2012 Allen Wranglers season

Indoor Football League team season January 2025 Allen Wranglers IFL team logo.png Allen Wranglers 2012 9–5 (regular season) N/A 2nd, Intense Conference Pat Pimmell(released April 30) Drew Pearson Allen Event Center Lost in conference semi-finals 2013 Texas Revolution season The 2012 Allen Wranglers season was the franchise's thirteenth season as a football franchise, third in the Indoor Football League, and second as the "Allen Wranglers". The team played their home games at the Allen Event Center in Allen, Texas. The team finished with a 9–5 regular season record. They reached the IFL playoffs but lost in the Intense Conference semi-finals to the Wichita Wild. Off-field moves Rascal the Raccoon, an anthropomorphic raccoon wearing a Wranglers uniform, became the team's official mascot in early 2012. Rascal was designed and brought to life by Ted Ovletrea, the man who portrayed Rowdy, the official mascot of the Dallas Cowboys, from conception until 2009. Rascal replaced Hoss, a cowboy mascot designed to match the team logo. In March 2012, Tommy Benizio joined the Wranglers' ownership group and assumed the role of team president. Benizio had served as the IFL's commissioner from the league's founding in 2008 until resigning to become a co-owner of the Allen franchise. After back-to-back losses in April, head coach Pat Pimmell was released by the team on April 30. The team announced that offensive coordinator Dixie Wooten and defensive coordinator Quinn Cairo would split coaching responsibilities until a replacement could be found. They shared the title "co-interim head coach" through the end of the season. Roster moves National Football League (NFL) veteran wide receiver Terrell Owens joined the team at the start of the 2012 season. Owens had surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in 2011 and received no offers from NFL teams for 2012. He swelled attendance at Wranglers games and brought the national spotlight onto the team. However, several opponents, including Everett Raptors coach Sean Ponder, questioned Owens' commitment to the IFL since he skipped many of his team's road games. Owens' Wranglers contract allowed him flexibility with away dates but he contracted with some road opponents for first-class airfare and accommodations to play in their arenas. With three games left in the season, citing his "lack of effort both on and off the field", failure to show up for a scheduled appearance at a children's hospital, and refusal to play in two upcoming road games, Owens was released by the Wranglers on May 29, 2012. Along with his release, Owens also relinquished his ownership stake in the team. Bryan Randall, a celebrated college athlete with stints in the NFL and Canadian Football League, was the opening day quarterback for the Wranglers. In early March, The team traded him to the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks in return for future considerations. Randall was named the IFL's Most Valuable Player in 2010. Randall's backup, former Kansas City Chiefs player Casey Printers, took over the starting quarterback role. Schedule Key: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Bye 1px solid #AAAAAA Regular season Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 Bye 2 Saturday February 25 7:05pm Wichita Wild W 50–30 1–0 Allen Event Center 3 Thursday March 1 7:05pm (PST) at Everett Raptors W 48–27 2–0 Comcast Arena at Everett 4 Sunday March 11 3:05pm (MDT) at New Mexico Stars W 45–28 3–0 Santa Ana Star Center 5 Sunday March 18 3:00pm (MDT) at Colorado Ice L 54–61 3–1 Budweiser Events Center 6 Saturday March 24 7:05pm at Wichita Wild W 61–48 4–1 Hartman Arena 7 Saturday March 31 7:05pm Nebraska Danger W 86–57 5–1 Allen Event Center 8 Bye 9 Saturday April 14 7:05pm Sioux Falls Storm L 45–52 5–2 Allen Event Center 10 Bye 11 Saturday April 28 7:05pm at Wichita Wild L 54–55 5–3 Hartman Arena 12 Saturday May 5 7:05pm New Mexico Stars W 73–9 6–3 Allen Event Center 13 Bye 14 Saturday May 19 7:05pm Everett Raptors L 73–74 6–4 Allen Events Center 15 Saturday May 26 7:05pm Wichita Wild L 59–41 6–5 Allen Event Center 16 Saturday June 2 7:05pm at Nebraska Danger W 71–62 7–5 Eihusen Arena 