the Pittsburgh Power on March 9. They hosted the Milwaukee Mustangs in their final regular season game on July 22.
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Report |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Report |
| 1 | Friday | March 9 | 8:30 p.m. EST | Pittsburgh Power | L 26–40 | 0–1 | Amway Center | |
| 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 3 | Thursday | March 22 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Chicago Rush | L 49–51 | 0–2 | Allstate Arena | |
| 4 | Saturday | March 31 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | San Antonio Talons | L 34–47 | 0–3 | Amway Center | |
| 5 | Sunday | April 8 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 24–41 | 0–4 | Quicken Loans Arena | |
| 6 | Saturday | April 14 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Pittsburgh Power | L 54–57 (OT) | 0–5 | Consol Energy Center | |
| 7 | Friday | April 20 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Georgia Force | W 27–24 | 1–5 | Amway Center | |
| 8 | Saturday | April 28 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Philadelphia Soul | L 53–69 | 1–6 | Amway Center | |
| 9 | Saturday | May 5 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 31–55 | 1–7 | Tampa Bay Times Forum | |
| 10 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 11 | Friday | May 18 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at New Orleans VooDoo | L 61–68 | 1–8 | New Orleans Arena | |
| 12 | Friday | May 25 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Sharks | L 37–55 | 1–9 | Amway Center | |
| 13 | Saturday | June 2 | 7:05 p.m. EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 48–79 | 1–10 | Wells Fargo Center | |
| 14 | Friday | June 8 | 10:30 p.m. EDT | San Jose SaberCats | L 34–51 | 1–11 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | |
| 15 | Friday | June 15 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 64–40 | 2–11 | Amway Center | |
| 16 | Saturday | June 23 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | New Orleans VooDoo | L 48–41 | 2–12 | Amway Center | |
| 17 | Sunday | July 1 | 3:00 p.m. EDT | at Georgia Force | L 53–56 | 2–13 | Arena at Gwinnett Center | |
| 18 | Friday | July 6 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Cleveland Gladiators | W 55–34 | 3–13 | Amway Center | |
| 19 | Saturday | July 14 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 30–48 | 3–14 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 20 | Sunday | July 22 | 2:00 p.m. EDT | Milwaukee Mustangs | W 49–39 | 4–14 | Amway Center | |
    Gray indicates that the game was played with replacement players because of the players' strike.