2012 Cleveland Gladiators season

Arena Football League team season January 2025 Cleveland Gladiators 2012 8–10 2nd AC East Steve Thonn Quicken Loans Arena Did not qualify Gladiators seasons The 2012 Cleveland Gladiators season was the 13th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and the fourth while in Cleveland. The team was coached by Steve Thonn and played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena. The Gladiators finished the season with an 8–10 record and did not qualify for the playoffs. In this season, the Gladiators became the first team in the history of the league to forfeit a game. They did so on June 8 when the players went on strike prior to a matchup against the Pittsburgh Power in week 14. Standings CLE Schedule The Gladiators began the season on the road against the Georgia Force on March 12. Their first home game was on March 26 against the Kansas City Command. They hosted the Chicago Rush on July 21 in their final regular season game.http://www.clevelandgladiators.com/news/recent/?article_id=387 2012 Cleveland Gladiators Schedule October 6, 2011 Cleveland Gladiators January 7, 2011 Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report Score Record 1 Monday March 12 7:30 p.m. EDT at Georgia Force L 39–41 0–1 Arena at Gwinnett Center http://clevelandgladiators.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=414 Gladiators Fall to Force, 41–39 March 12, 2012 Cleveland Gladiators March 13, 2012 2 Bye 3 Friday March 23 7:30 p.m. EDT Kansas City Command W 49–39 1–1 Quicken Loans Arena http://clevelandgladiators.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=417 Gladiators Take Down Command, 49–39 in Home Opener March 23, 2012 Cleveland Gladiators March 24, 2012 4 Sunday April 1 6:05 p.m. EDT Philadelphia Soul W 68–62 2–1 Wells Fargo Center http://clevelandgladiators.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=418 Gladiators Spoil Soul Home Opener with 68–62 Win April 1, 2012 Cleveland Gladiators April 2, 2012 5 Sunday April 8 6:00 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators W 41–24 3–1 Quicken Loans Arena http://clevelandgladiators.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=422 Gladiators Win Third Straight – 41–24 Over Orlando April 8, 2012 Cleveland Gladiators April 8, 2012 6 Friday April 13 7:30 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Storm L 48–69 3–2 Tampa Bay Times Forum http://clevelandgladiators.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=426 Gladiators Fall in Tampa – 69–48 to Storm April 13, 2012 Cleveland Gladiators April 13, 2012 7 Saturday April 21 7:30 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks L 49–54 3–3 Quicken Loans Arena http://clevelandgladiators.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=431 Gladiators Drop Close Game to Sharks, 54–49 April 21, 2012 Cleveland Gladiators April 22, 2012 8 Saturday April 28 7:30 p.m. EDT at Pittsburgh Power W 58–43 4–3 Consol Energy Center http://clevelandgladiators.com/news/recent/?article_id=437 Gladiators Defeat Power, 58–43 April 28, 2012 Cleveland Gladiators April 28, 2012 9 Bye 10 Friday May 11 8:00 p.m. EDT at Milwaukee Mustangs W 69–48 5–3 Bradley Center http://clevelandgladiators.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=444 Gladiators Defeat Mustangs on NFL Network, 69–48 May 11, 2012 Cleveland Gladiators May 11, 2012 11 Monday May 21 7:30 p.m. EDT Tampa Bay Storm W 53–34 6–3 Quicken Loans Arena http://clevelandgladiators.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=450 Gladiators Stifle Storm May 19, 2012 Cleveland Gladiators May 19, 2012 12 Sunday May 27 4:00 p.m. EDT Philadelphia Soul L 33–55 6–4 Quicken Loans Arena http://clevelandgladiators.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=454 Soul Defeat Gladiators 55–33 May 27, 2012 Cleveland Gladiators May 27, 2012 13 Friday June 1 8:00 p.m. EDT at Iowa Barnstormers L 62–70 6–5 Wells Fargo Arena http://www.clevelandgladiators.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=457 Gladiators Lose to Barnstormers, 70–62 June 1, 2012 Cleveland Gladiators June 3, 2012 14 Friday June 8 8:00 p.m. EDT Pittsburgh Power L 0–2Week 14 a a 6–6 Quicken Loans Arena http://arenafootball.com/news/cleveland-forfeits-matchup-against-pittsburgh Cleveland Forfeits Matchup to Pittsburgh June 8, 2012 Arena Football League June 8, 2012 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20120815181642/http://www.arenafootball.com/news/cleveland-forfeits-matchup-against-pittsburgh August 15, 2012 15 Saturday June 16 7:30 p.m. EDT New Orleans VooDoo L 42–54 6–7 Quicken Loans Arena http://clevelandgladiators.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=465 VooDoo Defeat Gladiators, 54–42 June 16, 2012 Cleveland Gladiators June 17, 2012 16 Saturday June 23 7:00 p.m. EDT at Jacksonville Sharks L 42–56 6–8 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena http://clevelandgladiators.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=470 Gladiators fall to Sharks, 56–42 June 23, 2012 Cleveland Gladiators June 24, 2012 17 Friday June 29 8:00 p.m. EDT Milwaukee Mustangs W 69–32 7–8 Quicken Loans Arena http://clevelandgladiators.com/news/recent/?article_id=473 Gladiators defeat Mustangs on NFL Network, 69–32 June 29, 2012 Cleveland Gladiators July 6, 2012 18 Friday July 6 7:30 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators L 34–55 7–9 Amway Center http://clevelandgladiators.com/news/recent/?article_id=476 Gladiators fall in Orlando, 55–34 to Predators July 6, 2012 Cleveland Gladiators July 6, 2012 19 Friday July 13 8:00 p.m. EDT at Utah Blaze L 63–83 7–10 EnergySolutions Arena http://clevelandgladiators.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=478 Gladiators Playoffs Hopes Dashed with 83–63 Loss in Utah July 13, 2012 Cleveland Gladiators July 13, 2012 20 Saturday July 21 4:00 p.m. EDT Chicago Rush W 60–54 8–10 Quicken Loans Arena http://clevelandgladiators.com/news/more/index.html?article_id=482 Cleveland defeats Chicago, 60–54 July 21, 2012 Cleveland Gladiators July 21, 2012 Week 14 a a Due to a players' strike within the team, the Gladiators were unable to field enough players, and forfeited the game. Final roster 2012 Cleveland Gladiators roster Quarterbacks 10 Matt Bassuener 8 John Dutton Fullbacks 55 Derik Steiner Wide receivers 2 Carlese Franklin 16 Dominick Goodman 1 Robert Redd 17 Maurice Williams Offensive linemen 90 Nyere Aumaitre 74 Eric Davis 79 Ron Haver 66 Jeff Maddux 71 Michael Ward Defensive linemen 33 Brian Brikowski 91 Prentice Purnell 44 Jeramie Richardson Linebackers 49 Tim Cheatwood 14 Denayne Dixon Defensive backs 5 Dustin Bell 3 Levy Brown 21 Dominic Jones 20 Joe Phinisee 9 Lenny Wicks Kickers 11 Carlos Ojeda Injury reserve Currently vacant Other league exempt Currently vacant Refused to report Currently vacant League suspension Currently vacant Inactive reserve Currently vacant Recallable reassignment Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster https://web.archive.org/web/20150215012743/http://clevelandgladiators.com/team/roster/ 2015-02-15 updated July 21, 2012 22 Active, 0 Inactive References Cleveland Gladiators Category:Cleveland Gladiators seasons Cleve Category:2012 in Cleveland