2012 Evansville Rage season

January 2025 Evansville Rage 2012 7–3 3rd Mike Goodpaster Eddie Cronin Swonder Ice Arena did not qualify true 2013 The 2012 Evansville Rage season was the first season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise. On November 16, 2011, the team announced its intentions to compete as full members of the CIFL for the 2013 season.Evansville Rage still searching for regular season home http://www.fox19.com/story/16078537/evansville-rage-still-searching-for-regular-season-home November 25, 2011 December 5, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120406182504/http://www.fox19.com/story/16078537/evansville-rage-still-searching-for-regular-season-home April 6, 2012 dead mdy-all The Rage had also already named their head coach on the same day, naming Mike Goodpaster to the position. Goodpaster was most recently the defensive coordinator of the Northern Kentucky River Monsters of the Ultimate Indoor Football League.Indoor football returning to Evansville http://www.14news.com/story/16069585/indoor-football-returning-to-evansville Jeffery Smith November 24, 2011 2011-11-18 On December 9, 2011, it was announced that the Rage were going become the final expansion team for the 2012 Continental Indoor Football League season. On March 6, 2012, owner and general manager, David Reed, resigned from the duties due to an illness in his family that requires his full attention. The same day, the Rage announced Eddie Cronin as the team's General Manager. Cronin had been a part of the organization from the start as the defensive coordinator. He continued to keep his position as defensive coordinator.http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4364086 Evansville Rage Make Front Office Change March 7, 2012 OurSports Central March 8, 2012 Players Signings Position Player 2011 Team OL Josh Cox Indianapolis Enforcers DL Michael Cupp Indianapolis Enforcers OL Trent Marlow Dayton Silverbacks QB Nate Samas Bricktown Brawlers Final roster 2012 Evansville Rage roster Quarterbacks 13 Nate Samas Running backs 12 Joe Casey 7 Terrence Wright Wide receivers 81 Ray Everhart 5 Travis Poitier 89 Matt Robinette Offensive linemen 70 Jordan Cooke 76 Josh Cox 78 Trent Marlow 74 Matt Money Defensive linemen 92 Michael Cupp 42 DeJuan Edmonds 77 Robbie Piper 95 Luke Scarbarough 80 Malo Taumua 93 Reco Tucker Linebackers 9 Jordan Burdue 20 Blake Harris 38 Quintin Patilla Defensive backs 2 Tarron Acuff 22 Oscar Dyer 23 Dekota Marshall 4 Lamarr Stewart 16 Mike Woods Kickers 15 Kyle Daugherty Injured reserve currently vacant Exempt list currently vacant Practice squad 12 Dale Jennings DB 80 Monte Johnson WR 80 Levron Williams WR rookies in italicsRosterSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes updated April 30, 2012 25 Active, 0 Inactive, 3 PS Schedule Preseason Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 1 March 3 7:30 P.M. EDT Northern Kentucky Bulldogs W 52–13 1–0 Swonder Ice Arena 2 March 10 7:30 P.M. EDT Kentucky Xtreme W 56–26 2–0 Swonder Ice Arena Regular season Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 1 Bye 2 March 17 7:30 P.M. EDT Indianapolis Enforcers W 63–35 1–0 Swonder Ice Arena 3 March 24 7:30 P.M. EDT at Port Huron Patriots W 44–34 2–0 McMorran Arena 4 March 30 7:30 P.M. EDT at Saginaw Sting L 29–72 2–1 Dow Event Center 5 April 7 7:30 P.M. EDT Dayton Silverbacks L 41–52 2–2 Swonder Ice Arena 6 April 15 7:30 P.M. EDT Chicago Pythons W 39–29 3–2 Swonder Ice Arena 7 April 21 7:30 P.M. EDT Indianapolis Enforcers W 65–21 4–2 Swonder Ice Arena 8 April 28 7:30 P.M. EDT at Dayton Silverbacks L 34–41 4–3 Hara Arena 9 May 5 7:30 P.M. EDT Port Huron Patriots W 28–7 5–3 Swonder Ice Arena 10 May 12 3:15 P.M. EDT at Indianapolis Enforcers W 41–18 6–3 The SportZone 11 May 19 7:30 P.M. EDT Chicago Pythons W 36–6 7–3 Swonder Ice Arena Standings Rage Regular season results Week 2: vs Indianapolis Enforcers background:#69359C;color:white;border:2px solid black; autocollapse Week 2: Indianapolis Enforcers at Evansville Rage – Game summary March 17, 2012 7:30 p.m. EDT Enforcers 0 0 0 0 Rage 0 0 0 0 Swonder Ice Arena, Evansville, Indiana [] 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Passing Indianapolis – ---: --/--, – yards, – TD Evansville – ---: --/--, – yards, – TD Rushing Indianapolis – ---: – att, – yards, – TD Evansville – ---: – att, – yards, – TD Receiving Indianapolis – ---: – rec, – yards, – TD Evansville – ---: – rec, – yards, – TD With the victory, the Rage collected their first ever franchise victory. The Rage were led by quarterback Nate Samas who put the first points on the board with a four-yard keeper under two minutes into the game. Samas also added five touchdowns through the air. Rage running back Joe Casey played a versatile role in the victory as well. Casey racked up two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown. Wide receiver Dusten Dubose compiled three receiving touchdowns from quarterback Nate Samas and receiver Terrence Wright added one receiving touchdown. During the game, the Enforcers set a franchise record for points scored in a game, with 35. Their previous high had been 19.Samas sparks Evansville Rage to victory http://www.courierpress.com/news/2012/mar/17/36pt-hed1-15-inches-of-story/ Steve Ford Evansville Courier & Press March 17, 2012 March 18, 2012 With the win, the Rage improved to 1–0. Week 3: vs Port Huron Patriots background:#69359C;color:white;border:2px solid black; autocollapse Week 3: Evansville Rage at Port Huron Patriots – Game summary March 24, 2012 7:30 p.m. EDT Rage 10 21 13 0 Patriots 14 6 6 8 McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan 923 Dave Stein 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 Port Huron Patritos critical at 0–2 mark http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20120325/SPORTS/303250030/Football-Port-Huron-Patriots-critical-0-2-mark Joseph Hayes The Times Herald March 25, 2012 March 27, 2012 With the win, the Rage improved to 2–0. Week 4: vs Saginaw Sting background:#69359C;color:white;border:2px solid black; 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 loss, the Rage fell to 2–1. Coaching staff Evansville Rage 2012 staff Front office Owner – Melissa Logsdon General Manager – Eddie Cronin Assistant general manager – Kory White Director of football operations – Mike Goodpaster Director of ticket sales – Erin White Director of Media and Public Relations/Broadcaster – Jared Revlett Head coach Head coach – Mike Goodpaster Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Tom Johnston Offensive line – Kory White Wide receivers – Levron Williams Quality control – Jermaine Finger Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Eddie Cronin Defensive line – J.R. Bryant Linebackers/secondary – Brian Ware References Category:2012 Continental Indoor Football League season Category:Owensboro Rage Evansville Rage