2012 San Jose SaberCats season

2012 San Jose SaberCats season
2012 San Jose SaberCats season
Head coach	Darren Arbet
Home field	HP Pavilion at San Jose
Results
Record	12–6
Division place	3rd NC West
Playoff finish	Lost Conference Semifinals (Rattlers) 48–51
Team DPY	Joe Sykes
	← 2011; SaberCats seasons; 2013 →;

The 2012 San Jose SaberCats season was the 16th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Darren Arbet and played their home games at HP Pavilion at San Jose. After finishing the regular season with a 12–6 record, the SaberCats qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the conference semifinals to the Arizona Rattlers, 48–51.

Standings[edit]

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
West Division v t e
y-Arizona Rattlers	13	5	.722	1118	880	3–3	8–5	7–2	6–3
x-San Jose SaberCats	12	6	.667	1143	1027	4–2	10–4	8–1	4–5
x-Utah Blaze	12	6	.667	1128	1051	4–2	8–4	6–3	6–3
Spokane Shock	10	8	.556	1063	1048	1–5	5–7	5–4	5–4

y - Clinched division
x - Clinched playoff berth

Schedule[edit]

Regular season[edit]

The SaberCats began the season at home against the Arizona Rattlers on March 10. They hosted the Iowa Barnstormers on July 14, in their final regular season game.^[1]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Report
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location	Report
1	Saturday	March 10	7:30 p.m. PST	Arizona Rattlers	W 71–70 (OT)	1–0	HP Pavilion at San Jose	^[2]
2	Bye
3	Saturday	March 24	6:00 p.m. PDT	at Utah Blaze	L 59–60	1–1	EnergySolutions Arena	^[3]
4	Friday	March 30	5:00 p.m. PDT	at Spokane Shock	W 69–35	2–1	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	^[4]
5	Friday	April 6	7:30 p.m. PDT	San Antonio Talons	W 76–53	3–1	HP Pavilion at San Jose	^[5]
6	Saturday	April 14	3:05 p.m. PDT	at Philadelphia Soul	L 55–61	3–2	Wells Fargo Center	^[6]
7	Saturday	April 21	7:30 p.m. PDT	Kansas City Command	W 49–35	4–2	HP Pavilion at San Jose	^[7]
8	Saturday	April 28	5:05 p.m. PDT	at Iowa Barnstormers	W 76–33	5–2	Wells Fargo Arena	^[8]
9	Saturday	May 5	7:00 p.m. PDT	at Arizona Rattlers	W 77–70	6–2	US Airways Center	^[9]
10	Friday	May 11	7:30 p.m. PDT	Utah Blaze	W 70–59	7–2	HP Pavilion at San Jose	^[10]
11	Saturday	May 19	5:00 p.m. PDT	at San Antonio Talons	L 47–72	7–3	Alamodome	^[11]
12	Saturday	May 26	7:30 p.m. PDT	Chicago Rush	W 84–77 (OT)	8–3	HP Pavilion at San Jose	^[12]
13	Saturday	June 2	5:00 p.m. PDT	at Milwaukee Mustangs	L 68–81	8–4	BMO Harris Bradley Center	^[13]
14	Friday	June 8	7:30 p.m. PDT	Orlando Predators	W 51–34	9–4	HP Pavilion at San Jose	^[14]
15	Sunday	June 17	Noon PDT	at Kansas City Command	L 41–57	9–5	Sprint Center	^[15]
16	Saturday	June 23	7:30 p.m. PDT	Spokane Shock	L 63–90	9–6	HP Pavilion at San Jose	^[16]
17	Saturday	June 30	5:00 p.m. PDT	at Chicago Rush	W 75–61	10–6	Allstate Arena	^[17]
18	Saturday	July 7	7:30 p.m. PDT	New Orleans VooDoo	W 55–31	11–6	HP Pavilion at San Jose	^[18]
19	Saturday	July 14	7:30 p.m. PDT	Iowa Barnstormers	W 57–48	12–6	HP Pavilion at San Jose	^[19]
20	Bye

Playoffs[edit]

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results	Location	Report
NC Semifinals	Saturday	July 28	7:00 p.m. PDT	at Arizona Rattlers	L 48–51	US Airways Center	^[20]

Final roster[edit]

2012 San Jose SaberCats roster

Quarterbacks

16 Mark Grieb
12 Danny Southwick

Fullbacks

24 Tommy Taggart

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

98 Francis Maka
20 Tanner Varner

Defensive backs

Kickers

3 Nich Pertuit

Injured reserve

League suspension

7 Chris Boudreaux DB
98 Francis Maka DL

Recallable reassignment

Currently vacant

Refuse to report

Currently vacant

Other league exempt

64 Rich Ranglin OL

Inactive Reserve

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated July 26, 2012
23 Active, 12 Inactive