17 Thursday June 7 7:05pm (PDT) at Everett Raptors W 56–38 8–5 Comcast Arena at Everett 18 Saturday June 16 7:05pm New Mexico Stars W 85–70 9–5 Allen Event Center Playoffs Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 Monday June 25 7:00pm Wichita Wild L 40–43 0–1 Allen Event Center Standings Wranglers Roster 2012 Allen Wranglers roster Quarterbacks 14 David Knighton Running backs 2 Darius Fudge 11 Ramonce Taylor Wide receivers 1 Maurice Avery 13 Jeremy Brown 6 Luke McArdle Offensive linemen 50 Courtney Abbott 72 George Bastiste 77 Ya'tarrie Brown Defensive linemen 91 Anthony Harris 5 Mike Landry 99 DeVonte Peterson Linebackers 41 Arthor Smith III Defensive backs 24 Javon Jackson 7 Travonti Johnson 10 Mike Phillips 21 Muhammad Shamsid-Deen 15 Frankie Solomon Jr. Kickers 25 David Pino Injured Reserve currently vacant Exempt List currently vacant rookies in italics Roster https://web.archive.org/web/20150402235649/http://www.goifl.com/historic_stats 2015-04-02 updated June 5, 2012 19 Active, 0 Inactive → More rosters References 2 Candace Carlisle Dallas Business Journal Cowboys disappointing? Check out Wranglers http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/2010/11/north-texas-gets-another-football-option.html November 1, 2010 October 12, 2012 Jon Machota The Dallas Morning News Huge crowd sees ex-Cowboy Terrell Owens's 3 TD Allen Wranglers debut http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-cowboys/headlines/20120225-huge-crowd-sees-ex-cowboy-terrell-owens-s-3-td-allen-wranglers-debut.ece February 25, 2012 October 12, 2012 Eagle staff The Wichita Eagle Wild drops opener to Terrell Owens’ Wranglers http://www.kansas.com/2012/02/25/2230908/wild-drops-opener-to-terrell-owens.html February 25, 2012 October 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120617121604/http://www.kansas.com/2012/02/25/2230908/wild-drops-opener-to-terrell-owens.html June 17, 2012 dead John Boyle Everett Herald T.O. expected to be a no-show for Raptors' home debut http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120229/SPORTS/703019897/1004#T.O.-a-no-show February 29, 2012 October 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160111114537/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120229/SPORTS/703019897/1004#T.O.-a-no-show January 11, 2016 dead mdy-all Rich Myhre Everett Herald Everett Raptors dominated in home debut http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120302/SPORTS/703029863/0/SEARCH March 2, 2012 October 12, 2012 Gary Herron Rio Rancho Observer Wranglers will bring Owens here for game http://www.rrobserver.com/sports/article_3363ad2c-67ea-11e1-bbce-0019bb2963f4.html March 7, 2012 October 12, 2012 The Morning Call Steelhawks trade for 2010 IFL MVP quarterback https://www.mcall.com/2012/03/07/steelhawks-trade-for-2010-ifl-mvp-quarterback/ March 7, 2012 October 12, 2012 Michelle Draper The Cross Timbers Gazette Mascot with a message http://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/living/2253-mascot-with-a-message.html March 13, 2012 October 12, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121028235954/http://crosstimbersgazette.com/living/2253-mascot-with-a-message.html October 28, 2012 Gary Herron Rio Rancho Observer Wranglers leave Star Center with win over Stars http://www.rrobserver.com/sports/article_b23527d6-6d5b-11e1-8792-0019bb2963f4.html March 14, 2012 October 12, 2012 Pantagraph staff Bloomington Pantagraph IFL commissioner resigns, joins Allen ownership http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/football/professional/arena/edge/ifl-commissioner-resigns-joins-allen-ownership/article_f42294dc-6e62-11e1-bd60-001871e3ce6c.html March 15, 2012 October 12, 2012 Gary Herron Rio Rancho Observer Former Cowboys star Pearson visits Star Center http://www.rrobserver.com/sports/article_f23a96c8-6fcb-11e1-967f-0019bb2963f4.html March 18, 2012 October 12, 2012 Sean Star Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald Colorado Ice stifle Terrell Owens, Allen Wranglers to grab second straight home win http://www.reporterherald.com/sports/colorado-ice/ci_20203872/colorado-ice-stifle-terrell-owens-allen-wranglers-grab March 18, 2012 October 12, 2012 Paige