2012 Cleveland Gladiators season

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2012 Cleveland Gladiators season
Head coach Steve Thonn
Home field Quicken Loans Arena
Results
Record 8–10
Division place 2nd AC East
Playoff finish Did not qualify

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

East Division
Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
z-Philadelphia Soul 15 3 .833 1228 919 4–2 12–2 7–2 8–1
Cleveland Gladiators 8 10 .444 879 875 4–2 6–8 5–4 3–6
Milwaukee Mustangs 5 13 .278 960 1062 3–3 4–7 2–6 3–7
Pittsburgh Power 5 13 .278 827 963 1–5 4–9 1–8 4–5

z - Clinched division and conference's best record

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.[1]

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 [2]
2 Bye
3 Friday March 23 7:30 p.m. EDT Kansas City Command W 49–39 1–1 Quicken Loans Arena [3]
4 Sunday April 1 6:05 p.m. EDT Philadelphia Soul W 68–62 2–1 Wells Fargo Center [4]
5 Sunday April 8 6:00 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators W 41–24 3–1 Quicken Loans Arena [5]
6 Friday April 13 7:30 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Storm L 48–69 3–2 Tampa Bay Times Forum [6]
7 Saturday April 21 7:30 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks L 49–54 3–3 Quicken Loans Arena [7]
8 Saturday April 28 7:30 p.m. EDT at Pittsburgh Power W 58–43 4–3 Consol Energy Center [8]
9 Bye
10 Friday May 11 8:00 p.m. EDT at Milwaukee Mustangs W 69–48 5–3 Bradley Center [9]
11 Monday May 21 7:30 p.m. EDT Tampa Bay Storm W 53–34 6–3 Quicken Loans Arena [10]
12 Sunday May 27 4:00 p.m. EDT Philadelphia Soul L 33–55 6–4 Quicken Loans Arena [11]
13 Friday June 1 8:00 p.m. EDT at Iowa Barnstormers L 62–70 6–5 Wells Fargo Arena [12]
14 Friday June 8 8:00 p.m. EDT Pittsburgh Power L 0–2[a] 6–6 Quicken Loans Arena [13]
15 Saturday June 16 7:30 p.m. EDT New Orleans VooDoo L 42–54 6–7 Quicken Loans Arena [14]
16 Saturday June 23 7:00 p.m. EDT at Jacksonville Sharks L 42–56 6–8 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [15]
17 Friday June 29 8:00 p.m. EDT Milwaukee Mustangs W 69–32 7–8 Quicken Loans Arena [16]
18 Friday July 6 7:30 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators L 34–55 7–9 Amway Center [17]
19 Friday July 13 8:00 p.m. EDT at Utah Blaze L 63–83 7–10 EnergySolutions Arena [18]
20 Saturday July 21 4:00 p.m. EDT Chicago Rush W 60–54 8–10 Quicken Loans Arena [19]
  • 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

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

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 updated July 21, 2012
22 Active, 0 Inactive

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