References[edit]

^ "SaberCats Announce 2012 Schedule". San Jose SaberCats. October 6, 2011. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
^ "SaberCats Win OT Thriller Over Rival Arizona, 71–70". San Jose Sabercats. March 10, 2012. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
^ "'Cats Drop Heartbreaker, 60–59 in Utah". San Jose Sabercats. March 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
^ "SaberCats Knock off Shock 69–35". San Jose Sabercats. March 30, 2012. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
^ "SaberCats Clip Talons, Win 76–53". San Jose Sabercats. April 6, 2012. Archived from the original on April 11, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
^ "SaberCats Fall 61–55 to the Soul". San Jose Sabercats. April 14, 2012. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
^ "SaberCats Claw Their Way to Victory, 49–35, Over KC". San Jose Sabercats. April 21, 2012. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
^ "SaberCats Dominate Iowa, 76–33". San Jose Sabercats. April 28, 2012. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
^ "SaberCats Dispatch Rattlers 77–70 in Thriller". San Jose Sabercats. May 5, 2012. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
^ "SaberCats Extinguish Blaze 70–59". San Jose Sabercats. May 11, 2012. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
^ "SaberCats Fall in San Antonio 72–47". San Jose Sabercats. May 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
^ "SaberCats Survive OT Thriller, 84–77 Over Visiting Rush". San Jose Sabercats. May 26, 2012. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
^ "SaberCats Fall to Mustangs 81–68 in Milwaukee". San Jose Sabercats. June 2, 2012. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
^ "'Cats Top Predators 51–34 Behind Defensive Dominance". San Jose Sabercats. June 8, 2012. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
^ "SaberCats Fall 57–41 To Command". San Jose Sabercats. June 17, 2012. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
^ "SaberCats Fall to Spokane Shock 90–63". San Jose Sabercats. June 23, 2012. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
^ "SaberCats Hold Off Rush 75–61". San Jose Sabercats. June 30, 2012. Archived from the original on July 3, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
^ "SaberCats Dominate VooDoo 55–31 on Saturday". San Jose Sabercats. July 7, 2012. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
^ "SaberCats Dispatch Barnstormers 57–48". San Jose Sabercats. July 14, 2012. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
^ "SaberCats Fall to Rattlers 51–48". San Jose Sabercats. July 28, 2012. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2012.

[1] "SaberCats Announce 2012 Schedule". San Jose SaberCats. October 6, 2011. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.

[2] "SaberCats Win OT Thriller Over Rival Arizona, 71–70". San Jose Sabercats. March 10, 2012. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.

[3] "'Cats Drop Heartbreaker, 60–59 in Utah". San Jose Sabercats. March 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.

[4] "SaberCats Knock off Shock 69–35". San Jose Sabercats. March 30, 2012. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.

[5] "SaberCats Clip Talons, Win 76–53". San Jose Sabercats. April 6, 2012. Archived from the original on April 11, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2012.

[6] "SaberCats Fall 61–55 to the Soul". San Jose Sabercats. April 14, 2012. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.

[7] "SaberCats Claw Their Way to Victory, 49–35, Over KC". San Jose Sabercats. April 21, 2012. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012.

[8] "SaberCats Dominate Iowa, 76–33". San Jose Sabercats. April 28, 2012. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.

[9] "SaberCats Dispatch Rattlers 77–70 in Thriller". San Jose Sabercats. May 5, 2012. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.

[10] "SaberCats Extinguish Blaze 70–59". San Jose Sabercats. May 11, 2012. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.

[11] "SaberCats Fall in San Antonio 72–47". San Jose Sabercats. May 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.

[12] "SaberCats Survive OT Thriller, 84–77 Over Visiting Rush". San Jose Sabercats. May 26, 2012. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.

[13] "SaberCats Fall to Mustangs 81–68 in Milwaukee". San Jose Sabercats. June 2, 2012. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.

[14] "'Cats Top Predators 51–34 Behind Defensive Dominance". San Jose Sabercats. June 8, 2012. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.

[15] "SaberCats Fall 57–41 To Command". San Jose Sabercats. June 17, 2012. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2012.

[16] "SaberCats Fall to Spokane Shock 90–63". San Jose Sabercats. June 23, 2012. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.

[17] "SaberCats Hold Off Rush 75–61". San Jose Sabercats. June 30, 2012. Archived from the original on July 3, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.

[18] "SaberCats Dominate VooDoo 55–31 on Saturday". San Jose Sabercats. July 7, 2012. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.

[19] "SaberCats Dispatch Barnstormers 57–48". San Jose Sabercats. July 14, 2012. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.

[20] "SaberCats Fall to Rattlers 51–48". San Jose Sabercats. July 28, 2012. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2012.

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