Felkert The Wichita Eagle Allen beats winless Wild 61–48 http://www.kansas.com/2012/03/24/2270030/allen-beats-winless-wild-61-48.html March 25, 2012 October 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120617053242/http://www.kansas.com/2012/03/24/2270030/allen-beats-winless-wild-61-48.html June 17, 2012 dead Mark Schnabel The Newton Kansan Held up http://www.thekansan.com/article/20120327/NEWS/303279971/0/SEARCH March 27, 2012 October 12, 2012 Wichita fell to Allen 61–48, dropping the Wild to 0–4. Independent staff Grand Island Independent Wranglers run past Danger, 86–57 http://www.theindependent.com/sports/wranglers-run-past-danger/article_143b89d0-7bb1-11e1-82ec-0019bb2963f4.html March 31, 2012 October 12, 2012 Paige Feikert The Wichita Eagle Wild edges Allen in back-and-forth game http://www.kansas.com/2012/04/28/2315353/wild-edges-allen-in-back-and-forth.html April 29, 2012 October 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120515160931/http://www.kansas.com/2012/04/28/2315353/wild-edges-allen-in-back-and-forth.html May 15, 2012 dead Our Sports Central Allen Wranglers Wranglers Move in a New Direction http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4394126 April 30, 2012 October 12, 2012 Rio Rancho Observer Stars back home to face last-place team http://www.rrobserver.com/sports/article_200ee28e-9966-11e1-b77c-001a4bcf887a.html May 9, 2012 October 12, 2012 Eagle staff The Wichita Eagle Wild wins at Allen http://www.kansas.com/2012/05/26/2350168/wild-wins-at-allen.html May 26, 2012 October 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120530085834/http://www.kansas.com/2012/05/26/2350168/wild-wins-at-allen.html May 30, 2012 dead Bruce Tomaso The Dallas Morning News Yet another football team shows Terrell Owens the door http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2012/05/yet-another-football-team-shows-terrell-owens-the-door.html/ May 29, 2012 May 29, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130311200625/http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2012/05/yet-another-football-team-shows-terrell-owens-the-door.html/ 2013-03-11 dead Associated Press Yahoo! Sports Terrell Owens again without team, released by indoor Allen Wranglers and loses ownership stake https://news.yahoo.com/terrell-owens-again-without-team-released-indoor-allen-234301362--spt.html May 29, 2012 May 29, 2012 Tim MacMahon ESPN ESPN Dallas/Fort Worth IFL team releases Terrell Owens https://www.espn.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/7984924/terrell-owens-cut-indoor-football-team-loses-ownership-share May 20, 2012 May 30, 2012 Terry Douglas Grand Island Independent Danger lose lead, then game http://www.theindependent.com/sports/danger-lose-lead-then-game/article_216626ea-ad36-11e1-ae0b-001a4bcf887a.html June 2, 2012 October 12, 2012 Eric Benner Everett Herald Sour ending to Raptors' inaugural season http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120607/SPORTS/706079806/1004#Sour-ending-to-Raptors-inaugural-season June 7, 2012 October 12, 2012 Chris O'Dell Allen American-Star Home field advantage: Wranglers open playoffs in Allen after defeat of Stars http://www.allenamerican.com/articles/2012/06/19/sports/6329.txt June 17, 2012 October 12, 2012 Eagle staff The Wichita Eagle Wild pull off playoff win over Allen http://www.kansas.com/2012/06/26/2387096/wild-pull-off-playoff-win-over.html https://archive.today/20130127010235/http://www.kansas.com/2012/06/26/2387096/wild-pull-off-playoff-win-over.html dead January 27, 2013 June 26, 2012 October 12, 2012 Mark Schnabel The Newton Kansan Wild wins playoff game over Wranglers http://www.thekansan.com/article/20120627/NEWS/306279965/0/SEARCH June 27, 2012 October 12, 2012 January 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160111114537/http://www.thekansan.com/article/20120627/NEWS/306279965/0/SEARCH dead Matt Welch Allen American-Star Picking and grinning: Late turnover topples Wranglers in playoff loss to Wichita http://www.allenamerican.com/articles/2012/06/27/sports_update/6304.txt June 27, 2012 October 12, 2012 External links Allen Wranglers official website Allen Wranglers Category:Arkansas Twisters seasons Allen Wranglers