2012 Evansville Rage season
General managerEddie Cronin
Head coachMike Goodpaster
Home fieldSwonder Ice Arena
Results
Record7-3
Division place3rd
Playoff finishdid not qualify

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Players

Signings

PositionPlayer2011 Team
OLJosh CoxIndianapolis Enforcers
DLMichael CuppIndianapolis Enforcers
OLTrent MarlowDayton Silverbacks
QBNate SamasBricktown 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

rookies in italics
Roster updated April 30, 2012
25 Active, 0 Inactive, 3 PS

Schedule

Preseason

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame site
Final scoreTeam 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

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResultsGame site
Final scoreTeam 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

Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
x-Saginaw Sting8001.00048217560.321.9W 8
x-Dayton Silverbacks810.88940821845.324.2L 1
Evansville Rage730.70039230839.230.8W 3
Port Huron Patriots460.40031631931.631.9W 1
Indianapolis Enforcers190.10016256516.256.5L 6
Chicago Pythons090.0002073832342.5L 9

Regular season results

Week 2: vs Indianapolis Enforcers

Week 2: Indianapolis Enforcers at Evansville Rage – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Enforcers 0 0 000
Rage 0 0 000

at Swonder Ice Arena, Evansville, Indiana

  • Date: March 17, 2012
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
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Game information

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.[4]

With the win, the Rage improved to 1-0.

Week 3: vs Port Huron Patriots

Week 3: Evansville Rage at Port Huron Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rage 10 21 13044
Patriots 14 6 6834

at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan

  • Date: March 24, 2012
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 923
  • Referee: Dave Stein
Game information

[5]

With the win, the Rage improved to 2-0.

Week 4: vs Saginaw Sting

Week 4: Evansville Rage at Saginaw Sting – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rage 14 7 0829
Sting 16 22 181672

at Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Michigan

  • Date: March 30, 2012
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game information

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

  1. "Evansville Rage still searching for regular season home". November 25, 2011. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  2. Jeffery Smith (November 24, 2011). "Indoor football returning to Evansville". Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  3. "Evansville Rage Make Front Office Change". OurSports Central. March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  4. Steve Ford (March 17, 2012). "Samas sparks Evansville Rage to victory". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  5. Joseph Hayes (March 25, 2012). "Port Huron Patritos critical at 0-2 mark". The Times Herald. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
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