2012 Marion Blue Racers season
OwnerLaMonte and Shavonne Coleman
General managerLaMonte Coleman
Head coachLorenzo Styles (resigned March 30: 3-1 record)
Marc Huddleston (interim)
Home fieldVeterans Memorial Coliseum
220 East Fairground Street
Marion, OH 43302
Results
Record7–5
Conference place3rd
Playoff finishLost Semifinals 47-56 (Explosion)

The 2012 Marion Blue Racers season was the 2nd season for the United Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise.

On July 5, 2011, the Blue Racers announced they were leaving the CIFL to join the Ultimate Indoor Football League.[1] The Blue Racers were added as a member of the Northern Conference, re-uniting with, their arch-rivals, the Cincinnati Commandos. On August 17, 2011, Lorenzo Styles was named the 3rd head coach in franchise history.[2] In February, team CEO and General Manager, LaMonte Coleman, took a coaching position with the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League.[3] The following day, Ryan Sawyer was named the team's interim general manager while Coleman was coaching in Pittsburgh.[4] On March 30, 2012, Styles resigned as the head coach of the Blue Racers after compiling a 3-1 record, citing personal reason as the reason for his resignation.[5] Offensive Coordinator Marc Huddleston, took over as the team's head coach.[6] The team remained a strong pipeline for the Pittsburgh Power, as both the team's kickers, Trey Kramer and Seth Burkholder, signed with the team.[7][8] The Blue Racers finished the season with a 7–4 record, earning the 3rd seed in the UIFL North playoff. The team traveled to play the second seeded Erie Explosion, where the game was played at a high school field, where the team had built walls for the playing field. It is the first time an indoor football game, has been played outdoors. The Explosion went on to defeat the Blue Racers 56–47, after the Blue Racers had led 22–0 early in the game.[9]

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

Week Day Date Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Saturday March 3 Eastern Kentucky Drillers W 48-34[10] 1-0 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2 Saturday March 10 Western Pennsylvania Sting W 68-27 2-0 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3 Sunday March 18 at Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 47-61[11] 2-1 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
4 Saturday March 24 Johnstown Generals W 41-19 3-1 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5 BYE
6 Saturday April 7 at Johnstown Generals W 56-23 4-1 Cambria County War Memorial Arena
7 BYE
8 Saturday April 21 Huntington Wildcatz W 98-6 5-1 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9 Saturday April 28 at Cincinnati Commandos L 38-58 5-2 Cincinnati Gardens
10 Saturday May 5 Cincinnati Commandos L 53-61 5-3 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11 BYE
12 Saturday May 19 Cincinnati Commandos W 51-49 6-3 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13 BYE
14 Saturday June 2 at Cincinnati Commandos L 24-30 6-4 Cincinnati Gardens
15 Saturday June 9 Erie Explosion L 64-65 (OT) 6-5 Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Postseason

Round Day Date Opponent Results Location
Score Record
Northern Semifinals Saturday June 16 at Erie Explosion L 47-56[12] 0-1 Cathedral Preparatory School

Standings

2012 United Indoor Football League
Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT PF PA
Northern Conference
Cincinnati Commandos-y72.77882.800594373
Erie Explosion-x73.70083.727748362
Marion Blue Racers-x54.55665.636602467
Johnstown Generals36.33336.333264441
Western Pennsylvania Sting06.00007.000132497
Southern Conference
Florida Tarpons-y1101.0001101.000687287
Eastern Kentucky Drillers54.55664.600613361
Lakeland Raiders-x55.50065.545639379
Rome Rampage16.14316.143100462
Mississippi Hound Dogs19.10019.100281559

y - clinched regular-season title x - clinched playoff spot

Final roster

2012 Marion Blue Racers roster

Quarterbacks

  •  8 Boo Jackson

Offensive backs

  •  7 Victor Tolbert

Receivers

  • 27 Melvin Bryant
  • 25 Ricky Crawford
  • 15 Travis Lewis
  •  9 Abrielle Taylor
  •  3 Brandon Williams
 

Offensive linemen

  • 50 J.T. Haynes
  • 75 Robert Price
  • 77 Kris Stafford

Defensive linemen

  

Linebackers

  • 10 Lambert Budzinski
  • 32 Gaines Burnett
  • 33 Raymond Saunders

Defensive backs

  •  4 Dontrellius Burrows
  •  1 Marcus Dorsey
  • 21 Bryceson Lawrence
  • 24 Johnnie Taylor III

Kickers

 Injured Reserve

Exempt List

Practice squad

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster updated May 7, 2012
23 Active, 2 Inactive, 0 PS

References

  1. ↑ "Marion Blue Racers join UIFL". TheUIFL.com. UIFL. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Lorenzo Styles to Coach Blue Racers". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 18, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Coleman Signs with AFL's Power". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 15, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Sawyer Promoted". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 16, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Lorenzo Styles resigns as Blue Racers coach". Marion Star. March 30, 2012. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  6. ↑ Shawn Curtis (April 6, 2012). "Generals looking to stay unbeaten at War Memorial". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Trey Kramer Moves Up". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 3, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  8. ↑ "A Second Blue Racer Kicker Moves On". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 11, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  9. ↑ Bob Jarzomski (June 17, 2012). "Explosion erupt in 4th to top Blue Racers in UIFL playoff game". Erie Times-News. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  10. ↑ Bob Putman (March 4, 2012). "Blue Racers win UIFL opener". www.marionstar.com. The Marion Star. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Blue Racers suffer first loss". www.marionstar.com. The Marion Star. March 19, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  12. ↑ Bob Jarzomski (June 17, 2012). "Explosion erupt in 4th to top Blue Racers in UIFL playoff game". www.goerie.com. Cyberlink and Erie Times-News. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
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