2012 Eastern Kentucky Drillers season

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The 2012 Eastern Kentucky Drillers season was the 2nd season for the United Indoor Football League franchise. The Drillers were able to finish the season with a 6–4 record, but suspended themselves from the playoffs for violating league rules.[1]

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week Day Date Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Saturday March 3 at Marion Blue Racers L 34–48[2] 0–1 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2 Friday March 9 Cincinnati Commandos L 51–64 0–2 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
3 Sunday March 18 Marion Blue Racers W 61–47[3] 1–2 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
4 BYE
5 Sunday April 1 at Erie Explosion L 38–58[4] 1–3 Erie Insurance Arena
6 BYE
7 Sunday April 15 Rome Rampage W 82–20 2–3 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
8 Saturday April 21 at Mississippi Hound Dogs W 60–25 3–3 BancorpSouth Arena
9 Sunday April 29 Western Pennsylvania Sting W 105–8 4–3 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
10 BYE
11 BYE
12 Monday May 21 Lakeland Raiders W 36–20 5–3 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
13 Saturday May 26 at Lakeland Raiders L 44–51 5–4 Lakeland Center
14 Saturday June 2 Mississippi Hound Dogs W 88–16 6–4 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
15 Saturday June 9 Chattanooga Valley Vipers W 89–14 7–4 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center

Standings

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Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT PF PA
Northern Conference
Cincinnati Commandos-y 7 2 .778 8 2 .800 594 373
Erie Explosion-x 7 3 .700 8 3 .727 748 362
Marion Blue Racers-x 5 4 .556 6 5 .636 602 467
Johnstown Generals 3 6 .333 3 6 .333 264 441
Western Pennsylvania Sting 0 6 .000 0 7 .000 132 497
Southern Conference
Florida Tarpons-y 11 0 1.000 11 0 1.000 687 287
Eastern Kentucky Drillers 5 4 .556 6 4 .600 613 361
Lakeland Raiders-x 5 5 .500 6 5 .545 639 379
Rome Rampage 1 6 .143 1 6 .143 100 462
Mississippi Hound Dogs 1 9 .100 1 9 .100 281 559

y – clinched conference title x – clinched playoff spot

Roster

2012 Eastern Kentucky Drillers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • -- Maurice Douse

Wide receivers

  • 11 Aric Evans
  • 18 Lynell Suggs
Offensive linemen
  • 69 Phil Blaising
  • 70 Josh Gipson
  • 55 Joe Parker

Defensive linemen

  • 98 Jeremiah Fennell
  • 32 Shawn Lewis
  • 99 Ellery Moore
  • 44 Jamar Porter
Linebackers
  •  1 Anson Cunningham
  •  8 Andre Hatchett

Defensive backs

  • 21 Miquel Carodine
  •  4 George Jackson
  •  7 David Jones

Kickers

  •  5 Daniel Eidson
Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • currently vacant
  • rookies in italics
  • Roster updated June 9, 2012
  • 17 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

References

  1. ^ "Drillers impose post-season ban". www.wkyt.com. Gray Digital Media. June 11, 2012. Archived from the original on August 4, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Bob Putman (March 4, 2012). "Blue Racers win UIFL opener". www.marionstar.com. The Marion Star. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "Blue Racers suffer first loss". www.marionstar.com. The Marion Star. March 19, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  4. ^ Bob Jarzomski (April 2, 2012). "Explosion put Drillers in early hole en route to win". www.goerie.com. Cyberlink LP and the Erie Times-News. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
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