2012 Saginaw Sting season

January 2025 Saginaw Sting 2012 8-0 1st Fred Townsend Robert Licht Dow Event Center Won CIFL Championship Game (Silverbacks) 35-7 Tommy Jones 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.http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2011/11/local_ownership_group_includin.html Local ownership group, including Stuart Schweigert, purchase Saginaw Sting indoor football team Kyle Austin November 11, 2011 December 13, 2011 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,http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2011/12/vince_leveille_to_return_as_sa.html Vince Leveille to return as Saginaw Sting head coach December 29, 2011 Kyle Austin January 11, 2012 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.http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2012/03/vince_leveille_steps_down_as_s.html Vince Leveille steps down as Saginaw Sting coach, Fred Townsend to replace him Kyle Austin March 7, 2012 March 7, 2012 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 Conference'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 third in the last four seasons of playing.Saginaw Sting find perfection, third title in four years with 35-7 CIFL title game victory over Dayton Silverbacks http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2012/06/saginaw_sting_find_perfection.html June 3, 2012 Erich T. Doerr www.mlive.com June 5, 2012 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 2012 Saginaw Sting roster Quarterbacks 9 Dave Abberger 4 Tommy Jones Running backs 33 Keath Bartynski Wide receivers 8 Jeff Austin 11 Andrew Beaver 15 Zac Nichols 1 C. J. Tarver Offensive linemen 64 Eric Brim 52 Robert Cross 69 Jordan Derosia 66 Josh Pack Defensive linemen 57 Jakendall Brown 55 Vernon Burden 99 Michael Carter 3 Dwight Hargrove 93 Jonathan Horton 96 Scott Long Linebackers 6 Andrew Deweerd 37 Anwar Jackson 34 John Jacobs Defensive backs 13 DeMarcus Copes 5 Jamaal Hibler 2 Jamar Hibler 27 Cortez Rice Kickers 7 Daniel Evans] Injured reserve 7 Patrick Sijan no K IR Exempt list currently vacant Practice squad 37 Rodney Gallon no LB  3 Ryan Janer no WR 24 Marcus McGhee no DB 96 Charles Moten no DL 13 Shawn Richardson no DB rookies in italics updated April 13, 2012 25 Active, 1 Inactive, 5 PS Regular season Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 1 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 Sting Week 2: vs Chicago Vipers background:#21441E;color:#FF7F00;border:2px solid:#FF7F00; autocollapse Week 2: Chicago Vipers at Saginaw Sting – Game summary March 18, 2012 7:30 p.m. EDT Vipers 0 10 14 8 Sting 28 12 8 16 Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Michigan 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 background:#21441E;color:#FF7F00;border:2px solid:#FF7F00; autocollapse Week 3: Indianapolis Enforcers at Saginaw Sting – Game summary March 25, 2012 4:30 p.m. EDT Enforcers 6 12 0 0 Sting 14 39 26 12 Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Michigan 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 points in a single game. The previous high was the Rochester Raiders in a 90-45 win over Lehigh Valley Outlawz on May 7, 2006.Saginaw Sting set CIFL single-game scoring record in 91-18 win over Indianapolis Enforcers http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2012/03/saginaw_sting_set_cifl_single-.html Kyle Austin mlive.com March 25, 2012 March 31, 2012 Week 4: vs Evansville Rage background:#21441E;color:#FF7F00;border:2px solid:#FF7F00; autocollapse Week 4: Evansville Rage at Saginaw Sting – Game summary March 30, 2012 7:30 p.m. EDT Rage 14 7 0 8 Sting 16 22 18 16 Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Michigan 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. Coaching staff Saginaw Sting 2012 staff Front office Co-owner/general manager – Robert Licht Co-owner – Stuart Schweigert Co-owner – James O'Brien Assistant general manager – Bill Wheeler Director of gameday operations - Greg Dietrich Promotions director - Jessica Rondo Head coach Head coach/defensive coordinator – Fred Townsend Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Daniel "SKI" Szatkowski Wide receivers – Offensive line – Daniel "SKI" Szatkowski Defensive coaches Defensive line – Kevin Linebackers – Secondary – References 30em Category:2012 Continental Indoor Football League season Category:Saginaw Sting Saginaw Sting