2012 Port Huron Patriots season The 2012 Port Huron Patriots season is the 1st season for the American Continental Indoor Football League 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 , lead 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 . Regular season results . Week 1 : vs Chicago Vipers . If the first every 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 would extend their lead to 20 - 7 as Johnson and McIntyre would hook up for a 25 - yard touchdown pass . Chicago quarterback Anthony Kropp would add 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 would throw his fourth touchdown of the half on a 7 - yard pass to Dan Johnson . The Patriots would add an 11 - yard touchdown run by McIntyre to close the first half scoring . The Vipers would outscore the Patriots 21 - 6 in the third quarter and pull within 11 , trailing 46 - 35 . The third quarter scorign was started by Chicago , who on a 12 - yard pass from Kropp to Dan Carter . Port Huron quarterback Darryl Johnson would add a 3 - yard touchdown run to keep the Patriot lead at 25 . The next four scores in the game would belong to the Vipers . Kropp would throw 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 Lawerence Harvey intercepted Johnson and returned it for a 13 - yard touchdown . Just 30 seconds into the final quarter and the lead was trimmed to just four . The Vipers would take their first lead of the game as Johnson completed a pass to Dominique Jackson at the Port Huron 16 . Jackson would fumble the football and it was picked up by Dan Carter at the 5 - yard line and taken in for a touchdown . Julie Harshbarger would add 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 would have 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 . 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 forth 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 . With the loss , the Patriots fell to 1 - 2 . Week 4 : vs Dayton Silverbacks . 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 . With the win , the Patriots improved to 2 - 3 Week 6 : vs Saginaw Sting . 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 lead the way for the Sting , throwing six touchdowns . With the loss , the Patriots fell to 2 - 4 Week 7 : vs Saginaw Sting . With the loss , the Patriots fell to 2 - 5 . Week 8 : vs Indianapolis Enforcers . 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 would go on to win 62 - 8 . With the win , the Patriots improved to 3 - 5 .